List of people educated at Millfield

Founded in 1935, Millfield is a co-educational Independent school for pupils aged 13–18 years based in Street, Somerset, England.

Millfield is a registered charity and is the largest co-educational boarding school in the UK with approximately 1,240 pupils, of whom over 950 are full boarders of over 65 nationalities. Millfield Development and the Millfield Foundation, raises money to fund scholarships and bursaries. The school is a member of the G20 Schools Group and a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. The Millfield campus is based over 240 acres in Somerset, in Street, in the South West of England.

Former pupils of Millfield school in Somerset are known as Old Millfieldians or OMs.

Notable OMs

A

• Adwoa Aboah, British fashion model and activist
• Kesewa Aboah, British fashion model and visual artist
• Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia
• Tom Alexander, businessman
• Anthony Allen, England rugby union player
• Lily Allen, singer-songwriter
• Prince Asem bin Al Nayef
• Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates
• His Royal Highness Sultan Ghalib bin Awadh Al-Qu'aiti, Sultan of Hadhramaut
• Damian Aspinall, casino and zoo owner.
• Darren Atkins, rugby union player
• Joanne Atkinson, British Olympic swimmer
• Jon Atkinson, cricketer
• Anselm Audley, fantasy writer

B

• Lucy Bailey, theatre director
• Kostas Bakoyannis, Greek politician
• Ian Balding, racehorse trainer
• Brian Barnes, golfer
• Joey Barrington, England international squash player
• Stephen Batchelor, Olympic Gold medal winner — hockey
• Josh Bayliss, Rugby union player for Bath Rugby
• John Lane Bell, mathematician and philosopher
• Daniel Bell-Drummond, cricketer
• Jon Bentley, journalist and TV presenter
• Tom Bertram, international hockey player
• Mary Bignal-Rand, long jump gold medallist in 1964 Olympics
• Salem Bin Laden, brother of Osama bin Laden
• Sam Bird, racing driver
• Tony Blackburn, radio DJ
• John Brake, rugby player, Northampton Saints, England Sevens and England Under U-18 rugby union player
• The 3rd Viscount Brookeborough, Ulster nobleman who is Lord in Waiting to H.M. The Queen
• The 5th Baron Brougham and Vaux, politician
• Charles R. Burton, explorer

C

• Richard Caring, businessman
• Andrew Castle, tennis player and GMTV presenter
• Daniel Catán, composer
• Julian Cayo-Evans, Welsh political activist and leader of the Free Wales Army
• Jason Connery, actor
• Stewart Copeland, musician
• Mark Cox, tennis player
• Victor Chandler, bookmaker
• Dominic Chappell, convicted criminal

D

• Sophie Dahl, model
• Peter Denning, Somerset cricketer
• Dominic Dromgoole, theatre director and critic
• Chutima Chantelle Durongdej, Miss Thailand Universe 2009 and Miss Photogenic in the 2009 Miss Universe pageant
• Wes Durston, cricketer
• John Dunn, political theorist
• Ted Dwane, musician & member of Mumford and Sons

E

• Sir Gareth Edwards, British Lions and Wales rugby international
• Jeremy Edwards, actor (Hollyoaks and Celebrity Big Brother 2005 )
• Jago Eliot, Lord Eliot, surf champion and bon viveur
• Mohamed El Shorbagy, Egyptian squash player
• Ella Eyre, singer-songwriter

F

• Mark Foster, Olympic swimmer; world record holder 25m and 50m freestyle, Commonwealth, European and world champion 50m freestyle
• Timothy Fok, Chinese businessman and sports administrator
• Helen Fox, novelist

G

• Ruth George, Labour politician and MP for High Peak
• Roger Gibbs, financier and philanthropist
• Victoria Glendinning, writer and broadcaster
• Helen Glover, two-time Olympic gold medal-winning rower
• Sir Charles Godfrey, British zoologist
• Edward Goldsmith, environmentalist, writer and philosopher
• Sir James Goldsmith, businessman, financier and politician
• Kaveh Golestan, photojournalist
• Duncan Goodhew, 1980 Olympic Gold Medallist in 100m breaststroke
• David Graveney, England cricket selector
• James Guy, 2017 World Swimming Championships Bronze Medal 100m butterfly

H

• Rory Hamilton-Brown, Sussex, Surrey and England U19 cricketer
• Richard Harding (1968–1971), England rugby union international and captain
• Will Harries, rugby player, winger currently playing for Newport Gwent Dragons
• Adam Hastings, rugby union player for Gloucester and Scotland
• David Heath, politician
• Christopher Hellings, cricketer
• James Hewitt, army officer and purported lover of Diana, Princess of Wales
• James Hildreth Somerset cricketer
• Prince Abbas Hilmi, Egyptian prince and financial manager
• Matthew Hobden, 1993–2016, late Sussex cricketer
• Ben Hollioake, 1977–2002, late England and Surrey cricketer
• Martin Hughes-Games (1970 & 1975,) is a natural history programme producer and presenter for the BBC.
• Jon Hunt, businessman
• Princess Alia bint Hussein, Jordanian princess

J

• Ed Jackson, Newport Gwent Dragons professional rugby union player
• Margot James, politician
• Sarah Jarvis, General Practitioner and Broadcaster.
• Giorgio Jegher, Tokyo 1964 Olympics
• Will Jenkins, cricketer
• Huw Jones, Scottish rugby union player
• Simon Jones, England and Glamorgan cricketer
• Jonathan Joseph, England and Bath professional rugby union player

K

• Dominic Kelly, Hampshire cricketer
• Ruth Kelly, Labour politician
• Sharif Khan, squash player
• Aditya Khanna, Indian entrepreneur and financier
• Arvind Khanna, Indian politician, businessman and philanthropist
• Nabila Khashoggi (born 1962), American actress and businesswoman
• Craig Kieswetter, England and Somerset cricketer
• Ömer Koç, Turkish businessman
• John Kovalic, cartoonist and game designer

L

• Richard Lane, rugby union player
• Kevin Latouf, former Hampshire cricketer
• Rose Leslie, actress
• Robin Lett, cricketer
• Ian Liddell-Grainger, politician
• Hugh Lindsay, Former equerry to Elizabeth II

M

• John Mallett, England rugby player
• Simon Mantell, England international and Olympic hockey player
• Peter Marshall, English professional squash player
• Rosalind Maskell, microbiologist
• Will Matthews, rugby player
• Simon Mawer, author
• Tom Maynard, late first class cricketer, 1989-2012
• Keith McAdam, former cricketer and physician
• John McFall, Paralympic sprinter
• Tyrone Mings, Aston Villa FC and England footballer
• Clare Montgomery, barrister and judge
• Olly Morgan, Gloucester and England rugby player
• Max Mosley, former president of the FIA
• Lady Tatiana Mountbatten

N

• Arun Nayar, former husband of Liz Hurley
• Conor Niland, Irish professional tennis player
• John Norman, first-class cricketer
• Lando Norris, Formula 1 racing driver
• Ben Nugent, Professional Footballer

O

• Chris Oti, Nottingham, England and Wasps professional rugby union player
• Mark Odejobi, England rugby player for Esher
• Peter Openshaw, British physician and immunologist

P

• Sharan Pasricha (born 1980), hotelier
• Matt Perry, British Lions and England rugby international
• Lady Melissa Percy (born 1987), fashion designer
• Alex Pettyfer, actor, played Alex Rider in Stormbreaker
• Daniel Poleshchuk (born 1996), Israeli squash player
• Ciaran Prendeville (born 1988), transfer pricing specialist

Q

• Marc Quinn, British sculptor and painter

R

• Reuben Reid, footballer, currently playing for Plymouth Argyle
• Michael Ridpath, novelist
• Chris Robshaw, former England Captain and Harlequins professional rugby union player
• Peter Roebuck, late Somerset first-class cricketer and cricket columnist (1956–2011)
• Roland Rudd, PR executive, Chairman of Finsbury and campaigner on Europe, former Chair of People's Vote. Since 2019, chairman of the Board of Governors of Millfield.
• Rhys Ruddock, professional rugby union player for Leinster and Ireland

S

• John Sergeant, journalist and broadcaster
• John Senior, founder of Heroes Welcome UK
• Callum Sheedy, Rugby Union player, Bristol Bears & Wales
• Nicollette Sheridan, British actress (Knots Landing and Desperate Housewives)
• Padmanabh Singh, Indian polo player and member of the former royal family of Jaipur State
• Jemma Simpson, British Olympian in 2008 and international athlete
• Sir Benjamin Slade, 7th Bt., businessman and star of The Guest Wing, a programme on Sky Atlantic in 2012.
• Julian Smith, Conservative MP
• John Standing, actor

T

• Harvey Trump, Somerset cricketer
• Jeremy Thomas, film producer
• Rosie Thomas (writer)

V

• Maha Vajiralongkorn, King of Thailand
• Mako Vunipola, Saracens and England rugby player

W

• Jehangir Wadia, Indian businessman
• Ness Wadia, Indian businessman
• Ben Wallace, Conservative MP
• Max Waller, Professional Cricketer (Somerset CC)
• Ian Ward, England, Surrey and Sussex cricketer
• JPR Williams, British Lions and Wales rugby international
• Harry Williamson, musician
• Peter Wilson, gold medal-winning Olympian sport shooter
• Sarah Winckless, world champion and Olympic rower

References

External links

• OM Society website
• Millfield A school for all seasons – a history of the school by former pupils and masters
• Millfield School website