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.
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
Anna Hashimoto
clarinetist · b. 1989
British musician
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Anna M. Cienciala
non-fiction writer · 1929–2014
American historian (1929–2014)
University of Liverpool
Annabel Mullion
film actor · b. 1969
British actress
University of East Anglia UEA
Anne Boden
banker · b. 1960
British entrepreneur (b. 1960)
Middlesex University · Swansea University
Anne Juuko
business executive · b. 1981
Ugandan investment banker and corporate executive
Heriot-Watt University
Anne Pringle
diplomat · b. 1955
British diplomat
University of St Andrews
Annie Dalton
novelist · b. 1948
author
University of Warwick
AnnMarie Wolpe
activist · 1930–2018
South African anti-apartheid activist
Middlesex University
Anthea Alley
jewelry designer · 1927–1993
British sculptor and artist (1927–1993)
University of Westminster, London
Anthony Hughes
judge · b. 1948
Lord Justice of Appeal, Privy Counsellor
Durham University
Anthony Joseph
science fiction writer · b. 1966
Trinidad and Tobago writer and musician
Goldsmiths, University of London
Anthony Read
journalist · 1935–2015
British writer
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London
Antonio Navarro Wolff
sanitary engineer · b. 1948
Colombian engineer, professor, former guerrilla fighter and politician of German descent (born 1948)
Loughborough University
Anya Gallaccio
conceptual artist · b. 1963
Scottish artist (born 1963)
Goldsmiths, University of London · Kingston University
Arjun Karki
diplomat · b. 1963
Nepali diplomat
University of East Anglia UEA
Arthur Elijah Trueman
university teacher · 1894–1956
British geologist (1894–1956)
University of Nottingham
Arthur O'Leary
music educator · 1834–1919
Irish composer and pianist
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Arthur Oldham
music educator · 1926–2003
British composer and conductor
Royal College of Music
Arto Haapala
philosopher · b. 1959
Finnish philosopher
Birkbeck, University of London
Arwel Hughes
conductor · 1909–1988
British musician (1909–1988)
Royal College of Music
Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu
engineer
Ghanaian engineer
Cranfield University · Queen Mary University of London
Ashok Kumar
mathematician · 1956–2010
Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom; MP 1991–1992, 1997–2010
Aston University, Birmingham · University of Derby
Astrid Zydower
etcher · 1930–2005
British sculptor and etcher
Sheffield Hallam University
Aubrey Wade
journalist · b. 1977
British freelance photographer and photojournalist
University of Sussex · University of the Arts London
Aude Lancelin
philosopher · b. 1973
French journalist
ESCP Business School
Audrey Brooks
botanist · 1933–2018
British botanist (1933-2018)
Aberystwyth University
Aya Ben Ron
video artist · b. 1967
Israeli artist
Goldsmiths, University of London
Ayo Shonaiya
film producer · b. 1968
producer and talent agent
University of Westminster, London
Azizan Abdul Razak
ulema · 1944–2013
Malaysian politician
University of Kent
Azzam Tamimi
academic · b. 1955
British academic
University of Sunderland · University of Westminster, London
Bahru Zewde
historian · b. 1947
Ethiopian historian
SOAS University of London
Bandar M Hajjar
economist · b. 1953
Saudi Arabian politician
Loughborough University
Barbara Caine
university teacher · b. 1948
Australian historian & scholar
University of Sussex
Barbara Marten
film actor · b. 1947
British actress
LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)
Barney Hayhoe, Baron Hayhoe
politician · 1925–2013
British politician (1925-2013)
London South Bank University
Béatrice La Palme
opera singer · 1878–1921
Canadian singer (1878-1921)
Royal College of Music
Bediako Asare
journalist · b. 2000
Ghanaian journalist and writer
University of Warwick
Ben Everitt
politician · b. 1979
British politician and Conservative MP
Durham University
Ben Everson
futsal player · b. 1987
English association football player
Teesside University
Ben Fogle
broadcaster · b. 1973
English adventurer, broadcaster and writer
University of Portsmouth
Ben Foster
music arranger · b. 1977
British composer and conductor
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Ben Futcher
association football player · b. 1981
English footballer (born 1981)
University of Salford
Ben Key
naval officer · b. 1965
former senior Royal Navy officer
Royal Holloway, University of London
Ben Pimlott
biographer · 1945–2004
British historian (1945–2004)
Newcastle University
Ben Rivers
filmmaker · b. 1972
British filmmaker (born 1972)
Falmouth University
Ben Ryan
rugby union player · b. 1971
English rugby union footballer and coach
Loughborough University
Ben Thapa
singer · 1982–2024
British singer (1982–2024)
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Benjamin Hall
journalist · b. 1982
British journalist
University of the Arts London
Benjamin Kumbuor
minister · b. 1957
Minister for Health and MP for Nandom constituency, Ghana
University of Warwick
Benjamin Quartey-Papafio
politician · 1859–1924
Ghanaian politician
Durham University
Bernard Dacorogna
university teacher · b. 1953
Swiss mathematician
Heriot-Watt University
Bernard Ingham
autobiographer · 1932–2023
British journalist and civil servant (1932–2023)
University of Bradford
Bernard Smith
art critic · 1916–2011
Australian artist (1916-2011)
Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London
Beth Winter
politician · b. 1974
British politician (born 1974)
Swansea University
Beverley Bryan
academic · b. 1949
Jamaican academic
Harper and Keele Veterinary School
Beverley Hughes
politician · b. 1950
British politician (born 1950)
University of Liverpool