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.
Nneka Abulokwe
technologist
British Nigerian tech entrepreneur and digital governance specialist
Cranfield University
Non Evans
rugby union player · b. 1974
Welsh rugby union player
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Nuwa Wamala Nnyanzi
textile artist · b. 1952
Ugandan artist
Middlesex University
Odaline de la Martinez
woman conductor · b. 1949
American conductor and composer
University of Surrey
Ogunlade Davidson
climatologist · 1949–2022
Sierra Leonean academic (1949–2022)
University of Salford
Olayemi Cardoso
Nigerian banker and one time governor of the central bank of Nigeria
Aston University, Birmingham
Olly Grender
politician · b. 1962
British life peer (born 1962)
University of Staffordshire
Olufemi Bamiro
academic · b. 1947
Nigerian mechanical engineer
University of Nottingham
Olumbe Bassir
biochemist · 1919–2001
biochemist
University of Liverpool
Ortis Deley
presenter · b. 1973
British television presenter
University of Sunderland
Ousman Jammeh
diplomat · b. 1953
Gambian politician
University of East Anglia UEA
Oyindamola Fakeye
curator
Nigerian actress
University of Nottingham
P. Maurice Casey
biblical scholar · 1942–2014
British scholar of New Testament and early Christianity (1942-2014)
Durham University
Pacome Moubelet Boubeya
minister · b. 1963
Gabonese politician
University of Salford · University of West London
Paige Sandhu
actor · b. 1992
British actress (born 1992)
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Pam Hogg
fashion designer · 1959–2025
British fashion designer and singer (1951–2025)
Glasgow School of Art
Pamela Happi
television personality · b. 1989
Cameroonian television personality
Buckinghamshire New University
Pamela Mbabazi
prorector · b. 1969
Ugandan academic
University of Leeds
Patricia Barbizet
businessperson · b. 1955
French businesswoman
ESCP Business School
Patricia Daley
university teacher
Jamaican human geographer and academic
Middlesex University
Patricia Greene
film actor · b. 1931
English actress (born 1931)
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London
Patrick Hawes
organist · b. 1958
British composer
Durham University
Patrick Hope-Johnstone, 11th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell
land owner · b. 1941
politician
Royal Agricultural University
Patrick Wallace
snooker player · b. 1969
Northern Irish snooker player
Queen's University Belfast
Paul Beliën
columnist · b. 1959
journalist
University of Buckingham
Paul Butler
Anglican priest · b. 1955
Bishop of Durham; Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham; Bishop of Southampton (born 1955)
University of Nottingham
Paul Clark
politician · b. 1957
British Labour Party politician (born 1957) imprisoned in 2023 for sharing child abuse material
Harper and Keele Veterinary School · University of Derby
Paul Dacre
journalist · b. 1948
English journalist
University of Leeds
Paul Daniel
music director · b. 1958
British conductor
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Paul Drury
painter · 1903–1987
British academic (1903-1987)
Goldsmiths, University of London
Paul Goodwin
oboist · b. 1956
British musician
University of Nottingham
Paul Harrison
cricketer · b. 1984
English cricketer (born 1984)
Loughborough University
Paul Holmes
politician · b. 1988
British politician and Conservative MP
University of Southampton
Paul Holmes
politician · b. 1957
British politician (born 1957)
University of York
Paul Lowe
photojournalist · 1963–2024
British photojournalist and academic
University of the Arts London
Paul Madden
diplomat · b. 1959
British diplomat
Durham University · SOAS University of London
Paul Marsden
politician · b. 1968
British politician (born 1968)
Open University · Teesside University
Paul Martin Brakefield
evolutionary biologist · b. 1952
researcher
University of Liverpool
Paul McGuinness
association football player · b. 1966
English footballer (born 1966)
Loughborough University
Paul O'Brien
university teacher · 1954–2018
British professor of inorganic chemistry
Cardiff University · University of Liverpool
Paul Rowen
school teacher · b. 1955
British politician (born 1955)
University of Nottingham
Paul Sika
photographer · b. 1985
Ivorian photographer
University of Westminster, London
Paul Terry
teacher · b. 1985
British former child actor
Cardiff University
Paul Thorburn
sports executive · b. 1962
Welsh rugby union player
Swansea University
Paul Uppal
politician · b. 1967
British politician (born 1967)
University of Warwick
Paul Wilkinson
academic · 1937–2011
British academic (1937–2011)
Swansea University
Paul Williams
general practitioner · b. 1972
English lawmaker
Newcastle University
Paul Workman
biologist · b. 1952
biologist
University of Leeds · University of Leicester
Paula Bradshaw
politician · b. 1972
politician from Northern Ireland (born 1972)
Ulster University
Paula Vennells
Anglican priest · b. 1959
British businesswoman and priest (born 1959)
University of Bradford
Penelope Curtis
art historian · b. 1961
British art historian and curator
Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London
Percy Kemp
novelist · b. 1952
British writer
SOAS University of London
Përparim Rama
politician · b. 1976
Albanian architect
London South Bank University · University of East London
Pete McCarthy
explorer · 1952–2004
British travel writer (1951–2004)
University of Leicester
Peter Bruce
researcher · b. 1956
British chemist
University of Aberdeen
Peter Casey
author · b. 1957
Irish businessman
Aston University, Birmingham
Peter Jonas
Theaterintendant · 1946–2020
British arts administrator (1946–2020)
University of Sussex
Peter Kenilorea Jr.
diplomat · b. 1975
Solomon islands politician
University of Nottingham
Peter Linebaugh
university teacher · b. 1942
American historian
University of Warwick
Peter Marshall
squash player · b. 1971
squash player
University of Nottingham