Lawrence Sheriff School - Notable Old Laurentians

Notable Old Laurentians

See also: Category:Old Laurentians

Former pupils at the school are called Old Laurentians and include:

  • Steve Beebee — author and journalist
  • Arthur Bostrom — Crabtree in 'Allo 'Allo! (head boy at the school)
  • Will Carruthers — musician
  • Prof Michael Claridge, Professor of Entomology at Cardiff University from 1983–99 and President of the Linnean Society of London from 1988–91
  • Ben Croshaw — producer of Zero Punctuation
  • Wayne Clarke — award-winning broadcaster
  • Prof Valentine Cunningham, Professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Oxford since 1996
  • Prof John L. Harper CBE - plant biologist
  • Thomas Hedley — media magnate
  • Prof Robert George Spencer Hudson - geologist and President of the Paleontological Association from 1957-9
  • Mark Mapletoft - Former England Rugby player and season top point scorer in English rugby union premiership.
  • David Mowat - Conservative MP for Warrington South since 2010
  • Mark Pawsey - Conservative MP for Rugby since 2010
  • Jason Pierce — singer
  • Air Vice-Marshal John Porter OBE
  • Mike Powell — Warwickshire cricketer
  • Ric Todd - former Ambassador to Poland (2007–2011) and current Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Andrew Rawnsley (briefly) - political journalist
  • Walter Sweeney - Conservative MP for Vale of Glamorgan from 1992-7 (by only 19 votes)
  • Maj-Gen Anthony Trythall CB - Director of Army Education from 1980-4
  • Prof Kevin Warwick — computer scientist
  • Sir Norman Wooding CBE - Chairman of Courtaulds from 1978–83
  • Captain (retd) David "The Brand" Harris BA MA WG - as featured in Orwell prize winning Dead Men Risen http://theorwellprize.co.uk/shortlists/toby-harnden/

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