List of Old Alleynians
The following is a list of notable Old Alleynians, former pupils of Dulwich College, in south London, England.
Years of birth and death (when listed) are given in full. Years at the college are given last, using two digits if unambiguous.
Exploration
Arts and entertainment
Art
- Jeremy Deller, artist
- Stephen Finer, artist
- James Jarvis, graphic artist
- Stanhope Forbes, (1857–1947) – artist and member of the once influential Newlyn school of painters.[2][3]
- Walter Hodges, (1909–2004) – an English illustrator and author.[3]
- C F A Voysey, FRIBA, RDI, (1857–1941) – English architect and furniture designer[3]
- Stephen Gardiner, OBE (1924–2007) – British architect, teacher and writer.
- Samuel Melton Fisher RA (1856–1939) – artist.[2][3]
- Henry Herbert La Thangue RA (1857–1929) – artist.[2][3]
- Peter George Greenham, CBE RA (1909–1992) – artist[3]
- Richard Barrie Treleaven, SWLA (1920–2009) – artist[3]
Music
- John Amis, broadcaster and critic: 36–39[4]
- Peter Branscombe (1929–2008), musicologist[5]
- Rodney Clarke, opera singer and actor: 89–96[6]
- Graeme James Ewers Jenkins, (born 1958)[7]
- Harold Fraser-Simson (1872 to 1944), British composer, famous for The Maid of the Mountains.
- Alan Ray Hacker, OBE (born 1938)[7]
- Gordon Jacob (1895–1984), composer[7]
- Rex Lawson, Concert Pianolist (born 1948)[8]
- Phil Manzanera (P. G. Targett-Adams), 60–69 (born 1951), musician with Roxy Music[7]
- Ray Noble, bandleader and composer
- Anthony Payne (born 1936), composer, elaborated the sketches of Elgar's Third Symphony[7]
- Ed Simons, one half of the Chemical Brothers
Drama
Entertainment & media
- Bob Monkhouse, comedian: 42–45 (expelled)[10]
- Rowan Ayers,[11] television producer, 1922–2008
- Godfrey Barker, journalist and author
- Peter Bazalgette, television producer: 64–71
- Rob Bonnet, TV sports journalist: 64–71
- Clive Bull (born 1959), broadcaster, narrator: 1970–1977
- Gordon Burns (born 1942) – British journalist and television presenter who became known as the host of Granada TV's popular game show The Krypton Factor.
- Peter Dimmock, sports broadcaster
- Martin Young, TV reporter and media trainer
- Lionel Barber, Financial Times editor
- Peter Warren, (born 1939) – Canadian investigative journalist, private investigator, former talk radio host and member of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters' Hall of Fame.
- Mark Wnek, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, Lowe New York
- Nat Coombs, television presenter, comedian and comedy writer
- David Thomson (film critic)
- Paul Sinha, comedian
- Jonathan Head, BBC South Asia correspondent: 74–78[12]
Literature
- Hugh de Selincourt, (1878–1951) – English author and journalist, chiefly remembered today for his tale of village cricket, The Cricket Match (1924).
- Andrew George Lehmann – English Art and Literary Critic
- Raymond Chandler (1888–1959), writer: 1900–1905[13]
- Hamish Scott Henderson, (1919 to 2002) – Scottish poet, songwriter, socialist, humanist, soldier, and intellectual.
- C.S. Forester (1899–1966), writer: 15–16[13]
- Denis Goodwin, script writer: 41(?)-44(?)
- G. Wilson Knight[14] (1897–1985), English literary critic and academic
- Keith McCarthy (1960– ), Writer of crime fiction
- A. E. W. Mason, writer (1865–1948)[13]
- Thomas Sturge Moore, poet and artist[15] (1870–1944)[3]
- Michael Ondaatje (born 1943), writer[13]
- Graham Swift (born 1949), writer[13]
- Dennis Wheatley, occultist writer
- P. G. Wodehouse (1881–1975), writer: 1894–1900[13]
- Jon Silkin, (1930–1997) – poet[16]
- Sir Victor Sawdon Pritchett, CH CBE (1900–1997) – British writer and critic.
- Nigel Hinton : writer born 1941[17]
- Simon Brett, born 1945. Writer
- Tom McCarthy, born 1969. Writer short-listed for the Booker Prize
Sport
Rugby Union
See Also Old Alleynian Football Club
- Kendrick Stark (1904–1988)England international (first capped 1927)[18]
- Eric Cyprian Perry Whiteley, (1904–1973) England international (first capped 1931)[19]
- Ian Coutts, (born 1928) Scotland international (first capped 1951)[19]
- Nick Easter*[1] (born 1978), professional rugby union footballer for NEC Harlequins and England.
- Mark Easter (born 1982) – rugby union footballer (position No. 8 or Flanker) who plays for Northampton Saints.
- Andrew Sheridan (born 1979), rugby footballer for Sale Sharks and England: 90–98[20]
- David Trail (1875–1935), represented a forerunner of the British and Irish Lions, known as the Anglo-Welsh on their tour of Australasia in 1904.
- JEC 'Birdie' Partridge (1879–1965) – Welsh born rugby international, capped for South Africa; founded Army Rugby Union.
- Tom Mercey, rugby footballer, England Under 21s, club Saracens
- David Flatman – prop for the England national rugby union team.[20]
- E.A. Cleugh – Rugby union international for Uruguay (first represented Uruguay in 1922)[21]
- Nick Lloyd, (born 1976) – rugby union player with Saracens; selected for Scotland in 2006 but had to withdraw due to injury.
- Cyril Mowbray Wells – (1871–1963) – Played Rugby Union for England[21] as well as being a first-class cricketer (represented Cambridge University, Surrey and Middlesex as a right-handed batsman and bowler.)[22]
- Group Captain Cyril Nelson "Kit" Lowe MC DFC RAF (1891–1983) – English rugby union footballer representing England in 25 consecutive matches,[22] First World War flying ace, and supposedly the inspiration for W. E. Johns' character "Biggles".[20]
- S.Ellis – Rugby union international for England (first represented England in 1880)[21]
- Henry Braddon – Rugby union international for New Zealand (All Black) (first represented England in 1885)[21]
- William Leake – Rugby union international for England (first represented England in 1891)[21]
- N.F.Henderson – Rugby union international for Scotland (first represented Scotland in 1892)[21]
- H.T.S.Gedge – Rugby union international for Scotland (first represented Scotland in 1894)[21]
- Jock Hartley – Rugby union international for England (first represented England in 1902)[21]
- John Eric Greenwood – Rugby union international for England (first represented England in 1912)[21] Later captained England.[22]
- E.G. Loudoun-Shand – Rugby union international for Scotland (first represented Scotland in 1913)[21][22]
- G.A.M. Isherwood – Rugby union international for Great Britain (first represented Great Britain in 1910)[21]
- C.T. Mold – Rugby union international for Argentina (first represented Argentina in 1911)[21]
- K.G. Drysdale – Rugby union international for Argentina (first represented Argentina in 1911)[21]
- W.H. Bridger – Rugby union international for Argentina (first represented Argentina in 1911)[21]
- A.L Wade – Rugby union international for Scotland (first represented Scotland in 1908)[21]
- Grahame Donald – Rugby union international for Scotland (first represented Scotland in 1914)[21][22]
- William David Doherty – Rugby union international for Ireland (first represented Ireland in 1921)[21] Later captained Ireland[22]
Cricket
- Billy Griffith (Stewart Cathie Griffith), CBE, DFC, TD (1914–1993) – an English cricketer and cricket administrator.
- Hugh Tryon Bartlett (1914 to 1988) – England Cricketer (left-handed batsman who played for Sussex and England)
- Trevor Bailey (born 1923), cricketer: 37–42[20]
- Monty Bowden (1865–1892), England cricket captain[23]
- Karl Nunes (1894–1958), West Indian cricketer who played in West Indies' first Test in their inaugural Test tour of England as wicketkeeper and captain.[23]
- Neville Knox (1884–1935), England cricketer (fast bowler)[23]
- Arthur Gilligan (1894–1976), England cricket captain: 06-14[20][24]
- Harold Gilligan (1896–1978), England cricket captain [20][24]
- Frank William Gilligan, OBE, MA (1906–1913) – cricketer[20]
- Roger Knight (born 1946), cricketer and Secretary of the Marylebone Cricket Club
- James Douglas, (1870 to 1958) – England cricketer (Cambridge University (three blues) and Middlesex).[22]
- Robert Noel Douglas, (1868–1957) – England cricketer (represented Cambridge University (three blues), Surrey and Middlesex as a right-handed batsman.)[22]
- Archibald Philip Douglas, (1867–1953) – England cricketer (represented Europeans (India), Surrey and Middlesex as a right-handed batsman.)[22]
- Lionel Seymour Wells – (1870–1928) – England cricketer (represented London County, and Middlesex as a right-handed batsman and bowler.)[22]
- The Reverend Frank Hay Gillingham – (1875–1953) – England cricketer (represented Essex as a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper.)[22]
- Frank King (1911-1996), represented Cambridge University and Dorset
- W.V Sherlock – Cricket International for Demerara (first represented Demerara in 1909) and British Guyana[21]
- Chris Jordan- Born 1988, Barbados born cricket all-rounder playing for Surrey County Cricket Club
- Eoin Morgan- (At school for a term) England T20 cricket player, also plays for the *Bangalore Royal Challengers in the *Indian Premier League
Hockey
- E.G.S.Hose – Hockey International for England (first represented England in 1897)[21]
- Frank Solbé – Hockey International for England (first represented England in 1897)[21]
- P.M Rees – Hockey International for England (first represented England in 1905)[21] and went on to win gold at the 1908 Olympics.
Athletics
- R S Woods – twice represented Great Britain in the Olympics (in 1924 and 1928) in the shot-put.[25]
- M G Glazebrook – One time world record holder for the High Jump (in 1875 when he won the English Championships)[25]
- Emeka Udechuku – Olympic Discus thrower (left 1997)
Shooting
- S.F Thol – Shooting International for England (first represented England in 1905)[21]
- C.W Simpson – Shooting International for Scotland (first represented Scotland in 1923)[21]
- J.W.Goulston(first represented England in 1923)[21]
- Lieutenant Colonel A.F. Marchment DSO MC – Shooting International for England (first represented England in 1923). Won the King's Prize at Bisley in 1922.[21][26]
- H.P.T Lattey – Shooting International for Ireland (first represented Ireland in 1921)[21]
- H.M. Leake – Shooting International for India (first represented India in 1913)[21]
- R.T.D Alexander – Shooting International for India (first represented India in 1911)[21]
Golf
- Sir Henry Cotton (1907–1987), top professional, three-times winner of Open Championship
- Peter Oosterhuis (born 1948), Golfer[20]
- S.H. Fry – Golf International for England (first represented England in 1901)[21] and also British Amateur Billiards champion eight times.[27]
- W. Brander Jnr – Golf International for England (first represented England in 1905)[21]
Other
Politics, law and business
- Sir William Searle Holdsworth, OM, KC, DCL, HON LL.D, FBA, (1871 to 1944) – legal historian and Vinerian Professor of English Law at Oxford University. Author of the 12 volume History of English Law.[28]
- Cecil Whiteley (1875–1942) – Common Serjeant of London; Judge at Mayor's and City of London Court[2]
- Sir Edward Harding – former Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Dominions and High Commissioner in South Africa.[14]
- Maung Tin Tut – First High Commissioner for Burma in London.[14]
- Eric Arthur Cleugh, (1894–1964) (at school 1907–1913) – Diplomat and former Ambassador to Panama
- Edward George (1938–2009) Governor of the Bank of England: 49–57[29]
- William Leslie Comyn (1877– ) Shipbuilder and shipowner – built first concrete ship in California USA
- Sir Horatio Davies KCMG, (1842–1912) – Victorian London Businessman and Lord Mayor of London.[30]
- Horace Brooks Marshall, 1st Baron Marshall of Chipstead – Lord Mayor of London from 1918 to 1919[31]
- Mr Justice Sir A F Peterson- Judge of the Chancery Division.[2]
- Sir Clement Hindley KCIE, former Chairman of the Race-course Betting Control Board and Chief Commissioner of Railways in India.[2]
- Alistair Macdonald – a British Labour Party politician.
- Sir George Vandeleur Fiddes – Former Permanent Under Secretary for the Colonies (1916–1921).[2]
- Lord Luke of Pavenham KBE JP – Businessman and did much for the British Charities Association[2]
- Sir Arthur Hirtzel GCB, Permanent Secretary of State for India.[14] (1870–1937)
- Chris Mole, Member of Parliament for Ipswich
- Robert Craven, author and entrepreneur 68-77
- Philip Hollobone, Member of Parliament: 76–83
- Peter Lilley (born 1943), Member of Parliament: 83-[29]
- His Excellency Anand Panyarachun (born 1932), Prime Minister of Thailand[29]
- Hartley Shawcross (1902–2003), lawyer and Labour politician, lead British prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials[29]
- John Silkin (1923–1987), Member of Parliament, brother of the below[29]
- Samuel Silkin, Baron Silkin of Dulwich (1918–1988), Member of Parliament[29]
- John Spellar (born 1947), Member of Parliament for Warley[29]
- David Ford, Leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland and Minister of Justice for Northern Ireland
- Nigel Farage, Leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party and Member of the European Parliament[32]
- Jon Benjamin (born 1964), Chief Executive, Board of Deputies of British Jews (1974–83)
- Sir John Ritblat FRICS FSVA (born 1935), property tycoon, principal donor to the John Ritblat Gallery of the British Library[29]
- Alex Singleton, Director-General of the Globalisation Institute
- Sam Owens Chief Executive Officer, Petit Tinqueur Holdings
- Edward James Dolman (born 1960), Chief Executive Officer, Christie's International [29][33]
- Sir Alexander Colin Cole, KCB, KCVO, (1922 to 2001) – long serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London and Garter Principal King of Arms, the highest heraldic office in England.
- Iain Vallance, Baron Vallance of Tummel – a British businessman and a Liberal Democrat politician.
- Ian Frederic Hay Davison CBE (born 1931)[29]
- Sir John Leonard Hunt, (born 1929) – British Conservative Party politician.[29]
- Ken Frost MA FCA FIPFM – a Director of Phoenix Commercial Ventures
- Peter Prescott, (born 1943) – barrister, Queen's Counsel and Deputy High Court Judge of England and Wales.
- Sir Colin Rimer, (born 1944) – Lord Justice of Appeal.
- Sir Nicholas Wall, (56–63) President of the Family Division, a judge in England and Wales[34]
Philosophy and academe
- George Edward Moore, one of the founders of the Analytic tradition in philosophy[35] (1873–1958)[36]
- C. D. Broad, epistemologist, historian of philosophy, and philosopher.[14] (1887–1971)
- John Lewis (1889–1976), philosopher
- K. B. McFarlane (1903–1966), historian
- William Keith Chambers Guthrie, (1906 to 1981) – Scottish classical scholar, best known for his History of Greek Philosophy, in six volumes.
- Sir John Sheppard – classical scholar and first non-Etonian to become Provost of King's College, Cambridge[15]
- Alic Halford Smith – former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University.[15]
- E W Anderson RD*, MA, MA, PhD, MEd, PLD, DPhil (born 1938)[36]
- Robert Gildea, author and Professor of History at the University of Oxford
- Dominic Shellard, (77–84) Vice Chancellor of De Montfort University[37]
Science and medicine
- Sir Cecil Wakeley, 1st Baronet KBE CB (1892–1979), President of the Royal College of Surgeons.[14]
- Sidney Gilchrist Thomas (1850–1885), inventor of the process of eliminating phosphorus from iron by means of the Bessemer converter[38]
- Peter Twinn, mathematician and cryptographer[39]
- Colin Tudge, (born 1943) – British science writer[39]
- Dr Joseph Harold Frederick Glover, doctor and eminent surgeon[39]
- Sir Richard Tetley Glazebrook KCB, KCVO FRS (1854 to 1935) – physicist [40]
- Sir Hugh M. Rigby Bart., KCVO – Serjeant-Surgeon to King George V and Surgeon-in-Ordinary to the Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VIII.[2]
- Dr Uli Arndt, FRS (1924–2006)[39]
- Dr Alec Coppen, MD DSc FRCP FRCPsych (born 1923)[39]
- G B Dowling (1891–1976)[39]
- Dr James W Fellows-Smith[39]
- Harold Hartley (1878–1972)[39]
- M E Hearn (1972–2005)[39]
- Sir Reginald Murley, KBE, TD, MS, FRCS (1916–1997)[39]
- E H Nicholls (born 1973)[39]
- Dr Brian D Owen-Smith (born 1938)[39]
- G W Pickering (1904–1980)[39]
- Robert Neal Rudmose-Brown (1879–1957)[39]
- Professor Karol Sikora, MA, PhD, MB BChir (born 1948)[39]
- S G Thomas (1850–1885)[39]
- A P Thomson (1890–1977)[39]
- R R Tilleard-Cole (born 1923)[39]
- H M Vernon (1870–1951)[39]
- Laurence Gill (born 1968) B.Eng, M.Sc., Dip. Stat. Senior Lecturer and Head of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Department, Trinity College Dublin
Religion
Military
- Rear Admiral Martin Alabaster, Flag Officer, Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland
- Brigadier Alan Douglas Campbell Clacher MBE OBE[42][43]
- Air Chief Marshal Sir John Willis GBE KCB FRAeS, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff
- Berthold Wells Key CB DSO MC ADC (1895–1986), Major General during Second World War
- Wing Commander Frank Arthur Brock OBE (1884–1918), inventor of the smoke-screen at Zeebrugge in 1918[44]
- Flight Lieutenant Charles H Collet DSO (Captain in the RMA), hero of the September 1914 air-raid on Düsseldorf, and the first naval officer to loop the loop[45] (1888–1915)
- Wing Commander G H Stainforth AFC RAF, British Royal Air Force pilot and the first man in the world to exceed 400 mph in an aircraft – (1899 to 1942)[2][14]
- Brigadier James Whitehead, CB, CMG, CBE, DSO, OStJ, ADC (1880 to 1955) – British Indian Army officer who later became a senior officer in the London Metropolitan Police.
- Group Captain Cyril Nelson "Kit" Lowe MC DFC RAF (1891–1983) – English rugby union footballer, First World War flying ace, and supposedly the inspiration for W. E. Johns' character "Biggles".
- Air Vice-Marshal F C Halahan CMG CBE DSO MVO[2]
- Group Captain J C Halahan CBE AFC[2]
- Air Commodore H M Cave-Browne-Cave – former Director of Technical Development at the Air Ministry[2]
- Major General Sir Andrew M. Stuart KCMG CB – Former Director of Works, BEF.[2]
- General Sir Webb Gillman KCB KCMG DSO – former Chief of staff in Mesopotamia.[31]
- Lieutenant General Sir H C Holman KCB CMG DSO – [31]
- Air Commodore Owen Truelove – First man to fly from England to New Zealand in a glider [46]
Victoria Cross and George Cross holders
Seven Old Alleynians have won the Victoria Cross, five in the First World War, 1914–18 (of whom four were killed in action) and two in the Second World War, 1939–45. Also in the Second World War one OA won the George Cross.[47]
Civilian gallantry
Note that the award made to Herbert John Leslie Barefoot (detailed above under 'Military') was made in a military capacity for gallantry that was not in the face of the enemy, hence it is not repeated here.
See also
References
- ^ Dulwich College- Old Alleynians : Eminent Old Alleynians : Sir Ernest Shackleton
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Webster F.A.M., (1937), Our Great Public Schools, page 92, (Butler & Tanner: London)
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- ^ The Alleynian, Spring 2008
- ^ "Professor Peter Branscombe – obituary". The Herald (Glasgow). 4 February 2009. http://www.heraldscotland.com/professor-peter-branscombe-1.901754. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ^ Dulwich College
- ^ a b c d e Dulwich College Old Alleynians : Eminent Old Alleynians : Music
- ^ http://www.rexlawson.com
- ^ Dulwich College- Old Alleynians : Eminent Old Alleynians : Drama
- ^ Dulwich College – Old Alleynians : Eminent Old Alleynians : Entertainment
- ^ The Times 10 January 2008 Rowan Ayers obituary
- ^ Dulwich College official site - Jonathan Head reporting from Bangkok
- ^ a b c d e f Dulwich College – Old Alleynians : Eminent Old Alleynians : Literature
- ^ a b c d e f g h Hodges, S, (1981), God's Gift: A Living History of Dulwich College, page 87, (Heinemann: London)
- ^ a b c Hodges, S, (1981), God's Gift: A Living History of Dulwich College, pages 88, (Heinemann: London)
- ^ British Museum, Jenny Lewis, Arts Council of Great Britain, (1967), Poetry in the Making: Catalogue of an Exhibition of Poetry Manuscripts in the British Museum, page 56, (Turret Books for the Arts Council of Great Britain and the British Museum)
- ^ Dulwich College Libraries, Author Visits
- ^ Sporting Honours
- ^ a b Dick Tyson, London's Oldest Rugby Clubs, p103 (JJG Publishing), 2008
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- ^ a b Hodges, S, (1981), God's Gift: A Living History of Dulwich College, pages 233, (Heinemann: London)
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- ^ (1944) The Law Quarterly Review, (Stevens)
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- ^ Simon Hattenstone Nigel Farage, Ukip: 'Other party leaders live in a PC world.' , guardian.co.uk, Friday 5 June 2009
- ^ Christie's – Sale Rooms
- ^ Dulwich College, News of Old Alleynians, Lord Justice Wall appointed President of the Family Division
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- ^ a b Dulwich College – Old Alleynians : Eminent Old Alleynians : Academe
- ^ Dulwich College Official website – News – Dominic Shellard named Vice Chancellor
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- ^ Peter Liddle, (1985), Home Fires and Foreign Fields: British Social and Military Experience in the First World War, page 98, (Brassey's Defence Publishers)
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- ^ Air Commodore Owen Truelove – Telegraph
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