Bishop's College School, a private secondary school founded in 1836 in the Borough of Lennoxville, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada owns an Old boy network. Former male students are referred to as BCS Old Boys and former King's Hall, Compton & BCS female students are referred to as Old Girls. BCS's sister school, King's Hall, Compton, was founded in 1872 in Compton, Québec and merged with BCS in 1972.

The official charter of the Bishop's College School BCS Alumni Association was granted in 1901. The Heneker-Williams Society was created by the board of directors of the BCS Association to honour individuals who by leadership and example, have set the standard for volunteer support of Bishop's College School and King's Hall, Compton.

This list is a collection of notable BCS/KHC Alumni. For a list of BCS/KHC faculty see List of Bishop's College School Faculty.

Bishop's College School and Bishop's University have been two separate independent institutions since 1922, after sharing space on Bishop's University campus for nearly 80 years. Please do not include BU alumni on this page.

Educators and thinkers

Frederick Edmund Meredith (1862–1941), lawyer, Chancellor of Bishop's University and President of the Montreal Victorias, Bâtonnier of the Bar of Montreal. General Andrew McNaughton (1887–1966), as the electrical engineer who designed the Cathode Ray Direction Finder and the president of the National Research Board. Charles Sandwith Campbell (1858–1923) A benefactor who gave the City of Montreal the Campbell Concerts and Campbell Parks. He was a governor of McGill University. George Hurst (1926–2012), chief conductor of the BBC Philharmonic, visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Eric Herbert Molson OC (born 1937) C.M., former chairman of Molson Coors and former Chancellor of Concordia University. William Heneker (1867–1939), one of only a handful of Canadians to reach the full rank of general in the British Army, BCS alumnus and former teacher. William Watson Ogilvie – was the president of the Montreal Board of Trade in 1893 and 1894, and a member of its council for six years. He was also a director of the Bank of Montreal, the Montreal Transportation Company, the North British and Mercantile Insurance Company, and a founding director of the Royal Trust Company. Reginald Aubrey Fessenden (1866–1932) professor at Purdue University and the founder and chair of the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Pittsburgh.

Sciences and engineering

Reginald Aubrey Fessenden (1866–1932) Inventor of radio (AM broadcasting) and sonar "Fessenden oscillator", professor at the Purdue University and the founder/chair of the Electrical Engineering department at the University of Pittsburgh. General Andrew McNaughton (1887–1966), the electrical engineer who designed the Cathode Ray Direction Finder and the president of the National Research Board. Frederick Edmund Meredith (1862–1941), lawyer, Chancellor of Bishop's University and President of the Montreal Victorias, Bâtonnier of the Bar of Montreal Selwyn G. Blaylock (1879–1945), President of the Canadian Institute of Mining, established the Selwyn G. Blaylock Medal. James Ross (1848–1913) of Montreal, a Scottish-born Canadian civil engineer, businessman and philanthropist. He established his fortune predominantly through railway construction, notably for the Canadian Pacific Railway, of which he was the major shareholder, and also served as a governor of McGill University. Richard H. Tomlinson OC, (c. 1924 – 2018) was a Canadian chemist and philanthropist who graduated from Cambridge University. He is best known as a founding director of Gennum Corp., a Canadian manufacturer of semiconductors and semiconductor-based products, and for making one of the largest single donations to a Canadian university. He was also a professor emeritus of chemistry, McMaster University.

Medicine and humanitarians Harry Woodburn Blaylock CBE (1978–1928) was Chief commissioner of the Canadian Red Cross Society. Hazen Sise (1906–1974) was a Canadian architect, educator, and humanitarian who worked alongside Norman Bethune as the chief fundraiser for the Committee to Aid Spanish Democracy in Madrid, Spain. He is responsible for introducing Bethune's achievements in China to the western world for the first time, and nominated Bethune's House as a National Historic Site of Canada. Sir James Lauder Brunton 4th Bt., of Stratford Place (1947-) was born in Montreal and educated at Bishop's College School, Lennoxville, Quebec, and McGill University, Montreal. He is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto. His father and grandfather were also both educated at McGill. His grandfather (the 2nd Baronet) settled the family in Canada in 1912.

Arts and media

Jake Eberts OC (1941–2012), award-winning film producer of Chariots of Fire, Gandhi, Dances with Wolves & Chicken Run. He has been associated with films garnering 66 Oscar nominations, including nine for Best Picture. In 2006, March of the Penguins won the Oscar for Best Documentary. Richard Smeaton White (1865–1936) was a Canadian newspaper publisher and political figure. He sat for Inkerman Division in the Senate of Canada as a Conservative from 1917 to 1936. Ralph Barker Gustafson, CM (1909–1995) was a Canadian poet and professor at Bishop's University. John Calder (1927–2018) was a Scottish-Canadian writer who founded the company Calder Publishing in 1949.The Guardian 20 July 2002 Page 72 Sharon Pollock (1928-2021) Canadian Playwright, an officer of the Order of Canada and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Clive M. Law(1954–2017) was a Canadian publisher and author, and founder and President of Service Publications. John Glassco (1909–1981) was a Canadian poet, memoirist and novelist. According to Stephen Scobie, "Glassco will be remembered for his brilliant autobiography, his elegant, classical poems, and for his translations."Stephen Scobie, "Glassco, John ", Canadian Encyclopedia (Edmonton: Hurtig, 1988), 906. He is also remembered by some for his erotica. David Atkinson (1921–2012), Broadway actor and singer. He also served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II in the South Pacific just prior to Japan's surrender. Norman Webster OC (1941–) A Canadian journalist and a former editor-in-chief of The Globe and Mail and The Gazette. George Hurst (1926–2012), Chief Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic; visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Giles Walker (1946–2020) Scottish-Canadian film director, staff director at the National Film Board of Canada for 20 years and recipient of an Oscar nomination for a short drama. Stuart McLean OC (1948–2017) Celebrated Canadian radio broadcaster, humorist, monologist, and author, best known as the host of the CBC Radio program, The Vinyl Cafe. Michael Ondaatje (1943–) He is the recipient of multiple literary awards such as the Governor General's Award, the Giller Prize, the Booker Prize, and the Prix Médicis étranger. and recognized for his nationally and internationally successful novel The English Patient (1992). He also funds the Ondaatje Endeavour camping trips for BCS students. Ntare Mwine (1967–) an American stage and film actor, documentarian and activist who has appeared in such high-profile productions as Blood Diamond, Law & Order, Heroes and CSO, and Crime Scene Investigation with legendary producer Steven Soderbergh. Filipes Antônio da Silva Baptista Tou, otherwise known as , Macanese singer. Winner of over four seasons of TDM (Macau), Teledifusão de Macau, S. A. Competitions. Scott Abbott co-inventor of the board game Trivial Pursuit.

Howard Ryshpan (1932–) Canadian actor in radio, films, television and theatre. Paul Almond OC (1931–2015) Director of BBC documentary Up series or Seven-up！ Robert Bédard (1931– ) is a Canadian former tennis player. Bédard was the top-ranked Canadian singles player for most of the 1950s and early 1960s. Headmaster of St. Andrew's College. Diana Fowler LeBlanc, CC (born 1940 in Toronto) is the widow of former Governor General of Canada, Roméo LeBlanc, during whose term she was Viceregal consort. She was stationed at the Paris offices of Radio-Canada and then the London office of CBC.

Military service

General Andrew McNaughton (1887–1966), First commander of the First Canadian Army in the Second World War, Minister of National Defense, and Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations George Harold Baker (November 4, 1877 – June 2, 1916) was a lawyer, political figure, and soldier from Quebec, Canada. He represented Brome in the House of Commons of Canada, from 1911 to 1916, as a Conservative Member of Parliament. A bronze statue of him was erected in the Canadian Parliament Building. He is the only sitting Canadian MP to be killed in action on military service. Lieutenant General Kenneth Stuart (September 9, 1891 – November 3, 1945) was a Canadian soldier and Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Canadian Army from 24 December 1941 until 27 December 1943. Major General William Henry Pferinger Elkins (13 June 1883 – 1964) was a Canadian soldier. He was a Commandant of the RMC. Major General Harry Wickwire Foster (1902–1964) A senior Canadian Army officer who commanded two Canadian divisions during World War II. He served in both the Pacific and European theatres. John H. C. McGreevy (1913–2004) was a member of the Order of Canada and a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal. He was a leading figure in the Anglophone community of Quebec City, rewarded for his community service and recognized for his military service in the Second World War as prisoner of war for four years while serving as a lieutenant with the Royal Rifles of Canada in Hong Kong.Greenfield, Nathan.The Damned. Harper Collins, 2010 Knight Frederick Oscar Warren Loomis commander of the Royal Highlanders of Canada who also led the 3rd Canadian Division during the last two months of the First World War as a major-general. Mount Loomis in Alberta is named after him. Robert Moncel (1917– 2007) was a Canadian army officer. Moncel was Lieutenant-General of the Canadian Army and former Vice Chief of the Defence Staff. He was the youngest general officer in the Canadian Army when promoted to Brigadier on 17 August 1944, at the age of 27. Sir William Price (1867–1924), Quebec businessman and politician. One of the organizers for the Valcartier Military Camp (now CFB Valcartier) where BCS students start their year with the Cadet Orientation Camp. There are five generations of the Price family who studied at BCS. Sir Hugh Allan, father of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir H. Montagu Allan, was a Scottish-Canadian shipping magnate, financier and capitalist. By the time of his death, the Allan Shipping Line had become the largest privately owned shipping empire in the world. He was responsible for transporting millions of British immigrants to Canada, and the businesses that he established from Montreal filtered across every sphere of Canadian life, cementing his reputation as an empire builder. The Right Honourable Brigadier General Andrew Hamilton Gault (1882~1958), at his own expense he raised the still existing Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, the last privately raised Regiment in the British Empire. He also served as a Member of Parliament (UK) for Taunton and as a Black Watch Officer. General Sir Henry Edward Burstall (1870–1945), commander of the 2nd Canadian Division in the First World War. William Heneker (1867–1939), one of only a handful of Canadians to reach the full rank of General in the British Army. Commander J. K. L. Ross CBE (1876–1951), sportsman, philanthropist and Deputy Governor of Jamaica; he funded the construction of the new campus for BCS in 1916-17.