List of Old Wellingtonians
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The following is a list of notable Old Wellingtonians, former pupils of Wellington College in Berkshire, England. See also Category:Old Wellingtonians.
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[edit] Politics
- Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde, current leader of the Conservative Party in the House of Lords
- Lord Stodart of Leaston, Scottish Tory politician who served under Sir Alec Douglas-Home and Edward Heath
- Sir Michael Spicer, Conservative MP and current chairman of the 1922 Committee
- Christopher Ewart-Biggs, British Ambassador who was assassinated by the IRA
- The Viscount Falkland, Liberal Democrat politician and one of the 92 remaining hereditary peers elected to sit in the Lords
- Lord Gordon-Walker, British Cabinet Minister who served as Foreign Secretary under Harold Wilson
- Sir Alexander Grantham, British colonial administrator who governed Hong Kong
- Lord Luce, current Lord Chamberlain to HM The Queen
- Sir Harold Nicolson, British diplomat, author and politician
- Lord Campbell of Croy, British Cabinet Minister who served as Secretary of State for Scotland during the whole of Edward Heath's government
- Lord Colnbrook, British Cabinet Minister
- Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby, British Secretary of State for War (two separate times) and founder of the Lord Derby Cup
- John Dugdale, journalist, Labour MP, and government minister
[edit] Religion
- The Lord Harries of Pentregarth, retired Church of England bishop, the 41st Bishop of Oxford from 1987 to 2006
- David Watson, evangelical Church of England clergyman, evangelist and author
[edit] Sport
- Patrick Head, co-founder of the Williams Formula One team
- James Hunt, F1 World Champion
- Stuart Barnes, former Bath, England and British Lions rugby player [1].
- Michael Hall, high ranking in the UK Junior Go-Karting League
- James Haskell, England and London Wasps Rugby player
- Tim Mayer, US motorsports organizer and official.
[edit] Art and Entertainment
- Rory Bremner, British impressionist and comedian, noted for his political satire
- Will Young, British singer and actor
- Jim Field Smith, British film director, writer and comedian (and contemporary of Will Young, above)
- Count Nikolai Tolstoy, Russo-British historian and author
- Christopher Lee, film actor
- John Masters, British Army Officer and novelist
- Peter Snow, British television and radio presenter
- Daniel Farson, broadcaster and writer who briefly attended the school, which he strongly disliked
- Sebastian Faulks, novelist whose works include Birdsong and Charlotte Gray
- Robert Morley, film actor
- John Nash, twentieth-Century painter and war artist
- Robin Oakley, journalist, Political Editor of CNN International, formerly Political Editor of the BBC
- George Orwell, author whose works include Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four
- Charles Robert Ashbee, one of the prime movers of the English Arts and Crafts movement
- Hugh Beaver, founder of the Guinness Book of Records
- James Bernard, British Film composer and Academy Award winner
- Gavin Ewart, British Poet
- John Gardner, British Composer
- John Keane, painter and official artist, Gulf War
- Gregory Norminton, novelist
- Douglas Baker, Poet, Vocalist, Chef, Actor and author of My Cabaret
[edit] Military
- Douglas Wimberley, British Divisional Commander in WWII
- Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck, British army commander during World War II
- Sir John Rennie, Director of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6)
- John Salmond, Marshal of the Royal Air Force
- Field Marshal Sir Nigel Bagnall, the professional head of the British Army
- Noel Beresford-Peirse, Lieutenant General during the Second World War
- Roger Bushell, Mastermind of the Great Escape
- Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer, the professional head of the British Army
- Sir Maurice Johnston, Lieutenant-General and Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
[edit] Victoria Cross Holders
Fifteen Old Wellingtonians have won the Victoria Cross as well as one George Cross.[2] 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
- 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)
- Zulu War
- George Cross
- 1935 Balochistan earthquake
- Lieutenant John Guise 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)
- 1935 Balochistan earthquake
[edit] Other
- Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke
- Michael Knatchbull, 5th Baron Brabourne, British peer and soldier
- The Marquess of Cambridge, brother of Queen Mary
- Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, English architect who is behind the Eden Project
- HH Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein
- The Duke of Portland
- HSH Prince Francis of Teck
- Peter Llewellyn Gwynn-Jones, Garter Principal King of Arms, 1995-
- Professor Klaus Dodds, Notable Academic and Professor of Geopolitics. Royal Holloway, University of London
[edit] References
- ^ http://sport.independent.co.uk/rugby_union/article3321344.ece
- ^ Wellington College, (2007), Wellington Prospectus, page 11, (Wellington College:Trade Winds)
