Notable UK university alumni

Vicky Pattison

film actor · b. 1987

British television personality

Liverpool John Moores University

Victor Goddard

military personnel · 1897–1987

Royal Air Force air marshal (1897–1987)

Imperial College London

Vid Hidvégi

artistic gymnast · b. 1986

Hungarian artistic gymnast

Leeds Beckett University

British writer

University of Kent

Tongan politician, and rugby union footballer and coach (1957-2014)

Cardiff University

Icelandic politician (1948-1983)

University of Exeter

Virginia Crosbie

politician · b. 1966

British politician

Queen Mary University of London · University of Westminster, London

Spanish writer

Queen Mary University of London

New Zealand historian (1932–2009)

SOAS University of London

W. Lister Lister

painter · 1859–1943

Australian artist (1859-1943)

University of Strathclyde

Wale Edun

banker

Nigerian economist & investment banker

University of Sussex

Wallace Arthur

geneticist · b. 1952

Zoologist/Emeritus Professor of Zoology/National University of Ireland/Galway

Ulster University · University of Nottingham

German Marxist philologist

University of Reading

Wavinya Ndeti

politician · b. 1967

politician

London South Bank University

British footballer (born 1968)

Sheffield Hallam University

Whitlock Nicoll

physician · 1786–1838

British doctor

University of Aberdeen

British composer (1927-1997)

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Wilfred Paling

politician · 1883–1971

British politician (1883-1971)

University of Nottingham

William Boyd McCleary

diplomat · b. 1949

British diplomat

Queen's University Belfast

William Bradshaw, Baron Bradshaw

politician · b. 1936

British academic and politician (born 1936)

University of Reading

William Collins

rugby union player · 1853–1934

Indian-New Zealand physician, sportsman and politician (1853-1934)

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London

British scientist and civil servant

University of Bristol

Northern Irish politician and founder of the Unionist Vanguard movement (1924-2011)

Queen's University Belfast

William Davidson

botanist · 1593–1673

Scottish physician, chemist and biologist (1593-1669)

University of Aberdeen

British politician (1938-2007)

University of Liverpool

William Edwy Vine

writer · 1873–1949

British theologian (1873–1949)

Aberystwyth University

English Hispanist (1895–1952)

University of Aberdeen

British actor and writer (1911–2008)

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

British architectural historian

Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

British linguist (1939-2021)

University of East Anglia UEA · University of Nottingham

William Patey

diplomat · b. 1953

British diplomat

University of Dundee

British artist (1913-1989)

Ulster University

British composer

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Irish missionary in Damascus and the author of The Empire of the Hittites (1884)

Queen's University Belfast

British Labour politician (1917-2000)

University of Sheffield

Wong Chen

politician · b. 1968

Malaysian politician

University of Warwick

Wu I-ding

politician · b. 1979

Taiwanese politician

University of Southampton

Wyn Jones

rugby union player · b. 1992

Welsh rugby union player

Aberystwyth University

Wynne Evans

opera singer · b. 1972

Welsh tenor, radio and TV presenter

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Member of 16th Lok sabha from Kadapa constituency Andhra Pradesh. Indian Politician.

University of Worcester

Yadvinder Malhi

researcher · b. 1968

Professor of Ecosystem Science at the University of Oxford

University of Reading

Yinka Ilori

designer · b. 1987

British visual artist and designer of Nigerian parentage (born 1987)

London Metropolitan University

Yvonne Fovargue

politician · b. 1956

British politician (born 1956)

University of Leeds

Zairil Khir Johari

politician · b. 1982

Malaysian politician

SOAS University of London

Sudanese freelance journalist

Cardiff University

Geochronologist

Aberystwyth University

Zoe Lyons

film director · b. 1971

comedian

University of York

Zoë Strachan

librettist · b. 1975

British journalist

University of Strathclyde

Hungarian professional basketball player

Leeds Beckett University

Zoya Phan

human rights defender · b. 1980

Burmese activist (* 1980)

University of East Anglia UEA

Icelandic judge (1930-2015)

University of St Andrews

American art historian

Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

political scientist

Birkbeck, University of London

Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei

University of Hull

Abd ar-Razzaq al-Issa

politician · b. 1949

Iraqi politician

University of Liverpool

Abduljalil Khalil

mechanical engineer · b. 1961

Bahraini politician (born 1961)

Heriot-Watt University

Abdullah Al Nuaimi

engineer

Emirati government offcial

University of Reading

Palestinian activist and businesswoman

Birkbeck, University of London

English cricketer

Loughborough University

Abraham Byandaala

minister · b. 1950

Ugandan politician

University of Strathclyde