List of Old Shirburnians

Sherborne is a British full boarding Public School located in the town of Sherborne in north-west Dorset.

This list comprises predominantly 20th-century notable Old Shirburnians organised by profession.

Five Old Shirburnians have been awarded the Victoria Cross, to whom a memorial plaque was commissioned, the unveiling of which took place in the School Chapel on 19 September 2004.

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Mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher and theoretical biologist Alan Turing
Leading English actor Jeremy Irons
British military commander, former Commander Land Forces General Sir Nicholas Parker
Actor best known for his roles in Downton Abbey and the Paddington films Hugh Bonneville
Writer David Cornwell better known by his pen name John le Carré
Lead singer and co-founder of the rock band Coldplay Chris Martin
Director General of the European Union Military Staff Lieutenant General David Leakey
Standing Joint Force Commander since November 2018 Major General Rupert Jones
UK Permanent Representative on the North Atlantic Council (NATO) and then United Nations (UN) Sir John Weston
Novelist, elder brother of Evelyn Waugh and son of Arthur Waugh OS Alec Waugh