List of people educated at Millfield
Founded in 1935, Millfield is a co-educational Independent school for pupils aged 13–18 years based in Street, Somerset, England.
Millfield is a registered charity and is the largest co-educational boarding school in the UK with approximately 1,240 pupils, of whom over 950 are full boarders of over 65 nationalities. Millfield Development and the Millfield Foundation, raises money to fund scholarships and bursaries. The school is a member of the G20 Schools Group and a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. The Millfield campus is based over 240 acres in Somerset, in Street, in the South West of England.
Former pupils of Millfield school in Somerset are known as Old Millfieldians or OMs.
OM Society
The record of OMs is maintained by the OM Society, based at the school. Alumni become life members of the Society when they leave the school.
Headmasters
- 1935–1971: Rollo John Oliver "Boss" Meyer[1]
- 1971 – 1986: Colin Ronald Michael Atkinson[2]
- 1986–1990: Brian Gaskell[3]
- 1990–1998: Christopher Martin[3]
- 1998–2008: Peter Johnson[4]
- 2008–2017: Craig Considine
- 2018– : Gavin Horgan
Former teachers
- John Lowe, a former art master, has been reported to be the oldest ballet dancer in Britain.[5]
Notable OMs
A
- Prince Abbas Hilmi, Egyptian prince and financial manager[6]
- Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia[7]
- Anthony Allen - England rugby union player[8][9]
- Lily Allen, singer-songwriter[10][11]
- Prince Asem bin Al Nayef[12]
- His Royal Highness Sultan Ghalib bin Awadh Al-Qu'aiti, Sultan of Hadhramaut[13]
- Damian Aspinall, casino and zoo owner.[14]
- Joanne Atkinson - British Olympic swimmer[15]
- Jon Atkinson - cricketer[16]
B
- Lucy Bailey - theatre director[17]
- Ian Balding - racehorse trainer[18]
- Brian Barnes - golfer[19]
- Joey Barrington, England international squash player[20]
- Stephen Batchelor - Olympic Gold medal winner — hockey[21]
- John Lane Bell, mathematician and philosopher[22]
- Daniel Bell-Drummond, cricketer[23]
- Jon Bentley, journalist and TV presenter[24]
- Tom Bertram - international hockey player[25]
- Mary Bignal-Rand, long jump gold medallist in 1964 Olympics[26]
- Salem Bin Laden, brother of Osama Bin Laden[27]
- Sam Bird - racing driver[28]
- Tony Blackburn, radio DJ[29][30]
- John Brake, rugby player, Northampton Saints, England Sevens and England Under U-18 rugby union player[31]
- The 3rd Viscount Brookeborough, Ulster nobleman who is Lord in Waiting to H.M. The Queen[32]
- The 5th Baron Brougham and Vaux, politician[33]
- Charles R. Burton - explorer[34][35]
C
- Andrew Castle, tennis player and GMTV presenter[36]
- Julian Cayo-Evans, Welsh political activist and leader of the Free Wales Army[37]
- Jason Connery, actor[38]
- Stewart Copeland, musician[39][30]
- Harry Cowell, record producer[40]
- Mark Cox - tennis player.[41]
- Peter Creed, Welsh international squash player.[42]
- Victor Chandler, bookmaker[43]
D
- Sophie Dahl, model[44][30]
- Peter Denning, Somerset cricketer[45]
- Dominic Dromgoole, theatre director and critic[46]
- Chutima Chantelle Durongdej, Miss Thailand Universe 2009 and Miss Photogenic in the 2009 Miss Universe pageant[47]
- Wes Durston, cricketer[48]
- Ted Dwane, musician & member of Mumford and Sons[49]
E
- Sir Gareth Edwards, British Lions and Wales rugby international[29][30][50][35]
- Jeremy Edwards, actor (Hollyoaks and Celebrity Big Brother 2005 )[51]
- Jago Eliot, Lord Eliot, surf champion and bon viveur[52]
- Ella Eyre, singer-songwriter[30]
F
G
- Victoria Glendinning, writer and broadcaster[55]
- Helen Glover, Two time Olympic gold medal winning rower[56][11]
- Giorgio Jegher, Tokyo 1964 Olympics
- Sir James Goldsmith, Anglo-French billionaire financier and tycoon.[57]
- Kaveh Golestan, photojournalist.[58]
- Duncan Goodhew, 1980 Olympic Gold Medallist in 100m breaststroke[29][35]
- David Graveney, England cricket selector[59]
- James Guy, 2017 World Swimming Championships Bronze Medal 100 meters Butterfly.[60]
H
- Rory Hamilton-Brown, Sussex, Surrey and England U19 cricketer[61]
- Richard Harding (1968–1971), England rugby union international and captain[62]
- Will Harries, rugby player, winger currently playing for Newport Gwent Dragons[63]
- Adam Hastings, rugby union player for Glasgow Warriors and Scotland. [64]
- David Heath, politician[65]
- James Hewitt, army officer and lover of Diana, Princess of Wales[66]
- James Hildreth Somerset cricketer[67]
- Matthew Hobden, 1993–2016, late Sussex cricketer[68]
- Ben Hollioake, 1977–2002, late England and Surrey cricketer[69]
- Martin Hughes-Games (1970 & 1975,) is a natural history programme producer and presenter for the BBC.
- Princess Alia bint Hussein, Jordanian princess[70]
J
- Ed Jackson, Newport Gwent Dragons professional rugby union player[71]
- Zaamin Jaffer, racing driver[72][73]
- Margot James, politician[74]
- Huw Jones, Scottish rugby union player[75]
- Simon Jones, England and Glamorgan cricketer[76]
- Jonathan Joseph, England and Bath professional rugby union player[77]
K
- Ruth Kelly, Labour politician[78]
- Nabila Khashoggi (born 1962), American actress and businesswoman[79]
- Craig Kieswetter, England and Somerset cricketer[80]
- John Kovalic, cartoonist and game designer[81]
L
- Richard Lane, rugby union player[82]
- Kevin Latouf, former Hampshire cricketer[83]
- Rose Leslie, actress[84]
- Robin Lett, cricketer[85]
- Ian Liddell-Grainger, politician[86]
M
- John Mallett, England rugby player[87][50]
- Simon Mantell, England international and Olympic hockey player[88]
- Rosalind Maskell, microbiologist[89]
- Will Matthews, rugby player[90]
- Simon Mawer, author[91]
- Tom Maynard, late first class cricketer, 1989-2012[71]
- John McFall, Paralympic sprinter[92]
- Tyrone Mings, AFC Bournemouth footballer[30]
- Olly Morgan, Gloucester and England rugby player[93]
- Max Mosley, former president of the FIA[94]
- Lady Tatiana Mountbatten[95]
N
- Arun Nayar, former husband of Liz Hurley[96]
- Conor Niland, Irish professional tennis player[97]
- Lando Norris, Formula 2 racing driver[98]
- Ben Nugent, Professional Footballer[99]
O
P
- Matt Perry, British Lions and England rugby international[101][35]
- Alex Pettyfer, actor, played Alex Rider in Stormbreaker[30][11]
- Daniel Poleshchuk (born 1996), Israeli squash player[102]
R
- Reuben Reid, footballer, currently playing for Plymouth Argyle[103]
- Michael Ridpath, novelist[104][35]
- Chris Robshaw, former England Captain and Harlequins professional rugby union player[50]
- Peter Roebuck, Late Somerset first-class cricketer and cricket columnist (1956–2011)[105]
- Rhys Ruddock, professional rugby union player for Leinster and Ireland[106]
S
- John Sergeant, journalist and broadcaster[29][36][30][35]
- John Senior,[107] founder of Heroes Welcome UK[108]
- Nicollette Sheridan, British actress (Knots Landing and Desperate Housewives)[109]
- Padmanabh Singh, Indian polo player and member of the former royal family of Jaipur State[96]
- Sir Benjamin Slade, 7th Bt., businessman and star of The Guest Wing, a programme on Sky Atlantic in 2012.[110]
- Julian Smith, Conservative MP[111]
- John Standing, actor[35]
T
- Harvey Trump, Somerset cricketer[112]
- Rosie Thomas (writer)[113]
V
- Maha Vajiralongkorn, King of Thailand[114]
- Mako Vunipola, Saracens and England rugby player[50][115]
W
- Ness Wadia, Indian businessman[116]
- Ben Wallace (politician), Conservative MP
- Max Waller, Professional Cricketer (Somerset CC)[117]
- Ian Ward, England, Surrey and Sussex cricketer[118]
- JPR Williams, British Lions and Wales rugby international[50]
- Harry Williamson, musician[119]
- Peter Wilson (sport shooter), gold medal-winning Olympian sportsman[11][53]
- Sarah Winckless, world champion and Olympic rower[53]
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