List of people educated at Ampleforth College
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This is a list of notable people educated at Ampleforth College in Yorkshire, England.
Arts, entertainment, writing[edit]
- Michael Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun (1942–2012), British-Australian farmer made famous in the documentary Britain's Real Monarch[1]
- Peter Bergen (born 1962), author, print and TV journalist, CNN, adjunct professor, Johns Hopkins University
- Ian Birrell, former Deputy Editor-in-Chief, The Independent; Contributing Editor, The Mail on Sunday[2]
- Mark Burns (1936–2007), actor[3]
- John Bunting (1927–2002), sculptor and teacher[4]
- Mark Coreth (born 1959), animal sculptor
- Lord Anthony Crichton-Stuart (born 1961), art historian
- Vincent Cronin (1924–2011), historical writer and biographer[5]
- Lu Edmonds (born 1957), musician (Public Image Ltd., The Damned, The Mekons, The Spizzles, The Waterboys, among others)
- Rupert Everett (born 1959), actor[6]
- Mark Ezra (born 1950), film producer and writer
- Julian Fellowes, Baron Fellowes of West Stafford (born 1949), actor, writer and creator of Downton Abbey; Conservative peer of the House of Lords (2011–)[6]
- Andrew Festing (born 1941), British Royal Portrait painter
- Sir Antony Gormley (born 1950), sculptor[6]
- Harman Grisewood (1906–1997), Chief Assistant to the Director-General of the BBC, 1955–1964
- Albert Read, newspaper and magazine executive for Condé Nast
- Patrick Reyntiens (born 1925), stained glass artist
- Edward Holcroft (born 1987), film, television and stage actor
- James Honeyborne (born 1970), TV and film director
- Henry Hudson (born 1982), artist
- Geoffrey Huskinson (1935–2018), cartoonist[7]
- Martin Jennings (born 1957), sculptor
- Andrew Knight (born 1939), journalist, editor, and media magnate
- Guy Mankowski (born 1983), writer
- John Micklethwait (born 1962), editor-in-chief of The Economist
- Red Morris, 4th Baron Killanin (born 1947), film producer
- Paul Morrissey (born 1938), film director, best known for his association with Andy Warhol.
- James Norton (born 1985), film, television and stage actor[8]
- James O'Brien (born 1972), radio presenter and journalist
- Roderic O'Conor (1860–1940), artist
- Herbert Railton (1857–1910), illustrator[9]
- Benedict Read, BA, FBA, (1945–2016), art historian, Senior Lecturer in Art History at the University of Leeds. Brother of Piers Paul Read (see below).
- Piers Paul Read (born 1941), writer
- Stuart Reid (born 1942), journalist, pundit
- Joe Simpson (born 1960), mountaineer and autobiographer
- Edward Stourton (born 1957), journalist
- Julian Wadham (born 1958), actor
- Tom Waller (born 1974), film producer
- Michael Whitehall (born 1940), producer, agent, television personality; father of comedian Jack Whitehall
- Hugo Young (1938–2003), journalist
Politics, law, business and nobility[edit]
- Michael Ancram, 14th Marquess of Lothian (born 1945), Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party, 2001–2005
- Dominic Asquith (born 1957), Ambassador to Iraq, 2006—2007, Ambassador to Egypt, 2007–present.
- Julian Asquith, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Asquith (1916–2011), diplomat[10]
- Raymond Asquith, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Asquith (born 1952), former diplomat and businessman
- Anthony Bamford, Lord Bamford (born 1945), Chairman, J.C.Bamford (Excavators) Ltd.
- Andrew Bertie (1929–2008), first British Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller since 1258 (1988–2008)
- Richard Bertie, 14th Earl of Lindsey (born 1931), soldier and hereditary peer
- John Burnett, Baron Burnett (born 1945), former Liberal Democrat MP for Torridge and West Devon, 1997–2001, 2001–5, Life Peer (2006–present)
- John Crichton-Stuart, 6th Marquess of Bute (1933–1993), Chairman, Historic Buildings Council for Scotland, 1983–1988, and National Museums of Scotland, 1985–1993
- Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, 3rd Baron Hesketh (born 1950), landowner and UKIP politician
- Matthew Festing (born 1949), second British Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller since 1258 (2008–2017)
- Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk (born 1956), Earl Marshal
- Major-General Miles Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk (1915–2002), Earl Marshal
- Francis Fitzherbert, 15th Baron Stafford (born 1954), landowner, peer and deputy lieutenant
- Sir Hugh Fraser (1918–1984), Secretary of State for Air, 1962–1964
- David Hennessy, 3rd Baron Windlesham (born 1932), Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords, 1973–1974
- Auberon Herbert (1922–1974), campaigner for Eastern European causes
- Peter Kerr, 12th Marquess of Lothian (1922–2004), Scottish Peer, landowner and politician
- John George (1930–2012), HM Kintyre Pursuivant of Arms, herald and author
- Sir Arthur Goodall, GCMG (born 1931), British diplomat, High Commissioner to India 1987–1991.
- Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg (1921–2019), Grand Duke of Luxembourg, 1964–2000
- Don Agustín Jerónimo de Iturbide y Huarte (1807–1866), Prince Imperial of Mexico
- King Letsie III of Lesotho (born 1963), King of Lesotho (1990–95, 1996–present)
- Paul Moore, (born 1958), whistleblower sacked from HBOS
- King Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (1938–1996), King of Lesotho (1966–1970, 1970–1990, 1995–96)
- George Nelson, 8th Earl Nelson (1905–1981)
- Michael Nolan, Baron Nolan (1928–2007), Law Lord and first chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life,
- Richard Norton, 8th Baron Grantley (born 1956), banker and politician
- William Peel, 3rd Earl Peel (born 1947), Lord Chamberlain
- Peter Hope, 4th Baron Rankeillour (1935–2005), Scottish landowner and peer[11]
- John Home Robertson (born 1948), former Labour MP and currently Member of the Scottish Parliament
- John Scott, 4th Earl of Eldon (1899–1976)[12]
- John Scott, 5th Earl of Eldon (1937–2017)[12]
- Charles Stourton, 26th Baron Mowbray (1923–2006), a representative hereditary peer
- Edward Stourton, 27th Baron Mowbray (1953–2021)
- Sir Swinton Barclay Thomas (1931–2016), British judge, privy councillor, and the Interception of Communications Commissioner
Military[edit]
- Michael Allmand (1923–1944), Victoria Cross recipient (posthumous). Killed In Action on 24 June 1944, in Burma
- Brigadier Andrew Parker Bowles (born 1939), soldier
- Brigadier Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat (1911–1995), Pioneering officer of the British Army's commandos
- Major General Lord Michael Fitzalan-Howard (1916–2007), Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps 1972–1981
- Major General Christopher John Ghika, Major-General commanding the Household Division 2019-present
- Major-General Sir Freddie de Guingand (1900–1979), Chief of Staff to Field Marshal Montgomery, 1942–1945
- Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Johnston, GCVO, MC, Comptroller of the Lord Chamberlain's office
- Captain Robert Nairac (1948–1977), George Cross, intelligence officer murdered by the Provisional Irish Republican Army
- Major-General Peter Grant Peterkin (born c.1947), Sergeant at Arms of the House of Commons
- Major General Sir Sebastian Roberts (1954–2023), GOC The Household Division 2003–2007
- Colonel Sir David Stirling (1915–1990), founder of the SAS
Philosophy, history and academia[edit]
- Michael Clanchy (1936–2021), Professor of Medieval History, University of London
- William Dalrymple (born 1965), historian
- John Keay (born 1941), historian, journalist and radio presenter
- Angus Loughran (born 1966), journalist, commentator and pundit
- Robert Maximilian de Gaynesford (born 1968), philosopher
- Fred Halliday, (1946–2010), academic, Fellow of the British Academy, Montague Burton Professor of International Relations at London School of Economics
- Philip Lawrence (1947–1995), headmaster and murder victim
- Gabriel Turville-Petre (1908–1978), Professor of Ancient Icelandic Literature and Antiquities, University of Oxford, 1953–1975
- Henry Wansbrough (1934), Master of St Benet's Hall, Oxford, 1990–2004
Religion[edit]
- Athanasius Allanson (1804–1876), Benedictine monk, and Abbot of Glastonbury, 1874–1876
- Thomas Burgess (1791–1854), Roman Catholic Bishop of Clifton, 1851–1854
- Columba Cary-Elwes (1903–1994), monastery founder, ecumenist and author
- Sheikh Abdur Raheem Green (born 1962), convert to Islam and founder of the iERA[13]
- Ambrose Griffiths (1928–2011), Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle
- John Cuthbert Hedley (1837–1915), Roman Catholic Bishop of Newport, 1881–1915[14]
- Basil, Cardinal Hume (1923–1999), Abbot of Ampleforth Abbey, 1963–1975, and Archbishop of Westminster, 1975–1999
Science and medicine[edit]
- Peter Christopher Caldwell FRS (1927–1979), zoologist
- Thomas Cecil Gray (1913–2008), pioneered modern anaesthetic techniques
- Bill Inman (1929–2005), pharmacovigilance pioneer
- John William Polidori (1795–1821), physician and writer
Sport[edit]
- Christopher Bartle, FBHS, (born 1952) equestrian, member of the GB team at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- John Bean (1913–2005), first-class cricketer and British Army officer
- John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute (1958–2021), a Scottish peer and former racing driver ("Johnny Dumfries")[15]
- Lawrence Dallaglio OBE (born 1972) former captain of the English national rugby team[6]
- John Dalrymple (born 1957), cricketer
- Howard Dunbar (1904–1942), cricketer
- Simon Easterby (born 1975), former member of the Ireland national rugby union team
- Guy Easterby (born 1972), former member of the Ireland national rugby union team
- Maurice Fitzgerald (born 1976), former rugby player for Biarritz and England A
- Tomas Francis, rugby player for Wales national rugby union team
- Charles Grieve (1913–2000), cricketer who played for Oxford University and Guernsey
- Edward O'Donovan Crean (born 1887), English rugby union player who was part of the first official British and Irish Lions team that toured South Africa in 1910[16]
- Jonathan Pearce (born 1957), cricketer
References[edit]
- ^ Pearlman, Jonathan (3 July 2012). "'Rightful king of England' dies in Australia". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ Ian Birrell (22 October 2005). "The hell I share with David Cameron". The Spectator (political magazine). Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ Evans, Peter (18 July 2007). "Obituary: Mark Burns". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "John Bunting". The Telegraph. 5 December 2002. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Vincent Cronin". The Telegraph. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d Pells, Rachael (25 August 2016). "Top Catholic school 'hid' sex abuse claims to deny victims justice, say former pupils". The Independent. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Mark Huskinson, comic illustrator – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. London. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ Sweney, Mark (1 February 2016). "James Norton: TV producers also typecast against posh actors". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ The Ampleforth Journal, published by Ampleforth Abbey (York, England), Item notes: 14 (1908–1909), p. 233
- ^ The Catholic Who's who and Yearbook edited by Francis Cowley Burnand, Published by Burns & Oates., 1940, page 39
- ^ Dod's Parliamentary Companion, Issue 173 (Dod's Parliamentary Companion Limited, 1992), p. 258
- ^ a b Burke's Peerage, volume 1 (2003), p. 1293
- ^ "Sheikh Abdur-Raheem Green Biography". Islam Events -. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "HEDLEY, Rt. Rev. John Cuthbert". Who's Who. Vol. 59. 1907. pp. 815–816.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 601. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ The Ampleforth Journal, by Ampleforth Abbey (York, England), Page 234, Item notes: 14 (1908–1909)