This is a table of famous graduates of the University of Hong Kong (HKU).
| Name | Known for | Degree(s) & Year |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Wong | Former Director of Social Welfare and Hong Kong Legislator; now writer | B.A. (Eng Lit.) 1962 |
| Anson Chan Fang On-sang, 陳方安生 | Former Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong | Did not complete (Eng Lit.) |
| Eileen Chang, 張愛玲 | Writer | |
| Simon Chau Sui-Cheong, 周兆祥 | Social and environmental activist | BEd |
| Mabel Cheung, 張婉婷 | Film director | B.Soc.Sc. 1973 |
| Ching Cheong, 程翔 | Journalist | B.Econ 1975 |
| Selina Chow Selina Chow Leung Suk-yee, 周梁淑怡 | Non ex-officio Member of the Executive Council | BA (English) |
| Chan Hing-yan | Composer and music educator | chair of the Department of Music |
| Stanley Ho | Hong Kong and Macau Tycoon, "Gambling King" | |
| Ann Hui, 許鞍華 | Director | MA |
| Rafael Hui Si Yan, 許仕仁 | Former Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong | BA '70 |
| Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee, 葉劉淑儀 | Former Secretary for Security of Hong Kong | BA |
| Ambrose Lee, 李少光 | Secretary of Hong Kong | |
| Clara Law | Film director | |
| Martin Lee Chu-ming, 李柱銘 | Former Legislative Councillor (Hong Kong Island) | BA |
| Margaret Ng, 吳靄儀 | Member of the Legislative Council (Legal constituency) | |
| Catherine Joyce Symons | Headmistress of DGS, Legco & Execo member | BA 1939, LL.D honoris causa 1978 |
| Tsang Yok-sing, 曾鈺成 | President of the Legislative Council | BA |
| Kay Tse | Singer | BA |
| James Wong Jim, 黃霑 | Media and Entertainment | B.Phil 1963, M.Phil 1983, Ph.D 2003 |
| Lin Xi, 林夕 | Media and Entertainment | |
| Patrick Yu, 余叔韶 | Lawyer | BA |
| Name | Known for | Degree(s) & Year |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Cheuk-yan | Member of the Legislative Council | B Eng |
| Tse Tsz-ho | Scientist in Interventional Radiology at Harvard Medical School | B Eng |
| Name | Known for | Degree(s) & Year |
|---|---|---|
| Elsie Leung | Lawyer, former Secretary for Justice | LLM |
| Patrick Chan Siu-oi | Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal | LLB 1974 |
| Andrew Cheung Kui-nung | Chief Judge of the High Court | LLB |
| Albert Ho Chun-yan | Member of the Legislative Council (New Territories West) | LLB 1975 |
| Albert H. Y. Chen | Member of the Hong Kong Basic Law Committee of the National People's Congress Standing Committee | LLB 1980 |
| Johannes Chan | First Honorary Senior Counsel in Hong Kong; current dean of the Faculty of Law | LLB |
| Margaret Ng | Member of Legislative Council; Senior Counsel | PCLL |
| Alan Leong | Member of Legislative Council; Senior Counsel | LLB |
| Audrey Eu | Member of Legislative Council; Senior Counsel | LLB |
| Ronny Tong | Member of Legislative Council; Senior Counsel | LLB |
| Tanya Chan | Member of Legislative Council | LLB |
| Adrian Chow, 周博賢 | Musician; Producer | LLB |
| Name | Known for | Degree(s) & Year |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Yat-Sen | First Provisional President of the Republic of China | Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese 1892 (predecessor of HKU's Faculty of Medicine) |
| Yuet Wai Kan | Winner of Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research, Shaw Prize in Life Science | MBBS |
| Yuen Kwok-yung | Head of HKU Department of Microbiology | MBBS |
| Name | Known for | Degree(s) & Year |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Suen | Secretary for Education | |
| Stephen Lam | Chief Secretary for Administration | |
| Rita Fan | Former President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | MSSc, BSc |
| Sarah Liao | the former Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works of HKSAR | B.Sc.1973 M. Phil |
| Yum Tong Siu | William Elwood Byerly Professor of Mathematics at Harvard University | BSc, 1962 and Honourary Degree |
| Name | Known for | Degree(s) & Year |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel Hui | Singer, lyricist , actor | B.Soc.Sc.1972 |
| Antony Leung Kam-chung | former Financial Secretary of Hong Kong | B Soc.Sci. |
| Joseph Yam Chi-kwong | former CEO of Hong Kong Monetary Authority | |
| Yeung Sum | Member of the Legislative Council (Hong Kong Island) | BA |
| Lau Siu Kai | Head of the Government's thinktank, the Central Policy Unit | B Soc. Sci |
| Hsing Yun | Founder of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Order | MASoc.Sci. honoris causa, 2010 |