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Former pupils of [[Bolton School]] are known as '''Old Boltonians'''. |
Former pupils of [[Bolton School]] are known as '''Old Boltonians'''. |
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Former pupils of Bolton School are known as Old Boltonians.
The Old Girls' Association and Old Boltonians' Associations[1] are active with over 9,000 members and nationwide reunions throughout the year. Notable alumni include :
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- Mark Addis (born 1969), Professor of Philosophy at Birmingham City University, England
- Monica Ali (born 1967), author
- Bryan Appleyard (born 1951), journalist and author
B
- Jack Bond (born 1932), cricketer
- Michael Berry (born 1937), Canadian Ambassador and High Commissioner
- James Booth (1914–2000), Judge and a Liberal Party politician
C
- Donald Geoffrey Charlton (1925–1995), Professor of French at the University of Warwick
- Andrew "Chubby" Chandler (born 1953), sports Manager
- Jennifer Clack (née Agnew, born 1947), academic - Professor and Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the University of Cambridge
- Gordon Clough (1934–1996), broadcaster
- Sir Philip Craven MBE (born 1950), President of the International Paralympic Committee
- Clive Crook (born 1955), journalist for the Financial Times
D
- Julian Darby (born 1967), ex premiership footballer
- Alex Davidson (born 1992), Salford City Reds rugby league player
- Angus Diggle (born 1956), disgraced former solicitor
- Roger Draper, chief executive of the Lawn Tennis Association and formerly chief executive of Sport England
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- Chris Eatough (born 1974), world champion mountain biker
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- Dan Flint (1978-1988) Technology Consultant currently based in Australia
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- Max George (born 1988), singer in the boy band The Wanted.
- Chris Goudge (1935–2010), Olympic hurdler,
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- Leslie Halliwell (1929–1989), film writer and historian
- Haseeb Hameed (born 1997), Lancashire and England cricketer
- John Hanscomb CBE (born 1924), retired Conservative politician, and former Mayor of Bolton and Leader of Bolton Council
- Robert Haslam, Baron Haslam (1923–2002), former Chair of British Steel and the Coal Board
- Oliver Heywood (1630–1702), nonconformist minister, ejected for his beliefs
- John Hick (1815–1894), Conservative MP, JP, DL, FRSA engineer, industrialist, art collector, politician and a director of the London and North Western Railway
- Robin Hill (born 1953), classical guitarist who has been performing worldwide for over 30 years
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J
- Sir Geoffrey Jackson (1915–1987), British Ambassador to Uruguay,
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- Carol Klein (born 1945), gardening expert, TV presenter and newspaper columnist
- Sir Harry Kroto (1939–2016), Nobel prizewinner in chemistry
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- Ralf Little (born 1980), actor
- Norah Lillian Penston (1903–1974), Principal of Bedford College, University of London
- Kate Long, author
- Jason Leach (1978-1988), Accountant
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- Sir Ian McKellen (born 1939), actor
- Patricia Morris, Baroness Morris of Bolton (born 1954), Conservative politician and first Chancellor of the University of Bolton
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P
- Andy Paterson, film producer and former second unit director
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R
- Mark Radcliffe (born 1958), radio broadcaster
- Barbara Ronson (born 1942), retired Liberal Democrat politician
- Sir Arthur Rostron (1869–1940), Captain of the RMS Carpathia
- David Ruffley (born 1962), Conservative politician
- Professor Sir Ernest Nigel Ryder OBE DL DPhil LLD (born 1957), Lord Justice of Appeal (Court of Appeal) and Senior President of Tribunals. Former Chancellor at the University of Bolton (2014-2016)
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- Nigel Short (born 1965), chess player
- Gerard Corley Smith (1909–1997), diplomat, environmentalist [2]
- Dame Janet Smith (born 1940), judge[3]
- Peter Smith, Baron Smith of Leigh (born 1945), Labour politician and Life Peer
- Malcolm Stevens (born 1938) FRS, chemist
- Edmund Clifton Stoner (1899–1968), theoretical physicist
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- Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton (born 1947), Labour politician
- Davinia Taylor (née Murphy, born 1977), actress and socialite
- Archis Tiku (born 1977), bassist with the band Maxïmo Park
- Joyce Tyldesley (born 1960), Egyptologist
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V
W
- Alex Wotherspoon (born 1982), candidate on the 2008 series of The Apprentice BBC TV series
- Mark Williams (born 1978), Director of Music at Jesus College, Cambridge
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Y
Z
See also
References
- ^ "Old Boltonians and Old Girls' Association – Alumni and Former Pupils". Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Gerard Corley Smith" (PDF). Charles Darwin Foundation (reprinted from The Times 3 November 1997). Apr 1998. Retrieved 28 Mar 2014.
- ^ "Distinguished Old Girls". Retrieved 2 September 2011.