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.
Carolyn Leckie
midwife · b. 1965
British politician (born 1965)
University of Strathclyde
Carsten Kengeter
manager · b. 1967
German manager
Middlesex University
Carwyn Tuipulotu
rugby union player · b. 2001
Welsh rugby union player
Swansea University
Catherina Dawson Giles
painter · 1878–1955
British painter (1878-1955)
Goldsmiths, University of London
Catherine Bozorgan
film producer · b. 1980
French producer
ESCP Business School
Catherine Glyn Davies
philosopher · 1926–2007
Welsh historian of philosophy and linguistics, and a translator (1926-2007)
Aberystwyth University · Leeds Beckett University
Catherine Howe
singer-songwriter · b. 1950
singer, songwriter, actor, TV presenter
Open University
Catherine Nelson
politician · b. 1987
Sinn Féin politician (born 1987)
Queen's University Belfast
Catherine Pepinster
journalist · b. 1959
English journalist
London College
Catherine Yass
printmaker · b. 1963
English artist (born 1963)
Goldsmiths, University of London
Cathy de Monchaux
sculptor · b. 1960
British artist (born 1960)
Goldsmiths, University of London
Cathy Wilkes
visual artist · b. 1966
British sculptor (born 1966)
Glasgow School of Art · Ulster University
Catriona Laing
diplomat
British diplomat
Cranfield University
Cédric Pillac
fencer · b. 1973
French fencer
ESCP Business School
Celia Barlow
politician · b. 1955
British politician (born 1955)
Cardiff University
Celia Deane-Drummond
university teacher · b. 1956
professor of theology
University of Reading
Chalita Yaemwannang
model · b. 1988
Thai model
Bournemouth University
Chan Kam-chuen
trade unionist · 1925–2017
Hong Kong politician
Cranfield University
Chandrashekhar J. Joshi
plasma physicist · b. 1953
Indian-born American plasma physicist (born 1953)
University of Hull
Chang Chia-chun
politician · b. 1981
Taiwanese politician
University of Southampton
Chao Tayiana
historian · b. 1993
Kenyan historian (b.1993)
Glasgow School of Art
Charitha Pattiaratchi
researcher · b. 1957
Sri Lankan oceanographer and researcher
Swansea University
Charles David Curtis
geologist · b. 1939
British geologist
University of Sheffield
Charles Igwe Arizechukwu
geologist · 1958–2025
Nigerian professor of soil sciences
University of Nottingham
Charles Kennedy, 5th Marquess of Ailsa
politician · 1875–1956
Marquess of the United Kingdom (1875-1956)
Royal Agricultural University
Charles Mbire
entrepreneur · b. 1959
Ugandan businessman
University of Leicester
Charles Montgomery
naval officer · b. 1955
Royal Navy admiral
University of Sheffield
Charles Morrison
politician · 1932–2005
British politician (1932-2005)
Royal Agricultural University
Charles Quaker-Dokubo
academic · 1952–2022
Nigerian academic (1952–2022)
Teesside University · University of Bradford
Charles Tomlinson
linguist · 1808–1897
British scientist and scientific writer
Birkbeck, University of London
Charles Wang Wai Ng
researcher
researcher
University of Southampton
Charlie Stayt
presenter · b. 1962
English Television Journalist
Birmingham City University
Charlotte Bolland
art historian
British art historian and museum curator
Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London · Queen Mary University of London
Charlotte Owen, Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge
special adviser · b. 1993
British political adviser (born 1993)
University of York
Chief Olu Oyesanya
journalist · 1923–1999
Nigerian diplomat and journalist
University of Westminster, London
Chloe Moss
author · b. 1976
English playwright
Manchester Metropolitan University
Choudhury Mahmood Hasan
academic · b. 1953
Bangladeshi academic
University of Strathclyde
Chris Clarkson
politician · b. 1982
British politician
University of Dundee
Chris Hohn
hedge fund manager · b. 1967
British hedge fund manager
University of Southampton
Chris Jackson
photographer · b. 1980
British royal photographer for Getty Images
Cardiff University
Chris Jenkins
special effects artist · b. 1961
Welsh effects animator and film producer
Middlesex University
Chris Jones
rugby union player · b. 1980
English rugby union footballer
Sheffield Hallam University
Chris Jury
television actor · b. 1956
English actor, writer and director
University of Hull
Chris Kane
radio personality · b. 1976
British politician, from 2024, Member of Parliament for Stirling and Strathallan
University of Stirling
Chris Kelly
politician · b. 1978
British politician (born 1978)
Oxford Brookes University
Chris Lee Chun Kit
politician · b. 1982
Malaysian politician
Nottingham Trent University
Chris Liebenberg
minister · b. 1934
South African politician
Cranfield University
Chris McCausland
television actor · b. 1977
British comedian
Kingston University
Chris Stark
radio personality · b. 1987
British radio personality
University of Southampton
Chris Sugden
b. 1952
Humourist
De Montfort University
Chris Toumazou
researcher · b. 1961
British academic
Oxford Brookes University
Chris Williams
university teacher · 1963–2024
Welsh historian (1963–2024)
Cardiff University
Chrissy Sharp
politician · 1947–2021
Australian politician (1947-2021)
University of Kent · University of Sheffield
Christian Edwards
association football coach · b. 1975
Welsh footballer (born 1975)
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Christiana Erotokritou
politician · b. 1973
Cypriot politician
University of Wolverhampton
Christine Allsopp
Anglican priest · b. 1947
Anglican Archdeacon
Aston University, Birmingham
Christine Chapman
politician · b. 1956
British politician
Aberystwyth University · Cardiff University
Christine Checinska
curator
British womenswear designer and art historian
University of East London
Christine Dawood
entrepreneur · b. 1975
British-German entrepreneur
Kingston University
Christine James
scholar · b. 1954
Welsh poet, academic
Aberystwyth University · Swansea University