This is a List of notable Old Olavians, these being former pupils of

St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School St. Olave's Grammar School (formally St. Olave's and St. Saviour's Church of England Grammar School) ( or ) is a selective secondary school for boys in Orpington, Greater London, England. Founded by royal charter in 1571, the school occupied sev ...

and its predecessors, St Olave's and St Saviour's.

Academic

* Prof

H. B. Acton Harry Burrows Acton (2 June 1908 – 16 June 1974) was an English academic in the field of political philosophy, known for books defending the morality of capitalism, and attacking Marxism-Leninism. He in particular produced arguments on the i ...

(1908–1974), Professor of Philosophy from 1945–64 at Bedford College (London), Director from 1962–4 of the Royal Institute of Philosophy, and President from 1952–3 of the

Aristotelian Society The Aristotelian Society for the Systematic Study of Philosophy, more generally known as the Aristotelian Society, is a philosophical society in London. History Aristotelian Society was founded at a meeting on 19 April 1880, at 17 Bloomsbury Squar ...

* Prof

Sir William Ashley Sir William James Ashley (25 February 1860 – 23 July 1927) was an English economic historian. His major intellectual influence was in organising economic history in Great Britain and introducing the ideas of the leading German economic histo ...

(1860–1927), economic historian, Professor of Economic History from 1892–1901 at

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

, and Professor of Commerce from 1901–25 at the

University of Birmingham , 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 ...

* Prof Richard Bird, Professor of Computation from 1996–2008 at the

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

and Director from 1998–2003 of the

Oxford University Computing Laboratory The Department of Computer Science is the computer science department of the University of Oxford, England, which is part of the university's Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division, University of Oxford, Mathematical, Physical and Life ...

*Prof David Conway, philosopher * Prof Harold Ellis CBE, Emeritus Professor of Surgery,

King's College London School of Medicine and Dentistry GKT School of Medical Education (abbreviated: GKT) is the medical school of King's College London. The school has campuses at three institutions, Guy's Hospital ( Southwark), King's College Hospital ( Denmark Hill) and St Thomas' Hospital ( La ...

William Heberden William Heberden FRS (13 August 171017 May 1801) was an English physician. Life He was born in London, where he received the early part of his education at St Saviour's Grammar School. Full text at Internet Archive (archive.org) At the end of ...

FRS, (1710–1801) physician, coined the term ' Angina pectoris' * Prof

Peter Littlewood Peter Brent Littlewood (born 18 May 1955) is a British physicist and Professor of Physics at the University of Chicago. He was the 12th Director of Argonne National Laboratory. He previously headed the Cavendish Laboratory as well as the Theory ...

FRS, Professor of Physics since 1997 at the

University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

, and Head of the

Cavendish Laboratory The Cavendish Laboratory is the Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge, and is part of the School of Physical Sciences. The laboratory was opened in 1874 on the New Museums Site as a laboratory for experimental physics and is named ...

since 2005 *

Charles W Lloyd Charles William Lloyd (23 September 1915 – February 1999) was an educationalist and was Headmaster of Alleyn's School from 1963 to 1966 and then Master of Dulwich College from 1967 to 1975. Early life He was born the son of Charles and Frances ...

, The Master of Dulwich College from 1967 to 1975 *Prof Sir Desmond Arthur Pond, Professor of Psychiatry, Chief Scientist at the Department of Health and Social Security. * Arnold Powell (1889–1963), headmaster and clergyman *

Alfred Barton Rendle Alfred Barton Rendle FRS (19 January 1865 – 11 January 1938) was an English botanist. Rendle was born in Lewisham to John Samuel and Jane Wilson Rendle. He was educated in Lewisham where he first became interested in plants, St Olave's Gra ...

FRS, Botanist * Sir Michael Scholar, (born 1942) President,

St John's College, Oxford St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. Founded as a men's college in 1555, it has been coeducational since 1979.Communication from Michael Riordan, college archivist Its founder, Sir Thomas White, intended to pro ...

since 2001, and Chairman since 2008 of the UK Statistics Authority * Prof

Thomas Frederick Tout Thomas Frederick Tout (28 September 1855 – 23 October 1929) was a British historian of the medieval period. He was one of the founders of the Historical Association in 1906. Early life Born in London, he was a pupil of St Olave's Grammar Sch ...

, (1855–1929) historian, Professor of History from 1890–1925 at the University of Manchester, President from 1910–2 of the Historical Association

Business

* Sir Leon Bagrit, pioneer of automation; Chairman and Managing Director of Elliot Automation Ltd. Since 1963, and Deputy Chairman of English Electric Company since 1967; a director of the Royal Opera House; Reith Lecturer 1964. * Craig Boundy, Chief Operating Officer of

Experian Experian is an American–Irish multinational data analytics and consumer credit reporting company. Experian collects and aggregates information on over 1 billion people and businesses including 235 million individual U.S. consumers and more t ...

Clergy

* Most Rev.

Leonard James Beecher Leonard James Beecher (21 May 190616 December 1987) was an English-born Anglican archbishop. He was the first archbishop of the Province of East Africa, comprising Kenya and Tanzania, from 1960 to 1970. Education and training He was educated at ...

CMG,

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

Mombasa Mombasa ( ; ) is a coastal city in southeastern Kenya along the Indian Ocean. It was the first capital of the British East Africa, before Nairobi was elevated to capital city status. It now serves as the capital of Mombasa County. The town is ...

1953–1964;

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East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territories make up Eastern Africa: Due to the historical ...

1960 * Rt Rev John Boys,

Bishop of Lebombo The Diocese of Lebombo (pt. ''Diocese Anglicana dos Libombos'') is a diocese in the Anglican Church of Mozambique and Angola. It is one of the three Anglican dioceses of Mozambique. This diocese is the most southerly of the three, the others being ...

from 1948–51, and of Kimberley and Kuruman from 1951–60 * Rt Rev

George Eric Gordon George Eric Gordon (29 July 1905– 6 June 1992) was an Anglican bishop in the 20th century. He was born on 29 July 1905 and educated at St Olave's Grammar School and the St Catharine's College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1929 he began his career wi ...

, Bishop of Sodor and Man from 1966–74 * John Harvard, (1607–1638) founder of

Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener (September 29, 1813, Bermondsey, Surrey – October 30, 1891, Hendon, Middlesex) was a New Testament textual critic and a member of the English New Testament Revision Committee which produced the Revised Version ...

, theologian *

William Sherlock William Sherlock (c. 1639/1641June 19, 1707) was an English church leader. Life He was born at Southwark, the son of a tradesman, and was educated at St Saviour's Grammar School and Eton, and then at Peterhouse, Cambridge. In 1669 he became rec ...

, (1641–1707) English church leader * William Van Mildert, (1765–1836)

of Durham; founder of the

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Peter Sterry Peter Sterry (1613 – 19 November 1672) was an English independent theologian, associated with the Cambridge Platonists prominent during the English Civil War era. He was chaplain to Parliamentarian general Robert Greville, 2nd Baron Brooke an ...

, theologian,

Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English politician and military officer who is widely regarded as one of the most important statesmen in English history. He came to prominence during the 1639 to 1651 Wars of the Three Ki ...

’s private chaplain

Politics and public service

* Sir William Artherton (1806-1864), Attorney General from 1861-1863, MP for Durham City from 1852-1864 *

Aaron Bell Aaron Bell may refer to: * Aaron Bell (musician) Samuel Aaron Bell (April 24, 1921 – July 28, 2003) was an American jazz double-bassist. Career Bell was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, on April 24, 1921. He played piano as a child and learned to pl ...

, Conservative MP for

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Godfrey Bloom Godfrey William Bloom TD (born 22 November 1949) is a British politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Yorkshire and the Humber from 2004 to 2014. He was elected for the UK Independence Party in the European elect ...

, UKIP MEP from 2004-2014 for

Yorkshire and the Humber Yorkshire and the Humber is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of ITL for statistical purposes. The population in 2011 was 5,284,000 with its largest settlements being Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Hull, and York. It is ...

* Frederick Boland (1904-1985), Irish diplomat, president of the General Assembly of the

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ...

* Abba Eban, (1915–2002) Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations; Israeli Minister for Foreign Affairs; Israeli Deputy Prime Minister * Henry Hartley Fowler, 1st Viscount Wolverhampton, (1830–1911) politician * Charles Hill, Baron Hill of Luton (1904-1989), National Liberal and Conservative MP for

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from 1950–63, Postmaster General from 1953–7, and Chairman from 1967–77 of the Board of Governors of the BBC * Sir Charles Edward Lewis, Bt, MP for Londonderry City 1872-1886 and Antrim North 1887-1892 * Kenneth Lindsay, Labour MP for Kilmarnock Burghs 1933–1945; Civil Lord of the Admiralty 1935–1937; Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Education 1937–1940 * Sir

Alan Marre Sir Alan Samuel Marre (25 February 1914 – 20 March 1990) was a British Civil Servant, serving most notably as Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and as the first Health Service Commissioner for England, Scotland and Wales. Marre w ...

, K.C.B., Civil Servant; Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Health 1964–66; Ministry of Labour 1966; Joint Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and Social Security 1968; Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration (the Ombudsman) 1971 * Sir

William Murison William Dick Murison (24 February 1837 – 28 December 1877) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament and a cricketer from Otago, New Zealand. Biography Murison was born in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland, and migrated to New Zealand in 1856. He p ...

, Chief Justice of Straits Settlements and

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

* Chris Philp, Conservative MP for Croydon South *

Alderman An alderman is a member of a Municipal government, municipal assembly or council in many Jurisdiction, jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council membe ...

Sir William Anderson Rose, MP, Businessman, Lord Mayor of London 1874 * Sir

Roger Sims Sir Roger Edward Sims (born 27 January 1930) is a British Conservative politician. Early life and education Sims was born the son of Herbert William Sims and Annie Amy Savidge. He was educated at City Boys' Grammar School in Leicester, and St O ...

Conservative MP from 1974–97 for

Chislehurst Chislehurst () is a suburban district of south-east London, England, in the London Borough of Bromley. It lies east of Bromley, south-west of Sidcup and north-west of Orpington, south-east of Charing Cross. Before the creation of Greater L ...

, Vice president of the NSPCC, Vice President of the Royal College of Nursing, Member of the

Royal Choral Society The Royal Choral Society (RCS) is an amateur choir, based in London. History Formed soon after the opening of the Royal Albert Hall in 1871, the choir gave its first performance as the Royal Albert Hall Choral Society on 8 May 1872 – the choir' ...

since 1950 * Alderman

David Henry Stone Alderman David Henry Stone (1812 - 26 February 1890).Aldermen o ...

, Lord Mayor of London *

Sir Sydney Waterlow, 1st Baronet Sir Sydney Hedley Waterlow, 1st Baronet, (1 November 1822 – 3 August 1906) was a British philanthropist and Liberal Party politician, principally remembered for donating Waterlow Park to the public as "a garden for the gardenless". Life He w ...

(1822–1906), Lord Mayor of London 1872, Member of Parliament

Military

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Bruce Brealey Major-general (United Kingdom), Major General Bruce Brealey Companion of the Order of the Bath, CB (born 8 February 1959) is a British Army officer who served as Deputy Commanding General of the Multi-National Corps – Iraq from 2007 to 2008. Mi ...

, General Officer Commandingbr>HQ Theatre Troops
since 2008 * Wing Commander Andy Green, (1962– ) RAF fast jet pilot; current holder of the world

land speed record The land speed record (or absolute land speed record) is the highest speed achieved by a person using a vehicle on land. There is no single body for validation and regulation; in practice the Category C ("Special Vehicles") flying start regula ...

* Air Marshal Sir Brian Reynolds KCB CBE, Commander in Chief from 1956–9 of

RAF Coastal Command RAF Coastal Command was a formation within the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was founded in 1936, when the RAF was restructured into Fighter, Bomber and Coastal Commands and played an important role during the Second World War. Maritime Aviation ...

Alfred Oliver Pollard Alfred Oliver Pollard (4 May 1893 – 4 December 1960) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth of Nation ...

Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously ...

recipient, author

Sport

* David Akinluyi, signed professionally with Northampton Saints 2006 * Billy Mehmet, international footballer ( Dunfermline Athletic, St Mirren,

Gençlerbirliği S.K. Gençlerbirliği Spor Kulübü (pronounced ), commonly known as Gençlerbirliği, is a Turkish sports club based in Ankara. Formed in 1923, Gençlerbirliği are nicknamed ''Ankara Rüzgârı'' (The Wind of Ankara) or simply ''Gençler'' (The You ...

Perth Glory Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues. Founded in 19 ...

, Republic of Ireland U21) *

Nicholas Osipczak Nicholas Dominic Osipczak (born 30 December 1984) is an English professional mixed martial artist, most famous for his fights and wins in the welterweight division of the UFC. He was also a cast member of Spike TV's '' The Ultimate Fighter: U ...

, Professional Mixed Martial Artist; cast member of SpikeTV's '' The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom''
Robbie Britton
British 24hr running record holder (172.3mi/277.4km) and international athlete and coach.

The arts

* Samuel Laman Blanchard, (1804–1845) author and journalist *

A. B. Campbell Commander Archibald Bruce Campbell (21 January 1881 – 11 April 1966) was a British naval officer and radio broadcaster, born in Peckham, London. Biography During the First World War he served as paymaster-commander on , an armed merchant-cr ...

radio broadcaster *

Martin Carthy Martin Carthy MBE (born 21 May 1941) is an English folk singer and guitarist who has remained one of the most influential figures in British traditional music, inspiring contemporaries such as Bob Dylan and Paul Simon, and later artists such as ...

, folk singer *

William Cole William or Bill Cole may refer to: Business * William Rossa Cole (1919–2000), American children's writer * William Washington Cole (1847–1915), part owner of the Barnum & Bailey Circus Fine arts and entertainment * William Cole (musician) ...

LVO, Master of the Music at the Queen’s Chapel of the Savoy from 1954–94, and Professor of Harmony and Composition from 1948–62 at the

Royal Academy of Music The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London, England, is the oldest conservatoire in the UK, founded in 1822 by John Fane and Nicolas-Charles Bochsa. It received its royal charter in 1830 from King George IV with the support of the first Duke of ...

Matthew Crosby Matthew Crosby (born 12 February 1980) is an English comedian and writer. Early life Matthew Crosby was born in Bromley. He attended St Olave's Grammar School., and went on to study English and American Literature with Film Studies at the U ...

, comedian and actor * Johnny Douglas (conductor), film score composer * Lawrence Durrell, novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer * Mark Ellis, School years 1971–1978, record producer better known as Flood * Andrew Ford, composer * Kelvin Gosnell, writer & editor (co-founder of 2000 AD) *

Edmund Gwenn Edmund Gwenn (born Edmund John Kellaway; 26 September 1877 – 6 September 1959) was an English actor. On film, he is best remembered for his role as Kris Kringle in the Christmas film ''Miracle on 34th Street'' (1947), for which he won th ...

, Academy award winning actor * Nish Kumar, (School years 1996-2003) comedian * Dr Noël Harwood Tredinnick BEM FRSCM British composer, organist, orchestrator and conductor. * Kevin Armstrong (School years 1970-1974) guitarist (

David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...

and

Iggy Pop James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, musician, songwriter and actor. Called the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Godfather of Punk", he was the vocalist and lyricist of ...

) *

Jonathan Vaughn Jonathan Vaughn (born 1981) is a British-American organist and choir director who currently serves as the associate director of music at Christ Church, Greenwich, in Connecticut, USA.

, organist and choir director

Notable staff

Giovanni Baldelli Giovanni Baldelli (1914–1986) was an Italian anarchist theorist, best known for his 1971 work ''Social Anarchism'' which defines social anarchism and provides a framework for its introduction. Baldelli also wrote poetry, plays and philosophic ...

, anarchist theorist *

Bryan West Bryan West (born 7 June 1948) is a former international rugby union and rugby league player. He was capped eight times as a flanker for England between 1968 and 1970. West was selected for the 1968 British Lions tour to South Africa but di ...

, rugby player

References

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