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.
William Tennant
producer · 1784–1848
British writer; (1784-1848)
University of St Andrews
William Wallace
classical philologist · 1844–1897
Scottish philosopher (1844–1897)
University of St Andrews
Willie Bain
politician · b. 1972
British politician (born 1972)
University of Strathclyde
Wu Ching-kuo
basketball player · b. 1946
President of the IABA
University of Liverpool
Yana Mintoff
activist · b. 1951
Maltese activist
University of Exeter
Yannis Ragousis
economist · b. 1965
Greek economist and politician
University of Sussex
Yasmin Shariff
architect · b. 1956
Ugandan architect
SOAS University of London
Yelizaveta Osetinskaya
radio personality · b. 1977
Russian journalist
Kingston University
Yoginder Sikand
blogger · b. 1967
Indian writer and academic
Royal Holloway, University of London
Zafarul Islam Khan
journalist · b. 1948
Indian journalist
University of Manchester
Zaima Rahman
lawyer
Bangladeshi lawyer
Queen Mary University of London
Zakia Hussein
politician
Somali politician
London Metropolitan University
Zara Dampney
beach volleyball player · b. 1986
British beach volleyball player
University of Sheffield
Zhou Wenzhong
ambassador · b. 1945
Chinese diplomat and former ambassador
University of Bath
Zoltán Dörnyei
linguist · 1960–2022
psycholinguist
University of Nottingham
Zubaida Rahman
politician · b. 1972
Doctor and spouse of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Imperial College London
A. E. Wilder-Smith
pharmacologist · 1915–1995
British chemist
University of Reading
A. J. Potter
musicologist · 1918–1980
Irish composer (1918-1980)
Royal College of Music
A. Tom Grunfeld
sinologist · b. 1946
Professor of East Asian history
SOAS University of London
Aaron Jarvis
rugby union player · b. 1986
English rugby union footballer
University of Bath
Abbas Edalat
peace activist
Iranian computer scientist
University of Warwick
Abdalla Uba Adamu
ethnomusicologist · b. 1956
Nigerian academic
University of Sussex
Abdel Rahman Shokry
translator · 1886–1958
Egyptian poet (1886-1958)
University of Sheffield
Abdin Mohamed Ali Salih
university teacher · b. 1944
Sudanese Civil Engineering Professor
Imperial College London
Abdullah Abbas Nadwi
researcher · 1925–2006
Islamic scholar
University of Leeds
Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau
minister · b. 1954
Nigerian politician
Harper and Keele Veterinary School
Abena Oppong-Asare
politician · b. 1983
British politician
University of Kent
Abigail Lane
conceptual artist · b. 1967
English artist (born 1967)
Goldsmiths, University of London
Abo Eisa
association football player · b. 1996
Sudanese / British association football player
Brunel University of London
Abraham Iyambo
politician · 1961–2013
Namibian politician (1961-2013)
University of Surrey
Abul Lais Siddiqui
literary scholar · 1916–1994
Pakistani scholar
SOAS University of London
Adam Benzine
film director · b. 1982
British filmmaker and journalist
Brunel University of London
Adam Buxton
radio personality · b. 1969
British actor and comedian
University of Gloucestershire · University of Warwick
Adam Ingram
trade unionist · b. 1947
Labour politician (born 1947)
Open University
Adam Ingram
economist · b. 1951
SNP politician (born 1951)
University of the West of Scotland
Adam Jones
political scientist · b. 1963
Canadian political scientist and writer
University of Surrey
Adam Nevill
writer · b. 1969
English horror writer
University of St Andrews
Adamu Daramani Sakande
manager · 1962–2020
Ghanaian politician
University of Portsmouth
Adegoke Olubummo
mathematician · 1923–1992
Nigerian mathematician
Durham University
Adelaide Damoah
performance artist · b. 1976
British artist
Kingston University
Adewale Tinubu
managing director · b. 1967
Nigerian lawyer
University of Liverpool
Adil Ray
stand-up comedian · b. 1974
English actor, radio presenter, writer and comedian
University of Huddersfield
Aditi Saigal
singer-songwriter · b. 1998
Indian musician and actress
Bangor University
Adolf El Assal
film producer · b. 1981
Luxembourgish film producer and film director
Kingston University
Adrian Bradshaw
military personnel · b. 1958
British Army general
University of Reading
Adrian Henri
painter · 1932–2000
British poet (1932-2000)
Newcastle University
Adrian Ramsay
politician · b. 1982
English politician
University of East Anglia UEA
Adrian Reynard
university teacher · b. 1951
British businessman
Cranfield University · Oxford Brookes University
Agnès Bénassy-Quéré
university teacher · b. 1966
French economist
ESCP Business School
Agnes Konde
business executive
Ugandan businesswoman, and corporate executive who serves
University of Liverpool
Agnes Nicholls
opera singer · 1877–1959
English soprano (1876–1959)
Royal College of Music
Ahmad Fuadi
writer · b. 1972
Indonesian writer
Royal Holloway, University of London
Ahmet Kenan Tanrıkulu
politician · b. 1958
Turkish statesperson (born 1958)
University of Bradford
Ahmet Mete Işıkara
geophysicist · 1941–2013
Turkish geophysicist (1941–2013)
Imperial College London
Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode
philanthropist
Nigerian lawyer, entrepreneur, author, activist and philanthropist (born 1963)
University of Buckingham
Aisha Rimi
children's rights
a Nigerian attorney, entrepreneur and advocate of women and children's rights.
University of Buckingham
Aishah Ahmad
banker · b. 1976
Nigerian accountant, financial analyst and financial manager
Cranfield University
Akın Gazi
film actor · b. 1981
Turkish Cypriot actor
Queen Mary University of London
Alan Garnett Davenport
civil engineer · 1932–2009
Canadian engineer (1932–2009)
University of Bristol
Alan Gorrie
guitarist · b. 1946
British musician
University of Dundee