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.
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
Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry
engineer · b. 1959
Pakistani computer scientist and engineer
University of Southampton
Bill Butler
politician · b. 1956
Scottish Labour politician (born 1956)
University of Stirling
Bill Esterson
politician · b. 1966
British politician (born 1966)
University of Leeds
Bill Miller
trade unionist · b. 1954
former Labour MEP, born 1954
Kingston University
Bob Pursell
association football player · 1889–1974
Footballer (1889-1974)
University of Aberdeen
Bolaji Dada
politician · b. 1966
Nigerian politician
Leeds Beckett University
Bosun Tijani
entrepreneur · b. 1977
Nigerian entrepreneur and politician
University of Leicester
Brendan Clarke-Smith
politician · b. 1980
British Conservative politician, MP for Bassetlaw
Nottingham Trent University
Brendan Kennelly
literary scholar · 1936–2021
Irish poet (1936–2021)
University of Leeds
Brian Adam
trade unionist · 1948–2013
Scottish politician (1948-2013)
University of Aberdeen
Brian Boydell
musicologist · 1917–2000
Irish composer (1917-2000)
Royal College of Music
Brian Butterworth
neuroscientist · b. 1944
British professor of cognitive neuropsychology
University of Sussex
Brian Capron
film actor · b. 1947
British actor
LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)
Brian Savegar
production designer · 1932–2007
British production designer (1932–2007)
KLC School of Design
Briony Behets
film actor · b. 1952
British-Australian actress
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Brooke Kinsella
actor · b. 1983
British actress
Buckinghamshire New University
Bruce Grocott, Baron Grocott
university teacher · b. 1940
British politician (born 1940)
University of Leicester
Bryan Avery
architect · 1944–2017
British architect
De Montfort University
Bryn Meredith
rugby union player · b. 1930
Welsh rugby union player
University of Exeter
Caleb Azumah Nelson
novelist · b. 1993
English-Ghanaian novelist and photographer
Coventry University
Camilla North
singer · b. 1984
Norwegian singer
Bath Spa University
Candice Carty-Williams
journalist · b. 1989
British writer
University of Sussex
Caoimhe Archibald
pathologist · b. 1981
Irish Sinn Féin politician (born 1981)
Queen's University Belfast
Carel Weight
painter · 1908–1997
English painter (1908-1997)
Goldsmiths, University of London
Carl Barrington Greenidge
economist · b. 1949
politician
University of Exeter
Carlos Antonio Anderson Ramírez
economist · 1960–2025
Peruvian economist and politician
Birkbeck, University of London
Carlos Nuno Castel-Branco
opinion journalist · b. 1960
Mozambican political scientist, economist, university teacher, writer and human rights activist
SOAS University of London · University of East Anglia UEA
Caroline Baird
athletics competitor · b. 1974
Paralympic athlete
University of Dundee
Caroline Bergvall
poet · b. 1962
French-norwegian author (born 1962)
University of Warwick
Caroline Finkel
historian · b. 1950
Turkish-British historian (born 1950)
SOAS University of London
Carolyn Harris
politician · b. 1960
Welsh politician and MP (born 1960)
Swansea University
Carter Page
businessperson · b. 1971
American oil industry consultant
SOAS University of London
Caryl Brahms
television writer · 1901–1982
English critic, novelist, and journalist (1901-1982)
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Catherine Barba Chiaramonti
angel investor · b. 1973
French entrepreneur
ESCP Business School
Cecil Coles
composer · 1888–1918
British composer
Royal College of Music
Cecilia Ibru
business executive · b. 1946
Nigerian businessperson
SOAS University of London
Cecilia Koranteng-Addow
barrister · 1936–1982
Ghanaian barrister and judge (1936-1982)
University of Hull
Chang Wen-ying
politician · b. 1950
Mayor of Taichung from 1997 to 2001
University of Southampton
Chantal Joffe
visual artist · b. 1969
British artist (born 1969)
Glasgow School of Art
Charlene Vella
art historian
art historian
University of Warwick
Charles Godfray
zoologist · b. 1958
British zoologist
Imperial College London
Charles Sargeant Jagger
draftsperson · 1885–1934
English sculptor (1885–1934)
Sheffield Hallam University
Charles Taylor
physicist · 1922–2002
British physicist (1922-2002)
Queen Mary University of London
Charles Wheeler
medalist · 1892–1974
English sculptor (1892-1974)
University of Wolverhampton
Charlie MacDonald
association football player · b. 1970
footballer and actor (born 1970)
University of Staffordshire
Charlotte Roberts
nurse scientist · b. 1957
bioarchaeologist
University of Bradford · University of Leicester
Chelsea Weston
association football player · b. 1990
English footballer (born 1990)
Loughborough University
Cheryl Buckley
social historian · b. 1956
British design historian
Newcastle University · University of East Anglia UEA
Chic Brodie
politician · 1944–2022
Scottish politician (born 1944)
University of St Andrews
Chiké Okonkwo
television actor · b. 1982
actor
University of Surrey
Ching-He Huang
television presenter · b. 1978
British Chinese television chef, food writer and food entrepreneur
Queen Mary University of London
Chow Chung-kong
politician · b. 1950
Hong Kong businessman (born 1950)
University of Bath
Chris Atton
academic · b. 1959
Scottish Professor
University of Leicester