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.
Ren
performance artist · b. 1990
Welsh Musician, singer, songwriter, producer, rapper, multi-instrumentalist
Bath Spa University
Richard Budgett
rower · b. 1959
British rower and medical doctor
Queen Mary University of London
Richard Dillane
film actor · b. 1964
British actor
University of Manchester
Richard G. Morris
neuroscientist · b. 1948
British neuroscientist
University of Sussex
Richard Lintern
film actor · b. 1962
British actor
Durham University
Riffat Hassan
religious studies scholar · b. 1943
Pakistani-American theologian
Durham University
Rob White
engineer · b. 1965
British Formula One engineer
University of Southampton
Robert Calderbank
electrical engineer · b. 1954
British mathematician, computer scientist
University of Warwick
Robert Goodwill
farmer · b. 1956
British politician (born 1956)
Newcastle University
Robert Smythe Hichens
novelist · 1864–1950
English journalist, novelist and short story writer (1864–1950)
Royal College of Music
Robert Thurston Dart
music educator · 1921–1971
British musicologist (1921–1971)
Royal College of Music
Robert Wood
philologist · 1717–1771
British traveller, classical scholar, civil servant and politician (1717–1771)
University of Glasgow
Robin Williams
social scientist · b. 1952
British social scientist
Aston University, Birmingham
Roger Gale
journalist · b. 1943
British politician (born 1943)
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Roger McGough
musician · b. 1937
British writer and poet
University of Hull
Rogers Brubaker
sociologist · b. 1956
American sociologist
University of Sussex
Rosalind Ayres
film actor · b. 1946
British actress
Loughborough University
Rosalind Canter
event rider · b. 1986
British event rider
Sheffield Hallam University
Rosalind Pitt-Rivers
biochemist · 1907–1990
British biochemist (1907–1990)
Royal Holloway, University of London
Roxanna Panufnik
composer · b. 1968
British composer
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Ruby Wax
television writer · b. 1953
American comedian
Regent's University London
Ruth Gipps
music educator · 1921–1999
English composer (1921–1999)
Durham University · Royal College of Music
Ruth Jones
television writer · b. 1966
Welsh actress, script-writer and producer
University of Warwick
Ruth Lea, Baroness Lea of Lymm
journalist · b. 1947
British political economist
University of Bristol · University of York
Sade Adeniran
novelist · b. 1960
Nigerian novelist
University of Plymouth
Sally El Hosaini
film director · b. 1976
British screenwriter
Durham University
Saul Adler
parasitologist · 1895–1966
Israeli microbiologist (1895–1966)
University of Leeds
Semyon Desnitsky
linguist · 1740–1789
Russian philosopher
University of Glasgow
Shahidul Alam
unit still photographer · b. 1955
Bangladeshi photographer (born 1955)
University of Liverpool
Sharon Bowles
politician · b. 1953
British politician (born 1953)
University of Reading
Shazia Mirza
stand-up comedian · b. 1978
British comedian
University of Manchester
Shona Robison
politician · b. 1966
Scottish politician (born 1966)
University of Glasgow
Simi Johnson
activist · 1929–2000
Nigerian dentist and activist
Durham University · University of Sunderland
Simon Neil
guitarist · b. 1979
Scottish singer, guitarist and songwriter
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Simon R. Green
science fiction writer · b. 1955
British writer
University of Leicester
Simon Scarrow
university teacher · b. 1962
British fiction writer
University of East Anglia UEA
Sister Bliss
musician · b. 1970
British musician
University of Birmingham
Siti Aisyah Alias
docent · b. 1966
Malaysian academic
University of Portsmouth
Souad al-Sabah
economist · b. 1942
Kuwaiti economist, writer and poet
University of Surrey
Souad Faress
film actor · b. 1948
British actress
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Stan Barstow
novelist · 1928–2011
British writer (1928–2011)
Open University
Stanley Clinton-Davis, Baron Clinton-Davis
politician · 1928–2023
British politician (1928–2023)
King's College London, University of London
Stanley Pons
chemist · b. 1943
American scientist
University of Southampton
Stanley William Hayter
etcher · 1901–1988
English print-maker and engraver (1901-1988)
King's College London, University of London
Stephen Hammond
economist · b. 1962
British politician (born 1962)
Queen Mary University of London
Stephen Jordan
association football player · b. 1982
British footballer (born 1982)
University of Salford
Stephen R. Bourne
computer scientist · b. 1944
British computer scientist
King's College London, University of London
Stephen Tompkinson
film actor · b. 1965
English actor
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London
Steve Baker
economist · b. 1971
British politician (born 1971)
University of Southampton
Steven He
YouTuber · b. 1996
Irish-Chinese actor
Regent's University London
Stewart Adams
pharmacologist · 1923–2019
British chemist known for inventing ibuprofen
University of Nottingham
Storm Jameson
science fiction writer · 1891–1986
British writer (1891-1986)
King's College London, University of London · University of Leeds
Teo Chee Hean
politician · b. 1954
Singaporean politician
Imperial College London
Teresa Lago
astrophysicist · b. 1947
Portuguese astrophysicist
University of Sussex
Terri Attwood
bioinformatician · b. 1959
British bioinformatician
University of Leeds
Tom Smith
guitarist · b. 1981
English musician
University of Staffordshire
Tony Britten
director · b. 2000
British composer
Royal College of Music
Tony Harrison
film director · 1937–2025
British poet and playwright (1937–2025)
University of Leeds
Tony James
guitarist · b. 1953
British musician
Brunel University of London
Tracy-Ann Oberman
film actor · b. 1966
English actress
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London · University of Manchester