Has anyone famous attended your school?
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Dev Patel from season 1 & 2 of skins, he played Anwar..
Whitmore High School
Whitmore High School
John Locke, Jeremy Bentham, Dryden.
and Dido. lol
and Dido. lol
yay that's certainly something =)
Jamie oliver
The most famous people to attend my school were probably J.R.R. Tolkien and Bill Oddie. There are also a few politicians and cricket players, and a few other "important" people who probably aren't really that famous.
Keira Knightley went to my primary and secondary schools. Not sure why I care, I hate the cow...
Plus, I'm about two hundred metres away from Benny Hill's last place of residence.
PLUS, I come from the same town that Noel Coward was born in.
PLUSSSSSSSS, I know the drummer from a band.It was a popular band, I just can't remember the name off the top of my head. Might have been The Who.
I barely know the guy, but I still get an erection every time he nods at me.
Plus, I'm about two hundred metres away from Benny Hill's last place of residence.
PLUS, I come from the same town that Noel Coward was born in.
PLUSSSSSSSS, I know the drummer from a band.It was a popular band, I just can't remember the name off the top of my head. Might have been The Who.
I barely know the guy, but I still get an erection every time he nods at me.
right said fred! 
Original post by amsie/
David Attenborough. Unless you've got Beyonce, I win 
Wyggeston Queen Elizabeth I College in leicester as I went their too. David Attenborough.
Original post by samiz20891
Wyggeston Queen Elizabeth I College in leicester as I went their too. David Attenborough.
my friend goes there! i wonder is she knows david attenborough went there... i'll have to tell her
Terry Leahy. Guess he's kind of famous?
Jennifer Ellison...
Some girl won Miss Teen World a couple of years ago.
Jennifer Ellison...
Some girl won Miss Teen World a couple of years ago.
Original post by ILurfSmurf
right said fred!
Mate you win
Original post by tazarooni89
The most famous people to attend my school were probably J.R.R. Tolkien and Bill Oddie. There are also a few politicians and cricket players, and a few other "important" people who probably aren't really that famous.
I'm guessing you went to Kes then.
My school has a reasonable list of alumni, but none of them are really that famous. Alan Dedicoat (the guy who reads the lottery numbers) is perhaps the most well known one. At least his voice is.
Louis Walsh lol 
Astom Merrygold from JLS went to a local school, i was friends with him before he moved to london like 4 yrs ago
Original post by ellakrystina
My secondary school was named after local hero, Sir Harry Smith. I was told that he tried/did burn down the White House. I don't really know how true that is...
There was also someone on Eastenders or something who came from the school. I have the feeling that he's in a wheelchair...
There was also someone on Eastenders or something who came from the school. I have the feeling that he's in a wheelchair...
whittlesey!!!!
Old Edwardians
Notable alumni include:[citation needed]
Richard Adams (Traidcraft) - Fair Trade pioneer
Kate Ashfield - Actress [36]
Prof Michael Beesley CBE, Professor of Economics at the London Business School from 1965–90 and Chairman of the Institute of Public Sector Management from 1983-7
Peter Bennett, 1st Baron Bennett of Edgbaston OBE, Conservative MP for Birmingham Edgbaston from 1940–53 and President of the British Productivity Council from 1955-7
Peter Bird, architect
Simon Brew - Editor of Micro Mart magazine
Tom Butler - Bishop of Southwark
Prof Sir David Cannadine - Historian
Michael Checkland - Former Director General of the BBC
John Copley, opera director
Noel Costain OBE, civil engineer, responsible for the building of the BMEWS at RAF Fylingdales, and President of the Institute of Nuclear Engineers (now the Nuclear Institute) from 1972-6
Sir Guy Dain, Chairman of the BMA from 1942-8
Keith Fielding - International Rugby Union and Rugby League Player [37]
Geoffrey Filkin, Baron Filkin CBE, Chief Executive of Reading Borough Council from 1988–91 and former husband of Elizabeth Filkin
Prof Keith Haley, Professor of Operational Research at the University of Birmingham from 1968–99 and President of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies from 1983-6
Charles Hare - Tennis player - Represented Great Britain in the 1937 Davis Cup
Steve Harper - automotive designer
Prof Roger Hood CBE, Professor of Criminology at the University of Oxford from 1996–2003 and President of the British Society of Criminology from 1986-9
Prof Reginald Hopkins, Professor of Brewing and Applied Biochemistry at the University of Birmingham from 1931–56
Ishmael Jilani - Entrepreneur of the Decade Award winner
John Kenneally V.C. (born Leslie Robinson)
Prof Michael Laughton, Professor of Electrical Engineering at Queen Mary, University of London from 1977–2000
Malcolm Levi, Group Chief Executive of Home Group since 1998
Simon White - Manager of Bloc Party and Phoenix
Prof Raymond Lyttleton, Professor of Theoretical Astronomy at the University of Cambridge from 1969–78
Mazher Mahmood - The "Fake Sheikh" Journalist
Richard Evans - Mandolinist and Folk Singer
David Maloney - Former BBC television director and producer
Ben McCarthy - BBC Journalist
Dan Fox - England international hockey player and first class cricketer
Simon Morgan - Former Leicester City F.C. and Fulham F.C. footballer [38]
Mark Newman - BBC WM Producer
David Parsons - England Cricket Coach
Tom Parsons - International Sportsman [39][40]
Paul Ready - actor
Prof William Rose, Professor of German Language and Literature at the University of London from 1949–61
Alex Smith - Won "The Wolfram 2,3 Turing Machine Research Prize" [41][42]
Prof Peter Sommer, Professor at the LSE and expert on digital forensics
Frederick Stratton OBE, Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Cambridge from 1928–47, and President of the Royal Astronomical Society from 1933-5
Jeremy Williams - Actor [43]
Adam Wishart - Award winning documentary maker and writer
Ben Wright - BBC Political Correspondent
Oscar Deutsch - Founder of Odeon cinemas
Robert Gibbs - Guitarist of dance-punk band Suddenly, Phantoms!
Andrew DeWhalley - Singer of dance-punk band Suddenly, Phantoms!
Vincent Stent - IMB
Steven Hutt - Founder of the Thom Yorke foundation
John Patrick Kenneally - Won a Victoria Cross in Tunisia during World War II
These are apparently the 'most notable' people who went to the King Edward Foundation schools in Birmingham...
Source??? My school's wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Edward_VI_Five_Ways
Notable alumni include:[citation needed]
Richard Adams (Traidcraft) - Fair Trade pioneer
Kate Ashfield - Actress [36]
Prof Michael Beesley CBE, Professor of Economics at the London Business School from 1965–90 and Chairman of the Institute of Public Sector Management from 1983-7
Peter Bennett, 1st Baron Bennett of Edgbaston OBE, Conservative MP for Birmingham Edgbaston from 1940–53 and President of the British Productivity Council from 1955-7
Peter Bird, architect
Simon Brew - Editor of Micro Mart magazine
Tom Butler - Bishop of Southwark
Prof Sir David Cannadine - Historian
Michael Checkland - Former Director General of the BBC
John Copley, opera director
Noel Costain OBE, civil engineer, responsible for the building of the BMEWS at RAF Fylingdales, and President of the Institute of Nuclear Engineers (now the Nuclear Institute) from 1972-6
Sir Guy Dain, Chairman of the BMA from 1942-8
Keith Fielding - International Rugby Union and Rugby League Player [37]
Geoffrey Filkin, Baron Filkin CBE, Chief Executive of Reading Borough Council from 1988–91 and former husband of Elizabeth Filkin
Prof Keith Haley, Professor of Operational Research at the University of Birmingham from 1968–99 and President of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies from 1983-6
Charles Hare - Tennis player - Represented Great Britain in the 1937 Davis Cup
Steve Harper - automotive designer
Prof Roger Hood CBE, Professor of Criminology at the University of Oxford from 1996–2003 and President of the British Society of Criminology from 1986-9
Prof Reginald Hopkins, Professor of Brewing and Applied Biochemistry at the University of Birmingham from 1931–56
Ishmael Jilani - Entrepreneur of the Decade Award winner
John Kenneally V.C. (born Leslie Robinson)
Prof Michael Laughton, Professor of Electrical Engineering at Queen Mary, University of London from 1977–2000
Malcolm Levi, Group Chief Executive of Home Group since 1998
Simon White - Manager of Bloc Party and Phoenix
Prof Raymond Lyttleton, Professor of Theoretical Astronomy at the University of Cambridge from 1969–78
Mazher Mahmood - The "Fake Sheikh" Journalist
Richard Evans - Mandolinist and Folk Singer
David Maloney - Former BBC television director and producer
Ben McCarthy - BBC Journalist
Dan Fox - England international hockey player and first class cricketer
Simon Morgan - Former Leicester City F.C. and Fulham F.C. footballer [38]
Mark Newman - BBC WM Producer
David Parsons - England Cricket Coach
Tom Parsons - International Sportsman [39][40]
Paul Ready - actor
Prof William Rose, Professor of German Language and Literature at the University of London from 1949–61
Alex Smith - Won "The Wolfram 2,3 Turing Machine Research Prize" [41][42]
Prof Peter Sommer, Professor at the LSE and expert on digital forensics
Frederick Stratton OBE, Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Cambridge from 1928–47, and President of the Royal Astronomical Society from 1933-5
Jeremy Williams - Actor [43]
Adam Wishart - Award winning documentary maker and writer
Ben Wright - BBC Political Correspondent
Oscar Deutsch - Founder of Odeon cinemas
Robert Gibbs - Guitarist of dance-punk band Suddenly, Phantoms!
Andrew DeWhalley - Singer of dance-punk band Suddenly, Phantoms!
Vincent Stent - IMB
Steven Hutt - Founder of the Thom Yorke foundation
John Patrick Kenneally - Won a Victoria Cross in Tunisia during World War II
These are apparently the 'most notable' people who went to the King Edward Foundation schools in Birmingham...
Source??? My school's wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Edward_VI_Five_Ways
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