Notable UK university alumni

British athlete (1935–2018)

University of Southampton

Bryan Talbot

comics writer · b. 1952

British comics creator

University of Central Lancashire

Bryony Shaw

windsurfer · b. 1983

British windsurfer

Cardiff University

Caroline Flint

politician · b. 1961

British politician (born 1961)

University of East Anglia UEA

English actress (1940–2012)

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Cassiel Ato Forson

manager · b. 1978

Ghanaian politician and Minority Leader

London South Bank University

Celia Franca

music educator · 1921–2007

British dancer, founder and artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada (1921-2007)

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Scottish botanist and physician (1683/5 – 1760)

University of Glasgow

Charles Wood

music arranger · 1866–1926

Irish composer

Royal College of Music

former member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party

University of Birmingham

Nigerian artist (1952-2012)

Middlesex University

Chip

rapper · b. 1990

British rapper

BIMM University

Chloe Pirrie

actor · b. 1987

Scottish actress

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Chloe Rogers

field hockey player · b. 1985

English field hockey player

Buckinghamshire New University

British film director

University of Bristol

British physician and Countess of Ulster (born 1977)

King's College London, University of London

British-Canadian actress, director, fashion designer and model

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Claudia Durastanti

journalist · b. 1984

Italian journalist and writer

De Montfort University

British actor

University of St Andrews

Danielle Brown

archer · b. 1988

English archer

University of Leicester

Danielle de St. Jorre

diplomat · 1941–1997

Seychellois politician

University of York

Dave Camp

employee · b. 1953

American politician

University of Sussex

Dave Cousins

banjoist · 1940–2025

English musician (1940–2025)

University of Leicester

David Horovitch

television actor · b. 1945

British actor

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

David Pawson

parson · 1930–2020

British minister (1930–2020)

Durham University

David Young Cameron

exlibrist · 1865–1945

British artist (1865-1945)

Glasgow School of Art

British sinologist (1925–2006)

SOAS University of London

Desmond FitzGerald

diplomat · 1888–1947

Irish revolutionary, poet, publicist and politician (1888-1947)

Queen's University Belfast

Diarmaid MacCulloch

presenter · b. 1951

British historian

University of Liverpool

Domna Michailidou

Assistant Secretary · b. 1987

Greek economist and politician

University of York

British computer scientist (1924-2000)

Imperial College London · Open University

Dorothée Munyaneza

dancer · b. 1982

British-Rwandan singer, actress, dancer and choreographer

Canterbury Christ Church University

Douglas Lilburn

composer · 1915–2001

New Zealand composer (1915–2001)

Royal College of Music

Eamon Martin

theologian · b. 1961

Roman Catholic archbishop

Queen's University Belfast

Earl Pomeroy

lobbyist · b. 1952

American politician

Durham University

Ed Bishop

peace activist · 1932–2005

American actor (1932–2005)

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

British rower

Newcastle University

Ed Davis

politician · b. 1963

former Commandant General of the Royal Marines (born 1963)

King's College London, University of London

Edith Craig

suffragist · 1869–1947

British actress, theatrical producer, theatre director, and suffragette (1869–1947)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Edith Penrose

university teacher · 1914–1996

American-born British economist

SOAS University of London

Edward James Stone

astronomer · 1831–1897

British astronomer (1831–1897)

King's College London, University of London

Edwige Pitel

triathlete · b. 1967

French cyclist

Imperial College London

Elgar Howarth

trumpeter · 1935–2025

English conductor, composer and trumpeter (1935–2025)

University of Manchester

British rower

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Emily Scarratt

rugby sevens player · b. 1990

English female rugby union player

Leeds Beckett University

Turkish physicist (1948–2007)

Chesterfield College

Ernest John Moeran

musicologist · 1894–1950

English composer (1894-1950)

Royal College of Music

Evan Parker

recording artist · b. 1944

English saxophonist

University of Birmingham

Faina Kirschenbaum

nurse · b. 1955

Israeli politician

University of Derby · University of West London

Gambian climate activist,focused on education, conservation and planting trees

University of Sussex

Femi Oke

broadcaster · b. 1966

British journalist and television presenter

University of Birmingham

Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey

literary critic · 1773–1850

Scottish politician, judge, literary critic (1773-1850)

University of Glasgow

Franziska Weisz

stage actor · b. 1980

Austrian actress

De Montfort University · King's College London, University of London

Frederic Farrar

Anglican theologian · 1831–1903

British clergyman and author

King's College London, University of London

British scholar of comparative religion (born 1954)

Lancaster University

Geoffrey Van Orden

politician · b. 1945

British politician (born 1945)

University of Sussex

George Chrystal

university teacher · 1851–1911

British mathematician (1851-1911)

University of Aberdeen

George Colman the Younger

theatre manager · 1762–1836

English dramatist and writer (1762-1836)

University of Aberdeen

English composer (1883-1964)

Royal College of Music

British botanist (1806-1879)

University of Aberdeen