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.
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
Gareth Snell
politician · b. 1986
British politician (born 1986)
Harper and Keele Veterinary School
Gareth V. Williams
astronomer · b. 1965
American astronomer
Open University
Gary Gibson
science fiction writer · b. 1965
British writer
Glasgow Caledonian University
Gary Keedy
cricketer · b. 1974
cricketer (born 1974)
University of Salford
Gary Middleton
council member · b. 1990
Northern Irish politician
Ulster University
Gaylene Preston
director · b. 1947
New Zealand filmmaker
University of Hertfordshire
Gemma Tumelty
trade unionist · b. 1980
British trade unionist
Liverpool John Moores University
Genista McIntosh, Baroness McIntosh
politician · b. 1946
British peer (born 1946)
University of York
Geoff Mulgan
social scientist · b. 1961
British political advisor
University of Westminster, London
Geoff Palmer
writer · 1940–2025
Jamaican-British academic and human rights activist (1940–2025)
Heriot-Watt University · University of Leicester
Geoffrey Álvarez
conductor · b. 1961
composer and conductor
University of York
Geoffrey King
pedagogue · b. 1949
British composer
University of Southampton
George Beer Endacott
lecturer · 1901–1971
Hong Kong historian
University of Exeter
George Cassidy
theologian · 1942–2024
Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham; Archdeacon of London (born 1942)
Oak Hill Theological College · Queen's University Belfast
George Herbert Carpenter
arachnologist · 1865–1939
British naturalist, entomologist, museum curator and university teacher (1865-1939)
Queen's University Belfast
George Kanyeihamba
minister
Ugandan politician
University of Warwick
Georges Bégué
French resistance fighter · 1911–1993
French engineer
University of Hull
Geraint Morgan
barrister · 1920–1995
British politician (1920-1995)
Aberystwyth University
Geraint Stanley Jones
board member · 1936–2015
Welsh television executive (1936-2015)
Bangor University
Gerard Collier, 5th Baron Monkswell
politician · 1947–2020
British politician (1947-2020)
University of Portsmouth
Gerda Mayer
poet · 1927–2021
British poet (1927–2021)
Royal Holloway, University of London
Ghada Hatem-Gantzer
obstetrician-gynecologist · b. 1959
Lebanese obstetrician-gynecologist
ESCP Business School
Ghazi Salah al-Din al-Atabani
politician · b. 1951
politician and physician
University of Surrey
Giles Scott-Smith
university teacher · b. 1968
Dutch-British academic
Lancaster University · Ulster University
Gill Burns
rugby union player · b. 1964
English rugby union player
University of Chester
Gill Valentine
geographer · b. 1965
British geographer
University of Reading
Gillian Bates
biologist · b. 1956
British biologist
Birkbeck, University of London · University of Sheffield
Gillian Chan
children's writer · b. 1954
Canadian children's author
University of East Anglia UEA
Glenn Kirkham
field hockey player · b. 1982
English hockey player/coach
Loughborough University
Goldierocks
journalist · b. 1984
British DJ and journalist
Goldsmiths, University of London
Gordon Banks
politician · b. 1955
British politician (born 1955)
University of Stirling
Gordon MacDonald
politician · b. 1960
Scottish politician (born 1960)
Glasgow Caledonian University
Gordon Messenger
b. 1962
Royal Marines general
University of Leicester
Grace Davie
religious studies scholar · b. 1946
British sociologist
University of Exeter
Grace Quintanilla
video artist · 1967–2019
Mexican artist and cultural manager (1967–2019)
University of Dundee
Graeme Morrice
council member · b. 1959
British politician (born 1959)
Edinburgh Napier University
Graeme Turner
film theorist · 1947–2025
Australian academic
University of East Anglia UEA
Graham J. Hitch
university teacher · b. 2000
British psychologist
University of Sussex
Graham James
Anglican priest · b. 1951
Bishop of Norwich; Bishop of St Germans; British Anglican bishop (born 1951)
Lancaster University
Graham Kendall
artificial intelligence researcher · b. 1961
British scientist
University of Nottingham
Graham Reynolds
cricketer · 1937–2008
Welsh cricketer (1937-2008)
University of Exeter
Greg Mills
academic · b. 1962
South African writer
Lancaster University
Gregg Blundell
association football player · b. 1977
English footballer (born 1977)
University of Salford
Gregory Venables
Anglican priest · b. 1949
British-born Anglican bishop
Canterbury Christ Church University · Kingston University
Guillaume Verdier
marine engineer · b. 1970
French naval architect
University of Southampton
Guillermo Sheridan
writer · b. 1950
Mexican writer
University of East Anglia UEA
Guto Harri
journalist · b. 1966
Welsh journalist and former political advisor
Cardiff University
Guto Puw
composer · b. 1971
British composer
Bangor University
Güven Sak
economist · b. 1961
Turkish economist (born 1961)
University of East Anglia UEA
Guy Halsall
historian · b. 1964
English historian
University of York
Gwilym Prys Prys-Davies, Baron Prys-Davies
politician · 1923–2017
British politician (1923–2017)
Aberystwyth University
H. Montgomery Hyde
biographer · 1907–1989
Irish politician (1907-1989)
Queen's University Belfast
H. T. Dickinson
historian · 1939–2024
English historian (1939–2024)
Newcastle University
Hagai Netzer
researcher · b. 1945
Israeli astrophysicist
University of Sussex
Halyna Mykhailiuk
jurist · b. 1987
Ukrainian lawyer and politician
University of York
Hanna Liubakova
journalist · b. 1989
Belarusian freelance journalist and researcher
Brunel University of London