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.
Max Hattler
film screenwriter · b. 1976
German filmmaker and media artist
University of East London
Max Waller
cricketer · b. 1988
English cricketer (born 1988)
Bournemouth University
Maxwell Hutchinson
architect · b. 1948
British architect
Robert Gordon University
Md. Muzammel Hossain
judge · b. 1948
Bangladeshi jurist
University of Sheffield
Medbh McGuckian
poet · b. 1950
British poet (born 1950)
Queen's University Belfast
Mehmet Aksoy
filmmaker · 1985–2017
Turkish-British film director (1985–2017)
Queen Mary University of London
Meir Javedanfar
journalist · b. 1973
Israeli journalist
Lancaster University · University of Salford
Melanie Bromley
journalist · b. 1974
British journalist
Swansea University
Melih Kibar
musician · 1951–2005
Turkish composer (1951–2005)
Aberystwyth University
Melissa Price
politician · b. 1963
Australian politician
London South Bank University
Menna Richards
journalist · b. 1953
British journalist
Aberystwyth University
Mercedes Maroto-Valer
chemical engineer · b. 1971
Spanish engineer
University of Strathclyde
Mervyn Pike, Baroness Pike
politician · 1918–2004
British politician; life peer (1918-2004)
University of Reading
Michael Berry
talk show host · b. 1970
American talk show host and politician
University of Nottingham
Michael Brown
journalist · b. 1951
British former politician and current newspaper and broadcast political journalist (born 1951)
University of York
Michael Buerk
broadcaster · b. 1946
BBC journalist and newsreader
Cardiff Metropolitan University · University of Sussex
Michael Coren
radio personality · b. 1959
Canadian columnist, author, public speaker, radio host and television talk show host
University of Nottingham
Michael Dexter
hematologist · b. 1945
British hematologist
University of Salford
Michael Dobbs
writer · b. 1950
Anglo-American non-fiction author and journalist
University of York
Michael Farrell
historian · b. 1944
Irish activist
Queen's University Belfast · University of Strathclyde
Michael George Gilbert
researcher · b. 1943
British botanist (born 1943)
University of Liverpool
Michael Gray
musicologist · b. 1946
British writer
University of York
Michael Gunning
swimmer · b. 1994
Jamaican swimmer
University of East London
Michael Gustavius Payne
painter · b. 1969
artist (born 1969)
University of Gloucestershire
Michael Landy
conceptual artist · b. 1963
British artist (born 1963)
Goldsmiths, University of London · Loughborough University
Michael McElroy
scientist · 1939–2026
American scientist
Queen's University Belfast
Michael Middleton
flight dispatcher · b. 1949
British businessman and father of Catherine, Princess of Wales
University of Surrey
Michael Nardone
television actor · b. 1967
Scottish actor
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Michael Nicholson
journalist · 1937–2016
English journalist
University of Leicester
Michael Otedola
politician · 1926–2014
Nigerian politician
University of Westminster, London
Michael Petry
critic · b. 1960
American academic, multi-media artist and author
Middlesex University
Michael R. Rose
university teacher · b. 1955
British biologist
University of Sussex
Michael Raynes
association football player · b. 1987
English footballer (born 1987)
Manchester Metropolitan University
Michael Reed
cricketer · b. 1988
English cricketer (born 1988)
Cardiff University
Michael Roberts
cricketer · b. 1989
cricketer (born 1989)
University of Bath
Michael Swanton
medievalist · b. 1939
professor of medieval studies
University of Bath
Michael Tappin
political scientist · b. 1946
Politician, academic, Cheeseballs famour father (born 1946)
University of Strathclyde
Michael Turner
business executive · b. 1948
British businessman
Manchester Metropolitan University
Michael Underwood
presenter · b. 1975
British television presenter
University of Plymouth
Michael Ward
statistician · 1949–2008
economist
University of Exeter
Michael Watt
field hockey player · b. 1987
Irish field hockey player (1987-)
Heriot-Watt University
Michael Welsh
politician · 1926–2012
British politician (1926-2012)
University of Sheffield
Michael Young
industrial designer · b. 1966
British industrial designer and creative director (born 1966)
Kingston University
Michela Magas
businessperson · b. 1901
innovation advisor
Goldsmiths, University of London
Michelle Brown
politician · b. 1969
politician (born 1969)
University of Staffordshire
Michelle Hinnigan
association football player · b. 1990
English footballer
Loughborough University
Mike Amesbury
council member · b. 1969
British politician (born 1969)
Birmingham City University · University of Bradford
Mike Crossey
record producer · b. 1979
British music producer
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
Mike Gapes
politician · b. 1952
British politician (born 1952)
Middlesex University
Mike Jenkins
poet · b. 1953
British poet
Aberystwyth University
Mike Mulkay
sociologist · 1936–2025
British sociologist
University of York
Mike Summers
member of legislative assembly · b. 1952
Falkland islands politician
Middlesex University
Mike Sutton
association football player · 1944–2020
English footballer (born 1944)
Loughborough University
Mike Tucker
event rider · 1944–2018
British equestrian rider and commentator
Royal Agricultural University
Mike Watson, Baron Watson of Invergowrie
trade unionist · b. 1949
British politician (born 1949)
Heriot-Watt University
Mikel Herrán
YouTuber · b. 1991
Spanish archaeologist, drag artist, writer and YouTuber
University of Leicester
Mikhael Paskalev
songwriter · b. 1987
Norwegian singer, songwriter, musician
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
Milan Antonijević
researcher · b. 1975
Milan Antonijevic is a Serbian lawyer, human rights activist and current executive director of the Open Society Foundation Serbia.
University of Bradford
Milton Jones
stand-up comedian · b. 1964
British comedian
Middlesex University
Mina Hadjian
radio personality · b. 1975
Radio host
University of Greenwich