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.
Samuel Daniel
playwright · 1563–1619
Poet and historian
University of Oxford
Sandrine Holt
film actor · b. 1972
British-born Canadian actress
ARU London
Sati Kazanova
singer · b. 1982
Russian pop music singer in the girl group Fabrika (b.1982)
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah
diplomat · 1915–2000
Pakistani diplomat (1915–2000)
SOAS University of London
Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet
ornithologist · 1800–1874
Scottish ornithologist and naturalist (1800–1874)
The University of Edinburgh
Steve Heighway
association football coach · b. 1947
Irish association football player
University of Warwick
Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qasimi
autobiographer · b. 1939
Member of the Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates
Durham University · University of Exeter
Suniti Kumar Chatterji
linguist · 1890–1977
Bengali linguist (1890–1977)
ARU London
Susanna Mälkki
woman conductor · b. 1969
Finnish conductor and cellist
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Tamsin Greig
film actor · b. 1966
British actress (born 1966)
University of Birmingham
Thomas Brisbane
politician · 1773–1860
British Army general
The University of Edinburgh
Tom Glynn-Carney
film actor · b. 1995
British actor
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Tom Kibble
university teacher · 1932–2016
British physicist (1932–2016)
The University of Edinburgh
Tom Riley
film actor · b. 1981
English actor
LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art) · University of Birmingham
Valentine Strasser
politician · b. 1967
Sierra Leonean politician
University of Warwick
William Burges
designer · 1827–1881
English architect (1827–1881)
King's College London, University of London
William Muir
philologist · 1819–1905
Scottish Orientalist and colonial administrator (1819–1905)
The University of Edinburgh
Adam Osborne
non-fiction writer · 1939–2003
American writer and software publisher (1939-2003)
University of Birmingham
Adrian Goldsworthy
military historian · b. 1969
Welsh historian and author
University of Oxford
Alan Johnston
journalist · b. 1962
British journalist
Cardiff University
Alex Jennings
television actor · b. 1957
British actor
University of Warwick
Alfred Ewing
civil engineer · 1855–1935
British physicist and engineer (1855-1935)
The University of Edinburgh
Ama K. Abebrese
film actor · b. 1980
Ghanaian Actress, television presenter, producer.
St Mary's University, Twickenham
Amelia Warner
recording artist · b. 1982
British composer and former actress
Goldsmiths, University of London
Amha Selassie
sovereign · 1916–1997
Emperor-in-exile of Ethiopia (1916–1997)
University of Liverpool
Ann Bishop
parasitologist · 1899–1990
British biologist
University of Manchester
Annita Demetriou
politician · b. 1985
Cypriot politician (born 1985)
University of Kent
Art Malik
film actor · b. 1952
British actor
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Audley Harrison
boxer · b. 1971
British boxer
Brunel University of London
Carrie Johnson
press secretary · b. 1988
British press officer, wife of Boris Johnson
University of Warwick
Caryl Churchill
translator · b. 1938
British dramatist
University of Oxford
Charlotte Hope
film actor · b. 1988
British actress (born 1988)
University of Oxford
Christopher Kelk Ingold
chemist · 1893–1970
British chemist (1893-1970)
ARU London · Imperial College London
Clare Higgins
film actor · b. 1955
British actress
LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)
Clifford Edmund Bosworth
university teacher · 1928–2015
British historian and orientalist (1928–2015)
The University of Edinburgh
D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson
classical scholar · 1860–1948
Scottish biologist, mathematician, and classics scholar (*1860 – †1948)
The University of Edinburgh
Dai Greene
athletics competitor · b. 1986
Welsh 400 hurdler
University of Bath
Edward Luttwak
geopolitical analyst · b. 1942
American writer and military strategist
London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London
Edward Rutledge
governor · 1749–1800
American politician, youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence (1749-1800)
University of Oxford
Eluned Morgan
politician · b. 1967
First Minister of Wales, 2024–2026
University of Hull
Eoin MacNeill
university teacher · 1867–1945
Irish politician and scholar (1867-1945)
Queen's University Belfast
Eric Linklater
autobiographer · 1899–1974
Scottish fiction, history and travel writer (1899–1974)
University of Aberdeen
Eva Ibbotson
novelist · 1925–2010
British children's writer (1925–2010)
Durham University
Evie Templeton
actor · b. 2008
British actress
LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)
Freddie Fox
film actor · b. 1989
British actor (born 1989)
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Geraldine Somerville
film actor · b. 1967
British actress
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Granville Bantock
choreographer · 1868–1946
British composer and conductor (1868-1946)
Royal Academy of Music, University of London · University of Birmingham
Greg Wise
film actor · b. 1966
English actor
Heriot-Watt University · The University of Edinburgh
Hannah New
film actor · b. 1984
British actress
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London
Hector Boece
philosopher · 1465–1536
Scottish philosopher and historian (1465–1536)
University of St Andrews
Helen Glover
rower · b. 1986
British rower
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Henry Nicholas Ridley
scientific collector · 1855–1956
English botanist and geologist (1855–1956)
University of Oxford
Jake Wightman
athletics competitor · b. 1994
Scottish male middle-distance runner
Loughborough University
James Gibbs
architect · 1683–1754
Scottish architect (1683–1754)
University of Aberdeen
Jeremy Wade
biologist · b. 1956
British television presenter and author
University of Bristol
Jim Al-Khalili
theoretical physicist · b. 1962
British theoretical physicist, author and broadcaster
University of Surrey
Jimmy Finlayson
film actor · 1887–1953
Scottish actor (1887–1953)
The University of Edinburgh
Joe Jackson
recording artist · b. 1954
English musician
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
John Addington Symonds
literary critic · 1840–1893
British poet, literary critic and cultural historian (1840–1893)
University of Oxford
John Anderson
explorer · 1833–1900
Scottish anatomist and zoologist who worked in India as the curator of the Indian Museum (1833–1900)
The University of Edinburgh