Leeds, United Kingdom
University of Leeds Alumni
International Students
36
% of international students in the university
14400
Total International Students in the university
There are about 312,000 alumni at the University of Leeds alumni from over 197 countries. Among these, 3,500+ Leeds graduates live in India. Thus, Indian students make up the second-largest international student population on campus.
A mix of leaders, artists, scientists, athletes, and cultural icons who’ve studied at Leeds:
Alumni Name |
Notable Achievement / Famous For |
Degree |
Graduating Year |
---|---|---|---|
Keir Starmer |
Prime Minister of the UK |
LLB |
1985 |
Mark Knopfler |
Lead guitarist, singer & songwriter (Dire Straits) |
BA (English) |
N/A |
Corinne Bailey Rae |
Grammy-nominated singer & songwriter |
BA (English Language & Literature) |
2000 |
Alistair Brownlee |
Olympic gold medalist triathlete |
BSc (Sports Science & Physiology) |
2010 |
Jonathan Brownlee |
Olympic & World-champion triathlete |
BA (History) |
2012 |
Chris Pine |
Actor (“Star Trek” reboot, etc.); studied at Leeds on exchange |
Undergraduate exchange |
2001 |
Emma Mackey |
Actress (Sex Education, etc.) |
BA (English Language & Literature) |
2016 |
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o |
Kenyan writer and academic; major figure in postcolonial literature |
MA |
N/A |
Jack Straw |
Former UK Foreign Secretary & Home Secretary |
BA (History) |
N/A |
Mark Gatiss |
Actor, writer, comedian (Sherlock, etc.) |
Drama degree |
N/A |
Wole Soyinka |
Nobel Prize in Literature (1986) |
Graduate studies |
N/A |
Tony Harrison |
Poet, dramatist, and critic |
Classics |
1958 |
Andy Kershaw |
Broadcaster & world music DJ |
N/A |
N/A |
Sayeeda Warsi |
Politician & former Cabinet Minister |
N/A |
N/A |
Clare Short |
Former UK Cabinet Minister |
N/A |
N/A |
Jacky Fleming |
Cartoonist & illustrator |
Fine Art |
1978 |
John Elderfield |
Chief curator; artist & art historian |
Fine Art / MPhil |
mid-1960s / early-70s |
Piers Sellers |
Astronaut and climate scientist |
PhD in a science field |
N/A |
José Ángel Gurría |
Secretary General of OECD; Mexican diplomat |
Economics or similar |
N/A |
D. G. Hessayon |
Author & scientist known for gardening-science books |
N/A |
N/A |
Students
University of Leeds admitted student profiles
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Profiles that got Into University of Leeds
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