John Maynard Smith

John Maynard Smith

male, deceased (2004)
Evolutionary biologist, signaling theory, Erdős number 4, Population geneticist, From London, game theory…OldEtonian
Professor John Maynard Smith, F.R.S. (6 January 1920 - 19 April 2004) was a British evolutionary biologist and geneticist. Originally an...
Charles James Fox

Charles James Fox

male, deceased (1806)
buried at Westminster Abbey, Alumni of Hertford College, Oxford, English, abolitionist, Foreign Secretary, Kingdom of Great Britain…OldEtonian
Hon. Charles James Fox (24 January, 1749 - 13 September, 1806) was a prominent British Whig politician. He is noted as an anti-slavery campaigner,...

John Wells

male, 84 years old
Smethwick, World War II, John Julius Wells, Smethwick constituency, Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, Councillor in the West Midlands…OldEtonian
John Julius Wells (born 30 March 1925) was a British Conservative Party politician. Wells was educated at Eton College and Corpus Christi College,...
Matt Ridley

Matt Ridley

male, 51 years old
Libertarian, biology, University of Oxford, From Newcastle Upon Tyne, HarperCollins, Science Park…OldEtonian
Matthew (Matt) Ridley (born February 7, 1958 at Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English science writer. He received a doctorate in zoology from the...
Henry Fielding

Henry Fielding

male, deceased (1754)
Bow Street Runner, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, From Glastonbury, From Somerset, English, satirical…OldEtonian
Henry Fielding (April 22, 1707 - October 8, 1754) was an English novelist and dramatist known for his rich earthy humour and satirical prowess, and...
Rory Stewart

Rory Stewart

male, 36 years old
Dhi Qar, John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, prince harry, prince william, Guardian First Book Award, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy…Old Dragons, OldEtonian
Rory Stewart OBE, born 1973, is a Scottish writer. He was born in Hong Kong, raised in Malaysia, Vietnam and Scotland and educated at Eton and...
Jeremy Brett

Jeremy Brett

male, deceased (1995)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, death by myocardial infarction, British, OldEtonian, Sherlock Holmes, bipolar disorder
Peter Jeremy William Huggins, better known as Jeremy Brett, was an English actor famous for his portrayal of the detective Sherlock Holmes in the...
Arthur Balfour

Arthur Balfour

male, deceased (1930)
Christian, Foreign Secretary, prime minister, Jewish homeland, philosopher, homeland…OldEtonian
Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM, PC (25 July, 1848 - 19 March 1930) was a British Conservative politician and statesman, and the...

Craig Brown

male, 52 years old
Private Eye contributor, Bristol University, The Queen, The Times, BBC Radio 4, The Sunday Times…OldEtonian
Craig Brown (born May 23 1957) is a British satirist and writer probably best known for his work in "Private Eye". He was educated at Eton and...
Randolph Churchill

Randolph Churchill

male, deceased (1968)
OldEtonian, mbe, eton college, british prime minister, partisan, conservative party
Major Randolph Frederick Edward Spencer-Churchill, MBE (28 May 1911 - 6 June 1968) was the son of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his...