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.
Nguyen TK Thanh
biochemist
Nanotechnologist
University of East London
Nic Robertson
journalist · b. 1962
British journalist
Aston University, Birmingham
Nicholas Halliday
sailor · b. 1999
Hong Kong sailor
University of Staffordshire
Nicholas Kay
diplomat · b. 1958
British diplomat
University of Reading
Nicholas Lydon
biochemist · b. 1957
British biochemist
University of Dundee
Nicholas Pegg
television actor
British actor
University of Exeter
Nicholas T. Clerk
civil servant · 1930–2012
Ghanaian academic, public administrator and minister
University of Leicester
Nicholas Wapshott
journalist · b. 1952
British journalist
University of York
Nick Forbes
politician · b. 1973
British politician (born 1973)
Open University · Sheffield Hallam University
Nick Ramsay
politician · b. 1975
Welsh politician
Cardiff University
Nick Sharratt
painter · b. 1962
British children's illustrator and writer
Manchester Metropolitan University
Nick Thorpe
foreign correspondent · b. 1960
Television and print journalist
University of Reading
Nick Wilton
television actor · b. 1957
actor and Scriptwriter
University of Kent
Nico Cellinese
botanist · b. 1974
botanist
University of Reading
Nico Ladenis
chef · 1934–2023
British Michelin-starred chef (1934–2023)
University of Hull · University of Westminster, London
Nicola Daly
field hockey player · b. 1988
Irish field hockey player
Cranfield University
Nicola Shadbolt
academic
New Zealand farmer, academic and company director
University of Nottingham
Nicole Emmanuel
association football player · b. 1986
English footballer
Loughborough University
Nigel Carr
rugby union player · b. 1959
Irish rugby union player
Queen's University Belfast
Nigel Harris
film actor · b. 1949
South African actor
University of Nottingham
Nigel Peters
barrister · b. 1952
British judge
University of Leicester
Nigel Walker
association football player · 1959–2014
English footballer (1959-2014)
Northumbria University, Newcastle
Nikki Fox
journalist · b. 1980
English broadcaster, presenter and documentary maker
Brunel University of London
Nina Fishman
historian · 1946–2009
British historian and activist
University of Sussex
Nina Hossain
television presenter · b. 1975
English journalist and presenter
University of Central Lancashire
Nina Stibbe
nanny · b. 1962
British nanny and writer
University of Greenwich
Nizar Najib
politician · b. 1978
Malaysian politician
University of Nottingham
Norah Geddes
watercolorist · 1887–1967
Scottish landscape architect
University of Dundee
Nyovani Madise
demographer
Malawian economist
University of Southampton
Odelia Karmon
communications adviser
University of Derby
Ogbonna Oparaku
university teacher · b. 1956
Nigerian professor of electronic engineering
Northumbria University, Newcastle
Olabisi Alofe-Kolawole
Nigerian Police
Nigerian police officer
University of Leicester
Oldřich Dědek
university teacher · b. 1953
Czech economist
University of Warwick
Oľga Algayerová
diplomat · b. 1959
Slovak diplomat
Open University
Olga Fischer
linguist · b. 1951
Dutch linguist
Newcastle University
Olive Mudie-Cooke
painter · 1890–1925
British war artist
Goldsmiths, University of London
Olive Scott
cardiologist · 1924–2007
English paediatric cardiologist (1924-2007)
University of Sheffield
Olivier Barlet
film critic · b. 1952
French journalist and film critic
ESCP Business School
Olufemi Obafemi
playwright · b. 1950
researcher
University of Sheffield
Olumide Adewale Egbedun
politician · b. 1985
Nigerian politician
University of East London
Oluremi Atanda
administrator · 1939–2024
Nigerian agricultural scientist
University of Nottingham
Omar Anwar
cricketer · b. 1983
cricketer (born 1983)
Oxford Brookes University
Omid Nooshin
film director · 1974–2018
British film director (1974-2018)
University of Surrey
Ore Oduba
presenter · b. 1986
journalist
Loughborough University
Osasere Orumwense
engineer · b. 1954
Prof Mechanical Engineering
University of Staffordshire
Osayi Alile
consultant
Expert in Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) International Development, Business and Philanthropic Management, Fundraising and Sustainability.
Cranfield University
Óscar González
politician · b. 1951
Mexican politician
University of East Anglia UEA
Ossie Clark
fashion designer · 1942–1996
British fashion designer (1942–1996)
Manchester Metropolitan University
Osu Sukam
politician · b. 1949
12th Chief Minister of Sabah, Malaysia
University of Buckingham
Oswald Hanfling
philosopher · 1927–2005
German philosopher (1927-2005)
Birkbeck, University of London
Ouissem Belgacem
association football player · b. 1988
Tunisian and French association football player and writer
London Metropolitan University · University of Westminster, London
Owain Arwel Hughes
autobiographer · b. 1942
British conductor
Cardiff University
Owen Hurcum
politician · b. 1997
Welsh politician
Bangor University
Owen Sheers
novelist · b. 1974
Poet and novelist
University of East Anglia UEA
Paola Arlotta
molecular biologist
Italian molecular biologist and neuroscientist
University of Portsmouth
Paris Zarcilla
film director · b. 1986
British director and writer
University of Hertfordshire
Patricia Kingori
sociologist
Kenyan born British African sociologist
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London · Royal Holloway, University of London
Patrick Brendan Kennedy
chess player · 1929–1966
Born: 20 July 1929 in Clarecastle, County Clare, Ireland; Died: 8 June 1966 in Nottingham, England
University of Exeter
Patrick C. Lynch
basketball player · b. 1965
American lawyer and state attorney general
Queen's University Belfast
Patrick Hall
politician · b. 1951
British politician (born 1951)
Oxford Brookes University