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.
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
Sue Birtwistle
producer · b. 1945
British television producer
University of Warwick
Sumio Kobayashi
composer · b. 1982
Japanese composer
University of Kent
Susan Philipsz
video artist · b. 1965
Scottish artist (born 1965)
Ulster University
Susan Waddington
council member · b. 1944
British politician (born 1944)
University of Leicester
Suzanne Moore
editorial columnist · b. 1958
English journalist
Middlesex University
Sven Giegold
economist · b. 1969
German politician, economist
University of Birmingham
Sylvestre Radegonde
diplomat · b. 1956
Seychellois diplomat and politician
University of Westminster, London
T. H. Parry-Williams
poet · 1887–1975
Welsh poet, author and academic (1887–1975)
Aberystwyth University
Tammara Thibeault
boxer · b. 1996
Canadian boxer
University of Sheffield
Tash Aw
poet lawyer · b. 1971
Malaysian writer (1971–)
University of East Anglia UEA · University of Warwick
Tashi Wangdi
diplomat · 1947–2025
Tibetan diplomat and politician (1947–2025)
Durham University
Tavish Scott
farmer · b. 1966
British politician (born 1966)
Edinburgh Napier University
Ted Simon
journalist · b. 1931
British journalist
Imperial College London
Temur Iakobashvili
political scientist · b. 1967
Georgian diplomat
University of Birmingham
Thangam Debbonaire
politician · b. 1966
British politician (born 1966)
University of Bristol
Theresa Frostad Eggesbø
vocalist · b. 1998
Norwegian actress and singer
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
Theresa Lola
writer · b. 1994
British-Nigerian poet and writer
University of Hertfordshire
Thomas Kwok
entrepreneur · b. 1951
Hong Kong businessman (born 1951)
Imperial College London
Thomas Robertson Sim
bryologist · 1858–1938
South African botanist (1858-1938)
University of Aberdeen
Tigran Avinyan
politician · b. 1989
Armenian politician
Queen Mary University of London
Tim Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland
television actor · b. 1953
English actor and writer
University of East Anglia UEA
Tolu Ogunlesi
journalist · b. 1982
Nigerian journalist, photographer and writer
University of East Anglia UEA
Tony Hawks
traveler · b. 1960
British comedian and author
University of Manchester
Tony McNulty
politician · b. 1958
English politician (born 1958)
University of Liverpool
Tony Okungbowa
television actor · b. 1967
British actor
Middlesex University
Tonye Princewill
politician · b. 1969
Nigerian politician
Imperial College London
Toolz
radio personality · b. 1982
Nigerian broadcaster
London Metropolitan University
Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll
aristocrat · b. 1968
Scottish peer
Royal Agricultural University
Trezza Azzopardi
novelist · b. 1961
British Welsh writer
University of Derby · University of East Anglia UEA
Trudy Stevenson
diplomat · 1944–2018
Zimbabwean politician (1944-2018)
University of Reading
Tsering Shakya
university teacher · b. 1959
Tibetan writer
SOAS University of London
Tuanku Zara Salim
swimmer · b. 1973
Raja Permaisuri of Perak
University of Nottingham
Ursula Wyss
national economy · b. 1973
Swiss politician and economist
University of Strathclyde
Vera Wentworth
suffragette · 1890–1957
UK suffragette
University of St Andrews
Vernon Coaker
politician · b. 1953
British politician (born 1953)
Nottingham Trent University · University of Warwick
Victoria Adaobi Obasi
vice-chancellor · b. 1952
current substantive vice chancellor of Imo State University
University of Hull
Vijaya Mulay
film director · 1921–2019
Indian film director (1921–2019)
University of Leeds
Virginia Astley
musician · b. 1959
English singer-songwriter
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Vogue Williams
television presenter · b. 1985
Irish model and media personality
Robert Gordon University
Wala'a Essam al-Boushi
activist · b. 1986
Sudanese activist and politician
Imperial College London
Walter Kennedy
poet · 1455–1518
medieval Scottish poet
University of Glasgow
Walter Medley Tattersall
carcinologist · 1882–1943
British marine biologist (1882–1943)
University of Liverpool
Wanda Díaz-Merced
lecturer
American astrophysicist
University of Glasgow
Wasim Raja
cricketer · 1952–2006
Pakistani cricketer (1952-2006)
Durham University
Will Quince
politician · b. 1982
British politician (born 1982)
Aberystwyth University
William Beardmore, 1st Baron Invernairn
philanthropist · 1856–1936
British baron (1856-1936)
Imperial College London · University of Strathclyde
William Bennett
music educator · 1936–2022
British flutist (1936-2022)
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
William Chalmers Burns
missionary · 1815–1868
Missionary in China (1815-1868)
University of Aberdeen · University of Glasgow
William Charles Osman Hill
mammalogist · 1901–1975
British anthropologist and anatomist (1901-1975)
University of Birmingham
William Cusins
violinist · 1833–1893
British musician (1833–1893)
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
William Drummond of Logiealmond
philosopher · 1770–1828
Scottish diplomat and Member of Parliament, poet and philosopher
University of St Andrews
William Greenwell
archaeologist · 1820–1918
British archaeologist (1820–1918)
Durham University
William Henry Bell
music educator · 1873–1946
English composer, conductor and lecturer (1873–1946)
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
William Houston
film actor · b. 1968
British actor
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London