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.
Cyrus Chothia
bioinformatician · 1942–2019
English biochemist (1942–2019)
Birkbeck, University of London · Durham University
Damien Moore
politician · b. 1980
British politician (born 1980)
University of Central Lancashire
Dan Poulter
politician · b. 1978
British politician (born 1978)
University of Bristol
Daniel Dalton
cricketer · b. 1974
English cricketer and politician (born 1974)
University of Warwick
Daniel Fogg
swimmer · b. 1987
British swimmer, Olympic athlete, Commonwealth Games bronze medallist
Loughborough University
Daniel Joseph Bradley
university teacher · 1928–2010
Irish physicist
Royal Holloway, University of London
Daniel Steiner
film actor · b. 1973
actor and film director
University of Leeds
Danny Wallace
presenter · b. 1976
British satirist
University of Westminster, London
Daphne Jackson
nuclear physicist · 1936–1991
British nuclear physicist (1936–1991)
Imperial College London · University of Surrey
Daphrosa Gahakwa
minister
Rwandan politician
University of East Anglia UEA
Dariush Borbor
designer · b. 1934
Iranian architect
University of Liverpool
Darrell Bock
university teacher · b. 1953
American biblical scholar
University of Aberdeen
Darren Almond
draftsperson · b. 1971
English artist (born 1971)
University of Southampton
Dave Doogan
politician · b. 1973
Scottish politician (born 1973)
University of Dundee
David Akers-Jones
justice of the peace · 1927–2019
British colonial administrator (1927-2019)
University of Kent
David Barker
epidemiologist · 1938–2013
English physician and epidemiologist (1938-2013)
University of Birmingham
David Borrow
politician · b. 1952
British politician (born 1952)
Coventry University
David Breeze
archaeologist · b. 1944
British archaeologist
Durham University
David Davies, 1st Baron Davies
politician · 1880–1944
Welsh Liberal politician (1880-1944)
Aberystwyth University
David Duguid
politician · b. 1970
Scottish politician (born 1970)
Robert Gordon University
David Ervine
politician · 1953–2007
Northern Irish politician (1953-2007)
Open University
David Fanshawe
ethnomusicologist · 1942–2010
British composer and ethnomusicologist (1942-2010)
Royal College of Music
David Goodhart
journalist · b. 1956
British journalist
University of York
David Jenkins
librarian · 1912–2002
Welsh librarian, born 1912 (1912–2002)
Aberystwyth University
David Leslie Hawksworth
lichenologist · b. 1946
British mycologist and lichenologist
University of Leicester
David Li
justice of the peace · b. 1939
Hong Kong businessperson and politician (born 1939)
University of Warwick
David Mason
trumpeter · 1926–2011
English trumpet player (1926-2011)
Royal College of Music
David Morris
peace activist · 1930–2007
Welsh politician (1930–2007)
Swansea University
David Newman
political scientist · b. 1956
British political scientist
Durham University · Queen Mary University of London
David Parry
music director · b. 1949
English conductor
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
David Warburton
music teacher · 1965–2025
British Conservative MP (1965–2025)
Royal College of Music
David Watkins
designer · b. 1940
artist, jeweler, and designer of Olympic medal (born 1940)
University of Reading
Dayle Coleing
basketball player · b. 1996
Gibraltarian footballer
Leeds Trinity University
Dean Downing
sport cyclist · b. 1975
English racing cyclist
Sheffield Hallam University
Deborah Grant
actor · b. 1947
English actress
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London
Debra Stephenson
television actor · b. 1972
British actress and impressionist
Manchester Metropolitan University
Debra W. Soh
journalist · b. 1990
Canadian science columnist, political commentator, and former sex researcher
University of Birmingham
Dejan Jović
scientist · b. 1968
Croatian political scientist
University of Manchester
Del LaGrace Volcano
LGBTQ rights activist · b. 1957
American performance artist and photographer (born 1957)
University of Derby
Demitu Hambisa Bonsa
politician · b. 1950
Ethiopian politician
University of Greenwich
Derek Darko Ohene Assifo Bekoe
politician · b. 1967
Ghanaian politician
Middlesex University · University of Leicester
Derek Draper
lobbyist · 1967–2024
British political lobbyist and psychotherapist (1967-2024)
University of Manchester
Dermot Clifford
Catholic bishop · b. 1939
Irish archbishop
Loughborough University
Devon Malcolm
cricketer · b. 1963
Cricket player of England. (born 1963)
University of Derby
Dewi Zephaniah Phillips
philosopher of religion · 1934–2006
philosopher (1934-2006)
Swansea University
Dick Howard
association football coach · b. 1943
Footballer (born 1943)
University of Chester
Dilomprizulike
sculptor · b. 1960
Nigerian artist
University of Dundee
Dimitris Sgouros
musician · b. 1969
Greek pianist
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Diomidis Spinellis
programmer · b. 1967
Greek computer scientist
Imperial College London
Divya Maderna
politician · b. 1984
Indian politician
University of Nottingham
Dominic Adams
television actor · b. 1990
British actor
Goldsmiths, University of London
Dominic Lewis
film score composer · b. 1985
British film and television composer
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Dominic Montserrat
classical philologist · 1964–2004
British egyptologist (1964–2004)
Durham University
Dominique Allen
basketball player · b. 1989
British basketball player
Northumbria University, Newcastle
Donald Bell
opera singer · b. 1934
Canadian opera singer
Royal College of Music
Donald J. Pease
politician · 1931–2002
American politician (1931–2002)
Durham University
Donnie Munro
singer · b. 1953
British musician (born 1953)
Robert Gordon University
Dorothy Cross
video artist · b. 1956
Irish artist (born 1956)
De Montfort University
Dorothy Howell
music educator · 1898–1982
English composer and pianist (1898–1982)
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Douglas Argyll Robertson
ophthalmologist · 1837–1909
Scottish ophthalmic surgeon (1837–1909)
University of St Andrews