List of people educated at Bolton School
Former pupils of Bolton School are known as Old Boltonians.
The Old Girls' Association and Old Boltonians' Associations[1] are active with over 9,000 members and nationwide reunions throughout the year. Notable alumni include:
A
[edit]- Mark Addis (born 1969), professor of philosophy
- Monica Ali (born 1967), author
- Bryan Appleyard (born 1951), journalist and author
B
[edit]- Jack Bond (1932–2019), cricketer
- James Booth (1914–2000), judge, Liberal Party politician
C
[edit]- Andrew "Chubby" Chandler (born 1953), sports manager
- Donald Geoffrey Charlton (1925–1995), Professor of French at the University of Warwick
- Jennifer Clack (née Agnew, 1947–2020), academic; professor and curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the University of Cambridge
- Gordon Clough (1934–1996), broadcaster
- Sir Philip Craven MBE (born 1950), President of the International Paralympic Committee
- Clive Crook (born 1955), journalist for the Financial Times
- Nick Chisnell (born 1990) Famed Historian and Chef
D
[edit]- Julian Darby (born 1967), former Premier League footballer
- Alex Davidson (born 1992), Salford City Reds rugby league player
- Roger Draper, chief executive of the Lawn Tennis Association and formerly chief executive of Sport England
- Jill Duff (born 1972), Anglican priest and Bishop of Lancaster
E
[edit]- Chris Eatough (born 1974), world champion mountain biker
- Sir William Edge, 1st Baronet (1880–1948), politician
- Major Sir Cyril Fullard Entwistle, MC, QC (1887–1974), politician
G
[edit]- Max George (born 1988), singer in the boy band The Wanted
- Chris Goudge (1935–2010), Olympic hurdler
H
[edit]- Leslie Halliwell (1929–1989), film writer and historian
- Haseeb Hameed (born 1997), Lancashire, Nottinghamshire and England cricketer
- John Hanscomb CBE (1924–2019), Conservative politician, former Mayor of Bolton
- Robert Haslam, Baron Haslam (1923–2002), former Chair of British Steel and the Coal Board
- Oliver Heywood (1630–1702), nonconformist minister
- John Hick (1815–1894), Conservative Party MP
- Jonathan L. Howard, author
J
[edit]- Sir Geoffrey Jackson (1915–1987), British Ambassador to Uruguay
K
[edit]- Carol Klein (born 1945), gardening expert, TV presenter and newspaper columnist
- Sir Harry Kroto (1939–2016), 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
L
[edit]- Ralf Little (born 1980), actor
- Kate Long (born 1964), author
M
[edit]- Sir Ian McKellen (born 1939), actor
- Sarah Mercer (born 1969), linguist
- Patricia Morris, Baroness Morris of Bolton (born 1954), Conservative politician and first Chancellor of the University of Bolton
P
[edit]- Callum Parkinson (born 1996), Leicestershire cricketer
- Matt Parkinson (born 1996), Lancashire and England cricketer
- Andy Paterson, film producer and former second unit director
- Norah Lillian Penston (1903–1974), Principal of Bedford College, University of London
- Nathaniel Phillips (born 1997), Liverpool FC footballer
R
[edit]- Mark Radcliffe (born 1958), radio broadcaster
- John Ratledge (born 1974), first-class cricketer
- John Roberts (born c. 1973/1974), founder of AO World[2]
- Barbara Ronson (1942–2018), Liberal Democrat politician
- Sir Arthur Rostron (1869–1940), Captain of the RMS Carpathia
- David Ruffley (born 1962), Conservative politician
- Sir Ernest Ryder (born 1957), Lord Justice of Appeal (Court of Appeal) and Senior President of Tribunals; former Chancellor at the University of Bolton (2014–2016)
S
[edit]- David Sandiford (born 1970), cricketer and barrister
- Nigel Short (born 1965), chess player
- Becky Smethurst, astrophysicist
- Barry Smith (born 1952), ontologist
- Gerard Corley Smith (1909–1997), diplomat, environmentalist [3]
- Dame Janet Smith (born 1940), judge[4]
- Peter Smith, Baron Smith of Leigh (born 1945), Labour politician and Life Peer
- Malcolm Stevens FRS (born 1938), chemist
- Edmund Clifton Stoner (1899–1968), theoretical physicist
- Marcus Sheff (born 1963), non-profit chief executive officer (CEO), former media executive and journalist
T
[edit]- Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton (born 1947), Labour politician
- Davinia Taylor (née Murphy, born 1977), actress and socialite
- Archis Tiku (born 1977), former bassist with the band Maxïmo Park
- Joyce Tyldesley (born 1960), Egyptologist
W
[edit]- Mark Williams (born 1978), Informator Choristarum of Magdalen College, Oxford, formerly Director of Music at Jesus College, Cambridge and Assistant Organist of St Paul's Cathedral
- Alfred Woodhall (1897–1968), senior officer in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Old Boltonians and Old Girls' Association – Alumni and Former Pupils". Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ^ "'Results give you options' - John Roberts, AO World". managementtoday.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Gerard Corley Smith" (PDF). Charles Darwin Foundation (reprinted from The Times 3 November 1997). April 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ "Distinguished Old Girls". Retrieved 2 September 2011.