List of Old Salopians is a list of some of the many notable old boys of

Shrewsbury School Shrewsbury School is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school in Shrewsbury. Founded in 1552 by Edward VI by royal charter, to replace the town's Saxon collegiate foundations which were disestablished in the sixteenth century, Shrewsb ...

, a leading UK independent boarding and day school in

Shrewsbury Shrewsbury ( , ) is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire (district), Shropshire, England. It is sited on the River Severn, northwest of Wolverhampton, west of Telford, southeast of Wrexham and north of Hereford. At the 2021 United ...

, in

Shropshire Shropshire (; abbreviated SalopAlso used officially as the name of the county from 1974–1980. The demonym for inhabitants of the county "Salopian" derives from this name.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West M ...

, England.

Old Salopians

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Harold Ackroyd Harold Ackroyd (18 July 1877 – 11 August 1917) was a British physician, scientific researcher, army officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Comm ...

(1877–1917), soldier and recipient of the

Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious decoration of the Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom, British decorations system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British ...

* Francis William Lauderdale Adams (1862–1893), writer * Sir James Adams (1932–2020), ambassador to

Tunisia Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...

(1984–1987) and

Egypt Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...

(1987–1992) *

John Adams John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was a Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father and the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before Presidency of John Adams, his presidency, he was a leader of ...

(before 1670−1738), cartographer *

Sir Thomas Adams, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Adams, 1st Baronet (1586 – 24 February 1667/1668) was the Lord Mayor of the City of London and a Member of Parliament for the City of London from 1654 to 1655 and from 1656 to 1658. Adams was born in 1586, at Wem, Shropshire, educa ...

(1586–1668),

Lord Mayor of the City of London Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The appellation can also denote certain persons who hold a title of the peerage in the United Kingdom, or are ...

1654–65 * Sir John Lawson Andrews (1903–1986), Deputy Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and son of

Prime Minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

John Miller Andrews * John Langshaw Austin (1911–1960), philosopher of language,

White's Professor of Moral Philosophy The White's Chair of Moral Philosophy was endowed in 1621 by Thomas White (c. 1550–1624), Canon of Christ Church as the oldest professorial post in philosophy at the University of Oxford The University of Oxford is a collegiate unive ...

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Alan Barber Alan Theodore Barber (17 June 1905 – 10 March 1985) was an English amateur first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1929 to 1930. He also played for Oxford University, and appeared in a total of 70 first-class ...

(1905–1985), cricketer and headmaster of

Ludgrove Ludgrove, or Ludgrave, or Ludgraves, was an estate and farm in Middlesex between Monken Hadley in the west and Cockfosters in the east in what is now north London. It was centered on Ludgrove Farm (the Blue House) near to Cockfosters. History The ...

* Robert Bardsley (1890–1952), cricketer and colonial administrator * Edward Barnard (1992–), cricketer * Mike Barnard (1990–), cricketer * Sir Alexander Fitzwilliam Barrington, 7th Baronet (1909–2003), landowner * Douglas Bartles-Smith (1937–2014), priest and

Archdeacon of Southwark The Archdeacons in the Diocese of Southwark are senior clergy in the Church of England in South London and Surrey. They currently include: the archdeacons of Southwark, of Reigate (formerly of Kingston-on-Thames) and of Lewisham & Greenwich (for ...

1985–2004 *

William Henry Bateson William Henry Bateson (3 June 1812, Liverpool – 27 March 1881, Cambridge) was a British academic, who served as Master of St John's College, Cambridge. The son of Richard Bateson, a Liverpool merchant, Bateson was educated at Shrewsbury School ...

(1812–1881), scholar and Master of St. John's College, Cambridge 1857–1881 * Sir Cecil Beadon (1816–1880), administrator in

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

* Andrew Berry (born 1963), evolutionary biologist and historian of science at

Harvard Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher lear ...

Nick Bevan Nicholas Vaughan Bevan (21 February 1942 – 12 January 2014) was a leading British rowing coach and school headmaster. Early life Nick Bevan was born at the Limes Nursing Home in Shrewsbury, England, the son of David and Hilary Bevan. He was ed ...

(1942–2014), rowing coach *

Henry Edward James Bevan Ven. Henry Edward James Bevan FRSL (14 May 1854 – 11 July 1935) was an English Anglican divine.. Early life and education Bevan was born in Shrewsbury, son of Henry Bevan, and educated at the Shrewsbury School. He earned a B.A. in 1878 fro ...

(1854–1935), Archdeacon of Middlesex * Peter Blagg (1918–1943), cricketer and soldier * David Blakely, murder victim; shot dead by

Ruth Ellis Ruth Ellis (; 9 October 1926 – 13 July 1955) was a Welsh-born nightclub hostess and convicted murderer who became the last woman to be executed in the United Kingdom following the fatal shooting of her lover, David Blakely. In her teens, ...

, the last woman to be hanged in Britain * Peter Renshaw Blaker, Baron Blaker (1922–2009), politician * The Ven. Charles Blakeway (1868–1922),

Archdeacon of Stafford The Archdeacon of Lichfield (called Archdeacon of Stafford until 1980) is a senior cleric in the Diocese of Lichfield who is responsible for pastoral care and discipline of clergy in the Lichfield archdeaconry. The archdeaconry was erected – as ...

1911–22 * Omar 'Ali Bolkiah (born 1986), prince of the

Sultanate of Brunei Sultan (; ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be use ...

Christopher Booker Christopher John Penrice Booker (7 October 1937 – 3 July 2019) was an English journalist and author. He was a founder and first editor of the satirical magazine '' Private Eye'' in 1961. From 1990 onward he was a columnist for ''The Sunday Te ...

(1937–2019), journalist, co-founder of ''

Private Eye ''Private Eye'' is a British fortnightly satirical and current affairs (news format), current affairs news magazine, founded in 1961. It is published in London and has been edited by Ian Hislop since 1986. The publication is widely recognised ...

'' *

Tim Booth Timothy Booth (born 4 February 1960) is an English singer-songwriter, actor and dancer. He is the lead singer and co-founder of the indie rock band James, and co-wrote several of their hit singles including " Sit Down", " Come Home", and " La ...

(1960–), lead singer of the band

James James may refer to: People * James (given name) * James (surname) * James (musician), aka Faruq Mahfuz Anam James, (born 1964), Bollywood musician * James, brother of Jesus * King James (disambiguation), various kings named James * Prince Ja ...

* Colin Boumphrey (1897–1945), cricketer and Royal Air Force officer * Donald Boumphrey (1892–1971), cricketer, educator and British Army officer * Sir James Bourne, 1st Baronet (1812–1882), politician * Piers Brendon (born 1940), historian *

John Breynton John Breynton (1719 – 15 July 1799) was a minister in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was born in Trefeglwys, Montgomeryshire, Wales to John Breynton (born 1670 Llanidloes) and his second wife, and baptised on 13 April 1719. He spent his f ...

(1719–1799), minister and missionary in Nova Scotia * Lieutenant General Sir Harold Bridgwood Walker (1862–1934), senior

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 ...

commander * Mynors Bright (1818–1883), academic and

Master Master, master's or masters may refer to: Ranks or titles In education: *Master (college), head of a college *Master's degree, a postgraduate or sometimes undergraduate degree in the specified discipline *Schoolmaster or master, presiding office ...

Magdalene College, Cambridge Magdalene College ( ) is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college was founded in 1428 as a Benedictine hostel, in time coming to be known as Buckingham College, before being refounded in 1542 as the College of St Mary ...

John Brockbank John Brockbank (22 August 1848 – 4 February 1896) was an English footballer who played for England as a forward in the first international match against Scotland. Career Brockbank was born in Whitehaven, Cumberland and was educated at Shrewsb ...

(1848–1896), footballer who played for England as a forward in the first international match against Scotland * Peter Brown (born 1935), historian of

Late Antiquity Late antiquity marks the period that comes after the end of classical antiquity and stretches into the onset of the Early Middle Ages. Late antiquity as a period was popularized by Peter Brown (historian), Peter Brown in 1971, and this periodiza ...

, Fellow of

All Souls College, Oxford All Souls College (official name: The College of All Souls of the Faithful Departed, of Oxford) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Unique to All Souls, all of its members automatically become fellows (i.e., full me ...

* Lieutenant-Colonel Barwick Sharpe Browne (1881–1963), officer and librarian in the Institute of Archaeology * Samuel Browne (1574/5–1632), Church of England clergyman * Samuel Hawksley Burbury (1831–1911), mathematician * Robert Burn (1829–1904), classical scholar, archeologist and Fellow of

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any ...

Charles Burney Charles Burney (7 April 1726 – 12 April 1814) was an English music historian, composer and musician. He was the father of the writers Frances Burney and Sarah Burney, of the explorer James Burney, and of Charles Burney, a classicis ...

(1726–1814), musician, composer, music historian * John Burrell (1910–1972), theatre director * John Burrough (1873–1922), cricketer * Samuel Butler (1835–1902), iconoclastic author of ''

Erewhon ''Erewhon: or, Over the Range'' () is a utopian novel by English writer Samuel Butler (novelist), Samuel Butler, first published in 1872, set in a fictional country discovered and explored by the protagonist. The book is a satire on Victorian ...

'' and ''

The Way of All Flesh ''The Way of All Flesh'' (originally titled ''Ernest Pontifex or the Way of All Flesh'') is a semi-autobiographical novel by Samuel Butler that attacks Victorian-era hypocrisy. Written between 1873 and 1884, it traces four generations of the ...

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* Sir

Edward John Cameron Sir Edward John Cameron, KCMG (14 May 1858 – 20 July 1947) was a British colonial administrator who served as governor of the Gambia from February 1914 to 1920. Early life and education Born 14 May 1858, Cameron was the third son of John C ...

(1858–1947), British colonial administrator, Governor of Gambia 1914–1920 * Sir Philip Montgomery Campbell (born 1951), Editor-in-Chief of ''

Nature Nature is an inherent character or constitution, particularly of the Ecosphere (planetary), ecosphere or the universe as a whole. In this general sense nature refers to the Scientific law, laws, elements and phenomenon, phenomena of the physic ...

'' * Sir

Frederick Catherwood Frederick Catherwood (27 February 1799 – 27 September 1854) was an English artist, architect and explorer, best remembered for his meticulously detailed drawings of the ruins of the Maya civilization. He explored Mesoamerica in the mid 19th ...

(1925–2015), politician, writer, and vice-president of

European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of the two legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it ...

Jamie Catto James David Catto (born 14 August 1968 in London, England) is a British musician, video director, photographer, and script editor. He was a founding member of Faithless, before leaving in 1999 to form 1 Giant Leap. Career Faithless Educated at ...

(born 1968), economist and programmer * Bruce Clark (1958–), journalist and author * George Sidney Roberts Kitson Clark (1900–1975), historian *

Miles Clark Miles Clark (3 November 1960 – 17 April 1993) was a sailor, journalist and writer from Northern Ireland. A few months before he died, Clark circumnavigated Europe through several of Russia's waterways which led him to winning the Cruising World ...

(1960–1993), author, journalist and explorer *

William George Clark William George Clark (18 March 18216 November 1878) was an English writer and classical scholar. He was best known for founding the ''Journal of Philology'' and '' The Cambridge Shakespeare'' alongside writer William Aldis Wright. Life He wa ...

(1821–1878), literary and classical scholar * William Clarke (1695–1771), antiquary *

Rowland Clegg-Hill, 3rd Viscount Hill Rowland Clegg-Hill, 3rd Viscount Hill (5 December 1833 – 30 March 1895), known as Rowland Hill until 1872, was a British Conservative politician. Background Born Rowland Clegg Hill, at Hawkstone Hall, Shropshire, he was the son of Rowland Hil ...

(1833–1895), politician * Lieutenant-General Sir Skipton Hill Climo KCB DSO (1868−1937) * Richard Charles Cobb (1917–1996), historian and essayist * Edward Meredith Cope (1818–1873), classical scholar *

Edward Corbet Edward Corbet ( – 5 January 1658) was an English clergyman, and a member of the Westminster Assembly. Life He was born at Pontesbury in Shropshire, and was educated at Shrewsbury and Merton College, Oxford, where he was admitted a probationer ...

(died 1658), Anglican clergyman * Athelstan John Cornish-Bowden (1943–), biochemist *

Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton, 5th Baronet Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton, 5th Baronet (''c.'' 1739 – 24 August 1809) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1780 to 1796. Early life Cotton was the eldest son of Sir Lynch Cotton, 4th Baronet, Sir Lynch Cotton. He w ...

(1739–1809), MP for Cheshire 1780–1796 * Sir Randolph Crewe (also Crew) (bap. 1559, d. 1646), judge * Sir

Julian Critchley Sir Julian Michael Gordon Critchley (8 December 1930 – 9 September 2000) was a British journalist, author and Conservative Party politician. He was the member of parliament for Rochester and Chatham from 1959 to 1964 and Aldershot from 1970 ...

(1930–2000), journalist and politician *

Henry Page Croft, 1st Baron Croft Henry Page Croft, 1st Baron Croft (22 June 1881 – 7 December 1947) was a decorated British soldier and Conservative Party politician. Early life and family He was born at Fanhams Hall in Ware, Hertfordshire, England. He was the son of Ri ...

(1881–1947),

Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza ...

politician * Assheton Henry Cross, 3rd Viscount Cross (1920–2004), racing driver and soldier * John Cuckney, Baron Cuckney (1925–2008), industrialist, civil servant, and peer *

Francis Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 8th Baron Thurlow Francis Edward Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 8th Baron Thurlow, (9 March 1912 – 24 March 2013) was a British diplomat. He was the last surviving former British colonial governor of The Bahamas. Thurlow was the second son of the Reverend Charl ...

(1912–2013), diplomat *

Roualeyn Cumming-Bruce Sir James Roualeyn Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, PC (9 March 1912 – 12 June 2000) was a British barrister and judge who was a Lord Justice of Appeal from 1977 to 1985. Biography Roualeyn Cumming-Bruce was the third son of the Charle ...

(1912–2000), judge

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Charles Darwin Charles Robert Darwin ( ; 12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English Natural history#Before 1900, naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all speci ...

(1809–1882), naturalist, geologist, and originator of the theory of natural selection * Peter Davis (born 1941), businessman, former chairman of

Sainsbury's J Sainsbury plc, trading as Sainsbury's, is a British supermarket and the second-largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1869 by John James Sainsbury with a shop in Drury Lane, London, the company was the largest UK r ...

* William Davison, 1st Baron Broughshane (1872–1953), politician and MP for Kensington South *

Francis Day Francis Talbot Day (2 March 1829 – 10 July 1889) was an army surgeon and naturalist in the Madras Presidency who later became the Inspector-General of Fisheries in British Raj, India and British rule in Burma, Burma. A pioneer ichthyologist, ...

(1829–1889), military surgeon and ichthyologist *

Paul Edward Dehn Paul Edward Dehn ( ; 5 November 1912 – 30 September 1976) was an English screenwriter, best known for '' Goldfinger'', ''The Spy Who Came in from the Cold'', ''Planet of the Apes'' sequels and ''Murder on the Orient Express''. Dehn and his li ...

(1912–1976), writer and film critic * Charles Spencer Denman, 5th Baron Denman, 2nd Baronet (1916–2012), businessman and peer * General Sir Miles Christopher Dempsey (1896–1969),

D-Day The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during the Second World War. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as ...

2nd Army Commander * Hal Dixon (1928–2008), biochemist and Vice Provost of

King's College, Cambridge King's College, formally The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge, is a List of colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college lies beside the River Cam and faces ...

* Cyril Henty-Dodd (1935–2009), interviewer and radio disc jockey, commonly known as Simon Dee * John Freeman Milward Dovaston (1782–1854), naturalist and poet * Andrew Downes (c. 1549 – 1628), Greek scholar * Sir Henry Edward Leigh Dryden, 4th Baronet of Ambrosden, 7th Baronet of Canons-Ashby (1818–1899), archaeologist and antiquary *

Sir Thomas Dunlop, 3rd Baronet Sir Thomas Dunlop, 3rd Baronet, OStJ (11 April 1912 – 18 August 1999) was a Scottish businessman. Life Dunlop was educated at Kelvinside Academy, Craigflower Preparatory School, Shrewsbury School and St John's College, Cambridge. He qualified ...

(1912–1999),

Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

businessman

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* Humphrey Edwards (1582–1658), politician and regicide of King Charles I *

Alexander John Ellis Alexander John Ellis (14 June 1814 – 28 October 1890) was an English mathematician, philologist and early phonetician who also influenced the field of musicology. He changed his name from his father's name, Sharpe, to his mother's maiden nam ...

(1814–1890), phonetician and mathematician * Charles Evans (1918–1995), surgeon and mountaineer * Canon Thomas Saunders Evans (1816–1889), Latin scholar and poet, was schoolmaster at

Rugby Rugby may refer to: Sport * Rugby football in many forms: ** Rugby union: 15 players per side *** American flag rugby *** Beach rugby *** Mini rugby *** Rugby sevens, 7 players per side *** Rugby tens, 10 players per side *** Snow rugby *** Tou ...

and

Durham Durham most commonly refers to: *Durham, England, a cathedral city in north east England **County Durham, a ceremonial county which includes Durham *Durham, North Carolina, a city in North Carolina, United States Durham may also refer to: Places ...

* William Addams Williams Evans (1853–1919), international footballer * Walter Ewbank (1918–2014), priest and author

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* Edmund Ffoulkes (1820–1894), clergyman * George Fielding (1915–2005),

Major Major most commonly refers to: * Major (rank), a military rank * Academic major, an academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits * People named Major, including given names, surnames, nicknames * Major and minor in musi ...

in the SOE * Frederick Fisher (born 1985), Big Brother 10 contestant * Paul Foot (1937–2004), journalist, co-founder of ''

'' * Nigel Forman (1943–2017),

politician, MP for Carshalton and Wallington * William Orme Foster (1814–1899), ironmaster, MP for

South Staffordshire South Staffordshire is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. Its council is based in Codsall. Other notable settlements include Brewood, Cheslyn Hay, Coven, Essington, Featherstone, Four Ashes, Great Wyrley, Huntington, ...

1857–1868, owner of

Apley Hall Apley Hall is an English Gothic Revival house located in the parish of Stockton near Bridgnorth, Shropshire. The building was completed in 1811 with adjoining property of of private parkland beside the River Severn. It was once home to the Wh ...

* James Fraser (1818–1885), bishop of Manchester *

Abraham Fraunce Abraham Fraunce ( – ) was an English poet. Life A native of Shropshire, he was born between 1558 and 1560. His name appears in a list of pupils of Shrewsbury School in January 1571, and he joined St John's College, Cambridge, in 1576, becoming ...

(France) (born c. 1558–1560, died 1592/3), poet and lawyer

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* William Garnett (1816–1903), cricketer and clergyman * David Gay (1920–2010), British Army officer awarded the Military Cross in

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, cricketer, and educator *

Edwin Gifford Edwin Hamilton Gifford, DD (18 December 1820 – 4 May 1905) was an eminent Anglican priest, schoolmaster, and author of the second half of the 19th century. Edwin Gifford was educated at Shrewsbury and St John's College, Cambridge. He was ordai ...

(1820–1905),

Anglican Anglicanism, also known as Episcopalianism in some countries, is a Western Christianity, Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the ...

priest and author *

Arthur Herman Gilkes Arthur Herman Gilkes MA, (1849 – 13 September 1922) was a noted educationalist, author, and clergyman, and was Master of Dulwich College from 1885 to 1914. His final years were spent as Vicar of St Mary Magdalen's Church, Oxford. Early life Gi ...

(1849–1922), Headmaster of

Dulwich College Dulwich College is a 2-18 private, day and boarding school for boys in Dulwich, London, England. As a public school, it began as the College of God's Gift, founded in 1619 by Elizabethan actor Edward Alleyn, with the original purpose of ...

George Gore George F. Gore (May 3, 1854 – September 16, 1933), nicknamed "Piano Legs", was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for 14 seasons, eight for the Chicago White Stockings, five for the New York Giants, one for the St. ...

(1675–1753), landowner and

Attorney-General for Ireland The Attorney-General for Ireland was an Kingdom of Ireland, Irish and then, from 1801 under the Acts of Union 1800, United Kingdom government office-holder. He was senior in rank to the Solicitor-General for Ireland: both advised the Crown on ...

Richard Goulding Richard Goulding (born 1980/1981) is a British actor, best known for playing Prince Harry in the 2014 stage play ''King Charles III'', and its 2017 BBC TV adaptation, as well as in the 2016 television series '' The Windsors''. Education Gould ...

, actor * Geoffrey Green (1911–1990), football writer * Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke, 13th Baron Latimer and 5th Baron Willoughby de Broke of Beauchamps Court (1554–1628), courtier and author * Sir

George Abraham Grierson Sir George Abraham Grierson (7 January 1851 – 9 March 1941) was an Irish administrator and linguist in British India. He worked in the Indian Civil Service but an interest in philology and linguistics led him to pursue studies in the languag ...

(1851–1941), administrator in India and philologist *

Lawrence Grossmith Lawrence Randall Grossmith (29 March 1877 – 21 February 1944 (aged 66)) was an English actor, the son of the Gilbert and Sullivan performer George Grossmith and the brother of the actor-manager George Grossmith Jr. After establishing his ca ...

(1877–1944), actor *

Henry Melvill Gwatkin Henry Melvill Gwatkin (30 July 1844 – 14 November 1916) was an English theologian and church historian. Gwatkin was born at Barrow-on-Soar, Leicestershire, the youngest son of the Rev. Richard Gwatkin,"Gwatkin, Henry Melvill" in ''Alumni ...

(1844–1916), historian and theologian * Lieutenant General Willoughby Gwatkin (1859–1925), officer and

Chief of the General Staff The Chief of the General Staff (CGS) is a post in many armed forces (militaries), the head of the military staff. List * Chief of the General Staff (Abkhazia) * Chief of General Staff (Afghanistan) * Chief of the General Staff (Albania) * C ...

of the

Canadian Militia The Canadian Militia is a historical title for military units raised for the defence of Canada. The term has been used to describe sedentary militia units raised from local communities in Canada; as well as the regular army for the Province of Ca ...

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Nick Hancock Nicholas John Hancock (born 25 October 1962) is an English actor and television presenter. He hosted the sports quiz '' They Think It's All Over'' for 10 years. He also formerly presented '' Room 101'' (1994–1999) on TV, as well as its earlier ...

(born 1962), actor and TV presenter *

John Hanmer John Hanmer may refer to: * John Hanmer (MP died 1604), MP for Flint Boroughs (UK Parliament constituency) * John Hanmer, 1st Baron Hanmer (1809–1881), British politician * John Hanmer (bishop) (1574–1629), Welsh bishop of St. Asaph *Sir John H ...

(1574–1629),

bishop of St Asaph The Bishop of St Asaph heads the Church in Wales diocese of St Asaph. The diocese covers the counties of Conwy county borough, Conwy and Flintshire, Wrexham county borough, the eastern part of Merioneth in Gwynedd and part of northern Powys. The ...

Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook, (1 October 1814 – 30 October 1906) was a prominent British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician. He held cabinet office in every Conservative government between 1858 and 1892. He s ...

(1814–1906), politician * Sir Jack Ashford Harris, 2nd Baronet (1906–2009), businessman *

Sir Paul Harris, 2nd Baronet Sir Paul Harris, 2nd Baronet (December 1595 – July 1644) was an English baronet and Surveyor of the Ordnance. He was the second son of Sir Thomas Harris, 1st Baronet, of Shropshire, whom he succeeded as 2nd Baronet in January 1628/9 after the e ...

(1595–1644), politician and

Surveyor of the Ordnance The Surveyor-General of the Ordnance was a subordinate of the Master-General of the Ordnance and a member of the Board of Ordnance, a British government body, from its constitution in 1597. Appointments to the post were made by the crown under Le ...

* Thomas Emerson Headlam (1813–1875), barrister and politician * Sir Denis Maurice Henry (1931–2010), barrister and

Lord Justice of Appeal A Lord Justice of Appeal or Lady Justice of Appeal is a judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, the court that hears appeals from the High Court of Justice, the Crown Court and other courts and tribunals. A Lord (or Lady) Just ...

William Henry Herford William Henry Herford (1820–1908) was an English Unitarian minister, writer and educator. He was interested in education and married a school head mistress, Louisa Carbutt. Early life Born at Coventry, 20 October 1820, he was fourth son in a f ...

(1820–1908), educationist *

Michael Heseltine Michael Ray Dibdin Heseltine, Baron Heseltine, (; born 21 March 1933) is a British politician. Having begun his career as a property developer, he became one of the founders of the publishing house Haymarket Media Group in 1957. Heseltine se ...

(born 1933),

politician,

Deputy Prime Minister A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some countries, a Minister (government), government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to th ...

1995–1997 * Major Richard Henry Heslop (alias Xavier) (1907–1973), army officer and resistance organiser * Sir Thomas Hewet (1656–1726), architect and landowner *

Edward Hewetson Edward Pearson Hewetson (27 May 1902 – 26 December 1977) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket between 1919 and 1934 for Oxford University and Warwickshire. A right-arm fast bowler and right-handed batsman, Hewetson took 163 ...

(1902–1977), cricketer * Sir

John Tomlinson Hibbert Sir John Tomlinson Hibbert (5 January 1824 – 7 November 1908), known as J. T. Hibbert, was a British barrister and Liberal politician. Background and education The eldest son of Elijah Hibbert and Betty Hilton, he was educated at Shrew ...

(1824–1908), politician * Horatio Hildyard (1805–1886), cricketer and clergyman *

James Hildyard James Hildyard (11 April 1809 – 27 August 1887) was an English classical scholar. Life and career James Hildyard was born in Winestead on 11 April 1809, the eighth son of the Rev. William Hildyard and his wife Catherine Grant. He educated unde ...

(1809–1887), classical scholar * Sir Richard Hill, 2nd Baronet of Hawkstone (1732–1808), Tory MP and religious revivalist *

Richard Hillary Flight Lieutenant Richard Hope Hillary (20 April 1919 – 8 January 1943) was an Anglo-Australian Royal Air Force fighter pilot during the Second World War. He wrote the book '' The Last Enemy'' about his experiences during the Battle of Bri ...

(1919–1943), RAF officer and author *

John Hirsch John Stephen Hirsch, OC (; May 1, 1930 – August 1, 1989) was a Hungarian-Canadian theatre director. He was born in Siófok, Hungary to József and Ilona Hirsch, both of whom were murdered in the Holocaust along with his younger brother I ...

(1883–1958), South African cricketer and rugby union international * Hubert Ashton Holden (1822–1896), classical scholar *

Edward Hopkins Edward Hopkins (1600 – March 1657) was an English colonist and politician and 2nd Governor of the Connecticut Colony. Active on both sides of the Atlantic, he was a founder of the New Haven and Connecticut colonies, serving seven one-year t ...

(1600–1657), politician and

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(1912–2013), diplomat and colonial governor * Sir James Roualeyn Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce (1912–2000), barrister and

* William Walsham How (1823–1897), bishop of Wakefield * Robert Hudson (1920–2010), BBC broadcaster and administrator * James Humphreys (1768–1830), law reformer * Sir

Travers Humphreys Sir Richard Somers Travers Christmas Humphreys (4 August 1867 – 20 February 1956) was a noted British barrister who, during a sixty-year legal career, was involved in the cases of Oscar Wilde and the murderers Hawley Harvey Crippen, George Jo ...

(1867–1956), barrister judge * David Lafayette Hunter (1919–2001), officer

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William Inge William Motter Inge (; May 3, 1913 – June 10, 1973) was an American playwright and novelist, whose works typically feature solitary protagonists encumbered with strained sexual relations. In the early 1950s he had a string of memorable Broad ...

(1829–1903), cricketer, clergyman and Provost of

Worcester College, Oxford Worcester College ( ) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. The college was founded in 1714 by the benefaction of Sir Thomas Cookes, 2nd Baronet (1648–1701) of Norgrove, Worcestershire, whose coat of arms was ad ...

* Brian St John Inglis (1916–1993), journalist *

Richard Ingrams Richard Reid Ingrams (born 19 August 1937) is an English journalist, a co-founder and second editor of the British satirical magazine ''Private Eye'', and founding editor of ''The Oldie'' magazine. He left the latter job at the end of May 2014.B ...

(born 1939), journalist, co-founder of ''

'' * Andrew Irvine (1902–1924), mountaineer

J

Frederick John Jackson Frederick may refer to: People * Frederick (given name), the name Given name Nobility = Anhalt-Harzgerode = *Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670) = Austria = * Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria from ...

, (1860–1929), Governor of

Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...

(1911–1918) and naturalist * Sir William Godfrey Fothergill Jackson, (1917–1999), army officer, military historian, and

Governor of Gibraltar The governor of Gibraltar is the representative of the British monarch in the British overseas territories, British overseas territory of Gibraltar. The governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government. The role of ...

George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys (15 May 1645 – 18 April 1689), also known as "the Hanging Judge", was a Welsh judge. He became notable during the reign of King James II, rising to the position of Lord Chancellor (and serving as L ...

(1645–1689), judge * Vice Admiral Clive Carruthers Johnstone (born 1963), Royal Navy Officer *

Basil Jones William Basil Jones (1822–1897) was a Welsh bishop and scholar who became the Bishop of St David's in 1874, holding the post until his death in 1897. Personal history Jones was born on 1 January 1822 in Cheltenham to William Tilsey Jones of ...

(1822–1897), bishop of St David's *

John Jones of Gellilyfdy John Jones of Gellilyfdy (c. 1578 - c. 1658) was a Welsh lawyer, antiquary, calligrapher, manuscript collector and scribe. He is particularly significant for his copying of many historic Welsh language manuscripts which would otherwise have been l ...

(c. 1578 – c. 1658), copyist and manuscript collector * Sir Thomas Jones (1614–1692), judge and law reporter * Thomas Jones (1756–1807), academic and Head Tutor at

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George Kemp, 1st Baron Rochdale George Kemp, 1st Baron Rochdale, (9 June 1866 – 24 March 1945) was a British politician, soldier, businessman and cricketer. Education and business career Kemp was born at Beechwood, Rochdale, Lancashire, and educated at Shrewsbury and Mill ...

(1866–1945), politician, businessman, soldier and cricketer *

Benjamin Hall Kennedy Benjamin Hall Kennedy (6 November 1804 – 6 April 1889) was an English scholar and schoolmaster, known for his work in the teaching of the Latin language. He was an active supporter of Newnham College and Girton College as Cambridge Universit ...

(1804–1889), headmaster and classical scholar *

Charles Rann Kennedy Charles Rann Kennedy (1808 – 17 December 1867) was an English lawyer and classicist, best remembered for his involvement in the Swinfen will case and the issues of contingency fee agreements and legal ethics that it involved. Life Kennedy ...

(1808–1867), lawyer and classical scholar *

Francis King Francis Henry King (4 March 19233 July 2011)Ion Trewin and Jonathan Fryer"Obituary: Francis King" ''The Guardian'', 3 July 2011. was a British novelist and short-story writer. He worked for the British Council for 15 years, with positions in ...

(1923–2011), novelist and poet * Sir Harold Baxter Kittermaster (1879–1939), governor of

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1926–31,

British Honduras British Honduras was a Crown colony on the east coast of Central America — specifically located on the southern edge of the Yucatan Peninsula from 1783 to 1964, then a self-governing colony — renamed Belize from June 1973

1932–34 and the

Nyasaland protectorate Nyasaland () was a British protectorate in Africa that was established in 1907 when the former British Central Africa Protectorate changed its name. Between 1953 and 1963, Nyasaland was part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. After ...

1934-39

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Richard Cornthwaite Lambert Richard Cornthwaite Lambert (5 May 1868 – 5 November 1939) was a British barrister and Liberal Party politician Early life The son of the Reverend Richard U Lambert, vicar of Christ Church, Bradford on Avon, Somerset and his wife Agnes ''n ...

(1868–1939), barrister and politician * John Heath Lander (1907–1941), Olympic rower and soldier *

Geoffrey Lane, Baron Lane Geoffrey Dawson Lane, Baron Lane, (17 July 1918 – 22 August 2005) was a British barrister and judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of England from 1980 to 1992, having previously served as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary from 1977 until 19 ...

(1918–2005),

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of England and Wales * Sir John Langford-Holt (1916–1993), politician and MP for

1945–83 *

Richard Law, 1st Baron Coleraine Richard Kidston Law, 1st Baron Coleraine, (27 February 1901 – 15 November 1980) was a British Conservative politician. Early life He was the youngest son among six children born to businessman and Conservative politician Bonar Law (who woul ...

(1901–1980), politician and son of Prime Minister

Bonar Law Andrew Bonar Law (; 16 September 1858 – 30 October 1923) was a British statesman and politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 1922 to May 1923. Law was born in the British colony of New Brunswick (now a Canadi ...

* Aubrey Trevor Lawrence (1875–1930), barrister and author *

Sir William Lawrence Sir William Lawrence, 1st Baronet (16 July 1783 – 5 July 1867) was an English surgeon who became President of the Royal College of Surgeons of London and Serjeant Surgeon to the Queen. In his mid-thirties, he published two books of his l ...

, 3rd Baronet (1870–1934), English horticulturalist and hospital administrator * Sir

Martin Le Quesne Sir Martin Le Quesne KCMG (10 June 1917 – 3 April 2004) was a British diplomat, ambassador to Mali and Algeria and high commissioner to Nigeria. Biography Charles Martin Le Quesne, son of Charles Thomas Le Quesne, was educated at Shrewsbury ...

(1917–2004), diplomat, ambassador to

Mali Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the List of African countries by area, eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over . The country is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east b ...

and

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

, high commissioner to

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

Steve Leach Stephen Morgan Leach (born January 16, 1966) is an American ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey player. He is currently the head coach of the Valley Jr. Warriors '99 Elite squad. He is the uncle of Jay Leach. Playing care ...

(born 1993), cricketer * Blessed Richard Leigh (1557–1588), beatified English Catholic priest *

Sir Charlton Leighton, 4th Baronet Sir Charlton Leighton, 4th Baronet (c.1747–9 September 1784) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1774 and 1784. Leighton was the son of Sir Charlton Leighton, 3rd Baronet and his first wife Anna Maria Mytton, da ...

(1747–1784), politician and owner of

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* Sir

William Leighton Sir William Leighton ( ; – buried 31 July 1622) was a Jacobean composer and editor who published ''The Teares and Lamentacions of a Sorrowfull Soule'' (1614). He was also a politician. Family Leighton was first son of William Leighton (died ...

(c. 1565–1622), poet and composer * Alexander Loveday (1888–1962), economist and

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* Very Rev Herbert Mortimer Luckock (1833–1909), Dean of Lichfield * General Sir Daniel Lysons (1816–1898), army officer

M

Humphrey Mackworth Sir Humphrey Mackworth (Jan 1657–1727) was a British industrialist and politician. He was involved in a business scandal in the early 18th century and was a founding member of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Early history Ma ...

(1603–1654), member of Shropshire parliamentary committee in English Civil War, governor of Shrewsbury, member of Protector's Council, MP *

(born 1631), military governor of Shrewsbury under Protectorate, MP * Thomas Mackworth (1627–1696), Parliamentarian soldier and MP *

Christopher MacLehose Christopher Colin MacLehose CBE, Hon. FRSL (born 12 July 1940)Nicholas Wroe"Christopher MacLehose: A life in publishing", ''The Guardian'', 28 December 2012. is a British publisher notable as publisher of Harvill Press (from 1984 to 2004), where ...

(born 1940), publisher *

Richard Madox Richard Madox (11 November 1546 – 27 February 1583)Oxford DNB was an English explorer, who served as a chaplain aboard Edward Fenton's voyage headed for the Moluccas and China in 1582. He died during the voyage, but left a diary which has been r ...

(1546–1583), Church of England clergyman and diarist * Harry Mallaby-Deeley (1863–1937), politician, MP for

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and

Willesden East Willesden East () was a borough constituency, constituency in Middlesex adjoining the County of London and forming part of the London conurbation, in London itself from 1965. It returned one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), member to the H ...

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(born 1989), politician, MP for

Totnes Totnes ( or ) is a market town and civil parish at the head of the estuary of the River Dart in Devon, England, within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is about west of Paignton, about west-southwest of Torquay and ab ...

(2019-2024) *

George Augustus Chichester May Right Hon. George Augustus Chichester May PC, QC (1815 – 16 August 1892) was an Irish judge. Early life May was born in Belfast, the son of the Reverend Edward May and Elizabeth Sinclair. He was educated at Shrewsbury School and Magdalene Col ...

(1815–1892), judge *

John Eyton Bickersteth Mayor John Eyton Bickersteth Mayor (28 January 1825 – 1 December 1910) was an English classical scholar, writer and vegetarianism activist. Biography Early life and education Mayor was born at Baddegama, British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) the son ...

(1825–1910), classicist and librarian of

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* Claas Mertens (born 1992), rower for the Germany national team * Anthony Merryweather (born 1973), Musical Theatre producer and accompanist * Robert Alexander Holt Methuen, 7th Baron Methuen (1931–2014), peer * Sotherton Micklethwait (1823–1889), cricketer and clergyman *

Terry Milewski Terry Milewski (born 1949) is a Canadian journalist, who was the senior correspondent for CBC News until his retirement in 2016. Milewski has reported in television, radio, and print media, from many places around the world. Assignments have in ...

(born 1949), journalist * Sir Mark Moody-Stuart (born 1940), ex-chairman of

Royal Dutch Shell Shell plc is a British multinational oil and gas company, headquartered in London, England. Shell is a public limited company with a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and secondary listings on Euronext Amsterdam and the New ...

and chairman of

UN Global Compact The United Nations Global Compact is a non-binding United Nations pact to get businesses and firms worldwide to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies, and to report on their implementation. The UN Global Compact is the world's ...

Committee *

Sir George Osborne Morgan, 1st Baronet Sir George Osborne Morgan, 1st Baronet, (8 May 1826 – 25 August 1897) was a Welsh lawyer and Liberal politician. Life Born at Gothenburg, Sweden, Morgan was educated at Friars School, Bangor, Shrewsbury School and Balliol College, Oxford ...

(1826–1897), lawyer and politician * Henry Arthur Morgan (1830–1912), academic and

Jesus College, Cambridge Jesus College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Jesus College was established in 1496 on the site of the twelfth-century Benedictine nunnery of St Radegund's Priory, Cambridge, St ...

Francis Morse Francis Morse, M.A. (18 May 1818 – 18 September 1886) was a priest in the Church of England. Family Francis Morse was the son of Thomas Morse and Elizabeth of Blundeston, Suffolk. He was educated at Shrewsbury School and St John's College, Cam ...

(1818–1886), priest *

Sydney Morse Sydney Morse (1854–1929) was a rugby union international who represented England from 1873 to 1875. Early life Sydney Morse was born on 1 June 1854 in Birmingham. He was the son of Rev Francis Morse, MA, and his wife Clarissa Catharine Morse ...

(1854–1929), rugby player * Henry Whitehead Moss (1841–1917), headmaster 1866–190 * Gerard Moultrie (1829–1885), third master, chaplain, hymnographer *

Douglas Muggeridge Douglas Muggeridge (2 December 1928 – 26 February 1985)''BBC annual report and handbook 1986'', 1985, , p. 160-1 was the controller of BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2 from February 1969 until 1976.Martin, Chad Andrew (2003) ''Paradise now: youth ...

(1928–1985), Controller, BBC Radio 1 between 1968 and 1976 *

Hugh Andrew Johnstone Munro Hugh Andrew Johnstone Munro (29 October 1819 – 30 March 1885) was a British classical scholar. Biography Munro was born at Elgin, Moray, Scotland, the illegitimate son of Hugh Andrew Johnstone Munro of Novar by Penelope Forbes, and educated a ...

(1819–1885), classical scholar * General Sir

Geoffrey Musson General Sir Geoffrey Randolph Dixon Musson, (9 June 1910 – 10 January 2008) was a senior British Army officer who served during the Second World War and the Korean War and later became Adjutant-General to the Forces in the late 1960s. Militar ...

(1910–2008), officer and

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N

* William Napper (Irish cricketer), William Napper (1880–1967), Irish cricketer and British Army officer * The Very Rev. Stephen Nason (1901–1975), priest * Robert Needham, 1st Viscount Kilmorey (1565–1631), politician * Christopher Nevinson (1889–1946), artist * Henry Woodd Nevinson (1856–1941), social activist and journalist * Sir Charles Thomas Newton (1816–1894), archaeologist * Nevil Shute Norway (1899–1960), novelist as Nevil Shute and aeronautical engineer * John Nottingham (1928–2018), colonial administrator and politician

O

* Sir Charles Oakeley, 1st Baronet (1751–1826), administrator in India * William Oakley (footballer), William Oakley (1873–1934), footballer for England national football team, England * William Chichester O'Neill, 1st Baron O'Neill (1813–1883), Church of Ireland clergyman and composer * Julian Orchard (1930–1979), film and television actor * Sir Roger Ormrod (1911–1992), judge,

* Sir Francis Ottley (1601–1649), royalist politician and soldier, military governor of Shrewsbury * Richard Ottley (1626–1670), royalist soldier and Restoration MP

P

* Thomas Ethelbert Page (1850–1936), classicist * General Sir Bernard Charles Tolver Paget (1887–1961), army officer * Edward Francis Paget (1886–1971), Archbishop of Central Africa * Francis Paget (1851–1911), 33rd Bishop of Oxford * Luke Paget (1853–1937), 34th Bishop of Chester * Stephen Paget (1855–1926), writer and pro-vivisection campaigner * Frederick Apthorp Paley (1815–1888), classical scholar and writer * Sir Michael Palin (born 1943), member of Monty Python comedy troupe, writer, actor and world traveller * John Peel, John Parker Ravenscroft (1939–2004), DJ and journalist, known professionally as John Peel * Sir Nicholas Penny (born 1949), art historian and Director of the National Gallery * Lieutenant General Sir Arthur Purves Phayre (1812–1885), British Indian Army officer; 1st Commissioner of British Burma (1862–1867) and Governor of Mauritius (1874–1878) * Robert Phayre (British Army officer), General Sir Robert Phayre GCB, ADC (1820–1897). * Ambrose Philips (1674–1749), poet and playwright * John Arthur Pilcher (1912–1990), diplomat, ambassador to Austria (1965–67), ambassador to Japan (1967–1972) * Nick Pocock (born 1951), cricketer * Graham Pollard (1903–1976), bookseller and bibliographer * Angus Pollock (born 1962), cricketer * Henry Steven Potter (1904–1976), Chief Secretary of

and Kenya, later List of British representatives in Zanzibar, British Resident in Zanzibar * Thomas Powys (judge), Sir Thomas Powys (1649–1719), MP, Attorney General to King James II, judge, and politician * Michael Proctor (academic), Michael Proctor (1950–), physicist, mathematician, academic and Provost (education), Provost of

R

* Henry Cecil Raikes (1838–1891),

politician * Richard Ramsbotham (1880–1970), first-class cricketer and educator * Martin Rees, Sir Martin Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow (born 1942), British cosmologist and astrophysicist * John Hamilton Reynolds (1794–1852), poet * James Riddell (scholar), James Riddell (1823–1866), classical scholar and Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford * George Rudé (1910–1993), British Marxist Historian * Willie Rushton (1937–1996), cartoonist, comedian, co-founder of ''

S

* Thomas Sandys (MP for Bootle), Colonel Thomas Sandys (1837–1911), officer and politician * Clyde Sanger (journalist), Clyde Sanger (born 1928), journalist and author, first Africa correspondent for ''The Guardian'' * George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax (1633–1695), statesman, writer, and politician * John Sayer (cricketer), John Sayer (1920–2013), first-class cricketer and officer in the Fleet Air Arm and the Royal Navy * Robert Gould Shaw III (1898–1970), American-born English socialite * Desmond Shawe-Taylor (music critic), Desmond Shawe-Taylor (1907–1995), music critic * Desmond Shawe-Taylor (born 1955), art historian, Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures * Richard Shilleto (1809–1876), classical scholar * Nevil Shute (1899–1960), writer (and as Neville Shute Norway, an aeronautical engineer) * Sir Philip Sidney (1554–1586), poet, courtier and soldier * Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester (1529–1586), poet, courtier and politician * Michael Simmons (RAF officer), Air Marshall Sir Michael Simmons (born 1937), Royal Air Force officer, Assistant Chief of the Air Staff * Sandy Singleton (1914–1999), cricketer * Sir Norman Skelhorn (1909–1988), barrister and Director of Public Prosecutions (England and Wales), Director of Public Prosecutions for England and Wales 1964–77 * Sir Basil Smallpiece (1906–1992), businessman * Martin Ferguson Smith (born 1940), scholar and writer, classics and ancient history professor at Durham University, Durham * Ruaidhri Smith (born 1994), Scotland, Scottish cricketer * Philip Snow (cricketer, born 1907), Philip Snow (1907–1985), cricketer * Sir Frederick Sprott (1863–1943), cricketer and engineer * W. J. M. Starkie, William Starkie (1860–1920), Greek scholar, translator of Aristophanes, and President of NUI Galway, Queen's College, Galway * Christopher Steel (composer), Christopher Steel (1938–1992), composer of classical music * Thomas Stevens (bishop), Thomas Stevens (1841–1920), Bishop of Barking * Sir John Stuttard (born 1945),

2006–07

T

* James Taylor (cricketer, born 1990), James Taylor (1990–), cricketer * John Taylor (classical scholar), John Taylor (1704–1766), classical scholar and Church of England clergyman * John Taylor, Baron Ingrow (1917–2002), soldier and politician * Oliver Thomas (1599/1600–1652), nonconformist minister and author * Percy Beart Thomas (1866–1921), Inspector-General of Police of Madras * Sir William Beach Thomas (1868–1957), author and journalist *William Thomson (archbishop), William Thomson, (1819–1890), Archbishop of York * Godfrey Thring (1823–1903), hymn writer * Henry Thring, 1st Baron Thring (1818–1907), parliamentary draftsman * J. C. Thring, notable figure in the early history of association football * Lt Col. Alfred Tippinge (1817–1898), of the British Grenadiers; recipient of the Legion of Honour * Bob Tisdall, Robert Morton Tisdall (1907–2004), Olympic athlete * Richard Todd, (1919–2009), actor * Anthony Chenevix-Trench (1919–1979), headmaster of Eton College and Fettes College * Sir Thomas Trevor (1586–1656), Thomas Trevor (1586–1656), judge * Patrick Trimby (1972–), cricketer

V

* Harry Vaisey, Sir Harry Bevir Vaisey (1877–1965), High Court of Justice judge * William Vaughan (Royalist), Sir William Vaughan (died 1649), royalist army officer * Francis William Voelcker, Lieutenant-Colonel Francis William Voelcker (1896–1954), officer and High Commissioner of Western Samoa

W

* Alan Wace (1879–1957), archaeologist at University of Cambridge, Cambridge University 1934-44 and professor at the Farouk I University in Egypt 1943–52 * Henry Wace (footballer), Henry Wace (1853–1947), England international footballer * Henry William Rawson Wade (1918–2004), academic lawyer * Christopher Wallace (British Army officer), 1943–2016 * Graham Wallas (1858–1932), political psychologist, leader of the Fabian Society and co-founder of the London School of Economics * Francis Watson (art historian), Sir Francis Bagott Watson (1907–1992), art historian * John Weaver (dancer), John Weaver (1673–1760), dancer and choreographer * Stanley J. Weyman (1855–1928), novelist * Sir Edgar Whitehead (1905–1971), prime minister of Rhodesia * Selby Whittingham (born 1941), art expert and author * Charles Wicksteed (1810–1885), Unitarian ministerCharles Darwin in Western Australia – A Young Scientist's Perception of an Environment. Patrick Armstrong. University of Western Australia Press. 1905. p. 3. * Sir Kyffin Williams (1918–2006), Landscape & Portrait Artist * Sir William Williams, 1st Baronet, of Gray's Inn, Sir William Williams, 1st Baronet (1634–1700), lawyer and politician * Major General Dare Wilson (1919–2014), Special Air Service, SAS officer who introduced attack helicopters to the British military * Jack Wilson (rower), Jack Wilson (1914–1997), Olympic rower * H. de Winton, co-creator of the rules of football * Sam Woodhouse, Samuel Woodhouse (1912–1995), priest and Archdeacon of London * Frederic Charles Lascelles Wraxall, Frederic Charles Lascelles Wraxall, 3rd Baronet (1828–1865), writer * Chandos Wren-Hoskyns (1812–1876), English landowner, agriculturist, politician and author * Jonathan Wright (translator), Jonathan Wright (born 1953), journalist and literary translator * John Wylie (footballer, born 1854), John Wylie (1854–1924), 1878 FA Cup Final, 1878 FA Cup winner and England national football team, England international

Y

* Charles Edward Yate, Colonel Sir Charles Edward Yate, 1st Baronet (1849–1940), administrator in India and politician

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