List of Old Haberdashers
The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School (commonly referred to as HABS) is a British independent school for boys aged 4–18 in Hertfordshire which is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and the Haileybury Group.
Former students at Haberdashers' are referred to as Old Haberdashers. A number of former Haberdashers' students have entered the comedy and acting professions, of whom Sacha Baron Cohen, Matt Lucas and Jason Isaacs are particularly prominent.
Haberdashers' has also produced a number of statesmen and others in the political sphere, with the recent Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, David Lidington, and former Home Secretary, Leon Brittan (Baron Brittan of Spennithorne), being former pupils of the school. The historian Simon Schama, a frequent contributor to television and radio programmes, and the late Brian Sewell, 'Britain's most famous and controversial art critic',[1] are also Old Boys of the school.
Politics
Frederick Augustus Voigt (1892–1957), journalist, known for campaigning against Hitler and Communist Russia
- The Rt Hon Lord Brittan of Spennithorne, QC, DL
- Roy W Brown, former President of the International Humanist and Ethical Union, now its Chief Representative to UN
- The Rt Hon Lord Feldman of Elstree, Conservative Party Chairman
- The Rt Hon Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
- The Lord Harris of Haringey, Labour politician and former President of the Cambridge Union
- The Hon Daniel Levy, lobbyist and one of the architects of the Geneva Accord
- The Rt Hon Sir David Lidington, KCB, CBE, Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from January 2018 to July 2019, Conservative MP
- Alderman Ian Luder CBE, 681st Lord Mayor of the City of London
- The Lord Mendoza, Provost of Oriel College, Oxford
- Sir Henry Phillips CMG, MBE (1914–2004), colonial administrator
- Daniel Taub, former Israeli Ambassador to the UK
- Frederick Augustus Voigt, 1892–1957, known for his work with the Manchester Guardian and his opposition to dictatorship and totalitarianism on the Continent
- Matt Warman MP
- The Rt Hon Lord Wills
Academia
- Professor John Bamborough, Founder of Linacre College, Oxford[2]
- Andrew Donald Booth (1918–2009), computer pioneer[3]
- Dr. Alan J. Charig (1927–1997), paleontologist
- Geoffrey Crossick PhD FRHistS (b.13 June 1946), Professor of the Humanities, School of Advanced Study, University of London. Formerly Vice-Chancellor of London University 2010-12
- Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, Fellow - Trinity College, Cambridge
- Sir Ralph Freeman (1880–1950), engineer and architect of the Sydney Harbour Bridge
- Dr. Laurence Godfrey (born 1952), physicist, lecturer and technical consultant/expert witness in internet-related litigation
- I.J. Good (1916–2009), mathematician and code breaker at Bletchley Park
- Professor David Latchman CBE, Master of Birkbeck, University of London
- Professor Tim Mitchison FRS, Professor of Systems Biology at Harvard University
- Dr. Raj Persaud (born 1963), consultant psychiatrist and television personality
- John Rutherford (born 1941), fellow in Spanish and director of the Centre for Galician Studies at The Queen's College, Oxford, translator of Don Quixote
- Simon Schama CBE (born 1945), historian
- Professor Michael Stratton FRS - Director of the Sanger Institute
- Emeritus Professor Ian Swingland OBE DSc (born 1946) Founder, The Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology University of Kent
- Adam Thirlwell (born 1978), author, Fellow - All Souls' College, Oxford
- Professor John Urry (born 1946), sociologist.
Musicians
- Alexander S. Bermange (born 1976), composer and lyricist
- Danny Bowes and Luke Morley, singer and guitarist with the rock band Thunder.
- Erran Baron Cohen (born 1968), composer and trumpet player
- Edric Cundell (1893-1961), conductor and composer
- Isidore Godfrey (1900–1977), conductor of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
- Peter Perrett (born 1952), composer and lyricist for The Only Ones
- Chris Squire (1948-2015), musician in progressive rock band Yes
- Richard Wright (1943–2008), keyboardist, vocalist, songwriter in Pink Floyd.
Arts
- Simon Aldridge (born 1974), artist[4]
- Darien Angadi (1949–1981), actor and boy soprano
- David Baddiel (born 1964), comedian and novelist
- Dane Baptiste (born 1981), writer, comedian, podcaster and actor
- Sacha Baron Cohen (born 1971), comedian (aka Ali G, Borat, or Brüno)
- Ashley Blaker, comedian
- Derek Bond, Derek William Douglas Bond MC (1920–2006) was a British actor, Officer (World War II), director and playwright
- Simon Boswell (born 1952), film score composer
- Peter Bradshaw (born 1962), author and film critic
- Michael John Bukht, OBE (1941–2011), the "Crafty Cook" from the BBC2 television show Food and Drink who went by the name Michael Barry
- Dean Craig (born 1974), film writer (Death at a Funeral)
- Paul Darrow (born 1941), actor
- Malcolm Edwards (born 1949), science fiction editor and critic
- Adam Gee, BAFTA-winning interactive media producer
- Malcolm Guite (born 1957), poet, priest, singer-songwriter, currently Bye-Fellow and Chaplain of Girton College, Cambridge
- Jason Isaacs (born 1963), actor, played Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter series
- Mark Kermode (born 1963), film critic
- Matt Lucas (born 1974), comedian
- Oscar Moore (1960–1996), author. His partly autobiographical novel, A Matter of Life and Sex, made mention of the school.[5]
- Jonny Persey, film producer.
- A. D. Peters
- Jay Rayner (born 1966), food critic, author
- Sir Nicholas Serota (born 1946), director of Tate Galleries (1988–present)
- Brian Sewell (1931-2015), "Britain's most famous and controversial art critic"[1]
- William Sutcliffe (born 1971), author of New Boy, a fictional book inspired by his experiences at the school
- Jonathan Scott-Taylor (born 1962), actor most notable for playling Damien Thorn in Damien: Omen II
- Gabriel Woolf (born 1932), film, radio and television actor
Business
- Michael Green (born 1947), founder of Carlton Television
- Herman Narula (born 1988), co-founder and CEO of Improbable[6]
- Sir Martin Sorrell (born 1945), CEO of WPP plc (1986–2018)
- Tim Steiner (born 1969), businessman, CEO of Ocado[7]
Sport
- Myles Anderson (born 1990), professional football player
- Benedict Bermange, cricket statistician
- Julian Goater (born 1953), athlete
- Damon Hill OBE (born 1960), F1 World Champion, racing driver
- Roger Moulding, former cricketer
- David Price, former cricketer
- Michael Yeabsley, former cricketer
- Richard Yeabsley, former cricketer
Broadcasting
- Dotun Adebayo (born 1960), BBC journalist and presenter of Up All Night on BBC Radio 5 Live
- Nick Goldsmith (born 1971), film and TV producer
- Peter Kosminsky (born 1956), writer and film director
- Zac Lichman (born 1980), Big Brother (UK) Contestant ('Ziggy') 2007 and member of boyband Northern Line
- Dan Mazer (born 1971), TV producer
- Adam Parsons (born 1970), BBC journalist
- Robert Popper (born 1968), producer and author under the pseudonym Robin Cooper
- Aris Roussinos, Vice News journalist
- Ian Toynton (born 1946), television director, producer and editor
- David Tyler (aka David Meek) (born 1961), TV and radio producer
- Alan Whicker CBE (1925-2013), journalist and broadcaster
References
- Cooke, Rachel. "We pee on things and call it art". Guardian, 13 November 2005. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
- "John Bamborough: Creator of Linacre College, Oxford". The Independent. London. 4 August 2009.
- "Andrew Booth scientist who invented the magnetic storage device". The Times. London. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- Park, Jennifer (2001). "Simon Aldridge". Subsancezine.
- Picardie, Justine. "Obituary: Oscar Moore". Guardian, 13 November 2005. Retrieved 30 November 2008
- "Meet Improbable, The Startup Building The World's Most Powerful Simulations". Forbes.com. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- Turner, Camilla (19 March 2016). "Ocado boss is dating Polish model twenty years his junior after filing for divorce from wife". Retrieved 27 January 2018 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
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