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.
Karim Alrawi
novelist · b. 1952
writer and playwright
University of Manchester
Karl McCartney
politician · b. 1968
British politician (born 1968)
Kingston University
Kate Hoey
politician · b. 1946
British politician (born 1946)
Ulster University
Katherine Rose Morley
film actor · b. 1990
English actress
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Kathleen Stock
philosopher · b. 1972
British philosopher (1972-)
University of Leeds · University of St Andrews
Katy Clark
trade unionist · b. 1967
British politician (born 1967)
University of Aberdeen
Katy McLean
rugby sevens player · b. 1985
English rugby union player
Northumbria University, Newcastle · University of Sunderland
Ke Zhao
mathematician · 1910–2002
Chinese mathematician (1910–2002)
University of Manchester
Keith Simpson
politician · b. 1949
British politician (born 1949)
University of Hull
Kelly Murphy
neuroscientist · b. 1989
Irish cyclist
Aston University, Birmingham · University of Birmingham
Kelvin Hopkins
economist · b. 1941
British politician (born 1941)
University of Nottingham
Ken Collins
politician · b. 1939
environmentalist, politician (born 1939)
University of Strathclyde
Kenneth Gibson
politician · b. 1961
British politician (born 1961)
University of Stirling
Kenneth Mather
geneticist · 1911–1990
Botanist, Geneticist, University administrator (1911-1990)
University of Manchester
Kevan Jones
trade unionist · b. 1964
British politician (born 1964)
Northumbria University, Newcastle
Kevin Bridges
stand-up comedian · b. 1986
Scottish stand-up comedian
Glasgow Caledonian University
Kevin Foster
politician · b. 1978
British Conservative Party politician, MP for Torbay since 2015
University of Warwick
Kevin McDonald
Catholic bishop · b. 1947
Catholic archbishop
University of Birmingham
Khaled al-Obaidi
politician · b. 1958
Iraqi politician
Harper and Keele Veterinary School
Khalid Abdul Samad
politician · b. 1957
Malaysian politician
University of Leeds
Kim Howells
trade unionist · b. 1946
British politician (born 1946)
Anglia Ruskin University · Middlesex University · University of Warwick
Kodwo Eshun
scholar of English · b. 1967
British writer (born 1967)
University of Southampton
Konstantinos Floros
military personnel · b. 1961
Greek Army general
University of Aberdeen
Kwame Sanaa-Poku Jantuah
diplomat · 1922–2011
Ghanaian politician and academic
The University of Law
Kylie Davies
association football player · b. 1987
Welsh footballer (born 1987)
Loughborough University
L. P. Davies
science fiction writer · 1914–1988
British writer (1914–1988)
University of Manchester
Laila Johnson-Salami
journalist · b. 1997
Nigerian journalist
University of Westminster, London
Laura Coleman
beauty pageant contestant · b. 1986
British model
De Montfort University
Lauren Steadman
swimmer · b. 1992
Paralympic athlete, Paratriathlete
University of Portsmouth
Laurence Robertson
politician · b. 1958
British politician (born 1958)
University of Greater Manchester
Lauri Love
security hacker · b. 1984
Finnish-British activist charged extraterritorially with stealing data from United States Government computers
University of Nottingham
Laurie Evans
cricketer · b. 1987
cricketer (born 1987)
Durham University
Laurie Johnson
television composer · 1927–2024
British film and tv composer and bandleader (1927–2024)
Royal College of Music
Lawrence Power
violinist · b. 1977
British violist
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Laycon
reality television participant · b. 1993
Nigerian rapper, media personality, singer and songwriter
University of Portsmouth
Layla Zakaria Abdel Rahman
English teacher · d. 2015
Sudanese scientist and biotechnologist
University of Manchester
Leah Harvey
television actor · b. 1993
British actor
LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)
Leena Gade
engineer · b. 1976
British race engineer
University of Manchester
Leigh Richmond Roose
association football player · 1877–1916
Footballer (1877-1916)
Aberystwyth University
Leila Farzad
actor · b. 1982
actress
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Leilani Dowding
film actor · b. 1980
English model
Royal Holloway, University of London
Leo Fortune-West
association football player · b. 1971
English association football player and manager
University of Greenwich
Leo Kuper
writer · 1908–1994
South African philosopher
University of Birmingham
Leslie Heward
conductor · 1897–1943
British composer and conductor (1897–1943)
Royal College of Music
Leslie Martin
university teacher · 1908–2000
English architect (1908–2000)
University of Manchester
Liam Gillick
installation artist · b. 1964
English artist (born 1964)
Goldsmiths, University of London
Lijia Zhang
journalist · b. 1964
Chinese writer
Goldsmiths, University of London
Lily Dougall
religious writer · 1858–1923
Canadian writer
University of St Andrews
Lily Travers
film actor · b. 1991
British actress
Durham University
Lim Boon Heng
politician · b. 1947
Singaporean politician
Newcastle University
Linda Colley
historian · b. 1949
British historian
University of Bristol
Lindiwe Majele Sibanda
politician
Zimbabwean CEO
University of Reading
Lis Rhodes
film director · b. 1942
British filmmaker (born 1942)
University of East London
Lisa Coleman
film actor · b. 1970
English actress
Open University
Lisa Lazarus
model · b. 1987
British actor and model
University of Hertfordshire
Lisa Lutz
novelist · b. 1970
US author
University of Leeds
Liz Kessler
journalist · b. 1966
British children's writer
Harper and Keele Veterinary School · Loughborough University · Manchester Metropolitan University
Lola Young, Baroness Young of Hornsey
university teacher · b. 1951
British academic (born 1951)
Middlesex University
Lori S. Glaze
astronomer · b. 2000
American scientist
Lancaster University
Louis Stedman-Bryce
politician · b. 1974
member of the European Parliament for Scotland (born 1974)
University of Leeds