Former pupils of Warwick School are known as Old Warwickians.
Notable Old Warwickians
Notable Old Warwickians are listed below along with their contribution to society:
Politics Daniel Byles (Guinness World Record holding ocean rower and polar explorer, Conservative MP for North Warwickshire from 2010) 1985 – 1992, Head of House Harry Greenway (Conservative MP for Ealing 1979–1997) Colin Jordan (National Organiser of the British National Party) 1934 – 1942 Stephen Lovegrove, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence Frederick Mulley (politician) 1929 – 1936 Thomas Puckering 1592 – 1636, MP and Sheriff of Warwickshire Tim Barrow (British diplomat) Daniel Dalton (Conservative politician and former professional cricketer) Tony Whittaker, co-founder and first leader of PEOPLE, forerunner of the Green Party Tim Cole (British diplomat)
Religion Abiezer Coppe (17th century "ranting" Baptist preacher) c. 1630 John Ley 1584 – 1662, clergyman and religious controversialist Henry Teonge (c. 1620–1690), diarist, naval chaplain and Warwickshire parson John Richardson (Archbishop of Fredericton)
Sport A G K Brown (Olympic gold medalist, 1936) head boy, 1933 – 1934 Tim Dalton English Rugby Union International Jamie Elson Member of the winning UK&I Walker Cup Golf Team defeating the US in 2001 Christian Horner (Team Principal – Red Bull Racing) 1987 – 1992 Ben Howard (Rugby Union Player – Worcester Warriors) Robert Challoner (Australian rugby union player) John Hacking (Cricketer for Warwickshire) Jack Marshall (Cricketer for Warwickshire) Ward Maule (Indian-born English cricketer and clergyman) Marko Stanojevic (Italian rugby union player of Serbian descent) Chris Whiteside (Cricketer for Middlesex) Rob Yates (Cricketer for Warwickshire) Fin Smith (Rugby Union Player – Northampton Saints)
Entertainment Sabine Baring-Gould (author of Onward, Christian Soldiers), 1846 Eric Hope (concert pianist) 1928 – 1931 Denis Matthews (concert pianist) 1932 – 1936 Rod Thomas (Musician, Bright Light Bright Light) Michael Billington (author, critic & broadcaster) John Camkin, (1922–1998) journalist, TV sports presenter and businessman Simon Cheshire, (1977–1982) children's writer Marc Elliott (actor, EastEnders) Charles Piff (alias Charles Kay (Actor)) 1942–1948 John Masefield (Poet Laureate) 1888 – 1891 Iain Pears (novelist) M J Trow (writer) John McLusky (Hector John Dewhirst McLusky) 1936 – 40, James Bond illustrator Ben Hanlin (Magician) Joshua McGuire (Actor) James TW Singer, Songwriter Ferdinand Kingsley Actor (Son of Sir Ben Kingsley) Edward Chattaway (Journalist and editor of The Star from 1930 to 1936) Francis Wilford-Smith (British cartoonist, graphic artist, and producer and archivist of blues music) Mark Evans, TV presenter Robin Rhoderick-Jones (author) Science Robert Thomson Leiper, parasitologist and helminthologist Josiah Court, English physician who determined the cause of miners' nystagmus Alfred Nicholson Leeds, English amateur paleontologist Geoff Wilde, British engineer and the designer of the Rolls-Royce RB211
Industry Geoffrey Healey (co-designer, with his father Donald Healey, of Healey and Austin-Healey cars) 1937 – 1939 William James (railway promoter) c. 1785 Denys Shortt (Businessman)
Military Air Vice-Marshal Peter J. M. Squires, senior RAF officer Peter Strickland (British Lieutenant-General in WWI) Brigadier Michael Stephens (Royal Engineers) Brigadier Robin Rhoderick-Jones (Queen's Royal Irish Hussars) Other Sir David Foskett (High Court judge) John Owen headmaster c. 1595 – 1622 Martin Richards, Chief Constable of Sussex Police John Patrick Cavanagh Mr Justice Cavanagh (High Court Judge)
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