Notable UK university alumni

British politician (born 1949)

University of Bradford · University of Huddersfield · University of Leeds

British politician (1937–2006)

Royal Agricultural University

English rugby union footballer

Loughborough University

Welsh fashion designer

Cardiff Metropolitan University · KLC School of Design

David Epston

social worker · b. 1944

psychotherapist

University of Warwick

Welsh musician and composer (1874-1948)

Cardiff University

New Zealand composer

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

David Ford

politician · b. 1951

Northern Irish politician (born 1951)

Queen's University Belfast

David Hallam

politician · b. 1948

British politician (born 1948)

University of Sussex

Pakistani-English historian

University of Sussex

Irish field hockey player (1988-)

Leeds Beckett University

David Hibbert

association football player · b. 1986

English footballer (born 1986)

Loughborough University

David Lewis

explorer · 1917–2002

British-New Zealand sailor and adventurer

University of Leeds

David Lloyd

opera singer · 1912–1969

Welsh tenor singer (1912-1969)

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

British actor (1941-2013)

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

David Melding

politician · b. 1962

British politician (born 1962)

Cardiff University

David Morgan

association football player · b. 1994

Northern Irish association football player

University of Staffordshire

David Murray

painter · 1849–1933

Scottish landscape painter (1849-1933)

Glasgow School of Art

British actor (1920-1985)

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

David S. H. Rosenthal

computer scientist · b. 1948

British computer scientist

Imperial College London

David Silk

Catholic priest · 1936–2023

Anglican bishop

University of Exeter

David Steel

naval officer · b. 1961

Royal Navy admiral (1961)

Durham University

David Strettle

rugby union player · b. 1983

English rugby union footballer

Sheffield Hallam University

British sociologist

University of Sheffield

David Whyte

poet · b. 1955

English poet (born 1955)

Bangor University

Italian musician

Bath Spa University · Harper and Keele Veterinary School

British art historian and academic (born 1943)

Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

Dawn Foster

journalist · 1987–2021

British journalist, broadcaster and author

University of Warwick

British screenwriter

University of East Anglia UEA

Hungarian pornographic actress

University of York

Denis Matthews

music educator · 1919–1988

British musician (1919–1988)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Dennis Rogan, Baron Rogan

politician · b. 1942

British politician

Open University

English bishop (1921–2011)

University of Leeds

Indonesian news presenter

SOAS University of London

Desra Percaya

civil servant · b. 1961

Indonesian diplomat

Durham University

Diana Johnson

politician · b. 1966

British Labour politician (born 1966)

Queen Mary University of London

Diana Warwick, Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe

trade unionist · b. 1945

British Baroness (born 1945)

Royal Holloway, University of London

British athlete

Liverpool Hope University

Icelandic soprano and songwriter

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Dominic Bradley

school teacher · b. 1960

Irish politician (born 1960)

Queen's University Belfast · Ulster University

English rugby union footballer and coach (1937-2016)

University of Exeter

British lawyer and retired Law Lord (1933-2019)

University of Liverpool

British anarchist cartoonist and writer (1928–2019)

Open University

British businessman (1914-2008)

University of Central Lancashire

Cameroonian physician

Newcastle University

Doreen Lawrence

politician · b. 1952

British-Jamaican campaigner (born 1952)

University of Greenwich

Australian composer (1915–1963)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

University lecturer and writer (1894-1971)

University of Reading

Dorothee Haroske

mathematician · b. 1968

German mathematician

University of Sussex

Welsh writer (1903–1934)

Cardiff University

English video director (born 1971)

Durham University

Dragan Marušič

university teacher · b. 1953

Slovenian mathematician

University of Reading

Dror Green

literary critic · b. 1954

Psychotherapist, author

Regent's University London

British composer (1939–2015)

University of Leeds · University of York

British actor

University of Liverpool

American magazine editor

University of Leeds

Nigerian engineer

Imperial College London

Czech-born British actress

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

English Wiccan (1887–1975)

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

British politician (1875-1955)

University of Leeds