Portadown College - Notable Former Pupils

Notable Former Pupils

  • Henry Uprichard. Presbyterian Church Moderator
  • Dame Mary Peters, MBE. Lord Lieutenant of Belfast and Olympic Gold Medallist
  • Gloria Hunniford. BBC Television Personality
  • Sasha Stewart (née Harrison), Olympic Three-day Event Rider who competed for the Irish Team at Athens 2004
  • Rory Best. Ulster and Ireland Rugby Union Player
  • Simon Best. Ulster and Ireland Rugby Union Player
  • Waldo Maguire, OBE. BBC Northern Ireland Controller
  • Ruth McCartney, MBE. Director of Music at Methodist College Belfast
  • The Very Reverend John Paterson. Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin.
  • Mark Russell, Chief Executive Church Army, Member of Archbishops' Council of Church of England
  • Nigel Williams. Northern Ireland's first Children's Commissioner
  • Lizzie Colvin, Member of Irelands Hockey Team
  • Sammy Stewart (Northern Irish footballer). Football player for Glenavon FC and general legend.
  • Rachelle Liggett, Miss Ireland 2011
  • Colin Turkington. Auto Racer
  • Kate Richardson a member of the first female crew of 5 to row 3000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean unaided (Dec '11 - Jan '12)

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