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.
Daniel Kitson
stand-up comedian · b. 1977
English stand-up comedian and writer
University of Roehampton
Daniel Kolawole Olukoya
pastor · b. 1957
Nigerian pastor and founder of MFM
University of Reading
Daniel McCrossan
politician · b. 1988
politician from Northern Ireland (born 1988)
Liverpool John Moores University
Daniel Thomas Davies
physician · 1899–1966
Welsh physician
Cardiff University
Daniel Yona
politician · b. 1941
Tanzanian politician (born 1941)
University of Strathclyde
Danny Grewcock
rugby union player · b. 1972
English rugby union footballer
Manchester Metropolitan University
Danny Lee Wynter
television actor · b. 1982
English actor
Middlesex University
Daren King
children's writer · b. 1972
British novelist and children's writer
Bath Spa University
Dave Brown
television actor · b. 1973
British comedian, designer and photographer
Buckinghamshire New University
Dave Godin
musician · 1936–2004
American music fan (1936–2004)
Sheffield Hallam University
Dave Myers
television celebrity chef · 1957–2024
English television presenter (1957–2024)
Goldsmiths, University of London
David Annand
sculptor · b. 1948
Scottish sculptor
University of Dundee
David Atkins
entrepreneur · b. 1966
businessperson
University of Reading
David Balfe
talent manager · b. 1958
English musician and recording executive
University of Bedfordshire
David Bark-Jones
television actor · b. 1966
British actor
Newcastle University
David Blair
rugby union player · b. 1985
Scottish rugby union player (born 1985)
University of Stirling
David Brown
musicologist · 1929–2014
English musicologist, born 1929
University of Sheffield
David Clarke
journalist · b. 1966
British writer
University of Sheffield
David Coates
university teacher · 1946–2018
British political economist
University of York
David Conn
sports journalist · b. 1965
British journalist
University of York
David Cook
literary critic · 1929–2003
British literary critic
Birkbeck, University of London
David Dinsmore
journalist · b. 1968
British newspaper editor
University of the West of Scotland
David Downton
fashion illustrator · b. 1959
British artist
University of Wolverhampton
David Folley
painter · b. 1960
British painter
University of Exeter
David George Green
journalist · b. 1951
businessperson
Newcastle University
David Gibbs
ecologist · b. 1958
British natural scientist
University of Sheffield
David Greenaway
economist · b. 1952
British economist
Liverpool John Moores University
David Hamilton
opera singer · b. 1960
Scottish-born Australian operatic tenor
Edinburgh Napier University
David Harley
writer · b. 1949
English author and malware researcher
Bangor University
David Hey
local historian · 1938–2016
English historian
Harper and Keele Veterinary School · University of Leicester
David Heyes
politician · b. 1946
British politician (born 1946)
Open University
David Hughes Parry
official · 1893–1973
University academic and administrator
Aberystwyth University
David Hutchinson
physicist · b. 1969
New Zealand quantum physicist (1969– )
University of Exeter
David Inglis
sociologist · b. 1973
successful doctoral candidate at the University of York
University of York
David J. Cooney
diplomat · b. 1954
Irish civil servant and diplomat
Harper and Keele Veterinary School
David J. Gower
herpetologist · b. 1969
British paleontologist
University of Reading
David James
Anglican priest · b. 1945
retired Anglican bishop (born 1945)
University of Exeter
David Jenkins
composer · 1848–1915
Welsh composer, born 1848 (1848–1915)
Aberystwyth University
David Karoly
meteorologist · b. 1955
Australian atmospheric scientist (1955-)
University of Reading
David Leach
ceramicist · 1911–2005
English studio potter (1911-2005)
University of Staffordshire
David Lemieux
archivist · b. 1970
Canadian audio and film archivist
University of East Anglia UEA
David Lepper
politician · b. 1945
British politician (born 1945)
University of Kent · University of Westminster, London
David Lock
barrister · b. 1960
British politician (born 1960)
University of Westminster, London
David M. Unwin
researcher · b. 1959
British paleontologist
University of Reading · University of Sheffield
David Marks
university teacher · b. 1945
New Zealand psychologist
University of Reading · University of Sheffield
David Martyn Jones
music arranger · b. 1964
British conductor
Aberystwyth University
David McCalden
politician · 1951–1990
British Holocaust denier (1951-1990)
Goldsmiths, University of London
David McCandless
journalist · b. 1971
British data-journalist, writer and information designer
Chesterfield College
David Mellor
designer · 1930–2009
English designer, manufacturer, craftsman and retailer (1930-2009)
Sheffield Hallam University
David Miall Edwards
theologian · 1873–1941
Welsh Non-conformist writer and theologian
Bangor University
David Miles
economist · b. 1959
British economist
Birkbeck, University of London
David Moore
association football player · b. 1959
English footballer and manager (born 1959)
University of Salford
David P. Houghton
political scientist · b. 1966
political scientist
University of Sheffield
David Quinn
scientific illustrator · b. 1959
British bird artist
Manchester Metropolitan University
David R. Bellwood
ichthyologist
Australian ichthyologist
University of Bath
David Richards
rugby union player · b. 1954
Welsh rugby union player
Cardiff Metropolitan University
David Russell Hulme
conductor · b. 1951
British musician
Aberystwyth University
David Sherry
artist · b. 1974
(1974-) Northern Irish artist
Glasgow School of Art
David Slinn
diplomat · b. 1959
British diplomat
University of Salford
David Starkey
university teacher · b. 1954
British maritime historian
University of Exeter