27 Notable alumni of London Metropolitan University
Updated: June 07, 2026 EliteDegrees
London Metropolitan University is 1265st in the world, 1st in North America, and 90st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 27 notable alumni from London Metropolitan University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with London Metropolitan University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Lata Gouveia
1975-. (aged 51)
singer
guitarist
singer-songwriter
Lata is a singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. He is a well-known Red Dirt artist in Oklahoma and a reference of Americana music in Luxembourg, Germany, Belgium and the north of France.
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2. Gibril Faal
1967-. (aged 59)
businessperson
university teacher
Gibril Faal OBE is a British-Gambian business and development executive. In 2014, he was appointed OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to international development, following a nomination by the Department for International Development (DfID). He is a visiting professor in practice at London School of Economics (Institute of Global Affairs). He was one of the global leaders...
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3. Adaora Onyechere
1984-. (aged 42)
television presenter
Adaora Onyechere // is a Nigerian broadcast journalist, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, poet and author. She is a former co-anchor of Kakaaki, a daily talk show on Africa Independent Television. She currently hosts her own show, Talk to Adaora commonly known as Talk2Adaora on Kiss 99.9 FM Abuja. She is the founder of WEWE Network Afrique, a Pan-African organization. Talk2Adaora is...
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4. Zakia Hussein
politician
Zakia Hussein, also known as Zakia Hussein Ahmed, is a Somali politician who has made significant strides in the country's security forces, becoming a role model for women across Somalia. Zakia Hussein hails from the Surre sub-division of the wider Dir clan.
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5. Irenosen Okojie
1978-. (aged 48)
writer
Irenosen Iseghohi Okojie MBE FRSL is a Nigerian-born novelist and short-story writer working in London, England. Her stories incorporate speculative elements and also make use of her West African heritage. Her first novel, Butterfly Fish won a Betty Trask Award in 2016, and her story "Grace Jones" won the 2020 Caine Prize for African Writing. Okojie was elected as a...
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6. Kurt Barling
1961-. (aged 65)
television producer
documentarian
journalist
university teacher
J. Kurt Barling is a British professor of journalism at Middlesex University. He previously worked as a journalist for the BBC for 25 years and before that as a lecturer at the London School of Economics. In 1997, he won the CRE's Reporter of the Year award. He is also an author and has been an independent film producer.
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7. Conor McGinn
1984-. (aged 42)
politician
Conor Patrick McGinn is a British and Irish politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for St Helens North from 2015 to 2024.
8. Inger Andersen
1958-. (aged 68)
economist
United Nations official
environmentalist
Inger Andersen is a Danish economist and environmentalist. In February 2019, she was appointed as the executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme.
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9. Toolz
1982-. (aged 44)
radio personality
Tolu Oniru, popularly known as Toolz, is a Nigerian radio personality, talk show host, and presenter. She hosts The Midday Show on The Beat 99.9 FM. Toolz aka Tolu Oniru-Demuren became the acting Program Director of The Beat 99.9 FM in 2020.
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10. Mark Tedeschi
1952-. (aged 74)
photographer
barrister
Mark Tedeschi, AM, KC is an Australian barrister, law professor, photographer and author. He is in private practice at Wardell Chambers in Sydney. He was formerly the Senior Crown prosecutor for New South Wales and the Head of Chambers of the Crown prosecutors. He was the founder and president of the Australian Association of Crown Prosecutors and is a visiting...
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11. Meral Hussein-Ece, Baroness Hussein-Ece
1953-. (aged 73)
politician
Meral Hussein Ece, Baroness Hussein-Ece, OBE is a British Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords. She is the first woman of Turkish Cypriot origin to be a member of either house of Parliament after she was appointed a Liberal Democrat working peer on 28 May 2010. She was the Liberal Democrat Spokeswoman for Equalities from 2015 until 2016,...
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12. Emilio Romano
lawyer
Emilio Romano is a businessman and attorney. He is Managing Director of Bank of America Merrill Lynch Mexico. He joins the financial firm from Telemundo, where he served as President since 2011. Prior to this, Romano was president and CEO of Grupo Puerta Alameda, a real estate development and investment company, as well as CEO of Grupo Mexicana de Aviación....
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13. Yinka Ilori
1987-. (aged 39)
designer
graphic designer
artist
Olay Yinka Ilori is a British-Nigerian artist and designer known for his playful design language and the bold use of bright colours. His work includes architecture, public spaces and sculptural installations, interior design, graphic design, homewares, textiles, fashion, and furniture. He is a storyteller who uses design as a medium, often referencing his British and Nigerian heritage. The New York...
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14. Harshad Bhadeshia
1953-. (aged 73)
engineer
metallurgist
Sir Harshad "Harry" Kumar Dharamshi Hansraj Bhadeshia FRS FREng FIMMM is an Indian-British metallurgist and Emeritus Tata Steel Professor of Metallurgy at the University of Cambridge. In 2022 he joined Queen Mary University of London as Professor of Metallurgy.
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15. Julie Bindel
1962-. (aged 64)
feminist
activist
journalist
Julie Bindel is an English radical feminist writer. She co-founded Justice for Women, which helps women who have been prosecuted for assaulting or killing violent male partners.
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16. Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi
police officer
Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi is an Emirati police officer and a Major General of the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Interior serving as the current and 30th President of Interpol since 25 November 2021. He was elected by the general assembly of Interpol on 24 November 2021. Al Raisi is the first Arab to be elected as the President of Interpol...
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17. Edmund “Ed” Husain
1974-. (aged 52)
autobiographer
Edmund “Ed” Husain (born 25 December 1974) is a published British American author, co-founder of the counter-extremism think tank Quilliam Foundation, Professor at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, and Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). As a political advisor he has worked with leaders and governments...
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18. Houda Nonoo
1964-. (aged 62)
diplomat
politician
Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo is a Bahraini politician who served as the Bahraini Ambassador to the United States from 2008 to 2013. She was appointed to the position by Foreign Affairs Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. Nonoo is the first Jew, and the third woman, to be appointed ambassador of Bahrain. She is also the first Jewish ambassador of...
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19. Sadiq Khan
1970-. (aged 56)
solicitor
lawyer
politician
Sir Sadiq Aman Khan is a British politician serving as the third and current mayor of London since 2016. He was previously the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tooting from 2005 until 2016. A member of the Labour Party, Khan is on the party's soft left and has been ideologically characterised as a social democrat.
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20. Daniela Ruah
1983-. (aged 43)
film director
model
television actor
actor
film actor
Daniela Sofia Korn Ruah Olsen is an American-Portuguese actress and film director best known for playing NCIS Special Agent Kensi Blye in the CBS police procedural series NCIS: Los Angeles.
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21. AJ Tracey
1994-. (aged 32)
singer
songwriter
dancer
rapper
record producer
Ché Wolton Grant, known professionally as AJ Tracey, is a British rapper and record producer from Ladbroke Grove, London. Tracey rose to popularity in 2016 and was listed by The Guardian in a list of "best new acts to catch at festivals in 2016".
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22. Maimie McCoy
1980-. (aged 46)
film actor
actor
stage actor
Mary McCoy, professionally known as Maimie McCoy is an English actress. She portrayed Milady de Winter in The Musketeers (2014–2016), and is the female lead in the ITV reboot series Van der Valk (2020–).
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23. Ouissem Belgacem
1988-. (aged 38)
writer
entrepreneur
association football player
Ouissem Belgacem is a French former high-performance athlete and writer of Tunisian origin. He played football for Toulouse FC from the ages of 13 to 18 years old. He published his first autobiographical novel, Adieu ma honte, in 2021. Belgacem often raises awareness about homophobia in the field of football, which he had to leave to live his sexuality freely.
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24. Obi Emelonye
1967-. (aged 59)
film director
screenwriter
Obi Emelonyelisten is a Nigerian film director. He is known for directing award-winning films such as Last Flight to Abuja (2012), The Mirror Boy (2011), and Onye Ozi (2013).
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25. Lola Shoneyin
1974-. (aged 52)
novelist
poet
writer
Lola Shoneyin is a Nigerian poet and author who launched her debut novel, The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives, in the UK in May 2010. Shoneyin has forged a reputation as an adventurous, humorous and outspoken poet (often classed in the feminist mould), having published three volumes of poetry. Her writing delves into themes related to female sexuality and...
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26. Rainatou Sow
1983-. (aged 43)
activist
Rainatou Sow is a Guinean woman who founded 'Make Every Woman Count': an organisation operated by a team of young women in Africa, America and Europe who use their passion and experience to promote rights and empowerment of women and girls. She is an campaigner for a peaceful and equitable world, a human rights and social justice advocate, and works...
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27. Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II
1950-. (aged 76)
consultant
businessperson
Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II is the sixteenth Asantehene, king of the Asante people and traditional ruler of the Asante Kingdom in Ghana. He was enstooled on 26 April 1999, succeeding his uncle Otumfuo Opoku Ware II, and is the custodian of the Golden Stool, the sacred symbol of Asante unity and authority.
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