Notable alumni of Ulster University

Omid Djalili

stand-up comedian · b. 1965

Iranian-British stand-up comedian

Martin Parr

deltiologist · 1952–2025

British photographer (1952–2025)

James Nesbitt

film actor · b. 1965

Northern Irish actor

Brian Friel

theatre director · 1929–2015

Irish dramatist, author and theatre director (1929–2015)

Gary Lightbody

rock musician · b. 1976

Northern Irish musician

Tommy Bowe

Gaelic football player · b. 1984

Rugby union player and television presenter from Ireland

David Holmes

recording artist · b. 1969

Northern Irish musician and composer

Mark Durkan

politician · b. 1960

politician from Northern Ireland (born 1960)

Paul Givan

politician · b. 1981

British politician (born 1981)

field hockey player

Michael Riley

film actor · b. 1962

Canadian actor (born 1962)

founder of Mayday rescue, White Helmets

Conor Murphy

politician · b. 1963

Irish republican politician (born 1963)

Michelle Gildernew

politician · b. 1970

Irish politician (born 1970)

Oliver Jeffers

picture book writer · b. 1977

British writer and illustrator

Gregory Campbell

politician · b. 1953

Northern Irish politician (born 1953)

Seán Gallagher

reality television participant · b. 1962

Irish businessperson and reality television personality

Marissa Callaghan

association football player · b. 1985

Northern Irish association football player (born 1985)

Scottish artist (born 1965)

Anna Lo

social worker · 1950–2024

politician in Northern Ireland (1950–2024)

Kate Hoey

politician · b. 1946

British politician (born 1946)

Irish cricketer

Pakistani journalist

British artist (1965)

Hélène Conway-Mouret

politician · b. 1960

French politician

Irish and British actor

Irish conceptual and video artist (born 1972)

Gerry Carroll

politician · b. 1987

British politician (born 1987)

Carla Lockhart

council member · b. 1985

Northern Irish politician (born 1985)

Irish writer

Northern Irish artist (born 1959)

Irish composer of classical music

British artist (1913-1989)

Mary Whelan

diplomat · b. 2000

Irish diplomat

Wallace Arthur

geneticist · b. 1952

Zoologist/Emeritus Professor of Zoology/National University of Ireland/Galway

Jennifer Whitmore

politician · b. 1974

Irish Social Democrats politician and environmentalist

Tara Shine

science communicator

Irish environmental scientist, policy advisor and science communicator

Niall Ó Donnghaile

politician · b. 1985

Irish Sinn Féin politician

Dominic Bradley

school teacher · b. 1960

Irish politician (born 1960)

British field hockey player

British artist (1909-1981)

illustrator (1863–1927)

Günter Meyer

university teacher · b. 1946

German university teacher and geographer

Paula Bradshaw

politician · b. 1972

politician from Northern Ireland (born 1972)

May De Silva

politician · b. 1968

Seychellois finance expert

Roberta Blackman-Woods

politician · b. 1957

British politician

Irish politician (born 1968)

Brian Ó Domhnaill

politician · b. 1977

Irish politician

Andre Stitt

performance artist · b. 1958

British artist

Sinéad Gibney

politician · b. 1977

Irish politician

Northern Irish rugby union footballer

British historian

Anne Devlin

short story writer · b. 1951

British writer

Irish activist

Giles Scott-Smith

university teacher · b. 1968

Dutch-British academic

Irish investigative journalist

Namibian politician

Rolph Payet

civil servant · b. 1968

Seychellois politician

Ross Wilson

sculptor · b. 1958

British artist (born 1958)

Sri Lankan poet

British writer

badminton player

Gary Middleton

council member · b. 1990

Northern Irish politician

British field hockey player (1989-)

Irish field hockey player (1986-)

Jemma Dolan

politician · b. 1990

politician

Nuala McAllister

politician · b. 1989

Alliance Party of Northern Ireland politician

Ian Marshall

politician · b. 1968

Northern Irish farmer and politician

field hockey player

Irish field hockey player and coach

Margaret Molloy

b. 1970

Irish business woman

Pádraig Delargy

politician · b. 1996

Sinn Féin politician

Ngalim Tiunn

publicist · b. 1980

Taiwanese politician (born 1980)

kenyan-born Northern Irish politician and councillor

Alastair McIntosh

academic · b. 1955

British writer and academic

Alison Kitson

university teacher · b. 1956

British nurse

British field hockey player (born 1979)

Basil McCrea

politician · b. 1959

British politician (born 1959)

British sculptor (born 1966)

British artist

British artist (1927–2023)

Irish rugby union player

Irish artist

Dolores Kelly

politician · b. 1959

Irish republican politician (born 1959)

Eileen Bell

politician · b. 1943

Northern Irish politician (born 1943)

British artist (born 1951)

Irish artist (1964–2016)

John McCanny

university teacher · b. 1952

British engineer

Footballer (born 1972)

Kevin Rockett

author

Irish historian

photographer

Michael Alcorn

composer · b. 1962

Northern Irish composer

Irish businessman and politician

Victor Sloan

photographer · b. 1945

Irish artist

Raymond Watson

artist · b. 1958

artist

Órlaithí Flynn

politician · b. 1988

Irish republican politician