List of Old Abingdonians
Old Abingdonians are former pupils of Abingdon School, England
Born in the 12th century
- St Edmund Rich (St Edmund of Abingdon) (c.1174–1240), Archbishop of Canterbury, 1233–1240 (may have attended Abingdon)
Born in the 15th century
- John Roysse (1500–1571), mercer, re-endowed Abingdon School in 1563
- John Bennet (c 1571), composer
Born in the 16th century
- Sir John Mason (1502–1566), diplomat, spy, and Chancellor of Oxford University
- Thomas Tesdale (1547–1610), maltster and benefactor, established the Tesdale Ushership at Abingdon School and was primarily involved in the foundation of Pembroke College, Oxford for Abingdonian Scholars and Fellows
- Sir John Bennet (1552–1627), Chancellor of the Diocese of York, 1589–1624, Judge of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1604–1621, Master in Chancery, 1608–1621, and politician
Born in the 17th century
- Henry Langley (1610–1679), nonconformist minister and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, 1647–1648
- Sir Edward Turnour (1617–1686), Speaker of the House of Commons, 1661–1671
- Sir John Holt (1642–1710), Lord Chief Justice, 1689–1710
- Matthew Panting (1682–1739), Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, 1714–1730
- Phanuel Bacon (1699–1783), playwright, poet and author
- Philip Morant (1700–1770), historian
Born in the 18th century
- Francis Ayscough (1701–1763), courtier, and Dean of Bristol, 1761–1763
- William Adams (1706–1789), Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, 1775–1789
- Daniel Dumaresq (1712–1805), St Petersburg Academy of Sciences, educationalist
- Richard Graves (1715–1804), clergyman, writer and translator
- John Morton (c. 1716 – 1780), MP
- Philip Wenman, 6th Viscount Wenman (1719–1760), politician
- James Dawkins (1722–1757), antiquary and Jacobite
- William Newcome (1729–1800), Bishop of Dromore, 1766–1775, Bishop of Ossory, 1775–1779, Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, 1779–1795, and Archbishop of Armagh, 1795–1800
- William Huddesford (1732–1772), Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum, 1755–1772
- James Gerard, 1741 (1741–1783), Warden of Wadham College, Oxford, 1777–1783
- Thomas Stock (1750–1803), social reformer, established first Sunday school in England
- George William Hall (1770–1843), Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, 1809–1843
- Major-General John Tombs (1777–1848), British East India Company and Indian Army
- George Rowley (1782–1836), Master of University College, Oxford, 1821–1836
- Sir William Boxall (1800–1879), painter, director of the National Gallery, 1865–1874
Born in the 19th century
- William Alder Strange (1813–1874), headmaster and author
- Major-General Sir Henry Tombs VC KCB (1824–1874), Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross
- William Collinson Sawyer (1832–1868), Bishop of Grafton and Armidale, New South Wales, 1867–1868
- Edward Ede (1834–1908), cricketer, Hampshire CCC, 1861–1870
- George Ede (1834–1870), cricketer, captain, Hampshire CCC, 1864–1869 & Grand National winner 1868
- Colonel Lacey Robert Johnson (1858–1915), Canadian Pacific Railway pioneer
- Louis Davis (1860–1941), Arts and Crafts stained glass artist.
- Harry Redfern (1861–1950), architect
- Charles Harvey Dixon (1862–1923), politician
- Harold Gilman (1876–1919), painter, founder member of the Fitzroy Group
- Oswald Couldrey (1882–1958), author and watercolourist
- Norman Riches (1883–1975), cricketer, captain, Glamorgan CCC, 1921 and 1929
- Willoughby Weaving (1885–1977), First World War poet
- Richard Rice, (1886-1939), 1912 Summer Olympics athlete
- James Erasmus Tracey Phillips (1888–1959), diplomat and African explorer
- Thomas Malcolm Layng (1892–1958), Deputy Chaplain-General to the Forces, 1945, and Archdeacon of York
- Henry Medd (1892–1977), architect and church designer in Delhi
- Sir Michael Bruce (1894–1957), author, traveller and adventurer
- Eric Whelpton (1894–1981), author and traveller
- Nigel Bruce (1895–1953), actor
Born in the 20th century
Members of the band Radiohead
Academic and professional
- Cecil Davidge (1901–1981), lawyer and academic of Keble College, Oxford
- Edward Castle, Baron Castle (1907–1979), British journalist and politician
- Sir George Sinclair (1912–2005), colonial administrator and Conservative MP for Dorking
- Colin Ronan (1920–1995), British author and specialist in the history and philosophy of science
- John William Greening MBE (1921–2010), benefactor and philanthropist
- Bruce Duncan Guimaraens (1935–2002), port wine maker, head of Guimaraens Taylor Fonseca, Oporto
- Michael Grigsby (1936–2013), film maker
- Tom Kempinski (born 1938), playwright and actor
- Martin Lisemore (1939-1977), television producer
- Mark Bretscher (born 1940), biological scientist, FRS
- Roger Blackmore (born 1941), political and Lord Mayor of Leicester
- Christopher John Pickup OBE, LVO (born 1942), retired British Army officer
- Sir Andrew Foster (born 1944), British public servant
- Michael Philip Westwood OBE (born 1944), retired Royal Air Force officer
- Eddy Joseph (born 1945), sound engineer
- Anthony Fawcett (born 1948), writer, art critic, and a former personal assistant to John Lennon
- Robert Hayward, Baron Hayward OBE (born 1949), Conservative MP for Kingswood
- Jonathan Frere MBE (born 1952), retired British Army officer awarded MBE in 1992 Birthday Honours
- Peter Bradley (born 1953), Labour MP for the Wrekin
- Matthew Harding (1953–1996) businessmen and vice-chairman of Chelsea Football Club
- Francis Maude (born 1953), Conservative MP for Warwickshire North, then Horsham, Chairman of the Conservative Party
- Sir Paul Robert Virgo Clarke KCVO (born 1953), government official
- Sir John Hills, (born 1954) professor and academic
- Sir Kim Darroch KCMG (born 1954), senior British diplomat
- Tim Parker (born 1955), businessman and chief executive of the Greater London Authority
- Colonel David Eccles OBE, CBE (born 1957), British army officer
- Michael Holding, (born 1958), filmmaker and director
- Sir Nicholas Kay KCMG (born 1958), British diplomat
- Thomas Dolby (born 1958), musician and producer
- Richard Tauwhare (born 1959), Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands
- The Hon.Jonathan Hamberger (born 1959), government official awarded Public Service Medal (Australia)
- Russell Taylor MBE (born 1960), writer, journalist and composer
- Ben Macintyre (born 1963), author and journalist
- Andrew Robson OBE (born 1964), international bridge player, teacher and columnist
- Tom Hollander (born 1967), actor
- Toby Jones (born 1967), actor
- Phil Selway (born 1967), member of Radiohead
- Ed O'Brien (born 1968), member of Radiohead
- Thom Yorke (born 1968), member of Radiohead
- Colin Greenwood (born 1969), member of Radiohead
- Jonny Greenwood (born 1971), member of Radiohead
- Nigel Powell (born 1971), musician
- Andy Yorke (born 1972), musician and brother of Radiohead's Thom Yorke
- Theo Green (born 1973), film composer
- David Mitchell (born 1974), comedian and actor
- Rob Walker (born 1975), sports commentator and television presenter
- Michael Bartlett (born 1980), playwright and actor
- Tim Dawson (born 1988), screenwriter
- David Pringuer (born 1990), musician
Sporting
- Sir David Tanner CBE (born 1947), British Olympic rowing coach
- Michael Hill (born 1951), English cricketer
- Mark Andrews (born 1959), University boat race rower
- Graham Scott (born 1968), Premier League referee
- James Allison (born 1968), designer, engineer, and technical director of Scuderia Ferrari
- Martin Haycock (born 1973), University boat race cox
- Phil Baker (born 1975), rowing world championship medallist
- Alex Greaney (born 1975), University boat race cox
- Ben Gannon (born 1975), professional cricketer
- Jon Dunbar (born 1980), international rugby union player
- Robin Bourne-Taylor (born 1981), Olympic rower
- George Whittaker (born 1981), rower
- Nick Brodie (born 1986), University boat race cox
- Oliver Cook (born 1990), international world champion rower
- Alex Fisher (born 1990), professional footballer
- Chris Newman (born 1990), field hockey international
- Nathaniel Watkins (born 1991), professional cricketer
- Jamie Cook (born 1992), university boat race rower
- Felix Newman (born 1993), University boat race rower
- Ian Middleton (born 1995), university boat race cox
- Theo Brophy-Clews (born 1997), rugby union player
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