This is a List of notable Old Gowers, former pupils of University College School. The school opened on 1 November 1830, at 16 Gower Street, which is the origin of the sobriquet "Old Gower".

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Zak Abel Zak David Zilesnick (born 1 March 1995 in London), better known as Zak Abel, is an English-Moroccan singer, songwriter and musician. He has also been an English Cadet national table tennis champion. Early and personal life His father, who had ...

(born 1995), English singer/songwriter, musician * Thomas Adès (OG ?-1988), composer *The Very Rev. Dr.

Hermann Adler Hermann Adler HaKohen CVO (30 May 1839 – 18 July 1911; Hebrew נפתלי צבי הירש הכהן אדלר ) was the Chief Rabbi of the British Empire from 1891 to 1911. The son (and successor as Chief Rabbi) of Nathan Marcus Adler, the 1911 ' ...

(OG 1852–54), Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom *The Rev. Canon

Alfred Ainger Alfred Ainger (9 February 18378 February 1904) was an English biographer and critic. Biography The son of an architect in London, he was educated at University College School, King's College London and Trinity College, Cambridge, from where he ...

(OG 1847–49), Master of the Temple * David Ainsworth, Liberal Member of Parliament for Cumberland 1880–1885 and 1892–1895 * Sir John Stirling Ainsworth, 1st Baronet, Liberal Member for

Argyllshire Argyll (; archaically Argyle, in modern Gaelic, ), sometimes called Argyllshire, is a historic county and registration county of western Scotland. Argyll is of ancient origin, and corresponds to most of the part of the ancient kingdom of ...

1903–1918 *

Moses Angel Moses Angel (born 29 April 1819 – died 1898, Hammersmith, London, England) was headmaster at the Jews' Free School (JFS) in Bell Lane, Spitalfields from 1842 until 1897. He has been described as "the single most significant figure in Anglo-Jew ...

, according to ''A Tradition for Freedom'' founder of '' The Jewish Chronicle'' *

Richard Arnell Richard Anthony Sayer Arnell (15 September 191710 April 2009) was an English composer of classical music. Arnell composed in all the established genres for the concert stage, and his list of works includes six completed symphonies (a seventh wa ...

(OG 1927–35), composer *Sir Eric Ash (OG ?-?), electrical engineer and

Rector of Imperial College The President of Imperial College London is the highest academic official of Imperial College London. The President, formerly known as the Rector, is the chief executive, elected by the Council of the college and Chairman of the Senate. The positi ...

(1985–93) *Professor William Edward Ayrton (OG 1859–64), physicist

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*The Most Rev. Edward Gilpin Bagshawe (OG 1836–38), Roman Catholic Bishop of Nottingham and later of the titular see of Selucia. *

Walter William Rouse Ball Walter William Rouse Ball (14 August 1850 – 4 April 1925), known as W. W. Rouse Ball, was a British mathematician, lawyer, and fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge, from 1878 to 1905. He was also a keen amateur magician, and the founding ...

(OG ?-?), mathematician and historian, Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge His bequests founded the Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics and

Rouse Ball Professor of English Law The Rouse Ball Professorship of English Law is a senior professorship in English law at the University of Cambridge, established in 1927 by a bequest from the mathematician W. W. Rouse Ball. In establishing the office, Rouse Ball expresse ...

in the University of Cambridge. The Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford is named after him as well. *Sir

Roger Bannister Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister (23 March 1929 – 3 March 2018) was an English neurologist and middle-distance athlete who ran the first sub-4-minute mile. At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Bannister set a British record in the 1500 metres and ...

(OG 1944–46), runner and neurologist * John Barrett, tennis player and commentator, who represented Britain in the

Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ...

Lucas Barrett Lucas Barrett (14 November 1837 – 19 December 1862) was an English natural history, naturalist and geologist. He was the director of the Jamaican Geological Survey from 1859 to 1862. He was a young member of the Geological Society of London, Geo ...

(OG ?-?), English geologist and naturalist *Sir G. C. T. Bartley (OG 1852–59), politician *

Tony Bastable Anthony Leslie Bastable (15 October 1944 – 29 May 2007) was an English television presenter, who was one of the original presenters of the children's magazine programme '' Magpie''. Early life Bastable was born in Hexham, Northumberland, ...

(OG 1955–?), television presenter and independent producer *

Walter Bayes Walter John Bayes (31 May 1869 – 21 January 1956) was an English painter and illustrator who was a founder member of both the Camden Town Group and the London Group and also a renowned art teacher and critic. Biography Early life Bayes was bo ...

, painter and art critic, * Robert Anning Bell (OG 1876–78), painter and illustrator * Nicolas Bentley, illustrator *

Alan Blaikley Alan Tudor Blaikley (23 March 1940 – 4 July 2022) was an English songwriter and composer, best known for writing a series of international hits in the 1960s and 1970s in collaboration with Ken Howard, including the UK number ones "Have I the ...

(OG 1948–58), songwriter *

Dirk Bogarde Sir Dirk Bogarde (born Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde; 28 March 1921 – 8 May 1999) was an English actor, novelist and screenwriter. Initially a matinée idol in films such as ''Doctor in the House'' (1954) for the Rank Organ ...

(OG ?-? Junior Branch only), actor *Sir Chris Bonington (OG 1944–52), mountaineer *

Dion Boucicault Dionysius Lardner "Dion" Boucicault (né Boursiquot; 26 December 1820 – 18 September 1890) was an Irish actor and playwright famed for his melodramas. By the later part of the 19th century, Boucicault had become known on both sides of the ...

(OG ?-?), Anglo-Irish author and playwright. Helped to get the first dramatic US copyright law passed in 1856, and was involved in the setting up of the UK royalty system. *Sir Alfred Gibbs Bourne (OG 1872–76), director of the Indian Institute of Science *

Edgar Alfred Bowring Edgar Alfred Bowring (; 26 May 1826 – August 1911) was a British translator, author and civil servant, serving as librarian and registrar to the Board of Trade (1848–1863), secretary to the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, and Lib ...

, literary translator, Liberal Member of Parliament for Exeter 1868–1874 *Sir Edward Braddon (OG 1843–44), Premier of Tasmania * Major General Sir John Rose Bradford, 1st Baronet (OG 1875–80), president of the Royal College of Physicians *Professor Paul Brand (OG ?-?) orthopaedic surgeon who helped sufferers from leprosy. Emeritus Clinical Professor of Orthopaedics, University of Washington, international president of the Leprosy Mission, Hunterian Professor of the Royal College of Surgeons. * Leslie Bricusse English composer, lyricist, and playwright, most prominently working in musicals and also film theme songs. *

Simon Brodkin Simon Benjamin Brodkin (born 29 September 1977) is an English comedian, performing both on the stand-up circuit and in comedy television series. He is best known for playing a cheerful chav character called Lee Nelson, but also performs as other ...

, Comedian * William Speirs Bruce (OG 1885–1887?), Polar scientist and oceanographer *Sir George Buchanan (OG 1878–85), chief medical officer for England, 1879–1892 *

Laurence Buckman Laurence Buckman (born 19 March 1954) is a British physician, medical doctor who works as a general practitioner (GP). Buckman was chairman of the British Medical Association's General Practitioners' Committee between 2007 and 2013. He was educat ...

(OG ?-1972), chairman of the British Medical Association's General Practitioners’ Committee.''Debrett's People of Today''. January 2011 * Edward Levy-Lawson, 1st Baron Burnham (OG 1847–50), principal proprietor of ' The Daily Telegraph'' * Sir Edward Henry Busk, vice-chancellor of London University 1905–1907 *

Ingram Bywater Ingram Bywater, FBA (27 June 1840 – 18 December 1914) was an English classical scholar. He was born in Islington, London and first educated first at University College School and King's College School, then at Queen's College, Oxford. He obta ...

(OG 1853–56),

Regius Professor A Regius Professor is a university Professor (highest academic rank), professor who has, or originally had, Monarchy of the United Kingdom, royal patronage or appointment. They are a unique feature of academia in the United Kingdom and Republic ...

of Greek at Oxford University

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* Gerald Campion, actor, most famous for playing Billy Bunter *

G. S. Carr George Shoobridge Carr (1837–1914) was a British mathematician. He wrote ''Synopsis of Pure Mathematics'' (1886). This book, first published in England in 1880, was read and studied closely by mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan when he was a te ...

(OG ?-?), mathematician. * Richard D'Oyly Carte, impresario who owned and built the Savoy Hotel and Savoy Theatre * Bertie Carvel, (OG ?-?), actor and singer * Joseph Chamberlain (OG 1850–52), Colonial Secretary, leader of the Imperialist Liberals and father of Prime Minister

Neville Chamberlain Arthur Neville Chamberlain (; 18 March 18699 November 1940) was a British politician of the Conservative Party who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1937 to May 1940. He is best known for his foreign policy of appeasemen ...

* Richard Chamberlain, Member of Parliament for Islington 1885–1892 * Sir Arthur Charles (OG 1848–54), Judge of the High Court *

André Chevrillon André Chevrillon (3 May 1864 – 9 July 1957) was a French writer, a nephew of Hippolyte Taine, who chose England and the Orient as objects of study. Chevrillon was born at Ruelle ( Charente), and educated at the University College School (Lo ...

(OG 1876–77), member of the French Academy * Sir William Christie, Astronomer Royal 1881–1910 *Sir

William Job Collins Sir William Job Collins, (9 May 1859 – 11 December 1946) was an English surgeon, anti-vaccinationist and later a Liberal politician and legislator. Background Collins was born at 46 Gloucester Road, Regent's Park, London the eldest son o ...

(OG 1869–76), Member of Parliament, Chairman of London County Council, Surgeon, two term Vice-Chancellor of the University of London (1907-9, 1911–12) *

Sir Daniel Cooper ''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 ...

(OG 1835–39), first Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales * Allan Corduner (OG ?-?), actor, played Sir Arthur Sullivan in the film '' Topsy-Turvy''. *

Gordon Corera Gordon Corera (born 1974) is a British author and journalist. He is the BBC's Security Correspondent and specializes in computer technology. Early life Corera was born in London; his father was from the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India and ...

, broadcast journalist *

Baron Cozens-Hardy Baron Cozens-Hardy, of Letheringsett in the County of Norfolk, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 1 July 1914 for Sir Herbert Cozens-Hardy, Master of the Rolls from 1907 to 1918. He was succeeded by his eldest so ...

(OG ?-?), Commander of the

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Royal, Iowa, a cit ...

in the First World War * Joe Craig, novelist *Sir Frank Crisp (OG 1857–59), lawyer * Charles Crompton, Liberal Member of Parliament for Staffordshire 1885–1886 *Sir

David Crouch Sir David Lance Crouch (23 June 1919 – 18 February 1998) was a British Conservative politician. Crouch was educated at University College School, London and became a marketing consultant. He contested Leeds West in 1959, and served as Memb ...

(OG ?-?), Conservative politician *

Eric Crozier Eric Crozier OBE (14 November 19147 September 1994) was a British theatrical director, opera librettist and producer, long associated with Benjamin Britten. Early life and career Crozier was born in London and studied at the Royal Academy of Dra ...

, opera producer

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* Paul Dacre, editor of the

Daily Mail The ''Daily Mail'' is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper and news websitePeter Wilb"Paul Dacre of the Daily Mail: The man who hates liberal Britain", ''New Statesman'', 19 December 2013 (online version: 2 January 2014) publish ...

William Frend De Morgan William Frend De Morgan (16 November 1839 – 15 January 1917) was an English potter, tile designer and novelist. A lifelong friend of William Morris, he designed tiles, stained glass and furniture for Morris & Co. from 1863 to 1872. His tiles ...

(OG 1849–55), artist, potter and novelist * Hugh Dennis (OG 1974–1980), actor and comedian * Nick Denton (OG ?-?), internet businessman * Jonathan Djanogly, Member of Parliament *

John Dorian John Michael "J.D." Dorian, M.D., is a fictional character and protagonist of the American comedy-drama television series '' Scrubs''. Portrayed by Zach Braff, J.D acts as the narrator and main character of the series from seasons one to eig ...

(OG ?-?), surgeon *Sir Henry Doulton (OG 1833–36), inventor and manufacturer of pottery, winner of the Albert Medal *Sir

Edwin Durning-Lawrence Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence, 1st Baronet (2 February 1837 – 21 April 1914) was a British lawyer and Member of Parliament. He is best known for his advocacy of the Baconian theory of Shakespeare authorship, which asserts that Francis Bacon was ...

(OG 1847–52), Professor at University College London who researched the

Baconian theory The Baconian theory of Shakespeare authorship holds that Sir Francis Bacon, philosopher, essayist and scientist, wrote the plays which were publicly attributed to William Shakespeare. Various explanations are offered for this alleged subterfuge ...

* Joseph Duveen, 1st Baron Duveen of Millbank (OG 1877–80), art dealer and philanthropist

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* Richard Eckersley, deconstructionist graphic designer * Albert James Edmondson, 1st Baron Sandford (OG ?-?), Conservative politician

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George Faudel-Phillips The Faudel-Phillips Baronetcy, of Grosvenor Gardens in the Parish of St George Hanover Square in the County of London and of Queen's Gardens, West Brighton, in the County of Sussex, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was creat ...

(OG 1853–55), Lord Mayor of London 1896–97 * Horace Field (OG 1876-8), Architect * Anthony Finkelstein (OG 1970-1977), Dean of the UCL Faculty of Engineering Sciences * Lord Daniel Finkelstein OBE (OG 1973-1980), chief leader writer at The Times *Sir John Ambrose Fleming FRS (OG ?-?), electrical engineer *Sir Walter Morley Fletcher (OG 1886–91), physiologist, Secretary of the Medical Research Council, Senior Tutor of Trinity College, Cambridge * Matt Floyd broadcaster for Sky Sports * Ford Madox Ford (OG 1888–90), novelist, editor *

George Forrest George Forrest may refer to: *G. Topham Forrest (George Topham Forrest, 1872–1945), principal architect for the London County Council *George Forrest (author) (1915–1999), American author and musician *George Forrest (botanist) (1873–1932), S ...

(OG ?-?), Wykeham Professor of Logic, University of Oxford, founder member of

British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles The British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles (BCRPM) is a group of British people who support the return of the Parthenon (Elgin) marbles to Athens, Greece. Further reading * Tom Flynn, The Universal Museum (Lulu, 2012) ...

* Sir Michael Foster (OG 1849–52), physiologist, professor and Member of Parliament *Sir

Gregory Foster Sir Thomas Gregory Foster (10 June 1866 – 24 September 1931) was the Provost of University College London from 1904 to 1929,Elizabeth J. Morse, 'Foster, Sir (Thomas) Gregory, first baronet (1866–1931)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biograph ...

(OG 1881-4), Vice-Chancellor of the University of London, the first Provost of University College London. *

Percy F. Frankland Percy Faraday Frankland CBE FRS (3 October 1858 – 28 October 1946) was a British chemist. He was the second son and youngest child of Edward Frankland, chemist, and Sophie Fick, sister of Adolf Eugen Fick. He was born at 42 Park Road, Haversto ...

, chemist *

Jonathan Freedland Jonathan Saul Freedland (born 25 February 1967) is a British journalist who writes a weekly column for ''The Guardian''. He presents BBC Radio 4's contemporary history series ''The Long View''. Freedland also writes thrillers, mainly under the ...

(OG ?-?), newspaper journalist, '' The Guardian''

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* Simon Garfield (OG ?-?), journalist, '' The Observer'', and author * Alex Garland (OG ?- 1987), novelist, writer of '' The Beach'' *

Samuel Gee Samuel Jones Gee (13 September 1839 – 3 August 1911) was an English physician and paediatrician. In 1888, Gee published the first complete modern description of the clinical picture of coeliac disease, and theorised on the importance of diet i ...

, physician and paediatrician * Charles Gifford (OG ?-?), Canadian politician * Paul Gilroy (OG ?-?), author and Giddens Professor, the London School of Economics *

David Ginsburg David Ginsburg may refer to: *David Ginsburg (chemist) (1920–1988), Israeli researcher in synthetic organic chemistry *David Ginsburg (lawyer) (1912–2010), American political advisor and lawyer *David Ginsburg (politician) (1921–1994), Britis ...

(OG ?-?), Member of Parliament * Oliver Gledhill (OG ?-?), cellist * Paul Gorman (OG 1971–1978), writer *Sir John Grandy (OG ?-?), GCB GCVO KBE DSO KStJ, Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Chief of the Air Staff, 1967 to 1971. Governor of Gibraltar, 1973 to 1978. *Sir Alan Greengross (OG ?-?), Former Conservative Leader on the Greater London Council, Vice-Chair of the Council of University College London *

Joseph Gouge Greenwood Joseph Gouge Greenwood (1821–25 September 1894) was an English classical scholar, second principal of Owens College, Manchester, and vice-chancellor of the Victoria University, Manchester. Early life He was the son of the Rev. Joseph Greenwood ...

(OG 1835–37), Principal of Owens College and Vice-Chancellor of Victoria University * Maurice Greiffenhagen RA (OG 1872–76), artist *

Raymond Gubbay Raymond Jonathan Gubbay, CBE (born 2 April 1946) is a British impresario, active primarily in London, the UK, and Europe. He has worked with classical artists including Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Bryn Terfel, Joseph Calleja, Rolando Villaz ...

(OG 1957-62), impresario. *

William Court Gully, 1st Viscount Selby William Court Gully, 1st Viscount Selby PC, KC (29 August 18356 November 1909) was a British lawyer and Liberal politician. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons between 1895 and 1905. Background and education Gully was the son of Jam ...

, PC, QC, (OG 1848–49), Speaker of the House of Commons *

Thom Gunn Thomson William "Thom" Gunn (29 August 1929 – 25 April 2004) was an English poet who was praised for his early verses in England, where he was associated with The Movement, and his later poetry in America, even after moving towards a looser, ...

(OG ?-?), poet *

Robert Gunther Robert William Theodore Gunther (23 August 1869 – 9 March 1940) was a historian of science, zoologist, and founder of the Museum of the History of Science, Oxford. Gunther's father, Albert Günther, was Keeper of Zoology at the British Museu ...

(OG ?-?), founded the Museum of the History of Science.

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Francis Seymour Haden Sir Francis Seymour Haden PPRE (16 September 1818 – 1 June 1910), was an English surgeon, better known as an original etcher who championed original printmaking. He was at the heart of the Etching Revival in Britain, and one of the founder ...

(OG ?-?), English etcher, writer and surgeon * Roger Leighton Hall CNZM, QSO, (OG 1952–55), New Zealand playwright. *Professor

W.D. Halliburton William Dobinson Halliburton FRS (21 June 1860, in Middlesex – 21 May 1931, in Exeter) was a British physiologist, noted for being one of the founders of the science of biochemistry. William was one of four children (three sisters) born to T ...

MD, FRS (OG1872-77), Professor of Physiology,

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...

* Laurence Halsted (OG 1984– ), fencer * Nick Harkaway, novelist and commentator *

Numa Edward Hartog Numa Edward Hartog (20 May 1846 – 19 June 1871) was a Jewish British mathematician who attracted attention in 1869 for graduating from Cambridge University as Senior Wrangler and Smith's Prizeman but as a Jew had not been admitted to a fello ...

(OG 1857–61), First Jewish Senior Wrangler, prominent figure in the movement to remove Jewish disabilities, helped to secure the passing of the Universities Tests Act in 1871 *Sir Philip John Hartog KBE, CIE (OG 1874–80), Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dacca * Mark Hatton (OG 1984-91) 2 x Olympic Luge Racer *Count Hayashi Tadasu, Japanese Foreign Minister and Ambassador to the Court of St James * Alexander Hill OBE, MA, MD, MRCS, FRCS (OG 1870–72), Master of

Downing College, Cambridge Downing College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge and currently has around 650 students. Founded in 1800, it was the only college to be added to Cambridge University between 1596 and 1869, and is often described as the olde ...

, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge (1897–99), Principal of

Southampton University College The University of Southampton (abbreviated as ''Soton'' in post-nominal letters) is a public university, public research university in Southampton, England. Southampton is a founding member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities in ...

1912-1920 *

Mayer Hillman Mayer Hillman (born 1931) is a British architect and town planner, and Senior Fellow Emeritus since 1992 at the Policy Studies Institute, University of Westminster where he worked for at least thirty years. Early life Mayer Hillman was born in ...

(OG ?-?), author and Senior Fellow Emeritus of the Policy Studies Institute * David Hobman CBE, Founder Director of Age Concern. *

S. D. Holden Stephen Dewar Holden (23 August 1870 – 7 February 1918) was a British engineer, the son of the engineer James Holden and succeeded his father as locomotive superintendent of the Great Eastern Railway in 1908, a post he held until his retirem ...

(OG ?–), steam locomotive engineer *

Frank Holl Francis Montague Holl (London 4 July 1845 – 31 July 1888 London) was an English painter, specializing in somewhat sentimental paintings with a moment from a narrative situation, often drawing on the trends of social realism and the prob ...

(OG ?-?), English painter * Tom Hood (OG ?-?), humourist * Ken Howard (OG 1947-1956), songwriter, composer, film director and author. * Geoffrey Howard, English cricketer and cricket administrator. *Dr Tristram Hunt (OG ?-1992), historian and Labour Member of Parliament * Richard Holt Hutton (OG 1835–41), editor of '' The Spectator'' * Leonard Huxley LL.D. (OG 1872–77), editor of ''The Cornhill Magazine''

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Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading Rufus Daniel Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading, (10 October 1860 – 30 December 1935) was a British Liberal politician and judge, who served as Lord Chief Justice of England, Viceroy of India, and Foreign Secretary, the last Liberal to hold that ...

(OG 1873–74), Lord Chief Justice, Foreign Secretary (briefly), Leader of the House of Lords, solicitor and attorney general (held separately), Ambassador to the USA, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and Viceroy of India. *

Keith Usherwood Ingold Keith Usherwood Ingold, (born 31 May 1929) is a British chemist. He was born to Sir Christopher Ingold and Dr. Hilda Usherwood, and studied for a BSc in Chemistry at the University of London, completing his degree in 1949. He continued his h ...

Keith Usherwood Ingold, OC FRS FRSC FRSE is a British chemist.

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* William Stanley Jevons (OG ?-?), logician and economist *Sir David Brynmor Jones, PC, QC, MP (OG 1862–69), writer of parliamentary reports. *

Judge Jules Julius O'Riordan (born 1966), better known by his stage name Judge Jules, is a British dance music DJ, record producer and entertainment lawyer. He is known for his DJ activities, music production and long-running radio show which achieved glob ...

(OG ?-?), dance music DJ

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Ian Katz Ian Alexander Katz (born 9 February 1968) is a British journalist and broadcasting executive who is currently Chief Content Officer at Channel 4, overseeing all editorial decision making and commissioning across Channel 4's linear channels, str ...

(OG ?-?), Editor of '' Newsnight'' * Paul Kaye (OG 1978-81), Actor, comedian, best known for the renegade character 'Dennis Pennis' *

Alex Kay-Jelski Alex Kay-Jelski is a British sports journalist, currently the ''BBC Sport, BBC'' Director of Sport. He was previously the sports editor of ''The Times'' and the ''Daily Mail'' newspapers, and the editor-in-chief of ''The Athletic''. Early life ...

(OG ?-?), journalist, editor of '' The Athletic'' * Brian Keith, Court of Appeal judge, Hong Kong; High Court judge, England and Wales * Arthur Edwin Kennelly (OG ?-?), American electrical engineer * Joseph Wilfred Kerman (OG 1937-39), American musicologist * Dairoku Kikuchi (OG ?-?), Japanese mathematician and Minister of Education

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* Martin Lamble (OG ?-?), drummer with

Fairport Convention Fairport Convention are an English folk rock band, formed in 1967 by guitarists Richard Thompson and Simon Nicol, bassist Ashley Hutchings and drummer Shaun Frater (with Frater replaced by Martin Lamble after their first gig.) They started o ...

* Edmund Leighton (OG ?-?), artist * Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton (OG 1839–43), artist and President of the Royal Academy * Cecil Arthur Lewis (OG ?-?), Oscar winner for adapting the screenplay of ''

Pygmalion Pygmalion or Pigmalion may refer to: Mythology * Pygmalion (mythology), a sculptor who fell in love with his statue Stage * ''Pigmalion'' (opera), a 1745 opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau * ''Pygmalion'' (Rousseau), a 1762 melodrama by Jean-Jacques ...

''. * Geoffrey Lewis Lewis (OG ?-?), linguist, Emeritus Professor of Turkish at Oxford University and Emeritus Fellow of St Antony's College * Martin Lewis (OG ?-?), humorist, producer and broadcaster *

Nathaniel Lindley, 1st Baron Lindley Nathaniel Lindley, Baron Lindley, (29 November 1828 – 9 December 1921) was an English judge. Early life He was the second son of the botanist Dr. John Lindley, born at Acton Green, London. From his mother's side, he was descended from Sir Ed ...

, PC, (OG 1837–45), Master of the Rolls, Lord of Appeal in Ordinary * Dennis Lloyd, Baron Lloyd of Hampstead QC (OG 1929–31, Chairman of Council 1971–79), Quain Professor of Jurisprudence in the University of London, Chairman of the National Film School 1970–1988

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*Professor

D.S. MacColl Dugald Sutherland MacColl (10 March 1859 – 21 December 1948) was a Scottish watercolour painter, art critic, lecturer and writer. He was keeper of the Tate Gallery for five years. Life MacColl was born in Glasgow and educated at the Unive ...

(OG 1873–76), Keeper of the Wallace Collection. *

René MacColl René MacColl (12 January 1905 – 20 May 1971) was an English first-class cricketer, journalist and writer. Early life and education MacColl was the son of the Scot Dugald Sutherland MacColl, keeper of the Tate Gallery and Wallace Collection, ...

(1905–1971), cricketer and journalist *John Allan McNab (1948-55 ) President, The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants 1995-6 *Sir

Philip Magnus Sir Philip Magnus, 1st Baronet (7 October 1842 – 29 August 1933) was a British educational reformer and politician, who represented the London University constituency as a Unionist Member of Parliament from 1906 to 1922. He had previously ...

, MP (circa 1855–60?), educational reformer and Member of Parliament for London University. *Sir Edward Manville M.Inst. E.E., (OG 1874–78), Chairman of the Imperial Council of Commerce * Lord Marshall of Knightsbridge (OG ?-?), former Chairman and Chief Executive of British Airways. *Lieutenant

Horace Robert Martineau Horace Robert Martineau VC (31 October 1874 – 7 April 1916) was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Military career ...

(OG ?-?), recipient of the Victoria Cross *The Rt. Rev Dr. John Howard Bertram Masterman DD, (OG ?-?), Suffragan Bishop of Plymouth and author *

John Preston Maxwell John Preston Maxwell (5 December 1871 – 25 July 1961), son of James Laidlaw Maxwell, was a Presbyterian obstetric missionary to China. John Preston Maxwell was born on 5 December 1871 in Birmingham, where his father Dr James Laidlaw Maxwell, ...

(OG ?-?), missionary, President of the Chinese Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. * David McCallum, actor and musician. *Sir Andrew McFadyean (OG ?-?), senior civil servant, General Secretary to the Reparation Commission 1919, Chairman of S.G. Warburg and Co, Chairman of the Royal Institute of International Affairs * China Miéville (OG ?-?), author * Max Minghella (OG 1999–2004), actor *Sir Ernest William Moir (OG ?-?) - Civil engineer who invented the first medical airlock * John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn, PC, OM, (OG 1853–54), Secretary of State for India * Richard Morrison, (OG 1965-1972), chief culture writer, The Times *The Rev William Stainton Moses (OG ?-?), Christian Spiritualist leader and medium, President of the London Spiritualist Alliance (1884-death). *

Rodrigo Moynihan (Herbert George) Rodrigo MoynihanBurke's Landed Gentry 1970, pg 876 (17 October 1910 – 6 November 1990) was an English painter, credited with being a pioneer of abstract painting in England. Early life Moynihan was born in Santa Cruz de Tene ...

, artist *

Alexander Muirhead Alexander Muirhead, FRS, (26 May 1848 – 13 December 1920) born in East Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland was an electrical engineer specialising in wireless telegraphy. Biography Muirhead studied for his Bachelor of Science at University Coll ...

(OG ?-?), developed the first electrocardiogram, one of the developers of wireless telegraphy

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* Ronald Neame (OG ?-?), British screenwriter and director

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Tom Oppé Thomas Ernest Oppé CBE (7 February 1925 – 25 June 2007) was an English paediatrician and a professor of paediatrics at St Mary's Hospital, London. He is regarded as a pioneer in children's health services and infant nutrition. Early life Oppé ...

(OG ?-?), paediatrician, CBE 1984–

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Karl Pearson Karl Pearson (; born Carl Pearson; 27 March 1857 – 27 April 1936) was an English mathematician and biostatistician. He has been credited with establishing the discipline of mathematical statistics. He founded the world's first university st ...

FRS (OG 1866–73), founder of Department of Applied Statistics of University College London * Sir

Roger Penrose Sir Roger Penrose (born 8 August 1931) is an English mathematician, mathematical physicist, philosopher of science and Nobel Laureate in Physics. He is Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics in the University of Oxford, an emeritus fello ...

OM FRS, mathematician, Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics University of Oxford, winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics 2020 * Sir Claude Phillips (OG 1856–58), Keeper of the Wallace Collection * Professor

Vivian de Sola Pinto Vivian de Sola Pinto (9 December 1895 – 27 July 1969) was a British poet, literary critic and historian. He was a leading scholarly authority on D. H. Lawrence, and appeared for the defence (Penguin Books) in the 1960 ''Lady Chatterley's Love ...

, poet, literary critic and historian *

Richard Bissell Prosser Richard Bissell Prosser (25 August 1838 – 18 March 1918) was a patent examiner and a biographical writer. He was the eldest son of Richard Prosser (engineer), Richard Prosser, the Birmingham, England, engineer and inventor. R. B. Prosser was edu ...

, engineer and inventor

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Peter Quilliam Sir James Peter Quilliam (23 March 1920 – 17 February 2004) was a New Zealand lawyer and jurist. He served as Chief Justice of the Cook Islands and a judge of the High Court of New Zealand. Early life and family Born in New Plymouth on 23 ...

, General Secretary of the British Pharmacology Society (1968–71), Professor of Pharmacology

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* Sir Walter Raleigh (OG 1877–79), Professor of English Literature, University of Oxford * Sir

Boverton Redwood The Redwood Baronetcy, of Avenue Road in St Marylebone, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 24 July 1911 for Boverton Redwood. He was a leading expert on petroleum and an adviser to the Admiralty, India Office ...

, 1st Baronet Boverton (OG 1857–61), chemist and petroleum expert * Andrew Reid, lawyer, racehorse trainer and Treasurer of the UK Independence Party *

Daniel Roche Daniel Peter Roche ( ; born 14 October 1999) is an English actor, known for playing Ben Brockman in the BBC One sitcom '' Outnumbered''. Life Roche was born on 14 October 1999 to an English mother and an Irish father. He grew up in north London ...

(2011-2018), actor *

Henry Ling Roth Henry Ling Roth (3 February 1855 – 12 May 1925) was an English-born anthropologist and museum curator, active in Australia. Early life Roth was born in London, the son of Dr Mathias Roth, an Austrian-born surgeon, and his English wife Anna Mar ...

(1855–1925), anthropologist, active in Australia * Walter Roth, anthropologist, after whom the Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology in Georgetown, Guyana was named * Edward John Routh RS, mathematician, winner of the Adams Prize in 1877, fellow of the Royal Society, also contributed to

Routh–Hurwitz theorem In mathematics, the Routh–Hurwitz theorem gives a test to determine whether all roots of a given polynomial lie in the left half-plane. Polynomials with this property are called Hurwitz stable polynomials. The Routh-Hurwitz theorem is importan ...

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Routh stability criterion Routh may refer to: Places * Routh, East Riding of Yorkshire, a village in England People * Brandon Routh (born 1979), American actor * Camilla Belle Routh (born 1986), American actress * Edward Routh (1831–1907), British mathematician * ...

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Michael Sadgrove Michael Sadgrove (born 13 April 1950) is a Church of England priest and noted theological author. Between 2003 and 2015, he was Dean of Durham. From 1995 to 2003, he was Provost, then Dean of Sheffield Cathedral. He is now Dean Emeritus of Durham. ...

(OG 1959–67), Provost, then Dean of Sheffield 1995; Dean of Durham 2003Who's Who 2011 *

Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel, (6 November 1870 – 5 February 1963) was a British Liberal politician who was the party leader from 1931 to 1935. He was the first nominally-practising Jew to serve as a Cabinet minister and to beco ...

(OG 1884–88), Leader of the Liberal Party, Home Secretary and High Commissioner for Palestine * Gordon Samuels AC

CVO CVO may refer to: Science and technology * Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, Washington, US * Chief veterinary officer, the head of a veterinary authority * Circumventricular organs, positioned around the ventricular system of the brain * Co ...

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Governor of New South Wales The governor of New South Wales is the viceregal representative of the Australian monarch, King Charles III, in the state of New South Wales. In an analogous way to the governor-general of Australia at the national level, the governors of the ...

(1996–2001) * The Right Reverend David Say, KCVO, DD),

bishop of Rochester The Bishop of Rochester is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Rochester in the Province of Canterbury. The town of Rochester has the bishop's seat, at the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, which was foun ...

(1961–1988) *

Ben Schott Ben Schott (born 26 May 1974) is a British writer, photographer, and author of the ''Schott's Miscellanies'' and '' Schott's Almanac'' series. Early life and university Ben Schott was born in North London, England, the son of a neurologist ...

(OG 1987–1992), author of Schott's Miscellanies * Admiral Sir Percy Scott, Bart., KCB. (OG 1865–66), instrumental in developing gunnery and other equipment for the Royal Navy * Will Self, writer *

Stanley Shaldon Stanley Shaldon (8 November 1931 – 20 December 2013) was a British nephrologist who pioneered several techniques in haemodialysis, including venous access, reuse of dialysis machines, and home haemodialysis. Life and career Shaldon was born i ...

, nephrologist * Sir

Arthur Everett Shipley Sir Arthur Everett Shipley GBE FRS (10 March 1861 – 22 September 1927) was an English zoologist and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. Biography Shipley was born in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey on 10 March 1861. He was brought up i ...

FRS (OG 1877–79), Master of

Christ's College, Cambridge Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college includes the Master, the Fellows of the College, and about 450 undergraduate and 170 graduate students. The college was founded by William Byngham in 1437 as ...

1910–1927, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge 1917–1919 * Walter Sickert A.RA (OG 1870–71), artist and critic * Professor Cedric Smith (OG 1932–35), statistician and geneticist *

Kenneth Snowman Abraham Kenneth Snowman CBE FSA (26 July 1919 – 9 July 2002) was a British jeweller, painter and the chairman of Wartski. He was made a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1994, and a Commander of the Order of the British Empir ...

CBE, Chairman of

Wartski Wartski is a British family firm of antique dealers specialising in Russian works of art; particularly those by Carl Fabergé, fine jewellery and silver. Founded in North Wales in 1865, the business is located at 60 St James's Street, London, SW ...

Richard Solomons Richard Leslie Solomons (born 9 October 1961) is a British businessman. He was the chief executive of InterContinental Hotels Group until July 2017, when he was succeeded by Keith Barr. Career Solomons qualified as a chartered accountant with ...

, Chief Executive of InterContinental Hotels Group * Professor

Edward Adolf Sonnenschein Edward Adolf Sonnenschein (20 November 1851 – 2 September 1929, Bath) was an English classical scholar and writer on Latin grammar and verse. Career Sonnenschein was educated at University College School and then in 1868 at University Colle ...

, Litt. D. (OG 1867–68), philologist, Professor of Classics and Dean of the Faculty of Arts, the University of Birmingham * Stephen Spender, poet *

Marion Harry Spielmann Marion Harry Alexander Spielmann (London, 22 May 1858 – 1948) was a prolific Victorian art critic and scholar who was the editor of '' The Connoisseur'' and ''Magazine of Art''. Among his voluminous output, he wrote a history of ''Punch'', ...

(OG 1872-66), historian of ''

Punch Punch commonly refers to: * Punch (combat), a strike made using the hand closed into a fist * Punch (drink), a wide assortment of drinks, non-alcoholic or alcoholic, generally containing fruit or fruit juice Punch may also refer to: Places * Pun ...

'', editor of ''The Magazine of Art''. * The Rt. Rev.

Edward Steere Edward Steere (1828 – 26 August 1882) was an English Anglican colonial bishop in the 19th century. Life Steere was educated at London University The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a ...

(OG 1842–44), Bishop of Central Africa * Frederic George Stephens, art critic and 'Nonartistic' member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood * Colonel

H.F. Stephens Colonel Holman Fred Stephens (31 October 1868 – 23 October 1931) was a British light railway civil engineer and manager. He was engaged in engineering and building, and later managing, 16 light railways in England and Wales. Biography Stephen ...

(OG 1877–83), railway engineer and manager * Lord Wandsworth

Sydney Stern, 1st Baron Wandsworth Sydney James Stern, 1st Baron Wandsworth, (1844 – 10 February 1912) was a British banker, Liberal Member of Parliament philanthropist and member of the Stern banking family. Background and education Stern was born in London in 1844, the el ...

, (OG 1857–58), MP and banker, whose estate founded Lord Wandsworth College *

Greville Stevens Greville Thomas Scott Stevens (7 January 1901 – 19 September 1970) was an English amateur cricketer who played for Middlesex, the University of Oxford and England. A leg-spin and googly bowler and attacking batsman, he captained England in o ...

, English cricketer, Ashes winner, Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1918 * Desmond Surfleet, Middlesex cricketer *

Fred Susskind Manfred Julius Susskind (8 June 1891 – 9 July 1957) was a South African cricketer who played in five Test matches in 1924. The first Jewish Test cricketer, he was born and died in Johannesburg, South Africa. Early cricket in England Born in th ...

(OG 1902–09), South African test match cricketer * The Most Rev.

Arthur Sweatman Arthur Sweatman (1834–1909) was a Canadian Anglican bishop and the third Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada. Early life Sweatman was born on 19 November 1834 in London, England, to parents John and Anne. His education began in two London ...

(OG 1848–50), Archbishop of Toronto and Primate of all Canada * Maj.-Gen. Sir

Ernest Dunlop Swinton Major-General Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton, (21 October 1868 – 15 January 1951) was a British Army officer who played a part in the development and adoption of the tank during the First World War. He was also a war correspondent and author of sev ...

, KBE, CB, DSO (OG 1878–83), assistant secretary (Military), Committee of Imperial Defence and War Cabinet in World War One, later Chichele Professor of Military History, University of Oxford *

David Sylvester Anthony David Bernard Sylvester (21 September 1924 – 19 June 2001) was a British art critic and curator. Although he received no formal education in the arts, during his long career he was influential in promoting modern artists, in particula ...

, art critic and curator *

James Joseph Sylvester James Joseph Sylvester (3 September 1814 – 15 March 1897) was an English mathematician. He made fundamental contributions to matrix theory, invariant theory, number theory, partition theory, and combinatorics. He played a leadership ro ...

(OG 1828), professor of mathematics at the Royal Military Academy, inaugural professor of mathematics at Johns Hopkins University, Professor at Oxford UniversityBritish Society for the History of Mathematics

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* Sir Geoffrey Ingram Taylor OM FRS (OG 1899–1905?), physicist and mathematician * Gordon Thomson (OG 1893–99), Olympic rower * Francis Taylor, Liberal MP for Norfolk South 1885–1898 * Matthew Taylor, Liberal Democrat MP (1987–present) *

James Thomas (Australian politician) James Henry Thomas (2 March 1826 – 16 July 1884) was a civil engineer who was Director of Public Works in Western Australia from 1876 to 1884. Born in London, England on 2 March 1826, James Thomas was educated at University College School betw ...

, engineer and politician * Sir Hamo Thornycroft RA, (OG 1863–68), artist and sculptor * Captain Norman Todd, airline pilot who captained the first commercial flight of a British Airways Concorde * Wilfred Trotter MS FRCS (OG 1888–90), pioneer in neurosurgery * Dr Mark Turin (OG 1981–91), linguistic anthropologist

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John William Van Druten John William Van Druten (1 June 190119 December 1957) was an English playwright and theatre director. He began his career in London, and later moved to America, becoming a U.S. citizen. He was known for his plays of witty and urbane observation ...

(OG 1911–17), playwright. * Sir Julius Vogel KCM.G, Two-time Prime Minister of New Zealand, (Chairman of Old Boys Dining Society 1877) *

Ed Vulliamy Edward Sebastian Vulliamy (born 1 August 1954) is a British journalist and writer. Early life and education Vulliamy was born and raised in Notting Hill, London. His mother was the children's author and illustrator Shirley Hughes, his father ...

, journalist (The Guardian & The Observer) and author

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Dan Wagner Daniel Maurice Wagner (born 28 July 1963) is a British Internet entrepreneur. He created MAID, one of the first online information platforms in 1984. He was later the founder and CEO of Venda, ATTRAQT, Powa Technologies and most recently, R ...

, internet entrepreneur * Sir Francis Walshe, neurologist * Charles Warton, MP, Attorney general of Western Australia *

Edwin Waterhouse Edwin Waterhouse (4 June 1841 – 17 September 1917) was an English accountant. He is best known for having co-founded, with Samuel Lowell Price and William Hopkins Holyland, the accountancy practice of ''Price Waterhouse'' that now forms part o ...

(OG 1855–57), president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales * Julian Lloyd Webber, cellist * Sir Arnold Wesker FRSL, dramatist * Philip Wicksteed, economist and clergyman. * Professor Robin Wilson, mathematician, Gresham Professor of Geometry *

Ben Winston Ben Winston is a British producer and director who established the production company Fulwell 73 with Gabe Turner, Ben Turner, and Leo Pearlman. He is co-executive producer of ''The Late Late Show with James Corden'' alongside Rob Crabbe and Mike ...

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Jonathan Wittenberg Jonathan Wittenberg (born 17 September 1957 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Masorti rabbi, the Senior Rabbi of Masorti Judaism UK. He is a leading writer and thinker on Judaism. He is Rabbi of the New North London Synagogue, with approximately 2400 m ...

, Masorti Rabbi *

Roland De Wolfe Roland De Wolfe is an English professional poker player and a former writer for the poker magazine ''Inside Edge''. After winning first prize in an event at the 2004 Gutshot Poker Festival, De Wolfe went on to cash in the $1,000 No Limit even ...

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