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Hilton College is a South African private boarding school for boys located near the town of Hilton in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands. It was founded in 1872 by Gould Arthur Lucas and Reverend William Orde Newnham as a non-denominational Christian boys school.

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Sports

International Sportsmen

NameClass yearNotabilityReference(s)
Charles Hime 1892 South African Cricketer [1]
Rolland Beaumont 1912 South African Cricketer [1]
Jock Cameron 1927 South African Cricketer [1]
Herby Wade 1935 South African Cricketer [1]
Billy Wade 1938 South African Cricketer [1]
Jack Hart-Davis 1945 South African Cricketer [1]
Ian Smith 1947 South African Cricketer [1]
Michael Melle 1949 South African Cricketer [1]
John Waite 1951 South African Cricketer [1]
Roy McLean 1951 South African Cricketer [1]
Mike Macaulay 1964 South African Cricketer [1]
Mike Procter 1966 South African Cricketer [1]
Derek Crookes 1988 South African Cricketer [1]
Preston Mommsen 2010 Scottish Cricketer [1]
Ebbo Bastard 1937 South African Rugby Player [1]
Paul Johnstone 1951 South African Rugby Player [1]
Nic Labuschagne 1953 English Rugby Player [1]
Clive Ulyate 1955 South African Rugby Player [1]
Brian Pfaff 1955 South African Rugby Player [1]
Hentie Martens 1994 South African Rugby Player [1]
Gary Teichmann 1994 South African Rugby Captain [1]
Wayne Fyvie 1996 South African Rugby Player [1]
Bobby Skinstad 1997 South African Rugby Captain and South African Sevens Player [1]
Roddy Grant 2006 Scottish Sevens Player [1]
T.J.Drummond 2010 South African Hockey Player [1]
S.R.Coppinger 2006South African Squash Player [1]
Eustace Fannin 1937 South African Tennis Player [1]
George Weightman-Smith 1928South African Athlete in the 1928 Summer Olympics [1]
Sean Gunn 2011Zimbabwean swimmer at the 2016 Summer Olympics [2]
Nicholas Spooner 2009 South African Hockey Player [3] [4]

Other Sportsmen

NameClass yearNotabilityReference(s)
Keagan Africa First-class cricketer, played for The Dolphins [5]
Duncan Bradshaw First-class cricketer, played for Marylebone Cricket Club and Oxford MCCU [6]
Marc Milligan First-class cricketer, played for Oxford MCCU [7] >
Sven Koenig First-class cricketer [8]
Russel Symcox First-class cricketer, played for The Dolphins [9]
Sean Conway Endurance swimmer, first person to swim the length of Great Britain [10]

Government

South African Justices

NameClass yearNotabilityReference(s)
John Didcott 1948 Constitutional Court judge [11]
Arthur Chaskalson 1948 Constitutional Court judge, member of Nelson Mandela's defence team during the Rivonia Trial [12]
Nigel Willis 1970 Supreme Court of Appeal judge [13]
Eric Leach 1969 Supreme Court of Appeal judge [14]
John Milne 1946 Supreme Court of Appeal judge [15]

Politicians

NameClass yearNotabilityReference(s)
Tim Harris 1997Member of Parliament for the Democratic Alliance and Shadow Minister of Finance [16]

Armed Forces

NameClass yearNotabilityReference(s)
Sir Duncan McKenzieBrigadier-General. Leader of the Natal forces during the Bambatha Rebellion [17]
D'Urban Armstrong World War I Captain and flying ace. [18]
Reginald Hayward Lieutenant-Colonel and first South African to be awarded Victoria Cross in World War I [17]
Guy Jamieson 1977Rear Admiral (JG) in the South African Navy [19]

Business

NameClass yearNotabilityReference(s)
David Hathorn Director of Anglo American and Chief Executive of Mondi Group [20]
Paul Maritz Senior executive at Microsoft from 1986 to 2000 [21]
Michael Pfaff1979Chief Executive of Rand Merchant Bank [22]
Bruce Hemphill Chief Executive of Liberty Group [23]

Arts & Literature

NameClass yearNotabilityReference(s)
Conor McCreedy Internationally renowned South African artist. [24]
Robert Berold Poet, editor and author [25]
Imraan Coovadia 1987Poet and author. Winner of The Sunday Times Fiction Prize. [26]
Riky Rick 2005renowned south African rapper

Other

NameClass yearNotabilityReference(s)
Mike Melvill Test pilot for SpaceShipOne and world's first commercial Astronaut. [27]

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