Notable UK university alumni
13,528 people who studied at a UK university and have Wikipedia coverage. Ranked by international notability (number of language Wikipedias they appear in). Sourced from Wikidata.
Justin Nsengiyumva
politician · b. 1971
prime minister of Rwanda
University of Leicester
Kamal Salibi
religious studies scholar · 1929–2011
Academic, writer, historian, researcher
SOAS University of London
Karen King-Aribisala
lecturer
Nigerian writer
LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)
Kate Devlin
artificial intelligence researcher · b. 1953
British computer scientist, AI specialist
Queen's University Belfast · University of Bristol
Kate Walsh
guitarist · b. 1983
English singer
BIMM University
Kathryn Williams
singer-songwriter · b. 1974
English singer-songwriter
Northumbria University, Newcastle
Kay Swinburne
politician · b. 1967
British politician (born 1967)
University of Surrey
Kenneth White
scholar of English · 1936–2023
Scottish poet, academic and writer (1936–2023)
University of Glasgow
Kevin Betsy
association football player · b. 1978
Seychellois footballer
University of Staffordshire
Kieran Bew
film actor · b. 1980
British actor
LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)
Kieran Conry
Catholic bishop · b. 1951
Catholic bishop
Boston College
Kirsten Brosbøl
politician · b. 1977
Danish politician
University of Sussex
Kitty Spencer
it girl · b. 1990
noblewoman; eldest child of Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer
Regent's University London
Kostas Lapavitsas
university teacher · b. 1961
Greek economist
Birkbeck, University of London
Kristian Digby
television director · 1977–2010
British television presenter and director (1977-2010)
University of Westminster, London
Kwabena Amankwa Asiamah
banker · b. 1958
Ghanaian politician
University of Hull
Kweku Adoboli
banker · b. 1980
Ghanaian-born British trader who was convicted of fraud
University of Nottingham
Laura Weightman
middle-distance runner · b. 1991
British middle-distance runner
Leeds Beckett University
Laurence Juber
session musician · b. 1952
British musician
Goldsmiths, University of London
Laurie Davidson
film actor · b. 1992
British actor
LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)
Lawrence Freedman
non-fiction writer · b. 1948
British military historian
University of York
Leanne Best
film actor · b. 1980
British actress
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
Lewis Moody
rugby union player · b. 1978
English rugby union player
De Montfort University
Liam Lynch
film producer · b. 1970
American filmmaker, singer, musician, songwriter, and puppeteer
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
Linda Jackson
business executive · b. 1959
English businesswoman
University of Warwick
Lisa McGrillis
film actor · b. 1982
English actress
Northumbria University, Newcastle
Liz Saville Roberts
politician · b. 1964
Welsh politician (born 1964)
Aberystwyth University
Lloyd Cole
songwriter · b. 1961
English singer and songwriter
University of Glasgow
Louise Hazel
athletics competitor · b. 1985
British heptathlete
University of Birmingham
Lucy Ellmann
novelist · b. 1956
American writer
Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London
Lucy Hatton
athletics competitor · b. 1994
British hurdler
University of Leicester
Luke Charteris
rugby union player · b. 1983
rugby union player
University of Bath
Lum Zhaveli
swimmer · b. 1990
Kosovan Olympic swimmer
University of Sheffield
Lütfi Elvan
mining engineer · b. 1962
Turkish mining engineer and statesperson (born 1962)
University of Leeds
Maggie O'Neill
film actor · b. 1962
British actress
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Màiri McAllan
lawyer · b. 1993
Scottish politician
University of Glasgow
Manda Scott
novelist · b. 1962
British writer
University of Glasgow
Mandala Tayde
film actor · b. 1975
German actress
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London
Mandy Takhar
actor · b. 1987
British actress and model
Kingston University
Margaret Ewing
journalist · 1945–2006
British politician (1945-2006)
University of Glasgow · University of Strathclyde
Mark Davies
Catholic bishop · b. 1959
11th Roman Catholic Bishop of Shrewsbury
Durham University
Mark Francois
politician · b. 1965
British politician (born 1965)
University of Bristol
Mark Lancaster
military officer · b. 1970
British politician (born 1970)
University of Buckingham · University of Exeter
Mark Sampson
association football coach · b. 1982
football coach (born 1982)
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Martin Kemp
opinion journalist · b. 1942
British art historian
Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London
Mary Whitehouse
activist · 1910–2001
British conservative activist (1910–2001)
Manchester Metropolitan University
Masataka Taketsuru
politician · 1894–1979
Japanese businessman (1894–1979)
University of Glasgow
Mateusz Szczurek
university teacher · b. 1975
Polish politician
University of Sussex
Mathew Horne
narrator · b. 1978
English actor
University of Manchester
Maupe Ogun
journalist
Nigerian journalist
University of East Anglia UEA
Maya Krishna Rao
docent · b. 1953
Indian Theatre Artist
University of Leeds
Megan Walsh
association football player · b. 1994
English association football player
University of Liverpool
Melanie Marshall
swimmer · b. 1982
British swimmer, Olympic athlete, Commonwealth Games silver medallist
Loughborough University
Merlyn Rees
politician · 1920–2006
British politician (1920-2006)
Goldsmiths, University of London
Michael Buckland
university teacher · b. 1941
British-American librarian
University of Sheffield
Michael Fabricant
politician · b. 1950
British politician (born 1950)
Loughborough University · University of Sussex
Michelle Gildernew
politician · b. 1970
Irish politician (born 1970)
Ulster University
Mike Hooper
association football player · b. 1964
English footballer (born 1964)
Swansea University
Miranda Aldhouse-Green
archaeologist · b. 1947
British archaeologist and academic
Cardiff University · Open University
Miriam Hyde
piano teacher · 1913–2005
Australian composer, musician and writer (1913–2005)
Royal College of Music