Famous folk from your school

[Odhran]

John Hume M.P.
Seamus Heaney
Brian Friel
Martin O’Neill
Phil Coulter

[Cleckheatonlock]

Killer2005 said:

Joseph Preistly

He was a few years before me though

Former pupils of the school are referred to as Old Batelians.

Benjamin Ingham (1712–1772), Methodist and Moravian evangelist and preacher
William Margetson Heald (1767–1837), writer and churchman
Joseph Priestley (1733–1804), theologian, natural philosopher, and discoverer of oxygen
Thomas Wormald (1802–1873), surgeon
Sir Titus Salt (1803–1876), textile manufacturer and politician
Sir Mark Oldroyd (1843–1927), woollen manufacturer, politician and philanthropist [1]
Sir Owen Willans Richardson (1879–1959), Professor of Physics, Princeton University, 1906–1914, Wheatstone Professor of Physics, King's College London, 1914–1924, and Yarrow Research Professor, Royal Society, 1924–1959, Nobel Prize in Physics (1928)
Sir Herbert Holdsworth, 1890–1949, Liberal and later Liberal National MP
Samuel Sugden (1892–1950), Professor of Physical Chemistry, Birkbeck College, London, 1932–1937, and Professor of Chemistry, University College London, 1937–1950
Horace Waller (died 1917), World War I Victoria Cross winner
Cecil Grayson (1920–1998), Serena Professor of Italian, University of Oxford, 1958–1988
Godfrey Lienhardt (1921–1993), anthropologist
Andrew Milner, Professor of Cultural Studies, Monash University
Richard Pearson, former English county cricketer
Richard Reed, co-founder of innocent Drinks
Richard Dawson, former English county cricketer[2]
Ismail Dawood, former English county cricketer
Lukas Wooller, keyboardist with the band Maxïmo Park
Richard Hepworth, 2003 National Hill Climb Champion
David Peace, Author
Tim Fountain, Writer
David Stiff, professional cricketer

Batley Grammar School

I also went to uni with Budge Pountenay (sp?) Ex Northampton and Scotland Flanker

[sawman]

Bit tenuous but Bernie Cliftons brother was a teacher at my high school.....

[Flintstone]

Mr Baynes, our headmaster. Over 1200 boys at the school and we all recognised him.

[kin quick]

Emerson Park School in Hornchurch for me, no one famous whilst I was there but Wiki shows.....

Grapefruit (band)
Sir Mike Hodgkinson, Chief Executive of BAA from 1999-2003, and Chairman of the Post Office since 2003
John Langley, former motoring correspondent of the Daily Telegraph
Mike Oldfield, musician - left in 1968

John Langley test drove the 1st E-Type in 1961 for the Telegraph and got to 149mph on the M1.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2081050...

My sister was at school with Chris Hayden, drummer for Florence and the Machine

[Boshly]

Uday Hussein, particularly violent and evil eldest son of Saddam Hussein, was in my class for a year

[balders118]

Max_Torque said:

balders118 said:

I had a fight with him in french

did you suggest that:

"Votre mère est la fille illégitime d'un fermier de moutons" ??

I was never good at french but google tells me that says "your mother is the illagitamate daughter of a sheep farmer". lol.

I didn't, I was messing about with a mate and he came over and got involved and got serious. He was a proper dopey kid.

[cslgirl]

The Head Teacher was famous from our school (Colleen McCabe). She was the one who went to prison for stealing from our school to enjoy her luxurious lifestyle of shoes and the Orient Express. BBC made a programme about her.

"She used her school credit card - which had a monthly limit of £7,500 - to fund a lavish lifestyle that included expensive jewellery, tickets to West End shows and a trip on the Orient Express for her parents.

She also spent more than £7,000 on shoes"

Edited by cslgirl on Wednesday 5th January 10:02

[wolves_wanderer]

Mervyn King went to my school and BBC Sports commentator Jacqui Oatley was a couple of years ahead of me, interestingly enough she used to look damn fine in a tennis skirt

[E36GUY]

Lucie W said:

Lewis Moody
Stuart Broad
JK from Jamiroquai

Martin Brundle's kids too, daughter in the year above me and I think the son year below me.

Oakham! My sis was there

[ErnestM]

The man who inspired the Steve McQueen character in "The Great Escape" went to my school...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_Vogtle

[E36GUY]

From mine - I have deleted those that I feel whilst of note, not really current.


* Sir Donald Campbell, World Land and Water Speed record holder, killed on Coniston Water in Bluebird
* Sir Malcolm Campbell, holder of World Land and Water Speed records in 1920s and 1930s
* Charles Dunstone and David Ross, co-founders of Carphone Warehouse[6]
* Nick Freeman "Mr Loophole", celebrity lawyer
* Stephen Fry, actor and writer, expelled in 1972
* Mark Haddon, author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
* Danny Hipkiss, professional Rugby player, Leicester Tigers and England
* Hugh Jackman, actor (former teaching assistant)
* Jack Jarvis, professional rugby player (Canterbury, New Zealand)
* Christian Jessen, doctor and television presenter
* Harry Judd, musician and member of McFly
* Sir David Li, current Chairman and Chief Executive of the Bank of East Asia in Hong Kong
* Gregor MacGregor, England, Scotland, Cambridge University, Middlesex cricketer and rugby player.
* Tim Melville-Ross, head of CBI and Institute of Directors
* Ed Minton and Alex Davies, members of rock band Elliot Minor
* Ernest Newton, architect, President RIBA
* Dickson Poon, businessman and non-executive Chairman of Harvey Nichols
* Peter Powell, Radio One disc jockey
* William Henry Pratt, who achieved fame under his stage name, Boris Karloff
* Canon H. D. Rawnsley, Co-founder of the National Trust
* Sam Riley, Actor
* John Schlesinger, film director
* Charlie Simpson, Musician in Busted (2002–2005) and Fightstar (2003–Present)
* Phil Spencer, property expert, Channel 4 television
* Ed Stafford, Explorer, walking the length of the Amazon River
* Rick Stein, chef and restaurateur
* John Suchet, journalist and broadcaster
* Richard Thorp, actor ('Emergency Ward 10'; 7yrs, 'Emmerdale'; 30yrs)
* Johnny Vaughan, TV presenter
* James Whitaker, Leicestershire and England cricketer
* Charles Plumpton Wilson (1859–1938), England footballer

[Lefty]

SlipStream77 said:

Lefty said:

Jim Clark.

We have a winner.

[gareth_r]

Anybody famous? Wikipedia says that Howard Jones and Andrew Davies are the best I can do.

John Bridgeman CBE, Director-General from 1995-2000 of the Office of Fair Trading
Andrew Davies (writer), renowned TV scriptwriter, known for most of the BBC's best costume dramas
Gwilym Jones, Conservative MP from 1983-97 for Cardiff North
Howard Jones (musician)
Maggie Jones, Baroness Jones of Whitchurch, politician
Prof Rhys Jones (archaeologist)
Alun John, award winning journalist, launch Picture Editor, The Independent
Rhodri Morgan, First Minister for Wales from 2001-9, and Labour MP from 1987-2001 for Cardiff West
Dale Owen, architect
Sir Malcolm Pill, judge
Prof John Rees, Professor of Medical Education from 2006 at King's College London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Warrant Officer Lyndsay Morgan, Chief of the Air Staff's Warrant Officer from 2006 to 2009
Gareth Bale, football player and Wales international
Geraint Thomas, cyclist, Olympic gold medallist
Sam Warburton, rugby player and Wales international
Ben Slade, former BBC Children's television presenter and (in 2007) the youngest secondary school Headteacher in the UK
Matt Brind, musical director, composer and conductor (musical director to John Barrowman)
David Unwin
Gareth Welsh, sports president and SABB 3rd place loser


(I know only one of the above, and it's not Howard or Andrew.)

[Animal]

- Gary Cooper
- Rt. Rev Graeme Knowles, Deal of St Paul's
- Kevin McCloud
- Khawaja Mazimuddin, PM of Pakistan 1951-1953

[Highway Star]

XJSJohn said:

• Ben Gollings (born 1980), England rugby sevens player

Canford?

I went to school with Ben's older brother, who was in the year above me. Obviously Ben's brother had a few more brains as he didn't need his parents to send him through the public school system...

Have to say though, not many who went to my school became that famous, probably the most notable was Richard Oakes, the Suede guitarist. He gave up his A levels to join them.

My Dad went to school with Steven Seagal when he briefly came to the UK to stay with relatives. No-one messed.

Edited by Highway Star on Wednesday 5th January 16:24

[maximm]

This lot apparently....



David Acfield (born 1947), cricketer
Douglas Adams (1952–2001), author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Keith Allen (born 1953), comedian, actor, singer and writer (father of the singer Lily Allen)
Peter Allen, BBC broadcaster and journalist, [3]
Sir Hardy Amies (1909–2003), Couturier and Dressmaker by Appointment to Her Majesty The Queen
Peter Barker (born 1983), squash player and influential member of winning English team in European Team Championships 2006[6]
Charles Bean (1879-1963), historian of Australian Forces in World War I.
Charlie Bean (born 1953), Executive Director and Chief Economist of the Bank of England
Lord Black of Brentwood, (Guy Black) (born 1964), former Press Secretary to Michael Howard, and Director of PCC
Patrick Carter, Baron Carter of Coles (born 1946), politician and life peer
Colonel Sir Neville Chamberlain (1856–1944), army officer, Inspector-General of the Royal Irish Constabulary and inventor of snooker
Philip Arthur William Collins (1923-2007), Dickensian scholar and emeritus professor of English, Leicester University
Roger Cowley (born 1939), professor of experimental philosophy at the University of Oxford
Alan Cuell (born 1953), printing tycoon and founder of MC Print Services
Sir Robin Day (1923 - 2000), broadcaster (attended the school 1934 - 1938)[7]
Ralph Dellor, (born 1952), cricket broadcaster and journalist
Hugo Drayton, former Managing Director of The Daily Telegraph newspaper
David Eldridge (born 1973), playwright
Noel Edmonds (born 1948), disc jockey and broadcaster
Dr Stephen Fleet (1936-2006), Master of Downing College, Cambridge
Howard Flight (born 1948), Conservative politician
Prof. Sir Roderick Floud, academic, Vice-President of the European Universities Association
Fabian Hamilton (born 1955), Labour politician
Neil Harris (born 1977), footballer
Keith Hopkins (1934-2004), Influential historian and sociologist, professor of Ancient History at the University of Cambridge
David Irving (born 1938), controversial historian
Chris Jarvis (born 1969), television presenter
Paul Neil Milne Johnstone (1952–2004) poet and butt of Douglas Adams' jokes in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Nic Jones (born 1947), musician
Frank Lampard (born 1978), footballer
Andrew Lansley (born 1956), Conservative politician & Secretary of State for Health 2010-present
Frank Godbould Lee (1903–1971), civil servant and Master of Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge
Sir Ralph Murray, diplomat
Jodie Marsh (born 1978), glamour model
Alexander O'Connell (born 1988), Sabre Fencing Individual World and Commonwealth Champion
Robert Andrew Muter Macindoe Ogilvie (1853-1938), England international footballer[8]
Hal Ozsan (born 1976), actor
Michael Peppiatt (born 1941), Writer and Art Historian
Eric Peters (born 1969), rugby player
Mark Philpott(born 1955), Oxford academic and senior tutor at the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Oxford
David Pickthall (born 1958), conductor and composer (see Drama and Music above)
Griff Rhys Jones (born 1953), comedian and actor
Stewart Robson (born 1964), footballer
Sir John Rogers (1928), Air Marshall in the Royal Air Force
Vivian Rosewarne (1917 - May 1940) Wellington bomber pilot memorialised in the 1941 film An Airman's Letter to His Mother[9],
Sir Nick Scheele (born 1943), former President of the Ford Motor Company
Sir Peter Stothard (born 1951), Former editor of The Times
Jack Straw (born 1946), Labour politician & Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain 2007-2010
Charles Thomson (born 1953), founder of the Stuckists art movement
Teerathep Winothai (born 1985), Thai footballer

[Hugh74]

Lefty said:

SlipStream77 said:

Lefty said:

Jim Clark.

We have a winner.

You missed out Norman Lamont! Andrew Marr as well I think.

[XJSJohn]

Highway Star said:

XJSJohn said:

• Ben Gollings (born 1980), England rugby sevens player

Canford?

did my GCSE's there - '86 - 90

[foreverdriving]

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!

and mine

And Dr. Hilary! Latymer rules.

Chalk me up as a Latymerian too, seems that there's quite a number of us on PH .