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.
Goodluck Ole-Medeye
politician · b. 1958
Tanzanian politician
Aston University, Birmingham
Goolam Rajah
cricket administrator · 1946–2021
South African pharmacist, cricket administrator and team manager of South Africa national cricket team (1946-2021)
University of Leicester
Gordon Matheson
politician · b. 1966
British politician
University of Strathclyde
Gordon Taylor
trade unionist · b. 1944
English footballer, trade union leader (born 1944)
Manchester Metropolitan University
Gordon Young
painter · b. 1952
British artist
Coventry University
Goronwy Owen
politician · 1881–1963
British politician (1881-1963)
Aberystwyth University
Grace Muliisa
business executive
Ugandan corporate executive
Bangor University
Graeme Hawley
television actor · b. 1973
British actor
Manchester Metropolitan University
Graham Gardner
children's writer · b. 1975
British writer
Aberystwyth University
Graham Riddick
politician · b. 1955
British politician (born 1955)
University of Warwick
Graham Ryder
geologist · 1949–2002
British geologist (1949-2002)
Swansea University
Graham Shaw
field hockey player · b. 1979
Irish field hockey player and coach
Ulster University
Graham Shaw
association football player · b. 1967
English footballer (born 1967)
University of Staffordshire
Grahame Hodgson
rugby union player · 1936–2016
rugby player (1936–2016)
University of Exeter
Grant Johnson
association football player · b. 1972
Scottish footballer (born 1972)
University of Dundee
Greg Holmes
cricketer · b. 1993
cricketer
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Greg Lobban
squash player · b. 1992
Scottish squash player
University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)
Greg Macmillan
cricketer · b. 1969
English cricketer (born 1969)
University of Southampton
Greg Pearson
association football player · b. 1985
English footballer (born 1985)
Manchester Metropolitan University
Greg Pope
politician · b. 1960
British politician (born 1960)
University of Hull
Gregory George Teu
politician · 1951–2021
Tanzanian politician (1951–2021)
Birmingham City University
Gregory Woods
poet · b. 1953
British poet
University of East Anglia UEA
Gunnar Birgisson
civil engineer · 1947–2021
Icelandic politician (1947–2021)
Heriot-Watt University
Gustavus Hamilton-Russell, 10th Viscount Boyne
land owner · 1931–1995
Irish peer (1931–1995)
Royal Agricultural University
Gwilym Tilsley
Christian minister · 1911–1997
Welsh bard (1911–1997)
Aberystwyth University
Gwyn Jones
exhibition curator · 1917–2006
Welsh physicist (1917–2006)
University of Sheffield
Gwyn Lewis
civil servant
University of Kent
Habiba Osman
chief executive officer
CEO of Malawi Human Rights Commission
Harper and Keele Veterinary School
Hadi Marzban
film director · 1944–2025
Iranian film director, actor, writer and playwright (1944-2025)
Brunel University of London
Haidar Hadi
diplomat · b. 1970
Iraqi politician
University of Nottingham
Haifa Najjar
politician · b. 1959
Jordanian politician
University of Buckingham
Hakim Sendagire
biochemist · b. 1972
Ugandan physician
University of Greenwich
Hal Cruttenden
stand-up comedian · b. 1969
British comedian
University of York
Halima Begum
b. 1975
British civil servant, administrator and activist
Queen Mary University of London
Hamid Arabnia
docent · b. 1958
professor
University of Kent
Hamid Nadimi
designer
Designer of the emblem of Iran
University of York
Hamish Mackie
sculptor · b. 1973
British wildlife sculptor
Falmouth University · Kingston University
Hana Khatib
advocate · b. 1973
First female qadi in Israel
University of Staffordshire
Hani al-Rahib
academic · 1939–2000
Syrian novelist and literary academic
University of Exeter
Hannah Critchlow
science communicator · b. 1980
neuroscientist
Brunel University of London
Hannah Kendall
composer · b. 1984
British composer
University of Exeter
Harold Innocent
television actor · 1935–1993
British actor (1933–1993)
Birmingham City University
Harold Lovell
politician · b. 1955
Antigua and Barbuda politician
University of West London
Harpreet Uppal
politician
British politician, from 2024, Member of Parliament for Huddersfield
Nottingham Trent University · University of Bradford
Harriet Cross
politician · b. 1990
British politician
University of Reading
Harry Borden
photographer · b. 1965
American photographer
Arts University Plymouth
Harry Cohen
politician · b. 1949
British politician (born 1949)
Birkbeck, University of London
Harry Greene
actor · 1923–2013
Welsh television personality (1923-2013)
Cardiff University · KLC School of Design
Harry Hall
botanist · 1906–1986
botanist (1906-1986)
University of Reading
Harry Johnston
cricketer · b. 1949
(born 1949)
University of Strathclyde
Harry Melville
chemist · 1908–2000
British chemist, academic, and academic administrator
Heriot-Watt University
Harveer Gandam
cricketer · b. 1990
English cricketer (born 1990)
Loughborough University
Hazair Abdullah
civil servant · b. 1953
Bruneian politician (born 1953)
University of Staffordshire
Hazel Gaynor
writer · b. 1971
author
Manchester Metropolitan University
Hazel Reeves
sculptor
English sculptor
Kingston University
Hazel Walford Davies
lecturer · 1940–2025
Welsh academic and writer (1940-2025)
Cardiff University
Heather Craney
film actor · b. 1971
British actress
Liverpool Hope University
Heather Jansch
visual artist · 1948–2021
British artist
Goldsmiths, University of London
Heather Phillipson
video artist · b. 1978
British artist
Middlesex University
Heather Williams
medical physicist · b. 1977
medical physicist
University of Nottingham