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.
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
Siraphop Manithikhun
television actor · b. 1997
Thai actor
Coventry University
Sofi Jeannin
choir director · b. 1976
Swedish singer and choir director
Royal College of Music
Sofia Sjöborg
equestrian · b. 1998
Swedish equestrian
University of Bath
Sophie Coldwell
triathlete · b. 1995
British triathlete
Loughborough University
Sophie Morgan
television presenter · b. 1985
British television personality
Goldsmiths, University of London
Sophie Scott
neuroscientist · b. 1966
British neuroscientist (born 1966)
University of Westminster, London
Stanley Unwin
television actor · 1911–2002
British comedian (1911–2002)
University of Westminster, London
Stella Din-Jacob
television director
Nigerian journalist
University of Kent · University of Warwick
Stellah Nantumbwe
television personality · b. 1991
Miss Uganda 2013
University of Greenwich
Stephanie Dalley
ancient Near Eastern scholar · b. 1943
British scholar of the Ancient Near East
SOAS University of London
Stephen Coombs
musician · b. 1960
British pianist
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Stephen Emmott
neuroscientist · b. 1960
Computational Scientist
University of York
Stephen Gaukroger
philosophy historian · 1950–2023
British philosopher and intellectual historian
Birkbeck, University of London
Stephen Jackson
chemist · b. 1962
British biologist
University of Leeds
Stephen Myler
rugby league player · b. 1984
rugby league and union player from England
University of Liverpool
Steve Bassam, Baron Bassam of Brighton
politician · b. 1953
British politician and activist (born 1953)
University of Kent · University of Sussex
Steve Blame
presenter · b. 1959
American journalist
University of East Anglia UEA · University of Exeter
Steve Henderson
cricketer · b. 1958
cricketer (born 1958)
Durham University
Steve James
cricketer · b. 1967
English rugby union footballer and cricketer (born 1967)
Swansea University
Steve Morgan
civil engineer · b. 1952
businessman
Liverpool John Moores University
Steve Shill
director · b. 1950
British television and film director, actor, screenwriter, and television producer
University of Leeds
Stevie Wishart
composer · b. 1959
artist
University of York
Stewart Cole
microbiologist · b. 1955
British microbiologist
University of Sheffield
Stewart Maxwell
politician · b. 1963
Scottish politician (born 1963)
Glasgow Caledonian University
Stuart Lane
rugby union player · b. 1952
Welsh rugby union player
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Stuart Newman
researcher · b. 1945
American biologist
University of Sussex
Su Keong Siong
politician · b. 1967
Malaysian politician
University of Wolverhampton
Suchart Thadathamrongvej
economist · b. 1952
Thai politician
University of East Anglia UEA
Sue Austin
artist · b. 1965
British artist
Swansea University · University of Plymouth
Sue Longhurst
actor · b. 1943
British film actress, specialising in sex comedies
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi
journalist · b. 1978
Emirati media commentator and businessperson (* 1978)
Regent's University London
Susan Chilcott
opera singer · 1963–2003
singer
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Susan Williams, Baroness Williams of Trafford
politician · b. 1967
British Conservative politician
University of Huddersfield
Susanna Reid
journalist · b. 1970
English television presenter (born 1970)
Cardiff University
Suzan Sabancı
banker · b. 1965
Turkish businessperson (born 1965)
Richmond American University London
Suzana Sousa
exhibition curator · b. 1981
Angolan independent curator, producer, cultural manager, and researcher.
Goldsmiths, University of London
Suzanne Packer
actor · b. 1962
Welsh actress
Goldsmiths, University of London · University of Warwick
Suzanne Wu
trade unionist · b. 1980
Hong Kong politician
University of Warwick
Sydney Skaife
entomologist · 1889–1976
UK-born entomologist and author (1889-1976), in South Africa from 1913
University of Reading
T. S. Krishnamurthy
b. 1941
13th Chief Election Commissioner of India
University of Bath
Tadzio Müller
LGBTQ rights activist · b. 1976
German climate and LGBT+ activist
University of Sussex
Taiguara
songwriter · 1945–1996
Brazilian singer-songwriter (1945-1996)
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Tale Heydarov
editor · b. 1985
Azerbaijani entrepreneur
Birkbeck, University of London
Tan Seng Giaw
physician · b. 1942
Malaysian politician
University of Leeds
Tan Tee Beng
lawyer · b. 1972
Member of the Parliament of Malaysia
Middlesex University
Tanya Landman
young adult author · b. 1950
British children's writer
University of Liverpool
Tara Shine
science communicator
Irish environmental scientist, policy advisor and science communicator
Ulster University
Teddy Williams
rugby union player · b. 2000
Welsh rugby union player
Cardiff University
Tekena Tamuno
academic · 1932–2015
Nigerian academic (1932–2015)
Birkbeck, University of London
Temilade Salami
environmentalist
Nigerian environmentalist and author
University of Sussex
Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail
politician · 1932–2022
politician (1932–2022)
University of Nottingham
Terence Naidu
lawyer · b. 1968
Malaysian politician
University of Wolverhampton
Teriy Keys
musician · b. 1991
businessman, investor, and musician
University of East London
Terry Edwards
saxophonist · b. 1960
British multi-instrumentalist
University of East Anglia UEA
Terry Pitt
politician · 1937–1986
British politician (1937–1986)
Aston University, Birmingham
Terry Smith
fund manager · b. 1953
British businessman
Cardiff University
Tessa Blackstone, Baroness Blackstone
university teacher · b. 1942
British politician (born 1942)
Middlesex University