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.
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
E. M. Bruce Vaughan
architect · 1856–1919
Welsh architect
KLC School of Design
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
Franklin Allen
university teacher · b. 1956
American economist and academic
University of East Anglia UEA
Frank Roy
politician · b. 1958
British politician (born 1958)
Glasgow Caledonian University
Frank Stilwell
university teacher · b. 1945
Australian political economist
University of Southampton
Fraser Watts
cricketer · b. 1979
Scottish cricketer (born 1979)
Loughborough University
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
Fred Kwasi Apaloo
lawyer · 1921–2000
former Ghanaian barrister (1921–2000)
University of Hull
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
Gareth Roberts
rugby union player · b. 1959
Welsh rugby union player
Cardiff University