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.
Duncan Duff
film actor · b. 1964
British actor
University of Liverpool
Ed Ayres
ecologist · b. 1941
American magazine editor
University of Leeds
Edet Amana
engineer · b. 1938
Nigerian engineer
Imperial College London
Edita Brychta
film actor · b. 1961
Czech-born British actress
LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)
Edith Woodford-Grimes
teacher · 1887–1975
English Wiccan (1887–1975)
LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)
Edmund Harvey
politician · 1875–1955
British politician (1875-1955)
University of Leeds
Edward J. Erickson
university teacher · b. 1950
American historian
University of Leeds
Edward J. Russell
pedologist · 1872–1965
British agricultural scientist (1872–1965)
Aberystwyth University · Queen Mary University of London
Edward Knobel
geologist · 1841–1930
British astronomer (1841–1930)
Imperial College London
Edward Naylor
musicologist · 1867–1934
British musician
Royal College of Music
Ehab Bessaiso
university teacher · b. 1978
Palestinian politician and poet
Cardiff University
Eila Campbell
university teacher · 1915–1994
University teacher and historian of cartography (1915–1994)
Birkbeck, University of London
Elaine Tan
film actor · b. 1982
British actress
University of Exeter
Elena Langer
composer · b. 1974
British composer
Royal College of Music
Eline van der Velden
manufacturer · b. 1986
Dutch actress
Imperial College London
Elise Andrew
blogger · b. 1989
British science blogger, creator of IFL Science
University of Sheffield
Elish Angiolini
principal · b. 1960
Scottish lawyer
University of Strathclyde
Elizabeth Barnes
philosopher
American philosopher
University of St Andrews
Elizabeth Bell
film actor · 1941–2012
actor (1941-2012)
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London
Elizabeth Carnegy, Baroness Carnegy of Lour
farmer · 1925–2010
British peer (1925-2010)
University of St Andrews
Elizabeth Emanuel
fashion designer · b. 1953
British fashion designer
University of Westminster, London
Elizabeth Kay
children's writer · b. 1949
British writer
Bath Spa University
Elizabeth Mojisola Hunponu-Wusu
investment banker · b. 1977
Nigerian investment banking professional
Coventry University
Ella Maisy Purvis
actor · b. 2003
British actor
LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)
Ella Mills
food blogger · b. 1991
British blogger, entrepreneur
University of St Andrews
Elsie Wagstaff
film actor · 1899–1985
British actress (1899-1985)
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Emily Borthwick
athletics competitor · b. 1997
British high jumper
Liverpool John Moores University · Loughborough University
Emily Hollinshead
association football player · b. 1995
Welsh association football player (born 1995)
Manchester Metropolitan University
Emlyn Hooson, Baron Hooson
barrister · 1925–2012
British politician (1925-2012)
Aberystwyth University
Emma Barnett
journalist · b. 1985
British journalist
University of Nottingham
Emma Freud
broadcaster · b. 1962
British broadcaster
Royal Holloway, University of London
Emma Higgins
association football player · b. 1986
Northern Irish footballer
Leeds Beckett University
Emma Hooper
novelist · b. 1980
Canadian writer
Bath Spa University · University of East Anglia UEA
Emma Naomi
actor · b. 1994
British actress and dancer
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Emran bin Bahar
diplomat · b. 1961
Bruneian diplomat
Harper and Keele Veterinary School
Erika Guevara Rosas
activist
Mexican-American human rights lawyer
University of York
Ernest Evans
barrister · 1885–1965
British politician (1885–1965)
Aberystwyth University
Essop Pahad
minister · 1939–2023
South African politician
University of Sussex
Estelle Morris, Baroness Morris of Yardley
politician · b. 1952
British teacher, politician, life peer (born 1952)
Manchester Metropolitan University · University of Warwick
Esther Cailingold
1925–1948
Haganah member
Goldsmiths, University of London
Esther Farinde
singer · b. 1984
Nigerian/UK gospel singer, songwriter
University of Northampton
Euan Dale
swimmer · b. 1985
British swimmer, Olympic athlete, Commonwealth Games silver medallist
Loughborough University
Eunice Olumide
stand-up comedian · b. 1987
Scottish model
Glasgow Caledonian University
Evangelos Kofos
university teacher · 1934–2022
Greek historian και writer (1934–2022)
Birkbeck, University of London
Farideh Heyat
anthropologist · b. 1949
British-Iranian anthropologist
SOAS University of London
Fatemeh Keshavarz
comparative literature academic · b. 1952
Iranian-American writer
SOAS University of London
Felicia Hwang
model · b. 1992
Indonesian model
University of Bradford
Félicité Du Jeu
actor · b. 1953
French actress
LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)
Felix Dodds
university teacher · b. 1956
British author, futurist and activist
University of Surrey
Felix Owusu-Adjapong
surveyor · 1944–2023
Ghanian politician
University of Reading
Femi Elufowoju, jr
film director · b. 1962
British Nigerian actor, performer, and director
London South Bank University · University of Leeds
Ffred Ffransis
linguist · b. 1948
Welsh activist
Aberystwyth University
Fiona Phillips
journalist · b. 1961
English journalist, broadcaster and television presenter
Birmingham City University
Fiona Powrie
immunologist · b. 1963
Sidney Truelove Professor of Gastroenterology
University of Bath
Fiona Woolf
politician · b. 1948
Lord Mayor of London (born 1948)
Harper and Keele Veterinary School
Fionnuala Ní Aoláin
university teacher · b. 1967
Irish legal academic
Queen's University Belfast
Florence Aylward
composer · 1862–1950
English composer
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Florens Luoga
academic · b. 1958
Tanzanian lawyer and academic (born 1958)
University of Warwick
Frances Melville
suffragist · 1873–1962
Scottish academic & suffragist
University of St Andrews
Frances O'Grady, Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway
trade unionist · b. 1959
British trade unionist (born 1959)
Middlesex University