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.
Rihab Taha
microbiologist · b. 1957
Iraqi microbiologist
University of East Anglia UEA
Rikki Fifton
athletics competitor · b. 1985
British sprinter
Loughborough University
Riri Fitri Sari
university teacher · b. 1970
CIO/Head of Information System Development and Services of the University of Indonesia
University of Sheffield
Rob Miller
rugby union player · b. 1989
English rugby union footballer
Northumbria University, Newcastle
Robbie Simpson
association football player · b. 1985
English footballer (born 1985)
Loughborough University
Robert Adam
author · b. 1948
British architect (1948-)
University of Westminster, London
Robert Bernasconi
philosopher · b. 1950
British philosopher
University of Sussex
Robert Buchan
mining engineer · b. 1949
British engineer
Heriot-Watt University
Robert Burgess
sociologist · 1947–2022
British sociologist
University of Warwick
Robert Colquhoun
lithographer · 1914–1962
Scottish artist (1914-1962)
Glasgow School of Art
Robert Edmund Edwards
mathematician · 1926–2000
British–Australian mathematician
Birkbeck, University of London
Robert Lethbridge
scientist · b. 1947
American academic
University of Kent
Robert MacBryde
scenographer · 1913–1966
British artist (1913-1966)
Glasgow School of Art
Robert McCartney
politician · b. 1936
Northern Irish politician and barrister (born 1936)
Queen's University Belfast
Robert Moreland
politician · b. 1941
British politician (born 1941)
University of Nottingham · University of Warwick
Robert Thomas Jenkins
historian · 1881–1969
British historian (1881–1969)
Aberystwyth University
Robert Wade
political scientist · b. 1944
New Zealand economist and development scholar (born 1944)
University of Sussex
Roberta Blackman-Woods
politician · b. 1957
British politician
Ulster University
Robin Devereux, 19th Viscount Hereford
businessperson · b. 1975
English Peer
University of East Anglia UEA
Robin Jarvis
illustrator · b. 1963
British fiction writer known for animal fantasies, supernatural thrillers
Northumbria University, Newcastle
Robin M. Hochstrasser
university teacher · 1931–2013
Scottish chemist
Heriot-Watt University
Robin Saxby
entrepreneur · b. 1947
British businessman (born 1947)
University of Liverpool
Robin Swann
politician · b. 1971
Northern Irish politician (born 1971)
Open University
Robin Thompson
rugby league player · 1931–2003
Irish rugby union and rugby league footballer (1931–2003)
Queen's University Belfast
Roderic Bowen
barrister · 1913–2001
British politician (1913-2001)
Aberystwyth University
Rodger Wylde
association football player · b. 1954
English footballer (born 1954)
University of Salford
Rodney Atkinson
journalist · b. 1948
British economist (born 1948)
Newcastle University
Rodney Bickerstaffe
trade unionist · 1945–2017
British trade unionist (1945–2017)
Northumbria University, Newcastle
Roger A. Sheldon
university teacher · 1942–2025
British chemist
University of Leicester
Roger Ball
songwriter · b. 1944
British musician
University of Dundee
Roger Tucker
film director · b. 1945
British film director
University of Sussex
Rogers Smith
political scientist · b. 1953
American political scientist
University of Kent
Rolph Payet
civil servant · b. 1968
Seychellois politician
Ulster University · University of East Anglia UEA · University of Surrey
Ronald Sanders
journalist · b. 1948
Antiguan Barbudan diplomat
University of Sussex
Rosalie Birch
cricketer · b. 1983
cricketer (born 1983)
University of Sussex
Rose Harvey
athletics competitor · b. 1992
British long-distance runner
The University of Law
Rosemary Sayigh
historian · b. 1935
British historian
University of Hull
Rosette Kajungu Mutambi
legislator · b. 1964
Ugandan politician, professional social worker and journalist
University of Leicester
Roshini Kempadoo
photographer · b. 1959
Photographer (born 1959)
University of Derby
Ross Adams
television actor
English television actor
University of Salford
Ross Sinclair
installation artist · b. 1966
British artist
Glasgow School of Art
Ross Wilson
sculptor · b. 1958
British artist (born 1958)
Ulster University
Roxanna Brown
art historian · 1946–2008
American art historian
SOAS University of London
Roy Kift
translator · b. 1943
British writer
Aberystwyth University
Roy Peter Martin
writer · 1931–2014
British writer (1931-2014)
Birkbeck, University of London
Roy Williamson
Anglican priest · 1932–2019
Bishop of Southwark; Bishop of Bradford (1932-2019)
Kingston University
Ruby McGregor-Smith
politician · b. 1963
British businesswoman (born 1963)
Kingston University
Rudi Vis
politician · 1941–2010
Dutch–British politician (1941-2010)
Brunel University of London
Rupert Wingfield-Hayes
journalist · b. 1967
British television reporter
University of Hull
Ruqsana Begum
architect · b. 1983
kickboxer
University of Westminster, London
Russell George
politician · b. 1974
Welsh politician (born 1974)
Birmingham City University
Russell Senior
musician · b. 1961
British musician
University of Bath
Ruth Etchells
literary scholar · 1931–2012
English poet, literary scholar and churchwoman (1931-2012)
University of Liverpool
Ruth Oshikanlu
health visitor · b. 1973
Nigeria-born nurse and entrepreneur
Buckinghamshire New University · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London · London South Bank University
Ruwan Wijewardene
politician · b. 1975
Sri Lankan politician
University of Sussex
Ryan Cummins
cricketer · b. 1984
English cricketer (born 1984)
Loughborough University
Saara Bäck
Senior Ministerial Adviser · b. 1960
Finnish botanist, PhD, Senior Ministerial Adviser
University of Liverpool
Sabine Süsstrunk
university teacher · b. 1962
computer scientist and professor
University of East Anglia UEA
Sacha Skarbek
music executive · b. 1972
British songwriter and producer
Oxford Brookes University
Sade Fritschi
b. 1997
Minister of the Environment in Ecuador from 2023
Oxford Brookes University · University of Southampton