1. Norman Lockyer (1836)

British Astronomer

English scientist and astronomer who is credited with discovering the gas helium and was the founder of the journal Nature.

2. Rupert Brooke (1887)

British Poet

Poet known for "The Soldier" and other war-themed sonnets. He was associated with several turn-of-the-century literary groups, including the Dymock poets and the Bloomsbury group.

3. Tim Barnett (1958)

Actor

New Zealand politician who served in his country's Parliament as a representative of the Christchurch Central electorate. He was one of the first openly homosexual politicians in New Zealand.

4. Sam Ruddock (1990)

Paralympian

Paralympic track and field athlete who was ranked in the top ten in the IPC World Rankings in 2013. He has represented Great Britain at events like the 2012 Paralympics...

5. Tim Pigott-Smith (1946)

British Actor

British actor and author who appeared in such films as Gangs of New York, V for Vendetta, and Johnny English. 

6. James Morrison (1984)

Soul Singer

English singer and guitarist whose debut single "You Give Me Something" topped the New Zealand Singles Chart at #1 in 2006. His debut album, Undiscovered, debuted at the top of...

7. Gwilym Pugh (1984)

Instagram Star

Social media influencer and model who has been featured in advertisement campaigns for Vans and Timberland. He has amassed over 300,000 followers on his gwilymcpugh Instagram account.  

8. Ben Croshaw (1983)

English Video Game Journalist

English author, humor columnist, video game story- line creator, and video game reviewer. He also co-founded an Australian video game venue called The Mana Bar.

9. Arnold Wolfendale (1927)

British Physicist

Sir Arnold Whittaker Wolfendale FRS is a British astronomer who served as Astronomer Royal from 1991 to 1995. He is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Physics at Durham University...

10. Carole Quinton (1936)

British Athlete

Carole Louise Quinton is a former English athlete who competed in the sprint and short hurdles events. She competed for Great Britain in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome...

11. Barbara Stocking (1951)

British Humanitarian And Civil S

Dame Barbara Mary Stocking Mrs. MacInnes DBE is Vice Chair of the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response and previous Chief Executive of Oxfam GB. She joined the latter in 2001...

12. Arthur Bostrom (1955)

British Actor

Arthur Bostrom FRGS is an English actor most famous for his role as Officer Crabtree in the long-running BBC sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!.

13. Peter Kember (1965)

British Musician

Peter Kember is a British musician and producer more usually known as Sonic Boom and was a founding member of alternative rock band Spacemen 3. Since the disbandment of Spacemen...

14. Jason Pierce (1965)

Space-rock Hero

Jason Pierce also known as J. Spaceman or Spaceman is an English musician.

15. Gary Waller (1945)

British Politician

Gary Peter Anthony Waller is a British Conservative politician. He was originally MP for Brighouse and Spenborough from 1979 until 1983 when after boundary changes abolished the seat he was...

16. David Mowat (1957)

British Politician

David John Mowat is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He is the Member of Parliament for Warrington South and was first elected at the 2010 general election....

17. Richard Cockerill (1970)

English Rugby Union Player

Richard Cockerill is a former English rugby union footballer who played as a hooker. Cockerill was born in Rugby.

18. Richard Montgomerie (1971)

English Cricketer

Richard Robert Montgomerie is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Sussex Northamptonshire and Oxford University. A right-handed opener Montgomerie made his first-class debut in 1991 for Northamptonshire....

19. Margaret Louisa Woods (Unknow)

English Writer

Margaret Louisa Woods was an English writer known for novels and poetry. She was the daughter of the scholar George Granville Bradley and sister to fellow writer Mabel Birchenough. She...

20. Ali James (1979)

English Rugby Union Player

Ali James is an English rugby union footballer currently playing for Esher. A product of the Gloucester Rugby Academy he moved to Newbury before rejoining Gloucester Rugby in the summer...

21. Steven Hallard (1965)

Archer

Steven Leslie Hallard is a British archer who was a member of the British squad that won the team bronze medals at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics

22. Tim Butcher (1967)

unknow

Tim Butcher is an English journalist broadcaster and author. He is the author of Blood River and Chasing the Devil travel books blending contemporary adventure with African history.