Notable UK university alumni

David Gill

accountant · b. 1957

British football executive (1957-)

University of Birmingham

Denys Maliuska

jurist · b. 1981

Ukrainian lawyer, businessman and politician

ARU London

Dima Tahboub

journalist · b. 1976

Jordanian writer

University of Manchester

Don Warrington

film actor · b. 1951

British actor

University of Central Lancashire

Donald Ewen Cameron

psychiatrist · 1901–1967

Scottish-American psychiatrist most famous for his involvement in the Project MKULTRA of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. (1901–1967)

University of Glasgow

Donald J. Harris

academic · b. 1938

Jamaican-American economist (born 1938)

ARU London

Dorcas Shola Fapson

actor · b. 1991

Nigerian actress

University of Bedfordshire

Edd China

presenter · b. 1971

British motor specialist

London South Bank University

Eduard Punset

television presenter · 1936–2019

Spanish lawyer, economist, writer and scientific popularizer, sophist

ARU London

Eleanor A. Maguire

neuroscientist · 1970–2025

Irish neuropsychologist

Swansea University

Eleanor Anne Ormerod

scientific collector · 1828–1901

British entomologist, editor (1828-1901)

Royal Agricultural University

Elisabeth Lutyens

film score composer · 1906–1983

British composer (1906–1983)

Royal College of Music

Elizabeth Maconchy

composer · 1907–1994

English composer (1907-1994)

Royal College of Music

Elsie Widdowson

nutritional scientist · 1906–2000

British nutritionist (1906–2000)

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

Eman al-Nafjan

activist · b. 1950

Saudi Arabian blogger, writer and women's rights activist

University of Birmingham

Emily Berrington

film actor · b. 1986

British actress

King's College London, University of London

Eric Pickles

radio personality · b. 1952

British politician (born 1952)

Leeds Beckett University

English ichthyologist (1900–1993)

ARU London · University of Reading

F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead

barrister · 1872–1930

British politician (1872–1930)

University of Liverpool

Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani

activist · b. 1962

Iranian women's rights activist and politician

Birmingham City University

Faia Younan

chanteuse · b. 1992

Syrian-Swedish singer

University of Glasgow

Feza Gürsey

nuclear physicist · 1921–1992

Turkish physicist (1921–1992)

Imperial College London

Frances Houghton

rower · b. 1980

British rower

King's College London, University of London

Frank Dikötter

sinologist · b. 1961

Dutch historian

SOAS University of London

George Butterworth

musicologist · 1885–1916

English composer (1885–1916)

Royal College of Music

Spanish film director (1947–2020)

University of Exeter

Gilbert Walker

statistician · 1868–1958

British meteorologist

Imperial College London

Giles Martin

songwriter · b. 1969

English record producer, songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist

University of Manchester

Giorgos Papakonstantinou

university teacher · b. 1961

Greek politician

London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London

Graham Brady

politician · b. 1967

British politician (born 1967)

Durham University

Hanna Jaff

television personality · b. 1986

Television and media personality

King's College London, University of London

Har Dayal

Indologist · 1884–1939

Indian revolutionary (1884–1939)

SOAS University of London

British actress (1935-1994)

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Helon Habila

university teacher · b. 1967

Nigerian novelist and poet

University of East Anglia UEA

Henry Charlton Bastian

botanist · 1837–1915

British biologist (1837-1915)

ARU London

Henry Marsh

neurosurgeon · b. 1950

English neurosurgeon and non-fiction writer

ARU London

Henry McLeish

association football player · b. 1948

former First Minister of Scotland (born 1948)

Heriot-Watt University

Herabai Tata

activist · 1879–1941

Indian suffragist and women's rights activist

London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London

Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin

car designer · 1866–1941

British politician (1866-1941)

University of Birmingham

Hikmat Abu Zayd

politician · 1922–2011

Egyptian politician and academic

ARU London · University of St Andrews

Hollie Webb

field hockey player · b. 1990

British field hockey player

University of Sheffield

Hossein Alâ

diplomat · 1882–1964

Iranian politician (1881-1964), Prime Minister of Iran

ARU London

Houda Nonoo

diplomat · b. 1964

Bahraini diplomat

London Metropolitan University

Hugh Dalton

economist · 1887–1962

Welsh politician and British MP (1887-1962)

London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London

Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster

aristocrat · b. 1991

British aristocrat and businessman (born 1991)

Newcastle University

Nigerian poet, anthropologist, and essayist

SOAS University of London

Imogen Holst

woman conductor · 1907–1984

English composer, arranger, conductor, teacher and festival administrator (1907-1984)

Royal College of Music

Ivaylo Kalfin

economist · b. 1964

Bulgarian politician

Loughborough University

Ghanaian politician and lawyer (1895-1965)

ARU London

Jack Kesy

film actor · b. 1986

American theatre, television and film actor

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Jacques Friedel

researcher · 1921–2014

French physicist (1921–2014)

University of Bristol

James Augustus Grant

scientific collector · 1827–1892

Scottish explorer and collector (1827 – 1892)

University of Aberdeen

James Brokenshire

politician · 1968–2021

British Conservative party politician, MP and minister (1968–2021)

University of Exeter

British actor

University of Aberdeen

Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala

women's rights activist · b. 1979

the first Sri Lankan to summit Mount Everest

University of Sussex

Jean-Baptiste Andrea

novelist · b. 1971

French film director and screenwriter

ESCP Business School

Jean-Jacques Burnel

bass guitarist · b. 1952

British bassist and singer

University of Bradford

English paleontologist (1947-2020)

Newcastle University · University of Leicester

Jock Clear

engineer · b. 1963

British engineer

Heriot-Watt University

John Bishop

television actor · b. 1966

English comedian and actor

Manchester Metropolitan University