Notable UK university alumni

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

Iveta Apkalna

music arranger · b. 1976

Latvian organist

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Ivor Bolton

harpsichordist · b. 1958

British musician

Royal College of Music

film score composer

Royal College of Music

Jack Kyle

humanitarian · 1926–2014

Irish rugby union footballer (1926–2014)

Queen's University Belfast

Jacob Dudman

television actor · b. 1997

English actor

University of the Arts London

Nigerian movie writer and director

University of Manchester

James Ford

musician · b. 1978

English musical composer, record producer and musician

University of Manchester

James Foster

cricketer · b. 1980

Cricket player of England. (born 1980)

Durham University

James Klutse Avedzi

accountant · b. 1964

Ghanaian politician

University of Liverpool

James McCune Smith

pharmacist · 1813–1865

American physician and abolitionist (1813-1865)

University of Glasgow

James Quincey

chief executive officer · b. 1965

British businessman and Chief Executive Officer of Coca-Cola

University of Liverpool

American historian (born 1953)

SOAS University of London

English physicist and radio astronomer (1909–2000)

University of Manchester

British geologist & academic

Imperial College London · University of Reading

Jason Hu

diplomat · b. 1948

Taiwanese politician

University of Southampton

Jay Foreman

YouTuber · b. 1984

British comedian and YouTuber

University of York

Jennifer Makumbi

novelist · b. 2000

Ugandan writer British Novelist, short story writer

Lancaster University

English-American actress

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

Jeremy Browne

politician · b. 1970

British politician (born 1970)

University of Nottingham

Jeremy Deller

video artist · b. 1966

British artist (born 1966)

Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London · University of Sussex

Jesse Waugh

painter · b. 1974

American artist

University of Glasgow

American chemist

University of East Anglia UEA

Joby Talbot

film score composer · b. 1971

British composer

Guildhall School of Music & Drama · Royal Holloway, University of London

Joe FitzPatrick

council member · b. 1967

Scottish politician (born 1967)

University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)

British actor, director and martial artist

Oxford Brookes University

English botanist (1868-1958)

University of Liverpool

British artist (born 1947)

Goldsmiths, University of London

John Giannandrea

programmer · b. 1965

Scottish computer scientist

University of Strathclyde

John Hill Burton

biographer · 1809–1881

British academic (1809-1881)

University of Aberdeen

John Isaac Thornycroft

engineer · 1843–1928

British shipbuilder (1843–1928)

University of Glasgow

John Keenan

Catholic bishop · b. 1964

British bishop

University of Glasgow

John Lesley

Catholic bishop · 1527–1596

Scottish bishop (1527–1596)

University of Aberdeen

John Milbank

political theorist · b. 1952

British philosopher

University of Birmingham

John Millar

philosopher · 1735–1801

Scottish philosopher, jurist and historian

University of Glasgow

John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl

politician · 1660–1724

Scottish politician and noble (1660-1724)

University of St Andrews

Montserratian politician (1936-2011)

University of Manchester

John Pyke Hullah

musicologist · 1812–1884

English composer and teacher of music

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Canadian economist (1796–1872)

University of Aberdeen

American Celticist

Aberystwyth University

John Whitmore

sports psychologist · 1937–2017

British racing driver, author, management consultant (1937–2017)

Royal Agricultural University

Jon Snow

broadcaster · b. 1947

British broadcaster

University of Liverpool

Jonathan Arnott

chess player · b. 1981

British politician (born 1981)

University of Sheffield

Jonathan Noyce

guitarist · b. 1971

British musician

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Joseph Garnier

editing staff · 1813–1881

French economist and politician (1813-1881)

ESCP Business School

Joseph May

television actor · b. 1974

British actor

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

British actor (born 1959 / 1960)

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Joyce Quin, Baroness Quin

politician · b. 1944

British politician (born 1944)

Newcastle University

Joyce Tyldesley

science communicator · b. 1960

British archaeologist and egyptologist

University of Liverpool

Judith Kirton-Darling

trade unionist · b. 1977

British politician and trade unionist (born 1977)

University of Sheffield

Juhar Mahiruddin

politician · b. 1953

Malaysian politician

University of Wolverhampton

British suffragist, feminist and temperance activist

University of Liverpool

Julie Hesmondhalgh

film actor · b. 1970

English actress

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

prime minister of Rwanda

University of Leicester

Kamal Salibi

religious studies scholar · 1929–2011

Academic, writer, historian, researcher

SOAS University of London

Nigerian writer

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)