Notable UK university alumni

Lisa Lutz

novelist · b. 1970

US author

University of Leeds

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

Louise Perry

activist · b. 1992

British journalist and author

SOAS University of London

Indian snooker player

Sheffield Hallam University

Lucy Bella Simkins

YouTuber · b. 1994

a British teacher of English as a Foreign Language and a YouTuber

University of Westminster, London

Lucy Prebble

playwright · b. 1980

British playwright

University of Sheffield

Ludovic Morlot

musician · b. 1973

conductor

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

Luke Pollard

politician · b. 1980

British politician, Labour Party MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, elected June 2017

University of Exeter

British actor

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Lydia Thompson

rugby sevens player · b. 1992

British rugby union player (1992-)

University of Derby

Lynda Gratton

university teacher · b. 1955

Business theorist

University of Liverpool

M. J. Arlidge

television dramaturge · b. 1974

British writer

University of Bristol

Maciej Zworski

university teacher · b. 1963

Polish/American/Canadian mathematician

Imperial College London

Maggie Alphonsi

sports executive · b. 1983

English female rugby union player

Coventry University · University of Bedfordshire

Maggie Jones, Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

trade unionist · b. 1955

British trade unionist and politician (born 1955)

University of Sussex

Mairi Gougeon

politician · b. 1985

Scottish politician (born 1985)

University of Aberdeen

Malcolm Chisholm

university teacher · 1945–2015

British chemist; (1945-2015)

Queen Mary University of London

British chemist (1936-2020)

Imperial College London

Malcolm Longair

university teacher · b. 1941

British astronomer (1941-)

University of St Andrews

Manjinder Virk

film director · b. 1975

British Actress, writer, director

De Montfort University

Marcelo Torres

journalist · b. 1975

Brazilian journalist

University of Westminster, London

Marcus Bateman

rower · b. 1982

British rower

University of Bath

Fishenden [née White], Margaret (1889–1977), industrial researcher

University of Manchester

British politician (1961–2023)

Brunel University of London

Accountant, financial manager and civil servant in Kenya

University of Liverpool

Marianne Elliott

director · b. 1966

British theatre director

University of Hull

Ugandan accountant. She was the chief financial officer of Umeme Limited

University of Greenwich

women's activist

London Metropolitan University

Mark Gill

film editor · b. 2000

British filmmaker

University of Central Lancashire

Mark Williams

politician · b. 1966

British politician, born 1966

Aberystwyth University · University of Plymouth

American curator

Middlesex University

Scottish artist (born 1967)

Glasgow School of Art

Martin Hyun

elite athlete · b. 1979

German ice hockey player and writer

University of Kent

British pianist

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Martin Rennie

association football coach · b. 1975

Scottish footballer and manager (born 1975)

Glasgow Caledonian University

Estonian racing driver (born 1996)

University of Manchester

British actor

Queen's University Belfast

Martin T. Barlow

university teacher · b. 1953

British mathematician

Swansea University

Mārtiņš Kazāks

economist · b. 1973

Latvian economist and governor of central Bank of Latvia (born 1973)

Queen Mary University of London

Mary Davis

social entrepreneur · b. 1954

Irish social entrepreneur and intellectual disabilities rights campaigner

Leeds Trinity University

Mary Flanagan

electronic literature writer · b. 1969

American artist (born 1969)

University of the Arts London

Mary Susan McIntosh

feminist · 1936–2013

British sociologist, feminist, political activist and LGBTQ+ rights campaigner

University of Leicester

English actress (1924-2005)

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

British biologist (1908-1989)

University of Liverpool

Italian model

University of Leicester

Mat Johnson

comics writer · b. 1970

American novelist

Swansea University

Ghanaian physician (1916-1984)

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London

Matt Hobden

cricketer · 1993–2016

English cricketer (1993-2016)

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Matt Taylor

astrophysicist · b. 1973

British scientist

Imperial College London · University of Liverpool

Matt Warman

journalist · b. 1981

British politician (born 1981)

Durham University

Canadian actor (1934–2022)

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

Matthew Macklin

boxer · b. 1982

British-Irish boxer

Coventry University

Maurice Glasman, Baron Glasman

philosopher · b. 1961

British philosopher

University of York

Catholic archbishop (1929–2007)

SOAS University of London

Max du Preez

journalist · b. 1951

South African writer

University of Exeter

Mehmet Harmancı

politician · b. 1977

Turkish Cypriot statesperson (born 1977)

Liverpool John Moores University

Mererid Hopwood

television presenter · b. 1964

Welsh poet, lecturer and author

Aberystwyth University