Notable UK university alumni

English actress (born 1972)

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Francis Zammit Dimech

politician · 1954–2025

Maltese politician

University of Reading

British auto racing engineer

Imperial College London

British doctor

Queen's University Belfast

Frank Tyson

sports commentator · 1930–2015

Cricket player of England. (1930-2015)

Durham University

Franz Baumann

general secretary · b. 1953

UN official

University of Bristol

British composer

Royal College of Music

Freddy Kempf

pianist · b. 1977

British musician

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

French protestant theologian and academic (1832–1899)

University of Glasgow

Frederic Austin

opera singer · 1872–1952

British opera singer, teacher and composer (1872-1952)

Durham University

Gabriel Salazar

economic historian · b. 1936

Chilean historian

University of Hull

Mexican composer and ptofessor

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Gabriele Finaldi

art historian · b. 1965

16th director of the National Gallery

Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

Gail Carriger

science fiction writer · b. 1976

American archaeologist (as Tofa Borregaard) and fiction writer

University of Nottingham

British writer

Liverpool John Moores University

Garth Knox

viola d'amore player · b. 1956

Irish musician

Royal College of Music

Australian academic

SOAS University of London

Gavin Robinson

barrister · b. 1984

British politician (born 1984)

Queen's University Belfast

Gavin Stenhouse

film actor · b. 1986

British actor

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Nigerian politician

University of Sussex

Geoff Parling

rugby union player · b. 1983

English rugby union footballer

Newcastle University

Geoffrey Burgon

film score composer · 1941–2010

British composer (1941-2010)

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

British-American linguist

University of York

British astronomer (born 1955)

Durham University

George Gillespie

Christian minister · 1613–1648

Minister of the Church of Scotland, theologian (1613-1648)

University of St Andrews

George Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy

politician · 1909–1997

British politician (1909-1997)

University of Southampton

British actress

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art) · Oxford Brookes University

Gerald E. Brown

nuclear physicist · 1926–2013

American theoretical physicist (1926-2013)

University of Birmingham

Irish actor (1955–2013)

Queen's University Belfast

English clarinetist and conductor (1926–2017)

Royal College of Music

Gilbert Blane

surgeon · 1749–1834

Scottish physician

University of Glasgow

Gilbert Bukenya

public health scientist · b. 1949

Ugandan politician and physician

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London

British children's author

University of Sussex

Scottish screenwriter and film director

Middlesex University

Ginette Harrison

mountaineer · 1958–1999

British mountain climber (1958-1999)

University of Bristol

Girish Chandra Murmu

civil servant · b. 1959

Indian civil servant, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir

University of Birmingham

Glenda Bailey

fashion editor · b. 1958

British magazine editor

Kingston University

Gloria Hooper, Baroness Hooper

politician · b. 1939

English politician, activist and lawyer; life peer (born 1939)

University of Southampton

Gobind Singh Deo

politician · b. 1973

Malaysian politician and lawyer

University of Warwick

Gordon Adam

politician · b. 1934

British mining engineer and Labour Party politician (born 1934)

University of Leeds

British politician (born 1953)

University of Leeds

British opera singer

Loughborough University

Scottish rugby union coach and former player

Aston University, Birmingham

Grian Chatten

singer · b. 1995

Irish singer

BIMM University

Gus O'Donnell, Baron O'Donnell

diplomat · b. 1952

former British senior civil servant and economist

University of Glasgow · University of Warwick

British writer (1907–1999)

Cardiff University

British assyriologist & academic (1920–2005)

SOAS University of London

Halima Adan

human rights defender · b. 1984

Somali gender rights activist and an expert on female genital mutilation (FGM)

University of Greenwich

British musician (1939–2020)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Hans Klein

journalist · 1931–1996

German politician (1931-1996)

University of Leicester

Harold Evans

journalist · 1928–2020

American journalist (1928–2020)

Durham University

British politician (1907-1955)

University of Glasgow

Helen Grant

politician · b. 1961

British politician (born 1961)

University of Hull

Helen Lederer

film actor · b. 1954

Welsh comedian

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London · University of Hertfordshire

Helen Pluckrose

non-fiction writer · b. 1974

British author and cultural writer

Queen Mary University of London · University of East London

Henry Brinley Richards

music educator · 1819–1885

Welsh composer (1819–1885)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Henry Pyrgos

rugby union player · b. 1989

Scottish rugby union player

Loughborough University

English peer and landowner

Royal Agricultural University

Herbert MacNair

designer · 1868–1955

British artist (1868-1955)

Glasgow School of Art

Herbert Maryon

sculptor · 1874–1965

English sculptor, goldsmith, archaeologist, conservator, author, and authority on ancient metalwork (1874-1965)

University of Westminster, London