Notable UK university alumni

Shukuru Kawambwa

minister · b. 1957

Tanzanian politician

University of Surrey

Sian Williams

journalist · b. 1964

Welsh journalist and television presenter

Liverpool John Moores University · Oxford Brookes University

Simon Bainbridge

music educator · 1952–2021

British composer

Royal College of Music

Footballer (born 1964)

Manchester Metropolitan University

Irish rugby union player

Newcastle University

Simon Hale

music arranger · b. 1964

British composer, arranger, and keyboardist

Goldsmiths, University of London

Simon Halsey

music director · b. 1958

British conductor

Royal College of Music

Simon Mayo

radio program designer · b. 1958

British radio presenter

University of Warwick

Solhi al-Wadi

conductor · 1934–2007

Iraqi conductor and composer (1934–2007)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Sonu Shamdasani

medical historian · b. 1962

British author, editor, and professor

University of Bristol

Sophie Christiansen

dressage rider · b. 1987

equestrian

Royal Holloway, University of London

Sophie Gradon

model · 1985–2018

English model

Northumbria University, Newcastle

Sophie Karthäuser

opera singer · b. 1974

Belgian singer and opera singer

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Sophie Walker

journalist · b. 1971

British political activist; leader of Women's Equality Party (born 1971)

University of Reading

Stanley Wells

literary scholar · b. 1930

Shakespearean scholar

University of Birmingham

Stavroula Samara

rhythmic gymnast · b. 1994

Greek rhythmic gymnast

Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

Stefan Müller

university teacher · b. 1962

German mathematician

Heriot-Watt University

Stefano Lentini

songwriter · b. 1974

composer, singer-songwriter

SOAS University of London

Stella Assange

human rights defender · b. 1983

Swedish-Spanish lawyer, wife of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

SOAS University of London

Stephen Dalton

military officer · b. 1954

Royal Air Force air marshal

University of Bath

Stephen Williams

politician · b. 1966

British politician (born 1966)

University of Bristol

Steve Lightfoot

television producer

American television producer and writer

University of East Anglia UEA

Steve Martland

musician · 1959–2013

English composer (1959-2013)

University of Liverpool

Steve Sabella

photographer · b. 1975

Palestinian artist

University of Westminster, London

Steven Hall

science fiction writer · b. 1975

British author (1975-)

Sheffield Hallam University

British archaeologist

University of Sheffield

British geographer (born 1983)

Durham University

Croatian actor

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Sudanese academic, politician, and journalist

SOAS University of London

Sudanese parasitologist

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London

Sue Ion

researcher · b. 1955

British engineer

Imperial College London

Suraj Abdurrahman

military officer · 1954–2015

Nigerian general (1954-2015)

Heriot-Watt University

Susan Elan Jones

politician · b. 1968

Welsh politician and MP (born 1968)

Cardiff University · University of Bristol

British fiction writer

University of East Anglia UEA · University of York

British actress (1947–2015)

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

British writer

Royal Holloway, University of London · University of Manchester

British actress

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

American linguist

University of Birmingham

Suzie Imber

researcher · b. 1983

planetary scientist

University of Leicester

Syed Naveed Qamar

financier · b. 1955

Pakistani politician

University of Manchester

Pakistani cricketer (1928-2012)

University of Liverpool

Sylvia Hermon

politician · b. 1955

British politician (born 1955)

Aberystwyth University

T. Cooper Evans

politician · 1924–2005

American politician (1924–2005)

University of St Andrews

T. E. Ellis

politician · 1859–1899

Welsh politician and leader of Cymru Fydd (1859-1899)

Aberystwyth University

British art historian and writer

Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

Ethiopian historian

SOAS University of London

Taiwo Owatemi

politician · b. 1992

British politician and Labour MP

University of Kent

Tamsin Omond

climate activist · b. 1984

British author, environmental activist and journalist

Open University

Tania Davis

actor · b. 1975

Australian musician

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

English violinist

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Temi Balogun

disc jockey · b. 1991

Nigerian OAP and creator of TV series

University of Nottingham

British actor (1957-2017)

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

British zoologist (1908–1991)

Imperial College London

Tessa Hadley

short story writer · b. 1956

British author of novels, short stories and non-fiction

Bath Spa University

Theresa Griffin

trade unionist · b. 1962

British politician (born 1962)

Lancaster University

Thilo Marauhn

university teacher · b. 1963

German law scholar

Aberystwyth University

Thomas Alan Stephenson

botanist · 1898–1961

British zoologist (1898-1961)

Aberystwyth University

Thomas Corsan Morton

painter · 1859–1928

British artist (1859-1928)

Glasgow School of Art

Thomas Davidson

philosopher · 1840–1900

Scottish-American philosopher and lecturer (1840-1900)

University of Aberdeen

Albanian composer of British citizenship

University of York