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.
Aamer Anwar
lawyer · b. 1967
Scottish lawyer
University of Liverpool · University of Strathclyde
Aaron Bastani
media scholar · b. 1984
British political commentator
Royal Holloway, University of London
Aaron Sloman
artificial intelligence researcher · b. 1936
philosopher and researcher on artificial intelligence and cognitive science
University of Sussex
Abbie Hutty
mechanical engineer · b. 1986
British mechanical engineer
University of Surrey
Abdirahman Omar Osman- Eng Yarisow
manager · 1965–2019
Somali politician
University of Westminster, London
Abdul Moyeen Khan
politician · b. 1947
Bangladeshi politician
University of Sussex
Abdullah Md Zin
politician · b. 1946
Malaysian politician
University of Kent
Abdullah Omar Nasseef
university teacher · 1939–2025
Saudi chemist, geologist, and scouting leader
University of Leeds
Abdullahi Bala
academic · b. 1967
Nigerian academic
University of Reading
Abdullahi Ibrahim Gobir
politician · b. 1953
Nigerian politician
University of Liverpool
Abi Daré
writer
Nigerian author
Glasgow Caledonian University · University of Wolverhampton
Abid Qaiyum Suleri
policy advisor · b. 1969
Pakistani policy analyst
University of Greenwich
Abu Bakar Apong
b. 1948
Bruneian politician
Lancaster University
Abu Hassan Omar
diplomat · 1940–2018
Malaysian politician (1940-2018)
University of Hull
Achim Fiedler
conductor · b. 1965
Orchestral Conductor
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Adaeze Oreh
family physician · b. 1979
Nigerian family physician and public health specialist
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London
Adam Ball
cricketer · b. 1993
cricketer (born 1993)
University of Kent
Adam Britton
zoologist
British-born Australian crocodile expert and zoosadist
University of Leeds
Adam Ficek
guitarist · b. 1974
English musician
Middlesex University
Adam Shareef
politician
Maldivian politician
University of East Anglia UEA
Adam Stephen
military officer · 1718–1791
American physician and Continental Army general
University of Aberdeen
Adebola Adesola
banker
Nigerian businesswoman
University of Buckingham
Adel Al Toraifi
journalist · b. 1979
Saudi journalist and specialist in Middle Eastern affairs
Kingston University
Adnan Hussain
politician · b. 1989
British independent politician and solicitor, Member of Parliament (MP) for Blackburn since 2024 and is a founding member of the Independent Alliance
University of Central Lancashire
Adnan Z. Amin
diplomat · b. 1957
Kenyan diplomat
University of Sussex
Adrian Bower
dub actor · b. 1970
British actor
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Adrian McKinty
children's writer · b. 1968
Irish writer
University of Warwick
Afifi al-Akiti
Islamicist · b. 1976
Islamic studies scholar
Queen's University Belfast
Agnes Elisabeth Overbeck
pianist · 1870–1919
German composer and pianist (1870-1919)
Royal College of Music
Ahmad Mattar
politician · b. 1940
Singaporean politician
University of Sheffield
Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar
politician · b. 1970
Malaysian politician
University of Leeds
Ahmad Shabery Cheek
politician · b. 1958
Malaysian politician
University of Leeds
Ahmed Adamu
b. 1985
Nigerian economist
Newcastle University
Aidarbek Khojanazarov
politician · b. 1983
Kazakhstani businessman and politician
University of Dundee
Aileen Neilson
curler · b. 1971
Scottish wheelchair curler
University of the West of Scotland
Ailsa McKay
university teacher · 1963–2014
Scottish economist
University of Nottingham
Aimé Boji
minister · b. 1968
politician of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Minister of State, Minister of the Budget in the government
Oxford Brookes University · University of East Anglia UEA
Aimee Knight
politician · b. 1997
British politician and activist
Open University
Ainun Nishat
academic · b. 1948
Bangladeshi academic
University of Strathclyde
AJ Odudu
blogger · b. 1988
British television presenter
Harper and Keele Veterinary School
Ajoy Roy
physicist · 1935–2019
Bangladeshi academic (1935–2019)
University of Leeds
Alan Carrington
university teacher · 1934–2013
British chemist (1934-2013)
University of Southampton
Alan Ling Sie Kiong
politician · b. 1983
Malaysian politician and lawyer
University of Sheffield
Alan Millard
semitologist · 1937–2024
British archaeologist and semitist (1937-)
University of York
Alan Plater
writer · 1935–2010
English screenwriter (1935–2010)
Newcastle University
Albert Evans-Jones
poet · 1895–1970
Welsh poet (1895–1970)
Bangor University
Albert Morrow
cartoonist · 1863–1927
illustrator (1863–1927)
Ulster University
Aled Roberts
Welsh Language Commissioner · 1962–2022
Welsh politician and Welsh Language Commissioner
Aberystwyth University
Alena Matejka
designer · b. 1966
Czech glassmaker and sculptor
Glasgow School of Art
Alex Davies-Jones
politician · b. 1989
British politician
Cardiff University
Alex Fava
fencer · b. 1989
French fencer
ESCP Business School
Alex Gray
writer · b. 1950
British writer
University of Strathclyde
Alex Norris
politician · b. 1984
British politician (born 1984)
University of Nottingham
Alexander Hanson
television actor · b. 1961
British actor
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Alexander Jamieson
writer · 1782–1850
Scottish writer
University of Aberdeen
Alexander Lamb Cullen
engineer · 1920–2013
British engineer (1920-2013)
Imperial College London
Alexander Souter
classical scholar · 1873–1949
British classical scholar
University of Aberdeen
Alexander Stewart
politician · b. 1962
politician (born 1962)
Glasgow Caledonian University · Open University
Alexandra Gilbreath
film actor · b. 1969
British actress
LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)
Alexandra Phillips
banker · b. 1983
British politician in the Brexit Party (born 1983)
Cardiff University · Durham University