Famous folk from your school

[militantmandy]

Dave Perry, founder of Shiney Software and inventor of Earthworm Jim!

Chris Barry - Rimmer from Red Dwarf

[Dunclane]

Infamous folk from my school: -

Adrian Chiles

Jacqui Smith (was my Business Studies teacher)

[Blib]

Amy Winehouse and Rachel Stevens ('out of' S Club 7) went to the same junior school as I did. Albeit several hundred years after me.

No, I can't sing either.

[ali355]

Benny Saltstein said:

From memory and without resorting to wikipedia, notables include Gerald Kaufman, Barry Cryer, Colin Montgomerie, Ricky Wilson from the Kaiser Chiefs.

Joanne Harris was a french teacher there too.

Joanne Harris was my form teacher- Only just realised that she wrote Chocolat!
Ricky wilson was a couple of years above me.

[MudSkipper]

From my school...
Archibald Leach aka Cary Grant (although he did get expelled after being found in the girls toilets)
Robert Lang, actor
Sir Archibald Russell, aeronautical engineer, one of the designers of Concorde

Ben J. Green, Cambridge mathematician was a few year above me, I clearly remember him being some kind of a math genius and all the teachers seemed to think he would go far...it seems he has.

Prof John Barns, Professor of Egyptology at the University of Oxford from 1965-74
Sir Norman Frome, ornithologist of British India
Sir James Joint CMG OBE, Ambassador to Colombia from 1955-60
Morgan Matthews, documentary filmmaker
Dame Mary Perkins, business woman, co-founder of Specsavers
Albert Wilcox CBE, Chief Constable of Hertfordshire Constabulary from 1947-69

[BlackVanDyke]

Spot the PHers who went to an Orfly Pawsch School, then?

This is a really fascinating thread. Anybody discovered via here that they've been interacting online with an old schoolmate?

[Lefty]

Jim Clark.

[NiceCupOfTea]

Politics and Governance

Sir Oliver Wright GCMG GCVO DSC (International Diplomat)
Andrew Mackay MP (Conservative MP for Bracknell)
The Honourable Mr Justice Owen (High Court judge)
Sir Ian Andrews (Second Permanent Secretary underneath Ministry of Defence)
Tom Caulcott (former Chief Executive of Birmingham City Council)
Giles Marshall (former head of the Tory Reform Group)

Sport

Bert Millichip (former chairman of the FA)
James Hudson (Rugby union player)
Richard Johnson (Cricketer)
Daniel Caines (Athlete)
John Curry (figure skater)
Jim Proudfoot (TV / Radio Football Commentator)
Patrick Bragg (GB hockey player)
Steve Aylin (GB hockey player)
Frank Rowbotham Foster (England cricketer)

Arts and Entertainment

William Shenstone (poet)
Richard Jago (poet)
John Taylor (eighteenth-century classicist)
Stewart Lee (comedian)
Mike Bullen (writer of Cold Feet)
Michael Buerk (broadcaster and journalist)
Richard Hammond (journalist and television presenter)
Philip Achille (World Open Harmonica Champion 2005)
Simon Mayo (BBC radio DJ)
Nick Copeman (author)
Paul Dodds (operatic conductor)
Prof. John Butt (organist and musicologist)
Paul Hale (organist and Rector Chori of Southwell Minster)
James Barralet (cellist)
Johnnie Walker (Radio DJ)
Andy Dickens (jazz musician)
Ritchie Neville (of boyband 5ive)
Ian Danter (broadcaster)
Kevin Godfrey a.k.a Epic Soundtracks (musician)
Nicholas Godfrey a.k.a Nikki Sudden (musician)
Neil Andrew Megson AKA Genesis P-Orridge (musician)
Lizo Mzimba (journalist)
Miles Ratledge (musician)
Nikki Sudden (musician)
Kenneth Spiers AKA Spizz (musician)
Laurence Cummings (harpsichordist, organist, and conductor)
Ian Tandy (Drummer with 60's Pop Band 'Union Gap')
Russell Burton (Bass player with C86 band Mighty Mighty)

Other

Lt Col Robert Short (Officer, The Honourable East India Company)
Thomas Short (scholar)
Sir Derek Higgs (businessman)
Terence Oldham (founder member of Saudi Arabian Air Force)
David Tustin (former Bishop of Grimsby)
John Butterfield, Baron Butterfield (Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University)
Commander Malcolm Burley

and me.

Hammond was a few years above me but I believe we were there at the same time.

[Andy Zarse]

NiceCupOfTea said:

Politics and Governance

Sir Oliver Wright GCMG GCVO DSC (International Diplomat)
Andrew Mackay MP (Conservative MP for Bracknell)
The Honourable Mr Justice Owen (High Court judge)
Sir Ian Andrews (Second Permanent Secretary underneath Ministry of Defence)
Tom Caulcott (former Chief Executive of Birmingham City Council)
Giles Marshall (former head of the Tory Reform Group)

Sport

Bert Millichip (former chairman of the FA)
James Hudson (Rugby union player)
Richard Johnson (Cricketer)
Daniel Caines (Athlete)
John Curry (figure skater)
Jim Proudfoot (TV / Radio Football Commentator)
Patrick Bragg (GB hockey player)
Steve Aylin (GB hockey player)
Frank Rowbotham Foster (England cricketer)

Arts and Entertainment

William Shenstone (poet)
Richard Jago (poet)
John Taylor (eighteenth-century classicist)
Stewart Lee (comedian)
Mike Bullen (writer of Cold Feet)
Michael Buerk (broadcaster and journalist)
Richard Hammond (journalist and television presenter)
Philip Achille (World Open Harmonica Champion 2005)
Simon Mayo (BBC radio DJ)
Nick Copeman (author)
Paul Dodds (operatic conductor)
Prof. John Butt (organist and musicologist)
Paul Hale (organist and Rector Chori of Southwell Minster)
James Barralet (cellist)
Johnnie Walker (Radio DJ)
Andy Dickens (jazz musician)
Ritchie Neville (of boyband 5ive)
Ian Danter (broadcaster)
Kevin Godfrey a.k.a Epic Soundtracks (musician)
Nicholas Godfrey a.k.a Nikki Sudden (musician)
Neil Andrew Megson AKA Genesis P-Orridge (musician)
Lizo Mzimba (journalist)
Miles Ratledge (musician)
Nikki Sudden (musician)
Kenneth Spiers AKA Spizz (musician)
Laurence Cummings (harpsichordist, organist, and conductor)
Ian Tandy (Drummer with 60's Pop Band 'Union Gap')
Russell Burton (Bass player with C86 band Mighty Mighty)

Other

Lt Col Robert Short (Officer, The Honourable East India Company)
Thomas Short (scholar)
Sir Derek Higgs (businessman)
Terence Oldham (founder member of Saudi Arabian Air Force)
David Tustin (former Bishop of Grimsby)
John Butterfield, Baron Butterfield (Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University)
Commander Malcolm Burley

and me.

Hammond was a few years above me but I believe we were there at the same time.

So nobody famous then, apart the Hamster.

A bigger list of dreary under-achievers it is hard to imagine.



I, on the other hand, went to the school which educated Simon Bates and the man who invented the spark plug. Simon Mayo my arse.

So I win. Easily.

[muppetdave]

Animal said:

Faye from Steps. It was a st school.

From Lefton Boozard then?! Remember a teacher called Mr Forsyth?

[Beardy10]

Andy Zarse said:

NiceCupOfTea said:

Politics and Governance

Sir Oliver Wright GCMG GCVO DSC (International Diplomat)
Andrew Mackay MP (Conservative MP for Bracknell)
The Honourable Mr Justice Owen (High Court judge)
Sir Ian Andrews (Second Permanent Secretary underneath Ministry of Defence)
Tom Caulcott (former Chief Executive of Birmingham City Council)
Giles Marshall (former head of the Tory Reform Group)

Sport

Bert Millichip (former chairman of the FA)
James Hudson (Rugby union player)
Richard Johnson (Cricketer)
Daniel Caines (Athlete)
John Curry (figure skater)
Jim Proudfoot (TV / Radio Football Commentator)
Patrick Bragg (GB hockey player)
Steve Aylin (GB hockey player)
Frank Rowbotham Foster (England cricketer)

Arts and Entertainment

William Shenstone (poet)
Richard Jago (poet)
John Taylor (eighteenth-century classicist)
Stewart Lee (comedian)
Mike Bullen (writer of Cold Feet)
Michael Buerk (broadcaster and journalist)
Richard Hammond (journalist and television presenter)
Philip Achille (World Open Harmonica Champion 2005)
Simon Mayo (BBC radio DJ)
Nick Copeman (author)
Paul Dodds (operatic conductor)
Prof. John Butt (organist and musicologist)
Paul Hale (organist and Rector Chori of Southwell Minster)
James Barralet (cellist)
Johnnie Walker (Radio DJ)
Andy Dickens (jazz musician)
Ritchie Neville (of boyband 5ive)
Ian Danter (broadcaster)
Kevin Godfrey a.k.a Epic Soundtracks (musician)
Nicholas Godfrey a.k.a Nikki Sudden (musician)
Neil Andrew Megson AKA Genesis P-Orridge (musician)
Lizo Mzimba (journalist)
Miles Ratledge (musician)
Nikki Sudden (musician)
Kenneth Spiers AKA Spizz (musician)
Laurence Cummings (harpsichordist, organist, and conductor)
Ian Tandy (Drummer with 60's Pop Band 'Union Gap')
Russell Burton (Bass player with C86 band Mighty Mighty)

Other

Lt Col Robert Short (Officer, The Honourable East India Company)
Thomas Short (scholar)
Sir Derek Higgs (businessman)
Terence Oldham (founder member of Saudi Arabian Air Force)
David Tustin (former Bishop of Grimsby)
John Butterfield, Baron Butterfield (Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University)
Commander Malcolm Burley

and me.

Hammond was a few years above me but I believe we were there at the same time.

So nobody famous then, apart the Hamster.

A bigger list of dreary under-achievers it is hard to imagine.



I, on the other hand, went to the school which educated Simon Bates and the man who invented the spark plug. Simon Mayo my arse.

So I win. Easily.

Harsh but quite fair. I'd actually say John Curry was the most famous of that lot if you're as ancient as I am.

[Mr MoJo]

Nobody particualrly exciting, but heres a list from Wiki :

Steve Lowndes, Wales international footballer, former teacher at the school.
Nigel Vaughan, Wales international footballer.
Chris Webber, played rugby union for Newport, Cardiff and Wales, former teacher at the school.
Ashley Smith and Rhys Jenkins, Newport Gwent Dragons rugby union players.
(And now, starting to scrape the bottom of the barrel !! )
Greg Pritchard, countertenor and contestant and semi-finalist in the 2009 series of Britain's Got Talent.
Rachel Rice, 2008 Big Brother contestant and eventual winner undertook teacher-training at the school, during the spring of 2008, prior to appearing on the show.

...and two from my form class for the 7 years I was there -
Caroline Sheen - West End theatre actress.
Nick Walne - Cardiff and Wales international rugby union player.

Also, James May lived in Caerleon and attended primary school in the village too for a short time.

[trix-a-belle]

VeeTEC said:

Wiki list:

Jake Humphrey - TV Presenter
Dominic Hubbard - 6th Baron Addington
Rob Kirk - Sky News’ Editorial Development Manager
Beth Orton - Singer-songwriter
Jamie Wallace - DJ J Swift - 1Xtra DJ
Tim Westwood - Radio 1 DJ
Abby Innes - Lecturer at the LSE
Richard Price, Chief Economist at DEFRA.

Hewett School in Norwich then.

I was a few years below Jake Humphrey at high school (Framingham Earl) not aware of anyone else who has come out of there & done any good though

BlackVanDyke said:

Spot the PHers who went to an Orfly Pawsch School, then?

Interesting the continuity of talents aparently found in some schools too

[mr_spock]

Sway said:

bigdods said:

Terry Pratchett and Heston Blumenthal. Seems we dont turn out many publicly successful people !

John Hampden Grammer?

I went to the other school he went to Latymer Upper in Hammersmith....

Me too, when were you there?

[NiceCupOfTea]

Andy Zarse said:

NiceCupOfTea said:

Politics and Governance

Sir Oliver Wright GCMG GCVO DSC (International Diplomat)
Andrew Mackay MP (Conservative MP for Bracknell)
The Honourable Mr Justice Owen (High Court judge)
Sir Ian Andrews (Second Permanent Secretary underneath Ministry of Defence)
Tom Caulcott (former Chief Executive of Birmingham City Council)
Giles Marshall (former head of the Tory Reform Group)

Sport

Bert Millichip (former chairman of the FA)
James Hudson (Rugby union player)
Richard Johnson (Cricketer)
Daniel Caines (Athlete)
John Curry (figure skater)
Jim Proudfoot (TV / Radio Football Commentator)
Patrick Bragg (GB hockey player)
Steve Aylin (GB hockey player)
Frank Rowbotham Foster (England cricketer)

Arts and Entertainment

William Shenstone (poet)
Richard Jago (poet)
John Taylor (eighteenth-century classicist)
Stewart Lee (comedian)
Mike Bullen (writer of Cold Feet)
Michael Buerk (broadcaster and journalist)
Richard Hammond (journalist and television presenter)
Philip Achille (World Open Harmonica Champion 2005)
Simon Mayo (BBC radio DJ)
Nick Copeman (author)
Paul Dodds (operatic conductor)
Prof. John Butt (organist and musicologist)
Paul Hale (organist and Rector Chori of Southwell Minster)
James Barralet (cellist)
Johnnie Walker (Radio DJ)
Andy Dickens (jazz musician)
Ritchie Neville (of boyband 5ive)
Ian Danter (broadcaster)
Kevin Godfrey a.k.a Epic Soundtracks (musician)
Nicholas Godfrey a.k.a Nikki Sudden (musician)
Neil Andrew Megson AKA Genesis P-Orridge (musician)
Lizo Mzimba (journalist)
Miles Ratledge (musician)
Nikki Sudden (musician)
Kenneth Spiers AKA Spizz (musician)
Laurence Cummings (harpsichordist, organist, and conductor)
Ian Tandy (Drummer with 60's Pop Band 'Union Gap')
Russell Burton (Bass player with C86 band Mighty Mighty)

Other

Lt Col Robert Short (Officer, The Honourable East India Company)
Thomas Short (scholar)
Sir Derek Higgs (businessman)
Terence Oldham (founder member of Saudi Arabian Air Force)
David Tustin (former Bishop of Grimsby)
John Butterfield, Baron Butterfield (Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University)
Commander Malcolm Burley

and me.

Hammond was a few years above me but I believe we were there at the same time.

So nobody famous then, apart the Hamster.

A bigger list of dreary under-achievers it is hard to imagine.



I, on the other hand, went to the school which educated Simon Bates and the man who invented the spark plug. Simon Mayo my arse.

So I win. Easily.

Just because you've never heard of them doesn't make them under achievers. In fact it probably says more about your general knowledge I'm sure my alma mater will be gutted that some bloke on the internet doesn't rate their alumni

[Legend83]

From my first secondary in Swansea, Bishop Gore:

- Dylan Thomas (obviously not in my time, a cock apparently)
- Martin Amis (journalist)
- Alun Wyn Jones (Wales rugby player)

[parakitaMol.]

I'm very well connected and I went to an Independent School.

[Dangerous2]

to clean it in the evenings?

[captainmatt]

Ours had the bassist from the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Noel Redding I think it was.

And some cricketer, Les Ames or something, nobody cared.

Oh but we were founded by William Harvey's nephew! That counts for something right? Right?



ETA: We also had one of Gordon Brown's advisors. I remember he came to our prizegiving day when I was in the lower sixth. He seemed nice, but to be honest I realise now he was a smooth talking prick. Average politician really.

Edited by captainmatt on Tuesday 4th January 17:05

[senor jones]

Craig Charles