Notable UK university alumni

British engineer

University of Nottingham

British swimmer

Loughborough University

Jan Pinkava

film producer · b. 1963

Czech animator and director

Aberystwyth University

Jeff Rawle

film actor · b. 1951

English actor

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

Jefferson Hall

film actor · b. 1977

English actor

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

English actor (1935–2019)

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Jess Phillips

politician · b. 1981

British politician (born 1981)

University of Birmingham · University of Leeds

Jim Crace

short story writer · b. 1946

English novelist, short story writer and playwright (born 1946)

ARU London · Birmingham City University · University of Birmingham

Jim Murphy

politician · b. 1967

British politician (born 1967)

University of Strathclyde

Joanne Jackson

swimmer · b. 1986

British swimmer

Loughborough University

Joe Armstrong

computer scientist · 1950–2019

British computer scientist (1950-2019)

ARU London

John Aitken

meteorologist · 1839–1919

Scottish meteorologist, physicist and marine engineer (1839-1919)

University of Glasgow

John Bain

YouTuber · 1984–2018

British game commentator (1984-2018)

De Montfort University

Scottish classicist (1863-1928)

The University of Edinburgh

John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton

general field marshal · 1896–1989

British Army officer (1896-1989)

King's College London, University of London

John Jonston

lord of the manor · 1603–1675

physician and biologist (1603-1675)

University of St Andrews

John Lynch

film actor · b. 1961

Irish actor and novelist (born 1961)

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

English linguist (1890-1960)

University of Leeds

Jon Ronson

radio personality · b. 1967

British journalist and documentary filmmaker

University of Westminster, London

Karthika Nair

model · b. 1992

Indian actress

London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London

Kate Havnevik

songwriter · b. 1975

Norwegian singer-songwriter

Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts

British egyptologist

University of Liverpool

Kep Enderby

university teacher · 1926–2015

Australian politician and retired judge (1926-2015)

ARU London

Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones

aristocrat · b. 2002

noblewoman; granddaughter of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon; grandniece of Queen Elizabeth II

Oxford Brookes University

Laura Bechtolsheimer

dressage rider · b. 1985

British dressage rider competing at Olympic level

University of Bristol

Footballer and manager (born 1959)

Loughborough University

Lewis Bernstein Namier

university teacher · 1888–1960

British historian (1888-1960)

London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London

Lewis Wolpert

embryologist · 1929–2021

British biologist (1929–2021)

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

English actress

University of Leeds

Lloyd Erskine Sandiford

head of government · 1937–2023

Prime minister of Barbados (1937–2023)

University of Manchester

Lucy Powell

politician · b. 1974

British politician (born 1974)

King's College London, University of London

English actor

University of Bristol

Lutalo Muhammad

taekwondo athlete · b. 1991

Taekwondo practitioner

Middlesex University

Magnus Brunner

politician · b. 1972

Austrian politician, finance minister

King's College London, University of London

Maria Miller

economist · b. 1964

British politician

London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London

Mario Frangoulis

opera singer · b. 1966

Greek singer

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

British athlete

Loughborough University

Mathias Cormann

minister · b. 1970

Australian politician

University of East Anglia UEA

Matt Doyle

film actor · b. 1987

American actor and singer

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

Matthew Gotrel

rower · b. 1989

British athlete

Loughborough University

Michael David Jackson

autobiographer · 1944–2024

British Army officer (1944–2024)

University of Birmingham

English screenwriter and producer

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

Michelle Agyemang

association football player · b. 2006

English footballer

King's College London, University of London

Michelle Simmons

quantum physicist · b. 1967

British-Australian quantum physicist (born 1967)

Durham University

British Formula One designer

Brunel University of London

Milton Augustus Strieby Margai

head of government · 1895–1964

Sierra Leonean politician (1895-1964)

Newcastle University

Minouche Shafik

economist · b. 1962

economist

London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London

Morgane Polanski

model · b. 1993

French-Polish actress (born 1993)

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Nadiya Hussain

columnist · b. 1984

British-Bangladeshi baker, columnist and author

Open University

Naomi Long

civil engineer · b. 1971

Northern Irish politician (born 1971)

Queen's University Belfast

Natalya Kaspersky

entrepreneur · b. 1966

Russian business woman

Open University

British author and lecturer

University of Bristol

Nitasha Kaul

sociologist · b. 1976

Indian economist and writer

University of Hull

Octavius Pickard-Cambridge

scientific collector · 1828–1917

British entomologist (1828–1917)

Durham University

Ofer Cassif

politician · b. 1964

Israeli politician

London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London

Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II

consultant · b. 1950

King of the Ashanti

London Metropolitan University

Pallonji Mistry

entrepreneur · 1929–2022

Indian-born Irish billionaire businessman (1929–2022)

Imperial College London

Park Yeong-hyo

autobiographer · 1861–1939

Korean politician (1861-1939)

The University of Edinburgh

Patricia McFadden

publisher · b. 1952

African feminist and writer

University of Warwick

British gynaecologist (1913–1988)

King's College London, University of London