List of Old Reptonians explained

Repton School is a co-educational private school for day and boarding pupils in Repton, Derbyshire, England. The school has around 660 pupils aged between 13 and 18, of whom 451 are boarders. Repton School taught only boys for its first 400 years; Repton started accepting girls in the sixth form early in the 1970s, and within 20 years became completely coeducational.^[1]

The following are notable alumni of Repton School:

• Harold Abrahams, 100-metre Gold Medallist, 1924 Olympics^[2]
• Charles A. Adeogun-Phillips, genocide and war crimes prosecutor^[3]
• James Airy, cricketer and soldier^[4]
• Sir Harry Altham, cricket historian, coach and administrator^[5]
• Michael Des Barres, actor and musician
• James Theodore Bent (1852–1897), English explorer, archaeologist and author.
• Paul Borrington, cricketer^[6]
• Walter Buckmaster, (1872–1942) Polo player (1900 summer Olympics)
• Lieutenant General Gerard Bucknall, (1894–1980) British Army officer who served in World War I and World War II and commanded XXX Corps during Operation Overlord
• Sydney Carline, (1888–1929), artist.
• Donald Carr, (1926–) Cricketer for Derbyshire and England^[7]
• Tom Chambers, actor and winner of Strictly Come Dancing^[8]
• Jeremy Clarkson, journalist and ex-presenter of the BBC show Top Gear. Current The Grand Tour host alongside James May and Richard Hammond
• Adrian Newey, Formula One engineer
• John Cornforth, architectural historian^[9]
• Jack Crawford, cricketer^[10]
• Roald Dahl, author^[11]
• Sir James Darling, Headmaster of Geelong Grammar School and chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Commission^[12]
• Horace Davenport, first-class cricketer
• Norman Demuth, Classical music composer & writer.
• Anthony Devas, artist.
• George Dodsworth, first-class cricketer
• Blair Dunlop, musician and actor.
• James Fenton, poet
• Sir Maurice Finnes, industrialist
• Sir Henry Firebrace, courtier to Charles I and Charles II^[13]
• Walter Franklin, cricketer^[14]
• Sir Christopher Frayling, Rector, The Royal College of Art^[15]
• C. B. Fry, cricketer^[16]
• Lieutenant General Sir Charles Henry Gairdner (1898–1983), Governor of Western Australia and Governor of Tasmania^[17]
• Graeme Garden, comedian, member of The Goodies^[18]
• Susie Gilbert, Field Hockey Player, Commonwealth Silver Medallist
• Johnny Gorman, footballer^[19]
• Francis Gould, cricketer^[20]
• Chris Gray (22 May 1942 – 14 May 2009) was an activist in the Situationist International
• Anthony Gross, artist
• Francis Habgood, Police Chief
• Sir Stuart Hampshire, Oxford philosopher^[21]
• Jonathan Harvey, composer^[22]
• John Holmes, cricketer^[23]
• Will Hughes, footballer^[24]
• John Hutton, first-class cricketer
• Richard Hutton, England Test cricketer
• Christopher Isherwood, novelist and screenwriter
• Stephen Jones, lead singer of the band Babybird
• Jordan King, British racing driver currently competing in FIA Formula 2
• Herbert Fortescue Lawford (1851–1925) tennis player, Wimbledon champion 1887
• Sir Desmond Lee, classical scholar
• Andrew Li, Former Chief Justice of Hong Kong
• Geoffrey Lumsden, actor in Dad's Army
• William Lumsden, first-class cricketer
• Ewen MacIntosh, actor in The Office
  • John Makinson, Chairman of Penguin Random House and The National Theatre Eric Maschwitz, entertainer, writer, broadcaster
• Arthur James Mason, classical scholar and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
• Shona McCallin, Field Hockey Player and Olympic gold medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics
• Derek Mendl (1914–2001), Argentine cricketer^[25]
• Jack Mendl (1911–2001), Argentine cricketer and educator^[25]
• Charles Armytage-Moore, (1880–1960) founder partner of London Stockbrokers, Buckmaster & Moore (now Credit Suisse Group)
• Alfred Morcom (1885–1952), cricketer and physician
• Alan E. Munby (1870–1938), architect^[26]
• Edward Oakden, British Ambassador to UAE
• Peter Oldfield, SAS commander^[27]
• Reginald Popham, cricketer and footballer
• Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury
• George Rainsford, English actor
• Basil Rathbone, actor most known for playing Sherlock Holmes in the Sherlock Holmes film series^[28]
• Denys Rayner, Battle of the Atlantic veteran, writer and boat designer
• Nick Raynsford, Labour MP
• W. A. Robotham of Rolls-Royce
• Sir John Rolleston, Conservative MP
• Kenneth Rose, prize-winning biographer of Lord Curzon, George V and Lord Rothschild; contributed the column Albany to the Sunday Telegraph for 36 years.
• Arnold Rutherford, cricketer
• John Rutherford, cricketer
• Ben Sharpe Olympian, Sydney 2000
• Sir John Stanley, Conservative MP
• Johnny Rozsa, fashion, portrait, and celebrity photographer
• Robert Sangster, racehorse owner and breeder author^{[29] [30]}
• John James Scott-Chisholme, Boer war cavalry officer
• Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Shaw, World War I officer and Commander-in-Chief, Ireland
• Rupert Shephard, English artist
• The Revd Henry Holmes Stewart (1847–1937) 1873 FA Cup winner^[31]
• Georgie Twigg, Field Hockey Player Olympic bronze medallist (London 2012)^{[32] [33]} and Olympic gold medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics
• Edward Upward, novelist and short story writer
• Charles Warner (born 1938), cricketer
• Ellie Watton, Field Hockey Player Commonwealth silver medallist (Glasgow 2014),^[34]
• Charles Watts (1905–1985), cricketer and British Army officer
• Denton Welch, (1915–1948) writer and painter
• John Williams (1911–1964), cricketer and solicitor
• Andy Wilman, Top Gear producer (2002–2015), Top Gear (1994–2001) and The Grand Tour (2016 – present)
• Jason Windsor (born 1972), businessman and cricketer
• Abe Radkin international coordinator
• Nicholas Wood, (1832–1892) industrialist and Conservative MP
• William Wyatt (1842–1908), cricketer and clergyman
• Robert J. C. Young, post-colonial theorist, cultural critic and historian

Notes and References

1. Web site: Smith. Mike. Exploring the village of Repton – one of South Derbyshire's gems. derbyshirelife.co.uk. 27 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170227233345/http://www.derbyshirelife.co.uk/out-about/places/exploring_the_village_of_repton_one_of_south_derbyshire_s_gems_1_4225773. 27 February 2017. live. dmy-all.
2. Web site: Harold Abrahams' Blue Plaque details. 11 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20100316191723/http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.10919. 16 March 2010. live. dmy-all.
3. Web site: Charles Anthony Law. 11 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304120522/http://www.charlesanthonylaw.com/index.php?id=52. 4 March 2016. live. dmy-all.
4. Book: Wisden on the Great War: The Lives of Cricket's Fallen 1914-1918 . Renshaw . Andrew . 470 . 2014 . . 9781408832363 . en.
5. Web site: Harry Altham. Cricinfo. 11 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20071210015105/http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/8528.html. 10 December 2007. live. dmy-all.
6. http://www.derbyshireccc.com/dccc/index.php/news-and-features/features/294-siddique-latest-off-the-impressive-repton-production-line Siddique latest off the impressive Repton production line
7. Web site: Donald Carr. 11 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171216202159/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/154579.html. 16 December 2017. live. dmy-all.
8. Web site: Nerves get to Strictly Come Dancing star Tom Chambers. 11 June 2013.
9. Web site: John Cornforth's obituary in the Daily Telegraph . 5 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171225224433/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1461378/John-Cornforth.html . 25 December 2017 . live. dmy-all .
10. Web site: John Crawford (Cricketer of the Year). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. 1907. John Wisden & Co.. 26 April 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20121112034050/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/154767.html. 12 November 2012. live. dmy-all.
11. News: Repton School 'helped inspire Dahl' to write Charlie. 24 February 2015. BBC News. 13 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20150423090629/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-14896806. 23 April 2015. live. dmy-all.
12. News: OBITUARY:Sir James Darling . London . The Independent . 15 November 1995 . 14 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171217014027/https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/obituarysir-james-darling-1582055.html . 17 December 2017 . live. dmy-all .
13. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article29956000 20 May 1932 – THE WORLD OF BOOKS REVIEWS
14. Web site: Walter Franklin. Cricinfo. 11 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171216201707/http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/13191.html. 16 December 2017. live. dmy-all.
15. Web site: Royal College of Art | the Changing Face of the British Engineering Designer . 2013-06-11 . dead. https://archive.today/20130616053035/http://www.rca.ac.uk/Default.aspx?ContentID=501861&GroupID=504103&CategoryID=36538 . 16 June 2013 . dmy-all .
16. Web site: The Death of C.B. Fry - History Today. historytoday.com. 11 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170603181750/http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/death-cb-fry. 3 June 2017. live. dmy-all.
17. Book: Boyce, Peter. Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Australian Dictionary of Biography. 11 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20141225182306/http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/gairdner-sir-charles-henry-12522/text22533. 25 December 2014. live. dmy-all.
18. Web site: Ed Victor Ltd.. daamanagement.co.uk. 11 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20130801094728/http://www.daamanagement.co.uk/clients_detail.asp?id=14. 1 August 2013. live. dmy-all.
19. News: Johnny Gorman – the international in the classroom . London . The Daily Telegraph . Gareth A . Davies . 28 September 2010 . 5 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171226152831/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/schoolsports/8029237/Johnny-Gorman-the-international-in-the-classroom.html . 26 December 2017 . live. dmy-all .
20. Book: McCrery, Nigel. Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War. 30 July 2015. Pen and Sword. 978-1473864191. 107.
21. News: Sir Stuart Hampshire . London . The Guardian . Jane . O'Grady . 16 June 2004 . 11 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171216201536/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/jun/16/guardianobituaries.obituaries . 16 December 2017 . live. dmy-all .
22. Web site: Jonathan Harvey - Short Biography - Music Sales Classical. musicsalesclassical.com. 11 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171217014128/http://www.musicsalesclassical.com/composer?composerId=641. 17 December 2017. live. dmy-all.
23. Web site: The Home of CricketArchive. cricketarchive.co.uk. 11 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231845/http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/30/30342/Miscellaneous_Matches.html. 3 March 2016. live. dmy-all.
24. Web site: Derby's Will Hughes - the Championship's latest sensation. 21 December 2012. www.bbc.co.uk. 27 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170906233932/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20769208. 6 September 2017. live. dmy-all.
25. News: Jack Mendl. 2001-12-27. The Daily Telegraph. 2019-06-12.
26. J. R. S., "Mr. A. E. Munby", Nature 141 (1938), 586–587
27. Web site: Major Peter Oldfield. 28 July 2002. www.telegraph.co.uk. 5 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180918054554/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1402852/Major-Peter-Oldfield.html. 18 September 2018. live. dmy-all.
28. Web site: Basil Rathbone, Master of Stage and Screen: Biography. basilrathbone.net. 11 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170108205420/http://www.basilrathbone.net/biography/. 8 January 2017. live. dmy-all.
29. Robinson, Patrick Horsetrader (paperback, 1993)
30. Web site: Robert Sangster's Times obituary . 11 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110523132048/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article1057478.ece . 23 May 2011 . dead. dmy-all .
31. Book: Warsop, Keith. The Early FA Cup Finals and the Southern Amateurs. 2004. SoccerData. 1-899468-78-1. 126–127.
32. [Georgie Twigg]
33. Web site: . 27 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170918192120/http://georgietwigg.com/ . 18 September 2017 . live. dmy-all .
34. [Ellie Watton]