List of Old Abingdonians

Old Abingdonians are former pupils of Abingdon School or, in some cases, Honorary Old Abingdonians who have been awarded the status based on service to the School. The Old Abingdonians also run the Old Abingdonian Club (OA club) which is an organisation hosted by the school. It was founded in 1743.^[1]

Born in the 12th century

St Edmund Rich (St Edmund of Abingdon) (c.1174–1240), Archbishop of Canterbury, 1233–1240 (may have attended Abingdon)

Born in the 16th century

John Roysse (1500–1571), mercer, re-endowed Abingdon School in 1563
Sir John Mason (1502–1566), diplomat, spy, and Chancellor of Oxford University
Thomas Tesdale (1547–1610), maltster and benefactor, established the Tesdale Ushership
John Blacknall (1583-1625), Land and mill owner and founder of Blacknall bequest
Sir John Bennet (1552–1627), Chancellor of the Diocese of York, Judge and politician
William Bennet (1553-1609), MP and founder of the Bennet scholarship
Sir Thomas Smith, (1556?–1609), Judge and Member of Parliament
John Bennet (c 1571), composer
Christopher Tesdale (1592–1655), member of the Westminster Assembly, of Divines
Robert Payne (1596–1651), English cleric and academic

Born in the 17th century

Clement Barksdale (1609–1687), religious author, polymath and Anglican priest
Henry Langley (1610–1679), nonconformist minister and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford
Walter Dayrell (1610–1684), Archdeacon of Winchester
Sir Edward Turnour (1617–1686), Speaker of the House of Commons
Sir John Holt (1642–1710), Lord Chief Justice
Walter Harte (1650–1735) Prebendary of Bath and Wells and a principal pillar of the Nonjuring schism cause
Colonel James Bringfeild, (1656-1706), equerry to Prince George of Denmark and Aide-de-camp to the Duke of Marlborough
Colwell Brickenden (1663–1714), Clergyman and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford
William Hunt (1669–1733), Archdeacon of Bath
James Jennings (1670–1739), MP and Landowner
Matthew Panting (1682–1739), Master of Pembroke College, Oxford
Joseph Cox (1697–1753), High Sheriff of Berkshire
Phanuel Bacon (1699–1783), playwright, poet and author

Born in the 18th century

Philip Morant (1700–1770), historian
John Ratcliffe (1700–1775), Clergyman and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford
Francis Ayscough (1701–1763), courtier, and Dean of Bristol
Richard Brickenden (1701–1779), Archdeacon of Wiltshire
Sir John D'Oyly, 4th Baronet (1702–1773), 4th baronet of Chislehampton
William Walker (1704–1761), Principal of New Inn Hall
John Nourse (1705–1780), bookseller
William Adams (1706–1789), Master of Pembroke College, Oxford
William Horton (c.1708–1749), leading military aide and builder of Horton House
Lord James Beauclerk (1709–1787), Bishop of Hereford, 1746-1787
Daniel Dumaresq (1712–1805), St Petersburg Academy of Sciences, educationalist
John Howe (1714–1762), 2nd Baron Chedworth
James Dashwood (1715–1779), politician
Sir Thomas Head (1715–1779), High Sheriff of Berkshire
Richard Graves (1715–1804), clergyman, writer and translator
John Morton (c. 1716–1780), MP
Henry Howe (1716–1781), 3rd Baron Chedworth
Thomas Whorwood of Holton (1718–1771), High Sheriff of Oxfordshire.
Philip Wenman, 6th Viscount Wenman (1719–1760), politician
Sir Robert Jenkinson, 5th Baronet (1720–1766), 5th Baronet of Walcot and Hawkesbury
James Dawkins (1722–1757), antiquary and Jacobite
John Tracy (1722–1793), Viscount and Warden of All Souls College
William Hawkins (1722–1801), clergyman, poet and dramatist
Sir Charles Bagot Chester, 7th Baronet (1724–1755), 7th Baronet of Chicheley
Clement Saxton (1724–1810), High Sheriff of Berkshire
John Loder (c.1726–1805), Clergyman, landowner and founder of the Old Berkshire Hunt
Sir Henry Atkins (1726–1742), 5th Baronet of Clapham
Sir Richard Atkins (1728–1756), 6th Baronet of Clapham & High Sheriff
Henry Dawkins (1728-1814), Member of the Parliament
William Newcome (1729–1800), Bishop and Archbishop of Armagh
Edward Morant, (1730-1791), Member of the Parliament
Sir Henry D'Anvers, 4th Baronet (1731–1758), 4th Culworth baronet
William Huddesford (1732–1772), Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum
Henry Leigh Tracy, 8th Viscount Tracy (1732–1797), 8th Viscount Tracy
John Clarke (1732–1781), Provost of Oriel College, Oxford
Sir Michael D'Anvers, 5th Baronet (1738–1776), High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
Sir Justinian Isham, 7th Baronet (1740–1818), High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
James Gerard (1741–1783), Warden of Wadham College, Oxford
John Smyth (1744–1809), Clergyman and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford
John Bush (High Sheriff) (1745–?), High Sheriff of Oxfordshire
William Sergrove (1746–1796), Clergyman and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford
Sir Francis Clerke, 7th Baronet (1748–1777), Baron, killed at Battles of Saratoga
Thomas Stock (1750–1803) social reformer, established first Sunday school in England
Sir William Clerke, 8th Baronet (1751–1818), Baron and clergyman
George Knapp (1754–1809), British Member of Parliament for Abingdon
William Wiseman Clarke (1759–1826), High Sheriff of Berkshire
Thomas Dudley Fosbroke, (1770-1842), antiquary
George William Hall (1770–1843), Master of Pembroke College, Oxford
Major-General John Tombs (1777–1848), British East India Company and Indian Army
Clement Hue (1779–1861), physician
George Rowley (1782–1836), Master of University College, Oxford

Born in the 19th century

Sir William Boxall (1800–1879), painter, director of the National Gallery
William Alder Strange (1813–1874), headmaster and author
Major-General Sir Henry Tombs VC KCB (1824–1874), Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross
James Brooks (1825-1901), Gothic Revival architect
Henry Rudge Hayward (1831-1912), Archdeacon of Cheltenham and Cirencester
William Collinson Sawyer (1832–1868), Bishop of Grafton and Armidale, New South Wales
Edward Ede (1834–1908), cricketer, Hampshire CCC
George Ede (1834–1870), cricketer, captain, Hampshire CCC & Grand National winner 1868
William Henry Richardson (1836-1909), historian
Edward Dorrien Newbolt (1843–1889), British Army officer
Arthur Edwin Preston (1853-1942), mayor of Abingdon, Master of Christ’s Hospital
Colonel Lacey Robert Johnson (1858–1915), Canadian Pacific Railway pioneer
Louis Davis (1860–1941), Arts and Crafts stained glass artist.
Harry Redfern (1861–1950), architect
Charles Harvey Dixon (1862–1923), politician
Harold Gilman (1876–1919), painter, founder member of the Fitzroy Group
Oswald Couldrey (1882–1958), author and watercolourist
Norman Riches (1883–1975), cricketer, captain, Glamorgan CCC
Willoughby Weaving (1885–1977), First World War poet
John William Duncan (1885-1963), Welsh field hockey international ^[2]
Richard Rice, (1886-1939), 1912 Summer Olympics athlete
Tracy Philipps (1890–1959), intelligence officer (Arab Bureau), later colonial official and conservationist
Thomas Malcolm Layng (1892–1958), Deputy Chaplain-General to the Forces, 1945, and Archdeacon of York
Henry Medd (1892–1977), architect and church designer in Delhi
Sir Michael Bruce (1894–1957), author, traveller and adventurer
Eric Whelpton (1894–1981), author and traveller
John Theobald Milne (1895-1917), an English fighter pilot and flying ace
Nigel Bruce (1895–1953), actor

Born in the 20th century

Academic and Education

Cecil Davidge (1901–1981), lawyer and academic of Keble College, Oxford
Colin Ronan (1920–1995), British author and specialist in the history and philosophy of science
Michael Bateman (1932–2006), journalist and author
Sir Eric Anderson (1936–2020), Teacher and educator (Honorary)
Frank Jeal (1937-2017), zoologist and Trinity lecturer
Bryan Kibble (1938-2016), British physicist, inventor of the Kibble balance
Mark Bretscher (born 1940), biological scientist, FRS
Michael Fortescue (born 1946), professor and academic
Sir Chris Dobson (1949–2019), professor and academic, FRS
Roger Ainsworth (1951–2019), professor and Master of St Catherine's College, Oxford
Sir John Hills, (born 1954) professor and academic
Angus McPhail (born 1956), teacher and former warden of Radley College
Nicholas Lemoine, (born 1957) professor and academic
John Dewar, (born 1959), academic and law specialist
Andrew Robson (born 1964), international bridge player, teacher and columnist
Ben Macintyre (born 1963), author and journalist
Andrew Fisher (born 1965), physicist
Timothy Bugg (born 1965), professor and academic
Peter Haynes (born 1974), professor and academic

Arts

Raymond Stross (1916-1988), film producer and director
Michael Grigsby (1936–2013), film maker
Tom Kempinski (born 1938), playwright and actor
Martin Lisemore (1939-1977), television producer
Christopher Wray (1940-2014) actor and businessman
Nicholas Loukes (1944-1976), actor ^[3]
Eddy Joseph (born 1945), sound engineer
Anthony Fawcett (born 1948), writer, art critic, and a former personal assistant to John Lennon
Michael Holding, (born 1958), filmmaker and director
Thomas Dolby (born 1958), musician and producer
Robin Kermode (born 1958), communication coach and former actor
Russell Taylor (born 1960), writer, journalist and composer
Simon West (born 1961), actor
Martin Hyder (born 1961), actor & writer
Toby Jones (born 1966), actor
Tom Hollander (born 1967), actor
Philip Selway (born 1967), member of Radiohead
Ed O'Brien (born 1968), member of Radiohead
Thom Yorke (born 1968), member of Radiohead
Colin Greenwood (born 1969), member of Radiohead
Jonny Greenwood (born 1971), member of Radiohead
Nigel Powell (born 1971), musician
Andy Yorke (born 1972), musician
David Pringuer (born 1972), musician
David Mitchell (born 1974), comedian and actor
Rob Walker (born 1975), sports commentator and television presenter
Dawson Bros., comedy writers
Michael Bartlett (born 1980), playwright and actor
Joseph Kennedy (born 1981), actor
Wayne Yip (born 1981), film and TV director
Jonny Donahoe (born 1983), comedian and writer
Jamie Anderson (born 1985), producer
Tim Dawson (born 1988), screenwriter
Alex Mugnaioni (born 1988), actor
Edward Wilson (Eddie Eyre) (born 1988), actor
Toby Marlow (born 1994), writer and composer
Kit Young (born 1994), actor

Business

John William Greening MBE (1922–2010), benefactor and philanthropist ^[4]
Bruce Duncan Guimaraens (1935–2002), port wine maker, head of Guimaraens Taylor Fonseca, Oporto
Sir Vivian Ramsey (born 1950), former High Court judge
Matthew Harding (1953–1996) businessmen and vice-chairman of Chelsea Football Club
Tim Parker (born 1955), Chairman of the National Trust
Sir Robert Pasley (born 1965), Pasley baronets and CFO of Cell C
James Allison (born 1968), designer, engineer, and technical director of Mercedes
Richard Wilson (born 1968), CEO of TIGA
Philip Johnson (born 1972), lead architect for the London Stadium for the London 2012 Olympic Games

Government

Hugh Lunghi (1920-2014), British military interpreter and Foreign Office
Sir Andrew Foster (born 1944), British public servant
John Beyer (born 1950), former government ambassador
Sir Paul Robert Virgo Clarke KCVO (born 1953), government official
Sir Kim Darroch KCMG (born 1954), senior British diplomat
Sir Nicholas Kay KCMG (born 1958), British diplomat
Richard Tauwhare (born 1959), Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands
The Hon.Jonathan Hamberger (born 1959), government official awarded Public Service Medal (Australia) ^[5]
Richard McMahon (born 1962), Bailiff of Guernsey
Clive Alderton LVO (born 1967), British diplomat

Military

Terence Charley (1916-2008), Japanese prisoner of war
Brigadier Tony Clay OBE, CBE (1930-2015), British Army officer
Major General Walter Courage MBE, CB (born 1940), retired British Army officer
Christopher John Pickup OBE, LVO (born 1942), retired British Army officer
Commodore David Brice (born 1942), retired Royal Navy officer
Brigadier Christopher Winfield CBE (born 1944), retired British Army officer
Michael Philip Westwood OBE (born 1944), retired Royal Air Force officer
Air Vice Marshall Steven Nicholl CBE (born 1946), retired Royal Air Force officer
Jonathan Frere MBE (born 1952), retired British Army officer
Commodore Alistair Halliday (born 1959), Royal Navy officer
Brigadier Robert Bowkett (1954-2002), British Army officer
Colonel David Eccles OBE, CBE (born 1957), British Army officer
Brigadier Nick Pond, MBE (born 1967), British Army officer

Politics

Edward Castle, Baron Castle (1907–1979), British journalist and politician
Sir George Sinclair (1912–2005), colonial administrator and Conservative MP for Dorking
Roger Blackmore (born 1941), political and Lord Mayor of Leicester
Robert Hayward, Baron Hayward OBE (born 1949), Conservative MP for Kingswood
Peter Bradley (born 1953), Labour MP for the Wrekin
Francis Maude, Baron Maude of Horsham, (born 1953), Conservative MP for Warwickshire North, then Horsham, Chairman of the Conservative Party

Sporting

Dick Eason (1902-1978), University boat race blue
Sir David Tanner CBE (born 1947), British Olympic rowing coach
Michael Hill (born 1951), English cricketer
Angus McPhail (born 1956), English cricketer
Michael Howat (born 1958), English cricketer
Mark Andrews (born 1959), University boat race rower
Graham Halsey (born 1960), England U-23 and Harlequins rugby player
Graham Scott (born 1968), Premier League referee
Justin Frishberg (born 1972), Paralympic Games wheelchair rugby player
Martin Haycock (born 1973), University boat race cox
Phil Baker (born 1975), rowing world championship medallist
Alex Greaney (born 1975), University boat race cox
Ben Gannon (born 1975), professional cricketer
Nicholas Drake (born 1975), England rugby sevens and London Irish
Jon Dunbar (born 1980), international rugby union player
Robin Bourne-Taylor (born 1981), Olympic rower
George Whittaker (born 1981), rower
Kieran Roche (born 1983), EHL premier division hockey player
Nick Brodie (born 1986), University boat race cox
Toby Roche (born 1988), EHL premier division hockey player
Matthew Rossiter (born 1989), international and European champion rower
Oliver Cook (born 1990), international and world champion rower
Alex Fisher (born 1990), professional footballer
Chris Newman (born 1990), field hockey international
Nathaniel Watkins (born 1991), professional cricketer
Jamie Cook (born 1992), university boat race rower
Felix Newman (born 1993), University boat race rower
Ian Middleton (born 1995), university boat race cox
Theo Brophy-Clews (born 1997), rugby union player
Will Carter Keall (born 1997), EHL premier division hockey player
Magnus Gregory (born 1998), England international canoeist
Charlie Quarterman (born 1998), professional cyclist

References

^ "Old Abingdonians". Abingdon School.
^ "the Abingdonian, school notes" (PDF). Abingdon School.
^ "Biography". IMDb.
^ "John Greening: Philanthropist". Oxford Mail.
^ "Public Service Medal (PSM) recipients". The Age.