List of people educated at Warwick School

Former pupils of Warwick School are known as Old Warwickians.

Since the school's origins over 1100 years ago, many old boys have made a significant influence on their chosen fields. Especially in the past two centuries, old boys have made their mark in the military, politics, sports, science, the music industry and the entertainment industry.

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)
Steven Fisher (British diplomat)
Daniel Dalton (Conservative politician and former professional cricketer)
Tony Whittaker, co-founder and first leader of PEOPLE, forerunner of the Green Party

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 States)

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

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)

List of people educated at Warwick School

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