List of Old Abingdonians

Born in the 12th century

• St Edmund Rich , Archbishop of Canterbury, 1233–1240

  Born in the 16th century

• John Roysse, mercer, re-endowed Abingdon School in 1563
• Sir John Mason, diplomat, spy, and Chancellor of Oxford University
• Thomas Tesdale, maltster and benefactor, established the Tesdale Ushership
• John Blacknall, Land and mill owner and founder of Blacknall bequest
• Sir John Bennet, Chancellor of the Diocese of York, Judge and politician
• William Bennet, MP and founder of the Bennet scholarship
• Sir Thomas Smith,, Judge and Member of Parliament
• John Bennet, composer
• Christopher Tesdale, member of the Westminster Assembly, of Divines
• Robert Payne, English cleric and academic

  Born in the 17th century

• Clement Barksdale, religious author, polymath and Anglican priest
• Henry Langley, nonconformist minister and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford
• Walter Dayrell, Archdeacon of Winchester
• Sir Edward Turnour, Speaker of the House of Commons
• Sir John Holt, Lord Chief Justice
• Walter Harte Prebendary of Bath and Wells and a principal pillar of the Nonjuring schism cause
• Colonel James Bringfeild,, equerry to Prince George of Denmark and Aide-de-camp to the Duke of Marlborough
• Colwell Brickenden, Clergyman and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford
• William Hunt, Archdeacon of Bath
• James Jennings, MP and Landowner
• Matthew Panting, Master of Pembroke College, Oxford
• Joseph Cox, High Sheriff of Berkshire
• Phanuel Bacon, playwright, poet and author

  Born in the 18th century

• Philip Morant, historian
• John Ratcliffe, Clergyman and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford
• Francis Ayscough, courtier, and Dean of Bristol
• Richard Brickenden, Archdeacon of Wiltshire
• Sir John D'Oyly, 4th Baronet, 4th baronet of Chislehampton
• William Walker, Principal of New Inn Hall
• John Nourse, bookseller
• William Adams, Master of Pembroke College, Oxford
• William Horton, leading military aide and builder of Horton House
• Lord James Beauclerk, Bishop of Hereford, 1746-1787
• Daniel Dumaresq, St Petersburg Academy of Sciences, educationalist
• John Howe, 2nd Baron Chedworth
• James Dashwood, politician
• Sir Thomas Head, High Sheriff of Berkshire
• Richard Graves, clergyman, writer and translator
• John Morton, MP
• Henry Howe, 3rd Baron Chedworth
• Thomas Whorwood of Holton, High Sheriff of Oxfordshire.
• Philip Wenman, 6th Viscount Wenman, politician
• Sir Robert Jenkinson, 5th Baronet, 5th Baronet of Walcot and Hawkesbury
• James Dawkins, antiquary and Jacobite
• John Tracy, Viscount and Warden of All Souls College
• William Hawkins, clergyman, poet and dramatist
• Sir Charles Bagot Chester, 7th Baronet, 7th Baronet of Chicheley
• Clement Saxton, High Sheriff of Berkshire
• John Loder, Clergyman, landowner and founder of the Old Berkshire Hunt
• Sir Henry Atkins, 5th Baronet of Clapham
• Sir Richard Atkins, 6th Baronet of Clapham & High Sheriff
• Henry Dawkins, Member of the Parliament
• William Newcome, Bishop and Archbishop of Armagh
• Edward Morant,, Member of the Parliament
• Sir Henry D'Anvers, 4th Baronet, 4th Culworth baronet
• William Huddesford, Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum
• Henry Leigh Tracy, 8th Viscount Tracy, 8th Viscount Tracy
• John Clarke, Provost of Oriel College, Oxford
• Sir Michael D'Anvers, 5th Baronet, High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
• Sir Justinian Isham, 7th Baronet, High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
• James Gerard, Warden of Wadham College, Oxford
• John Smyth, Clergyman and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford
• John Bush , High Sheriff of Oxfordshire
• William Sergrove, Clergyman and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford
• Sir Francis Clerke, 7th Baronet, Baron, killed at Battles of Saratoga
• Thomas Stock social reformer, established first Sunday school in England
• Sir William Clerke, 8th Baronet, Baron and clergyman
• George Knapp, British Member of Parliament for Abingdon
• William Wiseman Clarke, High Sheriff of Berkshire
• Thomas Dudley Fosbroke,, antiquary
• George William Hall, Master of Pembroke College, Oxford
• Major-General John Tombs, British East India Company and Indian Army
• Clement Hue, physician
• George Rowley, Master of University College, Oxford

  Born in the 19th century

• Sir William Boxall, painter, director of the National Gallery
• William Alder Strange, headmaster and author
• Major-General Sir Henry Tombs VC KCB , Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross
• James Brooks, Gothic Revival architect
• Henry Rudge Hayward, Archdeacon of Cheltenham and Cirencester
• William Collinson Sawyer, Bishop of Grafton and Armidale, New South Wales
• Edward Ede, cricketer, Hampshire CCC
• George Ede, cricketer, captain, Hampshire CCC & Grand National winner 1868
• William Henry Richardson, historian
• Edward Dorrien Newbolt, British Army officer
• Arthur Edwin Preston, mayor of Abingdon, Master of Christ’s Hospital
• Colonel Lacey Robert Johnson, Canadian Pacific Railway pioneer
• Louis Davis, Arts and Crafts stained glass artist.
• Harry Redfern, architect
• Charles Harvey Dixon, politician
• Harold Gilman, painter, founder member of the Fitzroy Group
• Oswald Couldrey, author and watercolourist
• Norman Riches, cricketer, captain, Glamorgan CCC
• Willoughby Weaving, First World War poet
• John William Duncan, Welsh field hockey international
• Richard Rice,, 1912 Summer Olympics athlete
• Tracy Philipps, intelligence officer, later colonial official and conservationist
• Thomas Malcolm Layng, Deputy Chaplain-General to the Forces, 1945, and Archdeacon of York
• Henry Medd, architect and church designer in Delhi
• Sir Michael Bruce, author, traveller and adventurer
• Eric Whelpton, author and traveller
• John Theobald Milne, an English fighter pilot and flying ace
• Nigel Bruce, actor

  Born in the 20th century

Academic and Education

• Cecil Davidge, lawyer and academic of Keble College, Oxford
• Colin Ronan, British author and specialist in the history and philosophy of science
• Michael Bateman, journalist and author
• Sir Eric Anderson, Teacher and educator
• Frank Jeal, zoologist and Trinity lecturer
• Bryan Kibble, British physicist, inventor of the Kibble balance
• Mark Bretscher, biological scientist, FRS
• Michael Fortescue, professor and academic
• Sir Chris Dobson, professor and academic, FRS
• Roger Ainsworth, professor and Master of St Catherine's College, Oxford
• Sir John Hills, professor and academic
• Angus McPhail, teacher and former warden of Radley College
• Nicholas Lemoine, professor and academic
• John Dewar,, academic and law specialist
• Andrew Robson, international bridge player, teacher and columnist
• Ben Macintyre, author and journalist
• Andrew Fisher, physicist
• Timothy Bugg, professor and academic
• Peter Haynes, professor and academic

  Arts

• Raymond Stross, film producer and director
• Michael Grigsby, film maker
• Tom Kempinski, playwright and actor
• Martin Lisemore, television producer
• Christopher Wray actor and businessman
• Nicholas Loukes, actor
• Eddy Joseph, sound engineer
• Anthony Fawcett, writer, art critic, and a former personal assistant to John Lennon
• Michael Holding,, filmmaker and director
• Thomas Dolby, musician and producer
• Robin Kermode, communication coach and former actor
• Russell Taylor, writer, journalist and composer
• Simon West, actor
• Martin Hyder, actor & writer
• Toby Jones, actor
• Tom Hollander, actor
• Philip Selway, member of Radiohead
• Ed O'Brien, member of Radiohead
• Thom Yorke, member of Radiohead
• Colin Greenwood, member of Radiohead
• Jonny Greenwood, member of Radiohead
• Nigel Powell, musician
• Andy Yorke, musician
• David Pringuer, musician
• David Mitchell, comedian and actor
• Rob Walker, sports commentator and television presenter
• Dawson Bros., comedy writers
• Michael Bartlett, playwright and actor
• Joseph Kennedy, actor
• Wayne Yip, film and TV director
• Jonny Donahoe, comedian and writer
• Jamie Anderson, producer
• Tim Dawson, screenwriter
• Alex Mugnaioni, actor
• Edward Wilson , actor
• Toby Marlow, writer and composer
• Kit Young, actor

  Business

• John William Greening MBE, benefactor and philanthropist
• Bruce Duncan Guimaraens, port wine maker, head of Guimaraens Taylor Fonseca, Oporto
• Sir Vivian Ramsey, former High Court judge
• Matthew Harding businessmen and vice-chairman of Chelsea Football Club
• Tim Parker, Chairman of the National Trust
• Sir Robert Pasley, Pasley baronets and CFO of Cell C
• James Allison, designer, engineer, and technical director of Mercedes
• Richard Wilson, CEO of TIGA
• Philip Johnson, lead architect for the London Stadium for the London 2012 Olympic Games

  Government

• Hugh Lunghi, British military interpreter and Foreign Office
• Sir Andrew Foster, British public servant
• John Beyer, former government ambassador
• Sir Paul Robert Virgo Clarke KCVO, government official
• Sir Kim Darroch KCMG, senior British diplomat
• Sir Nicholas Kay KCMG, British diplomat
• Richard Tauwhare, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands
• The Hon.Jonathan Hamberger, government official awarded Public Service Medal
• Richard McMahon, Bailiff of Guernsey
• Clive Alderton LVO, British diplomat

  Military

• Terence Charley, Japanese prisoner of war
• Brigadier Tony Clay OBE, CBE, British Army officer
• Major General Walter Courage MBE, CB, retired British Army officer
• Christopher John Pickup OBE, LVO, retired British Army officer
• Commodore David Brice, retired Royal Navy officer
• Brigadier Christopher Winfield CBE, retired British Army officer
• Michael Philip Westwood OBE, retired Royal Air Force officer
• Air Vice Marshall Steven Nicholl CBE, retired Royal Air Force officer
• Jonathan Frere MBE, retired British Army officer
• Commodore Alistair Halliday, Royal Navy officer
• Brigadier Robert Bowkett, British Army officer
• Colonel David Eccles OBE, CBE, British Army officer
• Brigadier Nick Pond, MBE, British Army officer

  Politics

• Edward Castle, Baron Castle, British journalist and politician
• Sir George Sinclair, colonial administrator and Conservative MP for Dorking
• Roger Blackmore, political and Lord Mayor of Leicester
• Robert Hayward, Baron Hayward OBE, Conservative MP for Kingswood
• Peter Bradley, Labour MP for the Wrekin
• Francis Maude, Baron Maude of Horsham,, Conservative MP for Warwickshire North, then Horsham, Chairman of the Conservative Party

  Sporting

• Dick Eason, University boat race blue
• Sir David Tanner CBE, British Olympic rowing coach
• Michael Hill, English cricketer
• Angus McPhail, English cricketer
• Michael Howat, English cricketer
• Mark Andrews, University boat race rower
• Graham Halsey, England U-23 and Harlequins rugby player
• Graham Scott, Premier League referee
• Justin Frishberg, Paralympic Games wheelchair rugby player
• Martin Haycock, University boat race cox
• Phil Baker, rowing world championship medallist
• Alex Greaney, University boat race cox
• Ben Gannon, professional cricketer
• Nicholas Drake, England rugby sevens and London Irish
• Jon Dunbar, international rugby union player
• Robin Bourne-Taylor, Olympic rower
• George Whittaker, rower
• Kieran Roche, EHL premier division hockey player
• Nick Brodie, University boat race cox
• Toby Roche, EHL premier division hockey player
• Matthew Rossiter, international and European champion rower
• Oliver Cook, international and world champion rower
• Alex Fisher, professional footballer
• Chris Newman, field hockey international
• Nathaniel Watkins, professional cricketer
• Jamie Cook, university boat race rower
• Felix Newman, University boat race rower
• Ian Middleton, university boat race cox
• Theo Brophy-Clews, rugby union player
• Will Carter Keall, EHL premier division hockey player
• Magnus Gregory, England international canoeist
• Charlie Quarterman, professional cyclist