List of Old Rossallians
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[edit] Academic
- Peter Barton - First World War historian and author.
- William Chawner - Vice Chancellor of the University of Cambridge1899-1901
- John Standish Fforde - Economist, historian and Chief Cashier at the Bank of England - as such his signature would have appeared on sterling banknotes for a period
- Frank Fletcher - First person to be knighted for services to education and first lay headmaster of a British public school. Headmaster of Marlborough College and Charterhouse School - His bust in the Sumner Library was created by Jacob Epstein
- David Fowler - Mathematician
- Sir Henry Stuart Jones - Classical scholar and lexicographer
- Charles Lethbridge Kingsford - Historian and fellow of the British Academy
- Geoffrey Kirk - Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge [1]
- Dr. John Morris - Historian and founder of the historical journal 'Past & Present'
- Charles Kay Ogden - Linguist, psychologist and philosopher and inventor of Basic English
- Sir Herbert Isambard Owen - Nephew of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. First Vice Chancellor of Bristol University and founder of The University of Wales
- Niall Shanks - Philosopher - Keen opponent of Intelligent Design
- Frederick Arthur Simpson - Historian and eccentric
There have been many Old Rossallians who have become headmasters at public schools since its foundation in 1844, including Winchester College, Charterhouse School, Rugby School, Merchant Taylor's, Marlborough College, The Dragon School, Wellington College, Harrow School, Malvern College, Dulwich College, Sevenoaks School and Christ's Hospital. The current crop includes the Headmasters at Cheltenham College, Bedales School, Abingdon School and Barnard Castle School.
[edit] Literary
- J. R. Ackerley - author, editor, and memoirist
- Leslie Charteris - creator of The Saint
- J.G. Farrell - novelist and winner of the Booker Prize
- F. W. Harvey D. C. M. - Poet
- Raymond M Patterson - Explorer and travel writer
- Robert Pickering Ashe - Diarist and Colonialist
[edit] Media and Television
- Michael Barratt - former BBC TV 'Nationwide' anchorman
- Patrick Campbell - Former team captain on Call My Bluff
- Henry Curwen - Journalist, author and editor of the Times of India
- Sonny Flood - Actor in Hollyoaks
- Edmund Garrett - Journalist and newspaper editor [2]
- Davinia Taylor - Actress and It Girl
[edit] Military
- George Clarke, 1st Baron Sydenham of Combe - Governor of Bombay and Victoria
- Field Marshal Sir Charles Comyn Egerton - First World War Field Marshal, member of the Council of the India, Commander of the Somaliland Field Force [3]
- Captain George S. Henderson (VC)
- General Sir Thomas Hutton (M.C. KCB, KCIE)
- Frederick Lugard (GCMG, CB, DSO, PC) - governor of Hong Kong and Nigeria and founder of the University of Hong Kong.
- Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Edward Hasting Medhurst (KCB CB OBE MC) - Director of Allied Air Co-Operation (1940) and key figure in the RAF throughout WW2
- John Moss MC [4]
- General John Nixon - First World War General
- Sir Charles Noble Arden-Clarke - Colonial Governor, Last Governor of the Gold Coast
- Brigadier George Rowland Patrick Roupell (VC)
[edit] Misc
- John Reginald Birchall - "Swamp of Death" Murderer, hanged in 1890
- Sir Alexander Carmichael Bruce - Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
- Sir Norman Kendal - Head of the C.I.D.
- John Broome - The founder and first chairman of Alton Towers Theme Park
[edit] Music and the Arts
- Bill Ashton - Founder of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra
- Sir Thomas Beecham - Conductor and founder of numerous orchestras including the London Philharmonic and Royal Philharmonic
- Anthony Besch - opera director [5]
- James Donald - Actor (The Great Escape, The Bridge on the River Kwai)
- Bill Hopkins - Composer, pianist and music critic
- Christopher Whall - Founder of the New England School of Stained Glass craftsmanship. Helped William Morris establish the William Morris Arts and Crafts Society.
- Frederick Brisson - Theatre and Film Producer who introduced the plays of Tom Stoppard and Harold Pinter to Broadway as well as producing plays such as Coco - also husband of 4 time Oscar Nominee Rosalind Russell
[edit] Politics and Law
- Lt.Colonel Arthur Anderson - A.D.C. to the Viceroy of India
- Edward Colborne Baber - Colonial administrator (Rossall Junior School)
- Eric Alfred George Shackleton Bailey - Conservative MP for Manchester Gorton 1931–1935
- Robert Bernays - Liberal MP for Bristol North 1931-1945, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health 1937–1939, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport 1939–1940
- Arthur John Bigge, 1st Baron Stamfordham Private Secretary to Queen Victoria (1895-1901) and to George V (1910-1931)
- Harry Brittain - Conservative MP for Acton 1918-1929 and founder of the pilgrims club
- Wilfred Banks Duncan Brown, Baron Brown - Minister of State at the Board of Trade 1970-1975 and member of the Privy Council.
- Alfred Broughton - Long serving Labour MP - Key to the Labour Government downfall in 1979
- Octavius Leigh Clare - Conservative MP for Eccles 1895-1906
- Sir Robert Francis Dunnell - English solicitor, civil servant and railway executive.
- Christopher Gardner QC - Recently appointed Chief Justice of the Falkland Islands [6]
- Herbert Brent Grotrian - Unionist MP for South-West Hull 1924-1929
- Neil Marten - Conservative MP for Banbury 1959-1983 and Minister for Overseas Development 1979–1983
- Oswald Partington, 2nd Baron Doverdale - Liberal MP 1900-1918
- C. G. Pym - Conservative MP for Bedford 1895-1906
- Robert Frederick Ratcliff - MP for Burton 1900-1918
- Sir Thomas Richardson - Conservative MP for Hartlepool 1895-1900
- William Rolleston [7] - Cabinet Minister in New Zealand who later became the Leader of the Opposition there.
- Sir John Le Rougetel - Ambassador to Persia, Belgium and High Commissioner for Southern Africa
- Walter Dorling Smiles - MP for Blackburn 1931-1945
- John Ellis Talbot - Conservative MP for Brierley Hill 1959–1967
- Benjamin Strachan - Ambassador to the Yemen,Lebanon and Algeria.
- George Frederic Verdon (KCMG) - 19th Century Treasurer of Australia - Equivalent to the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the UK
- Derek Colclough Walker-Smith - Long Serving Conservative MP for Hertford 1945–1955 and then for East Hertfordshire 1955–1983 - Minister of Health
- Ralph Champneys Williams - Governor of Newfoundland
- Colonel Sir Charles Edward Yate - Conservative MP for Melton 1918-1924
- Robert Armstrong Yerburgh - Unionist MP for Chester 1886–1906 and 1910–1916 [8]
[edit] Religious
- Father Thomas R.D. Byles - Catholic priest who refused to leave the Titanic so he could help fellow passengers. He perished as it sank.
- William Henry Temple Gairdner - Missionary [9]
- Revd. John Pym - Chaplain to George V
- George Sinker - Christian Missionary in India
- John Hugh Smyth formerly Smyth-Pigott - Agapemonite leader
- Alwyn Williams - Bishop of Oxford, Durham and Winchester. Chaplain to George V. Prelate of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. Headmaster of Winchester College and later dean of Christ Church.
[edit] Science, Medicine and Engineering
- Sir William de Wiveleslie Abney - Astronomer, Chemist and Photographer
- John Fleetwood Baker - Civil engineer and designer of the Morrison indoor shelter
- William Blair-Bell - Co-Founder of The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
- David Brown - Engineer, entrepreneur and one-time owner of Aston Martin; his initials are still given to the finest models of Aston Martin cars. He also owned Lagonda.
- Sir Frederick Brundrett - Chief Scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence 1954-1960 [10]
- Charles Craven OBE - Managing Director of Vickers-Armstrong
- Ivan de Burgh Daly - Physiologist
- Professor Sir William Boyd Dawkins - geologist and archaeologist and fellow of The Royal Society
- Wilfred Fletcher C.B.E - Designer of the first Severn Bridge
- George Garrett - Clergyman and Submarine Designer
- Francis Graham-Smith - Astronomer Royal
- C. C. P. Popcock - Former Chairman of Royal Dutch Shell
- Colonel G L Thornton - Physician to George V
- Dikran Tahta - Maths teacher who inspired Stephen Hawking
- John Turtle Wood - Architect, Engineer and Archaeologist
[edit] Sport
- Rex Crummack - 1920 Olympic Gold Medal Winning British hockey player [11]
- Bob Bennett - Cricket for Lancashire. Chairman of Lancashire County Cricket Club. Chairman of the Test and County Cricket Board and tour manager of England's tour of the West Indies in 1998.
- Liam Botham - (Son of Ian Botham.) Rugby Union, Rugby League and Cricket player at the highest professional levels in his own right.
- Walter Clopton Wingfield - The 'Inventor of Lawn Tennis'
- Robert Coar - Former Chairman of Blackburn Rovers, now director of football there, and Current Member of the English FA Governing Body
- Paul Dalglish - Football player (Son of Kenny Dalglish)
- Michael Dickinson - World Record Holding National Hunt trainer
- Thomas Higson - Cricket for Lancashire and England. England test selector
- Nigel Howard - Fleeting England Cricket Captain (Also last amateur England Captain.)
- Ham Lambert - Irish International cricketer, rugby player and referee
- Michael Melluish MBE - Cricket for Cambridge University, Middlesex and Gentlemen. Past President and Treasurer of the MCC. Honorary Life Vice-President of the MCC.
- Brian Redman - Formula 5000 Champion
- A.B.Rowley - First President of Lancashire County Cricket Club
- E.B.Rowley - First Captain of Lancashire County Cricket Club
- Vernon Royle - England Test Cricketer
- Benjamin Spilsbury - 19th Century England International Footballer
- Geoffrey Plumpton Wilson (1878-1934), England international footballer
- Peter Winterbottom - Former England Rugby Union Captain. He also played for the Lions.
[edit] Famous Parents of Rossall Students
- Jamil al-Assad - Syrian Politician
- Ian Botham - Cricketer
- Carl Brisson - Silent Film Actor
- Kenny Dalglish - Football Manager
- Syd Little - Comedian
- Sir Frank Whittle - Inventor of the Jet Engine
[edit] Notable Old Masters
- John Ambrose Fleming - Inventor
- Walter Besant - Novelist & Historian
- Warin Foster Bushell - President of the Mathematical Association
- Robert Clayton - 19th Century England and Yorkshire Cricketer
- Harry Dean - Cricketer (Coach at Rossall) [12]
- Jack Ellis - Rugby player
- Paul Grice - Philosopher
- John Eldon Gorst - Politician
- S. P. B. Mais - Author and Journalist
- John Rees - Welsh Rugby International
- John Rousseau - Solver of the Masquerade mystery.
- Owen Seaman - Poet, Journalist and editor of Punch
- Thomas Llewellyn Thomas - Scholar of the Welsh Language
- George Utley - England International and twice FA Cup Winner was assistant cricket coach from 1911 until 1931
[edit] Notable Old Council Members
- Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire - Leader of the Liberal Party and later the Leader of the Conservative Party in the House of Lords amongst an illustrious political career.
- Walter Clegg - Conservative MP
- Wilbraham Egerton, 1st Earl Egerton - Landowner and MP
- William Temple - Archbishop of Canterbury
- Edward Henry Stanley - 15th Earl of Derby and Foreign Secretary (Son of Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby and Prime Minister.)
- Frederick Arthur Stanley - 16th Earl of Derby notable for donating the Stanley Cup
- John Woolley - First Principal of the University of Sydney
- Every Earl of Derby since the 15th Earl of Derby has been President of the Corporation of Rossall School
