List of Old Wellingtonians

Politics

Michael Blundell, (1907-1993) politician and government minister in Kenya

Crispin Blunt (1960-) Conservative Member of Parliament for the English constituency of Reigate since 1997, and chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee.

Julian Brazier, TD, (1953-) Conservative Member of Parliament for the English constituency of Canterbury since 1987 and former government minister.

Lord Campbell of Croy (1921-2005) British Cabinet Minister who served as Secretary of State for Scotland during the whole of Edward Heath's government

Lord Colnbrook (1922-1996) British Cabinet Minister

John Dugdale (1905-1963) journalist, Labour Member of Parliament for the English constituency of West Bromwich between 1941 and 1962, and former government minister

James Malcolm Monteith Erskine, Anti-Waste League (1863-1944) Independent Conservative, and Conservative member of parliament for Westminster St George's, 1921–1929.

Christopher Ewart-Biggs (1921-1976) British Ambassador who was assassinated by the IRA

The Viscount Falkland (1935-) Liberal Democrat politician and one of the 92 remaining hereditary peers elected to sit in the Lords

George Ferguson (1947-) the first elected Mayor of Bristol (2012 - )

Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde (1960-) Former leader of the Conservative Party in the House of Lords

Sir Edward Garnier QC (1952-) Conservative Member of Parliament for the English constituency of Harborough since 1992, and former Solicitor General for England and Wales

Lord Gordon-Walker (1907-1980) British Cabinet Minister who served as Foreign Secretary under Harold Wilson

The Lord Faulks QC (1950-) Conservative Member in the House of Lords

Sir Alexander Grantham, (1899-1978) British colonial administrator who governed Hong Kong

Lord Luce (1936-) current Lord Chamberlain to HM The Queen

Antony Rivers Marlow (1940-) Conservative Member of Parliament for the English constituency of Northampton North between 1979–1997

Sir Harold Nicolson, (1886-1968) British diplomat, author and politician

Sir Michael Spicer (1943-) Conservative Member of Parliament for the English constituencies of West Worcestershire and South Worcestershire between 1974–2010 and former chairman of the 1922 committee

Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby (1865-1948) British Secretary of State for War (two separate times) and founder of the Lord Derby Cup

Lord Stodart of Leaston (1916-2003) Scottish Tory politician who served under Sir Alec Douglas-Home and Edward Heath

Robin Tilbrook (1958-) leader and founder of the English Democrats

Religion

The Lord Harries of Pentregarth (1936-) retired Church of England bishop, the 41st Bishop of Oxford from 1987 to 2006

David Watson (1933-1984) evangelical Church of England clergyman, evangelist and author

Sport

Paul Doran-Jones (1985-) England International Rugby player

Sean Edwards (1986-2013) British racing driver

Max Evans (1983-) Scotland International Rugby player

Thom Evans (1985-) Scotland International Rugby player

James Haskell (1985-) England International Rugby player

Sir Patrick Head (1946-) co-founder of the Williams Formula One team

Madison Hughes (1992-) USA International Rugby player

James Hunt (1947-1993) 1976 F1 World Champion

Max Lahiff (1989-) Rugby union player (Bath Rugby & London Irish)

Morgan Lake (1997-) Olympic athlete and two-time World Junior Athletics Champion

Alex Noakes (1995-) England International Squash Player

Henry Arnold Lawrence (1848-1902) England International Rugby player and captain

Tim Mayer (1966-) US motorsports organizer and official.

Jamie Salmon (1959-) dual rugby international (New Zealand All Blacks and England)

James Scott Douglas (1930-1969) Scottish racing driver (and Baronet Douglas)

Tom Townsend (1971-) Britain and England international bridge player and writer

Murray Wyatt Marshall (1873-1978) England International Rugby player and captain

Art and entertainment

Charles Robert Ashbee (1863-1942) one of the prime movers of the English Arts and Crafts movement

Sir Hugh Beaver (1890-1967) founder of the Guinness Book of Records

James Bernard (1925-2001) British Film composer and Academy Award winner

Josh Bowman (1988-) Star of ABC drama Revenge

Rory Bremner (1961-) British impressionist and comedian, noted for his political satire

Heather Cameron-Hayes, Semi-Finalist of BBC1's The Voice 2016 [1]

Henry Danton (1919-) ballet dancer

Caggie Dunlop, Star of E4 reality series Made in Chelsea

Gavin Ewart (1916-1995) British poet

Jim Field Smith (1979-) British film director, writer and comedian

Sebastian Faulks (1953-) novelist whose works include Birdsong and Charlotte Gray

John Gardner (1917-2011) British composer

John Keane (1954-) painter and official artist, Gulf War

Sir Christopher Lee (1922-2015) film actor

John Masters (1914-1983) British Army Officer and novelist

Richard McKerrow, TV producer and executive at Love Productions

Robert Morley (1908-1992) film actor

John Nash (1893-1977) 20th-century painter and war artist

Frederick Noad (1929-2001) guitarist, lutenist, author, and teacher

Gregory Norminton (1976-) novelist

George Orwell (1903-1950) author whose works include Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four (one term, before proceeding to Eton)

Harry Ricketts (1950-) writer and biographer

Elize du Toit (1980-) actress and model best known for the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks

Count Nikolai Tolstoy (1935-) Russo-British historian and author

Martin Windrow (1944-) British historian

Will Young (1979-) British singer and actor

Broadcasting

David Dunhill, BBC radio broadcaster

Daniel Farson (1927-1997) broadcaster and writer

Gerald Hine-Haycock (1951-) journalist, Correspondent for ITN and BBC News; Presenter for HTV West and BBC West

Robin Oakley (1941-) journalist, Political Editor of CNN International, formerly Political Editor of the BBC

Peter Snow CBE (1938-) British television and radio presenter

Fashion

David Neville, founder of Rag & Bone

Marcus Wainwright, founder of Rag & Bone

Military

Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck, British army commander during World War II

Field Marshal Sir Nigel Bagnall, Chief of the General Staff

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Salmond, Chief of the Air Staff

Field Marshal Sir Geoffrey Baker, Chief of the General Staff 1968 to 1971

Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer, Chief of the Imperial General Staff

General Sir Harry Tuzo, General Officer Commanding, Northern Ireland and other senior British Army commands

General Sir Charles Huxtable, Commander-in-Chief UK Land Forces 1988 to 1990

General Sir Richard O'Connor, British Army general during World War II

General Sir Peter Hunt, Chief of the General Staff 1973

General Sir James Glover, Commander-in-Chief UK Land Forces 1985 to 1987

General Sir Roland Guy, Adjutant General to the British Army 1984 to 1986

Lieutenant General Sir Noel Beresford-Peirse, General Officer Commanding, XIII Corps and later General Officer Commander-in-Chief, Southern Army, India during the Second World War

Lieutenant General Sir Alistair Irwin, Adjutant General to the British Army 2003 to 2005

Lieutenant General Sir Montagu Stopford, Commander of British forces during the Battle of Kohima

Lieutenant General Sir Maurice Johnston, Assistant Chief of the General Staff, Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff and Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire

Lieutenant General Sir Kenneth Loch, Director of Anti-Aircraft and Coastal Defence (1939–1941), Master-General of Ordnance, India (1944–1947), and head of the board of governors at Wellington

Sir Hervey Degge Wilmot Sitwell, Major-General, Order of the Bath, Master of the Jewel Office

Major-General George Erroll Prior-Palmer, General Officer Commanding, 6th Armoured Division

Major-General Douglas Wimberley, British Divisional Commander in World War II

Roger Bushell, Mastermind of the Great Escape

Air Commodore North Carter, C.B., D.F.C., whose RAF career included acting Group Captain commanding RAF Station, Dalcross 1941, Deputy Director of Bomber Operations, RAF, 1944, Station Commander at Castel Benito 1945-6, and Director of Personal Services (Provost Marshall) and Chief of Air Force Police, Air Ministry, 1953–54.

Brigadier John Constant (9 February 1916 – 1 November 2012), sapper in the Western Desert in World War II, Chief Engineer of the Arab Legion, head of the Ministry of Transport's Channel Tunnel Engineering Division

Lieutenant Colonel Sir Wolseley Haig (1865-1938) Lieutenant-Colonel

Sir John Rennie, former Director of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6)

Victoria Cross and George Cross holders

Fifteen Old Wellingtonians have won the Victoria Cross; one Old Wellingtonian has won the George Cross. They are as follows:

Victoria Cross

Zulu War

Lieutenant Henry Lysons, VC (He later achieved the rank of Colonel and was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)) (1858–1907)

South African War (Boer War)

Captain Charles FitzClarence, VC (He later achieved the rank of Brigadier General. He was killed in action, Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium, on 12 November 1914) (1865–1914)

Captain Ernest Beachcroft Beckwith Towse, VC (He later became a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO), and a Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE) (1864–1948)

Third Ashanti Expedition

Captain Charles John Melliss, VC (later to become Major General Sir Charles John Melliss VC, KCB, KCMG) (1862–1936)

Second Somaliland Expedition

Captain Alexander Stanhope Cobbe VC, (He later achieved the rank of General) (1870–1931)

First World War

Captain John Franks Vallentin, VC (1882–1914)

Lieutenant James Anson Otho Brooke VC (1884–1914)

Captain John Fitzhardinge Paul Butler VC (1888–1916)

Second Lieutenant Alexander Buller Turner, VC (1893–1915)

Lieutenant Thomas Orde Lawder Wilkinson, VC (1894–1916)

Second World War

Flight Lieutenant Roderick Alastair Brook Learoyd, VC (1913–1996)

Commander Anthony Cecil Capel Miers, VC (Later to become Rear Admiral Sir Anthony Cecil Capel Miers VC, KBE, CB, DSO & Bar) (1906–1985)

Captain Patrick Porteous, VC (1918–2000) (he later achieved the rank of Colonel)

Lieutenant-Colonel Victor Buller Turner, VC (Brother of Alexander Buller Turner, VC)(1900–1972)

Lieutenant Claud Raymond, VC (1923–1945)

George Cross

1935 Balochistan earthquake

Lieutenant John Cowley GC (Originally awarded the Albert Medal which was converted to the George Cross. He was later to become Lieutenant General Sir John Cowley GC KBE CB)

Other

Joseph Arthur Arkwright FRS Bacteriologist

John Arnold (judge)

W S Bristowe, arachnologist

Michael Brock CBE, British historian

Patrick de Maré, psychiatrist

Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke

Michael Knatchbull, 5th Baron Brabourne, British peer and soldier

The Marquess of Cambridge, brother of Queen Mary

Nicholas Grimshaw, English architect who is behind the Eden Project

HH Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein

The 9th Duke of Portland

HSH Prince Francis of Teck

Peter Llewellyn Gwynn-Jones, Garter Principal King of Arms, 1995–2010

Professor Klaus Dodds, Notable Academic and Professor of Geopolitics. Royal Holloway, University of London

John Haycraft, founder of International House World Organisation

Sir Rudolph Peters FRS, biochemist