Notable UK university alumni

George Macloskie

botanist · 1834–1920

American botanist and Esperantist (1834–1920)

Queen's University Belfast

George Simon

archaeologist · 1947–2020

Guyanese Lokono artist and archaeologist (1947-2020)

University of Portsmouth

Nigerian Jurist and Chief Justice

University of Bristol

Ugandan artist and professor (born 1962)

SOAS University of London

George Young

writer · b. 1980

actor, host and writer

University of Southampton

Gerry Badger

critic · b. 1948

English writer, curator and photographer

University of Dundee

Gerry Carroll

politician · b. 1987

British politician (born 1987)

Ulster University

Gerry Steinberg

politician · 1945–2015

British politician (1945-2015)

Northumbria University, Newcastle · Sheffield Hallam University

Zambian systems engineer and academic

University of Liverpool

Gervase Elwes

opera singer · 1866–1921

British tenor (1866–1921)

Royal College of Music

Ghassan Andoni

peace activist · b. 1956

Physics professor/Palestinian-Christian leader

University of Reading

Gianni Capaldi

television actor · b. 1975

British actor

Glasgow Caledonian University

Gideon Davies

biochemist · b. 1964

English chemistry professor

University of Bristol

Gigguk

podcaster · b. 1990

Thai-British YouTuber

University of Bristol

Luxembourgian historian (1931-2018)

University of Exeter

Giles Swayne

composer · b. 1946

British composer

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

A Beninese writer, translator, and interpreter

University of Westminster, London

Welsh historian (1920–2005)

Aberystwyth University

British writer

Lancaster University · University of Exeter

British composer from Cornwall

Royal College of Music · University of Reading

Grace Dent

broadcaster · b. 1973

English columnist, broadcaster and author

University of Stirling

Graham Evans

politician · b. 1963

British politician (born 1963)

Manchester Metropolitan University

Graham Jones

politician · b. 1966

British politician (born 1966)

University of Central Lancashire

Grant R. Osborne

theologian · 1942–2018

American theologian (1942–2018)

University of Aberdeen

Greg Cruttwell

film actor · b. 1962

British actor and filmmaker

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

British theatre director

University of Bristol

Gudrun Kadereit

botanist · b. 1969

German botanist and university teacher

University of Stirling

Guli Francis-Dehqani

Anglican priest · b. 1966

Church of England bishop; Bishop of Chelmsford

University of Bristol · University of Nottingham

Gustavo Núñez

musician · b. 1965

Uruguayan bassoonist

Royal College of Music

Guy de la Bédoyère

archaeologist · b. 1957

British historian

Durham University

Welsh historian (1925–1995)

Aberystwyth University

Gwyneth Herbert

jazz musician · b. 1981

Jazz musician, singer-songwriter and composer

Durham University

British illustrator and landscape painter (1875-1960)

Anglia Ruskin University

British historian

SOAS University of London

writer/TV Pundit

University of Leicester · University of Warwick

Hallie Rubenhold

curator · b. 1971

American-born British historian and author

University of Leeds

Tanzanian politician

Northumbria University, Newcastle

British biochemist (1903–1996)

University of Aberdeen

Hany Soh

politician · b. 1987

Singaporean lawyer and politician

University of Liverpool

British Pakistani scientist

Imperial College London

Harriet Thorpe

actor · b. 1957

British actress

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Harry Brautigam

university teacher · 1948–2008

Nicaraguan economist

University of Leeds

Harry Gration

journalist · 1950–2022

English journalist and broadcaster (1950–2022)

York St John University

English composer and violinist (1882–1959)

Royal College of Music

Hector Munro Macdonald

physicist · 1865–1935

British mathematician (1865-1935)

University of Aberdeen

Heidi Thomas

playwright · b. 1962

English screenwriter and playwright

University of Liverpool

English climatologist and academic

University of St Andrews

Hélène Conway-Mouret

politician · b. 1960

French politician

Ulster University

Henning Skumsvoll

politician · b. 1947

Norwegian politician

Heriot-Watt University

Henry Bond

exhibition curator · b. 1966

English writer, photographer and visual artist (born 1966)

Goldsmiths, University of London · Middlesex University · University of Gloucestershire

Henry Callaway

Anglican priest · 1817–1890

Missionary, Bishop of St. John's (1817–1890)

University of Aberdeen

racehorse trainer (1943–2013)

Royal Agricultural University

Henry Eliot Howard

ornithologist · 1873–1940

amateur English ornithologist (1873-1940)

University of Birmingham

Henry Holland, 1st Viscount Knutsford

barrister · 1825–1914

British politician (1825-1914)

Durham University

physicist (1910–1991)

University of Liverpool

Henry Pollock

rugby union player · b. 2005

English rugby union player

Loughborough University

British landscape and portrait painter (1893–1964)

Glasgow School of Art

British director

University of Bristol

Assyrian historian (1940-2009)

University of Exeter

Ho Hsin-chun

politician · b. 1973

Taiwanese politician

University of York