Notable UK university alumni

Rob Fisher

pop musician · 1956–1999

British keyboardist and songwriter (1956-1999)

University of Bath

English musician

University of Sussex

Rob Howley

rugby union player · b. 1970

British rugby union footballer and coach

Swansea University

Rob Taylor

association football player · b. 1985

British footballer (born 1985)

University of Worcester

Scottish author and critic (1750-1830)

University of St Andrews

Robert Atwell

Anglican priest · b. 1954

Bishop of Exeter; Bishop of Stockport

Durham University

Scottish philosopher

University of St Andrews

British academic (1915-1993)

SOAS University of London

Robert Courts

barrister · b. 1978

British Conservative politician

University of Sheffield

Robert Gillmor

ornithologist · 1936–2022

English ornithologist and artist (1936–2022)

University of Reading

Robert Hall

theologian · 1764–1831

British Baptist pastor

University of Aberdeen

South African painter and printmaker (1920-2010)

Goldsmiths, University of London

Robert John Godfrey

pianist · b. 1947

British composer and pianist

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Robert White

cricketer · b. 1979

British cricketer, born 1979

Loughborough University

Robin Huw Bowen

harpist · b. 1957

British musician (born 1957)

Aberystwyth University

British diplomat (1934-2010)

SOAS University of London

British biologist (1913–1990)

University of Liverpool

Roelof Kruisinga

politician · 1922–2012

Dutch politician (1922-2012)

University of Aberdeen

British-born American climatologist and geographer (1935-2018)

University of Liverpool · University of Southampton

Rohan Pethiyagoda

conservationist · b. 1955

Sri Lankan biodiversity explorer and conservationist

University of Sussex

Cameroonian and French footballer

ESCP Business School

South African actor

Cardiff University

British politician (1921-2002)

London South Bank University

Rosaleen Moriarty-Simmonds

businessperson · b. 1960

British businesswoman, artist and disability rights campaigner

Cardiff University

Rosalind Ellicott

composer · 1858–1924

composer

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Rosalind Scott, Baroness Scott of Needham Market

politician · b. 1957

British Baron (born 1957)

University of East Anglia UEA

British botanist (1894-1941)

University of Bristol

British athletics competitor

University of Bath

Rosie Smith

saxophonist · b. 1983

British singer

University of Salford

Armenian scholar

Aston University, Birmingham

Roy Bailey

sociologist · 1935–2018

British musician (1935–2018)

University of Leicester

Roy Taylor

physicist · b. 1949

Professor of Ultrafast Physics and Technology at Imperial College London

Queen's University Belfast

Scottish mycologist, Former Head of Mycology and Plant Pathology, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

University of Sheffield

Rupert Freeman-Mitford, 6th Baron Redesdale

politician · b. 1967

British noble and politician (born 1967)

Newcastle University

Ruth Gates

marine biologist · 1962–2018

American marine biologist (1962-2018)

Newcastle University

Ryan Davies

television actor · 1937–1977

Welsh comedian, actor, musician and singer (1937 – 1977)

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

British Anglican priest (1907–1971)

University of Leeds

Malaysian politician

University of Staffordshire

Kenyan wildlife conservationist and television presenter

University of St Andrews

Tunisian writer, illustrator, and historian of art

SOAS University of London

Sada Mire

Africanist · b. 1976

Somaliland archaeologist

SOAS University of London

Sadegh Kharazi

journalist · b. 1963

Iranian diplomat

Durham University

Sahar Hashemi

motivational speaker · b. 1968

British businesswoman

University of Bristol

Bruneian politician

University of East Anglia UEA

British actress

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

Salvador Namburete

economist · b. 1957

Mozambican politician

Lancaster University

Sam Stockley

association football player · b. 1977

English association football defender (born 1977)

University of Staffordshire

Samer Hassan

activist · b. 1982

Spanish/Lebanese activist and researcher specialized in decentralized collaboration

University of Surrey

Samten G. Karmay

compiler · b. 1936

French Tibetologist

SOAS University of London

British field hockey player (born 1990)

Loughborough University

Palestinian legal and political researcher

Durham University · Lancaster University

British actress

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

British Canadian astronomer

University of Kent

Sara Russell

meteorologist · b. 1966

earth scientist; leader of the Planetary Materials Group at the Natural History Museum, London

Open University

English cyclist

Loughborough University

Sarah Cruddas

radio personality · b. 1984

TV and Radio science presenter and journalist

University of Leicester

Sarah Edith Wynne

opera singer · 1842–1897

Welsh operatic soprano (1842-1897)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

English television presenter

University of Hull

Sarah Hanffou

table tennis player · b. 1986

Cameroonian table tennis player

ESCP Business School

Sarah Lynn Dawson

film actor · b. 1981

British actress and writer

University of Leeds