The following are notable Old Cranleighans, who are former pupils of Cranleigh School (founded in 1865).
Politicians
James Couchman (1942–2023) MP for Gillingham (1983–1997) Paul Goodman (1959–) MP for Wycombe (2001–2010) Adam Holloway (1965–) MP for Gravesham (2005–2024) Hudson Kearley (1856–1934) MP for Devonport (1892–1910) and member of the House of Lords (1910–1934) Robert Taylor (1932–1981) MP for Croydon North West (1970–1981)
Civil servants and diplomats Geoffrey Chipperfield (1933–2024) civil servant Francis Floud (1875–1965) civil servant and diplomat Shabtai Rosenne (1917–2010) professor of international law and Israeli diplomat Peter Wakefield (1922–2011) diplomat and art fund director
Academics
Tony Gibson (1914–2001) psychologist and anarchist Richard Goodchild (1918–1968) archaeologist G. H. Hardy (1877–1947) mathematician Mike O'Hara (1933–2014) geologist Eddie Obeng (1959–) organisational theorist Eric Vernon Watson (1914–1999) bryologist Leonard Charles Wooldridge (1857–1889) physiologist
Medical and veterinary Vincent Warren Low (1867–1942) surgeon Harry Steele-Bodger (1896–1952) veterinary surgeon Ian Tait (1926–2013) general practitioner and medical historian
Business leaders
Lance Batchelor (1964–) submarine warfare officer, and CEO of Domino's Pizza Group and Tesco Mobile Gordon Brunton (1921–2017) publisher, racehorse breeder and owner Michael Caborn-Waterfield (1930–2016) founder of Ann Summers George May (1871–1946) Secretary of the Prudential Assurance Company and government adviser Hamish Ogston (1948–) founder of CPP Group Nitin Passi (1982–) founder of Misguided
Journalists, writers and broadcasters
Olivia Attwood (1991–) influencer and television presenter Stacy Aumonier (1877–1928) writer and stage performer Peter Emerson (1856–1936) photographer and writer Fred Emney (1900–1980) actor and comedian Bernard Gutteridge (1916–1985) poet James Harpur (1956–) writer and poet Patrick Marber (1964–) comedian and screenwriter Andrew Roberts (1963–) journalist and popular historian Alan Rusbridger (1953–) editor of The Guardian and Principal of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford Chris Russo (1959–) American broadcaster E. W. Swanton (1907–2000) journalist and cricket commentator Christopher Trace (1933–1992) television and radio presenter
Judges and lawyers Nicholas Blake (1949–) High Court judge David Calcutt (1930–2004) barrister Paul Coleridge (1949–) High Court judge Frank Ereaut (1919–1998) Bailiff of Jersey
Military personnel
Frederick Sadleir Brereton (1872–1957) medical officer in the British Army and children's author George Kitching (1910–1999) officer in the Canadian Army James Gordon Legge (1863–1947) officer in the Australian Army Edwin Moon (1886–1920) officer in the Royal Air Force and aviation pioneer Nigel Morgan (1954–2018) officer in the British Army and security consultant Lechmere Thomas (1897–1981) officer in the British Army Charles Townshend (1861–1924) officer in the British Army Clive Wallis (1913–1981) British Army officer and Ireland rugby player John Worrall (1911–1988) officer in the Royal Air Force
Clerics and theologians Anthony Caesar (1924–2018) Anglican priest and organist Harry Williams (1919–2006) priest and theologian
Artists, actors and musicians Art Frank Cadogan Cowper (1877–1958) painter Nicholas Dimbleby (1946–2024) sculptor
Music
Derek Bourgeois (1941–2017) composer and conductor Jolyon Brettingham Smith (1949–2008) composer, musician and broadcaster E. C. Cawte (1932–2019) musician and folklorist Christopher Dearnley (1930–2000) organist Christopher Herrick (1942–) concert organist Sarah Ioannides (1972–) orchestral conductor Oliver Kraus (1970–) composer and music producer Paul Miles-Kingston (1972–) singer and teacher Richard Seal (1935–2022) organist and choirmaster James William Webb-Jones (1904–1965) choral educator
Theatre, film and television William Abney (1941–1997) actor Tony Anholt (1921–2002) actor Michael Cochrane (1947–) actor Vivian Cox (1915–2009) writer, film producer and teacher at Cranleigh School Eric Fellner (1959–) film producer Val May (1927–2012) theatre director Julia Ormond (1965–) actor Christian Roberts (1944–2022) actor and restauranteur
Sportspeople Cricket
Duncan Allan (1991–) Michael Burgess (1994–) Lewis Bedford (1999–) Harry Calder (1901–1995) John Carmichael (1858–1914) Will Howard (1981–) Tom Lawes (2002–) Yousef Majid (2003–) Stuart Meaker (1989–) Nigel Paul (1933–2022) Ollie Pope (1998–) Vezey Raffety (1906–1991) Seren Waters (1990–)
Rugby Union
Sammy Arnold (1996–) Greg Bateman (1989–) Oscar Beard (2001–) Jeff Clements (1932–1986) Will Collier (1991–) Stanley Couchman (1913–1992) Harry Elrington (1993–) Hayden Hyde (2000–) Jake Jacob (1902–1996) Alan Key (1908–1989) Dino Lamb (1998–) Maurice McCanlis (1906–1991) rugby union and cricket Jeff Reynolds (1916–1996) Seb Stegmann (1989–) Henry Taylor (1994–) Hugh Tizard (2000–) Will Trenholm (2001–)
Field hockey Will Calnan (1996–) James Gall (1995–) Isabelle Petter (2000–) David Westcott (1975–) Don Williams (1966–)
Other sports
Will Barnicoat (2003–) long-distance runner Frank Dove (1897–1957) boxer Jack Jarvis (1887–1958) jockey and racehorse trainer John Mark (1925–1991) athlete who lit the Olympic cauldron at the 1948 Summer Olympics Jolyon Palmer (1991–) Formula 1 driver Will Palmer (1997–) Formula 4 racing driver Gregory Slade (2002–) wheelchair tennis player
Other Olivia Arben (1997–) model Peter Conder (1919–1993) ornithologist and conservationist Charles Secrett (1954–) environmentalist and head of Friends of the Earth in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
See also Old Cranleighan Hockey Club Old Cranleighans F.C.
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