Notable UK university alumni

British anthropologist and anatomist (1901-1975)

University of Birmingham

British musician (1833–1893)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Scottish diplomat and Member of Parliament, poet and philosopher

University of St Andrews

British archaeologist (1820–1918)

Durham University

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

William How

hymnwriter · 1823–1897

English bishop (1823-1897)

Durham University

British botanist (1755-1812)

University of Aberdeen

British biochemist and epidemiologist

University of Aberdeen

William McFadden Orr

mathematician · 1866–1934

Irish mathematician (1866–1934)

Queen's University Belfast

William McIntosh

marine biologist · 1838–1931

Scottish physician and marine zoologist (1838-1931)

University of St Andrews

William Peel, 3rd Earl Peel

aristocrat · b. 1947

British peer and Lord Chamberlain from 2006 to 2021

Royal Agricultural University

Scottish composer and writer (1860-1940)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London · University of Glasgow

Yang Cheng-wu

employee · b. 1972

Taiwanese politician

University of Westminster, London

Yasmin Qureshi

politician · b. 1963

British politician (born 1963)

London South Bank University

Russian pianist

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Yilin Zhong

novelist

Chinese writer

University of Warwick

Yussif Issaka Jajah

politician · b. 1979

Ghanaian politician

University of Dundee

Yusuf Tuggar

politician · b. 1967

Nigerian diplomat

University of Bath

British orienteer

Harper and Keele Veterinary School

Emirati poet and novelist

University of Exeter

Zachary Test

rugby sevens player · b. 1989

American rugby union footballer

Loughborough University

cricketer (born 1991)

Royal Holloway, University of London

Zahara Nampewo

academic

Ugandan lawyer, human rights activist, and academic

University of Nottingham

Zbigniew Kabata

parasitologist · 1924–2014

Polish parasitologist (1924-2014)

University of Aberdeen

Zeinab Camara

politician · b. 1981

Guinea politician, football club president

De Montfort University · University of Leicester

Zema Abbey

association football player · b. 1977

football player (born 1977)

University of Bedfordshire

Zion Lights

climate activist · b. 1984

British author and activist known for her environmental work and science communication

University of Reading

Zohar Strauss

film actor · b. 1972

Israeli actor and singer

University of Leicester

A. G. Hopkins

university teacher · b. 1938

British historian (born 1938)

SOAS University of London

Abba Gumel

mathematician · b. 1966

Nigerian mathematician

Brunel University of London

Abdel Rahim Mohammed Hussein

minister · b. 1950

Sudanese politician

Cranfield University

Abdollah Jassbi

politician · b. 1944

Iranian academic

Aston University, Birmingham

Abel Idowu Olayinka

academic · b. 1958

Nigerian geologist

Imperial College London · University of Birmingham

Abi Harrison

association football player · b. 1997

Scottish association football player (born 1997)

University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)

Nigerian author

University of Leeds

Abiodun Oyepitan

athletics competitor · b. 1979

English sprinter

Brunel University of London

Ada Aharoni

translator · b. 1933

Israeli poet, writer, lecturer, sociologist and peace researcher (born 1933)

Birkbeck, University of London

Adam James

television actor · b. 1972

British actor

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Adegboyega Folaranmi Adedoyin

athletics competitor · 1922–2014

Olympic track and field athlete

Queen's University Belfast

bangladeshi-Irish writer

University of Kent

Adolph Saphir

Christian minister · 1831–1891

Hungarian-born presbyterian minister (1831-1891)

University of Aberdeen

Adrian Bailey

politician · b. 1945

British politician (born 1945)

Loughborough University · University of Exeter

Adrian Bouchet

pornographic actor · b. 1974

British actor

University of Birmingham

Adrian Pang

television actor · b. 1966

Malaysian-born Singapore former actor, host, and contracted artiste

Harper and Keele Veterinary School

Icelandic crime writer, translator and journalist

University of Stirling

playwright

Royal Holloway, University of London

Sudanese women's rights activist and translator

University of Leeds

Ajay Kakkar, Baron Kakkar

surgeon · b. 1964

British surgeon (born 1964)

Imperial College London

English actor

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Alan Bissett

playwright · b. 1975

Scottish writer

University of Stirling

British engineer (1920–1988)

Imperial College London

Scottish cricketer (born 1989)

Loughborough University

British mathematician (1916-2001)

University of Bristol

Alec Dankworth

jazz musician · b. 1960

English jazz bassist and composer

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

British composer (1892–1958)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Alessandro Ludovico

media critic · b. 1969

Italian researcher and artist (born 1969)

Anglia Ruskin University

Alex Matthews

rugby sevens player · b. 1993

English rugby union player

University of Roehampton

Alex Rodman

futsal player · b. 1987

English association football player

Nottingham Trent University

Alexander Mackenzie Fraser

military officer · 1758–1809

British Army general

University of Aberdeen