Hymers College - Old Hymerians

Old Hymerians

Former pupils are known as Old Hymerians and the Old Hymerians Association exists for their benefit. Some notable old Hymerians are:

• Major General Graham Binns CBE DSO MC, the former General Officer Commanding the 1st Armoured Division (United Kingdom) and prior to this was the brigadier who commanded the 7th Armoured Brigade (the "Desert Rats") during Operation Telic 1 (the 2003 invasion of Iraq) when they took Basra.
• John Fancy, nicknamed The Mole for his many escapes from PoW camps during World War II
• Michael Bilton, actor (To The Manor Born)
• Conrad Voss Bark, writer and correspondent for the BBC and the Times
• Kevin Boyd, Olympic swimmer
• Simon Hoggart, journalist
• Damian Johnson, BBC Sport Presenter
• Edward Arthur Milne, physicist
• Katie O'Brien, professional tennis player
• David Prutton, professional footballer
• John Townend, politician
• Tom Biggs, professional rugby player
• Jemma McKenzie-Brown, professional actress
• Alfred Morris, first vice-chancellor of UWE
• Tom Whittaker, professional rugby player