Notable UK university alumni

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

Dwayne Peel

rugby union player · b. 1981

Welsh rugby union footballer and coach

Swansea University

Dzulkefly Ahmad

docent · b. 1956

Malaysian politician

Imperial College London · University of Surrey

British artist (1850-1929)

Manchester Metropolitan University

American electrical engineering researcher (1942-2010)

Queen Mary University of London

Ed Drewett

singer-songwriter · b. 1988

British singer-songwriter

BIMM University

Ed Gamble

radio personality · b. 1986

British comedian

Durham University

British engineer and activist

University of Leeds

Eduardo Costantini

philanthropist · b. 1946

Argentine businessman

University of East Anglia UEA

Edward Bennett

actor · b. 1979

British actor

Cardiff University

Edward Gardner

music director · b. 1974

British conductor

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Edward George Bowen

physicist · 1911–1991

Welsh physicist who invented radar (1911-1991)

Swansea University

Edward Shortt

barrister · 1862–1935

British politician (1862-1935)

Durham University

Edward Timpson

politician · b. 1973

British politician (born 1973)

Durham University

Edwin Lawrence Godkin

newspaper proprietor · 1831–1902

American journalist (1831–1902)

Queen's University Belfast

Edwin Lemare

music educator · 1866–1934

British musician (1866-1934)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Irish botanist, geographer and historian of botany (1920-1988)

Queen's University Belfast

Nigerian academic and development economist

SOAS University of London · University of Leeds

Ekaterina Malysheva

fashion designer · b. 1986

Russian designer and filmmaker; wife of Ernst August, Hereditary Prince of Hanover

University of the Arts London

Elfyn Llwyd

barrister · b. 1951

Welsh barrister and politician (born 1951)

Aberystwyth University

Elin Williams

activist · b. 2000

Welsh disability blogger (blurred vision)

Open University

Elina Bardach-Yalov

social activist · b. 1982

Israeli politician

University of Leeds

Elizabeth Barchas Prelogar

beauty pageant contestant · b. 1980

Solicitor General of the United States since 2021

University of St Andrews

Elizabeth Barker, Baroness Barker

politician · b. 1961

British peer (born 1961)

University of Southampton

Elizabeth Stirling

organist · 1819–1895

British composer (1819-1895)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Elizabeth Tasker

science communicator · b. 1980

British Astronomer

Durham University

Gambian diplomat

Glasgow Caledonian University

Ghanaian writer of young-adult fiction

University of Surrey

Ellen Nisbeth

violist · b. 1987

Swedish violist

Royal College of Music

Elliot Colburn

politician · b. 1992

British politician and Conservative MP

Imperial College London

Elliot Morley

politician · b. 1952

British politician (born 1952)

University of Hull

English actress

University of Exeter

Elmer Gethin Rees

topologist · 1941–2019

Welsh Mathematician (1941–2019)

University of Warwick

British actress (1911-1999)

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Ugandan poet (1938-1979)

University of Leeds

Turkish Cypriot attorney and statesperson (born 1958)

SOAS University of London

Emma McCune

humanitarian · 1964–1993

British foreign aid worker in Sudan (1964-1993)

SOAS University of London

Emyr Jones Parry

diplomat · b. 1947

British diplomat

Cardiff University

Eoin Ó Broin

string player · b. 1972

Irish politician

Queen's University Belfast

sociologist

University of Leicester

British illustrator and graphic artist (1902–1983)

Goldsmiths, University of London

Eric Joyce

politician · b. 1960

British politician (born 1960)

Harper and Keele Veterinary School · University of Bath · University of Stirling

Irish astronomer (1907–1974)

Queen's University Belfast

Irish rugby union footballer and coach, and Gaelic footballer

Loughborough University · Sheffield Hallam University

Erica Wagner

literary critic · b. 1967

American author and critic

University of East Anglia UEA

Ghanian politician (1947-2016)

University of Strathclyde

Ernest W. Adams

engineer · b. 1953

founder of the International Game Developers Association

Teesside University

English television and theatre actress

University of Leeds

animator, director and producer from South Korea

University of the Arts London

Euros Bowen

poet · 1904–1988

Poet and clergyman (1904-1988)

Aberystwyth University · Swansea University

English geographer and historian of science (1879–1966)

Royal Holloway, University of London

Welsh organic chemist and academic administrator (1911–2002)

Bangor University

Faisal bin Mishaal bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

politician · b. 1959

Saudi Arabian politician

Durham University

Yemeni politician (1934-2010)

Kingston University