•
Sir Frank Adcock, Professor of Ancient History from 1925 to 1951 at the
University of Cambridge, and President from 1947 to 1948 of the
Classical Association (1897–1904) •
Sir Richard Armstrong, conductor
Scottish Opera 1993–2005 (1954–61) •
Henry Atkins, chess master and school-teacher (1883–1890) • Sir
David Attenborough, broadcaster and naturalist (1937–44) •
Lord Attenborough, actor, director, producer, and entrepreneur •
Sub-Lieutenant John Herbert Babington, bomb disposal expert (1922–29) •
Andrew Bailey,
Governor of the Bank of England since 2020 (1970–77) •
William James (Bill) Ballantine, Marine Biologist, New Zealand •
Graham Bell, biologist (1960–67) • Rev. Canon Dr.
Alan Billings, Anglican priest, teacher, academic, politician and South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner 2014–present (1954–61) •
David Campton, dramatist (1935–42) •
Air Vice-Marshal David Carnegie, Station Commander from 1938 to 1940 of
RAF Wittering, and Director of Flying Training from 1942 to 1945 at the Air Ministry (1908–15) •
Professor Brian Carpenter, Internet engineer (1956–64) •
David Carter, Professor of Industrial Design Engineering from 1991 to 1995 at the
Royal College of Art (1939–46) • Sir
Cyril Clarke, made the important discovery for
Rhesus-negative mothers (1918–25) •
Stanley Arthur Cook,
Regius Professor of Hebrew from 1932 to 1938 at the
University of Cambridge •
Deryck Cooke, musician, writer and broadcaster (1932–38) •
Wing Commander Geoffrey Cooper, Labour MP from 1945 to 1951 for
Middlesbrough West (1918–25) •
Lieutenant-Colonel Johnny Cooper, one of the founders of the
SAS •
Sir Walter Cooper, Australian politician (1903–10) •
Mark Cox, professional tennis player •
Archibald Crawford, 1st Baron Hungarton, Chairman of the
NFU (1902–09) •
Sir Thomas Creed, Principal, 1952–1967 of
Queen Mary College, and
Vice-Chancellor,
University of London 1964–1967 (1908–15) •
John Leonard Dawson, Surgeon to the Queen from 1983 to 1990,
Serjeant Surgeon from 1990 to 1991, pioneering surgeon, and younger brother of Anthony (1944–51) •
Harold Dexter, organist, Master of the Music from 1956 to 1968 at
Southwark Cathedral, and Professor from 1962 to 1985 at the
Guildhall School of Music and Drama (1932–39) •
James Essinger, author •
Neil Fletcher, Labour politician, and (last) Leader from 1987 to 1990 of
ILEA (1955–62) •
Max Gilbert, principal violist, London Symphony Orchestra (1934 - 1945). Professor of Viola at the Royal Academy of Music from 1948 to 1984. • Sir
John Goldring, a Lord Justice of Appeal (1956–63) •
Michael Green (humorist), known for books such as
The Art of Coarse Rugby •
Jonathan Gregory, Director of Music of the UK-Japan Music Society and UK-Japan Choir; Examiner, the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. Previously Organ Scholar, Clare College, Cambridge; Director of Music - Belfast Cathedral 1976–1984; St George's Parish Church, Belfast; Great St Mary's Church, Cambridge; Leicester Cathedral, 1994-2010 •
William Hare (1955–62) • Sir
Mark Henig, chairman from 1969 to 1979 of the
English Tourist Board (1922–29) •
Stanley Henig, Labour member of parliament from 1966 to 1970 for
Lancaster, Professor of European Politics from 1982 to 1997 at the
University of Central Lancashire, son of Sir Mark Henig and former husband of
Ruth Henig, Baroness Henig (who attended the girls' grammar) (1950–57) •
Michael Anthony (Tony) Higgins, original Chief Executive of UCAS 1992–2003, (1955–63) • Alan Hill, managing director from 1973 to 1979 of
Heinemann (book publisher) •
Simon Hoggart, journalist and broadcaster •
Ken Horn, television director and producer •
Clive Humby, started
Tesco Clubcard in 1995 with his wife (1966–73) • Professor
Terence Irwin: Emeritus Professor of Ancient Philosophy Keble College Oxford. •
Oliver Kamm, journalist (1974–81) •
Albert Ernest Knight, professional cricket player (1884–91) •
Barry Letts, Producer of
Doctor Who from 1969 to 1974, responsible for the casting of
Tom Baker •
Roland Littlewood, Professor of Anthropology and Psychiatry at
University College London •
Jon Lord, composer, Hammond organ and piano player (1952–59) • Sir Patrick Lowry , chairman from 1981 to 1987 of
Acas (1931–38) •
Ed McLachlan, cartoonist (1956–59) •
Roger Manvell (briefly), film historian • Prof
Roger Mason, discoverer of
Charnia masoni, one of the earliest known fossil animals, in nearby
Charnwood Forest, whilst still at the school • Prof
Stephen Mason, Professor of Chemistry from 1970 to 1987 at
King's College London and from 1964 to 1970 at the
University of East Anglia, who married Joan Banus. • Prof John Matthews, Professor of Roman History since 1996 and Professor of Classics and History since 2001 at
Yale University •
Maj-Gen Frederick Mayes,
Director General from 1993 to 1996 of
Army Medical Services (1945–52) •
Professor Terence McCormack, Professor of Primary Care Cardiovascular Medicine, President British and Irish Hypertension Society (2021–23) •
Kevin Myers Irish journalist •
Gordon Norton, Sgt Major British Royal Marine Commandos 23 years service 1948-1971 Now living in Western Australia • John O'Connor, painter (1924–31) •
E. Phillips Oppenheim, novelist and thriller writer (1877–84) •
Bryan Organ, portrait painter (1946–53) •
Geoffrey Owen, Head from 1976 to 1986 of
Radio 2, and in charge of the formation of
Radio 1 and Radio 2 in 1967, and brought in
Terry Wogan •
Prof Ewan Page, Vice-Chancellor from 1979 to 1993 of the
University of Reading, and President from 1984 to 1985 of the
BCS (1939–46) •
Harry Peach, furniture manufacturer and social campaigner •
Sir Charles Peake,
Ambassador to Yugoslavia from 1946 to 1951, and to
Greece from 1951 to 1957 (1908–15) • John Pickering, biologist •
Tim Pigott-Smith, film and television actor (1957–62) •
David Pole, economist (1937–44) • Rt Rev
John Richards, Bishop of Ebbsfleet from 1994 to 1998 (1945–52) •
Daryl Runswick, composer •
Bruce Rushin, designer who designed the first
two-pound coin in 1997 •
Cedric Smith, statistician (1928–29) •
Henry Neville Southern, ornithologist • Sir
Martin J. Taylor, Professor of Pure Mathematics since 1986 at the
University of Manchester (1963–70) • Gordon F. Taylor, Architect, designed The Library Building at Loughborough University 1959/60 (1930s) •
Lars Tharp, arts and antiques consultant, presenter and speaker, and the ceramics expert on the BBC television programme
Antiques Roadshow (1965–1972) • Prof
Bernard Wasserstein, Harriet & Ulrich E. Meyer Prof. of Modern European Jewish History,
University of Chicago • Sir
Philip Watts, chairman from 2001 to 2004 of
Shell, (1956–63) • Prof
Paul Weatherley (1917-2001) botanist who studied at Oxford with Sir
Arthur Tansley (who first described ecology), former professor of botany at the
University of Aberdeen, he found how plants regulate water consumption •
A. R. Whatmore, actor (1900–05) •
John Scott Whiteley, Organist Emeritus, York Minster. BBC TV Organist for the 21st-Century Bach series (1961–68) •
Quentin Willson, TV presenter and motoring expert (1968–75) • Prof
Charles Gorrie Wynne, worked for Taylor, Taylor & Hobson (now
Cooke Optics) and invented important optical lens techniques, and was Editor from 1954 to 1965 of
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