Notable alumni of University of Strathclyde

John Logie Baird

inventor · 1888–1946

Scottish inventor, demonstrating the world's first working television (1888–1946)

Oscar Pistorius

athletics competitor · b. 1986

South African sprinter and convicted murderer (born 1986)

Omar Abdullah

politician · b. 1970

Indian politician

Alex Kapranos

songwriter · b. 1972

Scottish rock musician

Scottish footballer and manager (1940–2023)

Denise Mina

criminologist · b. 1966

British crime writer and playwright

David Mundell

politician · b. 1962

Scottish Conservative politician and government minister (born 1962)

Cillian Sheridan

Gaelic football player · b. 1989

Irish footballer

Julie Fowlis

musician · b. 1978

Scottish Gaelic singer

Jim Murphy

politician · b. 1967

British politician (born 1967)

South African author (1948–2025)

Henry Faulds

physician · 1843–1930

Scottish physician, missionary and scientist (1843–1930)

Lauren Mayberry

percussionist · b. 1987

Scottish singer

Paul Laverty

humanitarian · b. 1957

Irish-Scottish screenwriter

Robert Stevenson

civil engineer · 1772–1850

civil engineer and lighthouse designer (1772-1850)

John McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith

trade unionist · b. 1944

Scottish politician

Robert Renwick

swimmer · b. 1988

British swimmer, Olympic athlete, world champion, Commonwealth Games gold medallist

James Young

bibliophile · 1811–1883

Scottish chemist, born 1811 (1811–1883)

Scottish curler

Angus MacNeil

politician · b. 1970

Scottish politician (born 1970)

Brendan O'Hara

television producer · b. 1963

Scottish politician (born 1963)

Neill Collins

association football player · b. 1983

Scottish football player and manager (born 1983)

Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh

journalist · b. 1970

British lawyer (born 1970)

Lisa Cameron

clinical psychologist · b. 1972

Scottish politician (born 1972)

Patrick Grady

politician · b. 1980

Scottish politician (born 1980)

Malcolm Bruce

politician · b. 1944

British politician (born 1944)

Dugald Clerk

inventor · 1854–1932

British engineer (1854–1932)

Joyce Msuya

environmental scientist · b. 1968

Tanzanian microbiologist and environmental scientist

Muhammad Khan Achakzai

politician · 1930–2023

Pakistani politician

Nosheena Mobarik, Baroness Mobarik

politician · b. 1957

British life peer (born 1957)

British politician (1945-2006)

Yamao Yōzō

politician · 1837–1917

Japanese politician (1837-1917)

Emma Pollock

guitarist · b. 1971

Scottish singer

Carol Monaghan

politician · b. 1972

Scottish politician (born 1972)

John Giannandrea

programmer · b. 1965

Scottish computer scientist

Alexander Macmillan, 2nd Earl of Stockton

aristocrat · b. 1943

British Conservative politician

William MacGregor

scientific collector · 1846–1919

British colonial governor and administrator (1846-1919)

Annabel Goldie

politician · b. 1950

British politician (born 1950)

Stewart Stevenson

banker · b. 1946

Scottish politician (born 1946)

Developmental biologist

Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme

politician · 1932–2017

Nigerian politician (1932-2017)

James Craig Annan

photographer · 1864–1946

Scottish photographer (1864-1946)

British-Nigerian architect

Sri Lankan poet

Ursula Wyss

national economy · b. 1973

Swiss politician and economist

John Macadam

chemist · 1827–1865

Australian academic (1827-1865)

Roza Salih

human rights defender · b. 1989

Scottish politician and human rights activist

William Beardmore, 1st Baron Invernairn

industrialist · 1856–1936

British baron (1856-1936)

Ed Byrne

television actor · b. 1972

Irish comedian

Scottish engineer - Ph.D. University of Glasgow (1894–1985)

Henry Dyer

author · 1848–1918

British engineer (1848–1918)

Andrew Oswald

university teacher · b. 1953

British economist

Scottish politician (born 1975)

Willie Bain

politician · b. 1972

British politician (born 1972)

Tom Clarke

politician · b. 1941

British politician (born 1941)

Robert Smith, Baron Smith of Kelvin

entrepreneur · b. 1944

British Baron (born 1944)

Ken Collins

politician · b. 1939

environmentalist, politician (born 1939)

Andrew O'Hagan

novelist · b. 1968

Scottish novelist, journalist, academic (born 1968)

Iain Stewart

television presenter · b. 1964

British geologist

John Stenhouse

chemist · 1809–1880

Scottish chemist (1809-1880)

Amy Callaghan

politician · b. 1992

Scottish politician

Scottish Victorian politician and engineer

British academic

Philippe Baptiste

researcher · b. 1972

French engineer and researcher

Ann McKechin

politician · b. 1961

British politician (born 1961)

Brian Souter

businessperson · b. 1954

British businessman

Walter Crum

chemist · 1796–1867

Scottish chemist and businessman

Willie Coffey

politician · b. 1958

Scottish politician (born 1958)

Johann Lamont

politician · b. 1957

Scottish politician (born 1957)

Jackie Baillie

politician · b. 1964

British politician (born 1964)

Ghanian politician (1947-2016)

Jim Eadie

politician · b. 1968

Scottish politician (born 1968)

Shirley-Anne Somerville

politician · b. 1974

Scottish politician (born 1974)

Nigerian educationist and author

Ugandan electrical engineer

Michael Connarty

school teacher · b. 1947

British politician (born 1947)

W. Lister Lister

painter · 1859–1943

Australian artist (1859-1943)

Aamer Anwar

lawyer · b. 1967

Scottish lawyer

Zoë Strachan

librettist · b. 1975

British journalist

Maureen Watt

politician · b. 1951

Scottish politician (born 1951)

Clive Soley, Baron Soley

blogger · b. 1939

British politician (born 1939)

Mark Griffin

politician · b. 1985

British politician (born 1985)

Modest Mero

diplomat · b. 1959

Tanzanian diplomat

Fulton MacGregor

politician · b. 1980

politician (born 1980)

Ghanaian politician

Helen Liddell, Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke

diplomat · b. 1950

British politician (born 1950)

writer

Alex Gray

writer · b. 1950

British writer

James Irvine

university teacher · 1877–1952

Scottish chemist (1877–1952)

Ainun Nishat

academic · b. 1948

Bangladeshi academic

Elish Angiolini

principal · b. 1960

Scottish lawyer

James Sheridan Muspratt

chemist · 1821–1871

Irish chemist (1821–1871)

Scott Cummings

rugby union player · b. 1996

Scottish rugby union player

John Barton

businessperson · 1944–2021

British businessman

Teuea Toatu

politician

politician

Brian Wilson

politician · b. 1943

independent politician in Northern Ireland (born 1943)

Rajiv Mehrishi

Indian Administrative Service · b. 1955

retired Indian civil servant (IAS officer)

Johanna Baxter

trade union official · b. 1979

Scottish politician

Politician, academic, Cheeseballs famour father (born 1946)

Samuel Sejjaaka

university teacher · b. 1964

Ugandan businessman

Scottish footballer (1940-2014)

Mercedes Maroto-Valer

chemical engineer · b. 1971

Spanish engineer

British politician (1938–2020)

British psychologist (1936–1998)

Zimbabwean MP

British actor

Anne McTaggart

council member · b. 1970

Scottish politician (born 1970)

Sandra Osborne

politician · b. 1956

British politician (born 1956)

Neil Findlay

politician · b. 1969

British politician (born 1969)

Daniel Johnson

politician · b. 1977

Scottish politician (born 1977)

Iain Livingstone

association football player · b. 1966

Scottish police officer and footballer

Abraham Byandaala

minister · b. 1950

Ugandan politician

British solicitor

John Scott

sociology professor · b. 1949

British sociologist (1949-)

Irish activist

Richard Price

literary scholar · b. 1966

Scottish poet, novelist, and translator

Jack Sim

philanthropist · b. 1957

Singaporean businessman

Luhaga Mpina

minister · b. 1975

Tanzanian politician

Scottish actor

British television presenter

Myles Campbell

translator · b. 1944

British writer

Conservative Party MP for Hastings and Rye 1992–1997, for Beckenham since 1997

British politician (born 1954)

Andy Love

politician · b. 1949

British politician (born 1949)

Ivan McKee

politician · b. 1963

Scottish politician (born 1963)

Zulkieflimansyah

politician · b. 1972

Indonesian politician

researcher

Ghanaian politician and educationist

Plácido Castro

translator · 1902–1967

Spanish translator

British politician

Thai pharmacist

Bristow Muldoon

politician · b. 1964

Scottish Labour politician (born 1964)

Frank McAveety

politician · b. 1962

Scottish politician (born 1962)

Monica Lennon

council member · b. 1981

Scottish politician (born 1981)

German architect

Bangladeshi academic

(born 1949)

solicitor, military historian and officer

British novelist, radio dramatist and academic

Ghanaian politician

Irish soccer player

Nikolay Dolgopolov

opinion journalist · b. 1949

Russian journalist

Patrick Prosser

computer scientist · b. 1952

British computer scientist

Tanzanian politician (born 1941)

Tanzanian member of parliament

Scottish footballer (born 1985)

Max Williamson

rugby union player · b. 2002

Scottish rugby union player

Irish academic politician

Iranian architect

Hong Kong politician (1937–1997)

Robert Wringham

writer · b. 1982

British writer

Thomas Rodger

photographer · 1832–1883

Scottish photographer (1832-1883)

Scottish businessman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist

Raphael Chegeni

politician · b. 1968

Tanzanian politician

British judge

Australian electrical engineer/inventor (1865-1946)

Costa Rican politician

James Gimzewski

chemist · b. 1951

Scottish physicist of Polish descent

British politician (born 1965)

Indian American business executive

Roderick Campbell

politician · b. 1953

Scottish politician (born 1953)

Margaret Mitchell

politician · b. 1952

British politician (born 1952)

Bangladeshi academic (1939–2000)

Susan Aitken

politician · b. 2000

Scottish politician

British musician; organist & harpsichordist; Director of Music of Glasgow Cathedral

Stephen Adei

theatre entrepreneur · b. 1948

Ghanaian professor, lecturer, writer, economist and motivational speaker

British banker

Aline Miller

physicist · b. 1975

Professor of Chemistry

Professor of Psychological Science

Tanzanian Member of Parliament

Scottish politician, born 1970

Simon Stevens

b. 1966

British health manager and civil servant

K M Baharul Islam

writer

Author, educator

Irish political scientist

Richard Owen

geologist · 1810–1890

American geologist and soldier (1810–1890)

Sarah Thornton

ethnographer · b. 1965

Canadian sociologist

Scottish footballer (born 1972)

Scottish historian

Scottish-American aircraft engineer (1869–1950)

Tanzanian politician

Scottish rugby union footballer and coach

British businessman

British politician (born 1949)

Tanzanian politician