List of Old Haberdashers

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The Haberdashers' Boys' School (commonly referred to as Habs) is a British independent school for pupils aged 4 to 18 in Hertfordshire which is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and the Haileybury Group.

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Former students at Haberdashers' are referred to as Old Haberdashers. A number of former Haberdashers' students have entered the comedy and acting professions, of whom Sacha Baron Cohen, Matt Lucas and Jason Isaacs are particularly prominent.

Haberdashers' has also produced a number of statesmen and others in the political sphere, with the former Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, David Lidington, and former Home Secretary, Leon Brittan (Baron Brittan of Spennithorne), being former pupils of the School. The historian Simon Schama, a frequent contributor to television and radio programmes, and the late Brian Sewell, 'Britain's most famous and controversial art critic', [1] are also Old Haberdashers' of the School.

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Frederick Augustus Voigt (1892-1957), journalist, known for campaigning against Hitler and Communist Russia FAVoight.jpg
Frederick Augustus Voigt (1892–1957), journalist, known for campaigning against Hitler and Communist Russia

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  1. 1 2 Cooke, Rachel. "We pee on things and call it art". Guardian, 13 November 2005. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
  2. ↑ "John Bamborough: Creator of Linacre College, Oxford". The Independent. London. 4 August 2009.
  3. ↑ "Andrew Booth scientist who invented the magnetic storage device". The Times. London. 12 January 2010. Archived from the original on 24 May 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  4. ↑ Picardie, Justine. "Obituary: Oscar Moore". Guardian, 13 November 2005. Retrieved 30 November 2008
  5. ↑ Willetts, Paul (11 June 2010). "Michael Wojas obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
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  7. ↑ Turner, Camilla (19 March 2016). "Ocado boss is dating Polish model twenty years his junior after filing for divorce from wife" . Retrieved 27 January 2018– via www.telegraph.co.uk.
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