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List of Cheltenham College alumni

This is a list of former pupils of Cheltenham College.

Nobel Prize recipient

  • Patrick White (1912–1990) – 1973 Literature laureate

Victoria Cross recipients

Fourteen Victoria Crosses (VCs) have been won by Old Cheltonians, with only Eton College (37), Harrow School (20), Haileybury College (17), and Wellington College (15), having higher totals (although the Duke of York's Royal Military School does not publish lists of recipients of bravery awards). The list of names, with age and rank at the time of the deed that merited the award of the VC, is as follows:

George Cross recipient

Sport

  • Nick Abendanon (1986–) – England international rugby player
  • Michael Baines (1898–1990) – First-class cricketer and British Army officer
  • Henry Baird (1878–1950)– First-class cricketer and British Army officer
  • Jonah Barrington (1941-) - 6 times British Open Squash Champion
  • Tom Beim (1975–)– England rugby international
  • Francis Brandt (1840–1925) – First-class cricketer
  • Thomas Bramwell (1850–1924) – First-class cricketer
  • James Brettell (1962–) – First-class cricketer
  • George Brooksbank (1981–) – Sportsperson
  • Jamie Chadwick (1998–) – Racing driver
  • Neville Cohen (1913–1987) – First-class cricketer
  • Simon Danielli (born 1979-) – Scottish rugby player
  • Desmond Eagar (1917–1977) – First-class cricketer and cricket administrator
  • Charles Garnett (1840–1919) – First-class cricketer
  • Leslie Hancock (1899–1944) – First-class cricketer
  • Allan Heath (1865–1913) – First-class cricketer
  • Allan Jay MBE (born 1931) – five-time-Olympian foil and épée fencer, and world champion
  • Walter Kempster (1909–1952) – First-class cricketer
  • George Kennedy (1841–1869) – First-class cricketer
  • Frank Kershaw (1879–1959) – First-class cricketer
  • Reginald le Bas (1856–1938) – First-class cricketer
  • Tom McEwan (1991-) – Olympic Silver and Team Gold Medalist Equestrian
  • Clive Roberts (1912–1962) – First-class cricketer
  • James Robertson (1844–1877) – First-class cricketer
  • Chris Sandbach (born 1985—), cricketer
  • Percival Sanger (1899–1968) – First-class cricketer and an officer in both the British Army and the British Indian Army
  • James Stout – Rackets World Champion
  • Richard Taite (1911–1969) – First-class cricketer
  • Hugh Thompson (1934–2021) – First-class cricketer
  • Ollie Thorley (born 1996-) - Gloucester Rugby player
  • Arthur Tyler (1907–1985) – First-class cricketer and British Army officer
  • Geoffrey Wood (1891–1915) – cricketer

Notable former pupils in other fields

See also

  • , for the larger category list

References