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.
Elsie Nwanwuri Thompson
jurist
High Court judge of Rivers State, Nigeria
Queen Mary University of London
Ely Dagher
film editor · b. 1985
film producer and director
Goldsmiths, University of London
Elystan Morgan, Baron Elystan-Morgan
politician · 1932–2021
British politician (1932–2021)
Aberystwyth University
Emily Berry
writer · b. 1981
English poet and writer
University of East Anglia UEA
Emily Collinge
athletics competitor · b. 1988
British runner
Newcastle University
Emily Horne
model · b. 1978
British model
Leeds Beckett University
Emma Hart
painter · b. 1974
English artist (born 1974)
Kingston University
Emma Lewell-Buck
social worker · b. 1978
British politician (born 1978)
Northumbria University, Newcastle
Emrys Roberts
politician · 1910–1990
British politician (1910-1990)
Aberystwyth University
Eric Parry
designer · b. 1952
British architect
Newcastle University
Erika Norwich
singer · b. 1999
Norwegian singer
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
Erkin Bairam
economist · 1958–2001
New Zealand economist
University of Hull
Ernest Hecht
publisher · 1929–2018
Publisher, producer
University of Hull
Ernest MacBride
marine biologist · 1866–1940
marine biologist
Queen's University Belfast
Esther Stanford-Xosei
jurist · b. 1974
British legal expert
University of Chichester · University of Kent
Eugene Magee
field hockey player · b. 1986
Irish field hockey player (1986-)
Ulster University
Eugene Pandala
academic · b. 1954
Indian architect
University of York
Eugenio Oñate Ibañez de Navarra
mathematician · b. 1953
Spanish scientist
Swansea University
Evan Enwerem
politician · 1935–2007
Nigerian politician
University of Southampton
Evan James Williams
physicist · 1903–1945
Welsh physicist (1903–1945)
Swansea University
Evan Tom Davies
mathematician · 1904–1973
Welsh mathematician (1904-1973)
Aberystwyth University · Swansea University
Evan Walters
watercolorist · 1893–1951
Welsh painter (1893–1951)
University of Westminster, London
Eve Lucas
botanist · b. 1973
British botanist (1973 - )
University of Reading
Evelyn Gitau
immunologist
researcher
Open University
Exodus Geohaghon
association football player · b. 1985
British footballer (born 1985)
University of Wolverhampton
Eyitayo Lambo
minister · b. 1944
Nigerian politician
Lancaster University
Eyitayo Ogunmola
entrepreneur · b. 1988
Nigerian social entrepreneur
Heriot-Watt University
Farouk Topan
writer · b. 1940
Tanzanian linguist
SOAS University of London
Farrukh Dhondy
journalist · b. 1944
British writer
University of Leicester
Fatima Babiker Mahmoud
women's rights activist
Sudanese feminist
University of Hull
Fenella Ephraim Mukangara
minister · b. 1955
Tanzanian politician
University of Sheffield
Ferenc Miszlivetz
sociologist · b. 1954
Sociologist and historian
University of Sussex
Fflur Dafydd
novelist · b. 1978
novelist, academic and musician from Wales
University of East Anglia UEA
Fiona Mactaggart
philanthropist · b. 1953
British politician (born 1953)
Goldsmiths, University of London
Fleur Anderson
politician · b. 1971
British politician and Labour MP
University of York
Flick Drummond
politician · b. 1962
British politician (born 1962)
University of Hull
Fouzi Asmar
non-fiction writer · 1937–2013
Israeli writer
University of Exeter
Fran Balkwill
science communicator · b. 1952
scientist and author children's books about scientific topics
Queen Mary University of London
Frances Grundy
university teacher · b. 1942
British computer scientist
Harper and Keele Veterinary School
Frances Lowater
physicist · 1871–1956
physicist and astronomer
University of Nottingham
Francis Beckett
journalist · b. 1945
British journalist, writre and historian
Harper and Keele Veterinary School
Francis Hare, 6th Earl of Listowel
land owner · b. 1964
Irish and British peer (born 1964)
Queen Mary University of London
Francis Nhema
minister · b. 1959
Zimbabwean MP
University of Strathclyde
Françoise Dupuis
local politician · b. 1949
Belgian politician
University of East Anglia UEA
Frank Barrie
television actor · 1936–2025
English stage and television actor (1936–2025)
University of Hull
Frank Roy
politician · b. 1958
British politician (born 1958)
Glasgow Caledonian University
Frank Stilwell
university teacher · b. 1945
Australian political economist
University of Southampton
Franklin Allen
university teacher · b. 1956
American economist and academic
University of East Anglia UEA
Fraser Watts
cricketer · b. 1979
Scottish cricketer (born 1979)
Loughborough University
Fred Kwasi Apaloo
lawyer · 1921–2000
former Ghanaian barrister (1921–2000)
University of Hull
Freda Briggs
social worker · 1930–2016
Australian child protection expert
University of Sheffield · University of Warwick
Frederick Poynter
historian · 1908–1979
librarian and medical historian (1908-1979)
Chesterfield College
Frederick Shava
diplomat · b. 1949
Zimbabwean diplomat
Royal Holloway, University of London
Frederick Sturrock
engineer · 1882–1959
South African engineer
University of Dundee
G. Peter Scott
university teacher · 1944–2023
British mathematician
University of Warwick
Gabrielle Allen
researcher · b. 1901
British and American computational astrophysicist
Cardiff University
Gamal El-Araby
academic · b. 1954
Egyptian academic
University of East Anglia UEA
Gareth Clayton
politician · 1942–2010
Australian politician (1942-2010)
University of Liverpool
Gareth Hoskins
architect · 1967–2016
Scottish architect (1967-2016)
Glasgow School of Art
Gareth Roberts
physicist · 1940–2007
British physicist (1940-2007)
Bangor University