Notable UK university alumni

T. S. Ashton

economic historian · 1889–1968

English economist, historian & scholar (1889-1968)

University of Manchester

Tacita Dean

conceptual artist · b. 1965

British artist (1965- )

Falmouth University

British actress

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

South African actor and director (1910-1991)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Teo Gheorghiu

film actor · b. 1992

Swiss actor and musician

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

English actress

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Thomas Elsaesser

film historian · 1943–2019

German film historian (1943–2019)

University of Sussex

Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde

politician · b. 1960

British Conservative Party politician (born 1960)

University of East Anglia UEA

Tim Aker

politician · b. 1985

British politician (born 1985)

University of Nottingham

Tim Booth

film actor · b. 1960

British actor and singer

University of Manchester

Tim Plester

television actor · b. 1970

British actor and playwright

University of Birmingham

British artist

University of Reading

Tina Beattie

university teacher · b. 1955

British theologian

University of Bristol

Tina Birbili

physicist · b. 1969

Greek politician

Imperial College London

Tobias Matthay

music educator · 1858–1945

British pianist, teacher and composer (1858–1945)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Tom Brake

politician · b. 1962

British politician (born 1962)

Imperial College London

pro-paedophilia campaigner

Lancaster University

Tom Spencer

politician · 1948–2023

British politician (born 1955)

University of Southampton

Scottish television and film director

University of Bristol

Tommy Sheridan

association football player · b. 1964

British politician (born 1964)

University of Stirling

Tommy Thomas

lawyer · b. 1952

Malaysian barrister and the current Attorney General of Malaysia

University of Manchester

English television scriptwriter (1936-2016)

Manchester Metropolitan University

Nigerian triple jumper

University of Manchester

British playwright (1935–2024)

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Tunde Baiyewu

singer · b. 1968

British singer

Northumbria University, Newcastle

British entertainer

Lancaster University

Van Badham

novelist · b. 1974

Australian writer and social commentator

University of Sheffield

Scottish curler

Glasgow Caledonian University

Waldo Williams

poet · 1904–1971

Welsh poet (1904–1971)

Aberystwyth University

William Barclay

jurist · 1546–1608

Scottish jurist (1546–1608)

University of Aberdeen

William Campbell

missionary · 1841–1921

Scottish Presbyterian missionary to Taiwan (1841–1921)

University of Glasgow

William Craigie

lexicographer · 1867–1957

Scottish philologist and lexicographer (1867–1957)

University of St Andrews

British botanist and palaeobotanist (1874–1960)

University of Glasgow

William Sharman

bobsledder · b. 1984

British hurdler

Loughborough University · University of Leicester

Xuefei Yang

classical guitarist · b. 1977

Chinese guitarist

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Yamao Yōzō

politician · 1837–1917

Japanese politician (1837-1917)

University of Strathclyde

Yang Chin-long

economist · b. 1953

Taiwanese economist

University of Birmingham

Yasmin Benoit

LGBTQ rights activist · b. 1996

English model, activist, and writer

St Mary's University, Twickenham

Nigerian engineer specializing in water supply

Cranfield University · University of Warwick

Aaron Mike Oquaye

parson · b. 1944

Ghanaian politician, lawyer and academic

SOAS University of London

Abd El Aziz Muhammad Hegazi

economist · 1923–2014

Egyptian Prime Minister (1923-2014)

University of Birmingham

Abi Titmuss

poker player · b. 1976

English actress, television personality, poker player, and former glamour model

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

researcher

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London

Adam Foulds

novelist · b. 1974

British writer

University of East Anglia UEA

Adrian Chiles

presenter · b. 1967

British television and radio presenter

Cardiff University · Chesterfield College

Adrian Fulford

barrister · b. 1953

British judge

University of Southampton

British theatre director

University of Bristol

Afsaneh Najmabadi

academic staff · b. 1946

American historian

University of Manchester

South Sudanese politician

University of East Anglia UEA

Iranian nuclear scientist (1959-2025)

Imperial College London

Ahmed Lawan

politician · b. 1959

President of the Senate of Nigeria

Cranfield University

Film actress

Birmingham City University

English electronics engineer (1903-1942)

Imperial College London

British anthropologist

SOAS University of London

Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme

politician · 1932–2017

Nigerian politician (1932-2017)

University of Strathclyde

Alex Jones

television presenter · b. 1977

Welsh television presenter

Aberystwyth University

Alex MacQueen

television actor · b. 1974

British actor

Durham University

Alexander Henderson

Christian minister · 1583–1646

Minister of the Church of Scotland, theologian; (1583-1646)

University of St Andrews

Alexander Macmillan, 2nd Earl of Stockton

aristocrat · b. 1943

British Conservative politician

University of Strathclyde

Alexander Mann

visual artist · 1853–1908

British artist (1853-1908)

Glasgow School of Art