Notable UK university alumni

Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr

accountant · b. 1968

politician

London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London

Adam Brown

film actor · b. 1980

British actor

Middlesex University

Adam Price

blogger · b. 1968

Welsh politician (born 1968)

Cardiff University

Agatha Sangma

politician · b. 1980

Indian politician

University of Nottingham

Ahdaf Soueif

novelist · b. 1950

Egyptian novelist

Lancaster University

Japanese singer-songwriter (1978-)

Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts

Alaa Murabit

women's rights activist · b. 1989

Libyan-Canadian physician; women's rights and child survival activist; architect of global development and health, financing, and security frameworks

King's College London, University of London

Alan Bush

music educator · 1900–1995

British composer, musician, and educator (1900-1995)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Alex Gregory

rower · b. 1984

British rower

University of Reading

Alexander Downer

foreign minister · b. 1951

Australian politician (born 1951)

Newcastle University

Alexander Melville Bell

linguist · 1819–1905

British linguist (1819–1905)

The University of Edinburgh

Alfred Cort Haddon

anthropologist · 1855–1940

British anthropologist (1855–1940)

King's College London, University of London

Ali Mazrui

geopolitical analyst · 1933–2014

Kenyan academic (1933–2014)

University of Manchester

Alison Balsom

trumpeter · b. 1978

English trumpet player

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Andy Mackay

oboist · b. 1946

British musician

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

Angela Bowie

autobiographer · b. 1949

American actress and model

Kingston University

Angela Saini

television journalist · b. 1980

British science journalist

King's College London, University of London

Anna Hopkin

swimmer · b. 1996

English swimmer

University of Bath

Antony C. Sutton

university teacher · 1925–2002

British writer (1925–2002)

ARU London · University of Southampton

British actor, writer and theatre director (1949–2021)

Manchester Metropolitan University

Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll

politician · 1607–1661

Governed Scotland during Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1607-1661)

University of St Andrews

Ben Goldacre

psychiatrist · b. 1974

British science writer and doctor

King's College London, University of London

Benito Martinez

film actor · b. 1971

American actor

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

Benjamin Silliman Sr.

mineralogist · 1779–1864

early American chemist and science educator (1779–1864)

The University of Edinburgh

Beverly Naya

film producer

Nigerian actress

Brunel University of London · University of Roehampton

Indian-American mathematician

University of Manchester

Bianca Williams

sprinter · b. 1993

British sprinter and human rights activist

University of East London

Bibha Chowdhuri

physicist · 1913–1991

Indian cosmic ray physicist

University of Manchester

English footballer (1927-2018)

University of Leeds

Cameron Mackintosh

impresario · b. 1946

British theatre and musical producer

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Christine Adams

film actor · b. 1974

British actress

Middlesex University

Christopher B. Stringer

paleoanthropologist · b. 1947

British paleoanthropologist

University of Bristol

Colin Fleming

tennis player · b. 1984

British tennis player

University of Stirling

British philosopher (born 1950)

University of Manchester

British author (born 1971)

ARU London

Cyrus Pallonji Mistry

entrepreneur · 1968–2022

Indian businessman (1968–2022)

Imperial College London

Dafydd Iwan

songwriter · b. 1943

Welsh musician and politician (born 1943)

Cardiff University

Daniel Williams

politician · 1935–2024

Grenadian politician and lawyer

ARU London

David Ferrier

neuroscientist · 1843–1928

British neurologist and psychologist (1843–1928)

The University of Edinburgh

David Florence

canoeist · b. 1982

British slalom canoeist

University of Nottingham

British scientist and authority on biological warfare (1944-2003)

University of Birmingham · University of Leeds

David McKee

children's writer · 1935–2022

British children's book author and illustrator (1935–2022)

Arts University Plymouth

David Steel

politician · b. 1938

British politician (born 1938)

The University of Edinburgh

Derek J. de Solla Price

historian of science · 1922–1983

British historian and physicist (1922–1983)

ARU London

Des Browne, Baron Browne of Ladyton

politician · b. 1952

British politician (born 1952)

University of Glasgow

Dion Boucicault

stage actor · 1822–1890

Irish actor and dramatist (1820-1890)

ARU London

Dougal Dixon

non-fiction writer · b. 1947

British author

University of St Andrews

Ed McKeever

canoeist · b. 1983

British kayaker, K1 200m Olympic champion in 2012

Kingston University

Ed Stoppard

film actor · b. 1974

British actor

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

Edmund Lawrence

economist · 1932–2025

Kittitian civil servant (1932–2025)

ARU London

Eleanor Matsuura

film actor · b. 1983

British actress

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Elliot Knight

television actor · b. 1990

British actor

Manchester Metropolitan University

Elliott H. Lieb

university teacher · b. 1932

American mathematical physicist and professor of mathematics and physics at Princeton University

University of Birmingham

Elsie Inglis

suffragist · 1864–1917

Scottish doctor

The University of Edinburgh

English weightlifter

Leeds Beckett University

Emily Thornberry

barrister · b. 1960

British politician (born 1960)

University of Kent

Etienne Stott

canoeist · b. 1979

English slalom canoeist

University of Nottingham

Fernando Simón

epidemiologist · b. 1963

Spanish epidemiologist (born 1963)

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London

Frank Kermode

literary scholar · 1919–2010

Manx writer, literary critic and professor (1919–2010)

University of Liverpool

Gail Dines

feminist · b. 1958

anti-pornography campaigner

University of Salford