- William Of Wykeham
William of Wykeham (1320 - September 27, 1404) was Bishop of Winchester, Chancellor of England, founder of Winchester College and of New College, Oxford, and builder of a large part of Windsor Castle. William was born to an undistinguished family, in Wickham, Hampshire, and educated at a school in Winchester. He was appointed Justice in Eyre south of the Trent along with Peter Atte Wode in 1361, a position he held until about 1367. - Henry Wotton
Sir Henry Wotton (1568 - December, 1639) was an English author and diplomat. The son of Thomas Wotton (1521-1587), brother of Edward Wotton, 1st Baron Wotton, and grandnephew of the diplomat Nicholas Wotton, he was born at Bocton Hall in the parish of Bocton or Boughton Malherbe, Kent. He was educated at Winchester College and at New College, Oxford, where he matriculated on June 5 1584, alongside John Hoskins. Two years later he moved to Queen's College, … - Joss Whedon
Joss Hill Whedon (born Joseph Hill Whedon on June 23, 1964 in New York) is an American writer, director, executive producer, and creator of the well-known television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Angel", and "Firefly". He has also written several film scripts and several comic book series. After finishing at Winchester College in England, he went on to receive a film degree from Wesleyan University in 1987. - Thomas Weelkes
Thomas Weelkes (baptised 25 October 1576 - buried 1 December 1623) was an English composer and organist. He became organist of Winchester College in 1598, moving to Chichester Cathedral. His works are chiefly vocal, and include madrigals, anthems and services. - William Waynflete
William Waynflete (born William Patten) (c.1398 -11 August 1486), was Bishop of Winchester from 1447 to 1486, and Lord Chancellor of England from 1456 to 1460. He is best remembered as the founder of Magdalen College, Oxford. - Joseph Warton
Joseph Warton (April, 1722 - February 23, 1800) was an English academic and literary critic. He was born in Dunsfold, Surrey, England, but his family soon moved to Hampshire, where his father, the Reverend Thomas Warton, became vicar of Basingstoke. There, a few years later, Joseph's younger brother, the more famous Thomas Warton, was born. Their father later became an Oxford professor. Joseph was educated at Winchester College and at Oriel College, Oxford, … - Christopher Dawson
Christopher Henry Dawson was an English independent scholar, who wrote many books on cultural history and Christendom. He was brought up at Hartlington Hall, in Yorkshire. He was educated at Winchester College and Trinity College, Oxford. His background was an Anglo-Catholic family; he became a Catholic convert in 1914. As a post-graduate student he studied economics, and then in Oxford history and sociology. - Edward Young
Edward Young (1683 - April 5, 1765) was an English poet, best remembered for "Night Thoughts". He was the son of Edward Young, afterwards dean of Salisbury, and was born at his father's rectory at Upham, near Winchester, where he was baptized on July 3, 1683. He was educated at Winchester College, and matriculated in 1702 at New College, Oxford. He later moved to Corpus Christi, and in 1708 was nominated by Archbishop Tenison to a law fellowship at All Souls'. - William Collins
William Collins, English poet Second in influence only to Thomas Gray, he was an important poet of the middle decades of the 18th century. His lyrical odes mark a turn away from the Augustan poetry of Alexander Pope's generation and towards the romantic era which would soon follow. - Adrian Adlam
Adrian Adlam (born 1963) is a British violinist, conductor and music educator. He was Educated at Westminster Abbey, Winchester College, Conservatoire Royale de Musique de Bruxelles and the Hochschule fur Musik, Hanover. Adlam has performed as a soloist and chamber musician throughout Europe, the USA and Japan. He has appeared as leader with several European orchestras, including the London Symphony Orchestra, … - Geoffrey Howe
Richard Edward Geoffrey Howe, Baron Howe of Aberavon, CH, PC, QC (born 20 December 1926), known until 1992 as Sir Geoffrey Howe, is a senior British Conservative politician. He was Margaret Thatcher's longest-serving Cabinet minister, successively holding the posts of Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, and finally Leader of the House of Commons and Deputy Prime Minister. - William Sealy Gosset
William Sealy Gosset (June 13 1876 - October 16 1937) was an English chemist and statistician, best known by his pen name "Student" and for his work on Student's t-distribution. Born in Canterbury, England to Agnes Sealy Vidal and Colonel Frederic Gosset, Gosset attended Winchester College, the famous private school, before reading chemistry and mathematics at New College, Oxford. - Thomas James
Thomas James (c. 1573 - August, 1629) was an English librarian, first librarian of the Bodleian Library, Oxford. He was born at Newport, Isle of Wight, and educated at Winchester and New College, Oxford, where he became a fellow in 1593. In 1602, his wide knowledge of books, together with his skill in deciphering manuscripts and detecting literary forgeries, secured him the post of librarian to the library newly founded by Sir Thomas Bodley at Oxford. - William Warham
William Warham (c. 1450 - August 22 1532), Archbishop of Canterbury, belonged to a Hampshire family, and was educated at Winchester and New College, Oxford, afterwards practising and teaching law both in London and Oxford. Later he took holy orders, held two livings, and became Master of the Rolls in 1494, while Henry VII found him a useful and clever diplomatist. He helped to arrange the marriage between Henry's son, Arthur, Prince of Wales, … - Antony Beevor
Antony James Beevor (born December 14 1946) is a British historian, educated at Winchester College and Sandhurst. He studied under the famous historian of World War II, John Keegan. Beevor is a former officer with the 11th Hussars, who has published several popular histories on the Second World War and 20th century in general. - Michael Hart
Sir Michael Christopher Campbell Hart (7 May 1948 - 20 February 2007) was a British High Court judge in the Chancery Division. Hart was born in London. He was educated at Winchester College, where he was cox of the rowing eight, and read law at Magdalen College, Oxford. He graduated with a first-class degree in 1966, and then studied for the Bachelor of Civil Law. He took a second first, winning the Vinerian Prize and Scholarship for the best exam performance. - William Whiting
William Whiting (1825 - 1878) was an English writer and hymnist, best known for his 1860 hymn "Eternal Father, Strong to Save" (often called "The Navy Hymn", used by the Royal Navy for church services and later adopted by the USN). He was born in Kensington, England, and educated at Chapham and Winchester College. Because of his musical ability, he became master of Winchester College Choristers' School. While best known for "Eternal Father, Strong to Save", … - Robert Lowth
Robert Lowth FRS DD (27 November, 1710 - 3 November, 1787) was a Bishop of the Church of England, a professor of poetry at Oxford University and the author of one of the most influential textbooks of English grammar. Lowth was born in Hampshire, England, the son of Dr William Lowth. He was educated at Winchester College and became a scholar of New College, Oxford in 1729. Lowth obtained his BA in 1733 and his Master of Arts degree in 1737. - Thomas Jesty
Thomas Jesty (born 1991?) is a treble and Head Quirister at the Winchester College Chapel Choir and BBC Young Chorister of the Year 2004. Both he and Harry Sever (the 2003 winner) had solos on the December 2004 album "Hear My Prayer". They also took part in the United Kingdom's biggest fundraising concert in aid of the victims of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. Jesty plays the violin and the piano and enjoys juggling. - Patrick Gale
Patrick Gale (born 1962, Isle of Wight) is a British author who lives in Cornwall. His father was the prison governor of Camp Hill Prison on the Isle of Wight when Gale was born, and he was brought up in and around prisons. Gale was educated at The Pilgrims' School, the choir college for both Winchester Cathedral and Winchester College, then at Winchester College and at New College, Oxford. - Nigel Lawson
Nigel Lawson, Baron Lawson of Blaby, PC (born March 11, 1932), is a British politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer between June 1983 and October 1989. His tenure in that office was longer than that of any of his predecessors since David Lloyd George (1908 to 1915), though it was surpassed by Gordon Brown in September 2003. Lawson is the father of journalist and food writer Nigella Lawson, Dominic Lawson, the former editor of "The Sunday Telegraph" and Tom Lawson, … - Jeremy Summerly
Jeremy Summerly is a British conductor. He was educated at Lichfield Cathedral (where he was a chorister), at Winchester College and at New College, Oxford (where he was a choral scholar). While at Oxford he conducted the New College Chamber Orchestra and the Oxford Chamber Choir. After graduating with a First in Music in 1982, he started work as a Studio Manager for BBC Radio, while pursuing research at King's College, London. He founded the Oxford Camerata in 1984. - Thomas Otway
Thomas Otway was an English dramatist of the Restoration period. He was born at Trotton, near Midhurst, the parish of which his father, Humphrey Otway, was at that time curate. Humphrey later became rector of Woolbeding, a neighbouring parish, where Thomas Otway was brought up. He was educated at Winchester College, and in 1669 entered Christ Church College, Oxford, as a commoner, but left the university without a degree in the autumn of 1672. - William Lisle Bowles
William Lisle Bowles (September 24, 1762 - April 7, 1850) was an English poet and critic. He was born at King's Sutton, Northamptonshire, where his father was vicar. At the age of fourteen he entered Winchester College, the headmaster at the time being Dr Joseph Warton. In 1781, Bowles left as captain of the school, and went on to Trinity College, Oxford, where he had won a scholarship. Two years later he won the chancellors prize for Latin verse. - William Grocyn
William Grocyn (1446? - 1519) was an English scholar, a friend of Erasmus. He was born at Colerne, Wiltshire. Intended by his parents for the church, he was sent to Winchester College, and in 1465 was elected to a scholarship at New College, Oxford. In 1467 he became a fellow, and among his pupils was William Warham, afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury. In 1479 Grocyn accepted the rectory of Newton Longville, in Buckinghamshire, but continued to live at Oxford. - George Moberly
George Moberly (October 10, 1803 - July 6, 1885), English divine, was educated at Winchester and Balliol College, Oxford. After a distinguished academic career he became head master of Winchester in 1835. This post he resigned in 1866, and retired to Brightstone Rectory, Isle of Wight. Mr Gladstone, however, in 1869 called him to be bishop of Salisbury, in which see he kept up the traditions of his predecessors, Bishops Hamilton and Denison, … - Francis Pott
Francis Pott, born 1957, is a British composer, pianist, teacher and administrator. He held open music scholarships at Winchester College and Magdalene College, Cambridge, studying composition at the latter with Robin Holloway and Hugh Wood while also pursuing piano studies as a private pupil of Hamish Milne in London. For many years Lecturer in Music at St Hilda’s College, Oxford, … - Douglas Jardine
Douglas Robert Jardine (23 October 1900, Bombay - 18 June 1958, Montreux) was a British cricketer and captain of the controversial 1932-33 Bodyline tour of Australia. He captained the England side from 1931 to 1933-34. Jardine was born in India of Scottish descent. His parents were Malcolm Robert Jardine, who himself played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Middlesex, and Alison Moir. Douglas Jardine was educated at Horris Hill School, Newbury, Berkshire, … - Richard Crossman
Richard Howard Stafford Crossman, known as Dick Crossman, (15 December 1907 - 5 April 1974) was a British Labour Party politician, author and editor of the "New Statesman". One of the most prominent hard left socialist intellectuals, he was one of the Labour Party's leading anti-communists and Zionists. - William Wynford
William Wynford (flourished 1360-1405) was one of the most successful English master masons of the 14th century, using the new Perpendicular Gothic style. He is first mentioned in 1360 when at work at Windsor Castle as warden of masons' work. He became master mason at Wells Cathedral in 1364-5 where he is believed to have designed the South West tower, it was probably here that he met William of Wykeham who was then a provost of the cathedral. - Charles Daniels
Charles Daniels is an English tenor specialising mainly in early music. Born in Salisbury, he was educated at Winchester College and Cambridge University. As a soloist, he has over 50 recordings to his name. A highly thoughtful and intelligent singer, he impresses greatly with his careful and delicate use of vocal colour, a style which is extremely well suited to the baroque music he is best known for. - Edward Lucas
Edward Lucas (born 1962) is a British journalist. Lucas works for "The Economist", the London-based global newsweekly. He has been covering eastern Europe since 1986, and was the Moscow bureau chief from 1998-2002. He is now the central and east European correspondent. He speaks English, German, Russian, Polish, Lithuanian and Czech. He was educated at Winchester College and the London School of Economics. - Arthur Lake, Bishop Of Bath And Wells
Arthur Lake (September 1569-4 May 1626) was Bishop of Bath and Wells and a translator of the King James Version of The Bible. Arthur Lake was born in Southampton in September 1569 the son of Almeric Lake. He attended King Edward VI School, Southampton until he was twelve and on 28 December 1581 he was elected a scholar of Winchester College. He stayed at Winchester until he was eighteen when he became a scholar of New College, Oxford. - William Donaldson
Charles William Donaldson (January 4, 1935 - June 22, 2005) was an English satirist, writer, rake and playboy, author of "The Henry Root Letters". Donaldson enjoyed a privileged upbringing in Sunningdale, Berkshire as the son of a shipping magnate. He was educated at Winchester College, and during his national service he met Julian Mitchell who introduced him to art galleries. Donaldson discovered prostitutes himself. - William Somervile
William Somervile or Somerville (September 2, 1675 - July 19, 1742) was an English poet. Somervile was the eldest son of a country gentleman, and was born at Edstone, Worcestershire. He was educated at Winchester College and at New College, Oxford. After his father's death in 1705 he lived on his estate, devoting himself especially to field sports, which supplied the subjects of his best-known poems. - Christopher Wordsworth
The Reverend Doctor Christopher Wordsworth, M.A., D.D. (October 30, 1807 – March 20, 1885), English bishop and man of letters, was the youngest son of the Rev. Dr. Christopher Wordsworth, Master of Trinity, born in London and educated at Winchester and Trinity, Cambridge. He was the younger brother of Charles Wordsworth, Bishop of Saint Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane, and a nephew of the poet William Wordsworth. - John Reading
John Reading was an English composer and organist, and father of John Reading (c. 1685 – 1764) who is remembered as an important music copyist. We know little of John Reading’s life. He became Master of the Choristers at Lincoln Cathedral in 1670, and in 1675 at Chichester Cathedral and at Winchester Cathedral. From 1681 until his death he was organist at Winchester College. - Richard Mant
Richard Mant (February 12, 1776 - 1848) was an English churchman and writer. He was born at Southampton and educated at Winchester College and at Trinity College, Oxford. He was elected fellow of Oriel in 1798, and afterwards took orders, holding a curacy at Southampton in 1802. In 1808 he published "The Simpliciad", this satirical poem was addressed in verse to William Wordsworth, Robert Southey and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, … - George Ridding
George Ridding (March 16, 1828 - August 30, 1904), English headmaster and bishop, was born at Winchester College, of which his father, the Rev. Charles Ridding, vicar of Andover, was a fellow. He was educated at Winchester and at Balliol College, Oxford. He became a fellow of Exeter College and was a tutor from 1853 to 1863. In 1853 he married. Mary Louisa Moberly, who died within a year of her marriage. He was appointed second master of Winchester College in 1863, … - Lionel Johnson
Lionel Pigot Johnson (15 March 1867 - 4 October 1902) was an English poet, essayist and critic. He was born at Broadstairs, and educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford, graduating in 1890. He became a Catholic convert in 1891. He lived a rather solitary life in London, dying of a stroke after a fall in the street, though it was said to be a fall from a barstool. During his lifetime were published his "The Art of Thomas Hardy" (1894), …
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