Notable UK university alumni

British film composer (1925-2001)

Royal College of Music

British writer (1793–1841)

University of Aberdeen · University of St Andrews

James Clark

physician · 1788–1870

British Physician-in-Ordinary to Queen Victoria (1788–1870)

University of Aberdeen

Australian historian, philosopher and mathematician

University of Warwick

Scottish Victorian politician and engineer

University of Strathclyde

James Law

Christian minister · 1560–1632

Minister of the Church of Scotland, Bishop of Orkney, Archbishop of Glasgow

University of St Andrews

James Leith

military personnel · 1763–1816

British Army officer (1763–1816)

University of Aberdeen

British politician (1924–2014)

Imperial College London

James Nairn

painter · 1859–1904

Scottish born New Zealand painter and teacher (1859-1904)

Glasgow School of Art

James Ritchie

film producer · 1882–1958

British naturalist

University of Aberdeen

James Younger, 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie

politician · b. 1955

5th Viscount Younger Of Leckie (born 1955)

University of St Andrews

British politician (born 1973)

Manchester Metropolitan University

Jamison Green

LGBTQ rights activist · b. 1948

American activist

Manchester Metropolitan University

Jan Toporowski

university teacher · b. 1950

Polish economist

Birkbeck, University of London

British writer

Aberystwyth University

Jane Hutt

politician · b. 1949

Welsh politician and MS (born 1949)

University of Bristol · University of Kent

Jane Moore

journalist · b. 1962

English journalist and television presenter

Cardiff Metropolitan University

English actress (1927–2018)

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Janet Aitken

painter · 1873–1941

Scottish artist

Glasgow School of Art

English oboe player and teacher (1929–1981)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Janet Fookes, Baroness Fookes

politician · b. 1936

British politician (born 1936)

Royal Holloway, University of London

Welsh soprano

Cardiff University

Jānis Kažociņš

military personnel · b. 1951

retired British Army officer and Latvian national security consultant

University of Nottingham

Australian rugby union player

Royal Agricultural University

Jason McCartney

politician · b. 1968

British politician (born 1968)

Leeds Trinity University

Jason Wong

actor · b. 1986

British actor

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Javier Álvarez

composer · 1956–2023

Mexican composer (1956–2023)

Royal College of Music

Iraqi scholar and poet

SOAS University of London

Jay Parini

literary critic · b. 1948

Professor, author

University of St Andrews

British zoologist and biophysicist

Royal Holloway, University of London

Jean-Marc Lofficier

science fiction writer · b. 1954

French comics artist and science fiction writer

ESCP Business School

Jean-Paul Adam

swimmer · b. 1977

Seychelloise politician (born 1977)

University of Sheffield

Welsh rugby union player (1942–2005)

University of Exeter

English actor (1928–2014)

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Irish biotechnology pioneer

Robert Gordon University

Jennie Bimson

field hockey player · b. 1976

British field hockey player

Loughborough University

British concert organist (1944–2020)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London · Royal College of Music

Jenny Nelson

researcher · b. 2000

British physicist

University of Bristol

British children's novelist

Goldsmiths, University of London

quenian digital artist and art curator

London Metropolitan University

Jeremy Darroch

chief executive officer · b. 1962

English television executive

University of Hull

Jeremy Gray

historian of mathematics · b. 1947

British mathematician

University of Warwick

British chemist; Professor of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge

Imperial College London

British children's book writer

University of York

Nigerian educationist and author

University of Exeter · University of Strathclyde

Jerry Brotton

scholar of English · b. 1969

British historian (1969-)

Queen Mary University of London

actress

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

British art historian and sinologist (born 1943)

SOAS University of London

Jessie Newbery

designer · 1864–1948

Scottish artist and embroiderer (1864–1948)

Glasgow School of Art

British actress (1925–2009)

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Jim Chamberlin

military flight engineer · 1915–1981

Canadian engineer for AVRO Arrow and NASA

Imperial College London

Jim Eadie

politician · b. 1968

Scottish politician (born 1968)

University of Strathclyde

Jimmy Spire Sssentogo

portraitist · b. 1979

Ugandan professor, academic, columnist, portraitist, author, and editorial cartoonist

London South Bank University

English professional wrestler and actor

Birmingham City University

South African politician

SOAS University of London

Joan Ruddock

politician · b. 1943

Welsh politician (born 1943)

Imperial College London

Greek diplomat and activist

University of Kent

Johann Lamont

politician · b. 1957

Scottish politician (born 1957)

University of Strathclyde

Scottish illustrator

University of Dundee

Johanna Mängel

public relations executive · b. 1990

Estonian cellist, music critic and radio journalist (born 1990)

University of Huddersfield