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- Academia
- Entertainment & the Arts
- Military
- Intelligence
- Diplomacy and colonial administration
- Clergymen
- Broadcasting
- Politics
- Writers and poets
- Sport
- Other
- Victoria Cross holders
- References
- External links
{{See also|Category:People educated at Sherborne School}}Sherborne is a British full boarding Public School located in the town of Sherborne in north-west Dorset. This list comprises predominantly 20th century notable Old Shirburnians organised by profession. For information on earlier Old Shirburnians: {{See also|Notable Old Shirburnians born in the 8th to 17th centuries}}{{See also|Notable Old Shirburnians born in the 18th century}}{{See also|Notable Old Shirburnians born in the 19th century}}Academia- Alan Turing {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE|FRS}}, mathematician, instrumental figure at Bletchley Park, father of Artificial Intelligence and the first modern computer.
- Alfred North Whitehead {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OM}}, mathematician and philosopher
- F. Sherwood Taylor chemist, Curator of the Museum of the History of Science, Oxford and Director of the Science Museum
- Francis John Lys, Provost of Worcester College, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford[1]
- Harold Temperley, historian and former Master of Peterhouse College, Cambridge
- John Newsom-Davis {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CBE}}, FRCP FRS, FMedSci, neurologist
- Michael McCrum {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CBE}}, former Headmaster of Eton College, former Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University until 2004.
- Richard Atkinson {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CBE}}, prehistorian and archeologist
- Sir Colin Lucas, former Master of Balliol College and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University until 2001.
- Sir Derman Christopherson {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE}} FRS FREng, former Vice-Chancellor of Durham University and Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge
- Sir Malcolm Pasley Bt {{post-nominals|country=GBR|FBA}}, literary scholar
- The Right Honourable The Lord Thomas of Swynnerton, historian
Entertainment & the Arts- Charles Collingwood, actor
- Charlie Cox, actor
- Chris Martin, lead singer of rock band Coldplay
- Clive Carey, baritone singer and composer
- Herbert Arnould Olivier, artist
- Hugh Bonneville, actor, for example Downton Abbey
- Ian Messiter, creator of Just a Minute
- James Purefoy, actor
- Jeremy Irons, actor, for example Brideshead Revisited and The Mission
- Rupert Maas English painting specialist & gallery owner
- Albert Reginald Powys, architect and longtime Secretary of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings
- John Le Mesurier, actor, for example in Dad's Army
- Jon Pertwee, actor
- Jonathan Powell, Controller of BBC One (1987–1992)
- Lance Percival, actor
- Roland Young, actor
- Sir Michael Hopkins CBE, architect
- Sir Richard Eyre CBE, film and theatre director, artistic director of the National Theatre 1988–97
Military- Admiral Sir Horace Law {{post-nominals|country=GBR||GCB|OBE||DSC}} RN, Commander in Chief Naval Home Command 1971-2
- Admiral Sir James Perowne {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KBE|RN}}, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe 1998–2002
- Brigadier Hugh Bellamy {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CBE|DSO}}, commander of 6th Airlanding Brigade during the Rhine Crossing and Operation Varsity, the famous airborne assault.
- Captain Keith Muspratt {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MC}}, World War One flying ace
- Field Marshal Sir Claud Jacob {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCB|GCSI|KCMG}}, WW1 Commander
- Flight Lieutenant Carl Raymond Davis {{post-nominals|country=GBR|DFC}} RAF, Battle of Britain flying ace
- General Sir Charles Monro Bt {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCB|CMG|GCSI}}, Commander in Chief India 1916–1920, Governor of Gibraltar 1923–1928
- General Sir Jeremy Blacker {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCB|CBE}}, Master-General of the Ordnance 1991–1995
- General Sir John Wilsey {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCB|CBE|DL}}, Commander in Chief Land Command 1995–1996
- General Sir Nicholas Parker {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCB|CBE}}, former Commander in Chief Land Command and former Deputy Commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan
- Lieutenant Colonel Reginald Applin {{post-nominals|country=GBR||DSO]|OBE}}, developer of machine gun tactics and Conservative MP.
- Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Spicer {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE}}, CEO of Aegis Defence Services
- Lieutenant General David Leakey {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CMG|CBE}}, retired, former Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod 2010-18
- Lieutenant General Sir Martin Garrod {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCB|CMG|OBE|DL}} RM, former Commandant General Royal Marines 1987–90
- Lieutenant General Sir Steuart Pringle Bt, {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCB|DSC}} RM, former Commandant General Royal Marines until 1984
- Major General Julian Thompson {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CB|OBE}}, Commander of Royal Marines (3 Commando Brigade) in the Falklands War
- Major General Patrick Cordingley {{post-nominals|country=GBR|DSO}}, Commander Desert Rats (and overall British Commander) in the Gulf War
- Major General Sir Iain Mackay-Dick {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCVO|MBE}}, former Major-General Commanding the Household Division and General Officer Commanding London District
- Major General Sir Roy Redgrave {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|KBE|MC}}, former Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong
- Major General Rupert Jones {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CBE}}, Deputy Commander Operation Inherent Resolve 2016-17
Intelligence- Sir Christopher Curwen {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCMG}}, British Intelligence Officer & former Head of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6).
- Sir David Spedding {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCMG|CVO|OBE}}, former Head of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6)
Diplomacy and colonial administration- Sir Alan Campbell {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCMG}}, diplomat
- Sir Brian Barder KCMG, former UK High Commissioner to Australia
- Sir Donald MacGillivray {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCMG|MBE}}, last British High Commissioner in Malaya
- Sir Hugh Norman-Walker {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCMG|OBE}}, colonial administrator
- Sir John Weston {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCMG}}, former UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations
- Sir Timothy Daunt {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCMG}}, former UK Ambassador to Turkey and current Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
- The Right Honourable Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|GCMG|KBE|PC}} and former Governor-General of New Zealand.
Clergymen- The Most Reverend Edwin Curtis, former Archbishop of the Indian Ocean
- The Reverend Rico Tice, priest and writer
- The Right Reverend and Right Honourable David Sheppard, Baron Sheppard of Liverpool, well-known former Bishop of Liverpool and England cricketer
- The Right Reverend Forbes Horan, former Bishop of Tewkesbury
- The Right Reverend Geoffrey Lunt, former Bishop of Ripon
- The Right Reverend Henry Henn, former Bishop of Burnley
- The Right Reverend Henry Whitehead DD, former Bishop of Madras
- The Right Reverend Neville Lovett CBE, DD, former Bishop of Salisbury
- The Right Reverend Paul Barber, former Bishop of Brixworth
- The Right Reverend Peter Mumford former Bishop of Truro 1981-9
- The Right Reverend Piers Holt Wilson, former Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness 1943–52
- The Venerable Arthur William Upcott DD, MA, eminent priest and educationalist, and Archdeacon of Hastings 1920–22.
- The Very Reverend Benjamin Lewers, former Provost of Derby Cathedral
- The Very Reverend Frank Bennett, former Dean of Chester and eminent Anglican scholar
Broadcasting- Tom Bradby, TV journalist and ITV News Political Editor
- Alistair Bunkall, TV journalist and Sky News Defence Correspondent
- Simon McCoy, TV journalist and BBC News news presenter
- Nick Thorpe, TV, radio and print journalist, and BBC News Central Europe Correspondent (1996–); formerly BBC Budapest Correspondent
Politics- The Right Honourable William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury KG PC, 18th Century politician
- The Right Honourable Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton CH PC DL, Secretary of State for the Colonies 1954-9
- Charles Beauclerk, Earl of Burford, peer
- The Right Honourable Sir Christopher Chataway, long distance runner and Education Minister 1962-4.
- The Right Honourable Thomas Buchanan, Under-Secretary of State for India 1908-9
- Robert Key. Former Member of Parliament.
- Stanley Johnson, politician, writer, farmer and father of Boris Johnson
- Peter Oborne, journalist, author and political commentator
- Aidan Hartley, Kenya-born journalist, author and film-maker
- David French, Chief Executive of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy
- Michael Marsham, 7th Earl of Romney (1910-2004), hereditary peer who served in the House of Lords.[2]
Writers and poets- Alec Waugh, author
- Anthony Lane, film critic
- Arthur Waugh, author, critic and publisher
- Cecil Day-Lewis CBE, poet
- David Cornwell, (a.k.a. John le Carré), writer, for example of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
- John Cowper Powys, author, lecturer and philosopher
- Jon Stock, journalist and author
- Robert McCrum, writer and editor
- Tim Heald, journalist and author
- Warren Chetham-Strode MC, author and playwright
Sport- Will Homer, rugby union
- Nick Greenstock, former England Rugby Union centre
- James Adams, cricketer, captain of Hampshire
- Ted Glover, cricketer, former Glamorgan player.
- Sir Francis Lacey, cricketer and Secretary of the MCC
- Sir Hugh Vincent, rugby player (Wales)
- John Bain (1854–1929), England footballer and 1877 FA Cup Finalist
- Ollie Sale, cricketer
Other- Sir Nathaniel Highmore GBE KCB, Government barrister and civil servant
- Sir Alastair Pilkington, director of the Bank of England
- Sir Thomas Villiers, businessman and politician prominent in Ceylon
- Sir Geoffrey Briggs, Chief Justice of Brunei and of Hong Kong, 1973-9
- Lieutenant Commander Peter Twiss {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE|DSC|RN}} first person to exceed 1000 miles per hour
- Charles Palmer CIE, engineer and survivor of the siege of Lucknow
- King Mswati III, king of Swaziland. Attended Sherborne International College
- His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar. Attended Sherborne International College
- Ronald Cunningham, (a.k.a. The Great Omani), escapologist
- Nigel Dempster, journalist
- Franklin Adin Simmonds FRCS, orthopaedic surgeon
- John Insall, American, orthopaedic surgeon
- Frederick Slessor, railway engineer
- Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim, regent and crown prince of Pahang, Malaysia
Victoria Cross holdersFive Old Shirburnians have been awarded the Victoria Cross, to whom a memorial plaque was commissioned, the unveiling of which took place in the School Chapel on 19 September 2004.[3] - Rear Admiral Henry James Raby VC CB.
VC won in the Crimean War, when he was a Lieutenant in the Naval Brigade. Raby was the first man to actually receive the medal, with Queen Victoria pinning it onto him in the first investiture. - Brigadier General Sir Arthur George Hammond VC, KCB DSO
VC won in the Second Afghan War, when he was a Captain in the Bengal Staff Corps, Indian Army - Major General Charles Edward Hudson VC, CB, DSO & Bar MC
VC won in the First World War, when he was a Temporary Lieutenant Colonel in the Sherwood Foresters - Major Edward Bamford VC, DSO,
VC won in the First World War, when he was a Captain in the Royal Marine Light Infantry - Captain John Hollington Grayburn VC,
VC granted posthumously and he was gazetted Captain; won in the Second World War, as a Lieutenant in the Parachute Regiment
References 1. ^'LYS, Rev. Francis John' in Who Was Who (OUP)
2. ^[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1464065/The-Earl-of-Romney.html The Earl of Romney], The Daily Telegraph, June 10, 2004
3. ^Old Shirburnian Editorial Team, (2004), The OS Record, pages 20–21 , (Shelleys The Printers, Sherborne)
External links - Sherborne School
- Old Shirburnian Society website
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