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.
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
Alexandra Shulman
journalist · b. 1957
British magazine editor
University of Sussex
Alexandre Christoyannopoulos
essayist · b. 1979
French-Greek writer and academic
University of Kent
Alfred Leete
draftsperson · 1882–1933
British graphic artist (1882-1933)
University Centre Weston
Alfred Newman
politician · 1849–1924
New Zealand politician (1849-1924)
University of Aberdeen
Alice Anderson
film director · b. 1972
British sculptor
Goldsmiths, University of London
Alice Bentinck
company founder · b. 1986
British entrepreneur
University of Nottingham
Alice Birch
film screenwriter · b. 1986
British playwright and screenwriter
University of Exeter
Alice Evans
association football player · b. 1994
Welsh football player (born 1994)
University of Bath
Alice Larkin
climatologist · b. 2000
British climate scientist
University of Leeds
Alicia Barrett
athletics competitor · b. 1998
British athlete
Sheffield Hallam University
Alincia Williams-Grant
politician
Senator and President of the Upper House of Parliament in Antigua and Barbuda
University of Wolverhampton
Alison Suttie
politician · b. 1968
British political consultant (born 1968)
Heriot-Watt University
Alistair Cooke, Baron Lexden
historian · b. 1945
Life peer in the House of Lords (born 1945)
Queen's University Belfast
Allan Chapman
television presenter · 1946–2026
historian of science
Lancaster University
Allison McKenzie
actor · b. 1979
British actress
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Alvin Pang
poet · b. 1972
Singaporean writer
University of York
Alvina Reynolds
politician
Saint Lucian politician
University of East London
Amal Fashanu
fashion designer · b. 1988
British journalist and activist
Brunel University of London
Amal Mohammed Al-Malki
scholar of English
Qatar's first female professor
SOAS University of London
Amanda Ellingworth
social worker · b. 1957
noblewoman; British social worker; granddaughter of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Goldsmiths, University of London · University of Kent
Amanda Holden
librettist · 1948–2021
British musician, librettist and translator (1948-2021)
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Amanda Sonia Berry
businessperson · b. 1961
British media businesswoman
Northumbria University, Newcastle
Ameer Bux Bhutto
politician · b. 1954
Pakistani politician
University of Buckingham
Amelia Blossom Pegram
poet · 1935–2022
South African writer
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Amiruddin Hamzah
politician · b. 1962
Malaysian politician, Deputy Minister of Finance
University of Bradford
Amy Black
opera singer · 1973–2009
British opera singer (1973–2009)
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Ana Maria Teles Carreira
diplomat
Angolan diplomat
University of Westminster, London
Anastasios Papaligouras
member of parliament · 1948–2026
Greek politician
Brunel University of London
Andrew Bolton
curator · b. 1966
British art museum curator
University of East Anglia UEA
Andrew Catlin
photographer · b. 1960
English photographer and artist
Durham University
Andrew D. Hamilton
chemist · b. 1952
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford
University of Exeter
Andrew Dismore
politician · b. 1954
British politician (born 1954)
University of Warwick
Andrew Gamble
university teacher · b. 1947
British political scientist
Durham University
Andrew Gordon
university teacher · b. 1951
British naval historian (born 1951)
Aberystwyth University
Andrew Graham-Dixon
art critic · b. 1960
British art historian, presenter
Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London
Andrew Hewitt
musician · b. 1976
British composer
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Andrew Lord
ice hockey player · b. 1985
Canadian ice hockey player
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Andrew Oshiotse Okwilagwe
administrator · b. 1951
Nigerian librarian and first Nigerian professor of publishing
University of Stirling
Andrew Ronald Mitchell
association football player · 1921–2007
Scottish mathematician (1921–2007)
University of Dundee
Andrew Zisserman
university teacher · b. 1957
British computer scientist
University of Sunderland
Andy Akinwolere
television presenter · b. 1982
British TV personality
Sheffield Hallam University
Andy Brown
engineer · b. 1959
British automotive engineer
University of Bath
Andy Denzler
painter · b. 1965
Swiss artist
University of the Arts London
Andy Kerr
politician · b. 1962
Scottish politician (born 1962)
Glasgow Caledonian University
Andy Knowles
guitarist · b. 1981
British musician
Glasgow School of Art
Andy MacMillan
visual artist · 1928–2014
Scottish architect, educator, writer and broadcaster
Glasgow School of Art
Andy Salmon
military personnel · b. 1959
Royal Marines general
University of Warwick
Andy Scott
sculptor · b. 1964
Scottish sculptor
Glasgow School of Art
Andy Wightman
journalist · b. 1963
Scottish writer (born 1963)
University of Aberdeen
Angus Calder
literary critic · 1942–2008
British writer and academic
University of Sussex
Angus Konstam
historian · b. 1960
Scottish historian and author
University of Aberdeen · University of St Andrews
Anil Kumar
financier · b. 1958
Indian management consultant
Imperial College London
Anjali Joseph
novelist · b. 1978
British writer
University of East Anglia UEA
Ann Keen
nurse · b. 1948
British politician (born 1948)
University of Surrey
Anna Dale
novelist · b. 1971
British historian bookseller and writer (born 1971)
University of Kent
Anna Firth
barrister · b. 1966
British barrister and politician (Conservative Party)
Durham University · University of Nottingham
Anna Francolini
actor · b. 1973
British actress
University of Warwick