Notable UK university alumni

Uriah Rennie

magistrate · 1959–2025

English football referee (1959–2025)

Sheffield Hallam University

Venkat Prabhu

film director · b. 1975

Indian actor

Middlesex University

Kenyan academic, social critic, researcher, translator and writer

Middlesex University · University of Leicester

Wayne Barnes

rugby union match official · b. 1979

English retired rugby union referee

University of East Anglia UEA

Wayne David

politician · b. 1957

Welsh politician and MP (born 1957)

Cardiff University · Swansea University

Will Alsop

university teacher · 1947–2018

British architect (1947-2018)

University of Northampton

English musician and record producer (born 1959)

University of York

William Arrol

civil engineer · 1839–1913

British politician (1839-1913)

University of Glasgow

William Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart

diplomat · 1755–1843

Scottish soldier and diplomat (1755-1843)

University of Glasgow

British botanist (1882–1933)

University of Aberdeen

William Kitchen Parker

scientific illustrator · 1823–1890

English zoologist (1823–1890)

King's College London, University of London

Wizard of New Zealand

magician · b. 1932

New Zealand educator, comedian, magician, and politician (born 1932)

University of Leeds

Yannis Behrakis

war photographer · 1960–2019

Greek photographer (1960–2019)

Middlesex University

Israeli conductor

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Yuriko Backes

civil servant · b. 1970

Luxembourgish diplomat and politician (born 1970)

SOAS University of London

Zarina Bhimji

video artist · b. 1963

Ugandan artist (born 1963)

De Montfort University

Jordanian table tennis player

Royal Holloway, University of London

British video artist and filmmaker (born 1976)

University of Bristol

Abbas Akhoundi

economist · b. 1957

Iranian politician

Royal Holloway, University of London

Abdulaziz bin Abdullah

politician · b. 1963

Saudi politician

University of Hertfordshire

Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera

ulema · b. 1974

British Islamic scholar (born 1974)

SOAS University of London

Ghanaian politician

University of Exeter

British soldier, journalist and Conservative Party politician (born 1965)

Imperial College London

Nigerian artist

University of Manchester

Adrián Vázquez Lázara

politician · b. 1982

Spanish politician

University of Warwick

Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed

electrical engineer · b. 1971

Nigerian politician

University of Southampton

Rwandan activist and entrepreneur

University of Kent

Nigerian politician (1906-1995)

University of St Andrews

Akbar S. Ahmed

anthropologist · b. 1943

Anthropologist, bureaucrat, scholar, writer

SOAS University of London · University of Birmingham

Alan Bray

civil servant · 1948–2001

British gay rights activist (1948–2001)

Bangor University

Alan Brooke, 3rd Viscount Brookeborough

politician · b. 1952

British peer (born 1952)

Royal Agricultural University

Irish Roman Catholic prelate (born 1953)

Queen's University Belfast

Alan Scarfe

film actor · 1946–2024

British-Canadian actor (1946–2024)

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

Alan Yarrow

banker · b. 1951

British investment banker (born 1953)

University of Manchester

Ghanaian politician and academic (1932-2006)

SOAS University of London

Alex Adomako-Mensah

banker · b. 1962

Ghanaian politician

University of Leicester

Alexander Afenyo-Markin

director · b. 1978

Ghanaian politician

University of Bradford · University of Buckingham

Scottish theologian

University of St Andrews

Alexander Gerard

philosopher · 1728–1795

Scottish minister, academic and philosophical writer

University of Aberdeen

Alison Thewliss

politician · b. 1982

Scottish politician (born 1982)

University of Aberdeen

Amanda Aldridge

music educator · 1866–1956

British opera singer, teacher and composer (1866–1956)

Royal College of Music

Ethiopian politician

University of Kent

Nigerian microbiologist and politician

University of Nottingham

Amir Muhammad

director · b. 1972

Malaysian film director

University of East Anglia UEA

Angolan poet

University of Westminster, London

British assyriologist

University of Birmingham

British physicist (1925-1999)

University of Bristol

Andrew Morton

journalist · b. 1953

English journalist and biographer

University of Sussex

Andrew Trimble

rugby union player · b. 1984

Irish rugby union player

Queen's University Belfast

Andrew White

guitarist · b. 1974

British guitarist

Leeds Beckett University

Angela Crawley

politician · b. 1987

Scottish politician (born 1987)

University of Glasgow

British actress

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Angus Imrie

film actor · b. 1994

English actor

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art) · University of Warwick

Anita Rani

journalist · b. 1977

British television and radio presenter

University of Leeds

Australian actress

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

British actor (1927-2012)

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

British composer (1936-2021)

Durham University

British opera singer (1940–2010)

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

British field hockey player

University of Leeds

Austin Mitchell

television journalist · 1934–2021

British politician (1934–2021)

University of Manchester