Notable UK university alumni

Pauline Green

non-fiction writer · b. 1948

British Labour politician, MEP, DBE, President of the International Co-operative Alliance (born 1948)

Open University

Pauline van den Driessche

applied mathematician · b. 1941

British and Canadian applied mathematician

Aberystwyth University · Imperial College London

Nigerian filmmaker and entertainment executive

Oxford Brookes University

Peter Aldous

chartered surveyor · b. 1961

British politician (born 1961)

University of Reading

British radio personality, music journalist (1951-)

SOAS University of London

British mountaineer and author (1950-1982)

University of Nottingham

British chemist

University of Salford

Peter Katin

music educator · 1930–2015

British pianist and pedagogue (1930–2015)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

British philosophy author (born 1953)

Lancaster University

Peter Lanchene Toobu

police officer · b. 1968

Ghanaian politician

York St John University

writer, archaeologist, sometime Jesuit priest (1931–2000)

London College

Peter Marshall

philosopher · b. 1946

British author, philosopher, historian (born 1946)

University of Sussex

British actor

Middlesex University

Peter Simons

philosopher · b. 1950

British philosopher

University of Manchester

Peter von Matt

literary scholar · 1937–2025

Swiss philologist

University of Nottingham

Peter Wittig

diplomat · b. 1954

German diplomat

University of Kent

British sociologist (1924–2013)

University of Manchester

Petr Fradkov

Russian oligarch · b. 1978

Russian economist and banker

Kingston University

British botanist

University of Leeds

English musician

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Piers Corbyn

conspiracy theorist · b. 1947

British political activist (born 1947)

Queen Mary University of London

Prannoy Roy

journalist · b. 1949

Indian journalist

Queen Mary University of London

South African-British composer (1903–1986)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Princess Anna, Princess Manuel of Bavaria

journalist · b. 1978

German journalist

University of East Anglia UEA

Quentin Willson

presenter · 1957–2025

British television presenter

University of Leicester

Rachel Barrett

newspaper editor · 1874–1953

Welsh suffragette and newspaper editor

Aberystwyth University

Indian politician (1920-2005)

SOAS University of London

Raoul Schrott

literary scholar · b. 1964

Austrian poet, writer, literary critic, translator, and broadcaster

University of East Anglia UEA

Rebecca More

pornographic film producer · b. 1980

English pornographic actress

University of West London

Rebecca Taylor

politician · b. 1975

English politician (born 1975)

University of Kent · University of Leeds

Nigerian entrepreneur

University of Warwick

Rhodri Meilir

film actor · b. 1978

British actor

Aberystwyth University

British physicist and engineer (1913-1985)

Imperial College London

British economist

University of Bristol

Richard Caborn

politician · b. 1943

British politician (born 1943)

Sheffield Hallam University

Richard Drax

plantation owner · b. 1958

British politician (born 1958)

Royal Agricultural University

military historian and TV presenter (1946-2011)

University of Reading

Singaporean politician (1926–2023)

University of Birmingham

Richard James Burgess

jazz musician · b. 1949

English studio drummer, music-computer programmer, recording artist, record producer, composer, author, manager, marketer and inventor

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Richard V. Reeves

journalist · b. 1969

British-American writer and social scientist

University of Warwick

Irish association football player

University of Salford

Rob Davies

university teacher · b. 1948

South African politician

University of Southampton · University of Sussex

Rob Wilson

politician · b. 1965

British politician (born 1965)

University of Reading

Robert Croft

cricketer · b. 1970

cricketer

University of Wales Trinity Saint David

Scottish astronomer (1814-1892)

University of Aberdeen

Robert H. Crabtree

university teacher · b. 1948

British American inorganic chemist

University of Sussex

Robert Henry Charles

Bible translator · 1855–1931

British biblical scholar and theologian (1855–1931)

Queen's University Belfast

British historian

University of St Andrews

Robert Mond

industrialist · 1867–1938

British chemist and archaeologist (1867–1938)

University of Glasgow

Robert Rowland

film screenwriter · 1966–2021

British politician (born 1966)

Newcastle University

Robert Rudmose-Brown

polar explorer · 1879–1957

British explorer (1879-1957)

University of Aberdeen

British politician (born 1944)

University of Sussex

Robert Swan

explorer · b. 1956

English explorer

Durham University

Robert Walter

politician · b. 1948

British politician (born 1948)

Aston University, Birmingham

Robert Wilson Lynd

journalist · 1879–1949

Irish writer (1879-1949)

Queen's University Belfast

English actress (1948–2024)

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Robin Middleton

Olympic competitor · b. 1985

English-Australian badminton player

Loughborough University

Robin Teverson

politician · b. 1952

British politician (born 1952)

University of Exeter

Rod Richards

politician · 1947–2019

Welsh and British Conservative Politician (1947-2019)

Aberystwyth University · Swansea University

Roger Knapman

politician · b. 1944

UK Independence Party politician (born 1944)

Royal Agricultural University