Notable UK university alumni

Anna Maria Anders

politician · b. 1950

Polish politician

University of Bristol

Anne Mungai

film producer · b. 1957

Kenyan filmmaker

Cardiff University

British actor (1933-2007)

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

Ariel Vromen

director · b. 1973

Israeli director

University of Kent

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

British biochemist and theologian (1924–2006)

University of Birmingham

Artur Silva

minister · b. 1956

politician

University of Hull

Athene Seyler

film actor · 1889–1990

English actress (1889–1990)

Royal Holloway, University of London

Augusta Read Thomas

music educator · b. 1964

American composer

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Baillie Scott

designer · 1865–1945

British architect (1865-1945)

Royal Agricultural University

Barbara Tarbuck

film actor · 1942–2016

American actress (1942–2016)

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

English historian

University of Exeter

Hong Kong actress (1959–1985)

Anglia Ruskin University

Beardyman

vlogger · b. 1982

British musician and beatboxer

University of Sussex

British automotive engineer

University of Southampton

Benjamin Ward Richardson

physiologist · 1828–1896

British physician and medical historian (1828–1896)

University of St Andrews

Bessie Carter

film actor · b. 1993

British actress

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu

beauty pageant contestant · b. 1968

Nigerian businesswoman and lawyer

University of Buckingham

Bisi Alimi

HIV/AIDS activist · b. 1975

Nigerian LGBTQ+ activist and executive director of Wikimedia LGBT+

Birkbeck, University of London

Scottish curler

Edinburgh Napier University · University of Stirling

British character actor, writer and professional wrestler (1934-1997)

University of Sheffield

Scottish association football player (1946–2015)

University of Liverpool

Bruce Marshall

writer · 1899–1987

British writer (1899–1987)

University of St Andrews

British bobsledder

University of Bath

Caroline Abel

economist · b. 1972

Seychellois economist, Governor of the Central Bank of Seychelles

University of Glasgow

English comedian, writer and actress (1963-2016)

Liverpool John Moores University

British actress

University of Manchester

British actress (born 1947)

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Chris Addison

television actor · b. 1971

British comedian

University of Birmingham

Chris Nurse

association football player · b. 1984

English footballer (born 1984)

University of Birmingham

British record producer (1956–2018)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Christian Burgess

association football player · b. 1991

English association football player (born 1991)

University of Birmingham

Scottish chemist

Heriot-Watt University

British actor

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley

journalist · b. 1952

British public speaker and hereditary peer (born 1952)

Cardiff University

Christopher Wood

painter · 1901–1930

English painter (1901-1930)

University of Liverpool

British actress

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Clare Mackintosh

novelist · b. 1976

British writer

Royal Holloway, University of London

Claude Moraes

politician · b. 1965

British politician and campaigner (born 1965)

University of Dundee

Clive Finlayson

paleoanthropologist · b. 1955

zoologist

University of Liverpool

Conor Murphy

politician · b. 1963

Irish republican politician (born 1963)

Queen's University Belfast · Ulster University

Craig Calhoun

social anthropologist · b. 1952

American sociologist

University of Manchester

Craig Murray

journalist · b. 1958

Scottish author, human rights campaigner, journalist and diplomat

University of Dundee

Scottish badminton player and sports administrator (1941-2026)

University of Glasgow

Cristiana Dell'Anna

singer · b. 1985

Italian actress

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Daisy Burrell

film actor · 1892–1982

British actress (1892–1982)

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Damilola Odufuwa

activist · b. 1991

Nigerian feminist, and co-founder of the Feminist Coalition

University of Kent

Dan Croll

songwriter · b. 1990

English singer-songwriter

Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts

Dan Cruickshank

architectural historian · b. 1949

Architectural historian, presenter

University of Sheffield

Dan Jarvis

politician · b. 1972

British politician (born 1972)

Aberystwyth University · King's College London, University of London

Dan Tolkovsky

fighter pilot · 1921–2025

Israeli Air Force major general (1921–2025)

Imperial College London

Daniel Kawczynski

politician · b. 1972

British politician (born 1972)

University of Stirling

Dario Gradi

association football player · b. 1941

Footballer and football manager (born 1941)

Loughborough University

David Anthony King

university teacher · b. 1939

British academic and scientific adviser

University of East Anglia UEA

Canadian underwater archeologist and novelist

University of Bristol

British writer

University of Bristol

British actor

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

David Lyon

sociologist · b. 1948

British sociologist

University of Bradford

Deborah James

fundraiser · 1981–2022

English journalist, podcast host and charity campaigner

University of Exeter