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.
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
Chris Dickens
film editor · b. 1967
British film and television editor
Bournemouth University
Chris Gascoyne
television actor · b. 1968
English actor
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London
Chris Henry
rugby union player · b. 1984
Irish rugby union footballer
Queen's University Belfast
Chris Impey
university teacher · b. 1956
British astronomer
Imperial College London
Chris Packham
broadcaster · b. 1961
British naturalist
University of Southampton
Christian Wakeford
politician · b. 1984
British politician
Lancaster University
Christine Burns
LGBTQ rights activist · b. 1954
British activist (born 1954)
University of Manchester
Christine Orengo
biochemist · b. 1955
Professor of Bioinformatics
University of Aberdeen · University of Bristol
Christophe Barbier
film screenwriter · b. 1967
French journalist
ESCP Business School
Christopher Benstead
music arranger · b. 1981
British film composer, arranger and sound engineer
University of Surrey
Christopher Isham
physicist · b. 1944
British physicist
Imperial College London
Christopher Timothy
film actor · b. 1940
British actor
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London
Chuck Pfarrer
novelist · b. 1957
American writer
University of Bath
Claire Allan
rugby sevens player · b. 1985
English rugby union player
Loughborough University
Claire Bertschinger
advocate · b. 1953
Anglo-Swiss nurse
Brunel University of London
Claire van Kampen
theatre director · 1953–2025
English director and composer (1953–2025)
Royal College of Music
Clara Barker
activist · b. 2000
British engineer, material scientist, and LGBT advocate
Manchester Metropolitan University
Clare Connor
cricketer · b. 1976
Cricket player of England. (born 1976)
University of Manchester
Clare Waight Keller
fashion designer · b. 1970
designer of the dress worn by Meghan Markle on her marriage to Prince Harry in 2018
Ravensbourne University London
Clark Pinnock
theologian · 1937–2010
Canadian theologian (1937–2010)
University of Manchester
Claude Magnier
director · 1920–1983
French screenwriter and playwright (1920–1983)
ESCP Business School
Cliff Morgan
rugby union player · 1930–2013
Welsh rugby union player (1930–2013)
Cardiff University
Clio Barnard
film producer · b. 1965
British film director
University of Dundee
Colin Charvis
rugby union player · b. 1972
English rugby union player
University of Birmingham
Colin Humphreys
physicist · b. 1941
British physicist
Imperial College London
Colin Matthews
music educator · b. 1946
English composer
University of Nottingham
Colin Patterson
paleoichthyologist · 1933–1998
British paleontologist (1933–1998)
Imperial College London
Colin S. Gray
political scientist · 1943–2020
British political scientist (1943-2020)
University of Manchester
Craig Benson
swimmer · b. 1994
British swimmer
University of Stirling
Crystal Chow
journalist · b. 1986
Hong Kong Chinese journalist
SOAS University of London
Cyril Stanley Smith
metallurgist · 1903–1992
British metallurgist (1903–1992)
University of Birmingham
Damalie Nagitta-Musoke
academic
Ugandan academic
University of Nottingham
Dan Bibby
rugby sevens player · b. 1991
English rugby union player
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Dan Rogerson
politician · b. 1975
British politician (born 1975)
Aberystwyth University
Dan Stoenescu
diplomat · b. 1980
Diplomat, minister for Romanians abroad, ambassador, political scientist
University of Warwick
Dario Palermo
composer · b. 1970
Italian composer
University of East Anglia UEA
Darryl Way
violinist · b. 1948
British musician
Royal College of Music
Dave Duncan
science fiction writer · 1933–2018
Scottish Canadian fantasy writer (1933-2018)
University of St Andrews
David Bahati
accountant · b. 1973
Ugandan accountant and politician
Cardiff University · University of Manchester
David Bates
physicist · 1916–1994
Irish Physicist (1916-1994)
Queen's University Belfast
David Bramwell
explorer · 1942–2022
British botanist (1942-2022)
University of Liverpool
David E. H. Jones
science writer · 1938–2017
British chemist, columnist and science writer
Imperial College London
David Gascoyne
translator · 1916–2001
English Surrealist poet (1916-2001)
University of Westminster, London
David Hunt, Baron Hunt of Wirral
politician · b. 1942
British politician (born 1942)
University of Bristol
David N. Livingstone
researcher · b. 1953
British academic
Queen's University Belfast
David Nott
surgeon · b. 1956
Welsh consultant surgeon
University of Manchester · University of St Andrews
David Phillips
chemist · b. 1939
British Chemist
University of Birmingham
David R. Marples
university teacher · b. 1952
Canadian historian
University of Sheffield
David Rappaport
actor · 1951–1990
actor, musician, writer, director, teacher (1951-1990)
University of Bristol
David Shrigley
draftsperson · b. 1968
British artist
De Montfort University · Glasgow School of Art
David Tibet
publisher · b. 1960
British singer-songwriter and visual artist
Newcastle University
David Weatherall
molecular biologist · 1933–2018
physician and academic (1933-2018)
University of Liverpool
David White
genealogist · b. 1961
Garter King of Arms
Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London
David Wood
philosopher · b. 1946
British philosopher, born 1946
University of Manchester
Dee Caffari
sailor · b. 1973
British yacht racer
Leeds Beckett University
Denis Mahon
art collector · 1910–2011
English art historian and collector (1910–2011)
Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London
Derek Mackay
politician · b. 1977
Scottish politician (born 1977)
University of Glasgow