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

Shrewsbury School Shrewsbury School is a public school (English independent boarding school for pupils aged 13 –18) in Shrewsbury. Founded in 1552 by Edward VI by Royal Charter, it was originally a boarding school for boys; girls have been admitted into the ...

, a leading UK independent boarding and day school in

Shrewsbury Shrewsbury ( , also ) is a market town, civil parish, and the county town of Shropshire, England, on the River Severn, north-west of London; at the 2021 census, it had a population of 76,782. The town's name can be pronounced as either 'Sh ...

, in

Shropshire Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to th ...

, England.

Old Salopians

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

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(1984–1987) and

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

(1987–1992) *

John Adams John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Befor ...

, (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 1656–1658. Adams was born in 1586, at Wem, Shropshire, educated at ...

(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 * Harold Ackroyd (1877–1917), soldier and recipient of the

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 ...

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

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier 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. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

John Miller Andrews *

John Langshaw Austin John Langshaw Austin (26 March 1911 – 8 February 1960) was a British people, British philosophy of language, philosopher of language and leading proponent of ordinary language philosophy, perhaps best known for developing the theory of speech ...

(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. In 2021, the chair was renamed the Sekyra and White’s ...

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* Charles Baillie (born 1989), financial regulatory specialist *

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 Douglas Leslie Bartles-Smith (3 June 1937 – 6 June 2014) was an English Anglican priest: he was the Archdeacon of Southwark from 1985 to 2004. Douglas Bartles-Smith was son of Leslie Charles and Muriel Rose Bartles-Smith.Article by Toby N ...

(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 ...

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 St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge founded by the Tudor matriarch Lady Margaret Beaufort. In constitutional terms, the college is a charitable corporation established by a charter dated 9 April 1511. The ...

1857–1881 *

Sir Cecil Beadon Sir Cecil Beadon, (1816 – 18 July 1880) was an English administrator in British India, serving as lieutenant-governor of Bengal Presidency from 1862 to 1866, when he was relieved of the post after a commission of inquiry, which was critical o ...

(1816–1880), administrator in

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

* Christopher Beazley (born 1952), Member of the European Parliament 1984-2009 * Andrew Berry (born 1963), evolutionary biologist and historian of science at

Harvard 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 ...

* John Best (1821–1865), politician and barrister *

Henry Edward James Bevan Ven. Henry Edward James Bevan FRSL (14 May 1854 – 11 July 1935) was an English Anglican divine.. Bevan was born in Shrewsbury, son of Henry Bevan, and educated at the Shrewsbury School. He earned a B.A. in 1878 from St John's College, Cambrid ...

(1854–1935), Archdeacon of Middlesex * Peter Blagg (1918–1943), cricketer and soldier * Peter Renshaw Blaker, Baron Blaker (1922–2009), politician * David Blakely, murder victim. He was shot dead by

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

, the last woman to be hanged in Britain. * 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 *

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 T ...

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

Private Eye ''Private Eye'' is a British fortnightly satire, 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 r ...

'' *

Tim Booth Timothy John 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 ...

(1960–), lead singer of the band

James James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

* Sir James Bourne, 1st Baronet (1812–1882), politician *

Piers Brendon Piers Brendon (born 21 December 1940) is a British historian and writer, known for historical and biographical works. He was educated at Shrewsbury School and Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he read history. He received a Ph.D. degree for h ...

(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 fir ...

(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 land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ...

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

Master Master or masters may refer to: Ranks or titles * Ascended master, a term used in the Theosophical religious tradition to refer to spiritually enlightened beings who in past incarnations were ordinary humans *Grandmaster (chess), National Master ...

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 (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 is the time of transition from classical antiquity to the Middle Ages, generally spanning the 3rd–7th century in Europe and adjacent areas bordering the Mediterranean Basin. The popularization of this periodization in English ha ...

, Fellow of

All Souls College, Oxford All Souls College (official name: College of the Souls of All the Faithful Departed) 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 members of t ...

* Samuel Browne, (1574/5–1632), Church of England clergyman * Lieutenant-Colonel Barwick Sharpe Browne (1881–1963), officer and librarian in the Institute of Archaeology * Colin Boumphrey (1897–1945), cricketer and Royal Air Force officer * Donald Boumphrey (1892–1971), cricketer, educator and British Army officer *

Samuel Hawksley Burbury Samuel Hawksley Burbury, FRS (18 May 1831 – 18 August 1911) was a British mathematician. Life He was born on 18 May 1831 at Kenilworth, the only son of Samuel Burbury of Clarendon Square, Leamington, by Helen his wife. He was educated at Shre ...

(1831–1911), mathematician * John Burrell (1910–1972), theatre director *

Robert Burn Robert Burn may refer to: * Robert Burn (classicist) (1829–1904), English classical scholar and archaeologist * Robert Burn (naturalist) (born 1937), Australian naturalist and citizen scientist * Robert Scott Burn (1825–1901), Scottish engine ...

(1829–1904), classical scholar, archeologist and Fellow of

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

* John Burrough (1873–1922), cricketer *

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 classicist a ...

(1726–1814), musician, composer, music historian * Omar 'Ali Bolkiah (born 1986),

crown prince A crown prince or hereditary prince is the heir apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. The female form of the title is crown princess, which may refer either to an heiress apparent or, especially in earlier times, to the wif ...

of the

Sultanate of Brunei This article includes a list of successive Islamic states and Muslim dynasties beginning with the time of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (570–632 CE) and the early Muslim conquests that spread Islam outside of the Arabian Peninsula, and continui ...

* Samuel Butler (1835–1902), iconoclastic author of

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

and

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

Nature Nature, in the broadest sense, is the physics, physical world or universe. "Nature" can refer to the phenomenon, phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. The study of nature is a large, if not the only, part of science. ...

* Sir Frederick Catherwood (1925–2015), politician, writer, and vice-president of

European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of the 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 adopts ...

* Bruce Clark (1958-), journalist and author *

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 * George Sidney Roberts Kitson Clark (1900–1975), historian *

William George Clark William George Clark (March 18216 November 1878) was an English classical and Shakespearean scholar. Life He was born at Barford Hall, Darlington. He was educated at Sedbergh School, Shrewsbury School, and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he ...

(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 * Richard Charles Cobb (1917–1996), historian and essayist * Athelstan John Cornish-Bowden (1943-), biochemist * 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 *

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. He was educated at Westminster Sc ...

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

(1881–1947),

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

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 Char ...

(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 Charles Hove ...

(1912–2000), judge

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Charles Darwin Charles Robert Darwin ( ; 12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all species of life have descended fr ...

(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 the second largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom, with a 14.6% share of UK supermarket sales. Founded in 1869 by John James Sainsbury with a shop in Drury Lane, London, the company wa ...

William Davison, 1st Baron Broughshane William Henry Davison, 1st Baron Broughshane, Order of the British Empire, KBE, Society of Antiquaries of London, FSA, Justice of the Peace, JP, Deputy Lieutenant, DL (1872 – 19 January 1953) was a British peerage, peer and Conservative P ...

(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 India and Burma. A pioneer ichthyologist, he described more than three hund ...

(1829–1889), military surgeon and ichthyologist *

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

(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 Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D ...

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

King's College, Cambridge King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Formally The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge, the college lies beside the River Cam and faces out onto King's Parade in the centre of the city ...

* Sir Thomas Dunlop, 3rd Baronet (1912–1999), Scottish businessman *

John Freeman Milward Dovaston John Freeman Milward Dovaston (30 December 1782 – 8 August 1854) was a Great Britain, British poet and naturalist. Life and work Dovaston was born in Twyford, West Felton, Shropshire in an estate called "The Nursery" that was started by his f ...

, (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 * Cyril Henty-Dodd (1935–2009), interviewer and radio disc jockey, commonly known as 'Simon Dee'

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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 na ...

(1814–1890), phonetician and mathematician * Charles Evans (1918–1995), surgeon and mountaineer * William Addams Williams Evans (1853–1919), international footballer * Canon

Thomas Saunders Evans Thomas Saunders Evans was an eminent British scholar of and translator into Latin and Ancient Greek.preface of ''Latin and Greek verse'', by Thomas Saunders Evans, ed. Joseph Waite, Cambridge University Press, 1893, anonline .pdf here Waite collec ...

(1816–1889), Latin scholar and poet, was schoolmaster at

Rugby Rugby may refer to: Sport * Rugby football in many forms: ** Rugby league: 13 players per side *** Masters Rugby League *** Mod league *** Rugby league nines *** Rugby league sevens *** Touch (sport) *** Wheelchair rugby league ** Rugby union: 1 ...

and

Durham Durham most commonly refers to: *Durham, England, a cathedral city and the county town of County Durham *County Durham, an English county *Durham County, North Carolina, a county in North Carolina, United States *Durham, North Carolina, a city in No ...

. * Walter Ewbank (1918–2014), priest and author

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

Major Major (commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators ...

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

'' *

William Orme Foster William Orme Foster (29 October 1814 – 29 September 1899) was an English ironmaster, coalmaster and owner of the large industrial firm John Bradley & Co, which he inherited from his uncle, James Foster in 1853. He served as a Liberal MP for So ...

(1814–1899), ironmaster, MP for

South Staffordshire South Staffordshire is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. The district lies to the north and west of the West Midlands county, bordering Shropshire to the west and Worcestershire to the south. It contains notable settlements ...

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 Whit ...

Nigel Forman Francis Nigel Forman (25 March 1943 – 11 May 2017), known as Nigel Forman, was a British Conservative politician. After working in the Conservative Research Department from 1968 to 1976 he was elected as an MP. He became a junior ministe ...

(1943–2017),

politician, MP for Carshalton and Wallington * James Fraser (1818–1885), bishop of Manchester *

Abraham Fraunce Abraham Fraunce (c. 1558/1560 – c. 1592/1593) 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, Camb ...

(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, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, cricketer, and educator *

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 2–19 independent, 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 ...

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 ordain ...

(1820–1905)

Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...

priest and author * 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 *

Lawrence Grossmith Lawrence Randall Grossmith (29 March 1877 – 21 February 1944) 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 career in Edw ...

(1877-1944), actor * Sir George Abraham Grierson (1851–1941), administrator in India and philologist *

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 Irish and then (from the Act of Union 1800) United Kingdom government office-holder. He was senior in rank to the Solicitor-General for Ireland: both advised the Crown on Irish legal matters. With the ...

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 2016 television series ''The Windsors''. Education Goulding wa ...

, actor *

Henry Melvill Gwatkin Henry Melvill Gwatkin (30 July 1844 – 14 November 1916) was an England, 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 ''A ...

(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 * Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (United States) * Chief of the General Staff (Abkhazia) * Chief of General Staff (Afg ...

of the Canadian Militia

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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 Han ...

(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 and Flintshire, Wrexham county borough, the eastern part of Merioneth in Gwynedd and part of northern Powys. The Episcopal seat is loca ...

Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook, (born Gathorne Hardy; 1 October 1814 – 30 October 1906) was a prominent British statesman, Conservative politician and key ally of Benjamin Disraeli. He held cabinet office in every Conservati ...

(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 *

Thomas Emerson Headlam Thomas Emerson Headlam (25 June 1813 – 3 December 1875) was an English barrister and politician, who became judge advocate-general. Life He was the eldest son of John Headlam, Archdeacon of Richmond and rector of Wycliffe, Yorkshire, and hi ...

(1813–1875), barrister and politician *

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 * 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) Justice ...

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

(born 1933),

politician,

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

1995–1997 * Major Richard Henry Heslop (alias Xavier) (1907–1973), army officer and resistance organiser * Sir Thomas Hewett, (1656–1726), architect and landowner * Edward Hewetson (1902–1977) cricketer * Sir John Tomlinson Hibbert (1824–1908), politician * Horatio Hildyard (1805–1886), cricketer and clergyman * James Hildyard (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 Brit ...

(1919–1943),

RAF The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and ...

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 *

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(1823–1897), bishop of Wakefield * Robert Hudson (1920–2010), BBC broadcaster and administrator *

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(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

* James Humphreys (1768–1830), law reformer * Sir Travers Humphreys (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 one of the constituent colleges 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 w ...

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

Richard Ingrams Richard Reid Ingrams (born 19 August 1937 in Chelsea, London, Chelsea, London) is an English journalist, a co-founder and second editor of the British satire, satirical magazine ''Private Eye (magazine), Private Eye'', and founding editor of ' ...

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

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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 *

Frederick John Jackson Sir Frederick John Jackson, (17 February 1860 – 3 February 1929) was an English administrator, explorer and ornithologist. Early years Jackson was born at Oran Hall, near Catterick, North Yorkshire in 1860. He attended Shrewsbury School ...

, (1860–1929), Governor of

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

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George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys, PC (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 ...

(1645–1689), judge *

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(1822–1897), bishop of St David's * Vice Admiral Clive Carruthers Johnstone (born 1963), Royal Navy Officer *

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(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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(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 * Sir Harold Baxter Kittermaster (1879–1939), governor of

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1926–31,

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1934-39 *

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(1923–2011), novelist and poet *

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

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* Richard Cornthwaite Lambert (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 Judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of England from 1980 to 1992. The later part of his term was marred by a succession of disputed convictions. Lane's criti ...

(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

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

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, 3rd Baronet (1870–1934), English horticulturalist and hospital administrator * Sir Martin Le Quesne (1917–2004), diplomat, ambassador to

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* Steve Leach (born 1993), cricketer * Blessed Richard Leigh (1557–1588), beatified English Catholic priest * Sir Charlton Leighton, 4th Baronet (1747–1784), politician and owner of

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* Sir William Leighton (c. 1565–1622), poet and composer * Very Rev Herbert Mortimer Luckock (1833–1909), Dean of Lichfield * Alexander Loveday (1888–1962), economist and

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* General Sir Daniel Lysons (1816–1898), army officer

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Humphrey Mackworth Sir Humphrey Mackworth (Jan 1657–1727) was a British Business magnate, 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. ...

(1603–1654), member of Shropshire parliamentary committee in English Civil War, governor of Shrewsbury, member of Protector's Council, MP * Thomas Mackworth (1627–1696), Parliamentarian soldier and MP *

(born 1631), military governor of Shrewsbury under Protectorate, MP *

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(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 Sir Harry Deeley Mallaby-Deeley, 1st Baronet (27 October 1863, London – 4 February 1937, Cannes) was a British Conservative Party politician. Harry Deeley was educated at Shrewsbury School and Trinity College, Cambridge. His brother was the t ...

(1863-1937), politician, MP for Harrow and Willesden East *

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 Co ...

(1815–1892), judge * Sir Mark Moody-Stuart (born 1940), ex-chairman of

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and chairman of

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

Committee *

John Eyton Bickersteth Mayor John Eyton Bickersteth Mayor (28 January 1825 – 1 December 1910) was an English classical scholar, writer and vegetarianism activist. Life Mayor was born at Baddegama, British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) the son of Rev. John Major and Charlot ...

(1825–1910), classicist and librarian of

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* Robert Alexander Holt Methuen, 7th Baron Methuen (1931–2014), peer *

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(born 1992), rower for the German national team * Sotherton Micklethwait (1823-1889), cricketer and clergyman *

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(born 1949), journalist * Henry Arthur Morgan (1830-1912), academic and

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(1826–1897), lawyer and politician *

Henry Whitehead Moss Henry Whitehead Moss (23 June 1841 – 14 January 1917) was an England, English scholar. Moss was born at Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Lincoln. He was educated at Lincoln Grammar School and Shrewsbury School, Shrewsbury before entering St. John's Co ...

(1841–1917), headmaster 1866–190 *

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, C ...

(1818–1886), priest *

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(1854–1929), rugby player *

Gerard Moultrie Gerald Moultrie was a Victorian public schoolmaster and Anglican hymnographer born on 16 September 1829 in Rugby Rectory, Warwickshire, England. He died on 25 April 1885 in Southleigh, England, aged 55. Biography His father, John Moultrie was al ...

(1829–1885), third master, chaplain, hymnographer *

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(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 ...

(1819–1885), classical scholar * General Sir Geoffrey Musson (1910–2008), officer and

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Robert Needham, 1st Viscount Kilmorey Robert Needham, 1st Viscount Kilmorey (c. 1565 – 1631) was an English politician and a peer in the peerage of Ireland. Biography He was the eldest son of Robert Needham of Shavington Hall, near Adderley, in Shropshire, educated at Shrewsb ...

(1565–1631), politician *

Christopher Nevinson Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (13 August 1889 – 7 October 1946) was an English figure and landscape painter, etcher and lithographer, who was one of the most famous war artists of World War I. He is often referred to by his initial ...

(1889–1946), artist * Henry Woodd Nevinson (1856–1941), social activist and journalist *

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(1928-2018), colonial administrator and politician * Sir Charles Thomas Newton (1816–1894), archaeologist *

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(1899–1960), novelist as Nevil Shute and aeronautical engineer

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Sir Charles Oakeley, 1st Baronet Sir Charles Oakeley, 1st Baronet (27 February 1751 – 7 September 1826) was an English administrator. He married Helena Beatson, a talented amateur artist, and niece of notable Scottish portrait painter Catherine Read. He was the father of Fre ...

(1751–1826), administrator in India * William Oakley (1873–1934), footballer for

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Mark Oakley Mark David Oakley (born 28 September 1968) is a British Church of England priest. He is Dean of St John's College, Cambridge, and a former Canon Residentiary, residentiary canon of St Paul's Cathedral (London). It was announced on 30 ...

(born 1968), Church of England priest * William Chichester O'Neill, 1st Baron O'Neill (1813–1883), Church of Ireland clergyman and composer *

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(1930–1979), film and television actor * Sir Roger Ormrod (1911–1992), judge,

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Francis Ottley Sir Francis Ottley (1600/1601–11 September 1649) was an English Royalist politician and soldier who played an important part in the English Civil War in Shropshire. He was military governor of Shrewsbury during the early years of the war an ...

(1601–1649), royalist politician and soldier, military governor of Shrewsbury *

Richard Ottley Sir Richard Ottley (5 August 1626 – 10 August 1670) was an English Royalist politician and soldier who served as a youth in the English Civil War in Shropshire. After the Restoration he played a prominent part in the repression of Parliament ...

(1626–1670), royalist soldier and Restoration MP

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Thomas Ethelbert Page Thomas Ethelbert Page, Order of the Companions of Honour, CH (27 March 1850 – 1 April 1936) was a British classicist and schoolmaster. Early life Thomas Ethelbert Page was born in Lincoln, England on 27 March 1850. He was the second son of Wil ...

(1850–1936), classicist * General Sir Bernard Charles Tolver Paget (1887–1961), army officer *

Edward Francis Paget Edward Francis Paget (188621 April 1971) was an eminent Anglican bishop in the middle part of the 20th century. He was born in 1886 into a clerical family — his father was Francis Paget sometime Bishop of Oxford —, educated at Shrewsbury Scho ...

(1886–1971),

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of Central Africa *

Francis Paget Francis Paget (20 March 18512 August 1911) was an English theologian, author and the 33rd Bishop of Oxford. Life He was the second son of the noted surgeon James, and brother of Luke (sometime Bishop of Stepney and of Chester). He was educa ...

(1851–1911), 33rd

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Luke Paget Henry Luke Paget (1853−1937) was the 4th Anglican Bishop of Stepney from 1909 until 1919 when he was appointed Bishop of Chester. Paget was born in 1853 and educated at Shrewsbury and Christ Church, Oxford before embarking on an ecclesiasti ...

(1853-1937), 34th

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(1815–1888), classical scholar and writer *

Sir Michael Palin Sir Michael Edward Palin (; born 5 May 1943) is an English actor, comedian, writer, television presenter, and public speaker. He was a member of the Monty Python comedy group. Since 1980, he has made a number of travel documentaries. Palin ...

(born 1943), member of

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comedy troupe, writer, actor and world traveller * John Parker Ravenscroft (1939–2004), DJ and journalist, known professionally as 'John Peel' * Sir Nicholas Penny (born 1949), art historian and Director of the

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* Lieutenant General Sir Arthur Purves Phayre (1812–1885),

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officer; 1st

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(1862–1867) and

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(1874–1878) * General Sir Robert Phayre GCB, ADC (1820-1897) *

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(1674–1749), poet and playwright *

John Arthur Pilcher Sir John Arthur Pilcher GCMG (16 May 1912 – 10 February 1990) was a British diplomat, capping a long career with a posting as Her Majesty's ambassador to the Philippines (1959–1963), Austria (1965–1967) and Japan (1967–1972). Career ...

(1912–1990), diplomat, ambassador to

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(1965–67), ambassador to

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(1967–1972) *

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(1903–1976), bookseller and bibliographer * Angus Pollock (born 1962), cricketer * Henry Steven Potter (1904-1976), Chief Secretary of

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* Michael Proctor (1950–), physicist, mathematician, academic and Provost of

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(1649–1719), MP,

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, judge, and politician

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Henry Cecil Raikes Henry Cecil Raikes PC (18 November 1838 – 24 August 1891) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was Chairman of Ways and Means between 1874 and 1880 and served as Postmaster General between 1886 and 1891. Background and education ...

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politician *

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(1880–1970), first-class cricketer and educator * Sir Martin Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow (born 1942), British cosmologist and astrophysicist *

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(1794–1852), poet * James Riddell (1823–1866), classical scholar and Fellow of

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(1910–1993), British Marxist Historian *

Willie Rushton William George Rushton (18 August 1937 – 11 December 1996) was an English cartoonist, satirist, comedian, actor and performer who co-founded the satirical magazine ''Private Eye''. Early life Rushton was born 18 August 1937 in 3 Wilbraham Plac ...

(1937–1996), cartoonist, comedian, co-founder of ''

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and the

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...

Robert Gould Shaw III Robert Gould Shaw III (18 August 1898 – 10 July 1970) was an American-born English socialite. He was the only child of Nancy Witcher Langhorne and Robert Gould Shaw II, a landowner and socialite. After his parents' divorce in 1903, he moved ...

(1898–1970), American-born English socialite *

Desmond Shawe-Taylor Desmond Philip Shawe-Taylor (born 30 September 1955) was Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures from 2005 to 2020. He succeeded Christopher Lloyd (art historian), Christopher Lloyd on Lloyd's retirement.Desmond Shawe-Taylor Desmond Philip Shawe-Taylor (born 30 September 1955) was Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures from 2005 to 2020. He succeeded Christopher Lloyd (art historian), Christopher Lloyd on Lloyd's retirement.Nevil Shute Nevil Shute Norway (17 January 189912 January 1960) was an English novelist and aeronautical engineer who spent his later years in Australia. He used his full name in his engineering career and Nevil Shute as his pen name, in order to protect h ...

(1899–1960), writer (and as Neville Shute Norway an aeronautical engineer) *

Richard Shilleto Richard Shilleto (25 November 1809 – 24 September 1876), English classical scholar, was born at Ulleskelf in Yorkshire. He was educated at Repton and Shrewsbury, then Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated second classic in 1832. Thoug ...

(1809–1876), classical scholar *

Sir Philip Sidney ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...

(1554–1586), poet, courtier and soldier *

Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester (19 November 1563 – 13 July 1626), second son of Sir Henry Sidney, was a statesman of Elizabethan era, Elizabethan and James I of England, Jacobean England. He was also a patron of the arts and a poet ...

(1529–1586) poet, courtier and politician * Air Marshall Sir Michael Simmons (born 1937),

Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and ...

Officer, Assistant Chief of the Air Staff * Sandy Singleton (1914–1999), cricketer * Sir Norman Skelhorn (1909–1988), barrister and Director of Public Prosecutions for England and Wales 1964–77 *

Ruaidhri Smith Ruaidhri Alexander James Smith (born 5 August 1994) is a Scottish professional cricketer. Smith is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast medium. He was born in Glasgow and has an English father and an Irish mother. He made his One Day ...

(born 1994), Scottish cricketer *

Philip Snow Philip Albert Snow OBE (7 August 1915 – 4 June 2012) was an English cricketer. In 1936 Snow made his debut for the Leicestershire Second XI against the Nottinghamshire Second XI. From 1936 to 1937 Snow played four matches for the Leicester ...

(1907–1985), cricketer * Sir Frederick Sprott (1863–1943), cricketer and engineer * William Starkie (1860–1920), Greek scholar, translator of

Aristophanes Aristophanes (; grc, Ἀριστοφάνης, ; c. 446 – c. 386 BC), son of Philippus, of the deme In Ancient Greece, a deme or ( grc, δῆμος, plural: demoi, δημοι) was a suburb or a subdivision of Athens and other city-states ...

, and President of

Queen's College, Galway The University of Galway ( ga, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe) is a public research university located in the city of Galway, Ireland. A tertiary education and research institution, the university was awarded the full five QS stars for excellence in 201 ...

* Christopher Steel (1938–1992), composer of

classical music Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical music, as the term "classical music" also ...

* Thomas Stevens (1841–1920),

Bishop of Barking The Bishop of Barking is an episcopal title used by an area bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Chelmsford, in the Province of Canterbury. The Barking area comprises the east London boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Newham, Re ...

* Sir

John Stuttard Sir John Boothman Stuttard KStJ JP FCA (born 6 February 1945) is an English chartered accountant who was Lord Mayor of the City of London in 2006-07. Early life Stuttard was born at Burnley, Lancashire, and educated at Shrewsbury School be ...

(born 1945),

2006–07 * Sir Basil Smallpiece (1906-1992), businessman *

Martin Ferguson Smith Martin Ferguson Smith, (born 26 April 1940, Birmingham, England) is a British scholar and writer. After education at Shrewsbury School (1953–1958) he proceeded to Trinity College, Dublin (1958–1963), where he was a Foundation Scholar in Cla ...

(born 1940), scholar and writer, classics and ancient history professor at

* HH Thakore Sahib Shri Sir Bahadursinhji Mansinhji, 26th Thakore Sahib of Palitana (1900–1964), Ruler of

Palitana Pālītāṇā is a city in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, India. It is located 50 km southwest of Bhavnagar city and is a major pilgrimage centre ("shashwat tirth") for Jains. It is first of the two vegetarian cities in the world. Histor ...

* Dick Summers (head of the family steel firm

John Summers & Sons John Summers & Sons Ltd was a major United Kingdom iron and steel producer, latterly based on the Dee Estuary at Shotton, Flintshire. The company was absorbed into British Steel Corporation in 1967; British Steel became Corus in 1999 and this c ...

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James Taylor James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, havi ...

(1990–), cricketer * John Taylor (1704–1766), classical scholar and Church of England clergyman *

John Taylor, Baron Ingrow John Aked Taylor, Baron Ingrow (15 August 1917 – 7 February 2002) was a British soldier, brewer and Conservative politician. Born to Percy and Gladys Taylor, he was educated at Shrewsbury School. During World War II Taylor served in the Duk ...

(1917–2002), soldier and politician * Percy Beart Thomas (1866–1921),

Inspector-General of Police An Inspector General of Police is a senior police officer in the police force or police service of several nations. The rank usually refers to the head of a large regional command within a police service, and in many countries refers to the most se ...

Madras Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

Oliver Thomas Oliver M. Thomas, Jr. (born February 10, 1957), is a Democratic politician, actor, writer, and poet from New Orleans. He served on the New Orleans City Council from 1994 to 2007. On August 13, 2007, Thomas resigned his council seat after pleadin ...

(1599/1600–1652), nonconformist minister and author * Sir William Beach Thomas (1868–1957), author and journalist * William Thomson, (1819–1890), Archbishop of York *

Godfrey Thring Godfrey Thring (25 March 1823 – 13 September 1903), was an Anglican clergyman and hymn writer. Life Godfrey Thring was born at Alford, Somerset, the son of the rector, Rev. John Gale Dalton Thring and Sarah née Jenkyns. He was brother of Th ...

(1823–1903), hymn writer *

Henry Thring, 1st Baron Thring Henry Thring, 1st Baron Thring KCB (3 November 1818 – 4 February 1907), was a British lawyer and civil servant. Early life Henry was born in Alford, Somerset on 3 November 1818. He was the second son of Sarah (née Jenkyns) Thring (1791� ...

(1818–1907), parliamentary draftsman *

J. C. Thring John Charles Thring (11 June 1824 – 3 October 1909), known during his life as "Charles Thring" or "J. C. Thring", was an English clergyman and teacher, notable for his contributions to the early history of association football. Early life Thr ...

, notable figure in the early history of

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

* Lt Col.

Alfred Tippinge Lieutenant-Colonel Alfred Tippinge, KCH (2 May 1817 – 2 August 1898) was a British Army officer. As a Grenadier Guard he "served with distinction" in four fields of the Crimean War of 1854: at Alma, Balaclava, Sebastapol and Inkerman. At ...

(1817–1898) of the

British Grenadiers "The British Grenadiers" is a traditional marching song of British, Australian and Canadian military units whose badge of identification features a grenade, the tune of which dates from the 17th century. It is the Regimental Quick March of the R ...

. Recipient of the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon, ...

. * Robert Morton Tisdall (1907–2004), Olympic athlete *

Richard Todd Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd (11 June 19193 December 2009) was an Irish-British actor known for his leading man roles of the 1950s. He received a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male, and an Academy Award for Best Actor n ...

, (1919–2009), actor *

Anthony Chenevix-Trench Anthony Chenevix-Trench (10 May 1919 – 21 June 1979) was a British schoolteacher and classics scholar. He was born in British India, educated at Shrewsbury School and Christ Church, Oxford, and served in the Second World War as an artillery of ...

(1919–1979), headmaster of

Eton College Eton College () is a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. intended as a sister institution to King's College, C ...

and

Fettes College Fettes College () is a co-educational independent boarding and day school in Edinburgh, Scotland, with over two-thirds of its pupils in residence on campus. The school was originally a boarding school for boys only and became co-ed in 1983. In ...

* Sir Thomas Trevor (1586–1656), judge * Patrick Trimby (1972–), cricketer

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* Sir Harry Bevir Vaisey (1877-1965),

High Court of Justice The High Court of Justice in London, known properly as His Majesty's High Court of Justice in England, together with the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, are the Courts of England and Wales, Senior Cou ...

judge * Sir William Vaughan (died 1649), royalist army officer * Lieutenant-Colonel Francis William Voelcker (1896-1954), officer and High Commissioner of Western Samoa

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Alan Wace Alan John Bayard Wace (13 July 1879 – 9 November 1957) was an English archaeologist. Biography Wace was educated at Shrewsbury School and Pembroke College, Cambridge. He was director of the British School at Athens (1914–1923), Deputy Keepe ...

(1879–1957), archaeologist at

1934-44 and professor at the Farouk I University in Egypt 1943–52 * Henry Wace (1853–1947), England international footballer *

Henry William Rawson Wade Sir Henry William Rawson Wade (16 January 1918 – 12 March 2004) (SN/PC/00675) (last updated 24 February 2014, in PDF format, 29 pages) was a British academic lawyer, best known for his work on the law of real property and administrative ...

(1918–2004), academic lawyer *

Christopher Wallace (British Army officer) Lieutenant General Sir Christopher Brooke Quentin Wallace (3 January 1943 – 7 January 2016) was a British Army officer and military historian. Early life Born the son of Major Robert and Diane Wallace, he was competitive from boyhood. At his ...

, 1943–2016 *

Graham Wallas Graham Wallas (31 May 1858 – 9 August 1932) was an English socialist, social psychologist, educationalist, a leader of the Fabian Society and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. Biography Born in Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, Walla ...

(1858–1932), political psychologist, leader of the

Fabian Society The Fabian Society is a British socialist organisation whose purpose is to advance the principles of social democracy and democratic socialism via gradualist and reformist effort in democracies, rather than by revolutionary overthrow. The Fa ...

and co-founder of the

London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

* Sir Francis Bagott Watson (1907-1992), art historian * John Weaver (1673–1760), dancer and choreographer * Stanley J. Weyman (1855–1928), novelist * Sir Edgar Whitehead (1905–1971), prime minister of

Rhodesia Rhodesia (, ), officially from 1970 the Republic of Rhodesia, was an unrecognised state in Southern Africa from 1965 to 1979, equivalent in territory to modern Zimbabwe. Rhodesia was the ''de facto'' successor state to the British colony of S ...

* Selby Whittingham (born 1941), art expert and author *

Charles Wicksteed Charles Wicksteed (1810–1885) was a Unitarian minister, part of the tradition of English Dissenters. Early life and education Charles Wicksteed was born in Shrewsbury; his father was a manufacturer and his mother was descended from the great di ...

(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 (1634–1700), lawyer and politician * Major General

Dare Wilson Major General Ronald Dare Wilson, CBE, MC (3 August 1919 – 15 August 2014) was a senior British Army officer, author, and park warden. He was decorated during World War II, commanded 22 Special Air Service Regiment in the early 1960s and end ...

(1919–2014), SAS officer who introduced

attack helicopters An attack helicopter is an armed helicopter with the primary role of an attack aircraft, with the offensive capability of engaging ground targets such as enemy infantry, military vehicles and fortifications. Due to their heavy armament they ...

to the British military * Jack Wilson (1914–1997), Olympic rower * H. de Winton, co-creator of the rules of

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

* Samuel Woodhouse (1912-1995), priest and

Archdeacon of London The Archdeacon of London is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England. They are responsible for the eastern Archdeaconry (the Archdeaconry of London) of the Two Cities (London and Westminster) in the Diocese of London, an area with ...

* Frederic Charles Lascelles Wraxall, 3rd Baronet (1828–1865), writer *

Chandos Wren-Hoskyns Chandos Wren-Hoskyns BA, JP, DL (15 February 1812 – 28 November 1876) was an English landowner, agriculturist, politician and author. Not all of his views are shared today. Family Born Chandos Hoskyns, as the second son of Sir Hungerford Ho ...

(1812–1876), English landowner, agriculturist, politician and author * Jonathan Wright (born 1953), journalist and literary translator * John Wylie (1854–1924), 1878 FA Cup winner and

international

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

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