List of notable Old Olavians
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This is a List of notable Old Olavians, these being former pupils of St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School
and its predecessors, St Olave's and St Saviour's.
St Olave's Grammar School
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School is a super-selective boys' secondary school in Orpington, Greater London, England. The school is consistently one of the top achieving state schools in the UK and it was The Sunday Times State School of the Year in 2008...
and its predecessors, St Olave's and St Saviour's.
Academic
- Prof H. B. ActonH. B. ActonHarry Burrows Acton was a British academic in the field of political philosophy, known for books defending the morality of capitalism, and attacking Marxism-Leninism. He in particular produced arguments on the incoherence of Marxism, which he described as a 'farrago'...
(1908–1974), Professor of Philosophy from 1945–64 at Bedford College (London), Director from 1962–4 of the Royal Institute of PhilosophyRoyal Institute of PhilosophyThe Royal Institute of Philosophy, founded in 1925, is a charity organisation based in London that offers lectures and conferences on philosophical topics. The Institute is not committed to any particular philosophical school, method or ideology...
, and President from 1952–3 of the Aristotelian SocietyAristotelian SocietyThe Aristotelian Society for the Systematic Study of Philosophy was founded at a meeting on 19 April 1880, at 17 Bloomsbury Square which resolved "to constitute a society of about twenty and to include ladies; the society to meet fortnightly, on Mondays at 8 o'clock, at the rooms of the Spelling... - Prof Sir William Ashley (1860–1927), economic historian, Professor of Economic History from 1892–1901 at Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, and Professor of Commerce from 1901–25 at the University of BirminghamUniversity of BirminghamThe University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus... - Prof Richard Bird, Professor of Computation from 1996–2008 at the University of OxfordUniversity of OxfordThe University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
and Director from 1998–2003 of the Oxford University Computing LaboratoryOxford University Computing LaboratoryThe Department of Computer Science, until 2011 named the Computing Laboratory , is a department of Oxford University in England... - Prof Roger Brown, Vice-Chancellor from 1998–2007 of Southampton Solent UniversitySouthampton Solent UniversitySouthampton Solent University is a university of 17,000 students based in Southampton, United Kingdom. Its main campus is located on East Park Terrace near the city centre....
- Prof David ConwayDavid Conway (philosopher)David Conway is a British academic philosopher. He grew up in London, read Philosophy as an undergraduate at Cambridge University in the 1960s and went on to obtain his doctorate in Philosophy from University College London. He taught at Middlesex University for over thirty years, where he was...
, philosopher - Prof Charles Foster, biologist
- Prof Harold EllisHarold Ellis (professor)Harold Ellis CBE FRCS is Emeritus Professor of Surgery in the University of London and currently a professor in the Department of Anatomy & Human Sciences at the King's College London School of Medicine. He qualified as a doctor from the University of Oxford in July 1948, the same month the...
, Professor of Surgery - Prof Peter GilbertPeter GilbertEric Peter Gilbert , known as Peter Gilbert, is an English-born Wales Under-21 international footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Southend United...
, pharmacist, Manchester University - Prof Laurence R. Harris, Professor of Psychology and Biology at York UniversityYork UniversityYork University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
, Toronto - Prof Peter Harris, cardiologist, who researched the right ventricleRight ventricleThe right ventricle is one of four chambers in the human heart. It receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium via the tricuspid valve, and pumps it into the pulmonary artery via the pulmonary valve and pulmonary trunk....
was Simon Marks Professor of Cardiology at King's College London School of Medicine and DentistryKing's College London School of Medicine and DentistryKing's College London School of Medicine is the medical school of King's College London, and one of the United Hospitals...
from 1966–88, and President from 1981–3 of the International Society for Heart ResearchInternational Society for Heart ResearchThe International Society for Heart Research was created to promote the discovery and dissemination knowledge in cardiovascular sciences on a worldwide basis. This is achieved through emitting publications, organizing congresses, and other media.... - William HeberdenWilliam HeberdenWilliam Heberden , English physician, was born in London, where he received the early part of his education.At the end of 1724 he was sent to St John's College, Cambridge, where he obtained a fellowship, around 1730, became master of arts in 1732, and took the degree of MD in 1739...
FRS, (1710–1801) physician, coined the term 'Angina pectoris' - Prof Malcolm Douglas Lilly FRS, Professor of Biochemical Engineering
- Prof Peter LittlewoodPeter LittlewoodPeter Littlewood is a British physicist and former head of the Cavendish Laboratory. He previously headed the Theory of Condensed Matter group and the Theoretical Physics Research department at Bell Laboratories....
FRS, Professor of Physics since 1997 at the University of CambridgeUniversity of CambridgeThe University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, and Head of the Cavendish LaboratoryCavendish LaboratoryThe Cavendish Laboratory is the Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge, and is part of the university's School of Physical Sciences. It was opened in 1874 as a teaching laboratory....
since 2005 - Charles W Lloyd, The Master of Dulwich CollegeDulwich CollegeDulwich College is an independent school for boys in Dulwich, southeast London, England. The college was founded in 1619 by Edward Alleyn, a successful Elizabethan actor, with the original purpose of educating 12 poor scholars as the foundation of "God's Gift". It currently has about 1,600 boys,...
from 1967 to 1975 - Prof Vernon Mottram, physiologist and nutritionalist
- Arnold PowellArnold PowellArnold Cecil Powell was an English schoolmaster, educationalist and clergyman who was head master of several schools successively, ending his career as Custos of St Mary’s Hospital, Chichester.-Early life:...
(1889–1963), headmaster and clergyman - Alfred Barton RendleAlfred Barton RendleAlfred Barton Rendle FRS was an English botanist.Rendle was born in Lewisham and studied at St John's College, Cambridge...
FRS, Botanist - Sir Michael ScholarMichael ScholarSir Michael Charles Scholar KCB is President of St John's College, Oxford. He was educated at St Olave's Grammar School, St John's College, Cambridge...
, (born 1942) President, St John's College, OxfordSt John's College, Oxford__FORCETOC__St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford, one of the larger Oxford colleges with approximately 390 undergraduates, 200 postgraduates and over 100 academic staff. It was founded by Sir Thomas White, a merchant, in 1555, whose heart is buried in the chapel of...
since 2001, and Chairman since 2008 of the UK Statistics AuthorityUK Statistics AuthorityThe UK Statistics Authority is an independent body operating at arm's length from Government as a non-ministerial department, directly accountable to Parliament... - Prof Thomas Frederick ToutThomas Frederick ToutThomas Frederick Tout, F.B.A. was a 19th- and 20th-century British historian of the medieval period.-Early life:...
, (1855–1929) historian, Professor of History from 1890–1925 at the University of Manchester, President from 1910–2 of the Historical AssociationHistorical AssociationThe Historical Association is an organisation founded in 1906 and based in London, England. The goals of the Historical Association are to support "the study and enjoyment of history at all levels by creating an environment that promotes lifelong learning and provides for the evolving needs of...
Business
- Sir Leon BagritLeon BagritSir Leon Bagrit was a leading British industrialist and pioneer of automation.Born to Russian-Jewish parents in Kiev, Ukraine , Sir Leon studied law at Birkbeck College in the University of London, formed his own company in 1935, and for many years headed the revamped firm of Elliott-Automation...
, pioneer of automation; Chairman and Managing Director of Elliot Automation Ltd. Since 1963, and Deputy Chairman of English Electric Company since 1967; a director of the Royal Opera House; Reith Lecturer 1964. - Craig BoundyCraig BoundyCraig Boundy is the Chief Executive Officer, at Logica UK.He was previously Chief Executive, Global Operations at Logica and before that Chief Operating Officer at Cable & Wireless Europe, Asia & US....
, CEO, Global Operations, Logica CMG - Sir Cyril Pitts, Chairman of ICI India
- Edmond Warner, Chairman of Panmure Gordon & Co., LMAX and UK AthleticsUK AthleticsUK Athletics is the governing body for the sport of athletics in the United Kingdom. It is responsible for overseeing the governance of athletics events in the UK as well as athletes, their development, and athletics officials....
Clergy
- Most Rev. Leonard James BeecherLeonard James BeecherThe Most Rev Leonard James Beecher CMG, ARCS, MA, DD was an Anglican archbishop in the third quarter of the 20th century.He was born on 21 May 1906, educated at St Olave's Grammar School and Imperial College London and ordained in 1929. He was a CMS Missionary in the Diocese of Mombasa from 1930,...
CMG, BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of MombasaMombasaMombasa is the second-largest city in Kenya. Lying next to the Indian Ocean, it has a major port and an international airport. The city also serves as the centre of the coastal tourism industry....
1953–1964; ArchbishopArchbishopAn archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
of East AfricaEast AfricaEast Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN scheme of geographic regions, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...
1960 - Rt Rev John BoysJohn Boys (bishop)John Boys was the 4th Bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman from 1951 until 1960. He was educated at St Olave's Grammar School and Hatfield College, Durham and, after a business career, ordained in 1935. His first post was as a Curate in Egham Hythe after which he was appointed the Bishop of...
, Bishop of LebomboAnglican Diocese of LebomboThe Anglican Diocese of the Lebombo is a diocese in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. It is one of the two Anglican dioceses of Mozambique...
from 1948–51, and of Kimberley and KurumanBishop of Kimberley and KurumanThe Bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman is the Bishop of the Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, which encompasses the area around Kimberley and Kuruman and overlaps the Northern Cape Province and North West Province of South Africa. The current bishop is the Rt...
from 1951–60 - Rt Rev George Eric GordonGeorge Eric GordonThe Rt Rev Eric Gordon was an eminent Anglican bishop in the twentieth century.He was born on 29 July 1905 and educated at St Olave's Grammar School and the St Catharine's College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1929 he began his career with a curacy at Holy Trinity, Leicester, after which he was...
, Bishop of Sodor and ManBishop of Sodor and ManThe Bishop of Sodor and Man is the Ordinary of the Diocese of Sodor and Man in the Province of York in the Church of England. The diocese covers the Isle of Man. The see is in the town of Peel where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of St German, elevated to cathedral status on 1...
from 1966–74 - John HarvardJohn Harvard (clergyman)John Harvard was an English minister in America whose deathbed bequest to the Massachusetts Bay Colony's fledgling New College was so gratefully received that the school was renamed Harvard College in his honor.-Biography:Harvard was born and raised in Southwark, England, the fourth of nine...
, (1607–1638) founder of Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country... - Frederick Henry Ambrose ScrivenerFrederick Henry Ambrose ScrivenerThe Reverend Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener, LL.D. was an important text critic of the New Testament and a member of the English New Testament Revision Committee which produced the Revised Version of the Bible...
, theologian - William SherlockWilliam SherlockNot to be confused with William Sherlock William Sherlock was an English church leader.-Life:He was born at Southwark, and was educated at St. Saviour's School and Eton, and then at Peterhouse, Cambridge. In 1669 he became rector of St George's, Botolph Lane, London, and in 1681 he was appointed a...
, (1641–1707) English church leader - William Van MildertWilliam Van MildertWilliam Van Mildert was the last palatine Bishop of Durham , and one of the founders of the University of Durham...
, (1765–1836) BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of DurhamDurhamDurham is a city in north east England. It is within the County Durham local government district, and is the county town of the larger ceremonial county...
; founder of the University of Durham - Peter SterryPeter SterryPeter Sterry was an English independent theologian, associated with the Cambridge Platonists prominent during the English Civil War era. He was chaplain to Parliamentarian general Robert Greville, 2nd Baron Brooke and then Oliver Cromwell, a member of the Westminster Assembly, and a leading...
, theologian, Oliver CromwellOliver CromwellOliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
’s private chaplain
Politics and public service
- Sir Percy Ashley KBE CB, civil servant
- Sir William ArthertonWilliam Atherton (MP)Sir William Atherton QC was a British barrister and Liberal Party politician. An advanced Liberal who favoured the secret ballot and widening of suffrage, he held a seat in the House of Commons from 1852 to 1864, and was a Law Officer of the Crown for four years.- Career :Atherton was the son of...
, Attorney General - Emily BennEmily BennEmily Sophia Wedgwood Benn is the eldest child and only daughter of Stephen Benn and Nita Clarke . Four generations of her family have served as Members of Parliament — her uncle Hilary Benn, grandfather Tony Benn, great-grandfather William Wedgwood Benn, and great-great-grandfathers John...
, granddaughter of Tony BennTony BennAnthony Neil Wedgwood "Tony" Benn, PC is a British Labour Party politician and a former MP and Cabinet Minister.His successful campaign to renounce his hereditary peerage was instrumental in the creation of the Peerage Act 1963...
and candidate for the East Worthing and Shoreham seat. - Godfrey BloomGodfrey BloomGodfrey Bloom is a Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and the Humber for the United Kingdom Independence Party...
, UKIP MEP since 2004 for Yorkshire and the HumberYorkshire and the Humber (European Parliament constituency)Yorkshire and the Humber is a constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 6 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.- Boundaries :... - Sir William MurisonWilliam MurisonWilliam Dick Murison was a 19th century Member of Parliament and a cricketer from Otago, New Zealand.-Biography:He was born in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland...
, Chief Justice of Straits Settlements and SingaporeSingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
http://www.saxonlodge.net/getperson.php?personID=I2831&tree=Tatham - Edward Cass CB OBE, Private SecretaryPrivate SecretaryIn the United Kingdom government, a Private Secretary is a civil servant in a Department or Ministry, responsible to the Secretary of State or Minister...
to the Prime Minister from 1949–52 - Abba EbanAbba EbanAbba Eban was an Israeli diplomat and politician.In his career he was Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister, Education Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, and ambassador to the United States and to the United Nations...
, (1915–2002) Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations; Israeli Minister for Foreign Affairs; Israeli Deputy Prime Minister - Henry Hartley Fowler, 1st Viscount Wolverhampton, (1830–1911) politician
- Roger Dudley Hart CMG, HM Ambassador to Peru
- Charles Hill, Baron Hill of LutonCharles Hill, Baron Hill of LutonCharles Hill, Baron Hill of Luton PC was a British administrator, doctor and television executive.Charles Hill was born in Islington, London and was educated at St Olave's Grammar School in Southwark, London. He won a scholarship to Trinity College, Cambridge where he gained a first class degree...
, National Liberal and Conservative MP for LutonLuton (UK Parliament constituency)Luton was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Luton in Bedfordshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system....
from 1950–63, Postmaster General from 1953–7, and Chairman from 1967–77 of the Board of Governors of the BBCBoard of Governors of the BBCThe Board of Governors of the BBC was the governing body of the British Broadcasting Corporation. It consisted of twelve people who together regulated the BBC and represented the interests of the public. It existed from 1927 until it was replaced by the BBC Trust on 1 January 2007.The governors... - Sean Kennan, Irish Ambassador to Canada
- Sir Charles Edward Lewis, Bt, MP for Londonderry CityLondonderry City (UK Parliament constituency)Londonderry City was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system .-Boundaries and Boundary Changes:...
- Kenneth LindsayKenneth LindsayKenneth Martin Lindsay was a Labour Party politician on the United Kingdom who joined the breakaway National Labour group....
, Labour MP for Kilmarnock BurghsKilmarnock (UK Parliament constituency)Kilmarnock was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
1933–1945; Civil Lord of the Admiralty 1935–1937; Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Education 1937–1940 - Sir Alan MarreAlan MarreSir Alan Samuel Marre CB KCB was a civil servant, serving most notably as Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and as the first Health Service Commissioner for England, Scotland and Wales....
, K.C.B., Civil Servant; Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Health 1964–66; Ministry of Labour 1966; Joint Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and Social Security 1968; Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration (the Ombudsman) 1971. - Chris Philp, Conservative PPCProspective parliamentary candidateProspective parliamentary candidate is a term used in British politics to refer to candidates selected by political parties to fight individual constituencies in advance of a general election. This terminology was motivated by the strict limits on the amount of expenses incurred by an actual...
for Hampstead and KilburnHampstead and Kilburn (UK Parliament constituency)Hampstead and Kilburn is a borough constituency electing one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-History:... - Alderman Sir William Anderson RoseWilliam Anderson RoseAlderman Sir William Anderson Rose was a businessman, MP and Lord Mayor of London.He was educated at St Olave's Grammar School and University College London....
, MP, Businessman, Lord Mayor of London - Sir Michael ScholarMichael ScholarSir Michael Charles Scholar KCB is President of St John's College, Oxford. He was educated at St Olave's Grammar School, St John's College, Cambridge...
, civil servant - Sir Roger SimsRoger SimsRoger Edward Sims is a British Conservative politician. He was MP for Chislehurst between February 1974 and May 1997, when he retired.- References :...
Conservative MP from 1974–97 for ChislehurstChislehurstChislehurst is a suburban district in south-east London, England, and an electoral ward of the London Borough of Bromley. It is south-east of Charing Cross.-Toponymy:... - Alderman David Henry StoneDavid Henry StoneAlderman David Henry Stone born in 1812, died 26 February 1890. His family were the owners of a large amount of land near Lewes for at least three centuries. He was the nephew of Thomas Farncomb the Lord Mayor of London of 1849. Educated at St Olave's Grammar School, in Southwark...
, Lord Mayor of London - Sir Leonard Day Wakely, Ambassador, civil servant
- Sir Sydney Waterlow, 1st Baronet (1822–1906), Lord Mayor of London, Member of Parliament
Military
- Maj-GenMajor-General (United Kingdom)Major general is a senior rank in the British Army. Since 1996 the highest position within the Royal Marines is the Commandant General Royal Marines who holds the rank of major general...
Bruce Brealey, General Officer CommandingGeneral Officer CommandingGeneral Officer Commanding is the usual title given in the armies of Commonwealth nations to a general officer who holds a command appointment. Thus, a general might be the GOC II Corps or GOC 7th Armoured Division...
HQ Theatre Troops since 2008 - Wing CommanderWing Commander (rank)Wing commander is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries...
Andy GreenAndy GreenWing Commander Andy D. Green OBE BA RAF is a British Royal Air Force pilot and World Land Speed Record holder.-RAF career:...
, (1962– ) past team leader of RAF Red Arrows Display Team; current holder of the world land speed recordLand speed recordThe land speed record is the highest speed achieved by a wheeled vehicle on land. There is no single body for validation and regulation; in practice the Category C flying start regulations are used, officiated by regional or national organizations under the auspices of the Fédération... - Rear-AdmRear AdmiralRear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. It is generally regarded as the lowest of the "admiral" ranks, which are also sometimes referred to as "flag officers" or "flag ranks"...
Ronald Harcus CB - Air MarshalAir MarshalAir marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
Sir Brian ReynoldsBrian Reynolds (RAF officer)Air Marshal Sir Brian Vernon Reynolds KCB CBE was a Royal Air Force officer who became Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at RAF Coastal Command.-RAF career:...
KCB CBE, Commander in Chief from 1956–9 of RAF Coastal CommandRAF Coastal CommandRAF Coastal Command was a formation within the Royal Air Force . Founded in 1936, it was the RAF's premier maritime arm, after the Royal Navy's secondment of the Fleet Air Arm in 1937. Naval aviation was neglected in the inter-war period, 1919–1939, and as a consequence the service did not receive... - Alfred Oliver PollardAlfred Oliver PollardAlfred Oliver Pollard VC, MC & Bar, DCM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
, Victoria CrossVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
recipient, author
Sport
- David AkinluyiDavid AkinluyiDavid Akinluyi is a rugby union footballer who played on the wing for the Northampton Saints.-Career:Akinluyi played rugby while a pupil at St Olave's Grammar School and then at the University of Cambridge...
, (1984– ) Signed professionally with Northampton SaintsNorthampton SaintsNorthampton Saints are a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. The Northampton Saints were formed in 1880. They play in green, black and gold colours. They play their home games at Franklin's Gardens, which has a capacity of 13,591....
2006 - Nicholas Osipczak, Professional Mixed Martial Artist; a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United KingdomThe Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United KingdomThe Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom is the ninth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. It began production in January 2009, and began airing on Spike on April 1, 2009. The season featured Lightweight fighters ...
The Arts
- Samuel Laman BlanchardSamuel Laman BlanchardSamuel Laman Blanchard was a British author and journalist.The son of a painter and glazier, he was born at Great Yarmouth. He was educated at St Olave's school, Southwark, and then became clerk to a proctor in Doctors' Commons. At an early age he developed an interest in literature, contributing...
, (1804–1845) author and journalist - A. B. Campbell radio broadcaster
- William ColeWilliam Cole (Musician)William Charles Cole FSA was a conductor, composer and organist. He went to Saint Olave's Grammar School, where he in fact almost lost his scholarship there because 'his music was getting in the way of his studies'. He also studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he won the Stewart...
LVO, Master of the Music at the Queen’s Chapel of the SavoySavoy ChapelThe Savoy Chapel or the Queen's Chapel of the Savoy is a chapel off the Strand, London, dedicated to St John the Baptist. It was originally built in the medieval era off the main church of the Savoy Palace...
from 1954–94, and Professor of Harmony and Composition from 1948–62 at the Royal Academy of MusicRoyal Academy of MusicThe Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a conservatoire, Britain's oldest degree-granting music school and a constituent college of the University of London since 1999. The Academy was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 with the help and ideas of the French harpist and composer Nicolas... - Matthew CrosbyMatthew CrosbyMatthew Crosby is a British comedian and writer. He is best known as one third of the sketch team Pappy's. He began his comedy career in 2004 and has since performed stand-up and sketch comedy all over the world. He was a semi-finalist for the BBC New Act 2005...
, comedian and actor - Johnny Douglas (conductor)Johnny Douglas (conductor)Johnny Douglas was an English composer, Musical Director and string arranger, perhaps best known for his work in the easy listening genre...
, film score composer - Lawrence DurrellLawrence DurrellLawrence George Durrell was an expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer, though he resisted affiliation with Britain and preferred to be considered cosmopolitan...
, (1912–1990) novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer - Mark Ellis, 1971–1978, record producer better known as Flood
- Andrew FordAndrew FordAndrew Ford is an English and Australian composer, writer and radio presenter.He was Composer-in-residence with the Australian Chamber Orchestra , held the Peggy Glanville-Hicks Composer Fellowship from 1998 to 2000 and was awarded a two-year fellowship by the Music Board of the Australia Council...
, composer - Edmund GwennEdmund GwennEdmund Gwenn was an English theatre and film actor.-Background:Born Edmund John Kellaway in Wandsworth, London , and educated at St. Olave's School and later at King's College London, Gwenn began his acting career in the theatre in 1895...
, Academy award winning actor - Som WardnerSom WardnerSom Wardner is a Sri Lankan-born British musician and socialite, best known as the frontman of the band My Vitriol.Wardner was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka and raised as a Sinhalese Buddhist. Noted for artistic abilities from an early age, Wardner had one of his art exhibitions opened by the...
, (1989–1996) singer, guitarist, songwriter