Notable Former Pupils
See also: Category:People educated at The Harvey Grammar School- Les Ames, Kent and England wicket-keeper-batsman
- Ronnie Aldrich - leader of the Squadronaires band
- Michael Baker (academic), Professor of Marketing from 1971 to 1999 at the University of Strathclyde, and President from 1986 to 2005 of the Academy of Marketing
- Toby Booth, head coach of London Irish rugby union club
- Air Marshal Sir Leslie Bower CB DFC DSO
- Andrew Brownsword, former greeting card magnate and currently owner of Bath Rugby Club, worth £195m (163 Times Rich List 2003). Owns the aBode chain of hotels.
- Alex Cornish, singer-songwriter
- Richard Morrell, Red Hat Linux technologist, co-inventor of SmoothWall the global firewall company and iTunes broadcaster attended 1984-1991
- Maj-Gen Alfred Gadd CBE, Director of Army Education from 1962–65
- Sir George Gardiner, Conservative MP for Reigate from 1974 to 1997, former Chairman of the 92 Group
- Ross Godfrey, of the band Morcheeba, attended the school from 1987 to 1994
- Lewis Harmer, Drapers Professor of French from 1951 to 1967 at the University of Cambridge
- Steven Heard, British Olympic 800m runner, attended the school from 1973 to 1980.
- Lord Imbert of New Romney, formerly Peter Imbert, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, who played a role in bringing the Balcombe Street siege to a conclusion.
- David Johnson CMG CVO, High Commissioner to Guyana and Ambassador to Suriname from 1993-8
- Peter Kircher, former drummer with rock group Status Quo, was a pupil at the school in the 1950s and early 1960s
- Howard Losty, Director from 1971 to 1977 of the (GEC) Hirst Research Centre
- Michael Mingos, Principal of St Edmund Hall, Oxford and Professor of Inorganic Chemistry in the University of Oxford
- Ken Packer, Professor in Chemistry, University of Nottingham from 1993 to 2001, and Editor from 1982-8 of Molecular Physics
- Noel Redding, played bass guitar in the Jimi Hendrix Experience (there is a mural painting celebrating him near the school office, painted on site in sections by the pupils)
- Athol Riddell MBE, Professor of Surgery from 1964 to 1974 at the University of Bristol, and based at Southmead Hospital
- Gerald Sinstadt, television sports commentator
- Robert Tavernor, Emeritus Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at the London School of Economics (LSE)
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