List of Old Paulines
The following is a list of notable former pupils, known as Old Paulines, of St Paul's School (London). The abbreviation OP is sometimes used.
16th century
- John Leland (c.1503–1555); antiquary[1]
- George Lily (died 1559); Catholic priest, biographer and topographer
- Carew, Peter (1514–1575); adventurer
- Gresham, Thomas (1519–1579); founder of the Royal Exchange
- William Harrison (1534–1593); clergyman and author of The Description of England
- William Camden (1551–1623); antiquary
17th century
- Milton, John (1608–1674); poet
- Pepys, Samuel (1633–1703); civil servant and diarist
- Hayes, James (1637–1694); Prince Rupert's secretary and first Deputy Governor, Hudson's Bay Company.
- Jeffreys, George (1645–1689); Lord Chief Justice
- Churchill, John (1650–1722); army officer and 1st Duke of Marlborough
- Halley, Edmond (1656–1742); astronomer, geophysicist, meteorologist and physicist
- Compton, Spencer (1674–1743); Earl of Wilmington and Prime Minister of Great Britain
- Cotes, Roger (1682–1716); mathematician
- Johnson, Samuel English political writer
18th century
- Toulmin, Joshua (1740–1815); Dissenting minister
- Dance, George (1741–1825); architect
- André, John (1750–1780); army officer and spy
- Taylor, Thomas (1758–1835); scholar and translator
- Clarkson, Thomas (1760–1846); anti-slavery campaigner
- Alexander, Daniel Asher (1768–1846); architect
19th century
- Richard Ryan (biographer) (1797–1849); biographer, poet and playwright
- Blakesley, Joseph Williams (1808–1885); clergyman
- Jowett, Benjamin (1817–1893); Master of Balliol College, Oxford
- Henry Warington Smyth Baden-Powell KC (1847–1921); older brother of Robert Baden-Powell, founder of Sea Scouts, angler and notable canoe author & designer
- Smith, Cecil Clementi (1849–1916); colonial administrator
- Dawson, Lord Bertrand (1864–1945); Royal physician
- Alexander, Sidney A. (1866–1948); Newdigate Prize Winner and Canon, St. Paul's
- Walker, Gilbert Thomas (1868–1958); Physicist and Statistician
- Beazley, Charles Raymond (1868–1955); Historian and academic
- Binyon, Laurence (1869–1943); poet
- Barton, Sir Sidney (1876–1946); diplomat
- Geldart, William Martin (1870–1922); jurist
- Aurobindo Ghose (1872–1950); Indian mystic, philosopher, poet, yogi and guru
- Chesterton, Gilbert K. (1874–1936); writer
- Bentley, Edmund Clerihew (1875–1956); journalist and poet
- Thomas, Edward (1878–1917); poet
- Shepard, Ernest H. (1879–1976); illustrator of Winnie the Pooh and The Wind in the Willows
- Garnett, James Clerk Maxwell (1880–1958); educationist, barrister, and peace campaigner
- Woolf, Leonard (1880–1969); civil servant and political theorist
- Ayrton, Edward (1882–1914); Egyptologist and archaeologist
- Mackenzie, Sir Compton (1883–1972); writer
- Littlewood, John Edensor (1885–1977); mathematician
- Clayton, Rev. Philip (1885–1972), founder of Toc H
- Grant, Duncan (1885–1978), Bloomsbury painter
- Watson, George Neville (1886–1965); mathematician
- Cole, George D. H. (1889–1959), political philosopher
- Hodgson, Leonard (1889–1969), theologian
- Montgomery, Field Marshal Bernard Law (1887–1976), World War II General
- Low, Archibald, (1888–1956); scientist and inventor
- Nash, Paul (1889–1946); artist
- Rosenberg, Isaac; (1890–1918);poet
- Armstrong, John (1893-1973); artist
- Gollancz, Sir Victor (1893–1967); publisher
- Daniell, Henry (1894–1963); actor
- Barnes, Leonard (1895–1977); anticolonialist writer and educationalist
- Catlin, George E. G. (1896–1979); political scientist and philosopher
- Roy, Indra Lal (1898–1918); World War I fighter ace
- Vivian, Valentine (1886–1969); vice-chief of SIS; head of counter-espionage
- Vivian, Archibald (1884–1968); metallurgist
- Otto Niemeyer (1883–1971), director at the Bank of England
- Walter Sterndale Bennett DSO and bar (1893–1917), Commander Royal Naval Divisions
- Ewart Alan Mackintosh MC (1893-1917),war poet and an officer in the Seaforth Highlanders
20th century
- Schonfield, Hugh J. (1901–1988); biblical scholar, critic of St Paul
- Pyke, Magnus (1908–1992); author, scientist
- Berlin, Sir Isaiah (1909–1997); political philosopher and historian of ideas
- Beloff, Max (1913–1999); historian
- Count George Ignatieff (1913–1989); Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations
- Newby, Eric (1919–2006); writer
- Russell, John (born 1919); chief art critic, NY Times
- Chadwick, John (1920–1998); linguist, assisted Michael Ventris in the 1953 decipherment of Linear B.
- Brain, Dennis (1921–1957); horn player
- Hinds, Anthony (born 1922); film producer and scriptwriter, known for Hammer Films
- Sinclair, Lister (1921–2006); writer, actor, playwright and presenter with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Sir Ninian Stephen (born 1923); Governor-General of Australia, Justice of the High Court of Australia
- Murray, Pete (born 1923); disc jockey and broadcaster
- Nicol, Donald MacGillivray (1923–2003); byzantinist
- Parsons, Nicholas (born 1923); actor and television presenter
- Moorhouse, James (born 1924); politician
- Freud, Sir Clement (1924–2009); writer, broadcaster and politician
- Hilton, Peter (1923–2010); mathematician
- Roth, Klaus (born 1925); mathematician, Fields medallist
- Thorn, John L. (born 1925); headmaster of Repton and Winchester, chairman of the Headmasters' Conference
- Shaffer, Anthony (1926–2001); author, playwright
- Wilson, Richard (born 1926); physicist
- Shaffer, Sir Peter (born 1926); author, playwright
- Korner, Alexis (1928–1984); blues musician
- James, Ioan (born 1928); mathematician
- Janner, Greville (born 1928), politician (Labour)
- Dunwoody, John (1929–2006); politician (Labour)
- Cahill, John (1930-1995); businessman; Chairman British Aerospace, Chairman Trans World Airlines (TWA), CEO BTR
- Sadie, Stanley (1930–2005); musicologist, editor of the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
- Barber, Chris (born 1930); trombonist, jazz band leader
- Jay, Sir Antony (born 1930); writer Yes Minister, broadcaster
- Sacks, Oliver (born 1933); neurologist, author
- Bream, Julian (born 1933); classical guitarist
- Baker, Kenneth (born 1934); politician (Conservative)
- Miller, Dr Jonathan (born 1934); theatre and opera director
- Moss, Basil (born 1935); television and radio actor
- Winston, Professor Robert (born 1940); biologist and television presenter
- Green, Chris (born 1943); railway manager
- Gilbert, John Selwyn (born 1943), television writer, director and producer
- Tim Razzall, Baron Razzall (born 1943), politician (Liberal Democrat) and solicitor
- Simpson, John (born 1944); journalist
- Serge Lourie (born 1946); local politician and Leader of London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (Liberal Democrat)
- Paul Cartledge (born 1947); Levantis Professor of Greek Culture, Cambridge University
- Blair, Jon (born 1950); television & film writer, director and producer
- Tim Hunkin (born 1950); inventor [2]
- Dorfman, Lloyd (born 1951); billionaire, philanthropist
- Davenport-Hines, Richard (born 1953); historian, writer
- Manzoli, Rob (born 1954); musician, lead guitarist Right Said Fred
- Glen Oglaza (born 1955); political correspondent of Sky News
- Tom Hayhoe (born 1956); director of healthcare organisations, offshore racing sailor
- Shilling, David (born 1956); hat designer
- Luke Hughes (born 1957); furniture designer
- Caulfield, Maxwell (born 1959); actor
- Iain Gale (born 1959); journalist and author
- Milton, Simon (1961–2011); politician (Conservative)
- Levin, David (born 1962); businessman, CEO of McGraw-Hill Education
- Ian Livingstone (born 1962); chairman and co-owner, London & Regional Properties[3]
- Watt, Ben (born 1962); musician
- Imre Leader (born 1963): mathematician, Othello player
- Reed, James A. (born 1963); chairman, Reed Group
- Goodchild, William (born 1964); composer and orchestrator
- Kennard, James (born 1964); rabbi and educationalist
- Marber, Patrick (born 1964); playwright
- Stephen Greenhalgh (born 1967); Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime in London since June 2012
- Shanker Singham (born 1967); Author, trade adviser, economist
- Asch, Robert (born 1968); journalist and author; co-editor of St Austin Review
- Jones, Neil ; Academic at Cambridge University
- Harding, James (born 1969); Editor of The Times newspaper (Dec 2007 onwards)
- Cox, Alan (born 1970); actor
- Hyman, James (born 1970); presenter
- Klein, Saul (born 1970); venture capitalist
- Max, James (born 1970); broadcaster, journalist
- Osborne, George (born 1971); M.P. (Conservative) June 2001, Chancellor of the Exchequer May 2010
- Houser, Sam (born 1971); president of Rockstar Games
- Neate, Patrick (born 1971); novelist
- Tarter, Sascha (born 1972); actor and screenwriter
- Hobson, Theo (born 1972); theorist
- Bamber, Jamie (born 1973); actor
- Houser, Dan (born 1974); vice-president of Rockstar Games
- Dennis, Simon (born 1976); rower and Olympic gold medalist
- Kinnear, Rory (born 1978); actor
- Snow, Dan (born 1978); journalist & television presenter
- Walker, Robin (born 1978); M.P. (Conservative) May 2010 –
- Ritson, Blake (born 1980); actor
- Kash, Tim (born 1982); television presenter
- Henry Lloyd-Hughes, actor
- Luol Deng (born 1985); professional basketball player
- Fink, Charlie (born 1986); musician and member of folk band Noah and the Whale
- Marshall, Winston (born 1988); musician and member of folk band Mumford & Sons
- Neil Trevor Kaplan, High Court judge, Hong Kong
- George Burgess (born 1992); entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of Gojimo
Victoria Cross holders
Three Old Paulines have been awarded the Victoria Cross.
- Captain Randolph Cosby Nesbitt, VC, (1867–1956), British South Africa Police. Later promoted to Major during the South African War. Awarded for act that took place during the Mashona Rebellion (Rhodesia) of 1896–1897. (OP 1880–1882)[4]
- Major Cuthbert Bromley, VC, (1878–1915) 1st Lancashire Fusiliers. Awarded for act that took place during the First World War. (OP 1890–1895)[5]
- Major Oliver Cyril Spencer Watson, VC, DSO, (1876–1918), Yeomanry, attached King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Later promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel. Awarded for act that took place during the First World War. (OP 1888-95)[6]
References
- ↑ Bussey, David (2009). John Colet's Children: The Boys of St Paul's School in Later Life 1509–2009. Gresham Books. ISBN 978-0946095568.
- ↑ http://www.stpaulsschool.org.uk/academic/departments/technology/tim-hunkin
- ↑ "Ian Livingstone". Questex Hospitality+Travel Group. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ↑ Pauline Magazine No 452, (November 1956), p.154 and p.161
- ↑ Pauline Magazine No 231, (April 1917), p.29 and Pauline Magazine No 220, (October 1915), pages 183
- ↑ Pauline Magazine No.239, (June 1918), page 59 and 64 and 71