Notable UK university alumni

Alexander Morton

film actor · 1945–2026

British actor

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Alexander William Bickerton

chemist · 1842–1929

British scientist

Imperial College London

Alice Amter

film actor · b. 1966

British actress

University of Wolverhampton

Alice Levine

presenter · b. 1986

British broadcaster

University of Leeds

Alicia Adélaide Needham

woman conductor · 1863–1945

Irish composer (1863-1945)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London · Royal College of Music

British film director

Coventry University

Pakistani barrister and human rights activist

University of Bristol

Allyn Condon

athletics competitor · b. 1974

British sprinter and bobsledder

Brunel University of London

British geologist (1921–2004)

Aberystwyth University

Amanda Chessell

inventor · b. 1965

British computer scientist

University of Plymouth

Amir El-Masry

actor · b. 1990

British-Egyptian actor

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art) · Royal Holloway, University of London

Amit Shah

film actor · b. 1981

British actor

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

Amy Matysio

film director · b. 1976

Canadian actress

University of York

British politician (born 1947)

University of York

Andrew Casson

topologist · 1943–2025

topologist

University of Liverpool

Andrew Gray

natural philosopher · 1847–1925

British mathematician and physician

University of Glasgow

Andrew John

Anglican priest · b. 1964

Welsh Archbishop

Cardiff University · University of Nottingham

Andrew Percy

politician · b. 1977

British politician (born 1977)

University of Leeds · University of York

Andrew Turner

politician · b. 1953

British politician (born 1953)

University of Birmingham

Andrew Witty

business executive · b. 1964

British business executive (born 1964)

University of Nottingham

Androniki Drakou

orthopedic surgeon · b. 1965

Greek orthopaedic surgeon

University of Glasgow · University of Sheffield

Andy Hopper

university teacher · b. 1953

British computer scientist

Swansea University

Andy Lane

novelist · b. 1963

British journalist and author

University of Warwick

Andy McDonald

politician · b. 1958

British Labour politician

Leeds Beckett University

Andy Morrell

association football player · b. 1974

footballer; football manager (born 1974)

Newcastle University

Andy Slaughter

barrister · b. 1960

British politician (born 1960)

University of Exeter

Angela Smith

politician · b. 1961

British Labour politician

University of Nottingham

Angharad Tomos

writer · b. 1958

Welsh writer and language activist (born 1958)

Bangor University

English photographer (1966-2008)

Goldsmiths, University of London

Anita Pollack

politician · b. 1946

British politician

Birkbeck, University of London

Ann Coffey

politician · b. 1946

British politician (born 1946)

London South Bank University · University of Manchester

British politician (born 1939)

University of Greater Manchester

Anna Meredith

musician · b. 1978

British composer and performer of electronic and acoustic music

Edinburgh Napier University · Royal College of Music · University of York

Australian composer

University of York

British actress

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

French fencer

ESCP Business School

Annie Mac

podcaster · b. 1978

Irish DJ, record producer and radio presenter

Queen's University Belfast

British actor

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

Irish bishop (1940–2023)

Queen's University Belfast

Anthony Llewellyn

explorer · 1933–2013

American scientist and astronaut (1933–2013)

Cardiff University

British intelligence officer (1912–2011)

SOAS University of London

Antigoni Papadopoulou

chemist · b. 1954

Cypriot politician

Lancaster University

Italian aerodynamicist (1971–2021)

University of Exeter

English composer, pianist and conductor (1921–2014)

Royal College of Music

Pakistani nuclear physicist

University of Manchester

Chinese artist

Durham University · Goldsmiths, University of London

Archibald Forbes

journalist · 1838–1900

British war correspondent (1838–1900)

University of Aberdeen

Archibald Tait

Anglican theologian · 1811–1882

Archbishop of Canterbury; Bishop of London; Dean of Carlisle (1811-1882)

University of Glasgow

Aria Mia Loberti

activist

American actress

Royal Holloway, University of London

Arthur Goring Thomas

composer · 1850–1892

English composer (1850-1892)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Arthur Lapworth

university teacher · 1872–1941

British chemist (1872–1941)

University of Birmingham

Ash Regan

politician · b. 1974

Scottish politician

Harper and Keele Veterinary School · Open University

Sri Lankan blind fashion designer

University of Warwick

Greek mathematician

Imperial College London

Ghanaian politician

University of Southampton

Ghanaian dean

University of Birmingham

Austin Currie

politician · 1939–2021

former politician in the parliaments of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland

Queen's University Belfast

Avraham Neguise

activist · b. 1958

Israeli politician

University of Sussex

Ugandan writer and activist

University of Leicester

Ayo Bankole

academic · 1935–1976

composer and organist from Nigeria

Guildhall School of Music & Drama