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Diogenes Mar 2020 1:25pm, 3 Mar 2020 45,633 posts	Quote Pin Diogenes Not many, given an extensive history. A number of actors. Sir Michael Caine – (hated the school) Stephen Beckett - actor (Coronation Street, The Bill) (a classmate of mine, real name Stephen Jenkins) Andrew Kazamia – actor (London’s Burning), playright and filmmaker John Galliano – fashion designer Harry Golombek – chess grandmaster Roy Porter – Historian Sir Norman Reid – former director of The Tate Sir Alan Cobham – aviation pioneer Simon Furman = comic book artist
Diogenes Mar 2020 1:27pm, 3 Mar 2020 45,634 posts	Quote Pin Diogenes JL Carr is my favourite so far
Chris Worthers Mar 2020 2:13pm, 3 Mar 2020 15 posts	Quote Pin Chris Worthers Danny Boyle Damon Gough (Badly Drawn Boy) Brian Jackson who was The Man from Del Monte on the ads!
McGoohan Mar 2020 2:31pm, 3 Mar 2020 43,656 posts	Quote Pin McGoohan Intriguingly, Byron Rogers who wrote the definitive biography of J L Carr, for his next work wrote 'Me: The Authorised Biography' about himself. That link from Badger on the prev page is properly bonkers.
PK Mar 2020 2:36pm, 3 Mar 2020 192 posts	Quote Pin PK Wiki gives me, not exactly setting the heather on fire: Kevin Guthrie, actor (??) Christopher Brookmyre, author Barrie McKay, footballer Jon McShane, footballer (??) Mark O'Hara, footballer (??) However, my mum went to school with Gregor Fisher
PenW Mar 2020 2:45pm, 3 Mar 2020 1,824 posts	Quote Pin PenW My old school: Gwendoline Christie, actress Richard Osman, television presenter James Thorpe, cricketer for Sussex Roy Winters, ex-professional rugby union player for England, Harlequins, Bristol Ross Chisholm, professional rugby union player for Harlequins James Chisholm, professional rugby union player for Harlequins and England Saxons Chris Warburton, radio presenter Tom George, lead guitarist of the Living Lies Don’t recognise any apart from Richard Osman!
Diogenes Mar 2020 2:47pm, 3 Mar 2020 45,642 posts	Quote Pin Diogenes I think a lot of people add themselves to their school's wiki page There were quite a few of dubious celebrity on mine.
Wriggling Snake Mar 2020 2:51pm, 3 Mar 2020 25,707 posts	Quote Pin Wriggling Snake I periodically add my name, it gets removed swftly after.
Raemond Mar 2020 2:52pm, 3 Mar 2020 4,426 posts	Quote Pin Raemond Well, you learn something every day - the comedian Phil Wang went to my school, though after me rather than before. One I did know but then forgot about was the historian E P Thompson (before me, rather than after).
HellsBells Mar 2020 2:56pm, 3 Mar 2020 26,352 posts	Quote Pin HellsBells I live and learn - I never knew these 2 went to my old school Stella Rimmington - head of MI5 June Spencer - Peggy Woolley in the ARchers and the only character who’s been in it since the first episode!