The following is a list of some notable Old Oratorians, being former pupils of The Oratory School in the United Kingdom.
Literature Hilaire Belloc, writer and historian. Christopher Tolkien, J. R. R. Tolkien's son. Michael Tolkien, J. R. R. Tolkien's son. Gregory Woods, poet.
Politics Francis Nicholas Blundell, conservative politician. Edmund FitzAlan-Howard, conservative politician. Peter Hope, diplomat. James Fitzalan Hope, 1st Baron Rankeillour, conservative politician. Arthur Oswald James Hope, 2nd Baron Rankeillour, Soldier and Conservative politician. Igor Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales. Edward Leigh, conservative politician. Pierse Loftus, conservative politician. Charles James Mathew, labour politician. Jack Miller, United States Senator. Martin Archer-Shee, Conservative Party politician and British army officer. Edward Sheil, nationalist politician.
Military Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Lieutenant General and Victoria Cross holder. Rudolph Feilding, Viscount Feilding, Lieutenant-Colonel. Walter Lentaigne, Lieutenant General George Henry Morris, Lieutenant-Colonel. Edward Noel, Lieutenant-Colonel. Sir Edmund Paston Bedingfeld, 9th Baronet. George Pereira, Brigadier General. Cecil Pereira, Major-General Sir. John Pell Archer-Shee, Brigadier Edmund Tempest, pilot. Roger Tempest, Brigadier General.
Royalty and nobility
Afonso de Santa Maria, Prince of Beira. Sir Richard Crichton Mitchell Cotts, 4th Baronet. William Feilding, 10th Earl of Denbigh. Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 3rd Baron Howard of Glossop. Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk. Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk. Arthur French, 5th Baron de Freyne Francis French, 6th Baron de Freyne Sir Cyril Aubrey Charles Hampson, 12th Baronet. Henry Hope, 3rd Baron Rankeillour, Soldier, barrister, landowner Philip Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian. Sir Maurice Lacy, 2nd Baronet. Sir Humphrey de Trafford, 4th Baronet. Lionel Petre, 16th Baron Petre James Sempill, 21st Lord Sempill
Business Ed Conway, first economics editor of Sky News. George M. von Furstenberg, economist.
Sport Robert Berkeley, cricket player. John Pius Boland, tennis player and Olympic gold medal winner. Danny Cipriani, rugby union player. Stewart Davison, cricket player. Hubert Eaton, cricket player. Ayoola Erinle, rugby union player. Benny Howell, cricket player. George Macnamara, Irish cricket player. Tim Male, Olympic rower. Alex Pearce, football player. Michael Roberts, cricket player. Steve Tomlinson, rugby union player. Andy Vilk rugby union player. Tim Atkins, hockey player.
Arts and entertainment
Jonathan Bailey, actor. Michael Berkeley, composer. Niccolo d'Ardia Caracciolo, painter. Gervase Elwes, tenor. Simon Elwes, painter. Arthur Hervey, composer. Steven Sykes, artist
Other Charles John Philip Cave, meteorologist. Michael Levey, historian. Theobald Mathew, lawyer. George Ogilvie-Forbes, diplomat George Pereira, explorer. Edward Pereira, priest. Tom Sandars, television and radio presenter. John Hungerford Pollen, English Jesuit, known as a historian of the Protestant Reformation. Arthur Joseph Hungerford Pollen, English journalist, businessman.
In fiction George Balfour, one of the main characters in the play Posh and later film adaptation The Riot Club.
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