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Discover the notable alumni of University Of London. The list includes people like Nelson Mandela, B. R. Ambedkar, Ada Lovelace, Bear Grylls & Robert Mugabe. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as writers, leaders, media personalities, intellectuals & academics and film & theater personalities etc.

This ranking is based on an algorithm that combines various factors, including the votes of our users and search trends on the internet.

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 1 Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela.
11
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Anti-Apartheid Activist, President of ANC and Former President of South Africa
Birthdate: July 18, 1918
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Mvezo
Died: December 5, 2013

 2 Brian May

Brian May.
11
Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Musician
Birthdate: July 19, 1947
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Hampton, London, England
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Harvard University
Columbia University
Yale University

 3 B. R. Ambedkar

B. R. Ambedkar.
50
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Indian Jurist
Birthdate: April 14, 1891
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, Madhya Pradesh, India
Died: December 6, 1956

 4 Ada Lovelace

Ada Lovelace.
4
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Countess of Lovelace
Birthdate: December 10, 1815
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London
Died: November 27, 1852
Recommended Lists:
New York University
University Of California, Los Angeles
Stanford University

 5 Dido

Dido.
2
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer-songwriter
Birthdate: December 25, 1971
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kensington, London, England
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

 6 Bruce Dickinson

Bruce Dickinson.
1
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer
Birthdate: August 7, 1958
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Recommended Lists:
University Of Michigan
University Of California, Berkeley
University Of Southern California

 7 Edward Jenner

Edward Jenner.
3
Listed In: Physicians
Famous As: Physicians
Birthdate: May 17, 1749
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Berkeley, England
Died: January 26, 1823
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 8 Chinua Achebe

Chinua Achebe.
1
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Nigerian novelist
Birthdate: November 16, 1930
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Ogidi, Nigeria Protectorate
Died: March 21, 2013
Recommended Lists:
Princeton University
University Of Paris
University Of Chicago

 9 Wilfred Owen

Wilfred Owen.
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Poet
Birthdate: March 18, 1893
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Oswestry
Died: November 4, 1918

 10 Mark Strong

Mark Strong.
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: August 5, 1963
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Islington, London, England, United Kingdom
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Eton College
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
The University of Oxford

 11 Enoch Powell

Enoch Powell.
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 16, 1912
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Birmingham
Died: February 8, 1998

 12 Robert Mugabe

Robert Mugabe.
5
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Former PM & President of Zimbabwe
Birthdate: February 21, 1924
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Harare, Zimbabwe
Died: September 6, 2019
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Cornell University
University Of Edinburgh
University Of Pennsylvania

 13 Bill O'Reilly

Bill O'Reilly.
9
Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: Talk Show Host & Radio Personality
Birthdate: September 10, 1949
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York City
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

 14 Robert Browning

Robert Browning.
1
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Poet & Playwright
Birthdate: May 7, 1812
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Camberwell
Died: December 12, 1889
Recommended Lists:
University Of Cambridge
Royal Academy Of Dramatic Art
Ohio State University

 15 Jomo Kenyatta

Jomo Kenyatta.
2
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Former Prime Minister of Kenya
Birthdate: October 20, 1891
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Gatundu, Kenya
Died: August 22, 1978
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

 16 DJ Qualls

DJ Qualls.
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: June 10, 1978
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Northwestern University
Trinity College, Cambridge
University College London

 17 Eckhart Tolle

Eckhart Tolle.
5
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Spiritual Speaker & Author
Birthdate: February 16, 1948
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lünen

 18 Damon Albarn

Damon Albarn
0
Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Guitarist, Singer, Musician, Composer, Songwriter
Birthdate: March 23, 1968
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Whitechapel
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Recommended Lists:
University Of Washington
University Of Toronto
University Of Oxford

 19 Kalki Koechlin

Kalki Koechlin
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: January 10, 1983
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Pondicherry, India
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

 20 Adnan Sami

Adnan Sami
1
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer
Birthdate: August 15, 1971
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: London, England
Recommended Lists:
Duke University
University Of Texas At Austin
Humboldt University Of Berlin

 21 Ramsay MacDonald

Ramsay MacDonald.
0
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Birthdate: October 12, 1866
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lossiemouth
Died: November 9, 1937

 22 Joseph Lister

Joseph Lister.
0
Listed In: Physicians
Famous As: Surgeon and Scientist
Birthdate: April 5, 1827
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Upton House, West Ham, England
Died: February 10, 1912
Recommended Lists:
University Of Minnesota
Brown University
Moscow State University

 23 Jemima Khan

Jemima Khan
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 30, 1974
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Westminster
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

 24 Thomas Henry Huxley

Thomas Henry Huxley.
0
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Biologist
Birthdate: May 4, 1825
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ealing, Middlesex
Died: June 29, 1895
Recommended Lists:
Boston University
University Of Göttingen
University Of Vienna

 25 Pete Doherty

Pete Doherty.
0
Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Musician
Birthdate: March 12, 1979
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hexham
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

 26 Annie Besant

Annie Besant.
0
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Member of the London School Board
Birthdate: October 1, 1847
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Clapham
Died: September 20, 1933
Recommended Lists:
University Of Florida
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Syracuse University

 27 Bill Bailey

Bill Bailey
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Comedian
Birthdate: January 13, 1965
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bath, Somerset, England
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 28 Emily Davison

Emily Davison.
1
Listed In: Activists
Famous As: Activist
Birthdate: October 11, 1872
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: London, England
Died: June 8, 1913
Recommended Lists:
University Of Virginia
Georgetown University
University Of Notre Dame

 29 Mary Quant

Mary Quant.
0
Listed In: Fashion
Famous As: Fashion Designer
Birthdate: February 11, 1934
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Blackheath, London
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

 30 Sandie Shaw

Sandie Shaw
0
Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Singer
Birthdate: February 26, 1947
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Dagenham
Recommended Lists:
University Of Miami
University Of Alabama
University Of Georgia

 31 John Snow

John Snow.
0
Listed In: Physicians
Famous As: Physician
Birthdate: March 15, 1813
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: York, United Kingdom
Died: June 16, 1858

 32 Damien Hirst

Damien Hirst.
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Artist
Birthdate: June 7, 1965
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bristol
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Auburn University
Leipzig University
Michigan State University

 33 Romola Garai

Romola Garai
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor, Film actor
Birthdate: August 6, 1982
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Hong Kong
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

 34 Urjit Patel

Urjit Patel
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: Economist
Birthdate: October 28, 1963
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Nairobi, Kenya
Recommended Lists:
United States Military Academy
Florida State University
Cambridge University

 35 Emmerson Mnangagwa

Emmerson Mnangagwa.
1
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: President of Zimbabwe
Birthdate: September 15, 1946
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Zvishavane, Zimbabwe

 36 Lucian Freud

Lucian Freud
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Famous As: Painter, Illustrator, Printmaker
Birthdate: December 8, 1922
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Berlin
Died: July 20, 2011
Recommended Lists:
Louisiana State University
University Of Iowa
George Washington University

 37 Malcolm McLaren

Malcolm McLaren
0
Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Singer, Screenwriter, Songwriter, Talent agent, Record producer, Talent manager
Birthdate: January 22, 1946
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Stoke Newington
Died: April 8, 2010

 38 Varun Gandhi

Varun Gandhi
0
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Politician
Birthdate: March 13, 1980
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New Delhi
Recommended Lists:
Pennsylvania State University
Trinity College
Heidelberg University

 39 Thabo Mbeki

Thabo Mbeki
1
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Politician, Economist
Birthdate: June 18, 1942
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Transkei

 40 Ashley Banjo

Ashley Banjo
1
Listed In: Dancers
Famous As: Choreographer
Birthdate: October 4, 1988
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Leytonstone
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
Recommended Lists:
University Of Oregon
University Of Illinois
King's College London

 41 Maajid Nawaz

Maajid Nawaz
0
Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: Activist
Birthdate: November 2, 1977
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England

 42 Michael Boulos

Michael Boulos.
8
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Tiffany Trump’s Boyfriend
Birthdate: 0000 AD
Birthplace: Lagos
Recommended Lists:
University Of Maryland
University Of Calcutta
Rutgers University

 43 Harry Hill

Harry Hill
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Comedians
Birthdate: October 1, 1964
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Woking, Surrey, England, UK
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

 44 Tracey Emin

Tracey Emin.
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Famous As: Artist, Painter
Birthdate: July 3, 1963
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Croydon, London, England
Recommended Lists:
Harvard Law School
University Of Kansas
Dartmouth College

 45 Esther McVey

Esther McVey
0
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Politician
Birthdate: October 24, 1967
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

 46 Jojo Moyes

Jojo Moyes
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Journalist
Birthdate: August 4, 1969
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: London, England
Recommended Lists:
Johns Hopkins University
The Juilliard School
Berklee College Of Music

 47 Howard Marks

Howard Marks
0
Listed In: Business People
Famous As: Writer
Birthdate: August 13, 1945
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kenfig Hill, Bridgend, Wales, UK
Died: April 10, 2016

 48 Balu Mahendra

Balu Mahendra
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Film director, Actor, Camera operator, Screenwriter, Film editor
Birthdate: May 20, 1939
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Batticaloa
Died: February 13, 2014
Recommended Lists:
Carnegie Mellon University
Oberlin College
Trinity College Dublin

 49 Antony Flew

Antony Flew
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: Philosopher, University teacher
Birthdate: February 11, 1923
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London
Died: April 8, 2010

 50 Henry Gray

Henry Gray.
0
Listed In: Physicians
Famous As: Anatomist and surgeon
Birthdate: 1827 AD
Birthplace: Belgravia
Died: June 13, 1861
Recommended Lists:
Purdue University
California Institute Of Technology
Brigham Young University