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.
Boshra Salem
earth scientist · b. 1950
Professor
Imperial College London
Brendan Kavanagh
YouTuber · b. 1967
English pianist
Middlesex University
Brian Burridge
aircraft pilot · b. 1949
Royal Air Force officer
Open University
Brian Faulkner
politician · 1921–1977
British politician (1921-1977)
Queen's University Belfast
Bronwyn Oliver
sculptor · 1959–2006
Australian sculptor (1959–2006)
University of the Arts London
Bryan R. Wilson
religion sociologist · 1926–2004
British sociologist (1926-2004)
University of Leicester
C. D. Darlington
geneticist · 1903–1981
British biologist (1903-1981)
Imperial College London
Calestous Juma
university teacher · 1953–2017
Kenyan academic (1953–2017)
University of Sussex
Canan Tolon
artist · b. 1955
Turkish artist (born 1955)
Edinburgh Napier University · Middlesex University
Caroline Ford
television actor · b. 1988
English actress
University of St Andrews
Caroline Lavelle
cellist · b. 1969
English singer-songwriter and cellist
Royal College of Music
Caroline Tillette
film actor · b. 1988
French-Swiss actress
LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)
Cecil Higgs
artist · 1900–1986
South African artist (1898-1986)
Goldsmiths, University of London
Charles Chree
physicist · 1860–1928
British physicist (1860-1928)
University of Aberdeen
Charmaine Pereira
writer · b. 1958
Nigerian writer and feminist scholar
Open University
Chileshe Kapwepwe
chief executive officer · b. 1958
Zambian accountant and corporate executive
University of Bath
Chinenye Akinlade
model · b. 1985
Beauty queen
University of Greenwich
Chip Tsao
radio personality · b. 1958
Hong Kong columnist, broadcaster, and writer
University of Warwick
Chris Leslie
politician · b. 1972
British politician (born 1972)
University of Leeds
Chris Read
cricketer · b. 1978
Cricket player of England. (born 1978)
Loughborough University
Chris Tarrant
radio personality · b. 1946
English radio and television broadcaster
University of Birmingham
Christian Graf von Krockow
opinion journalist · 1927–2002
German writer and political scientist (1927–2002)
Durham University
Christian Levrat
trade unionist · b. 1970
Swiss politician
University of Leicester
Christina McKelvie
trade unionist · 1968–2025
British politician (1968-2025)
University of St Andrews
Christopher Chope
politician · b. 1947
British politician (born 1947)
University of St Andrews
Christopher Pratt
painter · 1935–2022
Canadian painter (1935–2022)
Glasgow School of Art
Claire Fuller
artist · b. 1967
English author
University of Southampton · University of Winchester
Claudius Buchanan
Anglican priest · 1766–1815
British theologian
University of Glasgow
Clifford Sibusiso Mamba
athletics competitor · b. 1963
Swazi diplomat
Middlesex University
Clive Woodward
rugby union player · b. 1956
English rugby union coach and former player
Loughborough University
Coco Fusco
cultural studies scholar · b. 1960
American artist (born 1960)
Middlesex University
Colin Rowe
architectural theoretician · 1920–1999
British-born, American-naturalised architectural historian, critic, theoretician, and teacher (1920-1999)
University of Liverpool
Colum Eastwood
council member · b. 1983
Irish SDLP politician (born 1983)
University of Liverpool
Conor Burns
politician · b. 1972
British politician (born 1972)
University of Southampton
Craig Williams
politician · b. 1985
British Conservative politician
University of Birmingham
Cressida Bonas
dancer · b. 1989
English actress, dancer and model
University of Leeds
Cynthia Wu
business executive · b. 1978
Taiwanese business executive and politician
Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London
Daniel Catán
composer · 1949–2011
Mexican composer and writer (1949–2011)
University of Southampton · University of Sussex
Daniel Evans
film actor · b. 1973
Welsh actor
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
David Butler
television actor · 1927–2006
Scottish screenwriter (1927-2006)
University of St Andrews
David Carry
swimmer · b. 1981
British swimmer
Loughborough University
David Chidgey, Baron Chidgey
civil engineer · 1942–2022
British politician (born 1942)
University of Portsmouth
David Forbes Hendry
econometrician · b. 1944
British econometrician
University of Aberdeen
David Giménez Carreras
conductor · b. 1964
Spanish conductor
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
David Henderson
military personnel · 1862–1921
British army and air force officer
University of Glasgow
David Humphreys
rugby union player · b. 1971
Irish retired rugby union player
Queen's University Belfast
David Hunt
film actor · b. 1954
British actor
Loughborough University
David Matthews
composer · b. 1943
English composer
University of Nottingham
David N. Payne
physicist · b. 1944
British physicist
University of Southampton
David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie
art collector · 1926–2023
British politician (1926–2023)
Royal Agricultural University
David Sullivan
publisher · b. 1949
Welsh businessman
Queen Mary University of London
David Tabor
physicist · 1913–2005
British physicist (1913–2005)
Imperial College London
David Wetherall
association football coach · b. 1971
British footballer (born 1971)
University of Sheffield
Dawn Primarolo
politician · b. 1954
British politician (born 1954)
University of Bristol
Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers
model · b. 1993
Athlete and winner of the British Beauty Contest
University of Birmingham
Denis McQuail
communication scholar · 1935–2017
British communication theorist, academic and writer (1935-2017)
University of Leeds
Denton Welch
diarist · 1915–1948
English writer and painter (1915-1948)
Goldsmiths, University of London
Derek Conway
politician · 1953–2026
British politician (1953-2026)
Northumbria University, Newcastle
Derek Yalden
scientific collector · 1940–2013
British zoologist | ornithologist
Royal Holloway, University of London
Derick Thomson
literary historian · 1921–2012
Scottish poet (1921–2012)
University of Aberdeen