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.
Peter Wilson
curler · b. 1961
Scottish and Irish curler (born 1961)
University of Southampton
Phil Hayes
cricketer · b. 1986
cricketer (born 1986)
Loughborough University
Phil Whelan
association football player · b. 1972
English footballer (born 1972)
University of East Anglia UEA
Philip A. Barker
archaeologist · 1920–2001
British archaeologist (1920-2001)
University of Leicester
Philip C.J. Donoghue
paleontologist · b. 1971
British paleontologist
University of Leicester
Philip Louis Pratley
civil engineer · 1884–1958
Canadian civil engineer (1884-1958)
University of Liverpool
Philip Mould
art critic · b. 1960
English art dealer and art historian
University of East Anglia UEA
Philip Mounstephen
essayist · b. 1959
British Anglican bishop (born 1959)
University of Southampton
Philippe Bradshaw
video artist · 1965–2005
British artist (1965–2005)
Goldsmiths, University of London
Phillip Wafula Ogutu
journalist · b. 1952
Ugandan journalist and politician
Cardiff University
Pierce Charles de Lacy O'Mahony
barrister · 1850–1930
Irish politician (1850-1930)
Royal Agricultural University
Pierre Andurand
businessperson · b. 1977
French entrepreneur
Queen Mary University of London
Pierre Bardy
director · b. 1987
Monegasque politician
University of Hull
Plácido Castro
translator · 1902–1967
Spanish translator
University of Strathclyde
Polly Dunbar
children's writer · b. 1980
British children's illustrator and writer
Norwich University of the Arts
Pop Levi
filmmaker · b. 1977
English rock musician
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
Prem Sikka
statutory auditor · b. 1951
British accounting academic
Open University · University of Sheffield
Princess Oghene
fashion designer
Nigerian business woman
University of the Arts London
Pyo Chang-won
psychologist · b. 1966
South Korean criminal psychologist
University of Exeter
R. G. Berry
Christian minister · 1869–1945
Welsh Independent minister, author and playwright
Bangor University
R. J. B. Knight
museologist · b. 1944
British naval historian
University of Sussex
Rachel Workman MacRobert
geologist · 1884–1954
(1884 - 1954) geologist and benefactor
Royal Holloway, University of London
Rachel Wynberg
researcher · b. 1963
researcher
University of Strathclyde
Rafiah Salim
lawyer · b. 1947
First female Vice-Chancellor in Malaysia, posted to Universiti Malaya
Queen's University Belfast
Rafik Abdessalem
politician · b. 1968
Tunisian politician
University of Westminster, London
Rainer Hersch
conductor · b. 1962
British comedian and musician
Lancaster University
Rainer Kempe
poker player · b. 1989
German poker player
University of Sussex
Rajiv Mehrishi
Indian Administrative Service · b. 1955
retired Indian civil servant (IAS officer)
University of Strathclyde
Ralph Morley
politician · 1882–1955
British politician (1882-1955)
University of Southampton
Ramin Niami
film editor · b. 1952
Iranian film director
University of Westminster, London
Raphael Tuju
minister · b. 1959
Kenyan politician
University of Leicester
Rashleigh Jackson
university teacher · 1929–2022
Guyanese politician (1929–2022)
University of Leicester
Ravi Patel
cricketer · b. 1991
English cricketer (born 1991)
Loughborough University
Raya Abirached
television personality · b. 1977
Lebanese TV personality
University of Westminster, London
Raymond Antrobus
poet · b. 1986
British poet
Goldsmiths, University of London
Raymond F. Schinazi
researcher · b. 1951
American pediatrician
University of Bath
Rebecca John
journalist · b. 1970
British journalist
Leeds Trinity University
Rebecca Ndjoze-Ojo
politician · b. 1956
Namibian politician
Ulster University
Reginald John Campbell
theologian · 1867–1956
UK Christian pastor, 1867-1956
University of Nottingham
Reidun Twarock
biologist · b. 2000
German mathematician
University of Bath
Reshmin Chowdhury
journalist · b. 1977
English sports broadcaster
University of Bath
Rhoda Grant
trade unionist · b. 1963
British politician (born 1963)
Open University
Rhys H. Williams
rugby union player · 1930–1993
Welsh rugby union player (1930–1993)
Cardiff University
Ricardo P. Lloyd
b. 1993
British actor
Anglia Ruskin University · Buckinghamshire New University
Ricardo Pinto
writer · b. 1961
British writer
University of Dundee
Rich Johnston
comics critic · b. 1972
comic comics columnist and author
Newcastle University
Richard Alexander
field hockey player · b. 1981
British field hockey player
Loughborough University
Richard Bryant
photographer · b. 1947
British photographer
Kingston University
Richard Clinton
cricketer · b. 1981
English cricketer (born 1981)
Loughborough University
Richard Coughtrie
cricketer · b. 1988
English cricketer (born 1988)
Oxford Brookes University
Richard J Crisp
university teacher · b. 1973
British social psychology professor
Cardiff University
Richard Parry-Jones
car designer · 1951–2021
Welsh car engineer and designer, executive at Ford
University of Salford
Richard Price
literary scholar · b. 1966
Scottish poet, novelist, and translator
University of Strathclyde
Richard Scheer
weightlifter · b. 1974
French weightlifter
ESCP Business School
Richard Simcott
linguist · b. 1977
British linguist
University of Hull
Richard Smith
field hockey player · b. 1987
British field hockey player
Loughborough University
Richard Thomas
lawyer · b. 1949
Information Commissioner of the United Kingdom
University of Southampton
Richard Wilding
businessperson · b. 1965
British academic and business professional specialising in logistics, transport and supply chain management
University of Warwick
Rihab Taha
microbiologist · b. 1957
Iraqi microbiologist
University of East Anglia UEA
Rikki Fifton
athletics competitor · b. 1985
British sprinter
Loughborough University