Notable UK university alumni

Jonathan Djanogly

politician · b. 1965

British politician (born 1965)

Oxford Brookes University · The University of Law

Jonathan Evans

intelligence officer · b. 1958

British civil servant, Director General of MI5 from 2007 to 2013 ; member of the House of Lords from 2014

University of Bristol

Jonathan Neale

businessperson · b. 1962

British engineer

University of Nottingham

Joseph Belmont

politician · 1947–2022

Seychellois politician

University of Reading

English boxer

University of Leeds

Julia Gomelskaya

music educator · 1964–2016

Ukrainian composer of contemporary classical music (1964-2016)

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Julia Neilson

actor · 1868–1957

English actress (1868–1957)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

British composer, teacher of composition and university teacher (born 1967)

Royal College of Music

Julian Kostov

film actor · b. 1989

Bulgarian actor

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Julie Gichuru

journalist · b. 1974

Kenyan journalist

University of Warwick

Julie Umerle

painter · b. 1950

British artist

Falmouth University · University of Sussex

Julie Ward

politician · b. 1957

British politician (born 1957)

Newcastle University

K. S. Manilal

botanist · 1938–2025

Indian botany scholar and taxonomist (1938–2025)

Chesterfield College

Kacey Ainsworth

film actor · b. 1970

actress

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Kåre Conradi

singer · b. 1972

Norwegian actor

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

Karen Yu

politician · b. 1980

Taiwanese politician

SOAS University of London

English actor and comedian

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Karl Turner

politician · b. 1971

British politician (born 1971)

University of Hull

Karl Willetts

singer · b. 1966

English vocalist

University of Birmingham

Karren Brady

autobiographer · b. 1969

British businesswoman (born 1969)

University of Birmingham

Katalin Bogyay

journalist · b. 1956

Hungarian politician, journalist, television personality; UNESCO executive

University of Westminster, London

British novelist (1967-)

Royal Holloway, University of London

British pole vaulter

University of Staffordshire

Katharine Stewart-Murray, Duchess of Atholl

aristocrat · 1874–1960

British politician (1874-1960)

Royal College of Music

Kathleen Maisey Curtis

mycologist · 1892–1994

New Zealand botanist and mycologist (1892-1994)

Imperial College London

Kathy Willis, Baroness Willis of Summertown

non-fiction writer · b. 1964

British ecologist (born 1964)

University of Southampton

actress

University of Warwick

Namibian politician

Oxford Brookes University

Keith Brown

politician · b. 1961

Scottish politician (1961-)

University of Dundee

British mechanical engineer (1933-2005)

Imperial College London

Keith Rowe

jazz musician · b. 1940

British artist

Arts University Plymouth

Kemel Thompson

athletics competitor · b. 1974

athletics competitor

Loughborough University

English Test and County cricketer, footballer, artist

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Kerry McCarthy

politician · b. 1965

British politician (born 1965)

Goldsmiths, University of London · University of Liverpool

Kezia Dugdale

blogger · b. 1981

former Scottish politician (born 1981)

University of Aberdeen

Khalid Mahmood

politician · b. 1961

British politician (born 1961)

Birmingham City University

Khumbudzo Ntshavheni

minister · b. 1977

member of the National Assembly of South Africa

University of Bradford

British actress

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Ghanaian politician

University of Leicester

Kira Cochrane

journalist · b. 1977

British journalist

University of Sussex

British sprinter

University of Bath

British professor of philosophy and mathematics (1946-)

University of Warwick

Kobi Hemaa Osisiadan

television presenter · b. 1983

Ghanaian television presenter

University of the Arts London

Ghanaian author, novelist and poet (1946-2017)

University of Glasgow

Konstantinos Kompos

jurist · b. 1976

Cypriot jurist, academician, politician

University of Hull

Finnish-New Zealand actress and former ballerina

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Kunio Mikuriya

diplomat · b. 1954

Secretary General of the World Customs Organization

University of Kent

Nigerian lawyer

University of Southampton

Seychellois statistician

University of Warwick

Laurent Naouri

bass singer · b. 1964

French opera singer

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Lawrence Clarke

athletics competitor · b. 1990

British hurdler

University of Bristol

Nigerian musician

Durham University · Royal College of Music

Leo Abrahams

guitarist · b. 1977

English record producer and musician

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Leo Smith

music educator · 1881–1952

English Canadian cellist, composer and music writer (1881–1952)

University of Manchester

Leo Stern

cellist · 1862–1904

British cellist (1862-1904)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

painter (1926-2019)

London South Bank University · University of Westminster, London

Leonard Huxley

publisher · 1860–1933

British writer (1860-1933)

University of St Andrews

Lewis Oliva

sport cyclist · b. 1992

racing cyclist

Open University

Lisa Harvey-Smith

astronomer · b. 1979

Australian astronomer

Newcastle University · University of Manchester

Lisa Stokke

singer · b. 1975

Norwegian actress and singer

Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts