Notable UK university alumni

Joan Ruddock

politician · b. 1943

Welsh politician (born 1943)

Imperial College London

Scottish illustrator

University of Dundee

Johanna Mängel

public relations executive · b. 1990

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

University of Huddersfield

Johann Lamont

politician · b. 1957

Scottish politician (born 1957)

University of Strathclyde

Malaysian politician

Lancaster University

Canadian writer, academic and political activist

University of Sussex

John Alexander Sinton

army officer · 1884–1956

British medical doctor, malariologist and soldier (1884-1956)

Queen's University Belfast · University of Liverpool

Irish politician

Queen's University Belfast

Executed British adventurer

Loughborough University

British journalist and broadcaster (1953–2001)

Middlesex University

Scottish ichthyologist (1866-1926)

University of St Andrews

English politician (1904-1959)

University of Leeds

John Finucane

politician · b. 1980

Irish politician

University of Dundee

John Gardiner, Baron Gardiner of Kimble

politician · b. 1956

British peer

Royal Holloway, University of London

John Gray McKendrick

physiologist · 1841–1926

Scottish physiologist (1841-1926)

University of Aberdeen

John Hall

parson · b. 1949

British priest

Durham University

John Hayes

politician · b. 1958

British politician (born 1958)

University of Nottingham

British historian (1911–2001)

University of Leicester

British physicist (1931–1980)

Imperial College London

John Knott

metallurgist · 1938–2017

British metallurgist and Professor of Metallurgy and Materials at the University of Birmingham (1938-2017)

University of Sheffield

John Longworth

politician · b. 1958

British businessman (born 1958)

University of Salford

John Lytton, 5th Earl of Lytton

aristocrat · b. 1950

British surveyor and peer (born 1950)

University of Reading

John MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market

magician · b. 1937

British politician (born 1937)

University of St Andrews

John McVicar

journalist · 1940–2022

British journalist

University of Leicester

John Merryweather

association football coach · 1932–2019

Dutch politician

Loughborough University

British-Canadian composer (born 1946)

Cardiff University

John Newell Jordan

diplomat · 1852–1925

British diplomat (1852-1925)

Queen's University Belfast

Johnnie Carson

diplomat · b. 1943

American diplomat

SOAS University of London

English actor, presenter and television personality (1934-2017)

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

British composer, orchestra leader and pianist (1925-2011)

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

John Pugh

politician · b. 1948

British politician (born 1948)

Durham University · University of Nottingham

British writer

Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

British intelligence officer, diplomat and civil servant

University of Nottingham

English Test and County cricketer (born 1965)

Durham University

British Chief Constable (born 1942)

University of Leicester · University of Southampton

John Taylor

politician · b. 1937

British life peer

Queen's University Belfast

John Todd

sociologist · 1911–2007

American computer scientist (1911–2007)

Queen's University Belfast

British psychologist (1947-2011)

University of Bristol · University of Sussex

Israeli actor

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

Welsh architect

Cardiff University

British mathematician and Professor of Mathematics at the University of Bristol

University of Bristol

British theatre director

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Jonathan Lemalu

opera singer · b. 1976

New Zealand singer (1976— )

Royal College of Music

Jonathan Webb

rugby union player · b. 1963

English orthopaedic surgeon and rugby union footballer

University of Bristol

British businessman

Liverpool John Moores University

British sports commentator

Leeds Trinity University · University of Leeds

Jørgen Watne Frydnes

political scientist · b. 1984

Norwegian political scientist

University of York

Joseph Bancroft

surgeon · 1836–1894

British surgeon (1836-1894)

University of St Andrews

professor of English literature

University of Southampton

British engineer (1779-1844)

University of Aberdeen

Joseph Elron

judge · b. 1955

Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel

University of Buckingham

Electrical engineer and business executive

Loughborough University

British mathematician and oceanographer

University of Liverpool

Welsh game developer

Royal Holloway, University of London

Ugandan food nutritionist

University of Reading

Joyce M. Bennett

Anglican priest · 1923–2015

British woman priest

Chesterfield College

British artist

Manchester Metropolitan University

British composer

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Judith McHale

diplomat · b. 1946

American government official

University of Nottingham

English television presenter

University of Bristol