Notable UK university alumni

Fatou Baldeh

human rights defender · b. 1983

Gambian human rights activist and women's rights activist

University of Wolverhampton

Felicity Montagu

film actor · b. 1960

British actress

Loughborough University

Felix Finkbeiner

non-fiction writer · b. 1997

German enivronmentalist

SOAS University of London

British actor

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Feryal Clark

council member · b. 1979

British politician and Labour MP

University of Exeter

American film and television director (1923-2003)

University of Birmingham

Kenyan plant pathologist and virologist

University of Bath

British actress (1936-2020)

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Portuguese poet, swimmer and writer

Sheffield Hallam University

Frank Field

politician · 1942–2024

British politician and peer (1942–2024)

University of Hull

Fred Halliday

university teacher · 1946–2010

Irish writer and academic (1946-2010)

SOAS University of London

G. N. Devy

linguist · b. 1950

Indian social activist, literary critic and academic

University of Leeds

Motswana athletics competitor

Cardiff Metropolitan University · Cardiff University

Nigerian actress

University of Surrey

Geordan Murphy

Gaelic football player · b. 1978

Irish rugby union footballer and coach

De Montfort University

George Chalmers

statistician · 1742–1825

British antiquarian; (1742-1825)

University of Aberdeen

British philosopher

University of Aberdeen

British mathematician (1901–1992)

Birkbeck, University of London

George Reid

film producer · 1939–2025

Scottish politician (1939–2025)

University of St Andrews

George Rochester

university teacher · 1908–2001

British physicist

Durham University

George Siemens

university teacher · b. 1970

Canadian academic

University of Aberdeen

George Watt

botanist · 1851–1930

Scottish botanist (1851-1930)

University of Aberdeen · University of Glasgow

George Zambellas

helicopter pilot · b. 1958

admiral of the Royal Navy

University of Southampton

Geraint Evans

opera singer · 1922–1992

Welsh opera singer (1922-1992)

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Welsh rugby union player

Loughborough University

Canadian baritone

Royal College of Music

Rwandan engineer and politician

Coventry University

Gold Panda

musician · b. 1980

Composer and musician

SOAS University of London

Gopichand Hinduja

business executive · 1940–2025

Indian-born British billionaire businessman

University of Westminster, London

Greg Dyke

journalist · b. 1947

British media executive

University of York

Greg Mulholland

politician · b. 1970

British politician (born 1970)

University of York

Gregory Barker

politician · b. 1966

British politician (born 1966)

Royal Holloway, University of London

British spy (1919–1990)

University of Nottingham

Guto Bebb

sole proprietorship · b. 1968

Welsh politician, MP for Aberconwy (born 1968)

Aberystwyth University

Hal Duncan

novelist · b. 1971

Scottish writer

University of Glasgow

Hannah Whelan

artistic gymnast · b. 1992

English artistic gymnast

Liverpool John Moores University

Haraldur Sigurðsson

volcanologist · b. 1939

volcanologist

Durham University

British physicist

University of Leicester

Harriette Chick

biochemist · 1875–1977

British protein scientist and nutritionist (1875-1977)

Royal Holloway, University of London

Harry Benson

fashion photographer · b. 1929

British photographer (born 1929)

Glasgow School of Art

Hatoon Kadi

YouTuber

Saudi Arabian comedian and activist

Lancaster University · University of Sheffield

Hechmi Hamdi

journalist · b. 1964

Tunisian politician

SOAS University of London

Helen Blau

cell biologist · b. 1948

British-American biochemist, stem cell researcher, and university teacher (born 1948)

University of York

Hilary Armstrong

politician · b. 1945

British politician (born 1945)

University of Birmingham · University of East London

Hisayoshi Takeda

explorer · 1883–1972

Japanese botanist (1883–1972)

University of Birmingham

Horatius Bonar

non-fiction writer · 1808–1889

British minister and poet (1808-1889)

University of Aberdeen

British playwright

University of Sussex

English zoologist and camouflage specialist (1900-1987)

University of Glasgow

Hugh Grant

entrepreneur · b. 1958

Scottish business executive

University of Glasgow

Hugh Mercer

military officer · 1726–1777

Jacobite and General in the American Revolutionary War

University of Aberdeen

Hulda Swai

life scientist · b. 1954

researcher

Imperial College London

Huw Bennett

rugby union player · b. 1983

Welsh rugby union footballer and coach

Swansea University

Ian Duncan

politician · b. 1973

British politician (born 1973)

University of Bristol · University of St Andrews

Ieuan Wyn Jones

politician · b. 1949

Welsh politician, leader of Plaid Cymru; MP 1987-2001; Assembly Member 1999-2013 (born 1949)

Liverpool John Moores University

Imants Lieģis

diplomat · b. 1955

Latvian diplomat (born 1955)

Newcastle University

Namibian businesswoman and presidential advisor

University of Dundee

Ingrid Robeyns

women's rights activist · b. 1972

Belgian and Dutch philosopher

Open University

Ghanaian politician and lawyer

University of Warwick

Ismail El Gizouli

environmental scientist · b. 2000

Sudanese energy specialist

Aston University, Birmingham

Bulgarian mineralogist

Imperial College London