List of Old Shirburnians

Sherborne is a British full boarding Public School located in the town of Sherborne in north-west Dorset.

Mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher and theoretical biologist Alan Turing

This list comprises predominantly 20th-century notable Old Shirburnians organised by profession.

Academia

Leading English actor Jeremy Irons
British military commander, former Commander Land Forces General Sir Nicholas Parker

Entertainment and the arts

Actor best known for parts in Downton Abbey and the Paddington films Hugh Bonneville
Writer David Cornwell better known by his pen name John le Carré
Lead singer and co-founder of the rock band Coldplay Chris Martin

Military

Director General of the European Union Military Staff Lieutenant General David Leakey
Standing Joint Force Commander since November 2018 Major General Rupert Jones

Intelligence

Diplomacy and colonial administration

UK Permanent Representative on the North Atlantic Council (NATO) and then United Nations (UN) Sir John Weston

Clergymen

Broadcasting

Politics

Writers and poets

Novelist, elder brother of Evelyn Waugh and son of Arthur Waugh OS Alec Waugh

Sport

Other

Victoria Cross holders

Five Old Shirburnians have been awarded the Victoria Cross, to whom a memorial plaque was commissioned, the unveiling of which took place in the School Chapel on 19 September 2004.[3]

See also

References

  1. 'LYS, Rev. Francis John' in Who Was Who (OUP)
  2. The Earl of Romney, The Daily Telegraph, June 10, 2004
  3. Old Shirburnian Editorial Team, (2004), The OS Record, pages 20–21 , (Shelleys The Printers, Sherborne)
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