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.
Janet Darbyshire
epidemiologist · b. 1950
British epidemiologist
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London
Janice Hadlow
manager · b. 1957
British television executive
Royal Holloway, University of London
Jan McFarlane
Anglican priest · b. 1964
Bishop-designate of Repton; Archdeacon of Norwich; British Anglican priest
University of Sheffield
Jason Done
television actor · b. 1973
actor
University of Salford
Jasvir Singh
barrister · b. 1980
British barrister, commentator, and activist
The University of Law
Jay Isaac
painter · b. 1975
Canadian painter
KLC School of Design
Jayne-Anne Gadhia
chief executive officer · b. 1961
British businesswoman
Royal Holloway, University of London
Jayne Baxter
politician · b. 1955
Scottish politician (born 1955)
Edinburgh Napier University
Jayne Bryant
politician
Welsh politician and Assembly Member
Harper and Keele Veterinary School
Jay Simon
television actor · b. 1966
British actor
Aberystwyth University
J. Beverley Smith
university teacher · 1931–2024
Welsh historian and author
Aberystwyth University
J. C. Beckett
researcher · 1912–1996
Northern Irish historian (1912-1996)
Queen's University Belfast
Jean Adamson
illustrator · 1928–2024
British writer and illustrator (1928–2024)
Goldsmiths, University of London
Jean Cooke
painter · 1927–2008
British artist and educator (1927-2008)
Goldsmiths, University of London
Jeanie Drynan
actor
Australian actress
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Jean-Michel Severino
banker · b. 1957
French banker
ESCP Business School
Jeannette Wilkinson
suffragist · 1841–1886
Wilkinson, Jeannette Gaury (1841–1886), trade unionist and suffragist
Birkbeck, University of London
Jean-Paul Martinon
philosopher · b. 1963
American philosopher
University of Reading
Jeff Butterfield
rugby union player · 1929–2004
English rugby union footballer (1929–2004)
Loughborough University
Jeffrey Lewis
organist · b. 1942
British composer
Cardiff University
Jehangir Aziz Hayat
singer · b. 1989
singer, guitarist, composer
University of York
Jemma Dolan
politician · b. 1990
politician
Ulster University
Jennie Eirian Davies
journalist · 1925–1982
Welsh author (1925–1982)
Aberystwyth University
Jennifer Baird
archaeologist · b. 1978
Canadian archaeologist and academic
University of Leicester
Jennifer Taylor
university teacher · 1935–2015
Australian architect, professor, critic and author
Oxford Brookes University
Jennifer Thomas
physicist · b. 1950
British physicist and professor
Royal Holloway, University of London
Jenny Hill
journalist · b. 2000
Jersey journalist
Cardiff University
Jenny Preece
information scientist · b. 1949
American computer scientist
Open University
Jeremy Filsell
music educator · b. 1964
British musician
University of Surrey
Jeremy Goldberg
medievalist · b. 1958
British historian
University of York
Jeremy Maçon
politician · b. 1987
politician
University of Plymouth
Jérôme Stoll
sports agent · b. 1954
Executive Vice-President, Chief Performance Officer and Director, Sales and Marketing - Renault SAS
ESCP Business School
Jessica Cooper
painter · b. 1967
painter (born 1967)
Goldsmiths, University of London
Jessica Swale
screenwriter · b. 1982
British playwright, theatre director, and screenwriter
University of Exeter
Jessie Keppie
artist · 1868–1951
Scottish artist
Glasgow School of Art
Jez Alborough
children's writer · b. 1959
British author and illustrator of children's books
Norwich University of the Arts
J. F. Rees
university teacher · 1883–1967
Welsh academic (1883–1967)
Cardiff University
Jill Braithwaite
archaeologist · 1937–2008
British archaeologist
Chesterfield College
Jim Causley
musician · b. 1980
British musician
Newcastle University
Jim Hiscott
musician · b. 1948
Canadian composer, radio producer, and accordionist
Lancaster University
Jimmy Doherty
television presenter · b. 1975
British farmer and television presenter
University of East London
Jim Samson
musicologist · b. 1946
British musician and musicologist
Queen's University Belfast
J. Kwesi Lamptey
journalist · b. 1909
Ghanaian politician
University of Exeter
Joakim Sundström
sound designer · b. 1965
Swedish sound engineer
Sheffield Hallam University
Joan Elizabeth Woollard
art educator · 1916–2008
sculptor
Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London
Joan Esculies Serrat
opinion journalist · b. 1976
Birkbeck, University of London
Joan Howson
glass artist · 1885–1964
British stained glass artist
Liverpool John Moores University
Joan Humble
politician · b. 1951
British politician (born 1951)
Lancaster University
Joanna Alfaro Shigueto
marine biologist
Peruvian biologist
University of Exeter
Joanna Coles
film producer · b. 1962
British editor
University of East Anglia UEA
Joanna Constantinidis
ceramicist · 1927–2000
Constantinidis [née Connell], Joanna (1927–2000), potter (1927–2000)
Sheffield Hallam University
Joanna Higson
actor · b. 1983
English actress
University of Salford
Joanna Laurens
novelist · b. 1978
Jersey writer
Queen's University Belfast
Joanne Quay
badminton player · b. 1980
badminton player
Leeds Beckett University
Joanne Yeoh
lecturer · b. 1977
Malaysian violinist
Heriot-Watt University · Middlesex University
Jocelyn Hay
journalist · 1927–2014
British journalist and broadcasting campaigner (1927-2014)
Open University
Jodie Hunter
university teacher
New Zealand education researcher
University of Plymouth
Jody Clark
stampcutter · b. 1981
British engraver
University of Central Lancashire
Joe Allen
sculptor · b. 1955
British artist (born 1955)
Glasgow School of Art
Joe Duddell
conductor · b. 1972
British composer
University of Salford