Old Loughburians
See also: Category:People educated at Loughborough Grammar SchoolThe School has an old boys' association, the Old Loughburians Association (OLA). Notable Old Loughburians include:
- Sir Thomas Abney (1640–1721), merchant, Lord Mayor of London and Member of Parliament.
- Richard Pulteney FRS (1730–1801), botanist.
- Thomas Green (1738–1788), geologist, Woodwardian Professor of Geology
- Rev. George Davys (1780–1864) educator of Queen Victoria, later Dean of Chester and Bishop of Peterborough.
- Joseph Shaw (1786–1859), Academic and Master of Christ's College, Cambridge.
- William Yates (1792–1845), Baptist missionary and orientalist.
- Thomas Hassall (1840-1920), Australian politician.
- Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1847-1909), zoologist
- Rt Hon. Sir John Winfield Bonser PC (1847-1914), barrister and Privy Councillor.
- Edward Anthony Wharton Gill (1859-1944), author
- Julius Hare (1859-1932), artist.
- Charles McCurdy MP (1870–1941), Liberal MP and government minister.
- G.W. Briggs (1875–1959), hymn author, author of school hymn.
- George Harry Barrowcliff (1864-1924), architect.
- Sir George Bailey (1879-1965), electrical engineer and industrialist.
- Harry Linacre (1880–1957), footballer; Nottingham Forest and England goalkeeper
- Sir William Coates (1882–1963), civil servant and businessman, director of ICI.
- Sir Sidney Wadsworth (1888—1976), judge in the Indian Civil Service.
- John Moss CBE, (1890-1976), lawyer.
- Brig. Frederick Clarke DSO (1892-1972), British Army officer
- Tom Hare MRCVS (1895-1959), veterinary pathologist.
- Clifford Dyment (1914–1971), poet.
- John Saxton CBE (1914-1980), physicist.
- Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson CB CBE (1915–2001) senior RAF officer and top-scoring British Second World War flying ace.
- A.D. Walsh FRS (1916–1977), chemist.
- Thomas William Walker ONZM (1916-2010), soil scientist.
- George W. Cooke FRS (1916–1992), chemist and deputy director of Rothamsted Research Station
- Peter Carter (1921–2004), law professor.
- William Barry Pennington (1923–1968), mathematician
- John Stamper (1926–2003), aeronautical engineer.
- Peter Preston (born 1938), journalist, former editor of The Guardian.
- Timothy Cook OBE (born 1938), Clerk to the Trustees, City Parochial Foundation.
- Richard Hudson (born 1939), linguist.
- Hubert Lacey (born 1944), psychiatrist
- Martin Goodman (born 1956), writer and Professor of Creative Writing at University of Hull
- Tudor Parfitt (born 1944), professor of Modern Jewish Studies at University College London.
- Julian Besag FRS (1945-2010), statistician
- Robin Parfitt (1946–2006), educationalist and headmaster of Danes Hill School
- Stephen Smith (born 1948), educationalist and headmaster of Bedford Modern School
- Stephen Mitchell (born 1949), journalist, Head of Radio News at the BBC.
- Lt Gen. Andrew Figgures CBE (born 1950), British Army officer.
- Bruce Woolley (born 1953) performer/songwriter.
- Nick Mills (1954-2008), veterinarian
- Admiral Sir Trevor Soar KCB OBE (born 1957), senior Royal Navy officer
- Marcus Rose, (born 1957) rugby player, former England full-back.
- John Dickie (born 1963), author, historian and academic
- Mike Nelson (born 1967), contemporary artist
- Felix Buxton (born 1971), one half of the dance duo Basement Jaxx.
- Wayne Dessaur (born 1971), cricketer, Nottinghamshire CCC.
- Amit Gupta (born 1972), director of Resistance (2011 film)
- Nigel Mills (born 1974) Conservative MP for Amber Valley since 2010.
- Ben Hammersley (born 1976), journalist.
- Anthony Clark (born 1977), England badminton player.
- Mark Collett (born 1980), former Director of Publicity for the British National Party
- Charlie Bewley (born 1981), actor.
- Harry Gurney (born 1986), cricketer, Leicestershire CCC.
- Jaimin Shah (born 1987), dentist, Leicestershire.
- Sam Sweeney, (born 1989), folk musician, Bellowhead.
- Will Hurrell (born 1990), rugby player, Leicester Tigers/Coventry RFC and England U20 wing three-quarter.
- Shiv Thakor (born 1993), cricketer, Leicestershire CCC. - Youngest Ever Centurion For LCCC
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