Notable Past Pupils: Old Dunelmians
The past pupils of Durham School, referred to as Old Dunelmians, have been, and continue to be, found across the spectrum of public life, the armed services, the arts, the church and in sport. "Dunelmian" is derived from Dunelmensis, the Latin adjective of Durham. Their number include Granville Sharp, founder of Sierra Leone; Field Marshal Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge, commander in chief of the British Army after The Duke of Wellington; Anthony Salvin, the architect of national fame, Michael Gough, the actor best known for playing "Alfred" in the first four of the modern Batman films and comedian Alexander Armstrong.
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