The following is a list of some notable Old Oundelians, alumni of Oundle School in Northamptonshire, England:

Armed forces

*Air Vice Marshal

David Atcherley Air Vice Marshal David Francis William Atcherley, (12 January 1904 – 8 June 1952) was a senior Royal Air Force officer. Early life David Atcherley and his twin Richard were born on 12 January 1904, and were the sons of Major General Sir Lle ...

, senior Royal Air Force officer *Major-General

Llewellyn William Atcherley Major-General Sir Llewellyn William Atcherley, (1 March 1871 – 17 February 1954) was a Canadian-born officer in the British Army and Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Constabulary. He was born in Elizabethtown, now Brockville, Ontario to L ...

, British army officer and Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Constabulary *Air Marshal Sir Richard Atcherley, senior Royal Air Force officer. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Pakistan Air Force between 1949 and 1951 * Bernard Paul Gascoigne Beanlands, Canadian World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories *

Patrick Beesly Patrick Beesly (27 June 1913 – 16 August 1986) was a British author and intelligence officer during World War II. Early life Beesly was the fifth of six children of Gerald Beesly and his wife Helen (née Chamberlain) who was a cousin of Nev ...

, wartime intelligence officer and author * James Bradley MBE, prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II * Rear Admiral Benjamin Bryant CB DSO** DSC, the most successful British submarine ace to survive the war *

Count Manfred Beckett Czernin Count Manfred Beckett Czernin, (18 January 1913 – 6 October 1962) was a Royal Air Force pilot and later an operative with the Special Operations Executive in the Second World War. Early life Czernin was born to the fourth son of Count Ott ...

, World War II Royal Air Force Pilot and later in the war an operative with the Special Operations Executive * Denis Eadie MC, British Army officer who was awarded the Military Cross by Field Marshal

Lord Wavell Field Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, (5 May 1883 – 24 May 1950) was a senior officer of the British Army. He served in the Second Boer War, the Bazar Valley Campaign and the First World War, during which he was wounded ...

for his conduct during the relief of Kohima *Wing Commander

Patrick Gibbs Wing Commander Reginald Patrick Mahoney Gibbs DSO DFC & Bar (2 April 1915 – 8 March 2008) was a British military pilot and journalist. Gibbs fought in World War II and was noted for his specialised torpedo attacks against shipping. Early h ...

, RAF pilot and journalist *

Alan Jerrard Alan Jerrard, VC (3 December 1897 – 14 May 1968) was an English aviator and a 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. An officer of the S ...

VC, recipient of the Victoria Cross for action during the Great War *

Norman Jewell Captain Norman "Bill" Limbury Auchinleck Jewell MBE DSC (24 October 1913 – 18 August 2004) was an officer in the Royal Navy. As commander of the submarine HMS ''Seraph'', Jewell was involved in one of the most vital acts of deception of the ...

, World War II Royal Navy officer *

Cecil Leonard Knox Major Cecil Leonard Knox Victoria Cross, VC (9 May 1889 − 4 February 1943) was an England, English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to United Kingd ...

VC, recipient of the Victoria Cross for action during the Great War * John Langdon, Royal Marine officer at D-Day, later became an Anglican priest *

William Howard Livens William Howard Livens, (28 March 1889 – 1 February 1964) was an engineer, a soldier in the British Army and an inventor particularly known for the design of chemical warfare and flame warfare weapons. Resourceful and clever, Livens' successfu ...

, soldier and inventor *

Sir Rhys Llewellyn, 2nd Baronet Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Rhys Llewellyn, 2nd Baronet, (9 March 191025 April 1978) was a Welsh mining executive, soldier, author and dignitary. He was born in Aberdare, South Wales, the son of a colliery owner. Educated at Oundle School and Trinit ...

, soldier and mining executive * General Sir Richard Shireff, KCB, CBE, British army officer and former

Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe The Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) is the commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) Allied Command Operations (ACO) and head of ACO's headquarters, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE). The commander is ...

*Air Marshal Sir Charles Steele, former Commander-in-Chief of RAF Coastal Command * Sir (Charles) Geoffrey Vickers VC, lawyer, administrator, writer and pioneering systems scientist *Vice Admiral Sir John Michael Villiers, Royal Navy officer and Fourth Sea Lord * General Sir Charles John Waters, former Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces *

Harold Whistler Group Captain Harold Alfred Whistler, (30 December 1896 – March 1940) was an English fighter pilot and flying ace in the First World War. Early life Alfred Harold Whistler was born in 1896 in Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire, the son of Alfred J ...

, fighter pilot and flying ace * Air Commodore John Whitworth, Royal Air Force pilot in the 1930s and a commander during and after the Second World War * Sir Charles Rodger Winn, Royal Navy intelligence officer and judge * Major General Sir John Winterton, Governor and Commander of Trieste *Captain William Wright, WW1 flying ace and civil servant *

Michael Wynn, 7th Baron Newborough Robert Charles Michael Vaughan Wynn, 7th Baron Newborough, DSC (24 April 1917 – 11 October 1998) was a British peer and Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve officer who played a decisive role during the St. Nazaire Raid in 1942 where he commanded a ...

, Royal Navy officer

Arts

Christopher Alexander Christopher Wolfgang John Alexander (4 October 1936 – 17 March 2022) was an Austrian-born British-American architect and design theorist. He was an emeritus professor at the University of California, Berkeley. His theories about the nature o ...

, architect, academic and author * Al Alvarez, poet * John Davys Beresford, author *

Peter Bicknell Peter Bicknell (16 June 1907 – 31 May 1995) was a British architect, author, exhibition curator and mountaineer. He practised as an architect in Cambridge with H. C. Hughes as Hughes and Bicknell, including commissions for the University of Camb ...

, architect and art historian * George Blagden, actor, singer * Michael Broadbent MW, wine critic and auctioneer *

Lucy Brown Lucy is an English people, English feminine given name derived from the Latin masculine given name Lucius with the meaning ''as of light'' (''born at dawn or daylight'', maybe also ''shiny'', or ''of light complexion''). Alternative spellings are ...

, actress * Thomas Carr, artist * Allan Chappelow, writer and photographer *

Joanna Christie Joanna Lauren Christie (born 10 April 1982)Fresh Face: Joanna Christie
Mark Shenton, ...

, actress *

Jim Clark James Clark Jr. OBE (4 March 1936 – 7 April 1968) was a British Formula One racing driver from Scotland, who won two World Championships, in 1963 and 1965. A versatile driver, he competed in sports cars, touring cars and in the Indianapol ...

, Academy Award-winning film editor * Charles Crichton, film director *

Bruce Dickinson Paul Bruce Dickinson (born 7 August 1958) is an English singer who has been the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden from 1981 to 1993 and 1999–present. He is known for his wide-ranging operatic vocal style and energetic stage ...

, lead singer in the band Iron Maiden, commercial pilot, fencer * John Dreyfus, book designer and historian of printing * David Edgar, playwright *

John Maxwell Edmonds John Maxwell Edmonds (21 January 1875 – 18 March 1958) was an English classicist, poet and dramatist and the author of several celebrated martial epitaphs. Biography Edmonds was born in Stroud, Gloucestershire on 21 January 1875. His father ...

, poet, dramatist and writer of celebrated epitaphs * Adrian Fisher MBE, maze designer * Colin Franklin writer, bibliographer, book-collector and antiquarian bookseller * Roderick Gordon, author * Anthony Holden, biographer * Maxwell Hutchinson, architect, broadcaster and former President of the

Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally, founded for the advancement of architecture under its royal charter granted in 1837, three suppl ...

Fred Inglis Frederick Charles Inglis (born 17 May 1937) is Emeritus Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Sheffield in the UK. Previously Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Warwick, he has been a member of the School of Social Sci ...

, professor of Cultural Studies *

Christopher Joll Christopher Joll is a British military historian, author and military event organiser best known for managing the British Military Tournament. His books include a fifteen volume series of historical action-adventure stories, The Speedicut Paper ...

, historian and author * Jon Jones, BAFTA winning film and television director * Frederick Knott, playwright * David Pickering, writer * George Sassoon, writer * Sir Peter Saunders, theatrical impresario * Sir Peter Scott, conservationist and painter * Paul Seabright, academic and writer * Keith Shackleton, conservationist and painter * Judge Smith, musician, Van der Graaf Generator *

Robert Speechly Robert Kelfull Speechly (17 September 1840 – 17 September 1884) was a 19th-century British architect. Life and work Speechly was born in 1840 in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, the son of Thomas Kelfull Speechly and Sarah, née Bellars, and a youn ...

, architect * John Charles Traylen, architect * Kenneth Hotham Vickers, historian * Bill Ward, actor * Ivo Watts-Russell, music producer, president 4AD Records * Sir Bertram Clough Williams-Ellis, architect, designer of Portmeirion * Martin Woodhouse, author and scriptwriter

Business and Finance

John Allwood Charles John Allwood (August 1951) is a British businessman, and a former Chief Executive of Orange UK. Early life He was born in Doncaster and educated at Oundle School. He received a degree in Economics & Statistics from the University of Exe ...

, businessman *

Alex Baldock Alexander David Baldock (born 21 November 1970) is a British businessman, former banker, and the chief executive (CEO) of Currys plc (formerly Dixons Carphone). Early life Alexander David Baldock was born in November 1970. He was educated at Ound ...

, businessman, banker, CEO of Dixons Carphone * Sir Alan Budd, economist * Geoffrey Crowther, Baron Crowther, businessman, economist and journalist * David Fleming, economist and environmental writer *Sir

Roland Franklin Sir Roland Arthur Ellis Franklin (born 5 May 1926) is a British-born Antigua and Barbuda-based merchant banker. Early life Roland Franklin was born in 1926 into an affluent and influential British Jewish family. His father, Ellis Arthur Franklin ...

, Antigua and Barbuda-based merchant banker * Jason Gissing, entrepreneur, co-founder of Ocado Group * Colin Matthews, businessman and Chairman of Highways England * Sir David Newbigging, businessman and Hong Kong politician * Nazir Razak, banker *

Sir Howard Stringer Sir Howard Stringer (born 19 February 1942) is a Welsh-American businessman. He had a 30-year career at CBS, culminating in him serving as the president of CBS News from 1986 to 1988, then president of CBS from 1988 to 1995. He served as chairm ...

, chairman and CEO Sony Corporation * Sir John Timpson, founder of British retailer Timpson * John Ward, economist and trade union leader * James Kenneth Weir, peer and businessman

Engineering

Tony Blackman Anthony Lionel Blackman (born April 1928) is a British aviator, and former Chief Test Pilot for Avro. Early life Blackman was the son of the radiologist Dr Sydney Blackman (7 December 1898 - 1971) of Kensington Court, one of the principal de ...

, aviator and test pilot for

Avro AVRO, short for Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep ("General Association of Radio Broadcasting"), was a Dutch public broadcasting association operating within the framework of the Nederlandse Publieke Omroep system. It was the first public broad ...

*Major

Patrick Hunter Gordon Major Patrick Hunter Gordon CBE MC FRSE (6 December 1916-28 March 1978) was a Scottish soldier and electrical engineer. He was Managing Director of both AI Welders and Cable Belt. Life He was born on 6 December 1916 in Inverness, the son of ...

, soldier and electrical engineer *

Sir Richard O'Brien Sir Richard O'Brien, (15 February 1920 – 11 December 2009) was a British engineer, industrial relations expert, civil servant, and decorated British Army officer. He was Chairman of the Manpower Services Commission from 1976 to 1982, Chairm ...

, engineer and industrial relations expert * Raymond Mays, racing driver, engineer and entrepreneur, co-founder of ERA and

BRM British Racing Motors (BRM) was a British Formula One motor racing team. Founded in 1945 and based in the market town of Bourne in Lincolnshire, it participated from 1951 to 1977, competing in 197 grands prix and winning seventeen. BRM wo ...

* Kenyon Taylor, electrical engineer and inventor * Amherst Villiers, engineer (automotive, aeronautical, astronautical), portrait painter * Rex Wailes, engineer and historian

Media

* Barrie Edgar, TV producer *

Damian Grammaticas Damian Grammaticas (born June 1970 in Nairobi) is a Kenyan-born British journalist, working for the BBC. Early life and education Of Greek descent,. Grammaticas was born in June 1970 and grew up in Kenya. Having studied at Oundle School and Cor ...

, BBC Europe Correspondent * Cecil Lewis, co-founder of the BBC,

fighter pilot A fighter pilot is a military aviator trained to engage in air-to-air combat, air-to-ground combat and sometimes electronic warfare while in the cockpit of a fighter aircraft. Fighter pilots undergo specialized training in aerial warfare and ...

and author of 'Sagittarius Rising' * David Loyn, International Development Correspondent of BBC News * Arthur Marshall, writer and broadcaster * Rufus Pollock, economist and founder of Open Knowledge International * Norman Smith, Assistant Political Editor of BBC News *

Charles Wintour Charles Vere Wintour (18 May 1917 – 4 November 1999) was a British newspaper editor, the father of ''Vogue'' magazine editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour, and of the diplomatic editor of ''The Guardian'' newspaper, Patrick Wintour. After a life in m ...

, newspaper editor

Politics, Civil Service and the Law

* Baron Allan of Hallam, Liberal Democrat M.P. *Major Basil Barton, solicitor and M.P. * Michael Beaumont, Conservative M.P. *Sir Roy Beldam, Lord Justice of Appeal *

Caroline Criado Perez Caroline Emma Criado Perez (born 1984) is a British feminist author, journalist and activist. Her first national campaign, the Women's Room project, aimed to increase the presence of female experts in the media. She opposed the removal of the ...

, feminist campaigner and writer * Robert Dixon-Smith, Baron Dixon-Smith, Conservative M.P. * Frederick Erroll, 1st Baron Erroll of Hale, Conservative M.P. *

Ailwyn Fellowes, 3rd Baron de Ramsey Ailwyn Edward Fellowes, 3rd Baron de Ramsey KBE, TD (16 March 1910 – 31 March 1993) was a British peer and Territorial soldier. Early life de Ramsey was the son of the Hon. Coulson Churchill Fellowes (1883–1915), son of William Fellowe ...

, peer and

Lord Lieutenant A lord-lieutenant ( ) is the British monarch's personal representative in each lieutenancy area of the United Kingdom. Historically, each lieutenant was responsible for organising the county's militia. In 1871, the lieutenant's responsibility ...

of Huntingdonshire * Charles Finch-Knightley, 11th Earl of Aylesford, peer styled "Lord Guernsey",

Justice of the Peace A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the sa ...

and Deputy Lieutenant for Warwickshire * Gary Flather, judge and disability campaigner *

Abraham Flint Abraham John Flint DL (27 March 1903 – 23 January 1971) was a British barrister. He briefly enjoyed a political career, being elected to the House of Commons by the narrowest majority under universal franchise and serving for a single term as ...

, barrister and judge * Donald Gorrie, Scottish Liberal Democrat M.P. and former M.S.P. for Central Scotland * John Grimston, 6th Earl of Verulam, peer and M.P. * John Hanscomb, politician *

Denis Keegan Denis Michael Keegan (26 January 1924 – 9 October 1993) was a British barrister and company manager who served a single term as a Conservative Party Member of Parliament. He became known as a moderate politician who opposed capital punishment ...

, barrister and M.P. *

David Kitchin, Lord Kitchin David James Tyson Kitchin, Lord Kitchin, PC (born 30 April 1955) is a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. He has also served as a Lord Justice of Appeal. Career Having attended Oundle School and studied Natural Sciences as an ...

, UK Supreme Court Justice * Owen Lloyd George, 3rd Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, peer * Sir William Montagu, judge *

Michael Mustill, Baron Mustill Michael John Mustill, Baron Mustill, PC, FBA (10 May 1931 – 24 April 2015) was an English barrister and judge. He was a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary from 1992 to 1997. Life and career The son of Clement William and Marion Mustill, he was ed ...

, Law Lord * Mark Ormerod, civil servant and chief executive of The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom * Sir Herbert Palmer, Governor of

Gambia The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland AfricaHoare, Ben. (2002) ''The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia'', Kingfisher Publicatio ...

and Cyprus * Ralph Bonner Pink, Conservative M.P. * Christian Herbert, 6th Earl of Powis * James Provan, farmer, businessman and

M.E.P. The Society of Foreign Missions of Paris (french: Société des Missions Etrangères de Paris, short M.E.P.) is a Roman Catholic missionary organization. It is not a religious institute, but an organization of secular priests and lay persons ...

* David Reddaway, diplomat * David Lockhart-Mure Renton, Baron Renton, Conservative M.P. * Sir David Richards, Lord Justice of Appeal *

John Vernon Rob John Vernon Rob (17 December 1915 - 7 March 1971) was a British diplomat and the first British High Commissioner to Singapore. Rob was born in Chertsey, Surrey and educated at Hordle House School, Oundle School and St John's College, Cambridge ...

, diplomat and first High Commissioner to Singapore * The Rt. Hon. Kenneth Robinson, Labour M.P. and Minister of Health 1964-1968 * Sir Colin Shepherd, Conservative M.P. * Sir Joseph Simpson, Metropolitan Police commissioner *

Michael Tatham Michael Harry Tatham (born 2 July 1965) is a British diplomat, serving since January 2018 as the deputy British Ambassador to the United States. Following the resignation of Kim Darroch in July 2019, he became chargé d'affaires ad interim. Tat ...

, diplomat * Peter Thurnham, Conservative and Liberal Democrat M.P. * Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia * Sir George Mark Waller, judge and former

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 ...

* Arthur Wynn, civil servant and recruiter of Soviet spies, known as "Agent Scott"

Science, Medicine and Religion

Michael Ashby Michael George Corbett Ashby, MRCP, FRCP (1 November 1914 – 10 December 2004) was a consultant neurologist at the Whittington Hospital, London and an expert witness for the prosecution in the failed trial of suspected serial killer John Bodk ...

, neurologist, witness in

John Bodkin Adams John Bodkin Adams (21 January 18994 July 1983) was an Irish-born British general practitioner, convicted fraudster, and suspected serial killer. Between 1946 and 1956, 163 of his patients died while in comas, which was deemed to be worthy of i ...

case * David Barker, epidemiologist *

Colin Bibby Colin Joseph Bibby (20 November 1948 – 7 August 2004) was a British ornithologist and conservationist. Bibby was born in the Wirral, Cheshire, the son of a North Wales farmer. He was educated at Oundle School, Northamptonshire, and at St ...

PhD PHD or PhD may refer to: * Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), an academic qualification Entertainment * '' PhD: Phantasy Degree'', a Korean comic series * ''Piled Higher and Deeper'', a web comic * Ph.D. (band), a 1980s British group ** Ph.D. (Ph.D. albu ...

, ornithologist and conservationist * Sir Cyril Clarke, physician *

Richard Dawkins Richard Dawkins (born 26 March 1941) is a British evolutionary biologist and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford and was Professor for Public Understanding of Science in the University of Oxford from 1995 to 2008. An ath ...

, ethologist, evolutionary biologist and science writer * George Dawson Preston, physicist and crystallographer * William Dillingham, clergyman and academic *

Charles Fagge Charles Herbert Fagge (1873–1939) was a British surgeon. He was born in Lutterworth, Leicestershire and educated at Oundle School. In 1890 he entered Guy's Hospital Medical School graduating MB in 1897. In 1899 he was appointed assistant demo ...

, surgeon *

Hartley T. Ferrar Hartley Travers Ferrar (28 January 1879 – April 1932) was a geologist who accompanied Captain Scott's first Antarctic expedition. Biography Ferrar was born at 3 Grosvenor Place, Dalkey, near Dublin, in 1879, the son of John Edgar Ferrar, a ba ...

, geologist who accompanied Captain Scott's First Antarctic Expedition *

Alister Hardy Sir Alister Clavering Hardy (10 February 1896 – 22 May 1985) was an English marine biologist, an expert on marine ecosystems spanning organisms from zooplankton to whales. He had the artistic skill to illustrate his books with his own drawings ...

, marine biologist *

John B. Harman John Bishop Harman, FRCS, FRCP (10 August 1907 – 13 November 1994) was a British physician, president of the Medical Defence Union and chairman of the British National Formulary. He was also notable as a medical expert witness for the defence i ...

, former chairman of the British National Formulary *

Leslie Hilton Brown Leslie Hilton Brown (25 August 1917 – 6 August 1980) was a British agriculturalist and naturalist. Brown was born in Coonoor, India to a Scottish family in 1917, the son of Hilton Brown, novelist, biographer and BBC radio producer. He wa ...

OBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

, ornithologist and agriculturalist * Hugh Jackson, paediatrician * Richard Keynes, physiologist * Stephen John Keynes, chairman of the

Charles Darwin Trust The Charles Darwin Trust is a British educational charity. The trust was founded in 1999 by Stephen Keynes. The trust was part of a campaign with other organizations to back the bid to make Down House a World Heritage Site A World Heritage ...

Thomas Layng Thomas Malcolm Layng, CBE, MC & Bar (23 April 1892 – 21 April 1958) was an Anglican soldier and clergyman who served as Deputy Chaplain-General to the Forces, Archdeacon of York and chaplain to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II. Early lif ...

, clergyman and soldier * Alan Lindsay Mackay, crystallographer *

Bobby Milburn Robert Leslie Pollington "Bobby" Milburn FSA (28 July 1907 – 14 February 2000) was an Anglican priest in the 20th century. Milburn was educated at Oundle School and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge and ordained in 1935. Between then and ...

, priest *

Clive Minton Clive Dudley Thomas Minton, AM (7 October 1934 – 6 November 2019Katie Allen (2019"Revolutionary in the study of wader birds"'The Sydney Morning Herald'', 11 December 2019. Archived frooriginalon 11 December 2019.) was a British and Australian ...

, ornithologist * David Nabarro, senior UN system coordinator * C. H. Nash, clergyman and founder of the

Melbourne Bible Institute The Melbourne School of Theology (MST) is an evangelical Christian theological college with its main campus in Wantirna, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The school has a Chinese department, known as MST Chinese, in which u ...

Joseph Needham Noel Joseph Terence Montgomery Needham (; 9 December 1900 – 24 March 1995) was a British biochemist, historian of science and sinologist known for his scientific research and writing on the history of Chinese science and technology, in ...

, biochemist *

Guy Newton Guy Geoffrey Frederick Newton (1919 – 1969) was a British rower and biochemist. He was the co-discoverer of cephalosporin C. Newton was born in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, the son of Bernard Newton a gentleman farmer of Fairfield Bury, St I ...

, biochemist and rower * Robin Nicholson, metallurgist, Chief Scientific Advisor to cabinet *

David Oates David Andrew Oates (1962 – 3 February 2013) was a British sports commentator for the BBC. A BBC journalist for more than 25 years, he provided regular commentary and reporting on BBC Radio 5 Live. Oates was born in 1962. He covered three foot ...

, archaeologist and Ancient Near East specialist *

P. D. Orton Peter Darbishire Orton (28 January 1916 – 7 April 2005) was an English mycologist, specialising in agarics. Background and education Peter Darbishire Orton was born in Plymouth, the son of marine scientist, J.H. Orton. He was educated at O ...

mycologist Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungus, fungi, including their genetics, genetic and biochemistry, biochemical properties, their Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy and ethnomycology, their use to humans, including as a so ...

Derek Richter Derek Richter (14 January 1907 – 15 December 1995), English neuroscientist, was one of the founding fathers of the science of brain chemistry. Identifying monoamine oxidase and demonstrating its function in the brain early in his career, ...

, neuroscientist *

John Speechly John Martindale Speechly (13 November 1836 – 22 January 1898) was the first Bishop of Travancore and Cochin. Speechly was born on 13 November 1836 in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, the son of Thomas Kelfull Speechly and Sarah, née Bellars. He ...

, bishop *

Simon Tavaré Simon Tavaré (born 1952) is the founding Director of the Herbert and Florence Irving Institute of Cancer Dynamics at Columbia University. Prior to joining Columbia, he was Director of the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Professor of ...

, founding director of the Herbert and Florence Irving Institute of Cancer Dynamics *

Ronald F. Tylecote Ronald Frank Tylecote (15 June 1916 – 17 June 1990) was a British archaeologist and metallurgist, generally recognised as the founder of the sub-discipline of archaeometallurgy. Education and profession The son of doctor Frank Edward Tylecote, h ...

archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...

and metallurgist

Sport

* Matthew Austin, cricketer *

Richard Beesly Richard Beesly (27 July 1907 – 28 March 1965) was a British rower who won an Olympic gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Beesly was born at Bromsgrove, the son of Gerald Beesly and his wife Helen (née Chamberlain) who was a cousin o ...

, Olympic gold medal, 1928 Coxless fours rowing *

Rollo Brandt Rollo Brandt (25 November 1934 – 24 May 1964) was a British bobsledder. He was educated at Oundle School and St John's College, Cambridge, where he led the college's rugby union team to several wins over other Cambridge colleges. He co ...

, bobsledder, competed for Great Britain at

1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games ( it, VII Giochi Olimpici invernali) and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( lld, Anpezo 1956 or ), was a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from ...

* Farn Carpmael, rower *

Carston Catcheside Howard Carston Catcheside Order of the British Empire, OBE (18 August 1899 – 10 May 1987) was an England, English rugby union player. He was nicknamed 'Catchy'. He won eight caps for England and in his later life became a rugby administrator. ...

, former England rugby player * Alexander Crawford, cricketer *

Ben Curry Ben Curry (born in Hounslow, England) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Sale Sharks in Premiership Rugby. Club career Curry made his professional debut against Wasps on 4 November 2016 in the Anglo- ...

, rugby player * Tom Curry, England rugby player * Bill Elsey, racehorse trainer * Patrick Foster, cricketer * Christopher Gimson, cricketer and civil servant * Eric Gore-Browne, cricketer * Tom Harrison, fmr. cricketer and current CEO of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) *

Iain Henderson William Iain Henderson (born 21 February 1992) is an Irish professional rugby union player who plays lock for Ulster, Ireland, and the British and Irish Lions. He has been the captain of Ulster since the 2019, and first captained Ireland in 2021 ...

, cricketer * Reggie Ingle, cricketer * Will Jefferson, professional cricketer * David Jennens, Olympic rower * Sir Harry Morton Llewellyn, 3rd Baronet of Bwllfa, showjumper * Robert Martin, cricketer * Michael Maw, cricketer * John Michael Mills, cricketer * Peter Morley, president Crystal Palace Football Club *

Sam Olver Sam Olver (born 17 October 1994) is a professional rugby union player currently playing at Doncaster Knights in the RFU Championship. He was coached at Oundle School by his father, John Olver, ex-England player. Olver made his debut for Saints ...

, rugby player *

Richard Pearsall Richard Pearsall (29 August 1698 – 10 November 1762) was an English Congregationalist minister and friend of Philip Doddridge. Life Born at Kidderminster, Worcestershire, the formative early influences on his religious beliefs were his sis ...

, cricketer * Mark Phythian, cricketer * Alfred Graham Skinner, cricketer * Greg Smith, cricketer * John Willoughby Dixie Smith, cricketer *

Tom Stallard Thomas Alexander Stallard (born 11 September 1978 in Westminster, London) is a British motorsport engineer and former rower. He won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics for Great Britain in the men's eight. He rowed in the Cambridge Blue ...

, Olympic rower * Arthur Sutthery, cricketer *

Tim Swinson Tim Swinson (born 17 February 1987 in London, England) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. His preferred position was lock. He recently played for Saracens in Premiership Rugby. He retired from rugby in June 2022. Rugby Unio ...

, rugby player *

Cameron Wake Derek Cameron Wake (born January 30, 1982) is a former American football defensive end and outside linebacker. He played college football for Penn State University, and was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2005. Wake ...

, cricketer *

Dave Walder David John Hume Walder (born 7 May 1978 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is a former rugby union footballer who is currently head coach at Newcastle Falcons from the 2017–18 season onwards, having been attack coach since 2015. Early life He was educ ...

, professional rugby player *

Legh Winser Cyril Legh Winser (27 November 1884 — 20 December 1983) was an Anglo–Australian cricketer, golfer, colonial secretary and orchardist. Born in England, Winser briefly played minor counties cricket for Staffordshire, before emigrating to Au ...

, cricketer and golfer * Arthur Woodhouse, cricketer *

James Wykes James Cochrane Wykes (19 October 1913 — 19 October 1992) was an English first-class cricketer and schoolmaster. Wykes was born at Leigh-on-Sea in October 1913. He was educated at Oundle School, before matriculating to Clare College, Cambrid ...

, cricketer and schoolmaster

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