Notable alumni of Cardiff Metropolitan University
71 graduates and former students with Wikipedia coverage, ranked by international notability.
Ahmed Tejan Kabbah
local government official · 1932–2014
Sierra Leonean President (1932–2014)
Helen Glover
rower · b. 1986
British rower
Lynn Davies
athletics competitor · b. 1942
Welsh long jumper and 1964 Olympic champion
Neil Jackson
film actor · b. 1976
English actor, singer, musician and writer
Jill Dando
journalist · 1961–1999
murdered English journalist and television presenter (1961–1999)
Alun Michael
politician · b. 1943
Welsh politician (born 1943)
Gareth Edwards
rugby union player · b. 1947
Welsh rugby union player
Ryan Jones
rugby union player · b. 1981
Welsh rugby union footballer
J. J. Williams
rugby union player · 1948–2020
Welsh rugby union player (1948–2020)
Gable Garenamotse
athletics competitor · b. 1977
Motswana athletics competitor
Rory Burns
cricketer · b. 1990
English cricketer (born 1990)
Mark Sampson
association football coach · b. 1982
football coach (born 1982)
Faisal Naseem
politician · b. 1973
Maldivian politician and 7th Vice President of the Maldives
Jack Leach
cricketer · b. 1991
English cricketer (born 1991)
Marwa Elselehdar
ship captain · b. 1992
Egyptian ship captain
Jasmine Joyce
rugby sevens player · b. 1995
Welsh rugby player
Hugh Morris
cricketer · 1963–2025
Welsh cricketer (1963–2025)
Sam Cross
rugby sevens player · b. 1992
Welsh rugby union player
Dan Bibby
rugby sevens player · b. 1991
English rugby union player
Julian Kostov
film actor · b. 1989
Bulgarian actor
Joe Brier
sprinter · b. 1999
British sprinter
Matt Hobden
cricketer · 1993–2016
English cricketer (1993-2016)
Julien Macdonald
fashion designer · b. 1971
British fashion designer (born 1971)
Brett Morse
discus thrower · b. 1989
British discus thrower
Simon Fowler
guitarist · b. 1965
English musician (born 1965)
Jane Moore
journalist · b. 1962
English journalist and television presenter
Chris Elmore
council member · b. 1983
Welsh politician and MP (born 1983)
David Emanuel
fashion designer · b. 1952
Welsh fashion designer
Gareth Cooper
rugby union player · b. 1979
Welsh rugby union player (b.1979)
Michaela Breeze
weightlifter · b. 1979
British weightlifter
Roy Noble
journalist · b. 1942
British broadcaster
Luke Jerram
installation artist · b. 1974
British artist (born 1974)
Gareth Powell Williams
rugby union player · 1954–2018
Welsh rugby union player
Non Evans
rugby union player · b. 1974
Welsh rugby union player
Stuart Lane
rugby union player · b. 1952
Welsh rugby union player
Tom Parsons
athletics competitor · b. 1984
British athlete
Andrew Lord
ice hockey player · b. 1985
Canadian ice hockey player
Ieuan Lloyd
swimmer · b. 1993
British swimmer
Sue Lawley
journalist · b. 1946
British broadcaster
Jake Libby
cricketer · b. 1993
English cricketer (born 1993)
Ellie Curson
association football player · b. 1994
Welsh footballer (born 1994)
Michael Buerk
broadcaster · b. 1946
BBC journalist and newsreader
John Inverdale
journalist · b. 1957
British broadcaster
Alex Jones
cricketer · b. 1988
cricketer
Andrew Salter
cricketer · b. 1993
Welsh cricketer
Chris Hallam
athletics competitor · 1962–2013
Welsh Paralympian and wheelchair athlete
Scott Barley
film director · b. 1992
Welsh film director, artist, musician, writer
Alex Thomson
cricketer · b. 1993
cricketer (born 1993)
Adele Nicoll
bobsledder · b. 1996
British athletics competitor and bobsledder
Sam Davies
cricketer · b. 1992
Welsh cricketer
Tom Friend
cricketer · b. 1991
English cricketer (born 1991)
Greg Holmes
cricketer · b. 1993
cricketer
Blandina Khondowe
beauty pageant contestant · 1980–2020
Miss Malawi
Steve Tomlinson
cricketer · b. 1978
Welsh cricketer (born 1978)
Nicky Piper
boxer · b. 1966
British boxer
Phil Harris
cricketer · b. 1990
English cricketer (born 1990)
Ken Elias
draftsperson · b. 1944
Welsh artist (born 1944)
Colin Smart
rugby union player · b. 1950
English rugby union footballer
Ben Simons
bobsledder · b. 1986
British bobsledder
David Richards
rugby union player · b. 1954
Welsh rugby union player
John Devereux
rugby league player · b. 1966
Welsh rugby union footballer, and rugby league footballer and coach
Ben Evans
rugby union player · b. 1975
Wales rugby union player
Brian Hancock
politician · b. 1950
British politician (born 1950)
Christian Edwards
association football coach · b. 1975
Welsh footballer (born 1975)
Gareth Holgate
rugby union player · b. 1987
rugby player
Gary White
athletics competitor · b. 1985
athlete
Alison McIntosh
university teacher · b. 1971
New Zealand tourism and hospitality academic
Alex Dombrandt
rugby union player · b. 1997
English rugby union footballer
Sara Rostom
rhythmic gymnast · b. 1996
Egyptian rhythmic gymnast
Luke Northmore
rugby union player · b. 1997
English rugby union player
Matt Crocker
association football executive
Welsh soccer administrator, football director for Saudi Arabia Football Federation
Source: Wikidata (P69 educated_at). Notability ranking uses Wikipedia language coverage.