This is a list of notable alumni of

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Academics and scientists

Robert McNeill Alexander Robert McNeill (Neill) Alexander, CBE FRS (7 July 1934 – 21 March 2016) was a British zoologist and a leading authority in the field of biomechanics. For thirty years he was Professor of Zoology at the University of Leeds. Early life and e ...

CBE 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 ...

, FRS, Professor of Zoology at the

University of Leeds , mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased , established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds , ...

* Sir Derek Harold Richard Barton, FRS, chemist and

Nobel Laureate The Nobel Prizes ( sv, Nobelpriset, no, Nobelprisen) are awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Swedish Academy, the Karolinska Institutet, and the Norwegian Nobel Committee to individuals and organizations who make out ...

William Thomas Clifford Beckett Brigadier-General William Thomas Clifford Beckett CBE DSO VD (1862 – 4 March 1956) was a British railway engineer in India and a British Army officer. Beckett was the eldest son of William Henry Beckett, a colonel in the Indian Army and his ...

, DSO (1862–1956) brigadier-general in British Army and notable civil engineer *

Herbert Edward Douglas Blakiston Herbert Edward Douglas Blakiston (5 September 1862 – 29 July 1942) was an England, English academic and clergyman who served as President (college), President of Trinity College, Oxford, and as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford.Clare ...

, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford (1917–1920) *

Roland Bond Roland Curling Bond (5 May 1903 – 20 December 1980) was a British locomotive engineer. Biography Bond was born in Ipswich in 1903, and became interested in railways when staying in Yarmouth during the Great War. He was educated at Tonbridge ...

, locomotive engineer *

Henry Burton Henry Burton may refer to: * Henry Burton (Conservative politician) (1876–1947), British Conservative MP for Sudbury (1924–1945) * Henry Burton (physician) (1799–1849), English physician * Henry Burton (theologian) (1578–1648), English Puri ...

, physician and chemist * Ian Bradley, writer, academic and theologian * James Burton, Egyptologist * Owen Chadwick, Order of Merit, Vice Chancellor of University of Cambridge, Master of Selwyn Cambridge, Regius Professor of Modern History, Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History, Chancellor of University of Anglia, President of British Academy, and a Rugby Union international *

John George Children John George Children FRS FRSE FLS PRES (18 May 1777 – 1 January 1852 in Halstead, Kent) was a British chemist, mineralogist and zoologist. He invented a method to extract silver from ore without the need for mercury. He was a friend of Sir H ...

, FRS British chemist, mineralogist and zoologist *

Homersham Cox (mathematician) Homersham Cox (1857–1918) was an English mathematician. Life He was the son of Homersham Cox (1821–1897) and brother of Harold Cox and was educated at Tonbridge School (1870–75). At Trinity College, Cambridge, he graduated B.A. as 4th ...

, mathematician * Sir

John Crofton Sir John Wenman Crofton (27 March 1912 – 3 November 2009) was a pioneer in the treatment of tuberculosis, who also spent the better part of his life raising awareness about the harmful effects of tobacco. Early life and family Crofton was born ...

, respiratory physician and expert on treatment of Tuberculosis *

David Emms David Acfield Emms OBE (16 February 1925 – 21 December 2015) was an English educationalist and former rugby union player. Early life David Acfield Emms was born on 16 February 1925, the son of Archibald George Emms and Winifred Gladys Emms (n ...

, teacher and rugby union player * Peter Fisher, personal physician to Her Majesty

Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. She was queen ...

W. D. Hamilton William Donald Hamilton (1 August 1936 – 7 March 2000) was a British evolutionary biologist, recognised as one of the most significant evolutionary theorists of the 20th century. Hamilton became known for his theoretical work expounding a ...

, devisor of '' Red Queen Theory'' * Norman Heatley, the man who, having been on the team of Oxford scientists which discovered

penicillin Penicillins (P, PCN or PEN) are a group of β-lactam antibiotics originally obtained from ''Penicillium'' moulds, principally '' P. chrysogenum'' and '' P. rubens''. Most penicillins in clinical use are synthesised by P. chrysogenum using ...

, turned it into a usable medicine * Norman Gerald Horner, physician and medical journalist *

R. J. B. Knight ''For the English cricketer, administrator, and schoolmaster, see Roger Knight '' Roger John Beckett Knight (born 11 April 1944) is a British naval historian of the 18th century, a former Deputy Director of the National Maritime Museum at Greenwi ...

, naval historian * Sir Arthur Marshall, aviation engineer * Edward Nicholson, author and head of the Bodleian library *

Walter Fraser Oakeshott Sir Walter Fraser Oakeshott (11 November 1903 – 13 October 1987) was a schoolmaster and academic, who was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford. He is best known for discovering the Winchester Manuscript of Sir Thomas Malory's ''Le Mort ...

, Vice Chancellor of the University of Oxford *

Jack Ogden John Mahlon Ogden (November 5, 1897 – November 9, 1977), was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played five seasons in the majors, between and , for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, and St. Louis Browns. He played several seasons with t ...

, archaeologist and historian focusing on the development of jewellery materials and techniques * Carl Pantin, FRS, professor of Zoology,

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

* Colin Patterson, palaeontologist and reformer of the fossil record * Sir

David Randall Pye Sir David Randall Pye CB FRS (29 April 1886 – 20 February 1960) was a British mechanical engineer and academic administrator. He served as Provost of University College London from 1942 to 1951. Biography Pye was born in Hampstead, London ...

, FRS, mechanical engineer and Provost of University College London *

W. H. R. Rivers William Halse Rivers Rivers FRS FRAI ( – ) was an English anthropologist, neurologist, ethnologist and psychiatrist known for treatment of First World War officers suffering shell shock, so they could be returned to combat. Rivers' most f ...

, Cambridge neurologist, psychologist, anthropologist and World War One psychiatrist * Sir Anthony Seldon, historian, political commentator and educationalist (current Master of

Wellington College Wellington College may refer to: *Wellington College, Berkshire, an independent school in Crowthorne, Berkshire, England ** Wellington College International Shanghai ** Wellington College International Tianjin *Wellington College, Wellington, New Z ...

) *

Claud Buchanan Ticehurst Claud Buchanan Ticehurst FRGS (8 January 1881 – 17 February 1941) was a British people, British ornithologist. Early years Born at St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex he was a brother of Norman Frederic Ticehurst (1873-1960) and their father was Dr ...

, ornithologist *

Ernest Basil Verney Ernest Basil Verney FRS (22 August 1894 – 19 August 1967) was a British pharmacologist. He was born in Cardiff, Wales and attended Tonbridge School and Cambridge University, where he was awarded MA and MB. He was Sheilds Reader in Pharmacolog ...

, pharmacologist and Fellow of the

Royal Society The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences. The society fulfils a number of roles: promoting science and its benefits, re ...

Thomas Dewar Weldon Thomas Dewar "Harry" Weldon (5 December 1896 – 13 May 1958) was a British philosopher. Life Thomas Weldon was born at 3 Bryanston Mansions, York Street, Marylebone, London, in 1896. After an education at Tonbridge School, he won a scholarshi ...

philosopher *

Maurice Frank Wiles Maurice Frank Wiles, FBA (17 October 1923 – 3 June 2005) was an Anglican priest and academic. He was Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford for 21 years, from 1970 to 1991. Life and academic career Wiles was educated at the ...

, Regius Professor Emeritus of Divinity at Oxford and one of the leading theologians of the Church of England *

E. T. C. Werner Edward Theodore Chalmers Werner (1864–1954) was a British diplomat in Qing Dynasty China and sinologist specialising in superstition, myths and magic in China. Early life E.T.C. Werner was born at Port Chalmers, Dunedin, New Zealand. His fathe ...

, diplomat and China scholar

Actors, directors, producers & screenwriters

* Maurice Denham (1909–2002), prolific character actor, known for voicing all the animal characters in the animated feature ''

Animal Farm ''Animal Farm'' is a beast fable, in the form of satirical allegorical novella, by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945. It tells the story of a group of farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to crea ...

'' and also for the part of Maigret in the 1970s radio production of that name * Tristan Gemmill (born 1967), actor, known for playing

Adam Trueman ''Casualty'' is a British medical drama television series that premiered on 6 September 1986 on BBC1. The series was created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin. It is set in the fictional Holby City Hospital, in the equally fictitious city of Holb ...

in the BBC medical drama ''

Casualty Casualty may refer to: *Casualty (person), a person who is killed or rendered unfit for service in a war or natural disaster **Civilian casualty, a non-combatant killed or injured in warfare * The emergency department of a hospital, also known as ...

'' * Will Hislop, actor and comedian * Ronald Howard (1918–1996) actor, son of Leslie Howard *

John Howlett John Howlett (4 April 1940 – 4 March 2019) was an English author and screenwriter who lived in Rye, East Sussex. He started his writing career by co-writing the screenplay of the 1968 feature film '' if....'', directed by Lindsay Anders ...

(born 1942), screenwriter & film director, co-wrote the feature film '' If....'' with fellow Tonbridge schoolmate David Sherwin * Adrian Rawlins (born 1958), actor, known for playing James Potter in the ''Harry Potter'' film series *

Paul Rutman Paul Rutman is a British writer and producer best known for being the writer of historical drama ''Indian Summers'' and crime drama ''Vera Vera may refer to: Names * Vera (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * Vera ( ...

, producer and writer, including TV series Indian Summers and eight episodes of

Vera Vera may refer to: Names *Vera (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) *Vera (given name), a given name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name) **Vera (), archbishop of the archdiocese of Tarrag ...

Dan Stevens Daniel Jonathan Stevens (born 10 October 1982) is a British actor and writer. He first drew international attention for his role as Matthew Crawley in the ITV acclaimed period drama series ''Downton Abbey'' (2010–2012). He also starred as D ...

(born 1982), actor, known for playing Matthew Crawley in the ITV period drama '' Downton Abbey'' *

David Sherwin David Sherwin-White (24 February 1942 – 8 January 2018) was a British screenwriter best known for his collaborations with film director, director Lindsay Anderson and actor Malcolm McDowell on the films ''if....'' (1968) (for which Sherwin was ...

(born 1942), screenwriter, co-wrote the feature film '' If....'' with fellow Tonbridge schoolmate John Howlett * David Tomlinson (1917–2000), actor, known for playing George Banks in ''

Mary Poppins It may refer to: * ''Mary Poppins'' (book series), the original 1934–1988 children's fantasy novels that introduced the character. * Mary Poppins (character), the nanny with magical powers. * ''Mary Poppins'' (film), a 1964 Disney film sta ...

'' * Benjamin Whitrow (born 1937), actor, known for playing Mr. Bennett in the 1995 mini-series ''

Pride and Prejudice ''Pride and Prejudice'' is an 1813 novel of manners by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of the book who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreci ...

Armed forces

Clifford Thomason Beckett Major-General Clifford Thomason Beckett CB, CBE, MC (9 November 1891 – 8 July 1972) was an officer of the British Army who had a distinguished military career which spanned almost thirty-five years, including service in the two world wars. E ...

, MC, major-general in British Army *

Colonel Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of ...

Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, chemical weapons expert *

Rear Admiral Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarde ...

David Cooke, submarine and defence procurement officer * William Sholto Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Kirtleside, GCB, MC, DFC, Commander-in-Chief of Fighter Command after the

Battle of Britain The Battle of Britain, also known as the Air Battle for England (german: die Luftschlacht um England), was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) of the Royal Navy defende ...

Eric Stuart Dougall Major Eric Stuart Dougall VC MC (13 April 1886 – 14 April 1918) was an 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 British and Commonwealth f ...

, Victoria Cross, First World War *

Lieutenant General Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...

Sir Arthur Dowler *

Air Chief Marshal Air chief marshal (Air Chf Mshl or ACM) is a high-ranking air officer originating from the Royal Air Force. The rank is used by air forces of many countries that have historical British influence. An air chief marshal is equivalent to an Admir ...

Sir William Elliot GCVO, KCB, KBE, DFC & Bar, ADC, RAF *

John Everard Gurdon John Everard Gurdon, (24 May 1898 – 14 April 1973), was a British flying ace in the First World War credited with twenty-eight victories. Early life and background Gurdon was born in Balham, Surrey, the son of John Gurdon and Mary Gray Rat ...

DFC and bar. WW1 flying ace with 28 kills *

Frederick Hervey, 4th Marquess of Bristol, nobleman, naval officer and Conservative politician * John Holman, CBE, brigadier in British Army *

Squadron Leader Squadron leader (Sqn Ldr in the RAF ; SQNLDR in the RAAF and RNZAF; formerly sometimes S/L in all services) is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence. It is also ...

Hilary Hood,

fighter pilot *

Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside Field Marshal William Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside, (6 May 1880 – 22 September 1959) was a senior officer of the British Army who served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff during the first year of the Second World War. Ironside j ...

, Chief of the Imperial General Staff *

Edmund Ironside, 2nd Baron Ironside Edmund Oslac Ironside, 2nd Baron Ironside (21 September 1924 – 13 January 2020) was a British hereditary peer, who sat in the House of Lords from 1959 to 1999. Prior to entering the Lords, he served in the Royal Navy and worked for Marconi. ...

* Major-General Sir Millis Jefferis, developer of unusual weapons during WW2 * Harold Stephen Langhorne (1877–1878), brigadier-general in the British Army in the First World War *

James Archibald Dunboyne Langhorne James Archibald Dunboyne Langhorne CBE, DSO (24 February 1879–11 May 1950, St John's Wood, London, England) was a British military officer. He was a brigadier in the British Army. Early life Langhorne was the son of Reverend John Langhorn ...

(1893–1896), brigadier in the British Army *

Gyles Longley Oliver Gyles Longley CBE MC (30 September 1918 - 28 May 2015) was a British Army officer of the Second World War who won the Military Cross in 1943 for his actions in Italy while commanding a squadron of 44th Reconnaissance Regiment near Battipa ...

, awarded the

Military Cross The Military Cross (MC) is the third-level (second-level pre-1993) military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British Armed Forces, and formerly awarded to officers of other Commonwealth countries. The MC i ...

for actions in Italy *

Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough and 1st Earl of Monmouth, (1658 – 25 October 1735) was an English nobleman and military leader. He was the son of John Mordaunt, 1st Viscount Mordaunt, and his wife Elizabeth, the daughter and sole h ...

, a brilliant soldier and notorious eccentric who captured Barcelona in the war of Spanish Succession * Lieutenant-Commander

Harold Newgass Harold Reginald Newgass, GC (3 August 1896 – 17 November 1984) was a Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve officer of the Second World War who was awarded the George Cross for the "great gallantry and undaunted devotion to duty" he showed in defusing ...

GC, recipient of the

George Cross The George Cross (GC) is the highest award bestowed by the British government for non-operational gallantry or gallantry not in the presence of an enemy. In the British honours system, the George Cross, since its introduction in 1940, has been ...

* Wing Commander Eric James Brindley Nicolson, VC, DFC, Battle of Britain fighter pilot 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 ...

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 ...

Sandy Smith (British Army officer) Major Richard Arthur Amyas Smith (4 March 1922 - 27 April 1993) was a British Army officer who served during the Second World War. He was awarded a Military Cross for gallantry and leadership whilst serving as a platoon commander in the gliderb ...

, awarded the

for action at

Pegasus Bridge Pegasus Bridge, originally called the Bénouville Bridge after the neighbouring village, is a road crossing over the Caen Canal, between Caen and Ouistreham in Normandy. The original bridge, built in 1934, is now a war memorial and is the cent ...

* Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith, KCB, GCTE, the British admiral of whom Napoleon Bonaparte said, "That man made me miss my destiny" *

Trevor Sidney Wade Sqn Ldr Trevor Sidney "Wimpy" Wade, (27 January 1920 – 3 April 1951) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter ace, one of The Few and later a test pilot. He was killed test flying the Hawker P.1081 prototype fighter. Early life Wade was born on 27 ...

DFC AFC,

fighter pilot and ace * Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew 'Sandy' Wilson, Former Air Member for Personnel and last C-in-C RAF Germany * Robert Charles Zaehner, British academic, wartime

SOE SOE may refer to: Organizations * State-owned enterprise * Special Operations Executive, a British World War II clandestine sabotage and resistance organisation ** Special Operations Executive in the Netherlands, or Englandspiel * Society of Opera ...

agent and post war

MI6 The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), commonly known as MI6 ( Military Intelligence, Section 6), is the foreign intelligence service of the United Kingdom, tasked mainly with the covert overseas collection and analysis of human intelligenc ...

agent

Business

* Sir John Bond, former chairman of

HSBC HSBC Holdings plc is a British multinational universal bank and financial services holding company. It is the largest bank in Europe by total assets ahead of BNP Paribas, with US$2.953 trillion as of December 2021. In 2021, HSBC had $10.8 tri ...

and current chairman of

Vodafone Vodafone Group Public limited company, plc () is a British Multinational corporation, multinational Telephone company, telecommunications company. Its registered office and Headquarters, global headquarters are in Newbury, Berkshire, England. It ...

* Roy Brown, former chairman of

GKN GKN Ltd is a British multinational automotive and aerospace components business headquartered in Redditch, England. It is a long-running business known for many decades as Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds. It can trace its origins back to 1759 an ...

Gerald Corbett Gerald Michael Nolan Corbett DL (born 7 September 1951) is a businessman who was the chairman of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). A businessman, over a long career he has been a director of thirteen public companies, seven of which he has chair ...

, businessman * Sir

Brian Garton Jenkins Sir Brian Garton Jenkins KStJ (born 3 December 1935) is a retired English chartered accountant and businessman who was President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales in 1985/86, Lord Mayor of the City of London in 199 ...

, chairman of Woolwich plc * Sir David Kirch, businessman *

Bevil Mabey Bevil Guy Mabey (16 April 1916 – 27 April 2010) was an English businessman who expanded the Mabey Group of engineering businesses, developing a modular steel bridge that could be quickly erected, and which became the successor to the wartime B ...

, chairman of

Mabey Group The Mabey Group is a British-based group of engineering companies, which specialises in steel fabrication, plant hire and construction products. It was initially established by Guy Mabey as a building supplies business in 1923, and expanded into ...

* Michael Marriott, head of the British

stock exchange A stock exchange, securities exchange, or bourse is an exchange where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities, such as shares of stock, bonds and other financial instruments. Stock exchanges may also provide facilities for th ...

* Alex Proud (born 1969), founder and CEO of The Proud Group * Sir Tim Waterstone (born 1939), founder of Waterstones bookshops

Church leaders

William Alexander (bishop) William Alexander (13 April 1824 – 12 September 1911) was an Irish cleric in the Church of Ireland. Life He was born in Derry on 13 April 1824, the third child of the Revd Robert Alexander. He was educated at Tonbridge School and Bras ...

(1824–1911) poet,

theologian Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

and

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 ...

Primate of All Ireland The Primacy of Ireland was historically disputed between the Archbishop of Armagh and the Archbishop of Dublin until finally settled by Pope Innocent VI. ''Primate'' is a title of honour denoting ceremonial precedence in the Church, and in t ...

* George Austen, clergyman and father of

Jane Austen Jane Austen (; 16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique, and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots of ...

Harry Blackburne Harry William Blackburne DSO, MC (25 January 1878 – 31 May 1963) was an Anglican clergyman, Dean of Bristol from 1934 to 1951. He was born on 25 January 1878 and educated at Tonbridge School and Clare College, Cambridge. After service as a ...

, Dean of Bristol * Gerald Brooks, Anglican Bishop * Philip Stanhope Dodd, Anglican clergyman *

Timothy Dudley-Smith Timothy Dudley-Smith (born 26 December 1926) is a retired bishop of the Church of England and a noted English hymnwriter. He has written around 400 hymns, including " Tell Out, my Soul". Life, education and ministry Dudley-Smith was born on 26 ...

, Bishop and hymn writer * Charles Escreet, Archdeacon of Lewisham * Edward Lewis Evans, Bishop of Barbados * Andrew Graham, Bishop of Newcastle * Sidney Faithorn Green, Ritualist clergyman *

John Halliburton Robert John Halliburton (23 March 193526 September 2004) was an English priest and theologian within the Church of England, who served as a canon and Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral between 1989 and 2003. Early life and ordination Robert John ...

, theologian *

Joseph Charles Hoare Joseph Charles Hoare (15 November 1851 – 18 September 1906) was the Anglican Bishop of Victoria, Hong Kong from 1898 to 1906. Life and ministry Hoare was born in Ramsgate on 15 November 1851. His father was the Revd Edward Hoare, an honorary ca ...

, an eminent Anglican priest in

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

* Bishop

Frederick Ridgeway Frederick Edward Ridgeway (18484 May 1921) was an Anglican bishop from 1901 until his death 20 years later. Frederick Edward Ridgeway was educated at Tonbridge School and Clare College, Cambridge; he was younger brother of Charles, sometime Bis ...

Arthur Tooth Arthur Tooth (17 June 1839 – 5 March 1931) was a ritualist priest in the Church of England and a member of the Society of the Holy Cross. Tooth is best known for being prosecuted in 1876 under the Public Worship Regulation Act 1874 for u ...

SSC,

Anglo-Catholic Anglo-Catholicism comprises beliefs and practices that emphasise the Catholic heritage and identity of the various Anglican churches. The term was coined in the early 19th century, although movements emphasising the Catholic nature of Anglican ...

clergyman prosecuted for using ritualist liturgical practices * Hugo Ferdinand de Waal, Principal of Ridley Hall, Cambridge and Bishop of Thetford *

Henry Russell Wakefield Henry Russell Wakefield (1 December 1854 – 9 January 1933) was an Anglican bishop and author in the first quarter of the 20th century. Born on 1 December 1854 he was educated at Tonbridge School and the University of Bonn. Ordained in 1877 aft ...

was an Anglican Bishop and author *

Geoffrey Warde Geoffrey Hodgson Warde (23 August 188920 May 1972) was an Anglican bishop in the 20th century. Biography The son of Henry John Warde (a priest), he was educated at Tonbridge School and Keble College, Oxford; in 1915, he married Eileen (daught ...

, Anglican Bishop *

Kenneth Warner Kenneth Charles Harman Warner (6 April 1891 – 18 March 1983) was Bishop of Edinburgh from 1947 to 1961. Biography Warner was born on 6 April 1891 and educated at Tonbridge School and Trinity College, Oxford. His first career as a solicitor w ...

Bishop of Edinburgh The Bishop of Edinburgh, or sometimes the Lord Bishop of Edinburgh is the ordinary of the Scottish Episcopal Diocese of Edinburgh. Prior to the Reformation, Edinburgh was part of the Diocese of St Andrews, under the Archbishop of St Andrews ...

* Cecil Wilson, Bishop of Melanesia

Politicians

* Austen Albu, Labour MP *

Geoffrey Bing Geoffrey Henry Cecil Bing CMG QC (24 July 1909 – 24 April 1977) was a British barrister and politician who served as the Labour Member of Parliament for Hornchurch from 1945 to 1955. He was also Attorney General of Ghana. Education and care ...

, Labour MP *

John Bowis John Crocket Bowis OBE (born 2 August 1945 in Brighton, East Sussex) is a former Conservative MP and MEP. Education John Bowis was educated at Tonbridge School and Brasenose College, Oxford, where he studied Philosophy, Politics and Eco ...

, former Conservative MP and MEP, a Health Minister 1993-96 and a Transport Minister 1996-97 *

Iain Coleman Iain Coleman (born 18 January 1958) was the Labour Member of Parliament for Hammersmith and Fulham in London from 1997 to 2005. He was elected as a councillor in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham for Shepherd's Bush Green ward in Ma ...

, Labour MP * Charles Conybeare, radical

Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...

politician *

Harold Cox Harold Cox (1859 – 1 May 1936) was a Liberal MP for Preston from 1906 to 1910. Early life The son of Homersham Cox, a County Court judge, Cox was educated at Tonbridge School in Kent and was scholar and later fellow at Jesus College, Cam ...

, Liberal MP * Sampson Gideon, later Eardley, 1st Baron Eardley, Jewish-born 18th century

Tory A Tory () is a person who holds a political philosophy known as Toryism, based on a British version of traditionalism and conservatism, which upholds the supremacy of social order as it has evolved in the English culture throughout history. Th ...

MP, created a Baronet in 1759 while a schoolboy *

John Ganzoni, 1st Baron Belstead Francis John Childs Ganzoni, 1st Baron Belstead, (19 January 1882 – 15 August 1958) was a Conservative Party politician in England. Personal life Born to Julius Charles Ganzoni and Mary Frances Childs, Ganzoni was educated at Tonbridge Sc ...

, Conservative MP * The Hon. Ben Gummer, Conservative MP for

Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line r ...

* Sir Reginald Hanson, 1st Baronet, Kt, JP, DL, FSA was Lord Mayor of London and a British

Conservative Party The Conservative Party is a name used by many political parties around the world. These political parties are generally right-wing though their exact ideologies can range from center-right to far-right. Political parties called The Conservative P ...

politician. * Sir Anthony Hart,

Lord Chancellor of Ireland The Lord High Chancellor of Ireland (commonly known as Lord Chancellor of Ireland) was the highest judicial office in Ireland until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. From 1721 to 1801, it was also the highest political office of ...

1827-1830 * Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke,

Lord Privy Seal The Lord Privy Seal (or, more formally, the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal) is the fifth of the Great Officers of State (United Kingdom), Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord President of the Council and abov ...

Edward Brodie Hoare Edward Brodie Hoare (30 October 1841 – 12 August 1911) was a British banker and Conservative Party politician. Born in Richmond, Surrey, he was the eldest son of the Reverend Edward Hoare, Honorary Canon of Canterbury and vicar of Holy Trin ...

, British Conservative politician * Sir Norman Hulbert, RAF officer and Conservative politician * Nawab Mohammad Ismail Khan, (politician), signatory to the Indian Constitution * Lord Mayhew of Twysden, QC,

barrister A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions. Barristers mostly specialise in courtroom advocacy and litigation. Their tasks include taking cases in superior courts and tribunals, drafting legal pleadings, researching law and ...

and Conservative politician * Ralph Neville, Liberal Unionist politician * Sydney Olivier, 1st Baron Olivier (1859–1943), , colonial civil servant and Cabinet Minister * Thomas Pelham, 1st Baron Pelham, aristocrat, Whig Party politician, father of two Prime Ministers * Sir

Julian Ridsdale Sir Julian Errington Ridsdale (8 June 1915 – 21 July 2004) was a British National Liberal and later Conservative politician and long-serving Member of Parliament (MP) for Harwich. He took a particular interest in Japan. The son of a stockb ...

, Conservative politician and intelligence officer * George Smythe, 7th Viscount Strangford, Conservative politician * Sir Peter Tapsell, Conservative politician, MP for Louth & Horncastle *

Charles Wardle Charles Frederick Wardle (born 23 August 1939) is a retired British businessman and politician who was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Bexhill and Battle from 1983 until 2001. In April 2001 for the last four weeks of his Parliamenta ...

, Conservative politician

Diplomats and civil servants

Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles Sir Sherard Louis Cowper-Coles (born 8 January 1955) is a British former diplomat. He was the Foreign Secretary's Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2009–2010. After leaving the Foreign Office, he worked briefly for BA ...

, diplomat * Sir Henry Mortimer Durand diplomat, former Ambassador to the United States * Sir Walter Egerton, colonial governor * Sir Basil Engholm, civil servant * Dominic Jermey, British Ambassador to Afghanistan * Sir John Leahy, KCMG, British Ambassador to South Africa * Sir William Marwood, civil servant *

Henry Thoby Prinsep Henry Thoby Prinsep (15 July 1793 – 11 February 1878) was an English official of the Indian Civil Service, and historian of India. In later life he entered politics, and was a significant figure of the cultural circles of London. Early life Pr ...

, English official of the Indian civil service *

Robert Rogers, Baron Lisvane Robert James Rogers, Baron Lisvane, (born 5 February 1950) is a British life peer and retired public servant. He served as Clerk of the House of Commons from October 2011 until August 2014. Following his elevation as a Life Peer in 2014, Lor ...

Clerk of the House of Commons The Clerk of the House of Commons is the chief executive of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and before 1707 of the House of Commons of England. The formal name for the position held by the Clerk of the House of Comm ...

* Sir Leslie Rowan, civil servant * Sir David Trench, Governor of

(1964–1971) * David Williamson, Baron Williamson of Horton GCMG, CB, PC, Secretary General of the European Commission * Charles Whitworth, 1st Earl Whitworth, British Ambassador to Paris during the treaty of Amiens

Entertainers and musicians

Robert Ashfield Robert Ashfield (28 July 1911 – 30 December 2006) was an English cathedral organist, choirmaster and composer. Early life and education Robert James Ashfield was born in 1911 at Chipstead, Surrey. Educated at Tonbridge School and the Royal Col ...

Organist of Southwell Minster and Rochester Cathedral * Bill Bruford,

Drummer A drummer is a percussionist who creates music using drum The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel-Sachs classification system, it is a membranophone. Drums consist of at least one mem ...

for

Yes Yes or YES may refer to: * An affirmative particle in the English language; see yes and no Education * YES Prep Public Schools, Houston, Texas, US * YES (Your Extraordinary Saturday), a learning program from the Minnesota Institute for Talente ...

, King Crimson and others (

musician A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who wri ...

) * Justin Chancellor, bassist,

Tool A tool is an object that can extend an individual's ability to modify features of the surrounding environment or help them accomplish a particular task. Although many animals use simple tools, only human beings, whose use of stone tools dates ba ...

* Tom Chaplin, Keane musician *

Julian Clifford Julian Seymour Clifford (London, 28 September 1877 – Hastings, 27 December 1921) was an English conductor, composer and pianist particularly associated with the orchestras at Harrogate and Hastings, which he carried to a high level of accompl ...

, Conductor * Kit Hesketh-Harvey, musician * Richard Hughes, Keane

Joseph McManners Joseph McManners (born 3 December 1992) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and actor. Personal life McManners is the son of musician and writer Hugh McManners and Deborah McManners.Interview from thLimited Edition Japanese DVD releaseo ...

left in 2011, Singer and actor *

Tim Rice-Oxley Timothy James Rice-Oxley (born 2 June 1976) is an English musician, best known for being the keyboardist, singer and songwriter of the pop rock band Keane. In 2010, he formed a side-project, Mt. Desolation, with his Keane bandmate Jesse Quin. ...

, Keane musician *

King Palmer Cedric King Palmer (13 February 1913 – 13 July 1999) was an English composer, conductor, author and teacher, best known for his popular educational books on music and as a prolific composer of orchestral library music. Biography Born in Eastbou ...

, composer *

Dominic Scott Dominic Scott (born 15 May 1979) is an Irish guitarist, and the founder of the English rock band Roundstone and a founding member of the pop rock band Keane. Keane Scott attended Tonbridge School in Kent, where he met the other members of the b ...

musician, founding member of the band Keane * Andy Zaltzman, stand-up comedian

Journalists and writers

* Andy Bell, journalist * Mark Church, sports commentator * Harry Cole, journalist * Homersham Cox, author and county judge * Rupert Croft-Cooke, author * Albany Fonblanque, journalist * E. M. Forster, novelist * Frederick Forsyth, novelist *

Sidney Keyes Sidney Arthur Kilworth Keyes (27 May 1922 – 29 April 1943) was an English poet of World War II. Life Early years and education Keyes was born on 27 May 1922. His mother died shortly afterwards and he was raised by his paternal grandparent ...

, poet *

Nicholas Ostler Nicholas Ostler (; born 20 May 1952) is a British scholar and author. Biography and work Ostler studied at Balliol College, Oxford, where he received degrees in Greek, Latin, philosophy, and economics. He later studied under Noam Chomsky at ...

, linguist *

Matthew Parker Matthew Parker (6 August 1504 – 17 May 1575) was an English bishop. He was the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England from 1559 until his death in 1575. He was also an influential theologian and arguably the co-founder (with a p ...

, author *

Christopher Reid Chris Reid (born 1971) is a Scottish football goalkeeper. Chris or Christopher Reid may also refer to: People *Christopher Reid (rapper) (born 1964), American actor, comedian, and former rapper *Christopher Reid (writer) (born 1949), Hong Kong-bor ...

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or writte ...

Vikram Seth Vikram Seth (born 20 June 1952) is an Indian novelist and poet. He has written several novels and poetry books. He has won several awards such as Padma Shri, Sahitya Academy Award, Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, WH Smith Literary Award and Crosswor ...

, novelist *

Jonathan Street Jonathan Street (9 February 1943 – 1 November 2012) was a British novelist. He won the Somerset Maugham Award for his novel ''Prudence Dictates'' (1972). Among his other books are ''Yours'' (1970) and ''Rebarbative!'' (1969). Street was also a ...

, novelist *

Ken Wiwa Kenule "Ken" Bornale Tsaro-Wiwa (28 November 1968 – 18 October 2016), also known as Ken Saro-Wiwa, Jr, although he himself chose to use the name Ken Wiwa, was a Nigerian journalist and author. The eldest son of human rights activist Ken Saro-W ...

, journalist and author. Son of Nigerian campaigner, Ken Saro-Wiwa. * William Woodfall, (at the school in 1760), pioneer of the (then illegal) practice of reporting Parliamentary debates

Miscellaneous

* William Adams, lawyer * Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi, fashion designer * Aleister Crowley,

occult The occult, in the broadest sense, is a category of esoteric supernatural beliefs and practices which generally fall outside the scope of religion and science, encompassing phenomena involving otherworldly agency, such as magic and mysticism a ...

ist, mystic,

sexual revolution The sexual revolution, also known as the sexual liberation, was a social movement that challenged traditional codes of behavior related to sexuality and interpersonal relationships throughout the United States and the developed world from the 1 ...

ary * Ranulph Bacon, senior police officer * Sir Herbert Baker, architect * Murray Beauclerk, 14th Duke of St Albans *

Martin Beddoe Martin William Denton Beddoe (born 7 July 1955) is a British Circuit judge (England and Wales), judge known for having presided over many high-profile criminal cases. He is a former Crown Court Recorder, member of the Parole Board of England ...

, judge * Sir Rupert de la Bère, 1st Baronet *

Decimus Burton Decimus Burton (30 September 1800 – 14 December 1881) was one of the foremost English architects and landscapers of the 19th century. He was the foremost Victorian architect in the Roman revival, Greek revival, Georgian neoclassical and Reg ...

, 19th century architect *

Hugh Cecil Hugh Cecil Saunders (14 December 1889 – March 1974 Brighton) was an English photographer of the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s, who practised under the professional name of Hugh Cecil. Born in Kingston upon Thames to Frederick Atkinson Saunders and h ...

- 1920s society photographer * Gerald Cock, British broadcasting executive *

Julius Cowdrey Julius Lindahl Cowdrey (born 30 January 1993) is a British singer, songwriter, record producer and reality television personality. Cowdrey is best known for appearing on the reality television show ''Made in Chelsea''. In 2016 he released a sin ...

, musician, reality television personality * Peter Fincham, Director of TV at

ITV ITV or iTV may refer to: ITV *Independent Television (ITV), a British television network, consisting of: ** ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islan ...

, former Controller of

BBC One BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, p ...

Harold Gilman Harold John Wilde Gilman (11 February 187612 February 1919) was a British painter of interiors, portraits and landscapes, and a founder-member of the Camden Town Group. Early life and studies Harold John Wilde Gilman was the second son and ...

, painter * Adrian Greenwood, historian and art dealer * Sir Robert Heath, Attorney-General under King Charles I * Chris Hollins -

BBC Breakfast ''BBC Breakfast'' is the BBC television Breakfast television, breakfast news programme. Produced by BBC News, the programme is broadcast on BBC One and the BBC News (TV channel), BBC News channel. The simulcast is presented live, originally from ...

sports presenter, son of footballer John Hollins * William Hughes-Hughes, stamp-collector *

George Percy Jacomb-Hood George Percy Jacomb-Hood (6 July 1857 – 11 December 1929) was a painter, etcher and illustrator. He was a founding member of the New English Art Club and Society of Portrait Painters. Early life Jacomb-Hood was born on 6 July 1857 at Redhill ...

, artist *

Vikram Jayanti Vikram Teja Jayanti is an Indian-American documentary filmmaker responsible for a number of well known full-feature documentary films. Two films he has production credits on have received Academy Awards for Best Full-Feature Documentary: he was ...

, documentary film maker * Sir

Guy Newey Sir Guy Richard Newey (born 1959), styled The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Newey, is a Lord Justice of Appeal. Early life The son of J. H. R. Newey and his wife Mollie Chalk, Newey was born in 1959 and educated at Tonbridge School and Queens' College ...

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 ...

. * Sir John Nott-Bower, Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis * Jasper Rootham, civil servant, soldier, central banker, merchant banker, writer and poet *

Tim Severin Timothy Severin (25 September 1940 – 18 December 2020) was a British explorer, historian, and writer. Severin was noted for his work in retracing the legendary journeys of historical figures. Severin was awarded both the Founder's Medal ...

, explorer * Colin Smith, judge * George Smythe, 7th Viscount Strangford *

Paul Tanqueray Paul Tanqueray (14 January 1905 – September 1991) was an English photographer. Biography Tanqueray was born in Littlehampton, Sussex. Tanqueray first became interested in the theatre and photography when he was at Tonbridge School (1920-1923) a ...

- society photographer *

Francis Thynne Francis Thynne (c. 1544 – 1608) was an English antiquary and an officer of arms at the College of Arms. Family background and early life Francis Thynne was born in Kent, the son of William Thynne, who was Master of the Household of King H ...

, herald (his father was Chaucer's editor, and Master of the Household for Henry VIII) *

David Trubridge David Geoffrey Trubridge is a furniture designer based in Whakatu, New Zealand. Background Trubridge graduated from Newcastle University in England in 1972 with a degree in Naval Architecture (Boat Design). Working as a forester in rural N ...

, furniture designer * Dr.

Edward Whitehead Reid Edward Douglas Whitehead Reid (22 June 1883 – 20 October 1930) was a British general practitioner and surgeon who pioneered the use of private aircraft after the First World War. He was commonly known as Dr E.D. Whitehead Reid but sometimes, p ...

, surgeon and aviator * Roger Yates, Organ builder *

Keith Young Keith Downes Young (12 September 1848 - 1 December 1929) was an English architect best known for designing hospitals and school sanatoria. Biography Young was born in King's Road, Richmond, Surrey on 12 September 1848. He attended Tonbridge Sch ...

, hospital and school sanatoria architect

Sportsmen

* John Abercrombie, cricketer *

David Aers David Roland Aers (born 3 October 1946) is a James B. Duke Professor of English, historical theology and religion at Duke University. He has published widely on literature, sacramental culture and ideology in medieval and Renaissance England. ...

, cricketer * William Albertini (1913–1994), English cricketer * Mark Allbrook, cricketer and Head at Bloxham School *

Jonathan Arscott Jonathan ‘Jono’ Paul Arscott (born 4 July 1970) is an English former cricketer who played for Cambridge University Cricket Club, Cambridge University and the combined Oxford and Cambridge Universities cricket team, Oxford and Cambridge Uni ...

, cricketer and schoolmaster *

Randolph Aston Randolph Littleton Aston (6 September 1869 – 3 November 1930) was an English rugby union centre who played club rugby for Blackheath and Cambridge University and was a member of the first official British Isles tour in 1891. Personal history ...

, rugby union international who represented

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

* Matthew Banes, cricketer * Jack Barley, cricketer * James Body, rugby union international who represented

* Thomas Bourdillon, cricketer * Frederick Capron, cricketer * William Cave, England rugby union player * Sir Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge (1932–2000), Kent CCC and England

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

er and cricket administrator * C. S. Cowdrey (born 1957), Kent

Glamorgan , HQ = Cardiff , Government = Glamorgan County Council (1889–1974) , Origin= , Code = GLA , CodeName = Chapman code , Replace = * West Glamorgan * Mid Glamorgan * South Glamorgan , Motto ...

and

cricketer and broadcaster *

Fabian Cowdrey Fabian Kruuse Cowdrey (born 30 January 1993) is an English former professional cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club. He made history by becoming the first third generation player to play for the county, following his father, Chris ...

, Kent cricketer * G. R. Cowdrey (born 1964), Kent cricketer * Tom Crawford, cricketer * Zak Crawley, Kent and England cricketer * John Dale, cricketer *

Charles Daniel-Tyssen Charles Amherst Daniel-Tyssen (11 December 1856 – 26 December 1940) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman. The son of Francis Samuel Daniel-Tyssen and his wife, Eliza Julia Knight-Bruce, he was born in December 1856 at Sandgate, ...

, cricketer * Jack Davies, cricketer who bowled Sir Donald Bradman out for a duck * David Day, cricketer * John Dew, cricketer *

Ben Earl Benjamin Arthur Earl (born 7 January 1998) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Premiership Rugby club Saracens and the England national team. Early life Earl's mother worked as a retail industry CEO an ...

, Saracens and England Rugby Union player *

Tom Elliott Thomas or Tom Elliott may refer to: * Thomas Elliott (footballer) (1890–?), English footballer * Thomas Elliott (Australian cricketer) (1879–1939), Australian cricketer * Thomas Elliott (New Zealand cricketer) (1867–?), New Zealand cricketer ...

, cricketer *

Charles Ellison Charles Ottley Ellison (8 February 1898 – 12 December 1978) was an Anglican ecclesiastic who was Archdeacon of Leeds from 1950 to 1969. Ellison was educated at Wrekin College; the University of Leeds; and Ripon College Cuddesdon. During the ...

, cricketer * Richard Ellison (born 1959), Kent CCC and England cricketer * Edward Estridge, cricketer * Thomas Francis, cricketer * Peter Graham, cricketer * Alexander Grimes, cricketer * Johnny Hammond, rugby player *

Lionel Hedges Lionel Paget Hedges (13 July 1900 – 12 January 1933) was an English amateur cricketer whose feats as a schoolboy at Tonbridge School led him to be named, in 1919, as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year.Public School Cricket in 1918, ''Wis ...

, cricketer *

Anthony Henniker-Gotley Anthony Henniker-Gotley (2 March 1887 – 4 May 1972) was a rugby union international who represented England national rugby union team, England from 1910 to 1911. He also captained that country. Early life Anthony Henniker-Gotley was born on ...

, England rugby union captain * Alexander Hore, cricketer * Mark Hickson, cricketer * John Holman, first-class cricketer * Maurice Holmes, cricketer * C. W. H. Howard (born 1904), Middlesex CCC cricketer * Frederick Hutchings, county cricketer *

Kenneth Hutchings Kenneth Lotherington Hutchings (7 December 1882 – 3 September 1916) was an English amateur cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club and the England cricket team between 1902 and 1912. He was primarily a batsman who played a major rol ...

, England cricketer and

Wisden cricketer of the year The ''Wisden'' Cricketers of the Year are cricketers selected for the honour by the annual publication ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'', based primarily on their "influence on the previous English season". The award began in 1889 with the naming ...

* William Hutchings, county cricketer * Edward Hyde, Cambridge sportsman * Nick Kemp, county cricketer *

Francis Luscombe Francis Luscombe (23 November 1849 – 17 July 1926) was a rugby union international who represented England from 1872 to 1876. He also captained his country. Early life Francis Luscombe was born on 1849 in Norwood, then in Surrey. He was ba ...

(1849–1926), rugby union international who represented

and was on the first

Rugby Football Union The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is the Sports governing body, national governing body for rugby union in England. It was founded in 1871, and was the sport's international governing body prior to the formation of what is now known as World Rugby ...

committee * David Marques,

and British Lions rugby player and member of 1964

America's Cup The America's Cup, informally known as the Auld Mug, is a trophy awarded in the sport of sailing. It is the oldest international competition still operating in any sport. America's Cup match races are held between two sailing yachts: one f ...

challenger team aboard the yacht

Sovereign ''Sovereign'' is a title which can be applied to the highest leader in various categories. The word is borrowed from Old French , which is ultimately derived from the Latin , meaning 'above'. The roles of a sovereign vary from monarch, ruler or ...

. *

James Mason James Neville Mason (; 15 May 190927 July 1984) was an English actor. He achieved considerable success in British cinema before becoming a star in Hollywood. He was the top box-office attraction in the UK in 1944 and 1945; his British films inc ...

(1876–1938), cricketer * Tom May,

rugby union player Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

, Newcastle Falcons and England * Richard O'Grady, cricketer * Marcus O'Riordan, cricketer * Frank Orr, cricketer * Jamie Parker, cricketer * Toby Pettman, cricketer *

Charles Pillman Charles Henry "Cherry" Pillman (8 January 1890 – 13 November 1955)
ESPN Scrum.com was an English

, England Rugby player *

Roger Prideaux Roger Malcolm Prideaux (born 31 July 1939) is an English former cricketer, who played in three Tests for England from 1968 to 1969. Life and career Prideaux was educated at Tonbridge School and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. A talented, st ...

, cricketer * James Pyemont, cricketer *

Ben Ransom Ben Ransom (born 16 February 1992 in Bexley, Kent) is an ex-rugby union player who last played for London Irish in the Greene King IPA Championship. He played at Fullback and has represented England at U16, U18 and U20 level. He was educated ...

, Rugby union player for Saracens *

Henry Reade Henry St John Reade (4 January 1840 – 13 February 1884) was an English first-class cricketer, clergyman and educator. The son of William Barrington Reade, he was born in January 1840 at Streatley, Berkshire. He was educated at Tonbridge Scho ...

, cricketer * Henry Richardson, cricketer * Septimus Ridsdale, cricketer * James Rowe, cricketer * Ronald Rutter, cricketer *

George Arbuthnot Scott George Arbuthnot Scott (12 April 1879 – 8 June 1927) played first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1900 and 1901. He was born at Wimbledon, then in Surrey (now London), and died at Ore, Hastings, Sussex. Educated at Tonbridge ...

, cricketer * Walter Slade, (1854–1919), former world amateur record holder for the mile * Noel Sherwell, cricketer *

James Short (rugby union) James Short (born 15 October 1989) is an English rugby union player. He plays at Wing for Exeter Chiefs in the Aviva Premiership. He was educated at Tonbridge School in Kent. Club career Short arrived at Saracens in 2007. The 2010-2011 seaso ...

, Rugby union player for Saracens. * Leonard Shuter, cricketer * Colin Smith, cricketer * E. T. Smith (born 1977), Middlesex CCC, Kent and

cricketer *

John Thompson John Thompson may refer to: Academics * J. A. Thompson (1913–2002), Australian biblical scholar * John D. Thompson (1917–1992), nurse and professor at the Yale School of Public Health * John G. Thompson (born 1932), American mathematician * ...

, cricketer * David Toft, cricketer * John Vigurs, Olympic rower * John Vernon (1922–1994), first-class cricketer and Royal Navy sailor * Luke Wallace, Rugby player for

Harlequins RFC Harlequins (officially Harlequin Football Club) is a professional rugby union club that plays in Premiership Rugby, the top level of English rugby union. Their home ground is the Twickenham Stoop, located in Twickenham, south-west London. Foun ...

* Chris Walsh, cricketer * Alfred Wilkins, cricketer

References

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