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.
Dylan Wiliam
pedagogue · b. 2000
Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of London
London South Bank University · Open University
Ebi Bright
politician · b. 19
Ghanaian politician
University of Leicester
Ed Butler
military personnel · b. 1962
British Army officer
University of Exeter
Ed Parsons
geospatial analyst · b. 1965
geospatial Technologist & Tech Evangelist
Kingston University
Eddie Chambers
university teacher · b. 1960
artist, curator and academic (born 1960)
Goldsmiths, University of London · University of Sunderland
Eden Box
painter · 1919–1988
British painter (1919-1988)
University of Westminster, London
Edgar Dutra Zanotto
researcher · b. 1954
Brazilian engineer
University of Sheffield
Edith Eccles
classical archaeologist · 1910–1977
British classical archaeologist
Royal Holloway, University of London
Edith Lanchester
women's rights activist · 1871–1966
English socialist and feminist
Birkbeck, University of London
Ednyfed Hudson Davies
politician · 1929–2018
British politician (1929-2018)
Swansea University
Eduardo Doryan
economist · b. 1951
Costa Rican politician
University of Strathclyde
Edward Abel
cricketer · b. 1988
English cricketer (born 1988)
Oxford Brookes University
Edward Cephas John Stevens
cricketer · 1837–1915
New Zealand politician
Royal Agricultural University
Edward Ellis
cricketer · b. 1995
cricketer (born 1995)
Oxford Brookes University
Edward Enoch Jenkins
judge · 1895–1960
British lawyer and judge
Cardiff University
Edward Griffiths
politician · 1929–1995
British politician (1929-1995)
Bangor University
Edward Hogan
young adult author · b. 1980
British novelist
University of East Anglia UEA
Edward Kinch
agricultural chemist · 1848–1920
British agricultural chemist
Royal Agricultural University
Edward Nettleship
ophthalmologist · 1845–1913
British ophthalmologist (1845-1913)
Royal Agricultural University
Edwin Smith
scientist · 1931–2010
British metallurgist (1931-2010)
University of Nottingham · University of Sheffield
Edwina Grosvenor
philanthropist · b. 1981
English criminologist (born 1981)
Northumbria University, Newcastle
Ehud Adiv
activist · b. 1946
Israeli anti-Zionist activist and socialist
Birkbeck, University of London
Eigra Lewis Roberts
novelist · 1939–2026
Welsh novelist, playwright and storyteller (1939-2026)
Bangor University
Eileen Bell
politician · b. 1943
Northern Irish politician (born 1943)
Ulster University
Eileen Cooper
painter · b. 1953
contemporary painter (born 1953)
Goldsmiths, University of London
Eileen Harris
painter · 1904–1993
English artist (1904–1993)
Middlesex University
Eileen Scanlon
researcher · b. 1951
British academic
Open University
Eileen Younghusband
memoirist · 1921–2016
British officer, memoirist (1921–2016)
Open University
El Mafrex
songwriter · b. 1984
Nigerian singer
Edinburgh Napier University
Elaine Burton, Baroness Burton of Coventry
politician · 1904–1991
British politician (1904-1991)
Leeds Beckett University
Elaine Constance Smith
stand-up comedian · b. 1958
Scottish actress and comedian
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Eleanor Moore
painter · 1885–1955
Scots-Irish painter (1885–1955)
Glasgow School of Art
Eleanor Scott
classical archaeologist · b. 1960
archaeologist
Newcastle University
Eleanor Updale
young adult author · b. 1953
British author
Queen Mary University of London
Elena Semino
linguist · b. 1964
British linguist
Lancaster University
Elísio Macamo
university teacher · b. 1964
Mozambican Africa scientist and sociologist
University of Salford
Elizabeth Bower
actor · b. 1976
British actress
University of Warwick
Elizabeth Buchan
novelist · b. 1948
British novelist (1948-)
University of Kent
Elizabeth Fremantle
novelist · b. 1962
English novelist
Birkbeck, University of London
Elizabeth Parker
composer · b. 1950
British composer
University of East Anglia UEA
Elizabeth Press
immunologist · 1920–2008
British immunologist (1920-2008)
Queen Mary University of London
Elizabeth Shields
politician · b. 1928
British politician
University of York
Elizabeth Williams
mathematician · 1895–1986
British mathematician and educationist
Royal Holloway, University of London
Ellen Evans
head teacher · 1891–1953
principal of the Glamorgan Training College, Barry (1891-1953)
Aberystwyth University
Ellen Hagan
business executive
Ghanaian entrepreneur, human resource practitioner and the CEO
University of Leicester
Ellen Lanyon
printmaker · 1926–2013
American artist (1926-2013)
Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London
Ellie Harrison
artist · b. 1979
British artist
Glasgow School of Art · Nottingham Trent University
Ellis Mee
rugby union player · b. 2003
rugby union player
Nottingham Trent University
Eluned Parrott
politician · b. 1974
Welsh politician (born 1974)
Cardiff University
Elva Joan Blacker
painter · 1908–1984
English painter (1908-1984)
University of Westminster, London
Emily Hall
composer · b. 1978
British composer (1978-)
University of York
Emily Huws
children's writer · b. 1942
Welsh children's writer
Bangor University
Emma Crosby
television presenter · b. 1977
British television newsreader and journalist
Cardiff University
Emma Jones
journalist · b. 1975
British journalist
University of Staffordshire
Emma Mulqueeny
chief executive officer · b. 1971
British technologist and educator
University of Surrey
Emma Obanye
entrepreneur · b. 1982
British businesswoman
Brunel University of London · Queen Mary University of London
Emmanuel Di Donna
art dealer · b. 1971
art dealer
Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London
Emmanuel Fabiano
minister
Malawian politician
Newcastle University
Emmanuel Iheanacho
minister
Nigerian politician
University of Bradford
Emmanuel Welbeck Nortey
1926–2023
Ghanaian politician
Manchester Metropolitan University