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.
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
Roger Roberts, Baron Roberts of Llandudno
Christian minister · b. 1935
Life Peer (born 1935)
Bangor University
Rory Lamont
rugby union player · b. 1982
Scottish rugby union player
University of Northampton
Rose Hudson-Wilkin
Anglican priest · b. 1961
Bishop of Dover
University of Birmingham
Ross Edgley
open water swimmer · b. 1985
British athlete
Loughborough University
Ross Thomson
politician · b. 1987
Scottish politician (born 1987)
University of Aberdeen
Roy Ascott
theorist · b. 1934
English cybernetic artist (born 1934)
Durham University
Roza Salih
human rights defender · b. 1989
Scottish politician and human rights activist
University of Strathclyde
Ruaridh McConnochie
rugby sevens player · b. 1991
English rugby union footballer
University of Gloucestershire
Rupa Huq
sociologist · b. 1972
British writer and politician
University of East London
Rupert Carington, 7th Baron Carrington
banker · b. 1948
English peer
University of Bristol
Sabina Mugabe
politician · 1934–2010
Zimbabwean politician (1934–2010)
University of Surrey
Saira Khan
journalist · b. 1970
British television personality
University of Nottingham
Sally Davies
hematologist · b. 1949
British medical doctor and academic administrator
University of Manchester
Sally Nicholls
children's writer · b. 1983
novelist
Bath Spa University · University of Warwick
Salma Lakhani
politician · b. 1951
Ugandan Lieutenant Governor of Alberta since 2020
University of Manchester
Samantha Smith
tennis player · b. 1971
British tennis player
University of Exeter
Samiu Kwadwo Nuamah
lecturer · b. 1977
Ghanaian politician
Cranfield University · University of Nottingham
Samuel Evans
politician · 1859–1918
British politician (1859–1918)
Aberystwyth University
Sandra Goldbacher
film screenwriter · b. 1960
British film director and producer
University of Sussex
Saša Ćurčić
association football player · b. 1972
Serbian footballer
University of Warwick
Seema Kennedy
politician · b. 1974
British politician (born 1974)
The University of Law
Segilola Ogidan
film director
Nigerian actress
Royal Holloway, University of London · University of Bristol
Serena Evans
dancer · b. 1959
British actress
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London
Sergi Miquel Valentí
industrial designer · b. 1989
Spanish politician
University of Southampton
Shaffaq Mohammed
politician · b. 1972
British politician
University of Sheffield
Shafie Apdal
politician · b. 1957
Malaysian politician
University of Staffordshire
Shaheen Mistri
activist · b. 1971
Indian activist
University of Manchester
Shaibu Mahama
politician · b. 1970
Ghanaian politician
University of Leicester
Shamshad Akhtar
banker · 1954–2025
Pakistani banker
University of Sussex · University of the West of Scotland
Sharon Morgan
actor · b. 1949
Welsh stage and screen actor and writer
Cardiff University
Shrouk El-Attar
LGBTQ rights activist · b. 1994
Egyptian LGBTQI activist and design engineer
Cardiff University
Shurooq Amin
painter · b. 1967
Kuwaiti artist
University of Kent
Siân James
politician · b. 1959
British politician (born 1959)
Swansea University
Sigrid Rausing
anthropologist · b. 1962
Swedish philanthropist
University of York
Simon Gass
diplomat · b. 1956
British diplomat
University of Reading
Sinknesh Ejigu
chemist · b. 1956
Ethiopian politician
University of East Anglia UEA
Sir James Wylie
surgeon · 1768–1854
Scottish imperial physician and reformer in Russia
University of Aberdeen
Sir William MacCormac, 1st Baronet
surgeon · 1836–1901
British surgeon (1836-1901)
Queen's University Belfast
Siwan Morris
film actor · b. 1976
British actress (born 1976)
Manchester Metropolitan University
Sonia Birdi
politician
Kenyan politician
University of Sheffield
Sonia Friedman
theatrical producer · b. 1965
British theatre producer
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London
Sonia Irabor
writer · b. 1990
Nigerian writer, actress and filmmaker
University of Leicester
Sophie Colquhoun
film actor · b. 1989
British actress
University of the Arts London
Sophie Howard
model · b. 1983
glamour model
Edge Hill University
Stanley Bate
film score composer · 1911–1959
English composer and pianist (1911-1959)
Royal College of Music
Stanley Hooker
military flight engineer · 1907–1984
aircraft engine engineer (1907-1984)
Imperial College London
Stella Nansikombi Makubuya
women's rights activist · 1967–2018
Ugandan lawyer
University of Warwick
Stephen Byers
politician · b. 1953
British politician (born 1953)
Liverpool John Moores University
Steve Brine
politician · b. 1974
British politician (born 1974)
Liverpool Hope University · University of Liverpool
Steve Darby
association football player · b. 1955
English footballer and manager (born 1955)
University of Leeds
Steve Easterbrook
business executive · b. 1967
British business executive
Durham University
Steve Gilbert
politician · b. 1976
British politician (born 1976)
Aberystwyth University
Steve Sparks
volcanologist · b. 1949
British volcanologist (born 1949)
Imperial College London
Steven Paterson
council member · b. 1975
Scottish politician (born 1975)
University of Stirling
Steven Woolfe
business executive · b. 1967
British politician (born 1967)
Aberystwyth University
Stewart Haslinger
chess player · b. 1981
British chess player
University of Liverpool
Stewart Innes
rower · b. 1991
British rower
Durham University · University of Reading