Notable UK university alumni

Neil J. Gunther

university teacher · b. 1950

physicist, author

University of Southampton

British actor

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

English peer, landowner and philanthropist (born 1979)

University of Manchester

Nick Ayers

political adviser · b. 1982

American political strategist

University of Surrey

British biologist

University of East Anglia UEA

Nick Knight

cricketer · b. 1969

English cricketer

Loughborough University

Nick Payne

playwright · b. 1984

British playwright

University of York

Nick Smith

politician · b. 1960

Welsh politician (born 1960)

Birkbeck, University of London

Nicola Clayton

zoologist · b. 1962

British professor of comparative cognition

University of St Andrews

Nigel Dakin

diplomat · b. 1964

Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands and British diplomat

Kingston University

Nigel Shadbolt

principal · b. 1956

Prinicipal of Jesus College, Oxford; Professor of Computer Science; Chairman of the Open Data Institute

Newcastle University

Nigel Thrift

sociologist · b. 1949

British human geographer

Aberystwyth University

Ghanaian politician

University of Warwick

Nigerian politician

Brunel University of London

lawyer, development activist, and politician

University of Sussex

British composer (1898-1954)

Royal College of Music

Australian musician (1922-1953)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Nonso Amadi

singer-songwriter · b. 1995

Nigerian singer, songwriter and music producer

Swansea University

Nora Krug

art educator · b. 1977

German author and illustrator

Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts

Norman Rosenthal

art historian · b. 1944

British art historian and curator

University of Leicester

Nurettin Canikli

politician · b. 1960

Turkish politician

University of Sheffield

South Sudanese politician

University of Wolverhampton

Obianuju Ekeocha

biomedical scientist · b. 1979

Nigerian biomedical scientist

University of East London

Ola Abu Alghaib

disability rights activist

Palestinian disability rights activist

University of East Anglia UEA

Nigerian central banker (1925–2012)

University of Manchester

Óli Breckmann

teacher at a Gymnasium · b. 1948

Faroese teacher and politician (born 1948)

University of Bristol

British entrepreneur and financier

University of Sussex

British animator, puppeteer and writer (1925-2008)

Kingston University

Olivia Blake

council member · b. 1990

British politician and Labour MP

University of Sheffield

Olivier Sarkozy

banker · b. 1969

French-American businessman

University of St Andrews

Canadian sprinter and bobsledder

Loughborough University

Olusola Obada

lawyer · b. 1951

Nigerian politician and lawyer, Former Deputy Governor of Osun State and Former Minister (state) of Defence.

University of Buckingham

British artist

Sheffield Hallam University

Nigerian academic

University of Birmingham

Óscar López Águeda

politician · b. 1973

Spanish politician

Newcastle University

Ottón Solís

politician · b. 1954

Costa Rican politician

University of Manchester

Pamela Cundell

film actor · 1920–2015

British actress (1920-2015)

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Pandikar Amin Mulia

politician · b. 1953

Malaysian politician

University of Wolverhampton

Greek writer

University of East Anglia UEA

Parmjit Dhanda

politician · b. 1971

British politician

University of Nottingham

British geneticist

University of St Andrews

Ghanaian politician

Imperial College London

English actor

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

English cricketer (born 1998)

University of Worcester

Patrick Stopford, 9th Earl of Courtown

politician · b. 1954

Irish peer and politician (born 1954)

Royal Agricultural University

Patrik Schumacher

architectural theoretician · b. 1961

German architect, architectural theorist and university teacher

London South Bank University

Paul Blomfield

politician · b. 1953

British politician (born 1953)

York St John University

English-Irish rugby union footballer and coach

Loughborough University

Paul Goodman

journalist · b. 1959

British journalist and politician (born 1959)

University of York

British sociologist

University of Leicester · University of Sussex

Paul Kwong

Anglican priest · b. 1952

Archbishop of Hong Kong

University of Birmingham

Scottish politician

University of Stirling

Paul Putner

television actor · b. 1966

British actor

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

British record producer and songwriter

Newcastle University

philosopher

University of Sussex

British actress

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Polish art historian

Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

Ghanaian politician (1931–2008)

University of Nottingham

Welsh screenwriter and performer

Blackpool and the Fylde College

British botanist and paleontologist (1954- )

University of Reading