List of Old Oakhamians explained

Alumni of Oakham School are known as Old Oakhamians.

Oakham School is a British co-educational independent school in the market town of Oakham in Rutland, with a school roll of about 1,000 pupils, aged from 10 to 18. The school was founded in 1584 by archdeacon Robert Johnson, along with Uppingham School, a few miles away.

Notable former pupils include:

Academics

• Joseph George Cumming, geologist and archaeologist, professor of classical literature and geology
• Horace Donisthorpe, entomologist, myrmecologist and coleopterist
• Peter North, principal of Jesus College and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford
• John Henry Pratt, mathematician
• Sir Michael Stoker, virologist and cancer biologist

Armed forces

• Rear Admiral Philip Wilcocks

Ecclesiastics

• James Atlay, 98th Bishop of Hereford
• John Godfrey FitzMaurice Day, Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin (1920-1938); Archbishop of Armagh (1938)
• Francis ffolkes, 5th Baronet, Chaplain-in-Ordinary to King George V (1910–1936)
• Leonard Hawkes, Archdeacon of Lindisfarne
• John Henley, clergyman, commonly known as 'Orator Henley'
• Thomas Merton, writer and Trappist monk

Politics, the Colonial Service and the law

• Anthony Clarke, Baron Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
• Lord Cope of Berkeley, Conservative Member of Parliament for South Gloucestershire 1974-1983; Northavon 1983-1997; during this time he was Paymaster General 1992-1994
• Paul Filing, Australian politician (Member of the House of Representatives for Moore, Western Australia)
• William Allmond Codrington Goode, last Governor of Singapore 1957-1959; last Governor of North Borneo 1959-1963
• William George "Bill" O'Chee, Australian politician (Senator for Queensland)
• Kate Harrisson, British Ambassador to Peru (2018–present)

Arts

• Charlie Bewley, actor
• Lydia Rose Bewley, actor
• Henry Camamile, Rory Young, Andrew Dawson, and Oli Khan of Sea Girls, indie rock band from London^[1]
• Katie Hall, actress and soprano
• Andy Harries, UK producer, Left Bank Pictures
• Greg Hicks, actor
• Richard Hope, actor
• Richard Hurst, writer and director
• Daniel Hyde, organist and conductor
• Miles Jupp, actor, comedian
• Jason Kay, singer (Jamiroquai)
• Matthew Macfadyen, actor
• Matthew Manning, psychic
• China Miéville, novelist
• Katie Mitchell, theatre director
• Alexander Newley, painter
• Alfred Young Nutt, Victorian artist and architect
• Malcolm Rogers, director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
• Kwame Ryan, conductor and musician
• Janek Schaefer, sound artist, British Composer of the Year in Sonic Art
• Indra Sinha, novelist
• Tom Wiggall, composer

Broadcasting and media

• Tom Heap, BBC News rural affairs correspondent (formerly BBC News's science and environment correspondent)
• Charlotte Uhlenbroek, biologist and broadcaster

Sport

• Charlie Beech, professional rugby union player with Bath Rugby and England U19s
• Matthew Boyce, cricketer (Leicestershire)
• Roderick Bradley, player of American football
• J.W.M. Bradshaw, cricketer (Leicestershire)
• Stuart Broad, England international cricketer cricketer^[2] and England T20 captain
• Alex Brundle, professional racing driver
• Percy Chapman, England cricketer (captain)
• Josh Cobb, cricketer (Leicestershire)
• Rob Cook, rugby union player for Gloucester Rugby^[3]
• Sam Costelow, rugby union player for the Scarlets and Wales
• Tom Croft, British and Irish Lions and England player
• Crista Cullen, England and Great Britain field hockey player
• Arthur Cursham, England footballer and county cricketer (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire)
• John Furley, cricketer
• Alex Goode, rugby union player for Saracens RFC and England Saxons
• Ron Jacobs, rugby union player, England International and captain
• Lyndon James, cricketer
• Frank Jerwood, Olympic oarsman
• Joseph Kendall, cricketer
• Alex Martin, cricketer
• Bhargav Modha, cricketer
• Lewis Moody, British and Irish Lions, England Rugby, Leicester Tigers and Bath Rugby rugby union player;^[4] England captain
• Lucy Pearson, England women's cricket captain
• Matt Smith, rugby union player, England Saxons
• James Alexander Simpson Taylor, cricketer (Leicestershire and Scotland)
• Hamish Watson, rugby union player for Edinburgh and Scotland
• Alex Wyatt, cricketer (Leicestershire)
• Tom Fell, cricketer

Others

• John Jerwood, founder of the Jerwood Foundation
• Thomas Merton, writer and religious figure
• Richard Profit, polar explorer

Notes and References

1. Web site: Amazing Alumni - on the pitch & stage. Oakham School. 13 December 2020. 12 February 2022.
2. News: Crafty Croft ready for step up . BBC Sport . Pranav Soneji and Andy Swiss . 2008-01-22 . 2008-11-12.
3. Web site: OO Rob Cook- debut for Gloucester Rugby. 27 September 2012. 15 January 2013. https://archive.today/20130423210351/http://www.oakham.rutland.sch.uk/OOs_and_Foundation/News/2012/News/OO_Rob_Cook-_debut_for_Gloucester_Rugby.aspx. 23 April 2013. dead.
4. News: My School Sport: Lewis Moody . Gareth Davies . Daily Telegraph . 2006-03-01 . 2008-11-02 . London.