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.
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
Michalis Catzipantela
chartered accountant · b. 1974
Cypriot politician
Queen Mary University of London · University of West London
Michelle McIlveen
politician · b. 1971
British politician (born 1971)
Queen's University Belfast
Mick Jackson
novelist · b. 1960
British writer
University of East Anglia UEA
Mike Bartlett
film screenwriter · b. 1980
British dramatist
University of Leeds
Mike German, Baron German
politician · b. 1945
British politician (born 1945)
Open University
Mike O'Brien
politician · b. 1954
Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom (born 1954)
University of Staffordshire
Mike Oliver
sociologist · 1945–2019
British academic and activist
University of Kent · University of Reading
Mike Phillips
crime fiction writer · b. 1941
British writer and journalist
Goldsmiths, University of London
Mike Wood
politician · b. 1976
MP for Dudley South since May 2015
Aberystwyth University · Cardiff University
Mike Wood
politician · b. 1946
British politician (born 1946)
Leeds Beckett University
Miles J. Padgett
researcher · b. 1963
Professor of Optics
University of York
Miriam Olusanya
business executive
Nigerian banker and business executive
University of Liverpool
Mohamed Dahir Afrah
novelist · 1952–2021
Novelist and playwright
SOAS University of London
Mohamed Nur
politician · b. 1956
former Mayor of Mogadishu
University of Westminster, London
Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin
politician · b. 1957
Malaysian politician
Aston University, Birmingham
Mohammed Al-Ghabban
politician · b. 1961
Iraqi politician
Birkbeck, University of London
Moira Buffini
librettist · b. 1965
British dramatist and author
Goldsmiths, University of London
Moky Makura
publisher
Nigerian actor, publisher and TV presenter
University of Buckingham
Mona Abul-Fadl
university teacher · 1945–2008
Egyptian scholar and researcher
SOAS University of London
Monica Nashandi
diplomat · b. 1959
Namibian politician and diplomat.
University of Westminster, London
Mont Campbell
horn player · b. 1950
British musician
Royal College of Music
Morfydd Llwyn Owen
opera singer · 1891–1918
Welsh opera singer and composer (1891–1918)
Cardiff University · Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Morris Pert
musician · 1947–2010
British musician (1947–2010)
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Mouche Phillips
theatrical producer · b. 1973
Australian actress
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London
Muffy Calder
computer scientist · b. 1958
Computer Scientist
University of St Andrews · University of Stirling
Muhammad Abdul Hye
linguist · 1919–1969
Bengali educationist, linguist and writer
SOAS University of London
Muhammed Seif Khatib
minister · 1951–2021
Tanzanian politician
SOAS University of London
Muir Mathieson
director · 1911–1975
British composer and conductor (1911–1975)
Royal College of Music
Muirhead Bone
draftsperson · 1876–1953
Scottish artist (1876–1953)
Glasgow School of Art
Musa Hitam
politician · b. 1934
former 5th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
University of Sussex
Mustafa Osman İsmail
diplomat · b. 1955
Sudanese politician
University of Bristol · University of Leeds
Nadia Hashem
journalist · 2000–2023
Jordanian journalist and politician
Middlesex University
Nadia Saphira
model · b. 1987
Indonesian actress
University of Westminster, London
Nadine Lewington
film actor · b. 1980
English actress
Middlesex University
Naga Munchetty
journalist · b. 1975
British journalist and television presenter
University of Leeds
Naila Kiani
mountaineer
Pakistani high-altitude mountaineer
Queen Mary University of London
Natalie Clein
cellist · b. 1977
British musician
Royal College of Music
Nathalie Mpaka
accountant
Rwandan accountant and corporate executive at BK Group Plc (formerly Bank of Kigali), the largest commercial bank in Rwanda.
Birmingham City University
Navin Chowdhry
television actor · b. 1971
British actor
Imperial College London
Neil Brand
television actor · b. 1958
British actor, composer and playwright
Aberystwyth University
Neil Foster
cricketer · b. 1962
English Test and County cricketer (born 1962)
University of Salford
Neil Hamilton
barrister · b. 1949
British politician (born 1949)
Aberystwyth University
Neil Price
medieval archaeologist · b. 1965
archaeologist
University of York
Nelly Sethna
teacher · 1932–1992
Indian textile artist
University of Westminster, London
Nic Dakin
politician · b. 1955
British politician (born 1955)
University of Hull
Nicholas Burns
television actor · b. 1977
actor
LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)
Nicholas Wright
director · b. 1940
British playwright
LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)
Nick Davis
screenwriter · b. 2000
British visual effect supervisor
Oxford Brookes University
Nick Timothy
politician · b. 1980
British Conservative politician
University of Sheffield
Nigel Smart
cryptographer · b. 1967
British cryptographer
University of Kent · University of Reading
Nik Gowing
television journalist · b. 1951
television journalist
University of Bristol
Nikki Iles
woman conductor · b. 1963
British musician
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Noel Quinn
businessperson · b. 1962
former Group Chief Executive of HSBC
Birmingham City University
Noh Omar
politician · b. 1958
Government Minister and Member of the Parliament of Malaysia
University of West London
Norman Biggs
rugby union player · 1870–1908
Welsh international rugby union player (1870-1908)
Cardiff University
Norman Hammond
anthropologist · b. 1944
British archaeologist, academic and Mesoamericanist scholar
University of Bradford