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.
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
Kyle Macaulay
association football player · b. 1986
Scottish footballer
University of Stirling
Kyle Tilley
racing automobile driver · b. 1988
British racing driver
University of Bath
Kyrillos Papandimu
Eastern Orthodox bishop · b. 1980
St Mary's University, Twickenham
Lara Alcock
university teacher
British mathematics educator
University of Warwick
Lara Butler
swimmer · b. 1994
Caymanian swimmer
Loughborough University
Lata Gouveia
guitarist · b. 1975
Portuguese musician
London Metropolitan University
Laura Harling
film actor · b. 1986
British actress
Kingston University
Laura María Agustín
social scientist · b. 1945
sociologist
Open University
Laura Trevelyan
journalist · b. 1968
British-American journalist
Cardiff University
Laurence Anholt
picture book writer · b. 1959
UK-based author/illustrator
Falmouth University
Laurence Broderick
visual artist · 1935–2024
British artist
University of Westminster, London
Laurent Jacobelli
audiovisual director · b. 1969
French audiovisual director
ESCP Business School
Leafcutter John
musician
British musician
Norwich University of the Arts
Leatile Dambe
lawyer
Botswana lawyer and judge
Queen Mary University of London
Lee Chambers
life coach · b. 1985
British psychologist and entrepreneur
Manchester Metropolitan University · University of Surrey
Lee Daggett
cricketer · b. 1982
English cricketer (born 1982)
University of Salford
Lee Khoon Choy
journalist · 1924–2016
Singaporean politician
University of Westminster, London
Lee Mavers
guitarist · b. 1962
English musician
University of Central Lancashire
Lee Ridley
stand-up comedian · b. 1980
stand-up comedian
University of Central Lancashire
Legacy Russell
visual artist · b. 1986
American curator and writer
Goldsmiths, University of London
Leila Sansour
film director
Palestinian film director
University of Warwick
Leo Fitzmaurice
artist · b. 1963
British artist
Manchester Metropolitan University
Leon Lopez
television actor · b. 1979
British actor
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
Leon Mirsky
mathematician · 1918–1983
mathematician
University of Sheffield
Leona Graham
radio personality · b. 1971
British DJ
University of Warwick
Leonard Frank Spath
paleomalacologist · 1882–1957
British paleomalacologist
Birkbeck, University of London
Leontia Flynn
poet · b. 1974
Northern Irish poet
Queen's University Belfast
Leslie Evans
civil servant · b. 1958
British civil servant
University of Liverpool
Levent Uysal
statesperson · b. 1968
Turkish business– and statesperson (born 1968)
Aston University, Birmingham
Lewis Davies
librarian · 1913–2011
British librarian and philanthropist
Aberystwyth University
Lewis Elton
university teacher · 1923–2018
British academic (1923–2018)
University of Westminster, London
Libor Michálek
civil servant · b. 1968
Czech politician
Nottingham Trent University
Lilie Chouliaraki
sociologist · b. 1963
professor of Media and Communication in London School of Economics
Lancaster University
Linda Duffield
diplomat · b. 1953
British diplomat
University of Exeter
Linder Sterling
collagist · b. 1954
British artist (born 1954)
Manchester Metropolitan University
Lindsay Whittle
council member · b. 1953
British politician
Cardiff University
Lino Bianco
architect · b. 1965
Maltese architect and academic
University of Leicester
Linsey Smith
cricketer · b. 1995
cricketer
Loughborough University
Lisa Downing
philologist · b. 1974
British philologist (1974-)
Queen Mary University of London
Lisa Marie Thalhammer
painter · b. 1981
American artist
University of Staffordshire
Lisa Wooding
field hockey player · b. 1979
English field hockey player
Royal Agricultural University
Liz Barker
journalist · b. 1975
British journalist
University of Southampton
Liz Blackman
politician · b. 1949
British politician (born 1949)
Nottingham Trent University
Liz Fuller
beauty pageant contestant · b. 1975
Welsh Television presenter, actress, model and media personality
Cardiff University · Falmouth University
Liz Howe
herpetologist · 1959–2019
British ecologist and herpetologist (1959-2019)
Bangor University
Liz McInnes
biochemist · b. 1959
British politician
University of Surrey
Liz Sugg, Baroness Sugg
politician · b. 1977
British politician and political adviser
Newcastle University
Liz Tilberis
journalist · 1947–1999
British magazine editor (1947–1999)
De Montfort University
Liza Burgess
rugby union player · b. 1964
Welsh rugby union player
Loughborough University
Lizelle Bisschoff
research fellow
researcher and writer from South Africa
University of Stirling
Lorraine Fullbrook
politician · b. 1959
British politician (born 1959)
Glasgow Caledonian University
Lorraine Pascale
presenter · b. 1973
British model and cook
University of West London
Lou Dickenson
ice hockey player · b. 1982
Canadian ice hockey player
University of Dundee