Notable UK university alumni

English television presenter and anchor who works for NBC and NBC Sports

University of East Anglia UEA

cricketer (born 1995)

Oxford Brookes University

Sudanese writer and public health physician

University of Liverpool

Ghanaian politician and potter (1922–2009)

University of Staffordshire

British male sprinter

Goldsmiths, University of London

Maltese composer

Bangor University

Islamic author

University of Kent · University of Sussex

Rhona Brankin

politician · b. 1950

Scottish politician

University of Aberdeen

Richard Bacon

film critic · b. 1975

English television and radio presenter

Nottingham Trent University

Richard Best, Baron Best

politician · b. 1945

British peer (born 1945)

University of Nottingham

businessman

Queen Mary University of London

Richard Burchett

painter · 1815–1875

British artist (1815-1875)

Birkbeck, University of London

British historian (1963-)

Harper and Keele Veterinary School

English biochemist

University of Hull

Richard Hodges

anthropologist · b. 1952

British archaeologist and president of The American University of Rome

University of Southampton

Richard Jones

cricketer · b. 1986

English cricketer born in 1986

Loughborough University

theatre and opera director from Great Britain

University of Hull

British botanist

University of Portsmouth · University of Reading

Richard Oram

castellologist · b. 1960

Scottish historian

University of St Andrews

Richard Pain

Anglican priest · b. 1956

British bishop, converted to the Catholic church

Cardiff University

Irish footballer

University of Surrey

environmentalist (1946-2005)

University of East Anglia UEA

Richard Starkings

comics writer · b. 1962

British font designer and letterer

Bournemouth University

Richard Thomson

council member · b. 1976

Member of Parliament for Gordon

Heriot-Watt University

British historian and scholar of child abuse scandals (1950–2011)

University of East Anglia UEA

English sculptor, installation artist and musician, born 1953 (born 1953)

Middlesex University · University of Reading

Rima Horton

university teacher · b. 1947

English politician

University of Southampton

Rimbink Pato

politician · b. 1961

Papua New Guinean politician

Glasgow Caledonian University

Nigerian philanthropist

University of Salford

Rob Gibson

politician · b. 1945

Scottish politician (born 1945)

University of Dundee

British field hockey player

University of Nottingham

Robert Garner

political scientist · b. 1960

British activist

University of Salford

Robert Griffiths

trade unionist · b. 1952

General secretary of the Communist Party of Britain (born 1952)

University of Bath

Robert Hamilton

colonial administrator · 1836–1895

British civil servant, Governor of Tasmania (1836–1895)

University of Aberdeen

Robert Lomas

university teacher · b. 1947

British writer

University of Salford

English composer (1952–2021)

Royal College of Music

Robert Sherlaw Johnson

campanologist · 1932–2000

British musician and scholar (1932-2000)

University of Leeds

English-born cricketer (born 1989)

Loughborough University

British archaeologist

University of York

Robin Ince

stand-up comedian · b. 1969

English comedian, actor and writer

Royal Holloway, University of London

British actor (1946-1999)

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Robin Rimbaud

sound artist · b. 1964

British electronic musician (born 1964)

Kingston University

English dramatist (1908–1991)

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Roger Cukierman

banker · b. 1936

French banker, businessman, philanthropist

ESCP Business School

British mathematician (1939–2016)

University of Leeds

British pianist and accompanist

Royal College of Music

Roland Walker

military officer · b. 1970

British Army officer

Royal Agricultural University

British architect (1930–1994)

University of Westminster, London

British sociologist (1925-2018)

SOAS University of London

British swimmer, Olympic athlete, world championships silver medallist

Loughborough University

British actress (1907-1997)

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

British actress

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Tanzanian politician

University of East Anglia UEA

Roselee Goldberg

choreographer · b. 1947

South African-born art historian

Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

Rosemary Ashe

musician · b. 1953

British actress

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

British fiction writer of children's fiction (1923 – 2019)

Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

Human rights lawyer (1958-1999)

Queen's University Belfast

actress

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

British plant geneticist and researcher

University of Leeds

Rosie Boycott

trustee · b. 1951

British editor

University of Kent