List of Old Shirburnians

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Mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher and theoretical biologist Alan Turing

Sherborne is a British full boarding Public School located in the town of Sherborne in north-west Dorset.

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This list comprises predominantly 20th-century notable Old Shirburnians organised by profession.

Academia

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Leading English actor Jeremy Irons
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British military commander, former Commander Land Forces General Sir Nicholas Parker

Entertainment and the arts

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Actor best known for parts in Downton Abbey and the Paddington films Hugh Bonneville
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Writer David Cornwell better known by his pen name John le Carré
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Lead singer and co-founder of the rock band Coldplay Chris Martin

Military

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Director General of the European Union Military Staff Lieutenant General David Leakey
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Standing Joint Force Commander since November 2018 Major General Rupert Jones

Intelligence

Diplomacy and colonial administration

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UK Permanent Representative on the North Atlantic Council (NATO) and then United Nations (UN) Sir John Weston

Clergymen

Broadcasting

Politics

Writers and poets

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Novelist, elder brother of Evelyn Waugh and son of Arthur Waugh OS Alec Waugh

Sport

Other

Victoria Cross holders

Five Old Shirburnians have been awarded the Victoria Cross, to whom a memorial plaque was commissioned, the unveiling of which took place in the School Chapel on 19 September 2004. [3]

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References

  1. 'LYS, Rev. Francis John' in Who Was Who (OUP)
  2. The Earl of Romney, The Daily Telegraph , June 10, 2004
  3. Old Shirburnian Editorial Team, (2004), The OS Record, pages 20–21 , (Shelleys The Printers, Sherborne)