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.
Bill Rammell
politician · b. 1959
British politician (born 1959)
Cardiff University
Blake Morrison
novelist · b. 1950
Poet and author (born 1950)
University of Nottingham
Bob Cryer
politician · 1934–1994
British politician (1934-1994)
University of Hull
Bob Mitchell
politician · 1927–2003
British politician (1927-2003)
University of Southampton
Bob Stewart
politician · b. 1949
British politician (born 1949)
Aberystwyth University
Bob Wareing
politician · 1930–2015
British politician (1930-2015)
University of Greater Manchester
Brian Chikwava
musician · b. 1950
Zimbabwean writer
University of Bristol
Brian Clark
playwright · 1932–2021
British dramatist and screenwriter (1932–2021)
University of Nottingham
Brian Hutton, Baron Hutton
jurist · 1931–2020
UK law lord, barrister (1931-2020)
Queen's University Belfast
Brian Keenan
scholar of English · b. 1950
Irish writer
Ulster University
Brian Kerr, Baron Kerr of Tonaghmore
judge · 1948–2020
Northern Irish senior judge (1948–2020)
Queen's University Belfast
Brian Kidd Ridley
physicist · 1931–2024
British physicist (1931–2024)
Durham University
Brian Monteith
politician · b. 1958
British politician (born 1958)
Heriot-Watt University
Brian Price
rugby union player · 1937–2023
Welsh rugby union player
University of Exeter
Brian Randell
mathematician · b. 1936
British computer scientist
Imperial College London
Brian Sewell
autobiographer · 1931–2015
English art critic (1931–2015)
Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London
Brian Souter
businessperson · b. 1954
British businessman
University of Dundee · University of Strathclyde
Bruce Langley
television actor · b. 1992
actor
University of Kent
Bruce Oldfield
fashion designer · b. 1950
British fashion designer
Ravensbourne University London · Sheffield Hallam University
Bryan Cartledge
diplomat · b. 1931
British politician (born 1931)
University of Westminster, London
Bryan Dick
film actor · b. 1978
British actor
LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)
Budiman Sudjatmiko
politician · b. 1970
Indonesian politician
SOAS University of London
Buster Howes
military officer · b. 1960
Royal Marines general
University of York
Caerwyn Roderick
trade unionist · 1927–2011
British politician (1927-2011)
Bangor University
Camila Batmanghelidjh
psychologist · 1963–2024
British businesswoman
University of Warwick
Caoilinn Hughes
writer · b. 1985
Irish writer and poet
Queen's University Belfast
Carál Ní Chuilín
politician · b. 1964
Irish politician (born 1964)
Open University
Cariad Lloyd
improviser · b. 1982
British comedian, actor and writer
University of Sussex
Carla Lockhart
council member · b. 1985
Northern Irish politician (born 1985)
Ulster University
Carmen Lind Pettersen
folklorist · 1900–1991
Guatemalan painter
University of Westminster, London
Carne Ross
film screenwriter · b. 1966
British diplomat
University of Exeter
Carol Birch
novelist · b. 1951
English novelist
Harper and Keele Veterinary School
Caroline Ansell
politician · b. 1971
British politician
Royal Holloway, University of London · University of Sussex
Carolyn Sampson
opera singer · b. 1974
English soprano (1974-)
University of Birmingham
Caryl Parry Jones
singer · b. 1958
Welsh singer and writer
Bangor University
Catherine Bott
opera singer · b. 1952
British soprano
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Catherine Meusburger
university teacher · b. 1978
Austrian mathematician and physicist
Heriot-Watt University
Catherine Nettleton
diplomat · b. 1960
British diplomat
University of Exeter
Catherine Russell
film actor · b. 1965
British actress
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London
Catherine West
politician · b. 1966
Australian-British politician (born 1966)
SOAS University of London
Catriona Ward
writer
American and British writer
University of East Anglia UEA
Ceal Floyer
installation artist · 1968–2025
British artist (1968-2025)
Goldsmiths, University of London
Čedomir Antić
opinion journalist · b. 1974
Serbian historian
University of Bristol
Cerrie Burnell
presenter · b. 1979
British actress, singer, playwright and television presenter
Manchester Metropolitan University
Chad Gould
beach soccer player · b. 1982
Footballer (born 1982)
Brunel University of London
Chaitanya Bishnoi
cricketer · b. 1994
Indian cricketer
Durham University
Chan Yuen-han
trade unionist · b. 1946
Hong Kong politician
University of Warwick
Charles Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of Culross
film director · b. 1959
Television producer and director (born 1959)
Durham University
Charles Freeman
author · b. 1947
British historian
SOAS University of London · University of East Anglia UEA
Charles Kensington Salaman
pianist · 1814–1901
British composer (1814–1901)
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Charles Landry
opinion journalist · b. 1948
English businessman and author
Harper and Keele Veterinary School
Charles Tomlinson
scholar of English · 1927–2015
English poet (1927–2015)
Royal Holloway, University of London
Charles Williams
conductor · 1893–1978
British composer and conductor (1893-1978)
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Charlotte Bellamy
actor · b. 1973
English actress
Middlesex University
Charlotte Nichols
politician · b. 1991
British politician
University of Liverpool
Charlotte OC
singer-songwriter · b. 1989
British musician
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
Chi Onwurah
politician · b. 1965
British politician (born 1965)
Imperial College London
Chibli Mallat
university teacher · b. 1960
Lebanese lawyer and activist
SOAS University of London
Chloe Howman
film actor · b. 1978
British actress
LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)
Chris Banks
association football player · b. 1965
British footballer (born 1965)
University of Salford