Notable UK university alumni
13,528 people who studied at a UK university and have Wikipedia coverage. Ranked by international notability (number of language Wikipedias they appear in). Sourced from Wikidata.
Ash Regan
politician · b. 1974
Scottish politician
Harper and Keele Veterinary School · Open University
Ashcharya Peiris
fashion designer · b. 1901
Sri Lankan blind fashion designer
University of Warwick
Athanasios S. Fokas
university teacher · b. 1952
Greek mathematician
Imperial College London
Ato Panford
director · b. 1962
Ghanaian politician
University of Southampton
Audrey Gadzekpo
academic
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
Ayeta Anne Wangusa
activist · b. 1971
Ugandan writer and activist
University of Leicester
Ayo Bankole
academic · 1935–1976
composer and organist from Nigeria
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Azahari Husin
terrorist · 1957–2005
Malaysian engineer and terrorist (1957–2005)
University of Reading
Ba Tambadou
minister · b. 1972
Gambian lawyer and politician
University of Warwick
Barry John
theatre director · b. 1944
Anglo-Indian theatre director (born 1944)
University of Leeds
Barry Seal
politician · 1937–2025
British politician (born 1937)
University of Bradford
Barry Smith
ontologist · b. 1952
British ontologist (1952-)
University of Manchester
Basil John Mason
meteorologist · 1923–2015
British meteorologist (1923–2015)
University of Nottingham
Beata Brookes
researcher · 1930–2015
British politician (1930-2015)
Bangor University
Beatrice Harrison
cellist · 1892–1965
British cellistin (1892–1965)
Royal College of Music
Beko Ransome-Kuti
human rights defender · 1940–2006
Nigerian doctor and human rights campaigner (1940-2006)
University of Manchester
Ben Batt
film actor · b. 1986
British actor
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Ben Cura
film director · b. 1988
British actor
LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)
Ben Price
film actor · b. 1972
British actor
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London
Ben Starr
actor · b. 1988
actor
LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)
Benedict Rogers
journalist · b. 1974
London-based human rights activist
Royal Holloway, University of London · SOAS University of London
Benjamin D. Santer
researcher · b. 1955
American climate researcher
University of East Anglia UEA
Benjamin Grosvenor
classical pianist · b. 1992
British pianist
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Benno Schotz
art collector · 1891–1984
Estonian-Scottish sculptor (1891-1984)
Glasgow School of Art
Bernard Giluk Dompok
politician · b. 1949
Malaysian politician
University of East London
Bernard MacLaverty
writer · b. 1942
Irish writer
Queen's University Belfast
Bernard Meadows
visual artist · 1915–2005
British artist (1915–2005)
Norwich University of the Arts
Bernard Stevens
musicologist · 1916–1983
British composer (1916-1983)
Royal College of Music
Bill Gunston
aircraft pilot · 1927–2013
author
Durham University
Bill Schuette
politician · b. 1953
American politician
University of Aberdeen
Birgit Finnilä
opera singer · b. 1931
Swedish alto artist
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Bob Blackman
politician · b. 1956
British politician (born 1956)
University of Liverpool
Boghuma Kabisen Titanji
scientist
clinical researcher
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London
Bolaji Aluko
academic · b. 1955
Professor of chemical engineering
Imperial College London
Bosede Bukola Afolabi
obstetrician
UK-born Nigerian gynaecologist, professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at the College of Medicine, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria
University of Nottingham
Brian Clegg
non-fiction writer · b. 1955
English science and technology writer
Lancaster University
Brooke Benjamin
physicist · 1929–1995
British mathematician and physicist (1929–1995)
University of Liverpool
C. E. Wynn-Williams
physicist · 1903–1979
Welsh physicist (1903-1979)
Bangor University
Caleb Femi
film director · b. 1990
Nigerian Author, Photographer and Filmmaker
Queen Mary University of London
Camilla Tilling
opera singer · b. 1971
Swedish soprano
Royal College of Music
Carl Ng
film actor · b. 1976
Hong Kong actor and model
University of Westminster, London
Carla Woodcock
film actor · b. 1998
English actress
LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)
Caroline Johnson
pediatrician · b. 1977
British Conservative party politician (born 1977)
Newcastle University
Caroline Pidgeon
council member · b. 1972
British politician (born 1972)
Aberystwyth University
Caroline Voaden
politician · b. 1968
British politician and journalist (born 1968)
University of Sheffield
Carolyn McCall
entrepreneur · b. 1961
British businesswoman
University of Kent
Cathy Cassidy
art educator · b. 1962
British author (born 1962)
Liverpool John Moores University
Cecil Balmond
civil engineer · b. 1943
structural engineer, artist (born 1943)
Imperial College London · University of Southampton
Cecil Chao
businessperson · b. 1936
Hong Kong billionaire
Durham University
Chakufwa Chihana
trade unionist · 1939–2006
Malawian pro-democracy activist, trade unionist and politician (1939-2006)
University of Bradford
Charity Basaza Mulenga
academic · b. 1979
Ugandan electric engineer
Loughborough University
Charles Edward Moss
scientific collector · 1870–1930
South African botanist (1870-1930)
University of Leeds
Charles Groves
music director · 1915–1992
British conductor (1915–1992)
Royal College of Music
Charles Lucas
music educator · 1808–1869
British cellist, composer and Principal of the Royal Academy of Music (1808-1869)
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Charles Siebert
television actor · 1938–2022
American actor (1938–2022)
LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)
Charlie Hodgson
rugby union player · b. 1980
English rugby union footballer
Durham University
Cherith Baldry
novelist · b. 1947
writer of fantasy fiction
University of Manchester
Cherry Vann
Anglican bishop · b. 1958
Archbishop of Wales
Royal College of Music