Notable UK university alumni

John Wolcot

poet · 1738–1819

British satirist and physician; his pseudonym was Peter Pindar

University of Aberdeen

Jon McGregor

writer · b. 1976

Bermudian writer

University of Bradford

English actor

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

Jono Bacon

journalist · b. 1979

British writer and software engineer

University of Wolverhampton

José Ángel Mañas

writer · b. 1971

Spanish novelist

University of Sussex

British film director (born 1960)

Leeds Trinity University

Karen Kondazian

film actor · b. 1950

actor, author

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

Kate Adie

journalist · b. 1945

British journalist (born 1945)

Newcastle University

British actress (born 1989)

University of Leeds

Kate Roberts

children's writer · 1891–1985

Welsh author (1891–1985)

Bangor University

Katherine Cameron

painter · 1874–1965

British artist (1874-1965)

Glasgow School of Art

Ken Jones

rugby union player · 1921–2006

Welsh sprinter and rugby union footballer (1921-2006)

Loughborough University

Kostis Chatzidakis

member of parliament · b. 1965

Greek politician

University of Kent

Hungarian film director

University of Westminster, London

Landon Ronald

music educator · 1873–1938

British musician (1873-1938)

Royal College of Music

Lawrence Dallaglio

rugby union player · b. 1972

English rugby union footballer

Kingston University

Lee Mack

autobiographer · b. 1968

British comedian

Brunel University of London

Lembit Öpik

broadcaster · b. 1965

British politician (born 1965)

University of Bristol

Lena Ashwell

stage actor · 1872–1957

British actress and acting manager (1872-1957)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

English children's writer (1921-1996)

University of Westminster, London

Léon Goossens

oboist · 1897–1988

British musician (1897–1988)

Royal College of Music

Li Siguang

geologist · 1889–1971

Chinese geologist and politician (1889-1971)

University of Birmingham

Liam Garrigan

film actor · b. 1981

English actor

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Lily Phillips

OnlyFans model · b. 2001

British pornographic actress (born 2001)

University of Sheffield

English musician (1951–2013)

Royal College of Music

British actress, comedian, and disability rights campaigner (born 1972)

University of Nottingham

Liz Fraser

film actor · 1930–2018

English actress (1930–2018)

Goldsmiths, University of London

English rower, kickboxer and rugby union footballer

Imperial College London

Louise Doughty

theatre critic · b. 1963

English novelist, playwright and journalist

University of East Anglia UEA · University of Leeds

Lucy Quist

business executive · b. 1974

Ghanaian-British business and technology executive

University of East London

Lucy Worsley

television presenter · b. 1973

British historian, author, curator, and television presenter

University of Sussex

Lynsey Sharp

middle-distance runner · b. 1990

Scottish middle-distance runner

Edinburgh Napier University

Indian social worker and trade unionist

University of Birmingham

Iranian politician (1951-2002)

University of Bath

Marcelo Gleiser

journalist · b. 1959

Brazilian physicist

King's College London, University of London

English actress

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Maria Gordon

paleontologist · 1864–1939

Scottish geologist (1864-1939)

Heriot-Watt University · Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Marie Wattel

swimmer · b. 1997

French swimmer

Loughborough University

Marion Stein

aristocrat · 1926–2014

Austrian-born British concert pianist

Royal College of Music

Mark Bagley

comics artist · b. 1957

artist

Brunel University of London

Mark Cousins

film critic · b. 1965

British film director

University of Stirling

Mark Durkan

politician · b. 1960

politician from Northern Ireland (born 1960)

Queen's University Belfast · Ulster University

Canadian cinematographer

University of York

Martin Docherty-Hughes

politician · b. 1971

Scottish politician (born 1971)

Glasgow School of Art

Mary Archer

university teacher · b. 1944

British chemist (born 1944)

Imperial College London

British cartoonist and children's books illustrator (1874-1948)

University for the Creative Arts

Matthew Baillie

anatomist · 1761–1823

Scottish anatomist, (1761-1823)

University of Glasgow

Presbyterian preacher and biblical scholar from Scotland (1823-1894)

University of Glasgow

Maureen O'Brien

film actor · b. 1943

British actress

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Maxwell Fry

painter · 1899–1987

British architect (1899-1987)

University of Liverpool

Mehdi Dehbi

film actor · b. 1985

Belgian actor

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

Michael D. Ford

property master · 1928–2018

English film art director and set decorator (1928-2018)

Goldsmiths, University of London

Mikhail Svetov

blogger · b. 1985

Russian politician, political scientist and blogger, one of the leaders of the Libertarian Party of Russia

University of Nottingham

British rower

University of Southampton

Molly Scott Cato

blogger · b. 1963

British economist and Member of the European Parliament (born 1963)

Aberystwyth University

Mura Masa

recording artist · b. 1996

British music producer and songwriter (born 1996)

University of Sussex

Nadine Ames

beauty pageant contestant · b. 1991

Actress, Beauty pageant title holder (born 1991)

Bath Spa University

Neena Gill

politician · b. 1956

British politician (born 1956)

Liverpool John Moores University

Neil Arnott

inventor · 1788–1874

Scottish physician (1788-1874)

University of Aberdeen

British historian and professor (1953–2012)

University of Bristol