- David Brown
Sir David Brown (May 10, 1904 - September 3, 1993) was an English entrepreneur, managing director of his family firm David Brown Limited and one time owner of shipbuilders Vosper Thornycroft. Brown was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire. After attending Rossall School he started work as an apprentice in the family business, "David Brown Gear Company Ltd", aged 17, becoming managing director in 1931, on his uncle Percy's death. - Thomas Beecham
Sir Thomas Beecham, 2nd Baronet, CH (29 April, 1879 - 8 March 1961) was a British conductor. He founded several British orchestras including the Beecham Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. From the early twentieth century until his death Beecham was a dominant influence on the musical life of Britain. - John Morris
Dr. John Morris (1913 - June 1977) was an English historian who specialised in the study of the institutions of the Roman Empire and the history of Sub-Roman Britain. He is best known for "The Age of Arthur" (1973), in which he attempted to reconstruct the history of Britain and Ireland during the so-called "Dark Ages" following the Roman withdrawal, based on scattered archaeological and historical records. - Brian Redman
Brian Thomas Redman is a British former racing driver from England. He was very successful in sportscar racing and the World Sportscar Championship, winning the 1970 Targa Florio with a Porsche 908 and the 12 Hours of Sebring twice, in 1975 with a BMW Coupé and in 1978 with a Porsche 935. He was for many years associated with the Chevron marque, founded by fellow-Lancastrian Derek Bennett. Redman drove for Shadow Racing Cars both in CanAm and in Formula One. - Henry Stuart Jones
Sir Henry Stuart Jones (May 15, 1867 - June 29, 1939) was a British academic and fellow of Trinity College, University of Oxford, where he held an appointment from 1920 to 1927 as Camden Professor of Ancient History. Jones attended the British School at Athens and later served as director of the British School at Rome. Jones began in 1911 the revision of "A Greek-English Lexicon", the standard dictionary of ancient Greek, with the assistance of Roderick McKenzie. - Leslie Charteris
Leslie Charteris (May 12, 1907, Singapore-April 15, 1993), born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin, was a half-Chinese, half English author of primarily mystery fiction, as well as a screenwriter. He was best known for his many books chronicling the adventures of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint." - J. R. Ackerley
J. R. Ackerley (November 4, 1896 - June 4, 1967; his full registered name was Joe Ackerley; Randolph was added later as a tribute to an uncle) was arts editor of "The Listener", the weekly magazine of the BBC, and an important author in his own right. - Patrick Campbell 3rd Baron Glenavy
Patrick Gordon Campbell, 3rd Baron Glenavy (6 June 1913 - 9 November 1980), better known simply as Patrick Campbell, was a British journalist, humorist and television personality. He was born in Dublin and educated at Pembroke College, Oxford. During the Second World War, he served in the Irish navy, and afterwards worked on the "Irish Times" (using the pseudonym, "Quidnunc"), "Sunday Dispatch" and "Sunday Times". - Charles Kay Ogden
Charles Kay Ogden (June 1 1889 Fleetwood, Lancashire - March 21 1957 London) was an English linguist, philosopher, and writer. - F. W. Harvey
Frederick William Harvey was an English poet, known for poems composed in prisoner-of-war camps at Krefeld and Gütersloh that were sent back to England, during World War I. He was born in Hartpury, Gloucestershire. He was educated at the King's School, Gloucester, where he formed a close friendship with Ivor Gurney, and then at Rossall School. Gurney and Herbert Howells, another local composer, would set a number of his poems to music. - John Nixon
Lieutenant General Sir John Nixon (1857-1921) was senior commander of the British Indian Army. He gave the orders for the ultimately disastrous first British Expedition against Baghdad during World War I. Educated at Rossall and then Sandhurst he joined the British Army in India and moved up the ranks steadily. By 1914, he was the commander of the Southern Army in India, in overall command of 4 divisions and two units deployed outside of India (the 4th - Quetta Division, … - Bill Hopkins
G.W. (Bill) Hopkins was a British composer, pianist and music critic. Hopkins was born in Prestbury, Cheshire and educated at Rossall School, Lancashire; his mother was educationally subnormal and unable to look after him, and he was raised by aunts. An encounter with Luigi Nono at Dartington consolidated his interest in serialism; subsequently he studied at Oxford University with Edmund Rubbra and Egon Wellesz. - Michael Barratt
Michael Barratt (born January 3, 1928 in Yorkshire), is an English television presenter and announcer. He was educated at Rossall School, a famous boys' Independent school in Lancashire, and at Paisley Grammar School in Scotland. He is mainly remembered for his lengthy period as the main presenter on "Nationwide". He has appeared, as himself, in both films and television, including the film "The Magic Christian" and "The Goodies". - Paul Dalglish
Paul Dalglish (born 18 February 1977 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo. Dalglish, son of former Scotland international Kenny Dalglish, started his career as a youth player with Celtic before joining Liverpool, but made no appearances for either of his father's former clubs. Dalglish was then signed by his father for Newcastle United, he made 14 appearances, scoring one goal. - Liam Botham
Liam James Botham (born 26 August 1977 in Doncaster) is a former rugby player who played rugby union and later rugby league. He is the son of English Test cricketer Ian Botham. Liam initially followed in his father's footsteps, playing county cricket for Hampshire. He took the wicket of former England captain Mike Gatting on his County Championship debut. However, he left the sport in 1997 after just one season to play rugby union for West Hartlepool. - Peter Winterbottom
Peter Winterbottom (born 31 May 1960) is a former England rugby union captain. He played openside and was the most capped openside with 58 caps until being overtaken by Neil Back in 2003. He made his England debut 2 January 1982 against Australia and his final appearance in 20 March 1993 against Ireland. Winterbottom was known for his workrate, durability, hard tackling and courage. He went on two British and Irish Lions tours in 1983 and 1993, both to New Zealand, … - Walter Clopton Wingfield
Major Walter Clapton Wingfield was a Welsh inventor of lawn tennis (1874), which he called "Sphairistikè" (Greek for "ball games"). Wingfield was educated at Rossall School, and was living at Nantclwyd Hall, Llanelidan, in north Wales, when he patented nets for the new sport in 1873. He also authored two tennis works: "The Book of the Game" and "The Major's Game of Lawn Tennis." He also invented the butterfly bicycle. - William Rolleston
William Rolleston (September 19, 1831 - February 8, 1903) was a New Zealand politician, public administrator, educationalist and Canterbury provincial superintendent. - Frederick Lugard
Frederick John Dealtry Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard, GCMG, CB, DSO, PC (January 22, 1858-11 April 1945) was a British soldier, explorer of Africa and colonial administrator, who was Governor of Hong Kong (1907-1912) and Governor-General of Nigeria (1914-1919). - George Garrett
George William Littler Garrett was a British clergyman and inventor who pioneered submarine design. He was born at Moss Side in Manchester, England, the son of an Irish-born Church of England curate. He attended Rossall and then Manchester Grammar School, then studied Chemistry and General Science at Owens College (also in Manchester) before attending Trinity College, Dublin. - Bill Ashton
William Michael Allingham "Bill" Ashton MBE BA DipEd FCLCM (born 1936) is a British saxophonist and composer, best known for co-founding the London Schools’ Orchestra, now the National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO), of which he is Musical Director. Ashton was born in Blackpool, Lancashire. From 1955-57 he was educated at Rossall School which soon developed into a career in the Royal Air Force doing National Service, before he then went to Oxford University in 1957, … - Geoffrey Kirk
Geoffrey Stephen Kirk was a British classical scholar. He is known for his books on Ancient Greek literature and mythology. He was educated at Rossall School and Clare College, Cambridge. His time at Cambridge was interrupted by service in the Royal Navy, much of it in the Aegean Sea, leading to the award of a DSC. He returned and graduated in 1946. He was awarded a research fellowship at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, later becoming a lecturer and Reader at Cambridge also. - Michael W. Dickinson
Michael W. Dickinson (born February 3 1950 in Yorkshire, England) is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Dickinson was an amateur champion rider before becoming a professional jockey for 10 years. His rides included a classic winner, Boucher. Having been educated at Rossall School, Dickinson got his trainer's license in 1980, taking over his parents' stables. - Arthur Bigge 1st Baron Stamfordham
Arthur John Bigge, 1st Baron Stamfordham, GCB, GCVO, GCIE, KCMG, KCSI, ISO, PC (18 June 1849-31 March 1931) was Private Secretary to Queen Victoria during the last few years of her reign and also to King George V during most of his reign. He was also the maternal grandfather of Lord Adeane, Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II from 1953 to 1972. He was the son of John Frederic Bigge (1814-1885) Vicar of Stamfordham, … - Sonny Flood
Sonny Flood (born November 1989) is a British actor best known for his role as Josh Ashworth in Channel 4 soap opera "Hollyoaks", however he has also had minor parts in "Cold Feet" and "Heartbeat". He is currently a pupil at Rossall School in Fleetwood, Lancashire. - Neil Marten
Harry Neil Marten (3 December 1916-22 December 1985) was a British Conservative Party politician. Marten was educated at Rossall School. During World War II he was parachuted into France to work with French resistance and later served with Norwegian resistance. He worked in the Foreign Office 1947-57 and was a solicitor and shipping advisor. Marten was Member of Parliament for Banbury from 1959 to 1983, … - Derek Walker-Smith
Derek Colclough Walker-Smith, Baron Broxbourne PC, TD, QC (13 April 1910 - 22 January 1992), known as Sir Derek Walker-Smith, 1st Baronet, from 1960 to 1983, was a British Conservative Party politician. Walker-Smith was educated at Rossall and Christ Church, Oxford. He became a barrister, called to the bar by Middle Temple in 1934. He was vice-chairman of the Inns of Court Conservative and Unionist Society and was made Queen's Counsel in 1955. - Francis Graham-Smith
Sir Francis Graham Smith (born April 25, 1923) is a British astronomer. He was Astronomer Royal from 1982 to 1990. He was awarded the Royal Society's Royal Medal in 1987. He was educated at Rossall School. In the late 1940s he worked at Cambridge University on the Long Michelson Interferometer. Sir Francis Graham-Smith is a Distinguished Supporter of the British Humanist Association. - Ralph Champneys Williams
Sir Ralph Champneys Williams CMG (March 9, 1848 - June 22, 1927) colonial governor born Anglesey, Wales and died London, England. Williams, educated at The King's School, Chester and Rossall School joined the colonial service in 1884 and his first post was to Bechuanaland. He then served at Pretoria, South Africa, Gibraltar and Barbados before returning to Bechuanaland at the height of the Second Boer War. - Alexander Carmichael Bruce
Sir Alexander Carmichael Bruce ("circa" 1850-26 October 1926) was the second Assistant Commissioner "A" of the London Metropolitan Police, from 1888 to 1914. Bruce was the son of a clergyman from Ferry Hill, County Durham. He attended Rossall School in Lancashire and then Brasenose College, Oxford, graduating in 1873 and being called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1875. He practised on the North-Eastern Circuit until 10 December 1884, … - William Boyd Dawkins
Professor Sir William Boyd Dawkins was an English geologist and archaeologist. He was a member of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, Curator of the Manchester Museum and Professor of Geology at Owens College, Manchester. He is noted for his research on fossils and the antiquity of man. He was involved in many projects including a tunnel under the Humber, a Channel Tunnel attempt and the proving of coal under Kent. - Thomas Byles
Father Thomas Byles ("Thomas Roussel Davids Byles", 26 February, 1870 - 15 April, 1912) was a Catholic priest who famously remained on board the "RMS Titanic" as she was sinking after colliding with an iceberg, hearing confessions and giving absolution. He was born Roussel Davids Byles in Leeds, Yorkshire, the eldest of seven children of the Reverend Dr. Alfred Holden Byles, a congregationalist minister, and his wife Louisa Davids. - Niall Shanks
Niall Shanks (b. 1959), a native of England, earned his Ph.D. at the University of Alberta, Canada. He is currently Curtis D. Gridley Professor in the History and Philosophy of Science at Wichita State University. - Oswald Partington 2nd Baron Doverdale
Oswald Partington, 2nd Baron Doverdale (4 May 1872 - 23 March 1935) was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was elected at the 1900 general election as Member of Parliament for High Peak constituency in Derbyshire, and held the seat through two further elections before his defeat at the December 1910 general election. He returned to the House of Commons in 1915 at a by-election for the Shipley constituency in West Yorkshire, … - Alfred Broughton
Sir Alfred Davies Devonsher Broughton (18 October 1902-2 April 1979) was a British Labour Party politician. Broughton was educated at Rossall School, Downing College, Cambridge and the London Hospital and became a doctor, a member of a family who had been Batley doctors for 70 years. During World War II he worked in civil defence and in the medical corps of the Royal Air Force. He was a member of Batley Borough Council 1946-49. - Christopher Whall
Christopher Whitworth Whall (1849-1924) was an English stained glass artist who worked from 1897 into the 20th century. He was an important member of the Arts and Crafts Movement, who became a leading designer of stained glass. His most important work is the glass for the Lady Chapel in Gloucester Cathedral. Whall was also influential as a teacher, taking stained glass classes at the Central School of Art, and later at the Royal College of Art in London, … - Davinia Taylor
Davinia Taylor (real name Davinia Murphy) is a British actress, born in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England on 11 November, 1977. After attending Winstanley Sixth Form College from 1994, studying Theatre and performing arts A-levels she left before finishing her course to act on the soap opera series "Hollyoaks" in 1997, playing party girl Jude Cunningham on the soap. - William de Wiveleslie Abney
William de Wiveleslie Abney FRS (July 24, 1843 - December 3, 1920) was an English astronomer, chemist, and photographer. - Ham Lambert
Noel Hamilton "Ham" Lambert (born 5 June 1910 in Dublin, Ireland; died 10 October 2006 in County Wicklow) was an Irish cricketer and Rugby Union player. By profession a Veterinary Surgeon, he was noted for being the first in Ireland to own a practice devoted to the care of companion animals. He is buried in Schull in Co Cork, Ireland. The epitaph on his gravestone reads, simply, "A Lovely Man". - Thomas Jacomb Hutton
Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Jacomb Hutton, MC, KCB, KCIE was a British general who lived from 1890 to 1981. * born 1890; * educated at Rossall and Royal Military Academy, Woolwich * 1909 commissioned into the Army as 2nd lieutenant, Royal Artillery * World War I * 1914 - 1918 service on the Western Front ** 1915 promoted captain ** 1918 prompted brevet major ** 1918 General Staff Officer, …
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