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.
Mahmoud Khatami
philosopher · b. 1963
Muslim philosopher
Durham University
Malcolm Le Grice
film journalist · 1940–2024
British film director (1940–2024)
Arts University Plymouth
Malcolm Rose
young adult author · b. 1953
British writer
University of York
Malcolm Sinclair
film actor · b. 1950
British actor
University of Hull
Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness
politician · b. 1948
Scottish clan chief (born 1948)
Royal Agricultural University
Manuel de Araújo
economist · b. 1970
Mozambican politician
SOAS University of London · University of East Anglia UEA
Maree Todd
politician
Scottish politician
Robert Gordon University
Margaret Feilman
landscape architect · 1921–2013
Australian town planner and landscape architect (1921-2013)
Durham University
Margaret Prosser, Baroness Prosser
trade unionist · b. 1937
British politician (born 1937)
University of East London
Margaret Ritchie
politician · b. 1958
Irish republican politician (born 1958)
Queen's University Belfast
Maria Baghramian
philosopher of language · b. 1954
Professor of Philosophy
Queen's University Belfast
Marie Goossens
harpist · 1894–1991
harpist (1894–1991)
Royal College of Music
Marina Baker
film actor · b. 1967
British politician, writer, actor and model
University of Sussex
Mario Reading
novelist · 1953–2017
British writer (1953-2017)
University of East Anglia UEA
Marjorie Hayward
music educator · 1885–1953
British musician (1885–1953)
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Mark McDonald
politician · b. 1980
Scottish politician (born 1980)
University of Aberdeen · University of Dundee
Mark Mitchinson
television actor · b. 1966
New Zealand actor
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Mark O'Shea
herpetologist · b. 1956
British herpetologist
University of Wolverhampton
Mark Oaten
politician · b. 1964
British politician (born 1964)
University of Hertfordshire
Mark Prisk
chartered surveyor · b. 1962
British politician (born 1962)
University of Reading
Mark Tucker
chief executive officer · b. 1957
businessperson
University of Leeds
Marli Siu
actor · b. 1993
Scottish actress
Edinburgh Napier University
Marsha de Cordova
politician · b. 1976
British politician (born 1976)
London South Bank University
Marta Zabaleta
women's rights activist · 1937–2023
Argentinian academic and writer (1937–2023)
University of Sussex
Martin Campbell
badminton player · b. 1990
Scottish badminton player (born 1990)
Loughborough University
Martin Carver
archaeologist · b. 1941
British archaeologist
Durham University
Martin Ellerby
composer · b. 1957
British composer
Royal College of Music
Martin Pickford
professeur des universités · b. 1943
British paleontologist
Royal Holloway, University of London
Martin Pistorius
web developer · b. 1975
South African author and web developer
University of Hertfordshire
Martyn Bedford
young adult author · b. 1959
British writer
University of East Anglia UEA
Martyn Green
opera singer · 1899–1975
British actor and singer (1899-1975)
Royal College of Music
Martyn J. Fogg
astronomer · b. 1960
British astronomer
Queen Mary University of London
Martyn Jones
politician · b. 1947
British politician (born 1947)
Liverpool John Moores University · Nottingham Trent University
Mary Dilys Glynne
mycologist · 1895–1991
Welsh plant pathologist and mountaineer (1895-1991)
Bangor University
Mary Dinah
humanitarian
hotelier, social entrepreneur, humanitarian and human rights activist
University of Nottingham · University of Surrey
Mary Evans
installation artist · b. 1963
painter (born 1963)
Goldsmiths, University of London
Mary-Jess Leaverland
songwriter · b. 1990
singer
University of Sheffield
Matt Barber
film actor · b. 1983
British actor
Durham University
Matt Morris
engineer · b. 1974
British engineer
Coventry University
Matt Preston
journalist · b. 1961
food critic, television presenter
University of Kent
Matthew Green
association football player · b. 1974
English football manager (born 1972)
University of Hull
Matthew Offord
politician · b. 1969
British politician (born 1969)
Nottingham Trent University
Matthew Strachan
lyricist · 1970–2021
English composer and singer-songwriter
Goldsmiths, University of London
Maurice Hayes
politician · 1927–2017
Irish politician (1927-2017)
Queen's University Belfast
Max Cooper
DJ producer · b. 1980
British musician and producer
University of Nottingham
Maxim Rysanov
violist · b. 1978
Ukrainian violist
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
May Sybil Leslie
chemist · 1887–1937
English chemist (1887–1937)
University of Leeds
Megan Watts Hughes
songwriter · 1842–1907
Welsh singer, songwriter and philanthropist (1842-1907)
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Melanie Onn
politician · b. 1979
British politician (born 1979)
Middlesex University
Melinda Simmons
diplomat · b. 1966
British diplomat
University of Exeter
Meral Hussein-Ece, Baroness Hussein-Ece
politician · b. 1953
British politician (born 1953)
London Metropolitan University
Mercedes Cebrián
columnist · b. 1971
Spanish writer
Birkbeck, University of London
Michael Cox
university teacher · b. 1947
British academic
University of Reading
Michael Elliott
chemist · 1924–2007
British chemist (1924-2007)
University of Southampton
Michael F. Fay
geneticist · b. 1960
British botanist
Aberystwyth University
Michael Heaver
politician · b. 1989
British politician (born 1989)
University of East Anglia UEA
Michael Jack
politician · b. 1946
British politician (born 1946)
University of Leicester
Michael John Foster
lecturer · b. 1963
British politician (born 1963)
University of Wolverhampton
Michael Majerus
geneticist · 1954–2009
British geneticist
Royal Holloway, University of London
Michael Scammell
linguist · b. 1935
British writer
University of Nottingham