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List Of People Educated At Millfield
Founded in 1935, Millfield is a co-educational Independent school for pupils aged 13–18 years based in Street, Somerset, England. Millfield is a registered charity and is the largest co-educational boarding school in the UK with approximately 1,240 pupils, of whom over 950 are full boarders of over 65 nationalities. Millfield Development and the Millfield Foundation, raises money to fund scholarships and bursaries. The school is a member of the G20 Schools Group and a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. The Millfield campus is based over 240 acres in Somerset, in Street, in the South West of England. Former pupils of Millfield school in Somerset are known as Old Millfieldians or OMs. OM Society The record of OMs is maintained by the OM Society, based at the school. Alumni become life members of the Society when they leave the school. Headmasters #1935–1971: Rollo John Oliver "Boss" Meyer #1971 – 1986: Colin Ronald Michael Atkinson #1986–199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Asem Bin Al Nayef
Prince Asem bin Nayef ( ar, الأمير عاصم بن نايف; born 27 April 1948) is the son of Prince Nayef bin Abdullah (a younger son of Abdullah I of Jordan) and Princess Mihrimah Sultan (granddaughter of Sultan Mehmed V of the Ottoman Empire). It is claimed he is the 42nd generation direct descendant of Prophet Muhammad. Education Prince Asem completed his high school education at Millfield School in Somerset, England. He earned his university degree in interior architecture in England of 1972. Professional career After university Prince Asem worked for several years in Spain with a leading architectural firm to gain experience. In 1974, he returned to Amman where he started his own architectural business, in addition to importing and exporting furniture and accessories. Between 1994 and 1996, he taught Interior Design at Petra University. In 1993, he established a security company named Al-Saher for Security. In addition, he established the Jordan Vision Compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is played between two teams of 15 players each, using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field called a pitch. The field has H-shaped goalposts at both ends. Rugby union is a popular sport around the world, played by people of all genders, ages and sizes. In 2014, there were more than 6 million people playing worldwide, of whom 2.36 million were registered players. World Rugby, previously called the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB) and the International Rugby Board (IRB), has been the governing body for rugby union since 1886, and currently has 101 countries as full members and 18 associate members. In 1845, the first laws were written by students attending Rugby School; other significant even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Bayliss
Joshua David Bayliss (born 18 September 1997) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a number eight for Premiership Rugby club Bath. Born in England, he represents Scotland at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds. Early life Bayliss attended Millfield School in Somerset where he was head boy, and played cricket, hockey and represented the school in triple jump, as well as playing rugby. Club career He made his first team debut against Leicester Tigers in the Anglo-Welsh Cup in November 2016 and made further appearances against Scarlets and Gloucester Rugby. The following season saw Bayliss play in wins over the Newcastle Falcons and Ospreys during the pool stage of the Anglo-Welsh Cup and on 30 March 2018 he started in the final of the competition as Bath were defeated by Exeter Chiefs to finish runners up. In March 2024, having made 110 appearances for Bath he signed a new three-year contract with the club. International career Baylis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Batchelor (field Hockey)
Stephen James "Steve" Batchelor (born 22 June 1961) is an English former field hockey player. International career Batchelor was a gold medal winning Great Britain squad member in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, setting up Imran Sherwani in the final against West-Germany. Four years earlier he won Bronze at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. He also won silver with the England squad at the 1986 Hockey World Cup. Batchelor played international hockey for twelve years before retiring after the 1992 Summer Olympics. Club career Batchelor has played club hockey for Southgate Hockey Club and East Grinstead. Personal life Batchelor was born in Beare Green, Surrey. He is head of admissions at Cranleigh School Cranleigh School is a public school (English independent day and boarding school) in the village of Cranleigh, Surrey. History It was opened on 29 September 1865 as a boys' school 'to provide a sound and plain education, on the principles o ..., and coaches the U14 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey Barrington
Joey Barrington (born 18 January 1979) is a former professional squash player from England and currently the lead commentator for the PSA World Tour. He is the son of the squash player Jonah Barrington. He studied Sport and Exercise Science at Birmingham University , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ... and graduated in 2000.http://www.sport.bham.ac.uk/page.aspx?sitesectionid=750&sitesectiontitle=Squash+alumni References External links * Interview at Squashsite.co.uk (Nov 2004) English male squash players 1980 births Living people Alumni of the University of Birmingham {{UK-squash-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Barnes (golfer)
Brian William Barnes (3 June 1945 – 9 September 2019) was a professional golfer. He won nine times on the European Tour between 1972 and 1981 and twice won the Senior British Open. Barnes played in six consecutive Ryder Cup matches from 1969 to 1979. He was noted for having beaten Jack Nicklaus twice in one day in singles match play, during the 1975 Ryder Cup on 21 September, winning 4&2 in the morning round and 2&1 in the afternoon session. Early life and amateur career Barnes was born in Addington, Surrey, England, by Scottish parents, and represented England at international level. Barnes was educated at St. Dunstan's School, Burnham-on-Sea, and Millfield School in Somerset. Barnes was taught golf by his father who was Secretary at Burnham and Berrow Golf Club. He won the British Youths Open Amateur Championship in 1964, having represented England in the youth international against Scotland that preceded the championship. He turned professional soon afterwards. Profes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Balding
Ian Balding (born 7 November 1938) is a retired British horse trainer. He is the son of the polo player and racehorse trainer Gerald Matthews Balding and the younger brother of trainer Toby Balding. Ian Balding was born in the US, but his family returned to the UK in 1945. He was educated at Marlborough College and Millfield school in Somerset. He went up to Christ's College, Cambridge, in 1959 to read Rural Estate Management, where he played Rugby for the university team, gaining his Blue in 1961 at full back. He started training in 1964. Kingsclere became his home at the age of 26 and it is here that earned his reputation as an internationally respected trainer. He principally trained horses for flat races, but did however bring Crystal Spirit to victory in 1991 at the Sun Alliance Novices' Hurdle. Ian Balding has had influence on many top class Thoroughbreds and race horses, amongst whom some are Mill Reef, Lochsong, Mrs Penny, Glint of Gold, Diamond Shoal, Gold and Ivory, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Bailey
Lucy is an English feminine given name derived from the Latin masculine given name Lucius with the meaning ''as of light'' (''born at dawn or daylight'', maybe also ''shiny'', or ''of light complexion''). Alternative spellings are Luci, Luce, Lucie, Lucia, and Luzia. The English Lucy surname is taken from the Norman language that was Latin-based and derives from place names in Normandy based on Latin male personal name Lucius. It was transmitted to England after the Norman Conquest in the 11th century (see also De Lucy). Feminine name variants *Luiseach (Irish) *Lusine, Լուսինե, Լուսինէ (Armenian) *Lučija, Лучија ( Serbian) *Lucy, Люси (Bulgarian) *Lutsi, Луци ( Macedonian) *Lutsija, Луција ( Macedonian) *Liùsaidh (Scottish Gaelic) *Liucija ( Lithuanian) *Liucilė ( Lithuanian) *Lūcija, Lūsija ( Latvian) *Lleucu (Welsh) *Llúcia (Catalan) *Loukia, Λουκία (Greek) *Luca ( Hungarian) *Luce ( French, Italian) *Lucetta (English) *Lucett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Atkinson
Jonathon Colin Mark Atkinson (born 10 July 1968) was an English cricketer. He was born at Butleigh, Somerset. He played first-class and List A cricket for Somerset and Cambridge University between 1985 and 1990. He was educated at Millfield School where his father was headmaster. Family His mother was Shirley Atkinson and his father was Colin Atkinson, who was the headmaster of Millfield School between 1971 and 1986; he has two siblings, David and Sally. His father Colin had himself played cricket for Somerset between 1960 and 1967 and had captained the team between 1965 and 1967. Cricket career In 1985, Atkinson was a 17-year-old pupil at Millfield when he made his first-class debut for Somerset. It is reported that he was due only to watch the match at Weston-super-Mare against Northamptonshire, but found he was playing. He made 79 and shared in a seventh wicket partnership of 177 with Ian Botham in just 31 overs; Atkinson hit three sixes and 11 fours. He retained his place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanne Atkinson
Joanne Louise Atkinson (born 4 March 1959), also known by her married name Joanne Palmer, is an English former competitive swimmer. Swimming career Atkinson represented Great Britain at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, where she competed in the preliminary heats of the women's 100- and 200-metre butterfly events. Atkinson was born in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, England, and she attended Millfield School in Somerset. At Millfield, Atkinson was trained by swimming coach Paddy Garratt. As a 15-year-old, she represented England at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand, where she reached the finals of the women's 100-metre butterfly and 4×100-metre medley relay events. At the ASA National British Championships she won the 100 metres butterfly title in 1973 and 1975 and the 200 metres butterfly title in 1975. After Millfield, Atkinson attended the University of Miami in Miami, Florida, where she competed for the Miami Hurricanes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Atkins
Darren Atkins (born ) is a professional rugby union player for Jersey Reds on loan from Bath. He can play at wing or full back. He made his first team debut for Bath against Leicester Tigers in the Anglo-Welsh Cup in November 2017. He played for Bath senior team in January 2018 against Newcastle Falcons in the Anglo-Welsh Cup. Bath won 21-8 at the Rec. In March 2021, he was loaned to RFU Championship side Jersey Reds Jersey Reds is a rugby club based in Jersey, Channel Islands that currently competes at the RFU Championship, which is the second tier of English professional rugby. Until season 2022/23, the professional arm of Jersey Reds was part of Jers ... for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. International career A member of the England U20 team who reached the final of the Junior World Cup. References 1997 births Living people Bath Rugby players English rugby union players Jersey Reds players {{England-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
