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.
Joseph Henry Longford
diplomat · 1849–1925
British consular official (1849-1925)
Queen's University Belfast
Josh Gordon
association football player · b. 1994
English association football player (born 1994)
University of Staffordshire
Joy Onumajuru
philanthropist · b. 1991
Nigerian model and philanthropist
University of Greenwich
Judith Farnworth
diplomat · b. 1966
British diplomat
University of East Anglia UEA
Judith Wilcox, Baroness Wilcox
politician · b. 1940
British Baroness (born 1940)
University of Plymouth
Julia Hartley-Brewer
journalist · b. 1968
British radio presenter
Cardiff University
Julia Tukai Zvobgo
politician · 1937–2004
Zimbabwean revolutionary
Leeds Beckett University
Julian Stone
film actor · b. 1962
British actor
University of Southampton
Julian Wagstaff
librettist · b. 1970
Scottish composer
University of Reading
Julie Elliott
politician · b. 1963
British politician (born 1963)
Northumbria University, Newcastle
Julie Hilling
politician · b. 1955
British politician
Manchester Metropolitan University · University of Nottingham
Jure Leben
politician · b. 1981
Slovene politician
University of Hertfordshire
Justin King
businessperson · b. 1961
English businessman
University of Bath
Kadi Sesay
politician · 1949–2025
Sierra Leonean academic
University of Sheffield
Kameel Ahmady
academic
British-Iranian anthropologist and social researcher
University of Kent
Kamran Daneshjoo
politician · b. 1956
Iranian academic and politician
Queen Mary University of London
Kanya King
entrepreneur · b. 1969
British entrepreneur; founder of the MOBO awards
Goldsmiths, University of London
Karin Smyth
politician · b. 1964
British politician (born 1964)
University of Bath · University of East Anglia UEA
Kate Bellingham
television presenter · b. 1963
British engineer and television presenter
University of Hertfordshire
Kate Kniveton
politician · b. 1971
British politician and Conservative MP
University of Exeter
Kate Lister
philologist · b. 1981
British lecturer, writer and blogger
Leeds Trinity University
Kathy Page
novelist · b. 1958
Canadian writer (born 1958)
University of East Anglia UEA
Katri Linna
b. 1960
University of Leicester
Katrina Hart
athletics competitor · b. 1990
British paralympic sprinter
University of Bath
Katrina Honeyman
economic historian · 1950–2011
British social and economic historian (1950-2011)
University of Nottingham · University of York
Kei Miller
journalist · b. 1978
Jamaican writer
Manchester Metropolitan University
Keir Simmons
journalist · b. 1972
British journalist
Goldsmiths, University of London
Keith Briffa
researcher · 1952–2017
British academic
University of East Anglia UEA
Keith Lyons
sports scientist · 1952–2020
Australian sports scientist (1952-2020)
University of Surrey · University of York
Keith Oakes
association football player · b. 1956
English footballer (born 1956)
University of Salford
Keith Piper
new media artist · b. 1960
British artist (born 1960)
Nottingham Trent University · University of Wolverhampton
Kelvin Okafor
contemporary artist · b. 1985
artist
Middlesex University
Ken Dark
anthropologist · b. 1961
British archaeologist
University of York
Ken Hodcroft
physician · b. 1953
British businessman
Newcastle University
Ken Jones
activist · 1930–2015
Welsh Buddhist activist, poet, and teacher
University of Bradford
Kenneth Bowen
opera singer · 1932–2018
Welsh singer and musical director (1932-2018)
Aberystwyth University
Kenneth Wade
chemist · 1932–2014
British chemist
University of Nottingham
Kerenza Bryson
b. 1998
British modern pentathlete
University of Plymouth
Kerrie Taylor
actor · b. 1973
British actress
Manchester Metropolitan University
Kevin Dowd
economist · b. 1958
economist
University of Sheffield
Kevin Maguire
journalist · b. 1961
British journalist
Cardiff University · University of York
Kevin Sacre
model · b. 1978
British actor
Middlesex University
Khadija Al-Makhzoumi
politician · b. 1982
Somali politician
Anglia Ruskin University · University of Southampton
Khalifa Suleiman Khalifa
politician · b. 1956
Tanzanian Member of Parliament
University of Exeter
Khan Sarwar Murshid
scholar of English · 1924–2012
Bangladeshi educationist, diplomat (1924–2012)
University of Nottingham
Kiki Osinbajo
lawyer · b. 1993
Nigerian lawyer
Aston University, Birmingham
Kimathi Donkor
contemporary artist · b. 1965
British artist
Goldsmiths, University of London
Kirith Entwistle
politician · b. 1991
British politician, from 2024, Member of Parliament for Bolton North East
University of Portsmouth
Kirsteen Mackay
architect
British and Australian architect
Glasgow School of Art
Kirsten Aschengreen Piacenti
art historian · 1929–2021
Danish art historian
Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London
Kit de Waal
novelist · b. 1960
English novelist and short story writer
Oxford Brookes University
Kitila Mkumbo
civil servant · b. 1971
Tanzanian politician
University of Southampton
Kole Ade-Odutola
poet
Nigerian Yoruba poet and academic
University of Reading
Konstantinos Petrides
politician · b. 1974
Cypriot politician
University of Nottingham
Kristine L. Solli
politician · b. 1989
Norwegian politician (born 1989)
Cardiff University
Krystle Robba
beauty pageant contestant · b. 1986
Gibraltarian model
Cardiff University
Kumi Yamashita
painter · b. 1986
Japanese artist (born 1968)
Glasgow School of Art
Kunal Jogia
cricketer · b. 1984
cricketer (born 1984)
Anglia Ruskin University
Kunal Sarangi
politician · b. 1981
Indian politician
Lancaster University
Kwabena Adjei
educational theorist · 1943–2019
Ghanaian politician and educationist
University of Strathclyde