Notable UK university alumni

American physicist

University of Birmingham

Jamie-Lee O'Donnell

television actor · b. 1992

Northern Irish actress

De Montfort University

Jasmin Paris

ultramarathon runner · b. 1983

British runner (born 1983)

University of Liverpool

Welsh rugby player

Cardiff Metropolitan University

English actor

University of Chichester

Jason Njoku

television producer · b. 1980

British-Nigerian entrepreneur

University of Manchester

Canadian composer (1908–2000)

Royal College of Music

Jed Mercurio

novelist · b. 1966

British television writer, producer and director

University of Birmingham

Jeff Paris

university teacher · b. 1944

British mathematician (born 1944)

University of Manchester

Jeffrey Thomas

film actor · b. 1945

Welsh-born New Zealand actor (1945- )

University of Liverpool

Egyptian chemist

Brunel University of London

Kenyan business woman, corporate executive, banker and academic

University of Leeds

Jeremy Kyle

television presenter · b. 1965

English radio and television presenter

University of Surrey

Jessica Turner

athletics competitor · b. 1995

English athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles

Loughborough University

British psychoanalyst and suffragette

Durham University

British composer (1934-2023)

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Jimmy Hood

trade unionist · 1948–2017

British politician (1948–2017)

University of Nottingham

Jme

association football player · b. 1985

British grime MC (born 1985)

University of Greenwich

politician

University of West London

Joan Smith

novelist · b. 1953

English novelist, journalist and human rights activist

University of Reading

Joan Solà Cortassa

linguist · 1940–2010

Catalan linguist, philologist and professor (1940-2010)

University of Exeter · University of Reading

Irish composer (1915–2000)

Royal College of Music

Joe Lycett

LGBTQ rights activist · b. 1988

British comedian

University of Manchester

John Akomfrah

film screenwriter · b. 1957

Ghanaian-born British artist, writer, film director, screenwriter, theorist and curator (born 1957)

Goldsmiths, University of London · University of Portsmouth

John Alderdice

psychiatrist · b. 1955

Northern Ireland politician

Queen's University Belfast

British geneticist (b. 1954)

Imperial College London · University of Leeds

John Battle

politician · b. 1951

British politician (born 1951)

University of Leeds

John Blackwood McEwen

piano teacher · 1868–1948

Scottish classical composer and educator (1868–1948)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London · University of Glasgow

John Burnside

university teacher · 1955–2024

Scottish writer and academic (1955–2024)

Anglia Ruskin University

John Denham

academic · b. 1953

British Labour Party politician (born 1953)

University of Southampton

author of crime fiction from England

Goldsmiths, University of London · University of Nottingham

British colonial administrator (1915-2006)

University of St Andrews

John Jamieson

lexicographer · 1759–1838

Scottish lexicographer (1759-1838)

University of Glasgow

John Lanchbery

film score composer · 1923–2003

British composer (1923–2003)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

British actor

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

John Mann

politician · b. 1960

British politician (born 1960)

University of Manchester

John Morris, Baron Morris of Aberavon

barrister · 1931–2023

Welsh politician and barrister (1931-2023)

Aberystwyth University

British theologian and academic (1909–1997)

University of Glasgow

John Richmond

fashion designer · b. 1960

British fashion designer (born 1960)

Kingston University

American actor

Durham University

author, influential figure in the self-sufficiency movement (1914-2004)

Imperial College London

John Thomas

music educator · 1826–1913

Welsh composer and harpist, called Pencerdd Gwalia (1826-1913)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Jon Cruddas

politician · b. 1962

British Labour Party politician

University of Warwick

Scottish film director (1972-)

University of Aberdeen

Jonathan Yeo

painter · b. 1970

British painter (born 1970)

University of Kent

Joseph Barnby

choir singer · 1838–1896

British musician (1838-1896)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

British philologist

University of Aberdeen

Maltese-American literary scholar (1947-2019)

London College

Jude Kelly

theatre director · b. 1954

English theatre director

University of Birmingham

Julia Slingo

meteorologist · b. 1950

British meteorologist

University of Bristol

Malagasy biologist

University of East Anglia UEA

Julius Drake

music educator · b. 1959

English pianist

Royal College of Music

Justin Somper

novelist · b. 1953

English novelist

University of Warwick

Justina Robson

science fiction writer · b. 1968

British writer

University of York

Kaakie

musician · b. 1991

Ghanaian dancehall musician

Anglia Ruskin University

Turkish actor (born 1986)

Brunel University of London

Kadeena Cox

sport cyclist · b. 1991

English athlete

Manchester Metropolitan University

Karel Mark Chichon

musician · b. 1971

British conductor

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

British medical researcher

Queen Mary University of London

Kate Craig-Wood

computer scientist · 1977–2020

British entrepreneur and trans activist

University of Southampton