List of Old Dunelmians
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This is a list of notable Old Dunelmians, former students of Durham School
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- Sir Carl Douglas Aarvold (1907–1991), Senior Judge at The Old Bailey, presided over Kray TwinsKray twinsReginald "Reggie" Kray and his twin brother Ronald "Ronnie" Kray were the foremost perpetrators of organised crime in London's East End during the 1950s and 1960s...
, President of the Lawn Tennis Association, Played rugby for England, Barbarians and British Lions. - Garath Archer, England International rugby player.
- Alexander ArmstrongAlexander Armstrong (comedian)Alexander Henry Fenwick Armstrong is a British comedian, actor and television presenter.-Early life and career:Armstrong was born in Rothbury, Northumberland, the youngest of three children, to Henry Angus Armstrong and his wife Emma Virginia Peronnet Thompson-McCausland, daughter of Lucius...
, actor and comedian.
- Jamie Atkinson, International Show Jumper.
- Sir Ernest Nathaniel Bennett (1868–1947), politician and journalist.
- Lee Best, Bristol RFC, Worcester RFC.
- Sir Anthony Alfred Bowlby KCMG CBOrder of the BathThe Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
KCVORoyal Victorian OrderThe Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
KCB (1855–1929), Surgeon-General, Mentioned in despatches five times, Distinguished Service MedalDistinguished Service Medal (United States)The Distinguished Service Medal is the highest non-valorous military and civilian decoration of the United States military which is issued for exceptionally meritorious service to the government of the United States in either a senior government service position or as a senior officer of the United...
(USA). - William Laurence Burn (1904–1966), historian and lawyer.
- Edmund CarterEdmund CarterEdmund Sardinson Carter was an English first-class cricketer, who played for Oxford University, Victoria and Yorkshire....
( –1923), Oxford University, VictoriaVictoria (Australia)Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, and YorkshireYorkshire County Cricket ClubYorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
, first class cricketer and rower. - Hall CharltonHall CharltonHall Christopher Charlton is a rugby union footballer who plays at scrum half for Newcastle Falcons.-External links:**...
, Newcastle Falcons RFC. - Professor John Charles Constable (1933– ), management educator and consultant.
- Thomas CookeThomas CookeThis page is about the instrument maker. For other persons named Thomas Cooke, see Thomas CookeThomas Cooke was a British instrument maker based on York. He founded T. Cooke & Sons, the instrument company-Life:...
(1722–1783), 18th century eccentric divine, author and playwright; published two comedies, 1722–83, and also sermons. - Bishop Mandell CreightonMandell CreightonMandell Creighton , was a British historian and a bishop of the Church of England. A scholar of the Renaissance papacy, Creighton was the first occupant of the Dixie Chair of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Cambridge, a professorship that was established around the time that the study...
(1843–1901), Bishop of London. Historian. Author.
- Francis Crombie and Alexander Crombie, introduced the sport of rugby to Scotland from Durham School.
- Barry Stephenson Cumberledge (c1891–1970), cricketer and England rugby footballer.
- William Eden (1744–1814), first Baron AucklandBaron AucklandBaron Auckland is a title in both the Peerage of Ireland and the Peerage of Great Britain. The first creation came in 1789 when the prominent politician and financial expert William Eden was made Baron Auckland in the Peerage of Ireland. In 1793 he was created Baron Auckland, of West Auckland in...
, penal reformer and diplomatist.
- Thomas Renton ElliottThomas Renton ElliottThomas Renton Elliott FRS was a British physician and physiologist.Elliott was born in Willington, County Durham, as the eldest son to retailer Archibald William Elliott and his wife, Anne, daughter of Thomas Renton, of Otley, Yorkshire...
(1877–1961), physician and physiologist.
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- Henry Cecil Ferens (c1899–1975), Cricketer, gave his name to Ferens House, until 2003 a house for junior boys.
- WMW Fowler, bomber pilot and POW, culinary author.
- Henry Watson Fox (1817–1848), famous missionary in Masulipatam. Pupil and friend of Dr.Arnold at Rugby SchoolRugby SchoolRugby School is a co-educational day and boarding school located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, England. It is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain.-History:...
. Author of Chapters on Missions in South India. - Sir William FoxWilliam Fox (New Zealand)Sir William Fox, KCMG was the second Premier of New Zealand on four occasions in the 19th century, while New Zealand was still a colony. He was known for his eventual support of Māori land rights, his contributions to the education system , and his work to increase New Zealand's autonomy from...
(1812?–1893), three times Prime Minister of New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. Statesman and social reformer.
- Edward Pritchard GeeEdward Pritchard GeeEdward Pritchard Gee was a Cambridge educated, Anglo-Indian tea-planter and an amateur naturalist in Assam, India. He is credited with the 1953 discovery of Gee's Golden Langur...
, discovered Gee's Golden LangurGee's Golden LangurGee's golden langur , or simply the golden langur, is an Old World monkey found in a small region of western Assam, India and in the neighboring foothills of the Black Mountains of Bhutan. It is one of the most endangered primate species of India..., influential in creation of Chitwan National Park.
- Rev. Francis Harcourt Gooch (1842–1931), cricketer, one of the founders of inter-university sport.
- Michael GoughMichael GoughMichael Gough was an English character actor who appeared in over 150 films. He is perhaps best known to international audiences for his roles in the Hammer Horror films from 1958, and for his recurring role as Alfred Pennyworth in all four movies of the Burton/Schumacher Batman franchise,...
(23 November 1916 – 17 March 2011), actor.
- Bishop John GrahamJohn Graham (bishop)John Graham was an English churchman and academic. He was master of Christ's College, Cambridge from 1830 to 1848 and Bishop of Chester from 1848 to 1865.-Life:...
(1794–1865), Bishop of Chester. Clerk of the closet to Queen Victoria. Taught classics and mathematics as a fellow of Christ's College, CambridgeChrist's College, CambridgeChrist's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.With a reputation for high academic standards, Christ's College averaged top place in the Tompkins Table from 1980-2000 . In 2011, Christ's was placed sixth.-College history:...
. Vice chancellor of Cambridge University. Chaplain to Prince Albert. - William GreenwellWilliam GreenwellCanon William Greenwell FRS FSA FSA.Scot was an English archaeologist.-Life:William Greenwell was born 23 March 1820 in the estate known as Greenwell Ford near Lanchester, County Durham, England...
(1820–1918), archaeologist and librarian. - William HardcastleWilliam Hardcastle (broadcaster)William Hardcastle was a British journalist, editor of the Daily Mail and first presenter of the lunchtime news programme The World at One on BBC Radio....
(1918–1975), journalist and radio broadcaster, co-founder of 'The World at One' radio programme. - Field MarshalField MarshalField Marshal is a military rank. Traditionally, it is the highest military rank in an army.-Etymology:The origin of the rank of field marshal dates to the early Middle Ages, originally meaning the keeper of the king's horses , from the time of the early Frankish kings.-Usage and hierarchical...
Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount HardingeHenry Hardinge, 1st Viscount HardingeField Marshal Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge, GCB, PC was a British field marshal and Governor-general of India.-Army career:...
(1785–1856), succeeded The Duke of Wellington as Commander in Chief of the British ArmyBritish ArmyThe British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
, Governor-general of IndiaGovernor-General of IndiaThe Governor-General of India was the head of the British administration in India, and later, after Indian independence, the representative of the monarch and de facto head of state. The office was created in 1773, with the title of Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William...
, First Anglo-Sikh WarFirst Anglo-Sikh WarThe First Anglo-Sikh War was fought between the Sikh Empire and the British East India Company between 1845 and 1846. It resulted in partial subjugation of the Sikh kingdom.-Background and causes of the war:...
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- Arthur Harrison (1868–1936), organ builder of note, those at Durham CathedralDurham CathedralThe Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham is a cathedral in the city of Durham, England, the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Durham. The Bishopric dates from 995, with the present cathedral being founded in AD 1093...
, Ely CathedralEly CathedralEly Cathedral is the principal church of the Diocese of Ely, in Cambridgeshire, England, and is the seat of the Bishop of Ely and a suffragan bishop, the Bishop of Huntingdon...
and Westminster AbbeyWestminster AbbeyThe Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, popularly known as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in the City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English,...
to name a few. Partner in Harrison & HarrisonHarrison & HarrisonHarrison & Harrison Ltd are a British company that make and restore pipe organs, based in Durham and established in 1861. They are well known for their work on instruments such as King's College Cambridge, Westminster Abbey and the Royal Festival Hall....
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- Ian Hay MCMilitary CrossThe Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
(1876–1952), not an OD but a master at Durham School, humorist and author. - William Noel HodgsonW. N. HodgsonWilliam Noel Hodgson MC was an English poet of the First World War. During the war, he published stories and poems under the pen name Edward Melbourne.-Life:...
MCMilitary CrossThe Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
(1893–1916), war poet on the Somme, mentioned in despatches. Killed in action.
- Ian HoggIan Hogg (actor)Ian Hogg is a British actor.- Early life :He is the son of a doctor and was educated at Durham School, Durham University and the Central School of Speech and Drama...
(1937– ), actor. - Thomas Jefferson HoggThomas Jefferson HoggThomas Jefferson Hogg was a British barrister and writer best known for his friendship with the Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Hogg was raised in County Durham, but spent most of his life in London. He and Shelley became friends while studying at University College, Oxford, and remained close...
(1792–1862), biographer and friend of Percy Bysshe ShelleyPercy Bysshe ShelleyPercy Bysshe Shelley was one of the major English Romantic poets and is critically regarded as among the finest lyric poets in the English language. Shelley was famous for his association with John Keats and Lord Byron...
and Mary ShelleyMary ShelleyMary Shelley was a British novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus . She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley...
. - Noel Forbes HumphreysNoel Forbes HumphreysNoel Forbes Humphreys was a Welsh rugby union international who was part of the first official British and Irish Lions team that toured South Africa in 1910. He was killed in action in the First World War.-Early life:...
, MCMilitary CrossThe Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
(1890–1918), England and British Lions rugby footballer. Killed in action. - James IsaacsonJames IsaacsonJames Isaacson is a former rugby union player who at club level represented Newcastle Falcons and Leeds Carnegie . His usual position is at prop. He was educated at Durham School and Northumbria University....
, Leeds RFC.
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- Graham C. Kerr, Cambridge Rowing Blue, Scottish rugby international and first civilian governor of the Sudan
- Sir John Grant McKenzie LawsJohn Laws (judge)Sir John Grant McKenzie Laws , styled The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Laws, has been a Lord Justice of Appeal since 1999.-Early life:...
(1945– ), Lord Justice of Appeal. - Sir Donald Limon, Clerk of the House of Commons
- Paddy MacDee, television and radio broadcaster
- Sir Henry Manisty (1808–1890), Judge of the High Court.
- James Mickleton (1638–1693), antiquary and lawyer.
- Gordon MuchallGordon MuchallGordon Muchall is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right arm medium pace bowler. He has played for Durham for the entire duration of his career....
, Durham, county cricketer. - Sir Roderick Impey Murchison (1792–1871), scientist and geologist who served in the Peninsular WarPeninsular WarThe Peninsular War was a war between France and the allied powers of Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars. The war began when French and Spanish armies crossed Spain and invaded Portugal in 1807. Then, in 1808, France turned on its...
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- Henry NettleshipHenry NettleshipHenry Nettleship was an English classical scholar.Nettleship was born at Kettering, and was educated at Lancing College, Durham School and Charterhouse schools, and Corpus Christi College, Oxford. In 1861, he was elected to a fellowship at Lincoln, which he vacated on his marriage in 1870...
(1839–1893), influential classical scholar.
- Sir Robert Owen (1944– ), High Court Judge.
- Noel Oxland World War I poet, Lt., 6th Border RegimentBorder RegimentThe Border Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 34th Regiment of Foot and the 55th Regiment of Foot....
. Killed in action.
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- Geoff ParlingGeoff ParlingGeoff Parling is a rugby union player. He plays for Leicester Tigers as a lock or flanker.-Club career:...
, Newcastle Falcons RFC. - Richard Godfrey ParsonsRichard Godfrey ParsonsRichard Godfrey Parsons was an Anglican Bishop who served in three Dioceses during the first half of the 20th century. A renowned liberal scholar,he was born into a Lancashire family on 12 November 1882 and educated at Durham School and Magdalen College, Oxford. Ordained priest in 1907 he was a...
(1882–1948), Bishop of Middleton, Bishop of Southwark, Bishop of Hereford. - Sir Geoffrey PattieGeoffrey PattieSir Geoffrey Edwin Pattie is a former British Conservative politician and Member of Parliament. He was educated at Durham School, and St Catharine’s College, Cambridge where he obtained an MA Honours Degree in Law...
(1936– ), politician - Max PughMax PughMax Pugh is a French-English filmmaker who divides his time between London, England and France. He was born in the North of England and studied at Durham School and the University of Leeds....
(1977– ) British film and television director. - Dean Edward Bannerman RamsayEdward Bannerman RamsayEdward Bannerman Ramsay , a clergyman of the Scottish Episcopal Church, and Dean of Edinburgh in that communion from 1841, has a place in literature through his Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character, which had gone through 22 editions at his death...
(1793–1872), Author Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character. Chief founder of the Scottish Episcopalian Church Society in 1838.Vice president Royal Society of Edinburgh.
- John D. Rayner (1924–2005), Rabbi Emeritus of the Liberal Jewish Synagogue.
- Mike RoseberryMike RoseberryMichael Anthony Roseberry is a former English cricketer.Mike Roseberry was educated at Durham School, where he formed a reputation as an all-round sportsman...
, MiddlesexMiddlesex County Cricket ClubMiddlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
and Durham, county cricketer. - Thomas Rud (1667/8–1733), master of Durham School, important historian and librarian of Durham cathedral and city, rector.
- Anthony SalvinAnthony SalvinAnthony Salvin was an English architect. He gained a reputation as an expert on medieval buildings and applied this expertise to his new buildings and his restorations...
(1799–1881), 19th century architect who restored or extended Windsor CastleWindsor CastleWindsor Castle is a medieval castle and royal residence in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, notable for its long association with the British royal family and its architecture. The original castle was built after the Norman invasion by William the Conqueror. Since the time of Henry I it...
, Alnwick CastleAlnwick CastleAlnwick Castle is a castle and stately home in the town of the same name in the English county of Northumberland. It is the residence of the Duke of Northumberland, built following the Norman conquest, and renovated and remodelled a number of times. It is a Grade I listed building.-History:Alnwick...
, Warwick CastleWarwick CastleWarwick Castle is a medieval castle in Warwick, the county town of Warwickshire, England. It sits on a bend on the River Avon. The castle was built by William the Conqueror in 1068 within or adjacent to the Anglo-Saxon burh of Warwick. It was used as a fortification until the early 17th century,...
, Rockingham CastleRockingham CastleRockingham Castle is a former royal castle and hunting lodge in Rockingham Forest a mile to the north of Corby, Northamptonshire.-History:The site on which the castle stands has been used in the Iron Age, Roman period and by the invading Saxons also used by the Normans, Tudors and also used in the...
and the Tower of LondonTower of LondonHer Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the City of London by the open space...
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- Granville SharpGranville SharpGranville Sharp was one of the first English campaigners for the abolition of the slave trade. He also involved himself in trying to correct other social injustices. Sharp formulated the plan to settle blacks in Sierra Leone, and founded the St. George's Bay Company, a forerunner of the Sierra...
(1735–1813), 18th Century initiator of the movement for the abolition of slavery and founder of Sierra LeoneSierra LeoneSierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
as a land for returned slaves, originator of Sharp's rule, still used as Biblical proof of Christ's divinity.
- Edward ShorttEdward ShorttEdward Shortt PC KC was a British lawyer and Liberal Party politician. He served as a member of David Lloyd George's cabinet, notably as Home Secretary from 1919 to 1922.-Background and education:...
MPMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(1862–1935), Chief Secretary for IrelandChief Secretary for IrelandThe Chief Secretary for Ireland was a key political office in the British administration in Ireland. Nominally subordinate to the Lord Lieutenant, from the late 18th century until the end of British rule he was effectively the government minister with responsibility for governing Ireland; usually...
and Home SecretaryHome SecretaryThe Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the Home Office of the United Kingdom, and one of the country's four Great Offices of State...
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- Christopher SmartChristopher SmartChristopher Smart , also known as "Kit Smart", "Kitty Smart", and "Jack Smart", was an English poet. He was a major contributor to two popular magazines and a friend to influential cultural icons like Samuel Johnson and Henry Fielding. Smart, a high church Anglican, was widely known throughout...
(1722–1771), 18th century poet.
- Charlie SpeddingCharlie SpeddingCharles Spedding is an English former long-distance runner. He was fourth in the 10,000m at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane and was England’s Amateur Athletic Association 10,000m champion in 1983 in a time of 28:08.12...
, winner of the 1984 London Marathon and bronze medal winner at the 1984 Olympic Games. - Michael Stephenson, Newcastle Falcons RFC, Bath RFC.
- Bishop Nigel Stock, Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, Bishop of Stockport.
- Robert Smith SurteesRobert Smith SurteesRobert Smith Surtees was an English editor, novelist and sporting writer. He was the second son of Anthony Surtees of Hamsterley Hall, a member of an old County Durham family.-Early life:...
(1805–1864), comedy novelist, sports editor and founder of New Sporting Magazine. - Will ToddWill ToddWill Todd is an English classical composer and pianist.- Biography :Todd was born in County Durham, attended Durham School and studied music at the University of Bristol...
, musician and composer. - Dr. Henry Baker TristramHenry Baker TristramThe Reverend Henry Baker Tristram FRS was an English clergyman, Biblical scholar, traveller and ornithologist.Tristram was born at Eglingham vicarage, near Alnwick, Northumberland, and studied at Durham School and Lincoln College, Oxford. In 1846 he was ordained a priest, but he suffered from...
(1822–1906), canon, naturalist, travel writer, missionary and fellow of the Royal SocietyRoyal SocietyThe Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
. Masonic Grand Chaplain of England. Founding member of British Ornithologists' UnionBritish Ornithologists' UnionThe British Ornithologists' Union aims to encourage the study of birds in Britain, Europe and elsewhere, in order to understand their biology and to aid their conservation....
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- Dr. Thomas Hutchinson Tristram, Chancellor of London for 40 years. Doctor of Law. Last member of The Society of Doctor's Commons founded in 1511.
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- Sir Peter VardyPeter Vardy (businessman)Sir Peter Vardy is a British businessman and philanthropist from Houghton-le-Spring in Durham. His business interests have been mainly in the automotive retail business...
, entrepreneur and philanthropist. - Mike WestonMike WestonMichael Philip Weston is a former international rugby union player and captain.Weston was capped twenty-nine times for England between 1960 and 1968, winning twenty-four caps as a centre and five caps as a fly-half. He scored one try and one drop goal for England...
, Captain of British Lions and Manager of England Rugby in the first World Cup 1987. - Robin WestonRobin WestonRobin Michael Swann Weston was an English cricketer who played for Durham, Derbyshire, and Middlesex.Weston was the son of Mike Weston who played for Durham in 1972. His first-class career started with a two-year stint at Durham where he had played since his Second XI Championship debut in May 1992...
, Derbyshire, Durham, and Middlesex, county cricketer. - Phil WestonPhil WestonPhil Weston was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed opening batsman whose brother, Robin was the youngest player for Durham in the club's history. His father, Mike, played for Durham between 1956 and 1973.Weston played for Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and Derbyshire during a career which...
, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, and Worcestershire, county cricketer. - Jonathan Williamson, oarsman, World Championship Silver Medallist, World Cup Bronze Medallist and Commonwealth Gold and Silver Medallist.
- Bishop George Howard Wilkinson (1833–1907), Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal ChurchPrimus of the Scottish Episcopal ChurchThe Primus, styled The Most Reverend the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, is the presiding bishop of the Scottish Episcopal Church. The current Primus is the Most Revd David Chillingworth who became Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church on 13 June 2009...
formerly Bishop of Truro.
- Micky YoungMicky YoungMichael Young is a Scrum half for Rugby Union team Leicester Tigers in the Aviva Premiership. He is a product of West Hartlepool Rugby Club junior academy.-Club Career:...
, Newcastle Falcons, England Saxons, England 7s.
Speculative ODs
There have been claims for certain individuals to be ODs over the years, research has not been able to rule them out, but not in either.- John BalliolJohn of ScotlandJohn Balliol , known to the Scots as Toom Tabard , was King of Scots from 1292 to 1296.-Early life:Little of John's early life is known. He was born between 1248 and 1250 at an unknown location, possibilities include Galloway, Picardy and Barnard Castle, County Durham...
, King of Scotland, possibly attended Durham School before its official foundation in 1414.
- Michael ScotMichael ScotMichael Scot was a medieval mathematician and scholar.- Early life and education :He was born in Scotland, and studied first at the cathedral school of Durham and then at Oxford and Paris, devoting himself to philosophy, mathematics, and astrology...
, alias Scotus, Scott, and Michael the wizard, 13th century mathematician, alchemist, scientist, linguist, philosopher and a character in Dante's InfernoInferno (Dante)Inferno is the first part of Dante Alighieri's 14th-century epic poem Divine Comedy. It is followed by Purgatorio and Paradiso. It is an allegory telling of the journey of Dante through what is largely the medieval concept of Hell, guided by the Roman poet Virgil. In the poem, Hell is depicted as...
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These are believed to be ODs but do not have references at this point. They are here so that editors can assist by finding references to support their inclusion and move them into the relevant sections above.- Charlie AdamsonCharlie AdamsonCharles "Charlie" Young Adamson was an English international rugby union utility back who played club rugby for Durham. Adamson played international rugby for the British Isles team on its 1899 tour of Australia...
, Barbarians and British Lions rugby footballer. Killed in action - J.A Burch, Rear Admiral, Director General Aircraft (Navy) M.O.D C.B.E..
- Dominic Cummings, Conservative party spin-doctor
- Christopher Beckett DenisonChristopher Beckett DenisonChristopher Beckett Denison was a British colonial administrator and Conservative politician.He was the second son of Edmund Beckett Denison and his wife Maria née Beverley, of Grimsthorpe, Yorkshire...
, Politician - A.J. Dingle, England, Barbarian rugby footballer. Killed in action
- Sir Raleigh GreyRaleigh GreySir Raleigh Grey KBE CMG CVO was a pioneer British coloniser of Southern Rhodesia who played an important part in the early government of the colony.-Early career:...
KBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
CMGOrder of St Michael and St GeorgeThe Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
CVORoyal Victorian OrderThe Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
, pioneer of RhodesiaRhodesiaRhodesia , officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970, was an unrecognised state located in southern Africa that existed between 1965 and 1979 following its Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965...
who took part in the Jameson RaidJameson RaidThe Jameson Raid was a botched raid on Paul Kruger's Transvaal Republic carried out by a British colonial statesman Leander Starr Jameson and his Rhodesian and Bechuanaland policemen over the New Year weekend of 1895–96...
, a great-grandson of the first Earl GreyEarl GreyEarl Grey is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1806 for General Charles Grey, 1st Baron Grey. He had already been created Baron Grey, of Howick in the County of Northumberland, in 1801, and was made Viscount Howick, in the County of Northumberland, at the same time as...
- John Wesley HalesJohn Wesley HalesJohn Wesley Hales , was a British scholar and man of letters.-Life:John Wesley Hales was educated at Louth grammar school, Glasgow High School, Durham grammar school, Glasgow University and Christ's College, Cambridge, which elected him to a fellowship...
, editor, man of letters - Reverend William Hall (1867–1916), inventor of a nautical slide ruleSlide ruleThe slide rule, also known colloquially as a slipstick, is a mechanical analog computer. The slide rule is used primarily for multiplication and division, and also for functions such as roots, logarithms and trigonometry, but is not normally used for addition or subtraction.Slide rules come in a...
, author on maritime navigation. Completed his education at Rossall SchoolRossall SchoolRossall School is a British, co-educational, independent school, between Cleveleys and Fleetwood, Lancashire. Rossall was founded in 1844 by St. Vincent Beechey as a sister school to Marlborough College which had been founded the previous year...
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- E.M. Harrison, Barbarian and British Lions rugby footballer, Surgeon
- R.G. Henderson, Scotland and British Lions rugby footballer (Cadet)
- Major-General J.A.Hodgson. Topographer, map-maker and surveyor of The Ganges. Surveyor-General of India.
- Thomas KnaggsThomas KnaggsThomas Knaggs was a preacher and publisher of sermons.He was born about 1661 somewhere in County Durham, England, and nothing is known of his early life....
, 17th century preacher - F.C. Lohden OBE, England and Barbarians rugby footballer
- Sir Thomas Maitland, Admiral of the FleetAdmiral of the FleetAn admiral of the fleet is a military naval officer of the highest rank. In many nations the rank is reserved for wartime or ceremonial appointments...
- A.F. Maynard, England rugby footballer, Lieutenant, RNVR (with army rank of Captain). Killed in Action.
- Alan RedpathAlan RedpathAlan Redpath , was a well-known British evangelist, pastor and author.-Biography:Alan Redpath was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, the only son of James and Christina Redpath. He went to Durham School, and then studied to be chartered accountant in Newcastle, completing this in 1928. He then worked as...
, Christian evangelist and author - A.D. Roberts MCMilitary CrossThe Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
, England and Barbarian rugby footballer, Captain. Wounded - Andrew RoseberryAndrew RoseberryAndrew Roseberry is a former English cricketer. Roseberry was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Sunderland, County Durham....
, Glamorgan and LeicestershireLeicestershire County Cricket ClubLeicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
, county cricketer. - Sir Thomas Sabine, Admiral
- John Warburton SagarJohn Warburton SagarJohn Warburton Sagar was a former England international rugby union fullback and British diplomat in the Sudan.-Life history:Sagar was born in County Durham in 1878 and was educated at Durham School....
, England international rugby union player and diplomat. - Ralph Woodward, conductor.
- Lord Wyfold of AccringtonBaron WyfoldBaron Wyfold, of Accrington in the County of Lancaster, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 17 May 1919 for Sir Robert Hermon-Hodge, 1st Baronet, the former Conservative Member of Parliament for Accrington, Henley and Croydon...
(c1851–1937), formerly Colonel Sir Robert Trotter Hermon-Hodge, Bart., raised to the peerage for public services in the Great War
Other Military ODs
Indian Mutiny- Sir William Fairfax
- George Jackson
- Lachlan Macqueen
- John Losh
- the Crasters
- Frederick and Henry Forbes
- H.C Wilkinson
- Moyes Preston
Crimean War
Crimean War
The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...
and South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
- Sir James Trotter
- Hubbach
- W.T.Corrie
- Patrick Thorpe Dickson
- Charles MacGregor
- the Chaytors
- Rivett-Carnac
- Charles Wardell
- Mitford Cust