Old Warwickians
Former pupils of Warwick School are known as Old Warwickians.
Over the past two centuries many old boys have made asignificant influence on their chosen field stretching all the way back to the author of Onward Christian Soldiers. In more recent times boys have gone on to achieve on the stage and in the music industry.
A current list of notable Old Warwickians are listed as followed along with their contribution to society:
- Sabine Baring-Gould (author of Onward, Christian Soldiers), 1846
- Michael Billington (author, critic & broadcaster)
- A G K Brown (Olympic gold medallist, 1936) head boy, 1933 – 1934
- Daniel Byles (Guinness World Record holding ocean rower and polar explorer, Conservative MP for North Warwickshire from 2010) 1985 - 1992, Head of House
- John Camkin, (1922-1998) journalist, TV sports presenter and businessman
- Simon Cheshire, (1977-1982) children's writer
- Abiezer Coppe (17th century "ranting" Baptistpreacher) c. 1630
- Marc Elliott (actor, EastEnders)
- Sir David Foskett (High Court judge)
- Harry Greenway (Conservative MP for Ealing until 1997)
- Geoffrey Healey (co-designer, with his fatherDonald Healey, of Healey and Austin-Healey cars) 1937 - 1939
- Eric Hope (concert pianist) 1928 - 1931
- Christian Horner (Team Principal - Red Bull Racing) 1987 - 1992
- Ben Howard (Rugby Union Player - Worcester Warriors)
- William James (railway promoter) c. 1785
- Colin Jordan (National Organiser of the British National Party) 1934 – 1942
- Charles Piff (alias Charles Kay (Actor)) 1942-1948
- Robert Thomson Leiper, parasitologist and helminthologist
- John Ley 1584 - 1662, clergyman and religious controversialist
- Stephen Lovegrove, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence
- John Masefield (Poet Laureate) 1888 – 1891
- Denis Matthews (concert pianist) 1932 - 1936
- Frederick Mulley (politician) 1929 – 1936
- John Owen headmaster c. 1595 – 1622
- Iain Pears (novelist)
- Thomas Puckering 1592 - 1636, MP and Sheriff of Warwickshire
- Henry Teonge (c. 1620-1690), diarist, naval chaplain and Warwickshire parson
- M J Trow (writer)
- Jamie Elson Member of the winning UK&I Walker Cup Golf Team defeating the USA in 2001
- James TW Singer-Songwriter signed to Island Records.
- Charlie Hamblett Actor
- Jack Bennett International DJ / MC
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