Notable UK university alumni
13,528 people who studied at a UK university and have Wikipedia coverage. Ranked by international notability (number of language Wikipedias they appear in). Sourced from Wikidata.
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
Jonathan Howard
film actor · b. 1987
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
Julian Jarrold
film producer · b. 1960
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
Kate Phillips
actor · b. 1989
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
Kristóf Deák
film editor · b. 1982
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
Leon Garfield
children's writer · 1921–1996
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
Lindsay Cooper
oboist · 1951–2013
English musician (1951–2013)
Royal College of Music
Liz Carr
broadcaster · b. 1972
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
Louis Attrill
rugby union player · b. 1975
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
Maniben Kara
social worker · 1905–1979
Indian social worker and trade unionist
University of Birmingham
Mansoor Hekmat
philosopher · 1951–2002
Iranian politician (1951-2002)
University of Bath
Marcelo Gleiser
journalist · b. 1959
Brazilian physicist
King's College London, University of London
Marcia Warren
film actor · b. 1943
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
Mark Irwin
camera operator · b. 1950
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
Mary Tourtel
draftsperson · 1874–1948
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
Matthew George Easton
preacher · 1823–1894
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
Miriam Batten
rower · b. 1964
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
Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke
publisher · 1953–2012
British historian and professor (1953–2012)
University of Bristol