David Brown

David Brown

male, deceased (1993)
Old Rossallian, RossallSchool, James Bond, race horse, ferguson, huddersfield
Sir David Brown (May 10, 1904 - September 3, 1993) was an English entrepreneur, managing director of his family firm David Brown Limited and one...
Francis Graham-Smith

Francis Graham-Smith

male, 86 years old
Old Rossallian, RossallSchool, Humanist, Long Michelson Interferometer, Royal Medal, Astronomer Royal
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...
Walter Besant

Walter Besant

male, deceased (1901)
Child of Gibeon, Something of Myself, Christ's College, Cambridge, University of Cambridge, mauritius, wrangler…RossallSchool
Sir Walter Besant (August 14, 1836 Portsmouth - June 9, 1901 London), was a novelist and historian from London. His sister-in-law was Annie Besant....
Walter Clopton Wingfield

Walter Clopton Wingfield

male, deceased (1912)
Major Walter Clapton Wingfield, Old Rossallian, Tennis Hall of Fame member, RossallSchool, bicycle, British
Major Walter Clapton Wingfield was a Welsh inventor of lawn tennis (1874), which he called "Sphairistikè" (Greek for "ball games"). Wingfield was e...
F. W. Harvey

F. W. Harvey

male, deceased (1957)
Old Rossallian, Hartpury, D. C. M., Frederick William Harvey, King's School, Gloucester, Gloucestershire Regiment…RossallSchool
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 E...
Geoffrey Kirk

Geoffrey Kirk

male, deceased (2003)
Old Rossallian, distinguished service cross, Geoffrey Stephen Kirk, aegean sea, British, Dean of Trinity Hall, Cambridge…RossallSchool
Geoffrey Stephen Kirk was a British classical scholar. He is known for his books on Ancient Greek literature and mythology. He was educated at...
Bill Hopkins

Bill Hopkins

male, deceased (1981)
death by myocardial infarction, RossallSchool, Old Rossallian, Birmingham University, heart attack, university of newcastle upon tyne
G.W. (Bill) Hopkins was a British composer, pianist and music critic. Hopkins was born in Prestbury, Cheshire and educated at Rossall School,...
Owen Seaman

Owen Seaman

male, deceased (1936)
Old Salopian, Shrewsbury, Punch magazine, Clare College, Cambridge, Sir Owen Seaman, Alumni of Clare College, Cambridge…RossallSchool, Shrewsbury school
Sir Owen Seaman (September 18, 1861 - February 2, 1936) was a British writer, journalist and poet. He is best known as editor of "Punch", from 1906...
John Woolley

John Woolley

male, deceased (1866)
RossallSchool, Master of Arts, hereford, norwich, University of Sydney, University of London…Sydney Grammar School, Sermons Preached in the Chapel of Rossall College
John Woolley, first principal of the University of Sydney. Woolley was born at Petersfield, Hampshire, England. He matriculated at the University...

Sonny Flood

male, 20 years old
Poulton, television actor, Old Rossallian, Cleveleys, Rossall, Josh Ashworth…RossallSchool
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...