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.
István Horthy, Jr.
physicist · b. 1941
Subud member
Imperial College London
Jack Cowan
association football player · 1927–2000
Canadian soccer player (1927–2000)
Imperial College London
Jack Halpern
university teacher · 1925–2018
American chemist (1925-2018)
University of Manchester
Jack Ross
association football player · b. 1976
Scottish footballer
Heriot-Watt University
Jamal Mahjoub
novelist · b. 1960
British Sudanese writer
University of Sheffield
James Alexander Green
mathematician · 1926–2014
British academic and mathematician (1926–2014)
University of St Andrews
James Atkinson
cricketer · b. 1990
Hong Kong cricketer
Durham University
James Baxter
character animator · b. 1967
British character animator
Middlesex University
James Bowman Lindsay
physicist · 1799–1862
British inventor (1799-1862)
University of St Andrews
James Clarke
rower · b. 1984
British rower
Durham University
James Crichton
fencer · 1560–1582
Scottish polymath
University of St Andrews
James D. Murray
mathematician · b. 1931
American mathematician
University of St Andrews
James Gay-Rees
film producer · b. 1967
British film producer
University of Southampton
James Gourlay
music arranger · b. 1954
Scottish conductor and tubist
Royal College of Music · University of Leeds · University of Salford
James H. Ellis
cryptographer · 1924–1997
British cryptographer (1924-1997)
Imperial College London
James Kirkup
journalist · 1918–2009
British writer (1918–2009)
Durham University
James Mercer
mathematician · 1883–1932
English mathematician (1883-1932)
University of Liverpool · University of Manchester
James Morris
cricketer · b. 1967
British politician (born 1967)
Cranfield University · University of Birmingham
James Mourilyan Tanner
endocrinologist · 1920–2010
British paediatric endocrinologist (1920–2010)
University of Exeter
James Shaw
political candidate · b. 1973
New Zealand politician, born 1973
University of Bath
James Steele
military personnel · 1894–1975
British Army general (1894-1975)
Queen's University Belfast
James William Helenus Trail
botanist · 1851–1919
botanist and mycologist (1851-1919)
University of Aberdeen
Jamie Glover
film actor · b. 1969
British actor
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London
Jan Latham Koenig
musician · b. 1953
British conductor
Royal College of Music
Jane Davidson
politician · b. 1957
British politician (born 1957)
University of Birmingham
Jane Francis
paleoclimatologist · b. 1956
British paleoclimatologist
University of Southampton
Janet Anderson
politician · 1949–2023
British politician (1949–2023)
University of Westminster, London
Janet Holmes
sociolinguist · b. 1947
New Zealand sociolinguist
University of Leeds
Jasbir Puar
philosopher · b. 1967
American academic (born 1967)
University of York
Jason Chan Chi-san
film actor · b. 1977
actor
SOAS University of London
Jason Rebello
jazz musician · b. 1969
British musician
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Jean Corston, Baroness Corston
politician · b. 1942
British politician (born 1942)
Open University
Jeff Hordley
television actor · b. 1970
British actor
Manchester Metropolitan University
Jeff Rooker, Baron Rooker
politician · b. 1941
British politician (born 1941)
Aston University, Birmingham
Jemma Rose
association football player · b. 1992
English footballer (born 1992)
Loughborough University
Jenni Murray
television announcer · 1950–2026
British journalist and broadcaster (1950–2026)
University of Hull
Jeremy Clyde
film actor · b. 1941
English actor and musician
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London
Jeremy Dyson
television writer · b. 1966
British screenwriter
University of Leeds
Jeremy Grantham
b. 1938
British businessman
University of Sheffield
Jerzy Kluger
entrepreneur · 1921–2011
Polish Jewish businessman (1921–2011)
University of Nottingham
Jerzy Pietrkiewicz
literary scholar · 1916–2007
writer and poet (1916-2007)
University of St Andrews
Jessica Draskau-Petersson
marathon runner · b. 1977
Danish distance runner
University of East Anglia UEA
Jessica Hsuan
actor · b. 1970
Hong Kong actress (born 1970)
Imperial College London
Jim Bowen
stand-up comedian · 1937–2018
English stand-up comedian and TV personality
University of Chester
Jim Cartwright
playwright · b. 1958
British dramatist
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London
Jim Field Smith
film editor · b. 1979
English film and television director, writer and producer
University of Birmingham
Jim Lambie
draftsperson · b. 1964
British artist (born 1964)
Glasgow School of Art
Jiro Akama
boxer · b. 1968
Japanese politician
University of Manchester
Jo Fletcher
association football player · b. 1980
English footballer
University of Chester
Jo Kendall
film actor · 1940–2022
British actress (1940–2022)
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London
Joan Thirsk
university teacher · 1922–2013
British historian and cryptologist (1922-2013)
Chesterfield College
Joanna MacGregor
television presenter · b. 1959
British musician
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Jodie Devos
opera singer · 1988–2024
Belgian opera singer (1988–2024)
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Jody Handley
association football player · b. 1979
English footballer
Liverpool John Moores University · University of Salford
Joe Dunthorne
poet · b. 1982
Welsh novelist, poet and journalist
University of East Anglia UEA
Joe Edwards
association football player · b. 1990
English association football player
University of Salford
Joe Loss
bandleader · 1909–1990
British musician (1909-1990)
University of West London
Joe Sumner
musician · b. 1976
English singer-songwriter and bassist
Richmond American University London
Joe Worsley
rugby union player · b. 1977
English rugby union footballer
Brunel University of London
John Anderson
historian of classical antiquity · 1870–1952
British classical scholar (1870–1952)
University of Aberdeen