Notable UK university alumni

David Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan

antiquarian · 1742–1829

British antiquarian; (1742-1829)

University of St Andrews

David Fleming

ecologist · 1940–2010

British activist

Cranfield University

English cricketer (born 1971)

University of Kent

British chemist

University of Nottingham

David Hand

statistician · b. 1950

British statistician

University of Southampton

British sociologist

University of Warwick

American cartoonist and columnist (born 1951)

University of Kent

Last Instonian to play for the British and Irish lions

Queen's University Belfast

David Kramer

director · b. 1951

South African musician

University of Leeds

David Lewis

journalist · b. 1942

British neuropsychologist

University of Sussex · University of Westminster, London

Australian composer (1931–2024)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

British politician (born 1979)

Durham University

David Maclean

politician · b. 1953

United Kingdom Conservative Party politician (born 1953)

University of Aberdeen

British computer scientist (born 1951)

University of Warwick

David Mercer

playwright · 1928–1980

English playwright and screenwriter (1928-1980)

Durham University

(1945 - ) British artist (born 1945)

Kingston University

David Owen Norris

music educator · b. 1953

British pianist, broadcaster and professor of music

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

David Pollock, 3rd Viscount Hanworth

university teacher · b. 1946

Member of the House of Lords (born 1946)

University of Sussex

Malawian diplomat

University of Bristol

British composer

University of York

David Shayler

spy · b. 1965

MI5 whistleblower

University of Dundee

David Smith

rower · b. 1978

British rower

University of Bath

British Labour politician and MEP (born 1955)

University of East Anglia UEA

English artist (born 1945)

Falmouth University

British virologist (1925-2005)

University of Sheffield

David Ward

politician · b. 1953

British politician (born 1953)

University of Bradford · University of Leicester

British writer

University of Kent

Debbie Hewitt

businessperson · b. 1963

British businesswoman

University of Bath

Deborah Bronnert

diplomat · b. 1967

British diplomat

University of Bristol

Australian-English architect

Heriot-Watt University

Filmmaker

Durham University

British Irish writer

University of East Anglia UEA

British musician

University of Exeter

Delyth Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Drefelin

politician · b. 1961

British politician (born 1961)

Royal Holloway, University of London

Denise P. Barlow

molecular geneticist · 1950–2017

British geneticist (1950-2017)

University of Reading · University of Warwick

British politician (1945-1999)

University of Birmingham · University of Leeds

Scottish footballer

University of Aberdeen

English rugby union footballer

Manchester Metropolitan University

Welsh bard (1899–1968)

Aberystwyth University

American theologian (born 1945)

SOAS University of London

Diana Maddock, Baroness Maddock

council member · 1945–2020

British politician (1945-2020)

University of Portsmouth

Nigerian journalist

University of Nottingham

Dilshad Said

singer · b. 1958

musician and composer

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Dobrin Petkov

musician · 1923–1987

Bulgarian musician

Royal College of Music

English comedian, author and broadcaster

University of Leeds

Dominic Johnson, Baron Johnson of Lainston

financier · b. 1974

British financier and politician

Durham University

British composer

University of Southampton · University of York

British musicologist

Open University

British inorganic chemist

Birkbeck, University of London

British politician (1930-2003)

University of Nottingham

Don Foster

politician · b. 1947

British politician (born 1947)

Harper and Keele Veterinary School · University of Bath

British journalist

Leeds Trinity University · University of Leeds

South African-British actress (1899-1985)

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Dorothy Koomson

novelist · b. 1971

British writer

Leeds Trinity University

Douglas Dare

pianist · b. 1990

singer-songwriter

Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts

Douglas Dunn

literary critic · b. 1942

Scottish poet (b1942)

University of Hull

British quantitative geneticist (1913-2004)

University of St Andrews

Douglas Young

linguist · 1913–1973

Scottish classical scholar and politician (1913-1973)

University of St Andrews

Irish conceptual and video artist (born 1972)

Glasgow School of Art · Ulster University

Duncan Campbell

investigative journalist · b. 1952

British investigative journalist (1952-)

University of Sussex