Notable UK university alumni

British politician (1953-2026)

Northumbria University, Newcastle

Derek Yalden

scientific collector · 1940–2013

British zoologist | ornithologist

Royal Holloway, University of London

Scottish poet (1921–2012)

University of Aberdeen

Dewi Fortuna Anwar

research professor · b. 1958

Indonesian research professor and Indonesian President's fourth spokesperson

SOAS University of London

British academic

University of Manchester

Dobrinka Tabakova

composer · b. 1980

Bulgarian-British composer

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

English music manager and agent (1926–2007)

Royal College of Music

Donald Anderson, Baron Anderson of Swansea

politician · b. 1939

British politician (born 1939)

Swansea University

Donald Kaberuka

economist · b. 1951

Rwandan economist

University of East Anglia UEA · University of Glasgow

badminton player

Loughborough University

Doon Mackichan

film actor · b. 1962

British comedian and actress

University of Manchester

British protozoologist & scholar (1883-1956)

University of Aberdeen

Duncan Sommerville

painter · 1879–1934

Scottish mathematician (1879-1934)

University of St Andrews

Eamonn McCann

peace activist · b. 1943

Northern Irish writer and activist (born 1943)

Queen's University Belfast

Eberechi Wike

judge · b. 1972

Nigerian judge

University of Sussex

Ed Hawkins

data scientist · b. 1977

climate scientist (born 1977)

University of Nottingham

British chemist (1898-1975)

University of St Andrews

Edward Collingwood

mathematician · 1900–1970

Fellow of the Royal Society FRSE, mathemetician, and scientist (1900–1970)

Aberystwyth University

Efe Irele

actor · b. 1990

Nigerian actress and model

University of Chester

Einar Örn Benediktsson

trumpeter · b. 1962

Icelandic musician

University of Westminster, London

British latinist and classical philologist (1933–2016)

University of Liverpool

Elizabeth F. Churchill

psychologist · b. 1962

psychologist

University of Sussex

Egyptian geomorphologist

University of Southampton

British actress

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

English actress

Royal College of Music

Emma Ania

athletics competitor · b. 1980

British sprinter

Brunel University of London

Ernest Blythe

politician · 1889–1975

Irish politician (1889-1975)

Queen's University Belfast

Ghanaian business woman

University of Sussex

Ethel Pedley

children's writer · 1859–1898

Australian writer

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Eugene Boakye Antwi

politician · b. 1970

Ghanaian politician

University of Westminster, London

Ghanaian botanist and academic

University of Aberdeen

British writer

Lancaster University · University of East Anglia UEA

Fatima Maada Bio

film actor · b. 1980

Sierra Leonean actress, First Lady of Sierra Leone

University of Roehampton

Fergus Ewing

politician · b. 1957

Scottish politician (born 1957)

University of Glasgow

Nigerian lawyer

Newcastle University

Frances Morris

gallerist · b. 1959

British curator

Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

Francis Dodd

painter · 1874–1949

British artist (1874-1949)

Glasgow School of Art

Frank Doran

politician · 1949–2017

British politician (1949-2017)

University of Dundee

Frank Halford

military flight engineer · 1894–1955

British aerospace engineer

University of Nottingham

British theatre and film actor (1891-1966)

University of Manchester

actor

Oxford Brookes University

Nigerian lawyer and politician

University of Buckingham

Gail Honeyman

novelist · b. 1972

Scottish novelist

University of Glasgow

British automobile designer

University of Hertfordshire

Gay Mitchell

politician · b. 1951

Irish politician

Queen's University Belfast · University of Nottingham

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

politician · b. 1953

British politician (born 1953)

Royal Agricultural University

Geoffrey Hodgson

university teacher · b. 1946

British economist

University of Manchester

George E. Davis

chemist · 1850–1907

British chemical engineer

Imperial College London

George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle

aristocrat · 1843–1911

English aristocrat, politician, and painter (1843-1911)

Durham University

George Jamesone

painter · 1589–1644

Scottish painter (1587-1644)

University of Aberdeen

George Mireku Duker

politician · b. 1975

Ghanaian politician

University of Plymouth

British volcanologist (1926–2005)

Queen's University Belfast · University of Leeds

George Paul Shelley

television presenter · b. 1993

British singer

University Centre Weston

Previous Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus

Birkbeck, University of London · Imperial College London

Gerald Hawkins

anthropologist · 1928–2003

British astronomer (1928–2003)

University of Manchester · University of Nottingham

Gilbert Highet

philologist · 1906–1978

British classicist, writer, and historian (1906–1978)

University of Glasgow

Glanis Changachirere

activist · b. 1983

Zimbabwean women’s rights activist

University of Birmingham

Gloria De Piero

journalist · b. 1972

British politician (born 1972)

Birmingham City University · University of Westminster, London

Gordon Shedden

racing automobile driver · b. 1979

British racecar driver

Heriot-Watt University

Gregory Campbell

politician · b. 1953

Northern Irish politician (born 1953)

Ulster University