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Famous Old Boys

There is no such a thing as a typical Fullerian.  We have amongst our Old Boys sportsmen, clergymen, medics, lawyers, academics, businessmen, writers, philanthropists, actors and artists. What they all share is the School ethos which has for generations inspired intellectual curiosity, a competitive spirit, creative thinking, social responsibility and leadership.  Most of all it has nurtured friendships and an affection for the School. 



Some notable Old Boys include (in chronological order):

  • Gerald Moore (1899–1987), piano accompanist
  • Edgar Anstey (1907–1987), documentary film pioneer
  • Eric Robinson (1908–1974), BBC television music presenter-conductor
  • Terence Otway (1914–2006), commander of the paratroop assault on the Merville Battery on D-Day
  • Peter Laslett (1915–2001), historian
  • Reverend Canon Arthur Peacocke (1924–2006), theologian and evolutionist
  • Terry Scott (1927–1994), actor and comedian
  • John Clark (1932– ), actor and director
  • A.D. (Tony) Nuttall (1937–2008), professor of English at Sussex and Oxford
  • George Walker (1942– ), director general of the International Baccalaureate Organization
  • David Crighton (1942–2000), professor of applied mathematics, Master of Jesus College, Cambridge
  • John Grillo (1942– ), theatre, film and television actor and playwright
  • Sir Ian Prosser (1943– ), chairman of Bass plc, later Six Continents
  • Sir Andrew Davis (1944– ), orchestral conductor
  • Rt Revd John Hind (1945– ), Bishop of Chichester
  • Michael Rosen (1946– ), poet, writer and radio presenter, Children's Laureate
  • John Taylor (1946– ), Wales and British Lions rugby player
  • David Sullivan (1949– ), publisher and director of Birmingham City FC
  • Adrian Leaper (1953– ), orchestral conductor
  • Michael Purton, principal horn, Hallé Orchestra, record producer
  • Michael Thompson (1954– ), principal horn, Philharmonia Orchestra, horn soloist, professor, Royal Academy of Music
  • Simon Munnery, comedian and comedy writer
  • David Pyatt (1974– ), Principal Horn London Symphony Orchestra. Winner of BBC Young Musician of the Year 1988
  • Josh Lewsey (1976– ), England rugby player
  • Don Barrell ( 1986 - ) Saracens rugby player 
 and some notable teachers include: 
  • Sir Stanley Rous (football referee and FIFA president) was an assistant master (sports) 1921–1934
  • Harry Rée (educationist and wartime member of the Special Operations Executive) was headmaster 1951–1962
  • George Walker (director general of the International Baccalaureate Organization) was a chemistry teacher 1966–1968.