Notable UK university alumni

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

Alexander Ross

French–English translator · 1591–1654

Scottish writer and controversialist (1591–1654)

University of Aberdeen

Scottish writer (1925–1984)

University of Glasgow

British actress

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

Ali Ansari

iranologist · b. 1967

Iranian professor

SOAS University of London

Alice Coote

opera singer · b. 1968

British mezzo-soprano

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

English composer (1839-1884)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Aliyah Saleem

women's rights activist · b. 1989

author and secular activist

Brunel University of London

Alun Ffred Jones

film director · b. 1949

Welsh politician, author and television director

Bangor University

Danish businessman

Anglia Ruskin University

Andrew Bowie

politician · b. 1987

Scottish Conservative Party politician and MP (born 1987)

University of Aberdeen

Andrew Mwenda

journalist · b. 1972

Ugandan journalist

SOAS University of London

Andrew Scarborough

television actor · b. 1973

actor

Nelson and Colne College Group

Andrew Stephenson

politician · b. 1981

British politician (born 1981)

Royal Holloway, University of London

Andrus Öövel

sportsperson · b. 1957

Estonian politician, canoeist and sportsperson (born 1957)

Cranfield University

Angela Constance

social worker · b. 1970

Scottish politician (born 1970)

University of Glasgow

Angela McLean

scientific advisor · b. 1961

British zoologist and Professor of Mathematical Biology at the University of Oxford

Imperial College London

British scholar and Sinologist and Professor of Classical Chinese at the University of London (1919-1991)

SOAS University of London

Anifah Aman

diplomat · b. 1953

Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs

University of Buckingham

Anil Seth

neuroscientist · b. 1972

British neuroscientist

University of Sussex

British actress, theatre director and playwright (1927-2017)

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Anna Russell

comedian · 1911–2006

British singer and comedian (1911-2006)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Annabel Goldie

politician · b. 1950

British politician (born 1950)

University of Strathclyde

British operatic soprano

Royal College of Music

Anthea Hamilton

installation artist · b. 1978

British artist (born 1978)

Leeds Beckett University

Anthony Karbo

quantity surveyor · b. 1979

Ghanaian politician

University of Birmingham

Sri Lankan rebel (1938-2006)

London South Bank University

German-Indian cardiovascular scientist and cricketer

Newcastle University

Anwar Choudhury

diplomat · b. 1959

British diplomat and governor

Durham University · University of Salford

Archibald Constable

publisher · 1774–1827

Scottish printer and publisher

University of St Andrews

Árni Þórarinsson

writer · b. 1950

Icelandic writer

University of East Anglia UEA

zoologist (1891-1980)

Cardiff University

American art director (born 1946)

University of Westminster, London

British-American actor

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

Aseefa Bhutto Zardari

activist · b. 1993

Pakistani politician

Oxford Brookes University

Moroccan politician

University of Westminster, London

Assaf Gavron

rock musician · b. 1968

Israeli journalist, author and translator

Goldsmiths, University of London

Atef Abu Saif

novelist · b. 1973

Palestinian writer, Fatah spokesman in Gaza

University of Bradford

Developmental biologist

University of Plymouth · University of Strathclyde

Babatunde Osotimehin

pathologist · 1949–2017

Health minister of Nigeria (1949-2017)

University of Birmingham

Barry Gardiner

politician · b. 1957

British politician (born 1957)

University of St Andrews

Welsh footballer (born 1962)

University of Liverpool

British Egyptologist

University of Liverpool

Ben Witherington III

theologian · b. 1951

American religion academic

Durham University

Benito Owusu Boo

general manager · b. 1968

Ghanaian politician

University of Birmingham

British composer (1885–1943)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

English children's writer

Durham University

Bethwell Allan Ogot

university teacher · 1929–2025

Kenyan historian (1929-2025)

SOAS University of London · University of St Andrews

Indian film director (1932–2003)

Imperial College London

Bience Gawanas

lawyer · b. 1956

Namibian politician

University of Warwick

Bill Etheridge

politician · b. 1970

UK politician (born 1970)

University of Wolverhampton

Bill Wiggin

politician · b. 1966

British politician

Bangor University

Bisila Bokoko

orator · b. 1974

Spanish-American businesswoman, entrepreneur, speaker and philanthropist

University of Manchester

Boris Malagurski

political analyst · b. 1988

Serbian-Canadian film director

University of Staffordshire

Kenyan physician and clinical researcher

University of Liverpool

Professor

Imperial College London

Brendan Kavanagh

YouTuber · b. 1967

English pianist

Middlesex University

Royal Air Force officer

Open University