Notable UK university alumni

Anthony Sharp

television actor · 1915–1984

British actor (1915-1984)

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

Anthony Thirlwall

university teacher · 1941–2023

British economist (1941–2023)

University of Leeds

Greek guitarist, recording artist, and concertizer, and the founder and Chair of the Pre-College Division of the Guitar Department at the Juilliard School

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Antoinette Sandbach

barrister · b. 1969

Liberal Democrat politician (born 1969)

University of Nottingham

Pakistani playwright and fiction writer (1935-2019)

University of Liverpool

Apsana Begum

politician · b. 1990

British politician

Queen Mary University of London

Archibald Robertson

watercolorist · 1765–1835

Scottish-American artist (1765-1835)

University of Aberdeen

British model

University of Westminster, London

South African composer

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Pakistani journalist

Ulster University

British actor

Durham University

Asef Bayat

sociologist · b. 1954

Iranian sociologist

University of Kent

Attila the Stockbroker

mandolinist · b. 1957

British punk poet, folk punk musician and songwriter

University of Kent

Nigerian academic, author, inventor, social crusader and activist

Imperial College London

Baabar

journalist · b. 1954

Mongolian political analyst and writer

Imperial College London

Gambian politician

University of Bath · University of Bristol

English film director

Goldsmiths, University of London

Indian television journalist and columnist

University of Kent

Barbara Birungi

chief executive officer · b. 1986

female technologist and the founding manager of HiveColab in Kampala, Uganda

University of Salford

Barbara Follett

politician · b. 1942

British politician (born 1942)

Open University

Barbara Keeley

engineer · b. 1952

British politician (born 1952)

University of Salford

Ghanaian judge

Queen Mary University of London

Becky Lyne

athletics competitor · b. 1982

British middle distance runner

Loughborough University

Belinda Wilkes

astrophysicist · b. 1901

English astrophysicist

University of St Andrews

Ben Bradley

politician · b. 1989

British politician (born 1989)

Nottingham Trent University

Ben Kay

rugby union player · b. 1975

English rugby union footballer

Loughborough University

Ben Murphy

athlete · b. 1975

British pilot

Newcastle University

British writer and journalist (1976-)

University of Bedfordshire

Benoît Rivière

Catholic deacon · b. 1954

French priest and theologian

ESCP Business School

Namibian politician

University of Exeter

Bahamian sprinter and politician

University of Aberdeen

Bernd Wallet

presbyter · b. 1971

Dutch old catholic archbishop

University of Hull

Beth Rodford

rower · b. 1982

British rower

Brunel University of London

Bethany Black

stand-up comedian · b. 1978

British stand up comedian

Manchester Metropolitan University

English music producer

Middlesex University

Bill Hudson

SOE agent · 1910–1995

WW2 SOE agent (1910–1995)

Imperial College London

Bill Parry

university teacher · 1934–2006

English mathematician (1934–2006)

Imperial College London · University of Liverpool

Nigerian Educator and Social Worker

Kingston University · London South Bank University · University of Roehampton · University of Surrey

Blu del Barrio

actor · b. 1997

non-binary actor

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

Polish poet and BBC presenter (1927-2010)

University of Bristol

Bolu Babalola

journalist · b. 1991

British author, television writer, and journalist

University of Reading

British actor

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art) · University of Hull

British discus thrower

Cardiff Metropolitan University

British mathematician

University of Warwick

British politician (1940-2019)

Queen's University Belfast

English rugby union footballer, referee and commentator

University of Nottingham

Brian Priestman

music educator · 1927–2014

British conductor and music educator

University of Birmingham

Labour politician in the United Kingdom (born 1948)

Cardiff University · University of Dundee

Bruce George

association football referee · 1942–2020

British politician (1942-2020)

Swansea University · University of Warwick

Turkish businessperson (born 1949)

Imperial College London

Byron Davies

politician · b. 1952

British politician (born 1952)

University of West London

C. A. Lejeune

film critic · 1897–1973

British film critic

University of Manchester

Turkish artist and writer (born 1984)

Goldsmiths, University of London

Scottish politician (born 1972)

University of St Andrews

British actress and fashion model

Newcastle University

Scottish author (1914–2013)

University of Sussex

Carina Bergfeldt

foreign correspondent · b. 1980

Swedish reporter, columnist and author

Newcastle University

Carlos Bonell

guitarist · b. 1949

English Classical guitarist of Spanish origin

Royal College of Music

Carole Tongue

politician · b. 1955

British politician (born 1955)

Loughborough University

Caroline Dinenage

politician · b. 1971

British politician (born 1971)

Swansea University