List of people educated at Bolton School
Former pupils of Bolton School are known as Old Boltonians.
The Old Girls' Association and Old Boltonians' Associations[1] are active with over 9,000 members and nationwide reunions throughout the year. Notable alumni include :
A
- Mark Addis (born 1969), Professor of Philosophy at Birmingham City University, England
- Monica Ali (born 1967), author
- Bryan Appleyard (born 1951), journalist and author
B
- Jack Bond (born 1932), cricketer
- Michael Berry (born 1937), Canadian Ambassador and High Commissioner
- James Booth (1914–2000), Judge and a Liberal Party politician
C
- Donald Geoffrey Charlton (1925–1995), Professor of French at the University of Warwick
- Andrew "Chubby" Chandler (born 1953), sports Manager
- Jennifer Clack (née Agnew, born 1947), academic - Professor and Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the University of Cambridge
- Gordon Clough (1934–1996), broadcaster
- Sir Philip Craven MBE (born 1950), President of the International Paralympic Committee
- Clive Crook (born 1955), journalist for the Financial Times
D
- Julian Darby (born 1967), ex premiership footballer
- Alex Davidson (born 1992), Salford City Reds rugby league player
- Angus Diggle (born 1956), disgraced former solicitor
- Roger Draper, chief executive of the Lawn Tennis Association and formerly chief executive of Sport England
E
- Chris Eatough (born 1974), world champion mountain biker
F
G
- Max George (born 1988), singer in the boy band The Wanted.
- Chris Goudge (1935–2010), Olympic hurdler,
H
- Leslie Halliwell (1929–1989), film writer and historian
- Haseeb Hameed (born 1997), Lancashire and England cricketer
- John Hanscomb CBE (born 1924), retired Conservative politician, and former Mayor of Bolton and Leader of Bolton Council
- Sam Hart (born 1996), Liverpool FC Academy, U18's.[1]
- Robert Haslam, Baron Haslam (1923–2002), former Chair of British Steel and the Coal Board
- Oliver Heywood (1630–1702), nonconformist minister, ejected for his beliefs
- John Hick (1815–1894), Conservative MP, JP, DL, FRSA engineer, industrialist, art collector, politician and a director of the London and North Western Railway
- Robin Hill (born 1953), classical guitarist who has been performing worldwide for over 30 years
I
J
- Sir Geoffrey Jackson (1915–1987), British Ambassador to Uruguay,
K
- Carol Klein(born 1945), gardening expert, TV presenter and newspaper columnist
- Sir Harry Kroto (1939–2016), Nobel prizewinner in chemistry
L
- Ralf Little (born 1980), actor
- Norah Lillian Penston (1903–1974), Principal of Bedford College, University of London
- Kate Long, author
M
- Sir Ian McKellen (born 1939), actor
- Patricia Morris, Baroness Morris of Bolton (born 1954), Conservative politician and first Chancellor of the University of Bolton
N
P
- Andy Paterson, film producer and former second unit director
Q
R
- Mark Radcliffe (born 1958), radio broadcaster
- Barbara Ronson (born 1942), retired Liberal Democrat politician
- Sir Arthur Rostron (1869–1940), Captain of the RMS Carpathia
- David Ruffley (born 1962), Conservative politician
S
- Nigel Short (born 1965), chess player
- Gerard Corley Smith (1909–1997), diplomat, environmentalist [2]
- Dame Janet Smith ((born 1940), judge[3]
- Peter Smith, Baron Smith of Leigh (born 1945), Labour politician and Life Peer
- Edmund Clifton Stoner (1899–1968), theoretical physicist
T
- Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton (born 1947), Labour politician
- Davinia Taylor (née Murphy, born 1977), actress and socialite
- Archis Tiku (born 1977), bassist with the band Maxïmo Park
- Joyce Tyldesley, Egyptologist
- Jack Thompson, BBC Correspondent<BBC records)in South East Asia and Middle East, 1979-86
Philip Taylor (born 1957) Clinical Director Dentistry and OMFS BartsHealth NHS Trust, Consultant
U
V
W
- Alex Wotherspoon (born 1982), candidate on the 2008 series of The Apprentice BBC TV series
- Mark Williams, Director of Music at Jesus College, Cambridge
X
Y
Z
See also
References
- ^ "Old Boltonians and Old Girls' Association – Alumni and Former Pupils". Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ^ "Gerard Corley Smith" (PDF). Charles Darwin Foundation (reprinted from The Times 3 November 1997). Apr 1998. Retrieved 28 Mar 2014.
- ^ "Distinguished Old Girls". Retrieved 2 September 2011.