Notable UK university alumni

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

Deborah Moggach

novelist · b. 1948

English writer

University of Bristol

Ghanaian academic, television presenter and model

University of the Arts London

British Catholic bishop

Royal Holloway, University of London

English composer (1941-2017)

Royal College of Music

Diana Evans

novelist · b. 1971

British novelist (born 1971)

University of East Anglia UEA · University of Sussex

Diane James

politician · b. 1959

British politician

University of West London

Dolly Alderton

television writer · b. 1988

British journalist, author and podcaster

University of Exeter

Donal McKeown

Catholic bishop · b. 1950

Roman Catholic bishop

Queen's University Belfast

Dorcas Makgato-Malesu

executive director · b. 1953

Botswana politician

University of Sheffield

Dugald Clerk

inventor · 1854–1932

British engineer (1854–1932)

University of Leeds · University of Strathclyde

Eamon Duffy

university teacher · b. 1947

Irish historian

University of Hull

CEO of Manchester United

University of Bristol

Edgar Thurston

Indologist · 1855–1935

British indologist (1855-1935)

King's College London, University of London

Edison James

politician · b. 1943

Prime Minister of Dominica

Imperial College London · University of East London · University of Reading

Edith Summerskill, Baroness Summerskill

politician · 1901–1979

British politician (1901-1980)

King's College London, University of London

British mathematician (born 1943)

University of Warwick

Eli Cohen

karateka · b. 1949

Knesset member

University of West London

Researcher, Bamboo Expert from Indonesia | Indonesian botanist and botanical collector

University of Birmingham

Elizabeth Gould Bell

suffragist · 1862–1934

Irish doctor and feminist

Queen's University Belfast

climatologist, atmospheric physics, meteorologist, environmentalist

University of Manchester · University of Reading

Emma Little-Pengelly

barrister · b. 1979

Northern Irish politician

Queen's University Belfast

British actress

University of York

Emma McClarkin

politician · b. 1978

British politician (born 1978)

Bournemouth University

Emma Nicholson

politician · b. 1941

British politician, life peer

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Enzo Cilenti

television actor · b. 1974

British actor

University of Nottingham

Eva Carneiro

sports physician · b. 1973

Gibraltar-born British sports medicine specialist

Queen Mary University of London · University of Nottingham

Eyal Weizman

opinion journalist · b. 1970

Israeli-born British architect

Birkbeck, University of London

Fatima Denton

climatologist · b. 1966

Gambian Director of the United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA)

University of Birmingham

English actress, television presenter, cookbook author

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Femi Fani-Kayode

essayist · b. 1960

Nigerian politician

SOAS University of London

English actress

Durham University

English artist (born 1966)

Goldsmiths, University of London · Kingston University

Cameroonian filmmaker and academic

Leeds Beckett University · University of Hull · University of Sunderland

Folu Storms

radio personality · b. 1986

Nigerian actress

Aberystwyth University

Francis Ebejer

novelist · 1925–1993

Maltese writer (1925-1993)

St Mary's University, Twickenham

Francis Monkman

guitarist · 1949–2023

British musician (1949-2023)

Royal College of Music

Particle physicist

University of St Andrews

Frank Worrell

cricketer · 1924–1967

West Indian cricketer (1924–1967)

University of Manchester

English engineer

University of Manchester

Fu Ying

interpreter · b. 1953

Chinese politician

University of Kent

British historian and Islamicist (born 1944)

SOAS University of London

Gabriela Knutson

tennis player · b. 1997

Czech tennis player

Durham University

Gada Kadoda

software engineer · b. 1950

Sudanese software engineer and university teacher

Loughborough University

Gareth Ainsworth

association football player · b. 1973

English professional footballer (born 1973)

University of Liverpool

Gareth Thomas

politician · b. 1967

English politician (born 1967)

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

Gavin Wood

researcher · b. 1980

Decentralized internet pioneer

University of York

German indologist (1947–2012)

Durham University

George Campbell

linguist · 1719–1796

figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, born 1719

University of Aberdeen

Football referee

University of Chester

sound engineer (1901-1976)

University of Liverpool

George Henry

painter · 1858–1943

Scottish painter (1858-1943)

Glasgow School of Art

British actor

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

British politician (1873-1968)

King's College London, University of London

George Young

politician · b. 1941

British Conservative politician (born 1941)

University of Surrey

American mathematician (1927-2014)

University of Manchester

Gerald Howarth

politician · b. 1947

British politician (born 1947)

University of Southampton

Gilli Smyth

songwriter · 1933–2016

British singer and poet (1933–2016)

King's College London, University of London