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.
Tony Wheeler
travel guide writer · b. 1946
English-Australian publishing entrepreneur
University of Warwick
Torben Betts
film screenwriter · b. 1289
English playwright
University of Liverpool
Toril Bakken Kåven
politician · b. 1968
Saami politician from Norway
University of Surrey
Tracy Borman
university teacher · b. 1972
British historian
University of Hull
Tristan Nitot
blogger · b. 1966
French businessman
ESCP Business School
Troy Southgate
autobiographer · b. 1965
British far-right activist and publisher
University of Kent
Tsai Ying-wen
political scientist · 1952–2019
Taiwanese political scientist (1952–2019)
University of York
Tula Lotay
illustrator · b. 1975
English comic book artist
University of Bradford
Tuppy Owens
sex educator · 1944–2025
British sex therapist and campaigner
University of Exeter
Twm Morys
singer · b. 1961
Welsh poet, musician and singer
Aberystwyth University
Tyrone Urch
military leader · b. 1965
British general
Cranfield University
Urien Wiliam
writer · 1929–2006
Welsh novelist and dramatist (1929-2006)
Swansea University · University of Liverpool
Usha Rani Hooja
sculptor · 1923–2013
sculptor
University of Westminster, London
Utoni Nujoma
minister · b. 1952
Namibian politician
University of Warwick
Vahram Mavyan
public figure · 1926–1983
Armenian poet (1926-1983)
Queen's University Belfast
Valerie Thornton
painter · 1931–1991
British painter (1931-1991)
University of Westminster, London
Vanessa Kingori
publisher · b. 1950
Publisher of GQ magazine
Royal Holloway, University of London
Vanessa Raw
triathlete · b. 1984
triathlete
Loughborough University
Vanja Vukovic
artist · b. 1971
German fine-art photographer and photo-designer
University of Portsmouth
Vasiliki Anastasiadou
civil servant · b. 1958
Cypriot politician
University of Leicester
Vaughan Oliver
visiting professor · 1957–2019
British graphic designer (1957–2019)
Northumbria University, Newcastle
Vekuii Rukoro
attorney general · 1954–2021
Namibian lawyer, businessman, and Paramount Chief of the Herero people
University of Warwick
Verity Ockenden
athletics competitor · b. 1991
British middle-distance runner
Swansea University
Victor Collins, Baron Stonham
politician · 1903–1971
British politician (1903-1971)
University of Westminster, London
Victor Emery
university teacher · 1934–2002
British physicist (1934–2002)
University of Hull
Victor Kofi Agawu
musicologist · b. 1956
Ghanaian musicologist
University of Reading
Victoria Derbyshire
journalist · b. 1968
British journalist
University of Central Lancashire
Victoria Meyer-Laker
rower · b. 1988
British rower
University of Nottingham
Viktor Kryzhanivskyi
painter · 1950–2016
Ukrainian artist (1950-2016)
Kingston University
Vince Dizon
mechanical engineer · b. 1974
Filipino government official
University of Reading
Vinita Marwaha Madill
military flight engineer · b. 1987
British Space Operations engineer and science communicator
Cranfield University
Vivimarie Vanderpoorten
university teacher
Sri Lankan poet
Ulster University
Wai Hnin Pwint Thon
human rights defender · b. 1989
Wai HninPwint Thon ( ဝေနှင်းပွင့်သုန်)
Birkbeck, University of London
Wale Bolorunduro
banker · b. 1966
Nigerian engineer and oil & gas professional
Leeds Beckett University
Walter Allen Jenkins
academic · 1891–1958
English academic
University of Sheffield
Washington Yotto Ochieng
civil engineer · b. 1964
Professor in Positioning & Navigation Systems at Imperial College London
University of Nottingham
Watcyn Thomas
rugby union player · 1906–1977
Welsh rugby union player (1906-1977)
Swansea University
Wayne Otto
karateka · b. 1966
British karateka
University of Kent
Wee Jeck Seng
politician · b. 1964
Malaysian politician
University of Sunderland
Will Gifford
cricketer · b. 1985
English cricketer (born 1985)
Loughborough University
Will Rowlands
rugby union player · b. 1991
English-Welsh rugby union footballer (b. 1991)
University of Warwick
Will Smith
cricketer · b. 1982
English cricketer (born 1982)
University of Staffordshire
William Barr
painter · 1867–1933
American artist (1867-1933)
Glasgow School of Art
William Bridges-Maxwell
sociologist · 1929–1992
Australian politician (1929–1992)
Royal Agricultural University
William Clark, Baron Clark of Kempston
politician · 1917–2004
British Conservative politician (1917-2004)
University of Surrey
William Evans
poet · 1883–1968
Welsh poet, born 1883 (1883–1968)
Bangor University
William Frederick Blick
sports executive · b. 1974
Ugandan engineer and IOC member
University of Hull
William Havard
rugby union player · 1889–1956
military chaplain and bishop (1889-1956)
Aberystwyth University
William J. Sutherland
ecologist · b. 1956
conservation biologist
University of East Anglia UEA
William Jones
cricketer · b. 1990
Australian-born English cricketer (born 1990)
Cardiff University
William Owen Roberts
writer · b. 1960
Welsh writer
Aberystwyth University
William Porter MacArthur
consultant · 1884–1964
British general, physician, educator, historian, writer, editor and Royal Physician
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London · Queen's University Belfast
William Sachiti
chief executive officer · b. 1985
entrepreneur, founder and inventor
Aberystwyth University
Wilson Or
politician · b. 1973
Hong Kong politician
Nottingham Trent University
Winifred Tutin
ecologist · 1915–2007
British biologist (1915-2007)
University of Reading
Xanthé Mallett
criminologist · b. 1976
Scottish anthropologist
University of Bradford · University of Sheffield
Xiana Gómez-Díaz
film director · b. 1982
Spanish film director
University of Southampton
Xiaolan Fu
academic · b. 1967
Professor of economics
Lancaster University
Xita Rubert
writer · b. 1996
Spanish writer
University of Warwick
Xu Junping
soldier · b. 1953
Chinese military officer who defected to the United States
University of Bath