Notable alumni of University of Westminster, London

Alexander Fleming

bacteriologist · 1881–1955

Scottish biologist, pharmacologist, botanist, and Nobel laureate (1881–1955)

Roger Waters

recording artist · b. 1943

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

Vivienne Westwood

activist · 1941–2022

British fashion designer (1941–2022)

Richard Wright

keyboardist · 1943–2008

English keyboardist, co-founder of Pink Floyd (1943–2008)

Peter Weiss

librettist · 1916–1982

Swedish-German playwright and author (1916–1982)

British terrorist and murderer

Ossip Zadkine

printmaker · 1888–1967

French sculptor and painter of Russian origin (1888–1967)

Anthony Caro

visual artist · 1924–2013

English abstract sculptor (1924-2013)

Quentin Crisp

autobiographer · 1908–1999

English writer, humorist and actor (1908-1999)

Hugh Lofting

civil engineer · 1886–1947

British author (1886–1947)

English writer of detective fiction, editor (1904–1966)

Nikenike Vurobaravu

diplomat · b. 1951

president of Vanuatu since 2022

Silvester Belt

pop singer · b. 1997

Lithuanian singer and songwriter

Şafak Pavey

human rights defender · b. 1976

Turkish statesperson (born 1976)

Timothy West

television actor · 1934–2024

British actor (1934–2024)

Michael Kiwanuka

recording artist · b. 1988

English singer-songwriter

Charlie Brooker

journalist · b. 1971

journalist, broadcaster and writer from England

Mosunmola Abudu

philanthropist · b. 1964

British–Nigerian talk show host and actress (born 1964)

Isabella Menin

model · b. 1996

Brazilian model and beauty pageant titleholder

Stereo Mike

musicologist · b. 1978

Greek singer

Shirley Ayorkor Botchway

director · b. 1963

Ghanaian politician

Sigala

recording artist · b. 1993

English DJ and record producer

Ralph Erskine

urban planner · 1914–2005

Swedish architect (1914–2005)

Jon Ronson

radio personality · b. 1967

British journalist and documentary filmmaker

Seamus McGarvey

film director · b. 1967

Irish cinematographer

Grace Chatto

cellist · b. 1985

British musician

Jake Nava

film producer · b. 2000

British commercial and music video director

Dominic Grieve

public prosecutor general · b. 1956

British politician (born 1956)

Jamie Lever

comedian · b. 1987

Indian comedian

English children's writer (1921-1996)

Hungarian film director

Caroline Cox, Baroness Cox

sociologist · b. 1937

British politician (born 1937)

Adar Poonawalla

businessperson · b. 1981

CEO of Serum Institute of India.

British fashion designer (born 1971)

British actress

Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong

consultant · b. 1958

Ghanaian politician

Kwaw Ansah

film director · b. 1941

Ghanaian film maker

Tanya Hope

model · b. 1996

Indian actress

Rula Halawani

pedagogue · b. 1964

Palestinian photographer and educator

Sandra Newman

novelist · b. 1965

American writer

Angolan poet

Gopichand Hinduja

business executive · 1940–2025

Indian-born British billionaire businessman

Rafi Pitts

film editor · b. 1967

British-Iranian film director, screenwriter and film producer

Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum

entrepreneur · b. 1973

Ghanaian politician

Kristian Digby

television director · 1977–2010

British television presenter and director (1977-2010)

Moroccan politician

Eugene Boakye Antwi

politician · b. 1970

Ghanaian politician

Rihards Kols

politician · b. 1984

Latvian politician

Ibikunle Oyelaja Amosun

politician · b. 1958

Nigerian Politician

Susie Silvey

film actor · b. 1956

British actress, dancer and model

Mark Gertler

painter · 1891–1939

British artist (1891–1939)

Einar Örn Benediktsson

trumpeter · b. 1962

Icelandic musician

Stephen Cottrell

Anglican priest · b. 1958

Archbishop of York since 2020

Gloria De Piero

journalist · b. 1972

British politician (born 1972)

American art director (born 1946)

Harpal Brar

political scientist · 1939–2025

Indian politician (1939–2025)

English Surrealist poet (1916-2001)

Yang Cheng-wu

employee · b. 1972

Taiwanese politician

Herbert Maryon

sculptor · 1874–1965

English sculptor, goldsmith, archaeologist, conservator, author, and authority on ancient metalwork (1874-1965)

painter (1926-2019)

Katalin Bogyay

journalist · b. 1956

Hungarian politician, journalist, television personality; UNESCO executive

Hong Kong actor and model

Sylvestre Radegonde

diplomat · b. 1956

Seychellois diplomat and politician

British model

Ed Winters

YouTuber · b. 1994

British animal rights activist, filmmaker and lecturer

Ghanaian politician

Steve Sabella

photographer · b. 1975

Palestinian artist

Laila Johnson-Salami

journalist · b. 1997

Nigerian journalist

English radio and television broadcaster (1940–2024)

Marcelo Torres

journalist · b. 1975

Brazilian journalist

Janet Anderson

politician · 1949–2023

British politician (1949–2023)

Nigerian investigative journalist

John Henry Pepper

chemist · 1821–1900

British scientist and inventor (1821-1900)

Raheem Kassam

journalist · b. 1986

British journalist and politician (born 1986)

Lucy Bella Simkins

YouTuber · b. 1994

a British teacher of English as a Foreign Language and a YouTuber

Danny Wallace

presenter · b. 1976

British satirist

British architect

David Lewis

journalist · b. 1942

British neuropsychologist

Chartered accountant, politician, minister and member of parliament

Redi Tlhabi

broadcaster · b. 1978

South African journalist

British politician (born 1931)

British feminist writer and activist

Stella Meghie

film director · b. 2000

Canadian filmmaker

Indian textile artist

Indonesian actress

Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Countess of Swinton

activist · 1935–2023

British Roman Catholic politician and life peer (born 1935)

photographer (born 1954)

A Beninese writer, translator, and interpreter

Namibian politician and diplomat.

American computer scientist (1932–2017)

Petia

singer · b. 1978

Pop singer

Guatemalan painter

Mohamed Nur

politician · b. 1956

former Mayor of Mogadishu

German physicist (1921–2008)

Lynda Chalker, Baroness Chalker of Wallasey

politician · b. 1942

British politician

Abdirahman Omar Osman- Eng Yarisow

manager · 1965–2019

Somali politician

Elizabeth Emanuel

fashion designer · b. 1953

British fashion designer

Serbian filmmaker

British comedian (1911–2002)

Daniel Florêncio

film editor · b. 1980

Brazilian born British film maker

Ingrid Pollard

photographer · b. 1953

British photographer (born 1953)

Angolan diplomat

Natascha Engel

politician · b. 1967

British politician (born 1967)

Ivorian photographer

British sculptor and artist (1927–1993)

Azzam Tamimi

academic · b. 1955

British academic

Ayo Shonaiya

film producer · b. 1968

producer and talent agent

Virginia Crosbie

politician · b. 1966

British politician

Peter Wilson

civil servant · b. 1968

British diplomat, born 1968

Kamran Shahid

film director · b. 1975

Pakistani journalist

Sarah Flood-Beaubrun

politician · b. 1969

Saint Lucian lawyer and politician

British architect (1930–1994)

Sophie Scott

neuroscientist · b. 1966

British neuroscientist (born 1966)

Ghanaian journalist, writer, publisher and politician

sculptor

Welsh painter (1893–1951)

British painter (1931-1991)

Irish attorney

Rafik Abdessalem

politician · b. 1968

Tunisian politician

Anthony Seldon

biographer · b. 1953

British historian

Charles Bruce

colonial administrator · 1836–1920

British diplomat

media, communication and education scholar

Nigerian business executive

Ghanaian publisher

Nigerian politician

Stephen K. Amos

comedian · b. 1967

Nigerian comedian

French-Moroccan journalist and author

British journalist

British politician (1903-1971)

Italian film editor

Muhammad Saleh

television presenter · b. 1985

Syrian politician

British artist (1931-2002)

German footballer

kickboxer

Iranian film director

Syrian politician

Geoff Mulgan

social scientist · b. 1961

British political advisor

British politician (born 1962)

british-Nigerian architect

Robert Adam

author · b. 1948

British architect (1948-)

British Michelin-starred chef (1934–2023)

Lebanese TV personality

Tej Lalvani

businessperson · b. 1974

British businessman

Ouissem Belgacem

writer · b. 1988

Tunisian and French association football player and writer

business person

British academic (1923–2018)

John Lundberg

film producer · b. 1968

British artist

Laurence Broderick

visual artist · 1935–2024

British artist

Singaporean politician

British politician (born 1957)

Jüri Nael

dancer · b. 1975

Estonian choreographer and actor (born 1975)

British artist (born 1938)

Birgit Skiöld

illustrator · 1923–1982

Swedish artist (1923-1982)

British painter (1919-1988)

Elva Joan Blacker

painter · 1908–1984

English painter (1908-1984)

Nigerian barrister and politician

British photographer

politician from Trinidad and Tobago

British politician (born 1935)

British politician (born 1945)

Eugene Ankomah

painter · b. 1978

British artist

British writer

British artist (1897–1976)

British film director and screenwriter

Riz Lateef

news presenter · b. 1979

British journalist

Trevor Miller

science fiction writer · b. 1965

British writer

Michael Aron

diplomat · b. 1959

British diplomat

British artist (1898–1983)

British painter (1909–1998)

British artist, art teacher (1907–1985)

Folorunsho Coker

politician · b. 1965

Nigerian businessman, politician and Director General of Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation

Indian photographer and author

Spanish actor and singer

Latvian artist (born 1978)

Nigerian diplomat and journalist

British politician (born 1960)

Member of Parliament (1892-1935)

Photographer, particularly of Turkey and southeast Europe (born 1961)

British artist (1941-2018)

Ghanaian politician

architectural historian (1911-1997)

Osman Dubbe

politician · b. 1971

Somali professor and politician (born 1971)

Ira Koesno

accountant · b. 1969

Indonesian news presenter

Michelle Olley

editor · b. 1966

British journalist, writer and editor

Gábor Kecskeméti

literary historian · b. 1965

researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0001-5716-8857

Stuart Roy Clarke

photographer · b. 1961

British photographer

Steven George West

podiatrist · b. 1961

British podiatrist

Chinese painter and sculptor (1933-2011)

Simon Reevell

barrister · b. 1966

British politician (born 1966)