Rydal Penrhos - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

See also: Category:People educated at Rydal Penrhos
  • Wilf Wooller – First-class cricketer for Glamorgan CCC and Welsh international rugby union player
  • Sir Geoffrey Elton – esteemed historian was a student at Rydal school and later taught there
  • Sir Michael Thompson – Former Vice-Chancellor of Birmingham University
  • William Roache MBE – Long-running Coronation Street actor attended Rydal School
  • Linus Roache – Actor best known for role in American series Law & Order attended Rydal School
  • Duncan Kenworthy OBE – Film producer, best known for producing films such as Four Weddings and a Funeral and Love Actually attended Rydal School
  • Bleddyn Williams – Welsh rugby union captain. Capped 22 times for Wales and also captained the British Lions in 1950, attended Rydal School.
  • Paula Yates – Television presenter that attended Penrhos College
  • Anne Reid MBE – Actress who attended Penrhos College
  • Janet Hargreaves – Actress best known for her role as a Doctor Who villain attended Penrhos College
  • Angela Knight – Conservative MP attended Penrhos College
  • Dafydd Wigley – Plaid Cymru Member of Parliament for Caernarfon from 1974 until 2001 and Assembly Member for Caernarfon from 1999 until 2003. He was leader of Plaid Cymru from 1991 to 2000.
  • Mervyn Davies, Baron Davies of Abersoch CBE – Former banker and current UK government minister.

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