Notable UK university alumni
13,528 people who studied at a UK university and have Wikipedia coverage. Ranked by international notability (number of language Wikipedias they appear in). Sourced from Wikidata.
Joyce Kakuramatsi Kikafunda
high commission · b. 1950
Ugandan food nutritionist
University of Reading
Joyce M. Bennett
Anglican priest · 1923–2015
British woman priest
Chesterfield College
Judith Bingham
singer · b. 1952
British composer
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Judith McHale
diplomat · b. 1946
American government official
University of Nottingham
Judy Finnigan
journalist · b. 1948
English television presenter
University of Bristol
Jules Buckley
music arranger · b. 1980
English musician
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Jules Knight
television actor · b. 1981
English singer and actor
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London · University of St Andrews
Julia Barrow
medieval historian · b. 1956
British medieval historian
University of St Andrews
Juliana Sokolová
philosopher · b. 1981
Slovak philosopher and writer
University of York
Julianna O'Connor-Connolly
politician · b. 1961
Premier of the Cayman Islands
University of Liverpool
Juliet Bawuah
journalist
Ghanaian sports journalist
Cardiff University
Juliet Sargeant
garden designer · b. 1965
garden designer
Middlesex University
June Holst-Roness
politician · 1929–2008
Sierra Leonean politician
University of St Andrews
Kaberi Gayen
activist · b. 1970
Bangladeshi academic, author, and social activist
Edinburgh Napier University
Kadri Liik
journalist · b. 1970
Estonian journalist (born 1970)
Lancaster University
Kamal Bani Hani
academic · b. 1958
Jordanian surgeon and academic
University of Leeds
Karen Knorr
photographer · b. 1954
photographer (born 1954)
University of Derby · University of Westminster, London
Karine Polwart
songwriter · b. 1970
Scottish folk singer
University of Dundee
Kate Azuka Omenugha
politician · b. 1965
politician in Nigeria
University of Gloucestershire
Kate Loder
music educator · 1825–1904
Composer and pianist
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Kate Macintosh
architect · b. 1937
Scottish architect
Heriot-Watt University
Kate Silverton
journalist · b. 1970
British journalist
Durham University
Katherine Woodthorpe
business executive · b. 1956
company director
University of Leicester
Kathryn Hughes
journalist · b. 1959
British historian and writer
University of East Anglia UEA
Kathryn Stott
music educator · b. 1958
British pianist
Royal College of Music
Katrin Wehrheim
mathematician · b. 1974
German mathematician
Imperial College London
Kay Carberry
trade unionist · b. 1950
British trade unionist (born 1950)
University of Sussex
Kay Mellor
film director · 1951–2022
British screenwriter and actress
University of Leeds
Keith Bradley, Baron Bradley
politician · b. 1950
British Labour Party politician and life peer (born 1950)
Aston University, Birmingham · Manchester Metropolitan University · University of York
Keith Fraser
alpine skier · b. 1968
Swazi alpine skier
Heriot-Watt University
Keith Milow
printmaker · b. 1945
British artist (born 1945)
University of Leeds
Kellen Kariuki
civil servant · b. 1960
Accountant, businesswoman and corporate executive in Kenya
Cranfield University
Kenneth Holmes
biophysicist · 1934–2021
British scientist
Birkbeck, University of London
Kenny Hunter
visual artist · b. 1962
British artist (1962– )
Glasgow School of Art
Kerryann Ifill
politician · b. 1973
Barbados politician
Durham University
Kevin Ashman
quizzer · b. 1959
English professional quizzer
University of Southampton
Kevin Beurle
programmer · 1956–2009
British space scientist (1956-2009)
Imperial College London
Kevin Hughes
trade unionist · 1952–2006
British politician (1952-2006)
University of Sheffield
Kgomotso Moahi
library scientist · b. 1958
Motswana Information Science academic
University of Sheffield
Khalida Inayat Noor
university teacher · b. 1946
Pakistani mathematician
Swansea University
Khumbo Kachali
minister · b. 1966
Malawian politician
University of Derby
Kia Joorabchian
sports agent · b. 1971
Iranian businessman
Queen Mary University of London
Kim Elgie
rugby union player · 1933–2025
South African cricketer
University of St Andrews
Kingsley Charles Dunham
mineralogist · 1910–2001
British geologist (1910–2001)
Durham University
Kirstene Hair
politician · b. 1989
British politician, Conservative Party MP for Angus, elected June 2017
University of Aberdeen
Kiruna Stamell
film actor · b. 1981
Australian actress
LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)
Kishwer Falkner, Baroness Falkner of Margravine
politician · b. 1955
British Baroness (born 1955)
University of Kent
Kostas Gavroglu
historian of science · b. 1947
Greek university professor and politician
Imperial College London · Lancaster University
Kris Hopkins
politician · b. 1963
British politician (born 1963)
Leeds Trinity University · University of Leeds
Kristin Hallenga
journalist · 1985–2024
columnist and founder of breast cancer awareness charity CoppaFeel!
University of Northampton
Kunle Ajayi
gospel singer · b. 1964
Nigerian Gospel, Songwriter, Saxophonist, televangelist and director of music at the Redeemed Christian Church of God. He was born in Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos State.
Royal College of Music
Kwame Addo-Kufuor
university teacher · b. 1940
Ghanaian politician and physician
Middlesex University
Kwok Ping Sheung Walter
chief executive officer · 1950–2018
Hong Kong businessman (1950-2018)
Imperial College London
Laci Boldemann
music teacher · 1921–1969
Swedish composer (1921–1969)
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Lai Shin-Yuan
university teacher · b. 1956
Taiwanese politician
University of Sussex
Laila Bokhari
researcher · 1974–2025
Norwegian politician
University of Kent
Lanre da Silva
fashion designer · b. 1978
Lagos-based fashion designer considered to be one of Nigeria's leading couturiers
Coventry University · University of Leicester
Lanre Towry-Coker
commissioner · b. 1944
Nigerian architect and politician
University of East London
Lateefa Al Gaood
economist · b. 1956
Member of the Council of Representatives of Bahrain
University of Nottingham
Latifa Al-Abdulkarim
politician
Saudi Arabian artificial intelligence scientist
University of Liverpool