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.
Rosemary Nicols
film actor · b. 1940
actress
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London
Rosemary Sarah Carpenter
biologist
British plant geneticist and researcher
University of Leeds
Rosie Boycott
trustee · b. 1951
British editor
University of Kent
Rosie Cooper
politician · b. 1950
British politician (born 1950)
University of Liverpool
Rotimi Alakija
artist · b. 1953
Nigerian disc jockey, record producer and recording artist
University of Reading
Roy Noble
journalist · b. 1942
British broadcaster
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Roy Perry
politician · b. 1943
British politician (born 1943)
University of Exeter
Rudranath Capildeo
mathematician · 1920–1970
politician and mathematician from Trinidad and Tobago
Queen Mary University of London
Ruth Cadbury
politician · b. 1959
British politician (born 1959)
University of Salford
S. Barry Cooper
philosopher · 1943–2015
British philosopher
University of Leicester
Sabrina Cohen-Hatton
fire chief · b. 1983
British firefighter and writer
Cardiff University
Said Gutseriev
economist · b. 1988
Russian-British businessperson
University of Plymouth
Said S. Bedair
engineer · 1949–1989
Egyptian scientist (1949–1989)
University of Kent
Saied Reza Ameli
sociologist · b. 1961
Iranian academic
Royal Holloway, University of London
Saira Peter
singer
british-Pakistani Opera Singer
Queen Mary University of London
Saira Shah
film producer · b. 1965
British author, reporter and documentary filmmaker
SOAS University of London
Sakiko Fukuda-Parr
economist · b. 1950
Japanese economist
University of Sussex
Sally Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Huyton
politician · b. 1959
British politician (born 1959)
Durham University
Sam Chan
television actor · b. 1979
Hong Kong actor
Kingston University
Sam Cutler
music executive · 1943–2023
American music executive
Open University
Sami Moubayed
political analyst · b. 1978
Syrian historian
University of Exeter
Samir El-Youssef
literary critic · b. 1965
writer
Birkbeck, University of London
Sarah Cleaveland
veterinary epidemiologist · b. 2000
British veterinary surgeon and epidemiologist
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London
Sarah Flood-Beaubrun
politician · b. 1969
Saint Lucian lawyer and politician
University of Hull · University of Westminster, London
Sarah J. Tabrizi
biologist
British neurologist and neuroscientist
Heriot-Watt University
Sarah Leonard
music educator · 1953–2024
English opera singer (1953–2024)
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Sarah Price
swimmer · b. 1979
British swimmer, Olympic athlete, Commonwealth Games gold medallist
Loughborough University
Sarah West
sailor · b. 1972
British Royal Navy officer
University of Hertfordshire
Sarah-Jane Crawford
radio personality · b. 1985
English television and radio presenter, actress
Anglia Ruskin University · Kingston University
Saranda Bogujevci
politician · b. 1985
Kosovar-British politician
Manchester Metropolitan University
Scott Cummings
rugby union player · b. 1996
Scottish rugby union player
University of Strathclyde
Séamus Ó Néill
writer · 1910–1981
Irish writer (1910–1981)
Queen's University Belfast
Sean Michael Wilson
comics creator · b. 1969
Scottish comic book writer
Glasgow Caledonian University
Seb Brown
association football player · b. 1989
English footballer
University of Roehampton
Selim Deringil
university teacher · b. 1951
Turkish historian (born 1951)
University of East Anglia UEA
Selina Scott
journalist · b. 1951
English newsreader, journalist, television producer and presenter
University of East Anglia UEA
Sesan Ogunro
music video director · b. 1983
Nigerian cinematographer (b. 1983)
University of West London
Severin Schwan
manager · b. 1967
manager
University of York
SG Lewis
DJ producer · b. 1994
British musician
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
Shahd Alshammari
literary scholar · b. 1901
Kuwaiti writer and academic
University of Exeter
Shahid Malik
politician · b. 1967
British politician (born 1967)
London South Bank University
Shan Morgan
diplomat · b. 1955
British diplomat
University of Kent
Sheila Bird
statistician · b. 1952
British statistician
University of Aberdeen
Sheila Nelson
music educator · 1936–2020
English violin and viola teacher
Royal College of Music
Shirley Baker
photographer · 1932–2014
British photographer
University of Derby
Siân Gwenllian
politician · b. 1956
Welsh politician and AM (born 1956)
Aberystwyth University · Cardiff University
Sian Lloyd
journalist · b. 1972
Welsh television news presenter
University of Chester
Siân Melangell Dafydd
poet · b. 1977
Welsh poet
University of St Andrews
Siene Allwell-Brown
broadcaster
Nigerian broadcaster and lawyer
Middlesex University
Sigurjón Þórðarson
biologist · b. 1964
Icelandic politician
Cranfield University
Silu Wang
pianist · b. 1995
Chinese pianist
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Simon Danczuk
politician · b. 1966
British politician (born 1966)
Lancaster University
Simon Ecclestone
cricketer · b. 1971
English cricketer (born 1971)
Durham University
Simon Haskel, Baron Haskel
politician · b. 1934
life peer in the House of Lords (born 1934)
University of Salford
Simon Murphy
politician · b. 1962
British politician (born 1962)
Aberystwyth University
Simon Paisley Day
actor · b. 1967
British actor
University of East Anglia UEA
Simon Segars
chief executive officer · b. 1967
Chief Executive Officer of ARM Holdings plc
University of Sussex
Simon Shepherd
scholar of English · b. 1956
British actor
Manchester Metropolitan University
Simon Willison
programmer · b. 1981
British computer programmer
University of Bath
Sir Kenneth Blaxter
nutritionist · 1919–1991
British nutritionist (1919-1991)
University of Reading