List of Old King's Scholars
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This is a list of some notable former pupils of The King's School, Canterbury
, known as Old King's Scholars. The abbreviation OKS is sometimes used.
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The King's School, Canterbury
The King's School is a British co-educational independent school for both day and boarding pupils in the historic English cathedral city of Canterbury in Kent. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and the Eton Group....
, known as Old King's Scholars. The abbreviation OKS is sometimes used.
Aristocracy
- Charles Abbott, 1st Baron TenterdenCharles Abbott, 1st Baron TenterdenCharles Abbott, 1st Baron Tenterden PC SL , was a British barrister and judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench between 1818 and 1832. Born in obscure circumstances to a barber and his wife in Canterbury, Abbott was educated initially at a dame school before moving to The King's...
- Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of CorkRichard Boyle, 1st Earl of CorkRichard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork , also known as the Great Earl of Cork, was Lord Treasurer of the Kingdom of Ireland....
- Hubert ChesshyreHubert ChesshyreDavid Hubert Boothby Chesshyre, CVO served for more than forty years as an officer of arms to Queen Elizabeth II.-Family background:...
Clergy
- Richard BoysRichard BoysReverend Richard Boys MA was a Church of England clergyman and author, most notable for his tenure as Chaplain on St. Helena at the time of Napoleon Bonaparte's exile there...
- William Grant BroughtonWilliam Grant BroughtonWilliam Grant Broughton was the first Bishop of Australia of the Church of England....
- David L. EdwardsDavid L. EdwardsDavid Lawrence Edwards OBE is a retired Anglican priest. He was the Dean of Norwich, Provost of Southwark and has been a prolific author.-Education:...
- Michael MayneMichael MayneMichael Clement Otway Mayne KCVO was an English priest of the Church of England who served as the Dean of Westminster....
- Most Rev Howard MowllHoward MowllHoward West Kilvinton Mowll was the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney from 1933 until his death in 1958.Howard Mowll was born in Dover and attended Dover College until 1903 and later matriculated at the King's School, Canterbury....
, Archbishop of SydneyArchbishop of SydneyArchbishop of Sydney may refer to:*List of Anglican bishops of Sydney*Catholic Bishops and Archbishops of Sydney...
Music
- Stephen Barlow
- Harry ChristophersHarry ChristophersHarry Christophers is an English conductor. He attended the King's School, Canterbury and was a chorister at Canterbury Cathedral under choirmaster Allan Wicks and played clarinet in the school orchestra alongside Andrew Marriner...
- John Wesley Harding (singer)John Wesley Harding (singer)Wesley Stace is a folk/pop singer-songwriter and author who goes by the stage name John Wesley Harding. He has called his style of music folk noir and gangsta folk...
- George MilesGeorge MilesGeorge Theophilus Miles FRCO was born in Pangbourne, Berkshire on 23 February 1913 and died in Birmingham on 26 March 1988. He was an English organist and Organ Teacher based in Birmingham.-Education:...
- Stephen VarcoeStephen VarcoeStephen Varcoe is an English classical bass-baritone singer, appearing internationally in opera and concert, known for Baroque and contemporary music and a notable singer of Lieder.- Professional career :...
- Christopher SeamanChristopher SeamanChristopher Seaman is a British conductor, the son of Albert Edward Seaman and Ethel Margery Seaman. He was educated at Canterbury Cathedral Choir School and The King's School, Canterbury, and later studied at King's College, Cambridge...
Writers, poets, playwrights and journalists
- Sebastian BarkerSebastian BarkerSebastian Smart Barker FRSL is a British poet. He was educated at The King's School, Canterbury, Corpus Christi, Oxford and at the University of East Anglia . He has been on the executive committee of P.E.N. and was the Chairman of the Poetry Society from 1988 to 1992.In 1997 he was elected a...
- Oz ClarkeOz ClarkeRobert "Oz" Clarke is a British wine writer, television presenter and broadcaster.-Biography:Clarke’s parents were a chest physician and a nursing sister. He was brought up near Canterbury with a brother and a sister. Clarke became a chorister at Canterbury Cathedral and subsequently won a choral...
- Michael CordyMichael CordyMichael Cordy is a British novelist. He was born in Ghana and spent much of his childhood in West and East Africa, India and Cyprus. He was educated in Britain at The King's School, Canterbury, and the universities of Leicester and Durham. After ten years in marketing and advertising, with his...
- David L. EdwardsDavid L. EdwardsDavid Lawrence Edwards OBE is a retired Anglican priest. He was the Dean of Norwich, Provost of Southwark and has been a prolific author.-Education:...
- Patrick Leigh FermorPatrick Leigh FermorSir Patrick "Paddy" Michael Leigh Fermor, DSO, OBE was a British author, scholar and soldier, who played a prominent role behind the lines in the Cretan resistance during World War II. He was widely regarded as "Britain's greatest living travel writer", with books including his classic A Time of...
- Dyneley HusseyDyneley HusseyDyneley Hussey was an English war poet, journalist, art critic and music critic.-Life:Hussey was the son of Colonel Charles Edward Hussey and was born in India. He was educated at St Cyprian's School Eastbourne, The King's School Canterbury and Corpus Christi College, Oxford...
- Alaric JacobAlaric JacobHarold Alaric Jacob was an English writer and journalist. He was Reuters correspondent in Washington in the 1930s, and a war correspondent during World War II in North Africa, Burma and Moscow.-Early life:...
- Edward Lucie-SmithEdward Lucie-SmithJohn Edward McKenzie Lucie-Smith is a British writer, poet, art critic, curator, broadcaster and author of exhibition catalogues.-Biography:Lucie-Smith was born in Kingston, Jamaica, moving to the United Kingdom in 1946...
- Christopher MarloweChristopher MarloweChristopher Marlowe was an English dramatist, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. As the foremost Elizabethan tragedian, next to William Shakespeare, he is known for his blank verse, his overreaching protagonists, and his mysterious death.A warrant was issued for Marlowe's arrest on 18 May...
- W. Somerset MaughamW. Somerset MaughamWilliam Somerset Maugham , CH was an English playwright, novelist and short story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era and, reputedly, the highest paid author during the 1930s.-Childhood and education:...
- Michael MorpurgoMichael MorpurgoMichael Morpurgo, OBE FKC AKC is an English author, poet, playwright and librettist, best known for his work in children's literature. He was the third Children's Laureate.-Early life:...
- Walter PaterWalter PaterWalter Horatio Pater was an English essayist, critic of art and literature, and writer of fiction.-Early life:...
- James Hamilton-PatersonJames Hamilton-PatersonJames Hamilton-Paterson is a poet and novelist.He is one of the most reclusive of British literary exiles, sharing his time between Austria, Italy, and the Philippines.-Early life:...
- Anthony PriceAnthony PriceAnthony Price is an author of espionage thrillers.-Life and work:Price attended The King's School, Canterbury and served in the British Army from 1947 to 1949, reaching the rank of Captain. He then studied at Merton College, Oxford until 1952, earning the MA degree...
- Hugh WalpoleHugh WalpoleSir Hugh Seymour Walpole, CBE was an English novelist. A prolific writer, he published thirty-six novels, five volumes of short stories, two plays and three volumes of memoirs. His skill at scene-setting, his vivid plots, his high profile as a lecturer and his driving ambition brought him a large...
- Alan WattsAlan WattsAlan Wilson Watts was a British philosopher, writer, and speaker, best known as an interpreter and popularizer of Eastern philosophy for a Western audience. Born in Chislehurst, he moved to the United States in 1938 and began Zen training in New York...
Military
- John Day (RAF officer)John Day (RAF officer)Air Chief Marshal Sir John Romney Day KCB, OBE, ADC, BSc is a retired senior Royal Air Force commander and a military advisor to BAE Systems.-Early life and education:...
- Field-Marshal MontgomeryBernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of AlameinField Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC , nicknamed "Monty" and the "Spartan General" was a British Army officer. He saw action in the First World War, when he was seriously wounded, and during the Second World War he commanded the 8th Army from...
Science and engineering
- Roger C. FieldRoger C. FieldRoger C. Field is an inventor with over 100 patents, an award winning industrial designer and a guitarist.He is best known as the inventor of the Foldaxe folding electric guitar. He has also been written about in Playboy magazine in ten countries and in Penthouse magazine four times in Europe...
- William HarveyWilliam HarveyWilliam Harvey was an English physician who was the first person to describe completely and in detail the systemic circulation and properties of blood being pumped to the body by the heart...
- Thomas LinacreThomas LinacreThomas Linacre was a humanist scholar and physician, after whom Linacre College, Oxford and Linacre House The King's School, Canterbury are named....
- John Tradescant the youngerJohn Tradescant the youngerJohn Tradescant the Younger , son of John Tradescant the elder, was a botanist and gardener, born in Meopham, Kent and educated at The King's School, Canterbury...
Government
- Natascha EngelNatascha EngelNatascha Engel is a German-British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for North East Derbyshire since 2005. She has extensive involvement in the trade union movement, and has close connections to Gordon Brown....
- Tristan Garel-JonesTristan Garel-JonesWilliam Armand Thomas Tristan Garel-Jones, Baron Garel-Jones, PC is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as the Member of Parliament for Watford from 1979–97, before being made a life peer in 1997....
- George GippsGeorge GippsSir George Gipps was Governor of the colony of New South Wales, Australia, for eight years, between 1838 and 1846. His governorship was during a period of great change for New South Wales and Australia, as well as for New Zealand, which was administered as part of New South Wales for much of this...
- Charles PowellCharles PowellCharles Edwin Powell is an American actor, known for his roles as himself on Popular Mechanics for Kids and as President Harold Bates on 15/Love.-Biography:...
- Jonathan PowellJonathan Powell (chief of staff to Tony Blair)Jonathan Nicholas Powell is a British diplomat who served as the first Downing Street Chief of Staff, under British Prime Minister Tony Blair throughout his premiership, from his election in 1997 until his resignation in 2007...
- Hugh Robertson
Other
- Arthur LuxmooreArthur LuxmooreSir Arthur Fairfax Charles Coryndon Luxmoore KC PC was a British barrister and judge who sat as a Lord Justice of Appeal-Life:...
, Lord Justice of AppealLord Justice of AppealA Lord Justice of Appeal is an ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, the court that hears appeals from the High Court of Justice, and represents the second highest level of judge in the courts of England and Wales-Appointment:... - George SaleGeorge SaleGeorge Sale was an Orientalist and practising solicitor, best known for his 1734 translation of the Qur'an into English. He was also author of The General Dictionary, in ten volumes, folio....
- Antony Worrall ThompsonAntony Worrall ThompsonHenry Antony Cardew Worrall Thompson is a British celebrity chef, television presenter and radio broadcaster.-Biography:...
- Jacquetta WheelerJacquetta WheelerJacquetta Wheeler is an English model. Her father, Stuart Wheeler, is an entrepreneur and political activist to UKIP, and mother Tessa was a photographer....
Victoria Cross
Three Old King's Scholars have won the Victoria CrossVictoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
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- Victoria CrossVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
- Second Afghan War
- CaptainCaptain (British Army and Royal Marines)Captain is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines. It ranks above Lieutenant and below Major and has a NATO ranking code of OF-2. The rank is equivalent to a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and to a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force...
William John VousdenWilliam John VousdenMajor General William John Vousden VC CB was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
, VCVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
, CBOrder of the BathThe Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
(1848 - 1902). He later achieved the rank of major generalMajor GeneralMajor general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
. (KS 1859-60)
- Captain
- First World War
- Second lieutenantSecond LieutenantSecond lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces.- United Kingdom and Commonwealth :The rank second lieutenant was introduced throughout the British Army in 1871 to replace the rank of ensign , although it had long been used in the Royal Artillery, Royal...
Alfred James Terence Fleming-Sandes, VCVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
(1894 - 1961). He later achieved the rank of MajorMajor (UK)In the British military, major is a military rank which is used by both the British Army and Royal Marines. The rank insignia for a major is a crown...
. (KS 1907-13)
- Second lieutenant
- Second World War
- Lieutenant Peter Scawen Watkinson RobertsPeter Scawen Watkinson RobertsPeter Scawen Watkinson Roberts VC, DSC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
, VCVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
(1917 to 1979). (KS 1931-35)
- Lieutenant Peter Scawen Watkinson Roberts
- Second Afghan War
Sportsmen
- David GowerDavid GowerDavid Ivon Gower OBE is a former English cricketer who became a commentator for Sky Sports. Although he eventually rose to the captaincy of the England cricket team during the 1980s, he is best known for being one of the most stylish left-handed batsmen of the modern era. Gower played 117 Test...
, England cricketer - Bob HainesBob HainesClaude Vincent Godby Haines was an English cricketer. Haines was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Bristol and educated at The King's School, Canterbury...
, Cricketer - Frances HoughtonFrances HoughtonFrances Julia P. Houghton is an English female rower, noteworthy for winning Silver Medals in the Quadruple Sculls at both the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games....
, Olympic Rower - Fred ScarlettFred ScarlettFred Scarlett is an Olympic gold medalist as a British rower.He took up rowing at The King's School Canterbury, and was Captain of Boats in his final year. At Oxford Brookes University, he won two Henley Royal Regatta medals, in the Temple Challenge Cup, and the Visitors Challenge Cup...
, Olympic Rower