This is a list of notable Old Dunelmians, former students of

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, England.

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* Sir Carl Douglas Aarvold (1907–1991),

Recorder of London The recorder of London is an ancient legal office in the City of London. The recorder of London is the senior circuit judge at the Central Criminal Court (the Old Bailey), hearing trials of criminal offences. The recorder is appointed by the Cr ...

, England International rugby player,

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rugby player. *

Garath Archer Garath Archer (born 15 December 1974 in Durham) is an English former rugby union player. He played for both Bristol Rugby and the Newcastle Falcons.Garath was an apprentice carpenter. In total Archer earned 21 caps for England, including games ...

, England International rugby player. * Adil Arif, Emirati cricketer *

Alexander Armstrong Alexander Henry Fenwick Armstrong (born 2 March 1970) is an English actor, comedian, radio personality, television presenter, singer and farmer. He is the host of the BBC One game show ''Pointless'', and is a weekday morning-show presenter on C ...

, actor and comedian. * Charles Adamson, Barbarians and British Lions rugby footballer. Killed in action! Brother-in-law to Lewis Vaughan Lodge. *

John Askew John Garbutt Askew (2 September 1908 – 31 August 1942) was an English rugby player and first-class cricketer. In rugby, Askew played as a fullback, while in cricket he played as a right-handed batsman. He was born at Gateshead, County Durha ...

(1908–1942), cricketer and England rugby union international. * Jamie Atkinson, International Show Jumper. * Sir Ernest Nathaniel Bennett (1868–1947), politician and journalist. * Lee Best (1978-) England rugby player. * Sir Anthony Alfred Bowlby CB KCVO KCB (1855–1929), Surgeon-General,

Mentioned in despatches To be mentioned in dispatches (or despatches) describes a member of the armed forces whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which their gallant or meritorious action in the face of t ...

five times,

Distinguished Service Medal Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) is a high award of a nation, state or country. Examples include: *Distinguished Service Medal (Australia) (established 1991), awarded to personnel of the Australian Defence Force for distinguished leadership in act ...

(US). * Ralph Bradley (1717–1788) pioneer of English conveyancing law. * William Browne, Author and President of

College of Physicians A college (Latin: ''collegium'') may be a tertiary educational institution (sometimes awarding degrees), part of a collegiate university, an institution offering vocational education, a further education institution, or a secondary school ...

William Laurence Burn William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is ...

(1904–1966), historian and lawyer. * Edmund Carter (1845–1923),

Oxford University The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the second-oldest continuously operating u ...

, Victoria, and

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ) is an area of Northern England which was History of Yorkshire, historically a county. Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. The county was named after its county town, the ...

, first class cricketer and rower. *

Hall Charlton Hall Christopher Charlton (born 25 October 1979 in Durham) is an English former rugby union player who represented Newcastle Falcons as a scrum-half. Career Whilst at Newcastle he was a replacement in both the 2001 and 2004 Anglo-Welsh Cup f ...

(1979–), Newcastle Falcons RFC. *

Rod Clements Roderick Parry Clements (born 17 November 1947) is a British guitarist, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He formed the folk-rock band Lindisfarne (band), Lindisfarne with Alan Hull in 1970, and wrote "Meet Me on the Corner", a UK To ...

(1947–), Musician, guitarist. Founder of folk-rock band

Lindisfarne Lindisfarne, also known as Holy Island, is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England, which constitutes the civil parishes in England, civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th centu ...

* Thomas Cooke (1722–1783), 18th-century eccentric divine, author and playwright; published two comedies, 1722–83, and also sermons. *Sir

William Fothergill Cooke Sir William Fothergill Cooke (4 May 1806 – 25 June 1879) was an English inventor. He was, with Charles Wheatstone, the co-inventor of the Cooke-Wheatstone electrical telegraph, which was patented in May 1837. Together with John Ricardo he fo ...

(1806–79), co-inventor of the Cooke-Wheatstone

electrical telegraph Electrical telegraphy is point-to-point distance communicating via sending electric signals over wire, a system primarily used from the 1840s until the late 20th century. It was the first electrical telecommunications system and the most wid ...

, founder of the world's first public telegraph company. * Bishop

Mandell Creighton Mandell Creighton (; 5 July 1843 – 14 January 1901) was a British historian, Anglican priest and bishop. The son of a successful carpenter in north-west England, Creighton studied at the University of Oxford, focusing his scholarship on ...

(1843–1901), Bishop of London. Historian. Author. Mandell Creighton by Sir Hubert von Herkomer

* Barry Cumberlege (1891–1970), cricketer and England rugby footballer. *

Dominic Cummings Dominic Mckenzie Cummings (born 25 November 1971) is a British political strategist who served as Chief Adviser to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson from 24 July 2019 until he resigned on 13 November 2020. From 2007 to 2014, he was a speci ...

(1971–) British political advisor and strategist * John Robert Davison MP, QC (1826 – 15 April 1871), barrister and Liberal politician * Christopher Beckett Denison (9 May 1825 – 30 October 1884), politician, director of GNR, Siege of Lucknow * William Eden (1744–1814), first Baron Auckland, penal reformer and diplomatist. *

Thomas Renton Elliott Thomas Renton Elliott (11 October 1877 – 4 March 1961) was a British physician and physiologist. Biography Elliott was born in Willington, County Durham, as the eldest son to retailer Archibald William Elliott and his wife, Anne, daughter of ...

(1877–1961), physician and physiologist.

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* Henry Cecil Ferens (c. 1899–1975), Cricketer, gave his name to Ferens House, until 2003 a house for junior boys. * WMW Fowler, bomber pilot and POW, culinary author. * Henry Watson Fox (1817–1848), famous missionary in Masulipatam. Pupil and friend of Dr.

Thomas Arnold Thomas Arnold (13 June 1795 – 12 June 1842) was an English educator and historian. He was an early supporter of the Broad Church Anglican movement. As headmaster of Rugby School from 1828 to 1841, he introduced several reforms that were widel ...

Rugby School Rugby School is a Public school (United Kingdom), private boarding school for pupils aged 13–18, located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire in England. Founded in 1567 as a free grammar school for local boys, it is one of the oldest independ ...

. Author of Chapters on Missions in South India. * Sir William Fox (1812–1893), KCMG, three times Prime Minister of

New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...

. Statesman and social reformer. Retouched portrait of Sir William Fox

* Edward Pritchard Gee, discovered

Gee's golden langur Gee's golden langur (''Trachypithecus geei''), also known as simply the golden langur, is an Old World monkey found in a small region of Western Assam, India and the neighboring foothills of the Black Mountains of Bhutan. Long considered sacre ...

, influential in creation of

Chitwan National Park Chitwan National Park is the first national park of Nepal. It was established in 1973 as the Royal Chitwan National Park and was granted the status of a World Heritage Site in 1984. It covers an area of in the Terai of south-central Nepal. It ra ...

. *

Michael Gough Francis Michael Gough ( ; 23 November 1916 – 17 March 2011) was a British actor who made more than 150 film and television appearances. He is known for his roles in the Hammer horror films from 1958, with his first role as Sir Arthur Holmwoo ...

(23 November 1916 – 17 March 2011), actor. * Bishop John Graham (1794–1865), Bishop of Chester. Clerk of the closet to Queen Victoria. Taught classics and mathematics as a fellow of

Christ's College, Cambridge Christ's College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college includes the Master, the Fellows of the College, and about 450 undergraduate and 250 graduate students. The c ...

. Vice-chancellor of Cambridge University. Chaplain to Prince Albert. *

William Greenwell William Greenwell, (23 March 1820 – 27 January 1918) was an English archaeologist and Church of England priest. Early life William Greenwell was born 23 March 1820 at the estate known as Greenwell Ford near Lanchester, County Durham, Lanchest ...

(1820–1918), archaeologist and librarian. * William Hardcastle (1918–1975), journalist and radio broadcaster, co-founder of 'The World at One' radio programme. *

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Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge Field Marshal Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge, (30 March 1785 – 24 September 1856) was a British Army officer and politician. After serving in the Peninsular War and the Waterloo Campaign he became Secretary at War in Wellington's ...

(1785–1856), succeeded The Duke of Wellington as Commander in Chief of the

British Army The British Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of the United Kingdom. the British Army comprises 73,847 regular full-time personnel, 4,127 Brigade of Gurkhas, Gurkhas, 25,742 Army Reserve (United Kingdom), volunteer reserve perso ...

Governor-general of India The governor-general of India (1833 to 1950, from 1858 to 1947 the viceroy and governor-general of India, commonly shortened to viceroy of India) was the representative of the monarch of the United Kingdom in their capacity as the emperor o ...

First Anglo-Sikh War The First Anglo-Sikh War was fought between the Sikh Empire and the British East India Company in 1845 and 1846 around the Firozpur district of Punjab. It resulted in the defeat and partial subjugation of the Sikh empire and cession of Jammu ...

* Arthur Harrison (1868–1936), organ builder of note, those at

Durham Cathedral Durham Cathedral, formally the , is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Durham, England. The cathedral is the seat of the bishop of Durham and is the Mother Church#Cathedral, mother church of the diocese of Durham. It also contains the ...

Ely Cathedral Ely Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Ely, is an Church of England, Anglican cathedral in the city of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. The cathedral can trace its origin to the abbey founded in Ely in 67 ...

and

Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London, England. Since 1066, it has been the location of the coronations of 40 English and British m ...

to name a few. Partner in

Harrison & Harrison Harrison & Harrison Ltd is a British company based in Durham that makes and restores pipe organs. It was established in Rochdale in 1861. It is well known for its work on instruments such as King's College, Cambridge, Westminster Abbey, and t ...

Ian Hay Major (Honorary Major General) John Hay Beith, Order of the British Empire, CBE Military Cross, MC (17 April 1876 – 22 September 1952), was a British schoolmaster and soldier, but is best remembered as a novelist, playwright, essayist, an ...

MC (1876–1952), not an OD but a master at Durham School, humorist and author. * William Noel Hodgson MC (1893–1916), war poet on the Somme,

mentioned in despatches To be mentioned in dispatches (or despatches) describes a member of the armed forces whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which their gallant or meritorious action in the face of t ...

. Killed in action. * Ian Hogg (1937– ), actor. *

Thomas Jefferson Hogg Thomas Jefferson Hogg (24 May 1792 – 27 August 1862) was a British barrister and writer best known for his friendship with the Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Hogg was raised in County Durham, but spent most of his life in London ...

(1792–1862), biographer and friend of

Percy Bysshe Shelley Percy Bysshe Shelley ( ; 4 August 1792 – 8 July 1822) was an English writer who is considered one of the major English Romantic poets. A radical in his poetry as well as in his political and social views, Shelley did not achieve fame durin ...

and

Mary Shelley Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley ( , ; ; 30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English novelist who wrote the Gothic novel ''Frankenstein, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'' (1818), which is considered an History of science fiction# ...

. * Noel Forbes Humphreys, MC (1890–1918), England and British Lions rugby footballer. Killed in action. * James Isaacson (1980–), Newcastle Falcons RFC, Leeds RFC. *Sir

Henry Evan Murchison James Sir Henry Evan Murchison James (20 January 1846 – 20 August 1923) was a British civil servant in the Indian Civil Service from 1865 to 1900. He was the Commissioner in Sind from 1891 to 1900. Official duties He formally opened DJ Science Co ...

(1846–), author, director general of Post Office of India (1886). Author: The Long White Mountain; or Travels in Manchuria, 1889.

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Graham Kerr Graham Victor Kerr (born 22 January 1934) is a British cooking personality who is best known for his television cooking show ''The Galloping Gourmet,'' which aired from 30 December 1968 to 14 September 1972. Early life Kerr was born in Bron ...

, Scotland international

rugby union Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...

player * John Kingston, Head Coach and Director of Rugby of Harlequins R.F.C. * Sir John Grant McKenzie Laws (1945–2020), Lord Justice of Appeal. * Sir

Donald Limon Sir Donald William Limon, KCB (29 October 1932 – 26 July 2012) was a British public servant who served as Clerk of the House of Commons from 1994 to 1997. Early life Limon was born on 29 October 1932 in Hartlepool to Arthur Limon, the bor ...

, Clerk of the House of Commons * Lewis Vaughan Lodge, (21 December 1872 – 21 October 1916) represented the

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. He also played first-class cricket with Hampshire. * Frederick Lohden

OBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

, England and Barbarians rugby footballer * Sir Henry Frederick Manisty (1808–1890), judge * James Mickleton (1638–1693), antiquary and lawyer. * Gordon Muchall, Durham, county cricketer. * Sir Roderick Impey Murchison (1792–1871), scientist and geologist who served in the

Peninsular War The Peninsular War (1808–1814) was fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Kingdom of Portugal, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French ...

. *

William Andrews Nesfield William Andrews Nesfield (1793–1881) was an English soldier, landscape architect and artist. After a career in the military which saw him serve under the Duke of Wellington, he developed a second profession as a landscape architect, designing so ...

(1793–1881), landscape architect and artist. *

Henry Nettleship Henry Nettleship (5 May 1839 – 10 July 1893) was an English classical scholar. Life Nettleship was born at Kettering, and was educated at Lancing College, Durham School and Charterhouse schools, and gained a scholarship for entry to Corpus Chr ...

(1839–1893), influential classical scholar. * Sir Robert Owen (1944– ), High Court Judge.

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Geoff Parling Geoff Parling (born 28 October 1983) is an English rugby union coach and former player. His usual playing position was lock. Parling played for Newcastle Falcons, Leicester Tigers and Exeter Chiefs in Premiership Rugby, he won three English ti ...

, Leicester Tigers RFC, England, British and Irish Lions (Tour of Australia 2013). * Richard Godfrey Parsons (1882–1948), Bishop of Middleton, Bishop of Southwark, Bishop of Hereford. *Sir Thomas Sabine Pasley, KCB, Admiral in

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom ...

* Sir

Geoffrey Pattie Sir Geoffrey Edwin Pattie (17 January 1936 – 8 October 2024) was a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician and Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament. Pattie was also chairman of the controversial compan ...

(1936– ), politician *Sir Robert Ker Porter (1777–1842). Painter and travel author. * Max Pugh (1977– ) British film and television director. * John Ranson England Rugby Union International * Dean

Edward Bannerman Ramsay Edward Bannerman Ramsay, (17 January 1793– 27 December 1872), usually referred to as Dean Ramsay, was a clergyman of the Scottish Episcopal Church, and Dean (religion), Dean of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh (Episcopal), Edinburgh in that co ...

(1793–1872), Author Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character. Chief founder of the Scottish Episcopalian Church Society in 1838.Vice-president Royal Society of Edinburgh. Edward Bannerman Ramsay

* Dr. James Raine (1791–1858). Not an Old Dunelmian, but second master at

. Antiquarian, historian, topographer. Principle judge of the

consistory court A consistory court is a type of ecclesiastical court, especially within the Church of England where they were originally established pursuant to a charter of King William the Conqueror, and still exist today, although since about the middle of th ...

. * James Raine (1830–1896). Antiquarian, archeologist, historian. * John D. Rayner (1924–2005), Rabbi Emeritus of the Liberal Jewish Synagogue. * Mike Roseberry,

Middlesex Middlesex (; abbreviation: Middx) is a Historic counties of England, former county in South East England, now mainly within Greater London. Its boundaries largely followed three rivers: the River Thames, Thames in the south, the River Lea, Le ...

and Durham, county cricketer. *

Thomas Rudd Thomas Rudd (c.1583–1656) was an English military engineer and mathematician. Life The eldest son of Thomas Rudd of Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, he was born in 1583 or 1584. He served during his earlier years as a military engineer in ...

(1667/8–1733), master of Durham School, important historian and librarian of Durham cathedral and city, rector. *

John Warburton Sagar John Warburton Sagar (6 December 1878 – 10 January 1941) was a former England international rugby union fullback and British diplomat in the Sudan. Life history Sagar was born in County Durham in 1878 and was educated at Durham School. In 18 ...

(1878–1941), England rugby player in 1901 season. Governor of Kordovan and Wadi Halfa in Sudan. *

Anthony Salvin Anthony Salvin (17 October 1799 – 17 December 1881) was an English architect. He gained a reputation as an expert on Middle Ages, medieval buildings and applied this expertise to his new buildings and his restorations, such as those of the ...

(1799–1881), 19th-century architect who restored or extended

Windsor Castle Windsor Castle is a List of British royal residences, royal residence at Windsor, Berkshire, Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, about west of central London. It is strongly associated with the Kingdom of England, English and succee ...

Alnwick Castle Alnwick Castle () is a castle and country house in Alnwick in the English county of Northumberland. It is the seat of the Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland, 12th Duke of Northumberland, built following the Norman Conquest and renovated an ...

Warwick Castle Warwick Castle is a medieval castle developed from a wooden fort, originally built by William I of England, William the Conqueror during 1068. Warwick is the county town of Warwickshire, England, situated on a meander of the River Avon, Warwic ...

Rockingham Castle Rockingham Castle is a former royal castle and Hunting and shooting in the United Kingdom#Hunting lodge, hunting lodge in Rockingham Forest, approximately two miles from the town centre of Corby, Northamptonshire, England. History 11th – 14t ...

and the

Tower of London The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamle ...

Herbert Gustave Schmalz Herbert Gustave Schmalz, known as Herbert Carmichael after 1918 (1 June 1856, Newcastle – 21 November 1935, London) was an English painter. "Utterly hostile to impressionism", he was noted for his Christian art. Life Schmalz was born at Ryt ...

(1856–1935), artist, known as Herbert Carmichael from October 1918. *

Prideaux John Selby Prideaux John Selby FRSE Linnean Society, FLS (23 July 1788 – 27 March 1867) was an English ornithologist, botanist and natural history artist. Life Selby was born in Bondgate Street in Alnwick in Northumberland, the eldest son of George ...

(1788–1867). Botanist, ornithologist, illustrator. *

Granville Sharp Granville Sharp (10 November 1735 – 6 July 1813) was an English scholar, philanthropist and one of the first campaigners for the Abolitionism in the United Kingdom, abolition of the slave trade in Britain. Born in Durham, England, Durham, he ...

(1735–1813), 18th-century initiator of the movement for the abolition of slavery and founder of

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and by Guinea to the north. Sierra Leone's land area is . It has a tropical climate and envi ...

as a land for returned slaves, originator of ''Sharp's rule'', still used as Biblical proof of Christ's divinity. Granville Sharp round

Edward Shortt Edward Shortt, KC (10 March 1862 – 10 November 1935) was a British lawyer and Liberal Party politician. He served as a member of David Lloyd George's cabinet, most significantly as Home Secretary from 1919 to 1922. Background and education ...

MP (1862–1935),

Chief Secretary for Ireland The Chief Secretary for Ireland was a key political office in the British Dublin Castle administration, administration in Ireland. Nominally subordinate to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Lord Lieutenant, and officially the "Chief Secretar ...

and

Home Secretary The secretary of state for the Home Department, more commonly known as the home secretary, is a senior minister of the Crown in the Government of the United Kingdom and the head of the Home Office. The position is a Great Office of State, maki ...

Christopher Smart Christopher Smart (11 April 1722 – 20 May 1771) was an English poet. He was a major contributor to two popular magazines, ''The Midwife'' and ''The Student'', and a friend to influential cultural icons like Samuel Johnson and Henry Fiel ...

(1722–1771), 18th-century poet. Christopher Smart from NPG

* Robert Spearman (1703–71), philosopher, eccentric theologian, author of An Enquiry After Philosophy and Theology. * Charlie Spedding, winner of the 1984 London Marathon and bronze medal winner at the 1984 Olympic Games. * Michael Stephenson (1981–), Newcastle Falcons RFC, Bath RFC. *

Joseph Stevenson Joseph Stevenson (27 November 1806 – 8 February 1895) was an English Church of England and later Catholic priest, archivist and editor of historical texts. Early life Joseph Stevenson was born on 27 November 1806 in Berwick-on-Tweed, the eld ...

(27 November 1806 – 8 February 1895), English Catholic archivist and editor of historical texts. * Nigel Stock,

Bishop to the Forces The Anglican church in the British Armed Forces falls under the jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury; however, for all practical purposes the function is performed by the Bishop to the Forces. His full title is "The Archbishop of Canterbu ...

, Bishop at Lambeth, Bishop for the Falkland Islands.
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Robert Smith Surtees Robert Smith Surtees (17 May 180516 March 1864) was an English editor, novelist and sporting writer, widely known as R. S. Surtees. He was the second son of Anthony Surtees of Hamsterley Hall, a member of an old County Durham family. He is re ...

(1805–1864), comedy novelist, sports editor and founder of New Sporting Magazine. *

Charles Thorp Charles Thorp, (13 October 1783 – 10 October 1862) was an English churchman, Rector (ecclesiastical), rector of the Holy Cross Church, Ryton, parish of Ryton, Tyne and Wear, Ryton and, later, Archdeacon of Durham and the first warden of the ...

, FRS (13 October 1783 – 10 October 1862), anti-slavery campaigner, environmentalist, educationalist,

Fellow of the Royal Society Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted by the Fellows of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural science, natural knowledge, incl ...

, first warden of the

University of Durham Durham University (legally the University of Durham) is a collegiate public research university in Durham, England, founded by an Act of Parliament in 1832 and incorporated by royal charter in 1837. It was the first recognised university to ...

* Will Todd, musician and composer. * Dr.

Henry Baker Tristram Henry Baker Tristram FRS (11 May 1822 – 8 March 1906) was an English clergyman, Bible scholar, traveller and ornithologist. As a parson-naturalist he was an early, but short-lived, supporter of Darwinism, attempting to reconcile evolution an ...

(1822–1906), canon, naturalist, travel writer, missionary and fellow of the

Royal Society The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences. The society fulfils a number of roles: promoting science and its benefits, re ...

. Masonic Grand Chaplain of England. Founding member of

British Ornithologists' Union The British Ornithologists' Union (BOU) aims to encourage the study of birds (ornithology) around the world in order to understand their biology and aid their conservation. The BOU was founded in 1858 by Professor Alfred Newton, Henry Baker ...

. * Dr. Thomas Hutchinson Tristram, Chancellor of London for 40 years. Doctor of Law. Last member of The Society of Doctor's Commons founded in 1511.

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* Sir Peter Vardy, entrepreneur and philanthropist. * George Walker (mathematician), Mathematician, orator, preacher, abolitionist, composer, theologian * Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole (13 March 1884 – 1 June 1941)

CBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

, Author, collector of art *

Mike Weston Michael Philip Weston (21 August 1938 – 24 December 2023) was an international rugby union player and captain. Weston was capped twenty-nine times for England between 1960 and 1968, winning twenty-four caps as a Centre (rugby union), centre ...

, Captain of British Lions and Manager of England Rugby in the first World Cup 1987. * Robin Weston, Derbyshire, Durham, and Middlesex, county cricketer. *

Phil Weston William Philip Christopher Weston (born 16 June 1973 in Durham), known as Phil Weston, is an English former cricketer. He was a left-handed opening batsman whose brother, Robin was the youngest player for Durham in the club's history. His fa ...

, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, and Worcestershire, county cricketer. * Bishop George Howard Wilkinson (1833–1907), Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane and

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formerly Bishop of Truro. George Howard Wilkinson Vanity Fair 26 December 1885

Micky Young Michael Young (born 31 December 1988) is an English Scrum half Rugby Union player for Gloucester in the Premiership Rugby. He is a product of West Hartlepool Rugby Club junior academy. Club career He played for the Newcastle Falcons Middles ...

, Bath Rugby, England Saxons, England 7s.

Speculative ODs

There have been claims for certain individuals to be ODs over the years, research has not been able to rule them out, but not in either. *

John Balliol John Balliol or John de Balliol ( – late 1314), known derisively as Toom Tabard (meaning 'empty coat'), was King of Scots from 1292 to 1296. Little is known of his early life. After the death of Margaret, Maid of Norway, Scotland entered an ...

, King of Scotland, possibly attended Durham School before its official foundation in 1414. John Balliol

Michael Scot Michael Scot (Latin: Michael Scotus; 1175 – ) was a Scottish mathematician and scholar in the Middle Ages. He was educated at University of Oxford, Oxford and University of Paris, Paris, and worked in Bologna and Toledo, Spain, Toledo, where ...

, ''alias'' Scotus, Scott, and Michael the wizard, 13th-century mathematician, alchemist, scientist, linguist, philosopher and a character in

Dante's Inferno ''Inferno'' (; Italian for ' Hell') is the first part of Italian writer Dante Alighieri's 14th-century narrative poem '' The Divine Comedy'', followed by and . The ''Inferno'' describes the journey of a fictionalised version of Dante himsel ...

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These are believed to be ODs but do not have references at this point. They are here so that editors can assist by finding references to support their inclusion and move them into the relevant sections above. * Sir Raleigh Grey

KBE KBE may refer to: * Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, post-nominal letters * Knowledge-based engineering Knowledge-based engineering (KBE) is the application of knowledge-based systems technology to the domain o ...

CMG CVO, pioneer of

Rhodesia Rhodesia ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970, was an unrecognised state, unrecognised state in Southern Africa that existed from 1965 to 1979. Rhodesia served as the ''de facto'' Succession of states, successor state to the ...

who took part in the

Jameson Raid The Jameson Raid (Afrikaans: ''Jameson-inval'', , 29 December 1895 – 2 January 1896) was a botched raid against the South African Republic (commonly known as the Transvaal) carried out by British colonial administrator Leander Starr Jameson ...

, a great-grandson of the first

Earl Grey Earl Grey is a title in the peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1806 for General Charles Grey, 1st Baron Grey. In 1801, he was given the title Baron Grey of Howick in the County of Northumberland, and in 1806 he was created Viscoun ...

John Wesley Hales John Wesley Hales ( Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, 5 October 1836 - London, 19 May 1914), was a British scholar and man of letters. Life John Wesley Hales was educated at Louth grammar school, Glasgow High School, Durham School, Glasgow Un ...

, editor, man of letters * Thomas Knaggs, 17th-century preacher * Alan Redpath, Christian evangelist and author * Andrew Roseberry, Glamorgan and

Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire to the north, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warw ...

, county cricketer. *

, England international rugby union player and diplomat. * Lord Wyfold of Accrington (c. 1851–1937), formerly Colonel Sir Robert Trotter Hermon-Hodge, Bart., raised to the peerage for public services in the

Great War World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

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