Notable UK university alumni

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

Kate Garraway

television presenter · b. 1967

British broadcaster

Bath Spa University

Kate Williams

opinion journalist · b. 1974

British historian

Queen Mary University of London · Royal Holloway, University of London

British actress

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Ken Michael

civil engineer · b. 1938

former Governor of Western Australia

Imperial College London

Kenneth Haigh

television actor · 1931–2018

British actor (1931-2018)

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Kenneth Murray

molecular biologist · 1930–2013

British biologist (1930-2013)

University of Birmingham

Kerry Minnear

guitarist · b. 1948

British rock musician

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Kevin Barron

politician · b. 1946

British politician (born 1946)

University of Sheffield

Kevin Hollinrake

estate agent · b. 1963

British politician (born 1963)

Sheffield Hallam University

Nigerian politician

University of Surrey

Pakistani economist, philosopher and politician (1932-2025)

University of Leicester

Kirsten Oswald

politician · b. 1972

Scottish politician (born 1972)

University of Glasgow

Kit Armstrong

musician · b. 1992

American pianist and composer

Imperial College London · Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Kojo Annan

businessperson · b. 1973

son of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan

Harper and Keele Veterinary School

British skeleton racer

University of Nottingham

Kumar Bhattacharyya, Baron Bhattacharyya

engineer · 1940–2019

British engineer and political adviser (1940-2019)

University of Birmingham

Kwame Governs Agbodza

quantity surveyor · b. 1973

Ghanaian politician

University of East London

Kwamena Minta Nyarku

senior lecturer · b. 1974

Ghanaian academic and politician

University of Leicester

Lancelot Ware

biochemist · 1915–2000

British politician (1915-2000)

Imperial College London

Laura Marsh

cricketer · b. 1986

cricketer (born 1986)

Loughborough University

German physicist (1927–2001)

Birkbeck, University of London

Lesley Garrett

opera singer · b. 1955

English soprano singer, musician, broadcaster and media personality

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Li Lin

physicist · 1923–2002

Chinese physicist

University of Birmingham

Ugandian lawyer, Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda

University of Bristol

Liz Solari

activist · b. 1983

actress and activist

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art) · Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

British actor

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Louise Welsh

author · b. 1965

British writer

University of Glasgow

Lourdes Grobet

photographer · 1940–2022

Mexican photographer (born 1940)

KLC School of Design

Lucy Spraggan

Liedermacher · b. 1991

English musician and singer

University of Derby

Lyn Evans

physicist · b. 1945

Welsh physicist

Swansea University

Lynne Featherstone

blogger · b. 1951

British politician (born 1951)

Oxford Brookes University

Lynne Frostick

geographer · b. 1949

Chartered British geographer and geologist

University of East Anglia UEA · University of Leicester

M. A. Wazed Miah

nuclear physicist · 1942–2009

Bangladeshi physicist

Durham University

M. S. Valiathan

cardiac surgeon · 1934–2024

Indian surgeon

University of Liverpool

Maggie Chapman

university teacher · b. 1979

Scottish Greens politician

University of Stirling

British writer

University of Warwick · University of Wolverhampton

Mai Mala Buni

politician · b. 1967

Nigerian politician (born 19/November/1967)

Leeds Beckett University

Maksym Butkevych

social activist · b. 1977

Ukrainian human rights activist and journalist

University of Sussex

British historian (1943-)

University of Nottingham

Malcolm Harbour

politician · b. 1947

British politician (born 1947)

Aston University, Birmingham

Manny Lehman

computer scientist · 1925–2010

Known for Lehman's laws of software evolution

Imperial College London

Manolis Kefalogiannis

politician · b. 1959

Greek politician

University of Reading

Marc Scott

athletics competitor · b. 1993

British athletics competitor

Manchester Metropolitan University

Buddhist scholar and mystic (1895–1989)

University of Liverpool

Margaret Harrison

multimedia artist · b. 1940

English feminist and artist (born 1940)

University of Cumbria

British scholar (1885–1948)

University of Aberdeen

Margaret Mitchell

AI ethicist · b. 2000

researcher, natural language processing

University of Aberdeen

British archaeologist

University of Liverpool

Mariam al-Mahdi

civil servant · b. 1965

Sudanese doctor and politician (born 1965)

University of Liverpool

Marietta Slomka

presenter · b. 1969

German journalist

University of Kent

Marissa Callaghan

association football player · b. 1985

Northern Irish association football player (born 1985)

Ulster University

Mark Burton

film director · b. 1969

British screenwriter and filmmaker

University of York

Mark Cueto

rugby sevens player · b. 1979

English rugby union footballer

Manchester Metropolitan University

Mark Gertler

painter · 1891–1939

British artist (1891–1939)

University of Westminster, London

Mark Tami

trade unionist · b. 1962

Welsh politician and MP (born 1962)

Swansea University