London, United Kingdom
King's College London Alumni
As one of the UK’s oldest and most prestigious universities, King’s College London has shaped leaders in politics, medicine, law, literature, and the arts. From Nobel laureates to royalty, its alumni community is as historic as it is globally influential.
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Alumni Name |
Notable Achievement / Famous For |
Degree |
Graduating Year |
|---|---|---|---|
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Desmond Tutu |
Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop of Cape Town |
BA |
1966 |
|
Florence Nightingale |
Founder of modern nursing |
Nursing Training |
1850s |
|
Thomas Hardy |
Novelist and poet (Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Far from the Madding Crowd) |
Studied Engineering |
1860s |
|
Peter Higgs |
Theoretical physicist, Higgs boson co-namesake |
BSc, PhD |
1950, 1954 |
|
Princess Anne |
Princess Royal, daughter of Queen Elizabeth II (Honorary Degree) |
Honorary |
N/A |
|
Kunal Nayyar |
Actor (The Big Bang Theory) |
MA |
2006 |
|
Sir Michael Morpurgo |
Author (War Horse) |
PGCE |
1960s |
|
Sir Iain Duncan Smith |
Former UK Conservative Party Leader, Cabinet Minister |
Studied |
1970s (Did not graduate) |
|
Rory Stewart |
Diplomat, author, former MP |
MA |
2001 (Graduate School) |
|
Frank Gardner |
BBC Security Correspondent |
MA |
1990s |
|
Dr. Shola Mos-Shogbamimu |
Lawyer, activist, political commentator |
LLM |
2000s |
|
David Trimble |
Nobel Peace Prize winner, former First Minister of Northern Ireland |
Law Degree |
1970 |
|
Katherine Grainger |
Olympic gold medalist (rowing), chair of UK Sport |
LLB |
1997 |
|
Levison Wood |
Explorer, author, broadcaster (Walking the Nile) |
MA |
2010 |
|
Sarojini Naidu |
Indian independence activist, poet, first woman President of Indian National Congress |
Studied |
1895 (Scholarship) |
|
Shruti Haasan |
Indian actress and singer |
Attended |
N/A |
|
Ajaz Ahmed |
Founder of AKQA (global innovation agency) |
Studied |
N/A |
|
David Haye |
Professional boxer, former world heavyweight champion |
Studied |
N/A |
|
Monty Don |
Gardener, TV presenter (Gardener’s World) |
Studied |
1970s (Did not graduate) |
|
Jameela Jamil |
Actress, activist (The Good Place) |
Attended |
N/A |
|
Peter Hitchens |
Journalist, author, political commentator |
PGCE |
1973 |
|
Rami Ranger |
Businessman, philanthropist, member of the House of Lords |
MBA |
N/A |
|
James Blunt |
Singer-songwriter (You're Beautiful) |
MSc |
1996 |
|
Sir Roger Penrose |
Nobel Prize-winning physicist (affiliated faculty) |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Ann Widdecombe |
Former Conservative MP and Minister |
MA |
1970s |
|
Tobias Ellwood |
British MP, Chair of Defence Committee |
MA |
1990s |
|
Bushra Nasir |
First Muslim female headteacher of a UK secondary school |
BEd |
1980s |
|
Edith Cavell |
WWI British nurse and martyr |
Nursing Certificate |
1900s |
Students
King's College London admitted student profiles
GRE
316
TOEFL
107
IELTS
8
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