Famous folk from your school
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foreverdriving said:
Thankyou4calling said:
cirks said:
Big Raff said:
Sway said:
Alan Rickman, Mel Smith, Hugh Grant, Heston Blumenthal, Jay Sean, Dan Luger.
There's loads more, especially from way, way back, also lots of politicians, science types etc.
You went to my school! There's loads more, especially from way, way back, also lots of politicians, science types etc.
Scrumper said:
My school has its own Wikipedia page just for notable old pupils. Never have I felt like more of a loser. Lots of them are sportspeople I feel vaguely inadequate about not having heard of, but here a few of general interest:
Tony Blackburn, Lily Allen, Stewart Copeland, Sophie Dahl and respectable TV totty Abi Griffiths. Royal adulterer James Hewitt was an old boy, as were John Sergeant and Duncan Goodhew. I believe hirsute gravity botherer Jeff Capes was also there too, but he's not listed on WP. Max Mosley was there as well, and perhaps acquired his passion for botty spanking from his days as a boarder. My favourite weird old boy has to be Osama bin Laden's older brother Salam, though. I wonder if little Osama ever came to open days?
Blessed obscurity for me, and grateful I am for it.
I recognise those as being at Millfield.Tony Blackburn, Lily Allen, Stewart Copeland, Sophie Dahl and respectable TV totty Abi Griffiths. Royal adulterer James Hewitt was an old boy, as were John Sergeant and Duncan Goodhew. I believe hirsute gravity botherer Jeff Capes was also there too, but he's not listed on WP. Max Mosley was there as well, and perhaps acquired his passion for botty spanking from his days as a boarder. My favourite weird old boy has to be Osama bin Laden's older brother Salam, though. I wonder if little Osama ever came to open days?
Blessed obscurity for me, and grateful I am for it.
This lot were at mine:
Simon Amor (1992–97), Captain, England Sevens, 2003
Kenneth Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking, CH (1946–48), former Secretary of State for Education
Andy Beattie, rugby player
Paul Casey (1989–95), professional golfer (currently winner of 10 European Tour Events)
Jim Chandler (1935–42) represented Britain at pistol shooting in the [1948 Olympics]
Keith Faulkner CBE (1955–62), Chairman, Working Links, Manpower
Walter Hayes, Sunday Dispatch editor, senior executive at the Ford Motor Company
Robert Hayward (1968–75), ENO baritone
Murray Head (1959–62), musician
Geoff Hunt (1959–66), President, the Royal Society of Marine Artists (since 2003)
Peter Lovesey (1948–55), author
Luke Goss (1979–86), founding member of Bros.
Matt Goss (1979–86), founding member of Bros.
Chris Martin, Ocean rowing oarsman
Brian May (1958–65), musician (Queen)
Jim McCarty, (1955–62) founding member of The Yardbirds
Zach Miles (1964–71), Chairman, Vedior
Paul Samwell-Smith (1955–62) founding member of The Yardbirds
Greg Searle, OBE (1983–90), Olympic Gold-winning oarsman
Jonny Searle, OBE (1980–87), Olympic Gold-winning oarsman
Barry Sheerman (1951–57), Labour MP for Huddersfield since 1983 and Chairman of the Education Select Committee
Graham Skinner, Air Vice Marshal (retd) CBE (1956–63)
Professor Michael Sterling (1957–64) Vice Chancellor, University of Birmingham; Chairman of the Russell Group
Dr Michael Underwood (ca. 1747-53), surgeon and writer on surgery, discoverer of infantile paralysis[4]
Air Marshal Sir Peter Wykeham-Barnes, KCB, DSO and Bar, DFC and Bar, AFC (1926–28)
I knew a couple of them, vaguely, at the time. They went on to form The Yardbirds and Queen.
Excluding me Famous people from my school are
Tony Clarke (born 1941, died 2010), one of music’s pioneering producers of the late sixties and seventies and known as ‘the sixth Moody Blue’ Perhaps his most famous creation was "Nights in White Satin".
David Moorcroft (born 1953), athlete .
Neil Back (born 1969), rugby union player who has played for the English national team.
Danny Grewcock (born 1972), rugby union player who has played for the English national team.
Tom Wood (born 1986), rugby union player, currently playing for Northampton Saints and the English national team.
Famous people from my school areTony Clarke (born 1941, died 2010), one of music’s pioneering producers of the late sixties and seventies and known as ‘the sixth Moody Blue’ Perhaps his most famous creation was "Nights in White Satin".
David Moorcroft (born 1953), athlete .
Neil Back (born 1969), rugby union player who has played for the English national team.
Danny Grewcock (born 1972), rugby union player who has played for the English national team.
Tom Wood (born 1986), rugby union player, currently playing for Northampton Saints and the English national team.
had ham said:
I absolutely hated my school, totally hated every day I had to go there, and have no good memories of it at all.
It was an old school, and there are a number of notary people who also went there at various times. Needless to say I'm not involved with the old boy network...
you forgot me!It was an old school, and there are a number of notary people who also went there at various times. Needless to say I'm not involved with the old boy network...
When were you there?
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