Notable UK university alumni

Richard of Chichester

Catholic bishop · 1198–1253

Bishop of Chichester, Saint

University of Oxford

Robert Buckland

politician · b. 1968

British politician (born 1968)

Durham University

English author, chancellor of the University of East Anglia

University of East Anglia UEA

Samia Nkrumah

chairman of the executive board · b. 1960

Ghanaian journalist and politician

SOAS University of London

Samuel George Morton

anthropologist · 1799–1851

American physician and naturalist (1799–1851)

The University of Edinburgh

Saunders Lewis

literary critic · 1893–1985

Welsh writer and politician (1893-1985)

University of Liverpool

Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi

jurist · b. 1971

British-Pakistani lawyer and politician (born 1971)

University of Leeds

Shirley Ayorkor Botchway

director · b. 1963

Ghanaian politician

ARU London · University of Westminster, London

Sophie Hannah

children's writer · b. 1971

British poet and novelist (born 1971)

University of Manchester

Stacey Kent

jazz singer · b. 1968

American recording artist; singer

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Stéphane Diagana

sprinter · b. 1969

French athlete

ESCP Business School

Stephen Crabb

politician · b. 1973

Welsh politician and MP (born 1973)

University of Bristol

Steve Hogarth

keyboardist · b. 1956

English singer

Nottingham Trent University

Sumio Iijima

nanotechnologist · b. 1939

Japanese physicist, chemist, and nanotechnologist (born 1939)

University of Oxford

English author

King's College London, University of London

Tessy Antony de Nassau

aristocrat · b. 1985

Luxembourgian businesswoman and non-profit executive

Richmond American University London · SOAS University of London

Thomas Caverhill Jerdon

zoological collector · 1811–1872

British zoologist, botanist, and physician (1811-1872)

The University of Edinburgh

Thomas Chalmers

philosopher · 1780–1847

Scottish mathematician and leader of the Free Church of Scotlandl (1780-1847)

The University of Edinburgh · University of St Andrews

Thomas Linacre

physician · 1460–1524

English humanist scholar and physician (c.1460–1524)

University of Oxford

Thomas Mitchell

scientific collector · 1792–1855

Scottish surveyor and explorer of south-eastern Australia (1792–1855)

The University of Edinburgh

Tinchy Stryder

film actor · b. 1987

Ghanaian-British rapper, singer-songwriter and entrepreneur (born 1986)

University of East London

Todd Boehly

philanthropist · b. 1973

American businessman and investor

London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London

Vashti Bunyan

guitarist · b. 1945

English singer-songwriter

University of Oxford

Victoria Tennant

film actor · b. 1950

British actress

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Walid Khalidi

historian · 1925–2026

Palestinian historian (1925–2026)

ARU London · University of Oxford

Walter Besant

novelist · 1836–1901

English novelist and historian (1836–1901)

King's College London, University of London

Wendy Houvenaghel

track cyclist · b. 1974

British racing cyclist

University of Dundee

William David Ross

philosopher · 1877–1971

Scottish philosopher and translator (1877–1971)

The University of Edinburgh

William Penney, Baron Penney

nuclear physicist · 1909–1991

English mathematician and physicist (1909-1991)

Imperial College London

British actress and Internet personality

University of Manchester

Adebayo Adedeji

member of the Senate of Nigeria · 1930–2018

Nigerian politician

ARU London

Adrian Tchaikovsky

science fiction writer · b. 1972

British fantasy and science fiction author

University of Reading

Ghanaian judge

University of Oxford

Alan Carr

television actor · b. 1976

British comedian and television personality

Middlesex University

Ali Mohamed Shein

minister · b. 1948

President of Zanzibar

Newcastle University

Ali Moustafa Mosharafa

mathematician · 1898–1950

Egyptian physicist (1898–1950)

King's College London, University of London · University of Nottingham

Alistair Carmichael

politician · b. 1965

British politician (born 1965)

University of Aberdeen

Ambiga Sreenevasan

human rights defender · b. 1956

Malaysian lawyer

University of Exeter

Andrew Murray

Christian minister · 1828–1917

South African minister (1828-1917)

University of Aberdeen

Andrew Triggs Hodge

rower · b. 1979

British rower

University of Staffordshire

Ann Widdecombe

politician · b. 1947

British politician (born 1947)

University of Birmingham

Anna Fedorova

classical pianist · b. 1990

Ukrainian pianist

Royal College of Music

Anna Maxwell Martin

film actor · b. 1977

British actress

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art) · University of Liverpool

Anne Fine

young adult author · b. 1947

British writer (born 1947)

University of Warwick

Arthur Keith

anthropologist · 1866–1955

British anatomist and anthropologist (1866–1955)

University of Aberdeen

Avi Nash

television actor · b. 1991

American actor

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

English actor

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Bernadette Devlin McAliskey

politician · b. 1947

Irish socialist and republican political activist

Queen's University Belfast

Bernard Butler

guitarist · b. 1970

musician, songwriter, record producer

Queen Mary University of London

Nigerian academic, writer and editor from Lagos, Nigeria.

Goldsmiths, University of London · University of Warwick

Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi

philanthropist · b. 1963

British-Nigerian feminist activist, writer and policy advocate

King's College London, University of London · Middlesex University

Bob Wilson

sports commentator · b. 1941

Scotland footballer and broadcaster (born 1941)

Loughborough University

Brian Stableford

science fiction writer · 1948–2024

British writer (1948–2024)

University of York

Bryony Page

trampoline gymnast · b. 1990

British trampolinist

University of Sheffield

British author of crime fiction (1952–2024)

University of Birmingham

Celina Jade

film actor · b. 1985

Hong Kong-American actor

London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London

Charles Hutton

surveyor · 1737–1823

English mathematician

The University of Edinburgh

Charles Ingram

novelist · b. 1963

British fraudster

Cranfield University · Kingston University

Charles Saatchi

gallerist · b. 1943

British businessman (born 1943)

London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London

Charlotte Scott

university teacher · 1858–1931

English mathematician (1858–1931)

ARU London