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.
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
Louis Bennett
association football player · b. 1998
American soccer player and coach
Manchester Metropolitan University
Louis Ng
politician · b. 1978
Singaporean politician and founder of Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (ACRES)
Oxford Brookes University
Louise Harra
physicist
British solar physicist
Queen's University Belfast
Louise Pentland
beauty YouTuber · b. 1985
English blogger (born 1985)
Liverpool John Moores University
Louise Rickard
rugby union player · b. 1970
rugby player
Aberystwyth University
Lowri Morgan
presenter · b. 1975
Welsh television presenter and marathon runner
Cardiff University
Lucas Chow
businessperson · b. 1954
businessperson
Aston University, Birmingham
Lucia Zucchetti
film editor · b. 2000
Italian film editor
University of Westminster, London
Lucy Caldwell
novelist · b. 1981
Northern Irish writer
Goldsmiths, University of London
Lucy Carpenter
research fellow · b. 1969
professor of physical chemistry
University of East Anglia UEA
Lucy Packer
rugby union player · b. 2000
england international rugby union player
University of Surrey
Luhaga Mpina
minister · b. 1975
Tanzanian politician
University of Strathclyde
Luke Coulson
association football player · b. 1994
English association football player (born 1994)
University of Staffordshire
Luke Crosbie
rugby union player · b. 1997
Scottish rugby union player
Heriot-Watt University
Lulu Rasebotsa
general manager
General Manager and Entrepreneur
University of Kent
Lydia Guirous
feminist · b. 1984
French politician
ESCP Business School
Lydia Manley Henry
physician · 1891–1985
British medical doctor (1891-1985)
University of Sheffield
Lyn Brown
politician · b. 1960
British politician (born 1960)
University of Roehampton
Lynne Jones
biochemist · b. 1951
British politician (born 1951)
Birmingham City University
Maddison Moore
taekwondo athlete · b. 1995
British taekwondo practitioner (born 2003)
Middlesex University
Maeve Sherlock
trade unionist · b. 1960
British trade unionist
University of Liverpool
Magda Abu Ras
ecologist
Saudi Arabian microbiologist
University of Surrey
Magdalena Merbilháa
historian · b. 1973
Chilean historian
Kingston University
Maggie Gee
novelist · b. 1948
British writer
University of Wolverhampton
Mah Siew Keong
politician · b. 1949
Malaysian politician
University of East London
Mahmoud Mohieldin
university teacher · b. 1965
World Bank President’s Special Envoy on Millennium Development Goals
University of Warwick · University of York
Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
politician · b. 1959
Irish politician (born 1959)
Queen's University Belfast
Majid Ghassemi
manager · b. 1952
former governor of Central Bank of Islamic Republic of Iran's and former CEO of Passargad Bank
University of Southampton
Majid Jafar
businessperson · b. 1976
Emirati business executive, CEO of Crescent Petroleum and Vice-Chairman of Crescent Group, active in the energy sector
SOAS University of London
Makgotso M
actor · b. 1991
actress
Brunel University of London
Malcolm Duncan
saxophonist · 1945–2019
Scottish tenor saxophonist (1945-2019)
University of Dundee
Malcolm Lake
cricketer · b. 1994
Zimbabwean cricketer
Oxford Brookes University
Mali Morris
artist · b. 1945
British artist (born 1945)
University of Reading
Mandy Tam
politician · b. 1957
Hong Kong politician
Middlesex University
Manjeet Singh Riyat
consultant · 1967–2020
British A&E consultant
University of Leicester
Mansur Muhtar
economist · b. 1959
Finance Minister of Nigeria
University of Sussex
Marcus Harvey
painter · b. 1963
English artist (born 1963)
Goldsmiths, University of London
Marek Kohn
science journalist · b. 1958
British journalist
University of Sussex
Marek Zvelebil
prehistorian · 1952–2011
Czech prehistorian archaeologist (1952–2011)
University of Sheffield
Margaret Benyon
holographer · 1940–2016
British painter (1940–2016)
Birmingham City University
Margaretta Williams
linguist · 1933–2018
lecturer and Celtic linguist (1933 - 2018)
Aberystwyth University
Mari Mikkola
university teacher · b. 1977
Finnish philosopher
University of Sheffield
Mari Strachan
librarian · b. 1945
Welsh writer
Cardiff University
Maria Fyfe
politician · 1938–2020
British politician (1938–2020)
University of Strathclyde
Maria G. N. Musoke
Deputy Vice Chancellor · b. 1955
Ugandan information scientist and academician
University of Sheffield
Maria Jastrzebska
translator · b. 1953
Polish born UK poet
University of Sussex
Maria Lyle
athletics competitor · b. 2000
British athletics competitor (2000-)
Edinburgh Napier University
Marianne Elliott
historian · b. 1948
Irish historian
Queen's University Belfast
Marianne Lake
banker · b. 1969
British-American bank manager
University of Reading
Marie Le Conte
journalist · b. 1991
French-Moroccan journalist and author
University of Westminster, London
Marie Yates
painter · b. 1940
British painter (born 1940)
University of Derby
Marilyn Okowa-Daramola
politician
Legislator, youth advocate and girls empowerment trailblazer. She was elected into the Delta State House of Assembly in March 2023
Lancaster University
Marina Fiorato
theatre critic · b. 1973
Italian-English author, designer, actress and film producer
University of Warwick
Mario Petrucci
essayist · b. 1958
British poet, essayist and composer
Middlesex University
Marion V. Williams
banker
Barbadian economist, banker
University of Surrey
Marios Demetriades
chartered accountant · b. 1971
Cypriot politician
University of East Anglia UEA
Marjorie Lynette Sigley
film actor · 1928–1997
English artist, writer, actress, teacher, choreographer, theatre director and television producer
Goldsmiths, University of London
Mark Barrowcliffe
novelist · b. 1964
British author and journalist
University of Sussex