Gravesend Grammar School - Notable Former Pupils

Notable Former Pupils

See also: Category:People educated at Gravesend Grammar School
  • Professor Sir Derek Barton FRS (1918-1998), organic chemist and Nobel Prize laureate.
  • Professor George Box FRS (1919- ), statistician, President of the American Statistical Association, 1978, President of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, 1979.
  • Squadron Leader Robert Anthony Maurice Palmer VC DFC & Bar (1920–1944).
  • Professor Sir Richard Southwood DL FRS (1931–2005), professor of zoology and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, 1989-1993.
  • Johnny Hills (1934- ), professional footballer, Tottenham Hotspur.
  • Professor Peter Furley (1935- ), emeritus professor of tropical biogeography, University of Edinburgh, 2001-present.
  • Professor Brian Newbould (1936- ), professor of music, Hull University, 1979-2001.
  • Jonathan A. Martin OBE (1943- ), head of BBC Sport, 1982-2000.
  • David Nicholls (1943–2008), Kent cricketer.
  • Peter Jones (1944- ), Chairman of the Horserace Totaliser Board (the Tote), 1997–2008, President of the Racehorse Owners' Association, 1990–1993 and Chairman Dorset Police Authority, 1997-2003.
  • Professor David Sharpe OBE (1946- ), professor of aesthetic plastic surgery at Bradford University, President of British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, 1997-1998.
  • David A. Cooke (1949- ), England rugby international.
  • Geoff Whitehorn (1951- ), guitarist and singer-songwriter, member of Procul Harum.
  • Rt Rev Tony Porter (1952- ), Bishop of Sherwood, 2006–present.
  • Richard T. Russell (1952- ), author of the BBC BASIC for Windows programming language.
  • Paul Greengrass (1955- ), BAFTA winning and Academy Award nominated film director.
  • Professor Alan Riach (1957- ), professor of Scottish literature, Glasgow University, 2001-present.
  • Dr Mike Clarke (1959- ), chief executive, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), 2010–present.
  • Stephen Webster (1960- ), jewellery designer.
  • Professor Christopher Owen (1963- ), professor of physics, space and climate physics, University College London, 2008-present.
  • Dr Mike Woodin (1965–2004), former principal speaker for the Green Party of England and Wales.
  • Howard Saunders (1968- ), musician and composer from Lunatic Calm.
  • Alex Hryniewicz (1983- ), BAFTA winning TV producer.
  • Andrew Cave-Brown (1988- ), professional footballer, Leyton Orient.

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