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.
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
Trygve Reenskaug
computer scientist · 1930–2024
Norwegian computer scientist (1930–2024)
Heriot-Watt University · Imperial College London
Uru Eke
film director
Nigerian actress
University of Greenwich
Vernon Handley
conductor · 1930–2008
British conductor (1930–2008)
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Victor H. Mair
sinologist · b. 1943
American sinologist and linguist (born 1943)
SOAS University of London
Victoria Starmer
jurist · b. 1973
British solicitor; spouse of the Prime Minister Keir Starmer
Cardiff University
Ville Skinnari
ice hockey player · b. 1974
Finnish politician and ice hockey player
Brunel University of London · University of Wolverhampton
Vincent Connare
designer · b. 1960
American typographer
University of Reading
W. Brian Arthur
university teacher · b. 1946
American economist
Lancaster University · Queen's University Belfast
Wale Ojo
television actor · b. 1968
British-Nigerian actor
University of Hull
Walford Davies
university teacher · 1869–1941
British composer (1869–1941)
Royal College of Music
Wallace L. W. Sargent
university teacher · 1935–2012
American astronomer (1935–2012)
University of Manchester
William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling
explorer · 1570–1640
Scottish courtier and poet
University of Glasgow
William Boog Leishman
bacteriologist · 1865–1926
British Army general (1865–1926)
University of Glasgow
William Gowland
anthropologist · 1842–1922
British archaeologist (1842–1922)
Imperial College London
Yann Demange
director · b. 1977
French film director
University of the Arts London
Zhang Shizhao
journalist · 1881–1973
Chinese intellectual (1881 – 1973)
University of Aberdeen
Abbie Wood
swimmer · b. 1999
British female swimmer
Loughborough University
Abdul Rahman Al-Sumait
philanthropist · 1947–2013
Kuwaiti Muslim scholar (1947–2013)
University of Liverpool
Abena Brigidi
banker
Ghanaian financial analyst
University of East London
Ablade Glover
university teacher · b. 1934
Ghanaian artist and educator
Newcastle University
Adam Hart-Davis
producer · b. 1943
British scientist, author, photographer, historian and broadcaster
University of York
Adam Khan
racing automobile driver · b. 1985
British racing driver
King's College London, University of London
Adanna Steinacker
digital creator · b. 1988
Nigerian doctor and influencer
University of East Anglia UEA
Adaora Onyechere
television presenter · b. 1984
Nigerian broadcast journalist, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, poet and author.
London Metropolitan University · Oxford Brookes University
Adenike Grange
public health physician
Nigerian politician and public health physician
University of St Andrews
Aditi Chauhan
association football player · b. 1992
Indian female football player
Loughborough University
Aisha Abubakar
official · b. 1966
Nigerian politician, Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment since 2015
University of Leeds · University of Warwick
AJ Tracey
dancer · b. 1994
British rapper, singer and record producer from London
London Metropolitan University
Alan Arnold Griffith
military flight engineer · 1893–1963
British engineer (1893–1963)
University of Liverpool
Alan Brown
civil engineer · b. 1970
Scottish politician (born 1970)
University of Glasgow
Alan Llwyd
literary critic · b. 1948
Welsh poet (born 1948)
Bangor University
Alar Toomre
university teacher · b. 1937
American-Estonian astronomer and mathematician (born 1937)
University of Manchester
Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair
diarist · 1700–1770
British poet, lexicographer, political writer and memoirist
University of Glasgow
Alastair Fothergill
director · b. 1960
British producer
Durham University
Alex Shnaider
financier · b. 1968
Canadian financier
University of York
Alfred Henry Garrod
university teacher · 1846–1879
English zoologist (1846-1879)
King's College London, University of London
Alice Mogwe
founder · b. 1961
Botswanan human rights activist, lawyer, social entrepreneur
University of Kent
Alun Lewis
poet · 1915–1944
Welsh poet (1915–1944)
Aberystwyth University
Amandina Lihamba
playwright · b. 1944
Tanzanian actress and writer
University of Leeds
Amelia Bullmore
film actor · b. 1964
English actor, playwright, scriptwriter
University of Manchester
Amjad Bashir
restaurateur · b. 1952
UK politician (born 1952)
University of Bradford
Andreja Gomboc
university teacher · b. 1969
Slovene astrophysicist
Liverpool John Moores University
Andrew Brunson
parson · b. 1968
American pastor
University of Aberdeen
Andrew Donald Booth
computer scientist · 1918–2009
British computer scientist (1918-2009)
University of Birmingham
Andrew George
politician · b. 1958
British politician (born 1958)
University of Sussex
Andrew Melville
linguist · 1545–1622
Scottish scholar, theologian and religious reformer
University of St Andrews
Andrew Stunell
politician · 1942–2024
British politician (1942–2024)
Liverpool John Moores University
Aneirin Hughes
television actor · b. 1958
singer and actor
Aberystwyth University
Angus Robertson
journalist · b. 1969
British politician (born 1969)
University of Aberdeen
Ann Lambton
linguist · 1912–2008
British academic and spy (1912-2008)
SOAS University of London
Anna Maria Anders
politician · b. 1950
Polish politician
University of Bristol
Anne Mungai
film producer · b. 1957
Kenyan filmmaker
Cardiff University
Anton Rodgers
film actor · 1933–2007
British actor (1933-2007)
LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)
Ariel Vromen
director · b. 1973
Israeli director
University of Kent
Armstrong Gibbs
composer · 1889–1960
English composer
Royal College of Music
Arnold Spencer-Smith
explorer · 1883–1916
English clergyman, photographer, explorer (1883-1916)
King's College London, University of London