Notable UK university alumni

Tom Chaplin

recording artist · b. 1979

British musician

The University of Edinburgh

Tony Fernandes

entrepreneur · b. 1964

Malaysian entrepreneur

London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London

Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon

politician · 1896–1974

Indian politician (1896-1974)

ARU London · London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London

W. V. D. Hodge

mathematician · 1903–1975

British mathematician (1903–1975)

The University of Edinburgh

Walter Winterbottom

manager · 1913–2002

English footballer and manager (1913–2002)

University of Chester

Will Kymlicka

philosopher · b. 1962

Canadian philosopher

University of Oxford

Will Young

recording artist · b. 1979

British singer

University of Exeter

William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong

civil engineer · 1810–1900

English inventor, scientist, engineer, industrialist (1810-1900)

Newcastle University

American economist (1922-2017)

London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London

William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker

university teacher · 1620–1684

English mathematician

University of Oxford

William Thomas Blanford

scientific collector · 1832–1905

British geologist and naturalist (1832–1905)

Imperial College London

William Withering

scientific collector · 1741–1799

English scientist (1741-1799)

The University of Edinburgh

Yehuda Bauer

university teacher · 1926–2024

Holocaust survivor and Israeli historian (1926–2024)

Cardiff University

Yulii Khariton

physical chemist · 1904–1996

Soviet physicist (1904-1996)

University of Cambridge

Abba P. Lerner

university teacher · 1903–1982

American economist (1903-1982)

London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London

Adesua Etomi

film producer · b. 1986

Nigerian actress

University of Wolverhampton

Alexei Mordashov

metallurgist · b. 1965

Russian businessman

Northumbria University, Newcastle

Alice Roberts

paleoanthropologist · b. 1973

English physician, anatomist, physical anthropologist, television presenter, author

Cardiff University · University of Bristol

Alistair Brownlee

triathlete · b. 1988

British triathlete

Leeds Beckett University · University of Leeds

Ami Boué

botanist · 1794–1881

Austrian geologist, physician and botanist (1794-1881)

The University of Edinburgh

Amy Williams

skeleton racer · b. 1982

British skeleton racer

University of Bath

Anna Lee

film actor · 1913–2004

British actress (1913-2004)

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Arthur Holmes

geophysicist · 1890–1965

English geologist (1890–1965)

Imperial College London

Arthur Wing Pinero

theatre director · 1855–1934

British writer (1855-1934)

Birkbeck, University of London

Arthur Wint

middle-distance runner · 1920–1992

athletics competitor (1920-1992)

Queen Mary University of London

Bertie Charles Forbes

publisher · 1880–1954

American financial journalist, founder of Forbes Magazine (1880–1954)

University of St Andrews

Casey Stoney

association football player · b. 1982

English association football player (born 1982)

Loughborough University

Chris Abani

activist · b. 1966

Nigerian-born American author (born 1966)

ARU London · Birkbeck, University of London

Christophe de Margerie

industrialist · 1951–2014

French businessman, CEO of Total S.A. from 2007 to his death in 2014

ESCP Business School

Colville Young

novelist · b. 1932

Governor-General of Belize

University of York

Darren O'Shaughnessy

children's writer · b. 1972

Irish novelist

University of Roehampton

Desmond Hoyte

politician · 1929–2002

President of Guyana, politician, lawyer (1929-2002)

ARU London

Dion Fortune

theosophist · 1890–1946

British occultist, ceremonial magician, and writer (1890-1946)

ARU London

Doreen Massey

non-fiction writer · 1944–2016

British social scientist and geographer

University of Oxford

Dugald Stewart

philosopher · 1753–1828

Scottish philosopher and mathematician

The University of Edinburgh · University of Glasgow

Eddie the Eagle

ski jumper · b. 1963

British ski jumper

De Montfort University

Austrian–Australian–American astrophysicist (1924–2008)

University of Birmingham

Ernest Marsden

nuclear physicist · 1889–1970

British–New Zealand physicist (1889–1970)

University of Manchester

Ernest Starling

physiologist · 1866–1927

British physiologist (1866–1927)

ARU London

fictional character and protagonist of the television series The X-Files

University of Oxford

Frederick Copleston

philosopher · 1907–1994

English Jesuit priest and philosopher (1907–1994)

London College

Georgina Campbell

actor · b. 1992

English actress

Royal Holloway, University of London

Grace Alele-Williams

vice-chancellor · 1932–2022

Nigerian mathematician (1932–2022)

ARU London

Gurinder Chadha

director · b. 1960

British film director

University of East Anglia UEA

Henry Beaufort

Catholic priest · 1375–1447

Lord Chancellor of England; Bishop of Lincoln; Bishop of Winchester

University of Oxford

English composer (born 1974)

University of Oxford

Henry Luce

publisher · 1898–1967

American magazine publisher (1898–1967)

University of Oxford

Canadian parapsychologist, reincarnation researcher (1918–2007)

University of St Andrews

Irene Khan

social activist · b. 1956

Bangladeshi academic

University of Manchester

Jamie Cullum

jazz musician · b. 1979

English jazz singer and pianist

University of Reading

Jessie Cave

film actor · b. 1987

British actress

Kingston University

Johannes de Sacrobosco

university teacher · 1195–1256

English astronomer and mathematician

University of Oxford

John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll

aristocrat · 1845–1914

British nobleman and 4th Governor General of Canada (1845-1914)

University of St Andrews

John Nunn

non-fiction writer · b. 1955

English chess player

University of Oxford

John Taylor

pop musician · b. 1960

English bassist and member of Duran Duran

Birmingham City University

Arabic scholar and writer

The University of Edinburgh

Justin Chancellor

songwriter · b. 1971

English musician; book and record store owner

Durham University

Katherine Jenkins

opera singer · b. 1980

British singer

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Katy B

pop singer · b. 1989

British singer

Goldsmiths, University of London

Kingsley Ben-Adir

film actor · b. 1986

British actor (born 1986)

Guildhall School of Music & Drama