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.
Hervé Lièvre
film director · b. 1951
French film director
ESCP Business School
Hossein Bashiriyeh
philosopher · b. 1953
Iranian political sociologist
University of Liverpool
Howie Severino
journalist · b. 1961
journalist
University of Sussex
Hubert Gregg
autobiographer · 1914–2004
British broadcaster and actor (1914-2004)
Open University
Hugh Robertson
politician · b. 1962
British politician (born 1962)
University of Reading
Husam Zomlot
diplomat · b. 1973
Palestinian diplomat
SOAS University of London
Hywel Simons
film actor · b. 1970
British actor
LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)
Iain Lewers
field hockey player · b. 1984
British field hockey player
Loughborough University · Ulster University
Iain McCaig
film director · b. 1957
American artist
Glasgow School of Art
Iain Smith
politician · b. 1960
British politician (born 1960)
Newcastle University
Ian Andrews
association football player · b. 1964
professional footballer (born 1964)
Manchester Metropolitan University
Ian Davenport
conceptual artist · b. 1966
English artist (born 1966)
Goldsmiths, University of London
Ian Hall
cricketer · b. 1939
English footballer and cricketer
Loughborough University
Ian Hallard
television actor · b. 1974
British actor
University of Sheffield
Ian Hogg
television actor · b. 1937
actor
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London
Ian Parker
psychoanalyst · b. 1956
British psychologist
University of Plymouth
Ian Partridge
opera singer · b. 1938
English lyric tenor
Guildhall School of Music & Drama · Royal College of Music
Ian Pearson
politician · b. 1959
British politician (born 1959)
University of Warwick
Ian Rickson
theatre director · b. 1963
British theatre director
Goldsmiths, University of London
Ian Taylor
politician · b. 1945
British politician (born 1945)
Harper and Keele Veterinary School
Ian Twinn
politician · b. 1950
British politician (born 1950)
University of Reading
Ibrahim Eltayeb
mathematician
Sudanese mathematician and professor
Newcastle University
Idris Davies
poet · 1905–1953
Welsh poet (1905–1953)
University of Nottingham
Idris Ibrahim Jamil
judge · b. 1959
Somalia Former Minister of Justice
University of Leicester
Ieuan Lloyd
swimmer · b. 1993
British swimmer
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Iffy Onuora
association football player · b. 1967
Scottish footballer and manager (born 1967)
University of Bradford
Ifor ap Glyn
television producer · b. 1961
Welsh poet and television producer/presenter
Cardiff University
Ignacio Chapela
microbial ecologist · b. 1959
American microbial ecologist and mycologist
Cardiff University
Ignatius Dorell Leiking
politician · b. 1971
Malaysian politician
University of Hertfordshire
İlker Aycı
b. 1971
President of the Audit Board at Turkish Football Federation and the President of Turkish Airlines Sports Club
University of Leeds
Ingrid Pollard
photographer · b. 1953
British photographer (born 1953)
University of Derby · University of Westminster, London
Ioan Evans
politician · 1927–1984
British politician (1927-1984)
Swansea University
Irma Chilton
writer · 1930–1990
Welsh children's writer (1930-1990)
Swansea University
Irma Sluis
sign language interpreter · b. 1971
Dutch sign language interpreter
Heriot-Watt University
Isa Ibrahim
b. 1935
Bruneian politician and lawyer
University of Southampton
Isaac Adeagbo Akinjogbin
academic · 1930–2008
Nigerian writer and historian (1930–2008)
Durham University
Isaac Kobina Abban
lawyer · 1933–2001
former Chief Justice of Ghana
University of Nottingham
Isaac Kwadwo Adjei Mensah
minister · 1944–2015
Ghanaian politician
Queen Mary University of London
Isabel Carvalhais
politician · b. 1973
Portuguese politician
University of Warwick
Isabella Calthorpe
film actor · b. 1980
British actress
LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)
István Józsa
mechanical engineer · b. 1953
Hungarian politician
Oxford Brookes University
Jaanika Merilo
IT specialist · b. 1979
Estonian-Ukrainian digital reformer (born 1979)
University of Cumbria
Jacinta John
film producer · b. 2000
Australian actress
LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)
Jack Brereton
council member · b. 1991
British politician
Harper and Keele Veterinary School
Jack Dormand
rugby union player · 1919–2003
English Labour Party Member of Parliament and Life Peer (1919-2003)
Loughborough University
Jack Richardson
chemical engineer · 1920–2011
chemical engineering professor
Imperial College London
Jack Rosenthal
film producer · 1931–2004
British playwright (1931-2004)
University of Sheffield
Jackie Pullinger
missionary · b. 1944
British missionary
Royal College of Music
Jacky Fleming
draftsperson · b. 1955
British cartoonist and illustrator
University of Leeds · University of the Arts London
Jacqueline Leonard
film actor · b. 1967
English television, film and theatre actress
LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)
Jacques Monasch
art collector · b. 1962
Dutch former politician
University of Exeter
James Barber
biochemist · 1940–2020
British biochemist (1940-2020)
University of East Anglia UEA
James Boyce
politician · 1947–1994
British politician (1947-1994)
Sheffield Hallam University
James Corner
landscape architect · b. 1961
American landscape architect
Manchester Metropolitan University
James Cran
politician · 1944–2023
British politician (born 1944)
University of Aberdeen
James Feast
chemist · b. 1938
British chemical scientist
University of Sheffield
James Flint
novelist · b. 1968
British writer
University of Warwick
James Fordyce
theologian · 1720–1796
British writer and minister
University of Aberdeen
James Frith
politician · b. 1977
politician (born 1977)
Manchester Metropolitan University
James Gowan
architect · 1923–2015
British architect
Glasgow School of Art · Kingston University