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.
Mary Pickford
physiologist · 1902–2002
neuroendocrinologist (1902-2002)
Royal Holloway, University of London
Mary Shaw
opera singer · 1814–1876
British opera singer (1814–1876)
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Mary Wangari Wamae
business executive
Kenyan lawyer and corporate executive
York St John University
Mary Whelan
diplomat · b. 2000
Irish diplomat
Ulster University
Mathias Meinrad Chikawe
minister · b. 1951
Tanzanian politician
University of Staffordshire
Mathilda Twomey
jurist · b. 1963
Seychellois lawyer and academic
University of Kent
Matt Baker
association football player · b. 1979
English footballer (born 1979)
University of Staffordshire
Matt Greenhalgh
film producer · b. 1972
English screenwriter
University of Chester
Matthew Lumsden
orientalist · 1777–1835
Scottish orientalist
University of Aberdeen
Matthew Murphy
guitarist · b. 1984
British musician
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
Maud Sulter
object artist · 1960–2008
british artist, poet and short story writer (1960–2008)
University of Derby
Maureen Watt
politician · b. 1951
Scottish politician (born 1951)
University of Strathclyde
Maurice Gibson
judge · 1913–1987
Northern Irish judge (1913-1987)
Queen's University Belfast
Maya Bruney
sprinter · b. 1998
British sprinter
University of East London
May De Silva
politician · b. 1968
Seychellois finance expert
Ulster University
Mayumi Pacheco
association football player · b. 1998
English footballer
University of Sheffield
McHenry Venaani
politician · b. 1977
Namibian politician
University of Wolverhampton
Medard Kalemani
minister · b. 1968
Tanzanian politician
University of Dundee
Meg-John Barker
existential therapist · b. 1974
British psychologist, writer and zinemaker
University of Nottingham · University of Sheffield
Meg Munn
politician · b. 1959
British Labour Co-op politician
Open University · University of Nottingham · University of York
Mercédesz Henger
television personality · b. 1991
television personality, influencer and model
University of Southampton
Mhairi Spence
modern pentathlete · b. 1985
British modern pentathlete
University of Bath
Mian Muhammad Mansha
businessperson · b. 1947
Pakistani businessman
Middlesex University
Miaoux Miaoux
keyboardist · b. 1985
musical artist
University of Surrey
Michaela Breeze
weightlifter · b. 1979
British weightlifter
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Michael Aldrich
entrepreneur · 1941–2014
English inventor, innovator and entrepreneur
University of Hull
Michael Attenborough
theatre director · b. 1950
British theatre director
University of Sussex
Michael Brown
cricketer · b. 1980
English cricketer, born 1980
Durham University
Michael Connarty
school teacher · b. 1947
British politician (born 1947)
University of Stirling · University of Strathclyde
Michael Denis Gale
geneticist · 1943–2009
British plant geneticist
Aberystwyth University
Michael Dugher
politician · b. 1975
British politician
University of Nottingham
Michael Francis
double-bassist · b. 1979
British conductor
Cardiff University
Michael Hüther
university teacher · b. 1962
German economist
University of East Anglia UEA
Michael Jay, Baron Jay of Ewelme
diplomat · b. 1946
British diplomat (born 1946)
SOAS University of London
Michael J.S. Belton
astronomer · 1934–2018
American astronomer (1934-2018)
University of St Andrews
Michael Meredith
film director · b. 1968
American film director and screenwriter
LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)
Michael Neuberger
biochemist · 1953–2013
British biochemist
Imperial College London
Michael Ripper
film actor · 1913–2000
British actor (1913-2000)
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London
Michael Sailstorfer
installation artist · b. 1979
German sculptor (born 1979)
Goldsmiths, University of London
Michael Twyman
university teacher · 1934–2025
British historian (1934–2025)
University of Reading
Micheal Oladimeji Faborede
academic · b. 1956
Nigerian academic
Newcastle University
Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin
ethnomusicologist · 1950–2018
Irish musician (1950-2018)
Queen's University Belfast
Michelle Harrison
children's writer · b. 1979
British writer
University of Staffordshire
Michelle Terry
film director · b. 1979
British actress
Cardiff University · University Centre Weston
Mick Gold
director · b. 1947
British filmmaker and journalist
University of Sussex
Mike Alder
mathematician
Australian mathematician and philosopher
University of Liverpool
Mike Hill
politician · b. 1963
UK Member of Parliament (born 1963)
Lancaster University
Mike Storey
politician · b. 1949
British Liberal Democrat politician (born 1949)
Liverpool Hope University
Mike Thornton
politician · b. 1952
British politician (born 1952)
Manchester Metropolitan University
Mikko Mäkelä
film director · b. 1989
filmmaker (born 1989)
University of Nottingham
Mikuláš Teich
historian of science · 1918–2018
Czech-British historian of science (1918–2018)
University of Leeds
Mila Turajlić
manufacturer · b. 1979
Serbian filmmaker
University of Westminster, London
Miles Briggs
politician · b. 1983
politician (born 1983)
Robert Gordon University
Miles Flint
businessperson · b. 1953
British businessman
Cranfield University
Minna Keal
composer · 1909–1999
British composer (1909-1999)
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Miriam Cates
politician · b. 1982
British Conservative politician
Sheffield Hallam University
Moazzam Begg
b. 1968
former Guantanamo detainee
University of Wolverhampton
Modest Mero
diplomat · b. 1959
Tanzanian diplomat
University of Strathclyde
Mohamed El-Amin Ahmed El-Tom
education expert · b. 1941
D.Phil. University of Oxford 1969
University of Leeds
Mohammad Hashim Kamali
university teacher · b. 1944
Afghan legal scholar
SOAS University of London