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.
Peter Crane
scientific collector · b. 1954
British botanist and paleontologist (1954- )
University of Reading
Peter Graham
composer · b. 1958
British brass band composer
Goldsmiths, University of London
Peter John Wyllie
mineralogist · b. 1930
American mineralogist
University of St Andrews
Peter Jones
university teacher · b. 1949
British historian of France
University of Leeds
Peter Moran
Catholic bishop · b. 1935
Catholic bishop
University of Aberdeen
Peter Skov-Jakobsen
theologian · b. 1959
Danish theologian
University of Hull
Philip Steven Corbet
scientific collector · 1929–2008
British entomologist (1929–2008)
University of Reading
Philippa Perry
comics writer · b. 1957
British psychotherapist and author
Middlesex University
Pholile Dlamini
politician
politician in Eswatini
Leeds Beckett University
Pierre Adolphe Valette
painter · 1876–1942
French painter (1876-1942)
Birkbeck, University of London
Pippa Greenwood
horticulturist · b. 1963
British botanist
University of Reading
Polycarpus Augin (Eugene) Aydin
Eastern Orthodox priest · b. 1971
Syriac Orthodox Ecclesiastical authority
London College
Pratikno
academic · b. 1962
Indonesian politician (born 1962)
University of Birmingham
Preet Kaur Gill
politician · b. 1972
British politician and Labour MP (born 1972)
University of East London
Prince Georg of Liechtenstein
b. 1999
third child and second son of Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein, and Duchess Sophie in Bavaria
ESCP Business School
Prince Hamid Armah
politician · b. 1981
politician in Ghana
University of Aberdeen
Prince Imran ibni Ja’afar of Negeri Sembilan
squash player · b. 1948
Negeri Sembilanian Royal and Olympian
University of Nottingham
Prince Naquiyuddin of Negeri Sembilan
diplomat · b. 1947
Tunku Laxamana of Negeri Sembilan
Aberystwyth University
Rachel Hedderman
sporting director · b. 1973
English racing cyclist
University of Birmingham
Rachel Leskovac
stage actor · b. 1976
British actress
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
Rachel Maclean
politician · b. 1965
British Conservative politician
Aston University, Birmingham
Raed Fahmy Jahid
politician · b. 1950
Iraqi politician
Queen Mary University of London
Raheem Kassam
journalist · b. 1986
British journalist and politician (born 1986)
University of Westminster, London
Ramsay Muir
historian · 1872–1941
British historian and politician (1872-1941)
University of Liverpool
Ratneshwar Lal Kayastha
civil servant · b. 1944
former Governor of Madhesh Province
Imperial College London
Raymond Hide
university teacher · 1929–2016
British physicist (1929–2016)
University of Manchester
Raymond Wilson
physicist · 1928–2018
English astronomer (1928-2018)
University of Birmingham
Razia Iqbal
journalist · b. 1962
BBC newsreader
University of East Anglia UEA
Razia Khan
journalist · 1936–2011
Bangladeshi writer (1936–2011)
University of Birmingham
Rebecca Evans
politician · b. 1976
Welsh politician (born 1976)
University of Leeds
Reece Dinsdale
television actor · b. 1959
British actor
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Reginald Goodall
répétiteur · 1901–1990
British conductor, singing coach and fascist (1901–1990)
Royal College of Music
Reginald Kell
music professor · 1906–1981
clarinettist
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Rehman Chishti
barrister · b. 1978
British politician (born 1978)
Aberystwyth University
Reuben Wu
musician · b. 1975
British electronic musician
Sheffield Hallam University
Ric Hassani
singer · b. 1989
Nigerian singer
University of Surrey
Ricardo Lagos Weber
lawyer · b. 1962
Chilean politician
University of Sussex
Richard Aldridge
paleontologist · 1945–2014
British palaeontologist
University of Southampton
Richard Arkless
politician · b. 1975
Scottish politician (born 1975)
Glasgow Caledonian University · University of Strathclyde
Richard Bentall
researcher · b. 1957
British psychologist
Bangor University
Richard Billingham
film screenwriter · b. 1970
English photographer and artist (born 1970)
University of Sunderland
Richard Dawson
cricketer · b. 1980
cricketer (born 1980)
University of Exeter
Richard Ellison
cricketer · b. 1959
Cricket player of England. (born 1959)
University of Exeter
Richard Hope
television actor · b. 1953
British actor
Nottingham Trent University
Richard Leonard
politician · b. 1962
Scottish politician (born 1962)
University of Stirling
Richard Marsh, Baron Marsh
politician · 1928–2011
politician from England (1928-2011)
University of Greenwich
Richard Southwood
entomologist · 1931–2005
British zoologist, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford (1931–2005)
Imperial College London
Richard Verrall
holocaust denier · b. 1948
British politician (born 1948)
Chesterfield College
Richard Wright
draftsperson · b. 1960
(1960 - ) British artist and musician (born 1960)
Glasgow School of Art
Richard Younger-Ross
politician · b. 1953
British MP (born 1953)
Oxford Brookes University
Rilwanu Lukman
mining engineer · 1938–2014
Nigerian politician and engineer (1938–2014)
Imperial College London
Rita Donaghy, Baroness Donaghy
trade unionist · b. 1944
politician (born 1944)
Durham University
Rizwan Khan
journalist · b. 1962
British television presenter
University of Portsmouth
Rob Beckett
television presenter · b. 1986
English comedian
Canterbury Christ Church University
Robbie Collin
film critic
British film critic
University of St Andrews
Robbie Elliott
association football player · b. 1973
English footballer (born 1973)
Northumbria University, Newcastle
Robert Baba Kuganab-Lem
education activist · b. 1966
Ghanaian politician
Harper and Keele Veterinary School
Robert Blackburn
military flight engineer · 1885–1955
British aviation pioneer (1885–1955)
University of Leeds
Robert Cohen
cellist · b. 1959
Musical artist
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Robert Flello
council member · b. 1966
British politician (born 1966)
Bangor University