List of Old Salopians
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List of Old Salopians is a list of some of the many notable alumni of Shrewsbury School
, a leading UK independent boarding and day school in Shrewsbury
, in Shropshire
, England. They have excelled or gained fame in such fields as business, culture, the military, politics, science, or sport.
Shrewsbury School
Shrewsbury School is a co-educational independent school for pupils aged 13 to 18, founded by Royal Charter in 1552. The present campus to which the school moved in 1882 is located on the banks of the River Severn in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England...
, a leading UK independent boarding and day school in Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council...
, in Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
, England. They have excelled or gained fame in such fields as business, culture, the military, politics, science, or sport.
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- Francis William Lauderdale AdamsFrancis Adams (writer)Francis William Lauderdale Adams was an essayist, poet, dramatist, novelist and journalist who produced a large volume of work in his short life.- Early life :...
(1862–1893), writer - John Adams (cartographer)John Adams (cartographer)John Adams was an English barrister best known as a cartographer responsible for an elaborate map of England and Wales.-Biography:Adams was a native of Shropshire and attended Shrewsbury School...
, (before 1670 − 1738), cartographer - Sir Thomas Adams, 1st BaronetSir Thomas Adams, 1st BaronetSir Thomas Adams, 1st Baronet was the Lord Mayor of the City of London and a Member of Parliament for the City of London from 1654–1655 and 1656-1658.-Early life:...
(1586–1668), Lord Mayor of the City of London 1654–65 - Cyril Argentine AlingtonCyril AlingtonCyril Argentine Alington was an English educationalist, scholar, cleric, and prolific author. He was the headmaster of both Shrewsbury School and Eton College. He also served as chaplain to King George V and as Dean of Durham....
(1872–1955), headmaster 1908-1917 and dean of Durham - Thomas AshtonThomas Ashton (schoolmaster)Thomas Ashton was an English schoolmaster, the first headmaster of Shrewsbury School.-Life:Ashton was educated at Cambridge University, where he graduated B.A. in 1559-60, and M.A. in 1563. He was elected a fellow of Trinity College, entered into orders, and in 1562 was appointed the first head...
(d. 1578), headmaster 1562-1571 - John Langshaw Austin, philosopher of language
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- William Henry BatesonWilliam Henry BatesonWilliam Henry Bateson was a British scholar and, from 1857 until 1881, Master of St John's College, Cambridge. In 1858 Bateson held the position of Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. He is the father of the geneticist William Bateson and the grandfather of cyberneticist Gregory...
, (1812–1881), college head - Sir Cecil Beadon (1816–1880), administrator in IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
- Christopher BookerChristopher BookerChristopher John Penrice Booker is an English journalist and author. In 1961, he was one of the founders of the magazine Private Eye, and has contributed to it for over four decades. He has been a columnist for the Sunday Telegraph since 1990...
, journalist - Tim BoothTim BoothTimothy John Booth is an English singer, dancer, and actor best known as the lead singer from the band James.-1980s:Booth was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England and attended Shrewsbury School...
, lead singer of the band JamesJames (band)James are a British rock band from Manchester, England. They formed in 1982 and were active throughout the 1980s, but most successful during the 1990s. Their hit singles include "Come Home", "Sit Down", and "She's a Star" as well as their American College Radio hit "Laid"...
) - John BreyntonJohn BreyntonJohn Breynton was a renowned minister in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada....
(1719–1799), minister and missionary in Nova Scotia - John BrockbankJohn BrockbankJohn Benn Brockbank was an English footballer who played for England as a forward in the first international match against Scotland.-Career:...
, (1848–1896), footballer who played for England as a forward in the first international match against Scotland. - Peter BrownPeter Brown (historian)Peter Robert Lamont Brown is Rollins Professor of History at Princeton University. His principal contributions to the discipline have been in the field of late antiquity and, in particular, the religious culture of the later Roman Empire and early medieval Europe.-Life:Peter Brown was born in...
, historian of Late AntiquityLate AntiquityLate Antiquity is a periodization used by historians to describe the time of transition from Classical Antiquity to the Middle Ages, in both mainland Europe and the Mediterranean world. Precise boundaries for the period are a matter of debate, but noted historian of the period Peter Brown proposed...
, Fellow of All Souls College, OxfordAll Souls College, OxfordThe Warden and the College of the Souls of all Faithful People deceased in the University of Oxford or All Souls College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.... - Samuel BrowneSamuel Browne (divine)Samuel Browne , divine; M.A. All Souls, Oxford, 1605; minister of St Mary's Church, Shrewsbury; published tracts....
, (1574/5–1632), Church of England clergyman - Donald BoumphreyDonald BoumphreyDonald Boumphrey MC was an English cricketer, educator and British Army officer. As a cricketer, his batting and bowling styles are unknown....
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....
, (1892-1971), cricketer, educator and British Army officer - Charles BurneyCharles BurneyCharles Burney FRS was an English music historian and father of authors Frances Burney and Sarah Burney.-Life and career:...
(1726–1814), music historian - Omar 'Ali BolkiahLine of succession to the Bruneian throneSuccession to the throne of Brunei is amongst the legitimate heirs and successors of Sultan Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin. The sons of Royal wives take precedence over the sons of commoners....
(1986–), Crown PrinceCrown PrinceA crown prince or crown princess is the heir or heiress apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. The wife of a crown prince is also titled crown princess....
of the Sultanate of BruneiBruneiBrunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia... - Samuel ButlerSamuel Butler (schoolmaster)Samuel Butler FRS was an English classical scholar and schoolmaster of Shrewsbury, and Bishop of Lichfield. His grandson was Samuel Butler , noted author of the novel "Erewhon"....
(1774–1839), headmaster 1798-1836 and Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield - Samuel Butler (1835–1902), iconoclastic author of ErewhonErewhonErewhon: or, Over the Range is a novel by Samuel Butler, published anonymously in 1872. The title is also the name of a country, supposedly discovered by the protagonist. In the novel, it is not revealed in which part of the world Erewhon is, but it is clear that it is a fictional country...
and The Way of All FleshThe Way of All FleshThe Way of All Flesh is a semi-autobiographical novel by Samuel Butler which attacks Victorian-era hypocrisy. Written between 1873 and 1884, it traces four generations of the Pontifex family. It represents a relaxation from the religious outlook from a Calvinistic approach, which is presented as...
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- Thomas Chaloner (Challoner) (c.1600–1664), headmaster 1637–1645
- George Sidney Roberts Kitson Clark (1900–1975), historian
- William George ClarkWilliam George ClarkWilliam George Clark , English classical and Shakespearean scholar, was born at Barford Hall, Darlington.He was educated at Sedbergh School and Shrewsbury School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was elected fellow after a brilliant university career. In 1857 he was appointed Public Orator...
(1821–1878), literary and classical scholar - William ClarkeWilliam ClarkeWilliam or Bill Clarke may refer to:People*Sir William Clarke , English politician and Secretary to the Council of the Army*William Clarke *William Clarke...
(1695–1771), antiquary - Richard Charles Cobb (1917–1996), historian and essayist
- Edward Meredith CopeEdward Meredith CopeEdward Meredith Cope , English classical scholar, was born in Birmingham.He was educated at Ludlow and Shrewsbury schools and Trinity College, Cambridge, of which society he was elected fellow in 1842, having taken his degree in 1841 as senior classic...
(1818–1873), classical scholar - Edward CorbetEdward CorbetEdward Corbet was an English clergyman, a member of the Westminster Assembly.-Life:He was born at Pontesbury in Shropshire, and was educated at Shrewsbury and Merton College, Oxford, where he was admitted a probationer fellow in 1624. Meanwhile he had taken his B.A. degree on 4 December 1622, and...
, (1601x3–1658), Anglican clergyman - John Corbet (Corbett) (1609–1670), politician and judge
- Sir Randolph Crewe (Crew) (bap. 1559, d. 1646), judge
- Julian CritchleyJulian CritchleySir Julian Michael Gordon Critchley was a British Conservative Party politician.Born in Islington, the son of a distinguished neurosurgeon, as a boy Critchley was brought up in Swiss Cottage, north London, and Shropshire, where he attended preparatory school, and later Shrewsbury School...
(1930–2000), politician - Henry Page Croft, 1st Baron CroftHenry Page Croft, 1st Baron CroftHenry Page Croft, 1st Baron Croft was a British Conservative Party politician.-Early life and family:He was born at Fanhams Hall in Ware, Hertfordshire, England. He was the son of Richard Benyon Croft a naval officer and a major benefactor of the Richard Hale School, and Anne Elizabeth...
(1881–1947), politician - Francis Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 8th Baron ThurlowFrancis Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 8th Baron ThurlowSir Francis Edward Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 8th Baron Thurlow KCMG , is a retired British diplomat. He is the only surviving former British colonial governor of The Bahamas....
(1912–), diplomat - Roualeyn Cumming-BruceRoualeyn Cumming-BruceSir James Roualeyn Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce PC was a British barrister and judge who was a Lord Justice of Appeal from 1977-1985....
(1912–2000), judge
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- Charles DarwinCharles DarwinCharles Robert Darwin FRS was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection.He published his theory...
(1809–1882), naturalist, geologist, and originator of the theory of natural selection - Peter Davis (1941-), former Chairman Sainsbury's
- Francis DayFrancis DayFrancis Day CIE was Inspector-General of Fisheries in India and Burma and an ichthyologist.He was born on 2 March 1829 Maresfield, Sussex, UK third son of William and Ann Day. He became the medical officer in the Madras Presidency, East India Company services in 1852.Francis Day was created a...
(1829–1889), military surgeon and ichthyologist - Paul Edward Dehn (1912–1976), writer and film critic
- Miles DempseyMiles DempseyGeneral Sir Miles Christopher Dempsey, GBE, KCB, DSO, MC was commander of the British Second Army during the D-Day landings in the Second World War...
(1896–1969), army officer - Hal DixonHal DixonDr Henry Berkeley Franks Dixon D.Sc., known as Hal Dixon was a biochemist and Life Fellow of King's College Cambridge...
(1928–2008), biochemist and Vice Provost of King's College Cambridge - John Freeman Milward DovastonJohn Freeman Milward DovastonJohn Freeman Milward Dovaston was a British poet and naturalist.Dovaston was born in West Felton in the Shrewsbury district in an estate called "The Nursery" that was started by his father John Dovaston . Dovaston Sr...
, (1782–1854), naturalist and poet - Andrew DownesAndrew Downes (scholar)Andrew Downes, also known as Dounaeus, was an English classical scholar.-Life:He was born in the county of Shropshire, and was educated at Shrewsbury and St...
(c.1549–1628), Greek scholar - Sir Henry Edward Leigh DrydenDryden BaronetsThere have been three Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Dryden, one in the Baronetage of England and two in the Baronetage of Great Britain...
, Fourth Baronet of Ambrosden, Seventh Baronet of Canons-Ashby, archaeologist and antiquary
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- Humphrey EdwardsHumphrey EdwardsHumphrey Edwards was one of the regicides of King Charles I of England.Edwards was a regicide; he joined the parliamentarian side in the English Civil War, finding loyalty to Charles I pecuniarily unprofitable; he was M.P...
(1582–1658), politician and regicide - Alexander John EllisAlexander John EllisAlexander John Ellis FRS was an English mathematician and philologist. He changed his name from his father's name Sharpe to his mother's maiden name Ellis in 1825, based on a condition for receiving significant financial support from a relative on his mother's side.- Biography :He was born...
(formerly Sharpe), (1814–1890), phonetician and mathematician - Sir (Robert) Charles Evans (1918–1995), surgeon and mountaineer
- William Addams Williams EvansWilliam Evans (footballer)William Addams Williams Evans was a Welsh churchman who played for the Wales national football team, in the first two international matches in 1876 and 1877 before a long career as a Church of England minister....
(1853–1919), Wales international footballer
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- Frederick William Faber (1814–1863), Church of England clergyman and Roman Catholic priest
- Freddie Fisher(1985–), Big Brother UK Series 10 contestant
- James FlemingJames FlemingJames Sydney Clark "Jim" Fleming, PC is a former Canadian broadcaster and politician.In 1972, Fleming entered politics and was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1972 election as the Liberal Member of Parliament for York West riding in the Toronto area...
(1830–1908), Church of England clergyman - Paul FootPaul FootPaul Mackintosh Foot was a British investigative journalist, political campaigner, author, and long-time member of the Socialist Workers Party...
, journalist - James FraserJames Fraser (bishop)James Fraser was a reforming Anglican bishop of Manchester, England. An able Church administrator and policy leader, he was active in developing the Church's approach to education and in practical politics and industrial relations...
(1818–1885), bishop of Manchester - Abraham FraunceAbraham FraunceAbraham Fraunce , was an English poet.-Life:A native of Shropshire, he was born between 1558 and 1560. His name appears in a list of pupils of Shrewsbury School in January 1571, and he joined St John's College, Cambridge, in 1576, becoming a fellow in 1580/1...
(France) (1559?–1592/3?), poet and lawyer
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- Arthur Herman GilkesArthur Herman GilkesArthur Herman Gilkes MA, was a noted educationalist, author, and clergyman, and was Master of Dulwich College from 1885 to 1914.-Early life:He was born in Leominster, the son of William Gilkes a chemist...
(1849–1922), headmaster, Dulwich College - Geoffrey GreenGeoffrey GreenGeoffrey Green was a distinguished English football writer.Geoffrey Green was educated at Shrewsbury School, where he played football to a high standard. He started writing for The Times in the 1930s when football was not afforded much respectability among the paper's traditional readership...
(1911-1990), football writer - Fulke Greville, 1st Baron BrookeFulke Greville, 1st Baron BrookeFulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke, de jure 13th Baron Latimer and 5th Baron Willoughby de Broke , known before 1621 as Sir Fulke Greville, was an Elizabethan poet, dramatist, and statesman....
of Beauchamps Court (1554–1628), courtier and author - Sir George Abraham GriersonGeorge Abraham GriersonSir George Abraham Grierson OM KCIE was born to a prominent Dublin family in 1851. His father and grandfather, both also named George, were well-known printers and publishers.-Biography:Educated at St...
(1851–1941), administrator in India and philologist - Henry Melvill GwatkinHenry Melvill GwatkinReverend Henry Melvill Gwatkin was an English theologian and church historian.He was born at Barrow-on-Soar, Leicestershire. He was educated at St. John's College, Cambridge...
(1844–1916), historian and theologian
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- James Hall (1800–1854), painter
- Nick Hancock (1962–), actor and TV presenter
- John HanmerJohn Hanmer (bishop)-Life:Hanmer was born at Pentrepant, in the parish of Selattyn, near Oswestry in Shropshire. He matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford, 2 June 1592, and became a fellow of All Souls College in 1596, proceeding B.A. 14 July 1596, M.A. 5 April 1600, B.D. 1 Dec. 1615, and D.D. 13 November 1616...
(1575/6–1629), bishop of St AsaphBishop of St AsaphThe Bishop of St Asaph heads the Church in Wales diocese of St Asaph.The diocese covers the counties of Conwy and Flintshire, Wrexham county borough, the eastern part of Merioneth in Gwynedd and part of northern Powys. The Episcopal seat is located in the Cathedral Church of St Asaph in the town of... - Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook (1814–1906), politician
- Thomas Emerson HeadlamThomas Emerson HeadlamThomas Emerson Headlam was an English barrister and politician, who became judge advocate-general.Headlam, eldest son of John Headlam, Archdeacon of Richmond and rector of Wycliffe, Yorkshire, who was buried there on 9 May 1853, aged 85, by Maria, daughter of the Rev. Thomas W...
(1813–1875), barrister and politician - William Henry Herford (1820–1908), educationist
- Michael HeseltineMichael HeseltineMichael Ray Dibdin Heseltine, Baron Heseltine, CH, PC is a British businessman, Conservative politician and patron of the Tory Reform Group. He was a Member of Parliament from 1966 to 2001 and was a prominent figure in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major...
(1933-), politician - Richard Henry Heslop (alias Xavier) (1907–1973), army officer and resistance organizer
- Sir Thomas Hewett, (1656–1726), architect and landowner
- Sir John Tomlinson HibbertJohn Tomlinson HibbertSir John Tomlinson Hibbert KCB, PC, JP, DL, DCL , known as J. T. Hibbert, was a British barrister and Liberal politician.-Background and education:...
(1824–1908), politician - James HildyardJames HildyardJames Hildyard was an English classical scholar.Hildyard, eighth son of the Rev. William Hildyard, was and educated under Dr. Samuel Butler at Shrewsbury from 1820 to 1829...
, (1809–1887), classical scholar - Richard HillaryRichard HillaryFlight Lieutenant Richard Hope Hillary was a Battle of Britain pilot who died during World War II...
(1919–1943), air force officer and author - Hubert Ashton HoldenHubert Ashton HoldenHubert Ashton Holden , English classical scholar, came of an old Staffordshire family. He was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham, and Trinity College, Cambridge...
(1822–1896), classical scholar - William Walsham HowWilliam Walsham HowWilliam Walsham How was an English bishop.The son of a Shrewsbury solicitor, How was educated at Shrewsbury School, Wadham College, Oxford and University College, Durham. He was ordained in 1846, and for upwards of thirty years was actively engaged in parish work at Whittington in Shropshire and...
(1823–1897), bishop of Wakefield - Robert HudsonRobert Hudson (broadcaster)Robert Cecil Hudson was a broadcaster and administrator for the BBC, primarily on radio but also on television, between 1947 and 1981. He commentated on cricket and rugby union, as well as on many state occasions. He also covered a number of royal tours abroad...
(1920–2010), BBC broadcaster and administrator - James Humphreys (lawyer)James Humphreys (lawyer)James Humphreys was a Welsh barrister, law reformer and legal writer. He was educated at Shrewsbury School and called to the bar in 1800 by Lincoln's Inn. Politically he was a Liberal. His major publication in the field of law reform was Observations on the Actual State of the English Laws of...
(1768–1830), law reformer - Sir Travers HumphreysTravers HumphreysThe Rt. Hon. Sir Travers Humphreys PC was a noted British barrister and judge who, during a sixty year legal career, was involved in the cases of Oscar Wilde, Hawley Harvey Crippen, George Joseph Smith, the 'Brides in the Bath' murderer, and John George Haigh, the 'Acid Bath Murderer'.-Legal...
(1867-1956), judge
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- Brian St John Inglis (1916–1993), journalist
- Andrew IrvineAndrew Irvine (mountaineer)Andrew "Sandy" Comyn Irvine was an English mountaineer who took part in 1924 British Everest Expedition, the third British expedition to the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest....
(1902–1924), mountaineer
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- Frederick John Jackson (1860–1929), colonial governor and naturalist
- William Godfrey Fothergill Jackson (1917–1999), army officer and military historian
- George Jeffreys, 1st Baron JeffreysGeorge Jeffreys, 1st Baron JeffreysGeorge Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem, PC , also known as "The Hanging Judge", was an English judge. He became notable during the reign of King James II, rising to the position of Lord Chancellor .- Early years and education :Jeffreys was born at the family estate of Acton Hall, near Wrexham,...
(1645–1689), judge - (William) Basil Jones (1822–1897), bishop of St David's
- John Jones of GellilyfdyJohn Jones of GellilyfdyJohn Jones of Gellilyfdy was a Welsh lawyer, antiquary, calligrapher, manuscript collector and scribe. He is particularly significant for his copying of many historic Welsh language manuscripts which would otherwise have been lost....
(before 1585 − in or before 1658), copyist and manuscript collector - Sir Thomas JonesThomas Jones (justice)Sir Thomas Jones KS was a British justice and law reporter. He was the second son of Edward Jones and his wife Mary, and was initially educated at Shrewsbury School before being admitted to Emmanuel College, Cambridge, as a pensioner on 9 May 1629...
(1614–1692), judge and law reporter - Thomas JonesThomas Jones (mathematician)Thomas Jones was Head Tutor at Trinity College, Cambridge for twenty years and an outstanding teacher of mathematics. He is notable as a mentor of Adam Sedgwick....
(1756–1807), college teacher
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- Benjamin Hall KennedyBenjamin Hall KennedyBenjamin Hall Kennedy was an English scholar and schoolmaster, known for his work in the teaching of the Latin language.-Biography:...
(1804–1889), headmaster and classical scholar - Charles Rann KennedyCharles Rann KennedyCharles Rann Kennedy was an English lawyer and classicist, best remembered for his involvement in the Swinfen will case and the issues of contingency fee agreements and legal ethics that it involved.-Life:...
(1808–1867), lawyer and classical scholar - Bryan KingBryan KingBryan King is a former English football goalkeeper and current scout for Tottenham. He lives now in Kongsberg, Norway. In Norway he is chiefly remembered for coaching goalkeeping legend Roberto Palma....
(1811–1895), Church of England clergyman
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- Lord Lane (1918–2005), Law Lord, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
- John Austin (1911–1960), philosopher of language, White's Professor of Moral Philosophy
- Richard Law, 1st Baron ColeraineRichard Law, 1st Baron ColeraineRichard Kidston Law, 1st Baron Coleraine PC was a British Conservative politician. He was the youngest son of former Conservative Prime Minister Andrew Bonar Law and his wife Annie. He was educated at Shrewsbury School and St...
(1901–1980), politician - Aubrey Trevor LawrenceAubrey LawrenceAubrey Trevor Lawrence, MBE, KC was a successful English barrister and author.Lawrence was born 15 January 1875, the son of Sir Trevor Lawrence, 2nd Baronet and his wife Elizabeth, Lady Lawrence. He was educated at Shrewsbury and at Christ Church, Oxford where he took a first class degree in Greats...
(1875–1930), barrister and author - Sir William Leighton (c.1565–1622), poet and composer
- Herbert Mortimer LuckockHerbert Mortimer LuckockHerbert Mortimer Luckock was an Anglican priest in the Church of England.-Life:Luckock was born at Great Barr, Staffordshire. He was educated at Marlborough College, Shrewsbury School and Jesus College, Cambridge. In 1858 he was awarded a B.A., deaconed in 1860, priested in 1862 and received his...
(1833–1909), dean of Lichfield - Sir Daniel LysonsDaniel Lysons (British Army officer)General Sir Daniel Lysons GCB was a British Army general who achieved high office in the 1870s.-Military career:...
(1816–1898), army officer
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- Humphrey MackworthHumphrey MackworthSir Humphrey Mackworth was a British industrialist and politician. He was involved in a business scandal in the early 18th century and was a founding member of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.-Early history:...
(1603–1654), government official and politician - Richard MadoxRichard MadoxRichard Madox was an English explorer, who served as a chaplain aboard Edward Fenton's voyage headed for the Moluccas and China in 1582. He died during the voyage, but left a diary which has been republished and is preserved in the British Museum.-Biography:Madox was born on 11 November 1546 in...
(1546–1583), Church of England clergyman and diarist - George Augustus Chichester MayGeorge Augustus Chichester MayGeorge Augustus Chichester May PC, QC was an Irish judge.May was born in Belfast, the son of the Reverend Edward May and Elizabeth Sinclair. He was educated at Shrewsbury School and Magdalene College, Cambridge , where he graduated B.A. as 36th Wrangler and 3rd Classic in 1836, and became a fellow...
(1815–1892), judge - George Osborne MorganGeorge Osborne MorganSir George Osborne Morgan, 1st Baronet PC, QC, was a Welsh lawyer and Liberal politician.Born at Gothenburg, Sweden, he was educated at Friars School, Bangor, Shrewsbury School and Balliol College, Oxford, and was a scholar of Worcester College, Oxford from 1847.He became a barrister of Lincoln's...
(1826–1897), lawyer and politician - Henry Whitehead MossHenry Whitehead MossHenry Whitehead Moss was an English scholar.He was educated at Shrewsbury and St. John's College, Cambridge, where he held a scholarship. In 1862, two years after his arrival, he was elected the Craven University scholar, and in 1864 he gained his BA as Senior Classic and was appointed a Fellow...
(1841–1917), headmaster 1866–1908 - Gerard MoultrieGerard MoultrieGerald Moultrie was a Victorian public schoolmaster and Anglican hymnographer born in England September 16, 1829, at Rugby Rectory, England. His father, John Moultrie was also a hymn writer. He was educated at Rugby and Exeter College...
(1829–1885), third master, chaplain, hymnographer - Hugh Andrew Johnstone Munro (1819–1885), classical scholar
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- Henry Woodd Nevinson (1856–1941), social activist and journalist
- Charles Thomas NewtonCharles Thomas NewtonSir Charles Thomas Newton was a British archaeologist. He was made KCB in 1887.Newton was born at Bredwardine in Herefordshire, and educated at Shrewsbury School and Christ Church, Oxford. He entered the British Museum in 1840 as an assistant in the Antiquities Department...
(bap. 1816, d. 1894), archaeologist - Nevil Shute Norway (1899–1960), novelist as Nevil Shute and aeronautical engineer
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- Sir Charles Oakeley, 1st BaronetSir Charles Oakeley, 1st BaronetSir Charles Oakeley, 1st Baronet was an English administrator. He married Helen Beatson, a talented amateur artist, and niece of notable Scottish portrait painter Catherine Read. He was the father of Frederick Oakeley and Sir Charles Oakeley, 2nd Baronet, and the grandfather of W. E...
(1751–1826), administrator in India - William Chichester O'Neill, 1st Baron O'Neill (1813–1883), Church of Ireland clergyman and composer
- Julian OrchardJulian OrchardJulian Dean C. Orchard was an English comedy actor.-Biography:Orchard was educated at Shrewsbury School and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama...
(1930–1979), film and television actor - Sir Roger OrmrodRoger OrmrodSir Roger Fray Greenwood Ormrod was a Privy Councillor and Lord Justice of Appeal ; he was also a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.Ormrod was educated at Shrewsbury School and The Queen's College, Oxford...
(1911–1992), judge - Hugh OwenHugh OwenSir Hugh Owen was a significant Welsh educator.Hugh Owen was one of the pioneers of higher education in Wales.He was born on Anglesey in 1804 and moved to London at the age of 21 to work as a solicitors clerk...
(1760–1827), Church of England clergyman and antiquary - Thomas OwenThomas OwenThomas Owen was a Welsh Anglican priest and translator of works on agriculture.-Life:Owen was born in Anglesey, Wales in 1749. He studied at Jesus College, Oxford, matriculating on 20 March 1767. He obtained a B.A. degree in 1770. He then transferred to The Queen's College, Oxford, obtaining his...
(d. 1598), judge
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- Bernard Charles Tolver Paget (1887–1961), army officer
- Edward Francis PagetEdward Francis PagetThe Most Rev Edward Francis Paget was an eminent Anglican Bishop in the middle part of the 20th century. He was born in 1886 into a clerical family, educated at Shrewsbury School and Christ Church, Oxford, and ordained in 1911. His first post was as a Curate at St Frideswide's, Poplar after...
(1886–1971), archbishop of central Africa - Francis PagetFrancis PagetThe Right Reverend Francis Paget was the 33rd Bishop of Oxford from 1901 until his death. He was the second son of the noted surgeon Sir James Paget, 1st Baronet, and brother of Luke Paget, Bishop of Chester. He was educated at St Marylebone Grammar School,Shrewsbury and Christ Church, Oxford...
(1851–1911), bishop of Oxford - Stephen PagetStephen PagetStephen Paget was an English surgeon, the son of the distinguished surgeon and pathologist Sir James Paget. Stephen Paget has been long credited with proposing the "seed and soil" theory of metastasis, even though in his paper “The Distribution Of Secondary Growths In Cancer Of The Breast”, The...
(1855–1926), writer and pro-vivisection campaigner - Frederick Apthorp PaleyFrederick Apthorp PaleyFrederick Apthorp Paley , was an English classical scholar.Born at Easingwold in Yorkshire, he was the grandson of William Paley, and was educated at Shrewsbury School and St John's College, Cambridge...
(1815–1888), classical scholar and writer - Michael PalinMichael PalinMichael Edward Palin, CBE FRGS is an English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter best known for being one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python and for his travel documentaries....
, CBECBECBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
(1943– ), member of Monty PythonMonty PythonMonty Python was a British surreal comedy group who created their influential Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. Forty-five episodes were made over four series...
comedy troupe, writer, actor and world traveller - John PeelJohn PeelJohn Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
(1939–2004), DJ and journalist - Arthur Purves PhayreArthur Purves PhayreLieutenant-General Sir Arthur Purves Phayre, GCMG, KCSI, CB was a career British Indian Army officer who was the first Commissioner of British Burma, 1862–1867, Governor of Mauritius, 1874–1878, and author....
(1812–1885), administrator in Burma - Robert PhayreRobert PhayreRobert Phayre was a soldier and one of the Regicides of King Charles I of England.Son of a Devonshire clergyman who emigrated to Ireland, Phayre was driven from his farm during the Irish Uprising...
(1820–1897), army officer - Ambrose PhilipsAmbrose Philips-Life:He was born in Shropshire of a Leicestershire family. He was educated at Shrewsbury School and St John's College, Cambridge, of which he became a fellow in 1699. He seems to have lived chiefly at Cambridge until he resigned his fellowship in 1708, and his pastorals were probably written in...
(bap. 1674, d. 1749), poet and playwright - John Arthur PilcherJohn Arthur PilcherSir John Arthur Pilcher GCMG was a British diplomat, capping a long career with a posting as Her Majesty's ambassador to Austria and as ambassador to Japan .-Career:...
(1912–1990), diplomatist - (Henry) Graham PollardGraham PollardHenry Graham Pollard was a British bookseller and bibliographer.Pollard was the son of the historian Albert Pollard and was born in Putney, London on 7 March 1903...
(1903–1976), bookseller and bibliographer - Sir Thomas PowysThomas PowysThomas Powys was an Anglican clergyman of the later 18th century.He was the son of Philip Powys,of Hardwick House, Oxfordshire. He matriculated at St John's College, Oxford in1753; B.A. in 1757,and M.A. in 1760. He was...
(1649–1719), judge and politician
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- Henry Cecil RaikesHenry Cecil RaikesHenry Cecil Raikes PC was a British Conservative Party politician. He was Chairman of Ways and Means between 1874 and 1880 and served as Postmaster General between 1886 and 1891.-Background and education:...
(1838–1891), politician - Martin Rees (President of Royal Society, Astronomer Royal, Master of Trinity College, Cambridge)
- John Hamilton ReynoldsJohn Hamilton ReynoldsJohn Hamilton Reynolds was an English poet, satirist, critic, and playwright. He was a close friend and correspondent of poet John Keats whose letters to Reynolds constitute a significant body of Keats' poetic thought...
(1794–1852), poet - George RudéGeorge RudéGeorge Rudé was a British Marxist historian, specializing in the French Revolution and "history from below," especially the importance of crowds in history.-Summary:...
(1910–1993), British Marxist Historian - Willie RushtonWillie RushtonWilliam George Rushton, commonly known as Willie Rushton was an English cartoonist, satirist, comedian, actor and performer who co-founded the Private Eye satirical magazine.- School and army :William George Rushton was born 18 August 1937 in the family home at Scarsdale Villas,...
(1937–1996), cartoonist, comedian, founder of Private Eye' - Ed Reardon fictional character
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- George Savile, 1st Marquess of HalifaxGeorge Savile, 1st Marquess of HalifaxGeorge Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax PC was an English statesman, writer, and politician.-Family and early life, 1633–1667:...
(1633-1695) - Nevil ShuteNevil ShuteNevil Shute Norway was a popular British-Australian novelist and a successful aeronautical engineer. He used his full name in his engineering career, and 'Nevil Shute' as his pen name, in order to protect his engineering career from any potential negative publicity in connection with his novels.-...
(1899–1960), writer - Simon ShackletonSimon ShackletonSimon Shackleton is a musician, operating primarily under the name Elite Force, but also under aliases such as sHack, Killer Elite, Futurecore, Double Black, pHrack R and Zodiac Cartel. While a student at Exeter University he started his first band, Headless Chickens with future Radiohead frontman...
(b1968), DJ, musician - Sir Philip SidneyPhilip SidneySir Philip Sidney was an English poet, courtier and soldier, and is remembered as one of the most prominent figures of the Elizabethan Age...
(1554–1586), poet, courtier and soldier - Sandy SingletonSandy SingletonAlexander Parkinson Singleton, known as Sandy , was an English all-round cricketer: a right-handed opening batsman and slow left arm bowler. He played his county cricket for Worcestershire, captaining the side in 1946, and also captained Oxford University and Transvaal...
(1914–1999), cricketer - John StuttardJohn StuttardSir John Boothman Stuttard is an English chartered accountant and was the Lord Mayor of the City of London in 2006/2007.-Early life:...
(1945– ), Lord Mayor of the City of London 2006–07
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- Desmond Shawe-TaylorDesmond Shawe-TaylorDesmond Philip Shawe-Taylor LVO became Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures in 2005. He succeeded Christopher Lloyd on Lloyd's retirement.Shawe-Taylor is the son of Brian Newton Shawe-Taylor and Jocelyn Cecilia Shawe-Taylor...
(1907–1995), music critic - John TaylorJohn Taylor (1704-1766)John Taylor , English classical scholar, was born at Shrewsbury in Shropshire.His father was a barber, and, by the generosity of one of his close customers, the son, having received his early education at the grammar school of his native town, was sent to St John's College, Cambridge...
(bap. 1704, d. 1766), classical scholar and Church of England clergyman - Oliver ThomasOliver ThomasFor the Texas businessman and World War II POW, see Oliver C. Thomas.Oliver M. Thomas, Jr. , is a Democratic politician from New Orleans. He served on the New Orleans City Council from 1994 to 2007...
(1599/1600–1652), nonconformist minister and author - William ThomsonWilliam Thomson (archbishop)William Thomson was an English church leader, Archbishop of York from 1862 until his death.He was born at Whitehaven, Cumberland, and educated at Shrewsbury School and at The Queen's College, Oxford, of which he became a scholar. He took his B.A. degree in 1840, and was soon afterwards made fellow...
(1819–1890), archbishop of York - Godfrey ThringGodfrey Thring-Life:Godfrey Thring was born at Alford, Somerset, the son of the rector, Rev. John Gale Dalton Thring and Sarah née Jenkyns. He was brother of Theodore Thring , Henry, Lord Thring , Edward Thring and John Charles Thring -Life:Godfrey Thring was born at Alford, Somerset, the son of the rector,...
(1823–1903), hymn writer - Henry Thring, 1st Baron ThringHenry Thring, 1st Baron ThringHenry Thring, 1st Baron Thring , was a British lawyer and civil servant.Thring was appointed First Parliamentary Counsel when that office was established in 1869, a position he held until 1901. He became known for his role as a parliamentary draftsman and as an innovator in the framing of legislation...
(1818–1907), parliamentary draftsman - J. C. Thring
- Richard ToddRichard ToddRichard Todd OBE was an Irish-born British stage and film actor and soldier.-Early life:Richard Todd was born as Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd in Dublin, Ireland. His father, Andrew William Palethorpe Todd, was an Irish physician and an international Irish rugby player who gained three caps for...
, Actor - Anthony Chenevix-TrenchAnthony Chenevix-TrenchAnthony Chenevix-Trench is best known as the Headmaster of Eton College from 1964–1970.-Family and education:He was the son of Charles Godfrey Chenevix Trench and Margaret May Blakesley...
(1919–1979), headmaster of Eton College and Fettes College - Sir Thomas TrevorThomas Trevor (1586-1656)Sir Thomas Trevor was an English lawyer, judge and Member of Parliament, most notable for having delivered the judgment against John Hampden in the Ship Money case....
(c.1573–1656), judge - James Taylor (cricketer) (1990–)
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- Alan WaceAlan WaceAlan John Bayard Wace was an English archaeologist.Wace was educated at Shrewsbury School and Pembroke College, Cambridge...
(1879–1957), archaeologist - Henry WaceHenry Wace (footballer)Henry Wace was an English amateur footballer who made three appearances for England and played for Wanderers, with whom he won the FA Cup in 1877 and 1878. By profession he was a lawyer who specialised in bankruptcy law....
(1853–1947), England international footballer - Henry William Rawson WadeHenry William Rawson WadeSir William Wade QC, FBA was a British academic lawyer, best known for his work on the law of real property and administrative law.Wade was educated at Shrewsbury School and at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge...
(1918–2004), academic lawyer - Graham WallasGraham WallasGraham Wallas was an English socialist, social psychologist, educationalist, a leader of the Fabian Society and a co-founder of the London School of Economics....
(1858–1932), political psychologist and educationist - John Wood Warter (1806–1878), Church of England clergyman and antiquary
- John WeaverJohn WeaverJohn Weaver was an English dancer and choreographer, and is often regarded as the father of English pantomime....
(1673–1760), dancer and choreographer - Stanley J. WeymanStanley J. WeymanStanley John Weyman was an English novelist sometimes referred to as the "Prince of Romance".-Biography:Weyman was born at Ludlow, Shropshire. The second son of a solicitor, he was educated at Shrewsbury School, and at Christ Church, Oxford...
(1855–1928), novelist - Edgar WhiteheadEdgar WhiteheadSir Edgar Cuthbert Fremantle Whitehead, OBE, was a Rhodesian politician. He was a longstanding member of the Southern Rhodesia Legislative Assembly, although his career was interrupted by other posts and by illness. In particular he had poor eyesight, and wore very thick glasses, and later...
(1905–1971), prime minister 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... - Charles Wicksteed (1810–1885), Unitarian minister
- Sir Kyffin Williams (1918–2006), Landscape & Portrait Artist
- Sir William Williams (1633/4–1700), lawyer and politician
- H. de Winton
- John WylieJohn Wylie (footballer)John George Wylie was an English amateur footballer who played as a forward. He won the FA Cup with Wanderers in 1878 and played once for England in 1878.-Career:...
, (c.1853 – 1924), 1878 FA Cup1878 FA Cup FinalMatch rules:90 minutes normal time.30 minutes extra-time if scores are level, at captains' discretion.Replay if scores still level.No substitutes.-Post-match:...
winner and EnglandEngland national football teamThe England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
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