Notable UK university alumni

Nigel Marven

film producer · b. 1960

British television presenter

University of Bristol

Noel Fielding

presenter · b. 1973

British comedian and actor

Buckinghamshire New University

Paul Whitehouse

television actor · b. 1958

Welsh comedian, presenter, actor (born 1958)

University of East Anglia UEA

Phil Lester

YouTuber · b. 1987

English YouTube vlogger and radio personality

University of York

Philip Glenister

film actor · b. 1963

British actor

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Philippe Van Parijs

social scientist · b. 1951

Belgian professor, philosopher and economist

University of Oxford

British actress

The University of Edinburgh

Raja Ramanna

nuclear physicist · 1925–2004

Indian nuclear scientist (1925-2004)

King's College London, University of London

Ramadan Shalah

university teacher · 1958–2020

Founder of PIJ (1958-2020)

Durham University

English composer (1904–1977)

Royal College of Music

Richard Anthony Salisbury

scientific collector · 1761–1829

British botanist and gardener (1761-1829)

The University of Edinburgh

Robert James-Collier

television actor · b. 1976

British actor

University of Huddersfield · University of Salford

Robert Jameson

mineralogist · 1774–1854

British scientist; (1774-1854)

The University of Edinburgh

Roxanne McKee

film actor · b. 1980

Canadian-born British actress

Royal Holloway, University of London

Roman Catholic archbishop

ARU London

Sebastian Moran

assassin · b. 1840

fictional character in the Sherlock Holmes stories

University of Oxford

Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet

ophthalmologist · 1816–1892

surgeon, histologist, anatomist (1816-1892)

King's College London, University of London

Sophie Choudry

film actor · b. 1980

British singer and actress

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art) · London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London

Suad Amiry

engineer · b. 1951

Palestinian author and architect

The University of Edinburgh

Tala Ashe

television actor · b. 1984

Irani-American actress

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

Talal Asad

anthropologist · b. 1932

anthropologist at the CUNY Graduate Center

The University of Edinburgh · University of Oxford

Tanni Grey-Thompson

athletics competitor · b. 1969

Welsh wheelchair racer and parliamentarian (born 1969)

Loughborough University

Tatiana de Rosnay

novelist · b. 1961

French journalist and writer

University of East Anglia UEA

Tessa Jowell

politician · 1947–2018

British politician (1947–2018)

Goldsmiths, University of London · The University of Edinburgh · University of Aberdeen

Theresa Villiers

politician · b. 1968

British politician (born 1968)

University of Bristol

Tony Miles

chess player · 1955–2001

British chess player

University of Sheffield

Trevor Pinnock

music educator · b. 1946

English harpsichordist and conductor

Royal College of Music

Uta Frith

neuroscientist · b. 1941

German developmental psychologist

King's College London, University of London

Valentin Ceaușescu

physicist · b. 1946

Romanian physicist (born 1947)

Imperial College London

Valerie Plame

spy · b. 1963

American writer and CIA officer

London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London

William Dunbar

Catholic priest · 1460–1520

medieval Scottish poet and civil servant

University of St Andrews

William Hunter

anatomist · 1718–1783

British anatomist and physician (1718-1783)

University of Glasgow

Yannis Stournaras

university teacher · b. 1956

Greek politician and university professor

University of Oxford

Ysaora Thibus

fencer · b. 1991

French foil fencer

ESCP Business School

Aaron Pierre

fashion model · b. 1994

British actor

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

Abdelbaset al-Megrahi

military personnel · 1952–2012

Libyan mass murderer (1952-2012)

Cardiff University

Adnan Sami

film actor · b. 1973

Indian musician

King's College London, University of London

Adriano Maleiane

civil servant · b. 1949

Former prime Minister of Mozambique

SOAS University of London

Adwoa Aboah

model · b. 1992

British model

Brunel University of London

Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi

poet · 1892–1955

Egyptian poet and physician (1892–1955)

ARU London

Aki Riihilahti

sports executive · b. 1976

Finnish association football player and sports executive

University of Liverpool

Alan Davies

television actor · b. 1966

English comedian, actor, and author

University of Kent

Alan Woods

journalist · b. 1944

British political theorist

University of Sussex

Alex da Kid

association football player · b. 1983

British record producer and songwriter (born 1983)

University of West London

Alex James

bass guitarist · b. 1968

British bassist

Goldsmiths, University of London

Alexandros Papanastasiou

sociologist · 1876–1936

Greek politician (1876-1936)

ARU London

Ali Abdel Raziq

Islamicist · 1888–1966

Egyptian Islam scholar, judge and government minister (1888–1966)

University of Oxford

Alyn Smith

politician · b. 1973

Scottish politician (born 1973)

Nottingham Trent University · University of Leeds

Ananda Devi

short story writer · b. 1957

Mauritian writer

SOAS University of London

Andrew Davis

musician · 1944–2024

British conductor (1944–2024)

Royal College of Music

British academic (1939-2016)

London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London

Arthur Schuster

statistician · 1851–1934

Anglo-German physicist (1851-1934)

University of Manchester

Asaduddin Owaisi

politician · b. 1969

Indian politician

ARU London

Avi Shlaim

political scientist · b. 1945

Israeli-British historian (born 1945)

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

English novelist (1930–2012)

University of Manchester

British composer and conductor (born 1979)

University of Manchester

Bernard Lonergan

philosopher · 1904–1984

Canadian philosopher and theologian (1904–1984)

London College

Brendan Foster

marathon runner · b. 1948

Athletics competitor, long distance runner

University of Sussex

Brett Goldstein

stand-up comedian · b. 1980

British actor and comedian

University of Warwick

Carla Anderson Hills

university teacher · b. 1934

American lawyer and Secretary of Housing

University of Oxford