List of Old Abingdonians
Old Abingdonians are former pupils of Abingdon School or, in some cases, Honorary Old Abingdonians who have been awarded the status based on service to the School. The Old Abingdonians also run the Old Abingdonian Club, an organisation hosted by the school. It was founded in 1743.
Born in the 12th century
Born in the 16th century
- Sir John Bennet, Chancellor of the Diocese of York, Judge and politician
- William Bennet, MP and founder of the Bennet scholarship
- John Blacknall, land and mill owner and founder of Blacknall bequest
- Sir John Mason, diplomat, spy, and Chancellor of Oxford University
- Robert Payne, English cleric and academic
- John Roysse, mercer, re-endowed Abingdon School in 1563
- Sir Thomas Smith,, Judge and Member of Parliament
- Christopher Tesdale, member of the Westminster Assembly, of Divines
- Thomas Tesdale, maltster and benefactor, established the Tesdale Ushership
Born in the 17th century
- Phanuel Bacon, playwright, poet and author
- Clement Barksdale, religious author, polymath and Anglican priest
- Colwell Brickenden, clergyman and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford
- Colonel James Bringfeild,, equerry to Prince George of Denmark and Aide-de-camp to the Duke of Marlborough
- Joseph Cox, High Sheriff of Berkshire
- Thomas Daffy, inventor of Daffy's Elixir
- Walter Dayrell, Archdeacon of Winchester
- Walter Harte Prebendary of Bath and Wells and a principal pillar of the Nonjuring schism cause
- Sir John Holt, Lord Chief Justice
- William Hunt, Archdeacon of Bath
- James Jennings, MP and landowner
- Henry Langley, nonconformist minister and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford
- Matthew Panting, Master of Pembroke College, Oxford
- Sir Edward Turnour, Speaker of the House of Commons
Born in the 18th century
- William Adams, Master of Pembroke College, Oxford
- Sir Henry Atkins, 5th Baronet of Clapham
- Sir Richard Atkins, 6th Baronet of Clapham & High Sheriff
- Lord James Beauclerk, Bishop of Hereford, 1746–1787
- Richard Brickenden, Archdeacon of Wiltshire
- Sir Charles Bagot Chester, 7th Baronet, 7th Baronet of Chicheley
- John Bush (High Sheriff), High Sheriff of Oxfordshire
- John Clarke, Provost of Oriel College, Oxford
- William Wiseman Clarke, High Sheriff of Berkshire
- Sir Francis Clerke, 7th Baronet, baron, killed at Battles of Saratoga
- Sir William Clerke, 8th Baronet, baron and clergyman
- Sir Henry D'Anvers, 4th Baronet, 4th Culworth baronet
- Sir Michael D'Anvers, 5th Baronet, High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
- James Dashwood, politician
- Henry Dawkins, Member of Parliament
- James Dawkins, antiquary and Jacobite
- Sir John D'Oyly, 4th Baronet, 4th baronet of Chislehampton
- William Horton, leading military aide and builder of Horton House
- Daniel Dumaresq, St Petersburg Academy of Sciences, educationalist
- Thomas Dudley Fosbroke,, antiquary
- James Gerard, Warden of Wadham College, Oxford
- Richard Graves, clergyman, writer and translator
- George William Hall, Master of Pembroke College, Oxford
- William Hawkins, clergyman, poet and dramatist
- Sir Thomas Head, High Sheriff of Berkshire
- Henry Howe, 3rd Baron Chedworth
- John Howe, 2nd Baron Chedworth
- William Huddesford, Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum
- Clement Hue, physician
- Sir Justinian Isham, 7th Baronet, High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
- Sir Robert Jenkinson, 5th Baronet, 5th Baronet of Walcot and Hawkesbury
- George Knapp, British Member of Parliament for Abingdon
- John Loder, clergyman, landowner and founder of the Old Berkshire Hunt
- Edward Morant,, Member of Parliament
- Philip Morant, historian
- John Morton, MP
- William Newcome, Bishop and Archbishop of Armagh
- John Nourse, bookseller
- John Ratcliffe, clergyman and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford
- George Rowley, Master of University College, Oxford
- Clement Saxton, High Sheriff of Berkshire
- William Sergrove, clergyman and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford
- John Smyth, clergyman and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford
- Thomas Stock, social reformer, established the first Sunday school in England
- Major-General John Tombs, British East India Company and Indian Army
- Henry Leigh Tracy, 8th Viscount Tracy, 8th Viscount Tracy
- John Tracy, Viscount and Warden of All Souls College
- William Walker, Principal of New Inn Hall
- Philip Wenman, 6th Viscount Wenman, politician
- Thomas Whorwood, High Sheriff of Oxfordshire.
Born in the 19th century
- Sir William Boxall, painter, director of the National Gallery
- James Brooks, Gothic Revival architect
- Sir Michael Bruce, author, traveller and adventurer
- Nigel Bruce, actor
- Oswald Couldrey, author and watercolourist
- Louis Davis, Arts and Crafts stained glass artist
- Charles Harvey Dixon, politician
- John William Duncan, Welsh field hockey international
- Edward Ede, cricketer, Hampshire CCC
- George Ede, cricketer, captain, Hampshire CCC & Grand National winner 1868
- Harold Gilman, painter, founder member of the Fitzroy Group
- Henry Rudge Hayward, Archdeacon of Cheltenham and Cirencester
- Colonel Lacey Robert Johnson, Canadian Pacific Railway pioneer
- Thomas Malcolm Layng, Deputy Chaplain-General to the Forces, 1945, and Archdeacon of York
- Henry Medd, architect and church designer in Delhi
- John Theobald Milne, English fighter pilot and flying ace
- Edward Dorrien Newbolt, British Army officer
- Tracy Philipps, intelligence officer, later colonial official and conservationist
- Arthur Edwin Preston, mayor of Abingdon, Master of Christ’s Hospital
- Harry Redfern, architect
- Richard Rice,, 1912 Summer Olympics athlete
- William Henry Richardson, historian
- Norman Riches, cricketer, captain, Glamorgan CCC
- William Collinson Sawyer, Bishop of Grafton and Armidale, New South Wales
- William Alder Strange, headmaster and author
- Major-General Sir Henry Tombs VC KCB, Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross
- Willoughby Weaving, First World War poet
- Eric Whelpton, author and traveller
Born in the 20th century
- Roger Ainsworth+, professor and Master of St Catherine's College, Oxford
- Sir Clive Alderton KCVO, British diplomat and courtier
- James Allison, designer, engineer, and technical director of Mercedes
- Sir Eric Anderson+, teacher and educator
- James Anderson-Besant, British organist and choir director
- Jamie Anderson, producer
- Mark Andrews, University boat race rower
- Phil Baker, rowing world championship medallist
- Michael Bartlett, playwright and actor
- Michael Bateman, journalist and author
- John Beyer, former diplomat
- Roger Blackmore, politician and Lord Mayor of Leicester
- David Bobin, sports journalist
- Robin Bourne-Taylor, Olympic rower
- James Bowler, civil servant
- Peter Bradley, Labour MP for the Wrekin
- Mark Bretscher, biological scientist, FRS
- Nick Brodie, University boat race cox
- Theo Brophy-Clews, rugby union player
- Will Carter Keall, EHL premier division hockey player
- Edward Castle, Baron Castle, British journalist and politician
- Sir Paul Robert Virgo Clarke KCVO, government official
- Jamie Cook, University boat race rower
- Oliver Cook, international and world champion rower
- Cecil Davidge, lawyer and academic of Keble College, Oxford
- Sir Kim Darroch KCMG, senior British diplomat
- Dawson Bros., comedy writers
- Tim Dawson, screenwriter
- John Dewar,, academic and law specialist
- Michael Dewar,, Scottish rugby player
- Thomas Digby, world champion rower
- Sir Chris Dobson, professor and academic, FRS
- Thomas Dolby, musician and producer
- Jonny Donahoe, comedian and writer
- Jon Dunbar, international rugby union player
- Dick Eason, University boat race blue
- Edward Wilson (Eddie Eyre), actor
- Anthony Fawcett, writer, art critic, and a former personal assistant to John Lennon
- Alex Fisher, professional footballer
- Andrew Fisher, physicist
- Michael Fortescue, professor and academic
- Sir Andrew Foster, British public servant
- Justin Frishberg, Paralympic Games wheelchair rugby player
- Ben Gannon, professional cricketer
- Alex Greaney, University boat race cox
- Theo Green, film composer, Oscar winner
- John William Greening MBE, benefactor and philanthropist
- Colin Greenwood, member of Radiohead
- Jonny Greenwood, member of Radiohead
- Magnus Gregory, England international canoeist
- Michael Grigsby, film-maker
- Bruce Duncan Guimaraens, port wine maker, head of Guimaraens Taylor Fonseca, Porto
- Matthew Harding, businessmen and vice-chairman of Chelsea Football Club
- Martin Haycock, University boat race cox
- Nick Hayes, writer, illustrator, and campaigner
- Robert Hayward, Baron Hayward OBE, Conservative MP for Kingswood
- Michael Hill, English cricketer
- Sir John Hills, professor and academic
- Michael Holding,, filmmaker and director
- Tom Hollander, actor
- Michael Howat, English cricketer
- Martin Hyder, actor and writer
- Adam Janisch, English cricketer
- Philip Johnson, lead architect for the London Stadium for the London 2012 Olympic Games
- Toby Jones, actor
- Eddy Joseph, sound engineer
- Sir Nicholas Kay KCMG, British diplomat
- Tom Kempinski, playwright and actor
- Joseph Kennedy, actor
- Robin Kermode, communication coach and former actor
- Bryan Kibble, British physicist, inventor of the Kibble balance
- Martin Landray, physician, epidemiologist and data scientist
- Nicholas Lemoine, professor and academic
- Martin Lisemore, television producer
- Matthew Lodge, diplomat
- Hugh Lunghi, British military interpreter and Foreign Office
- Ben Macintyre, author and journalist
- Richard McMahon, Bailiff of Guernsey
- Angus McPhail, cricketer and warden of Radley College
- Toby Marlow, writer and composer
- Francis Maude, MP for North Warwickshire and Horsham, Chairman of the Conservative Party
- Ian Middleton, university boat race cox
- David Mitchell, comedian and actor
- Chris Newman, field hockey international
- Felix Newman, University boat race rower
- Ed O'Brien, member of Radiohead
- Tim Parker, former chairman of the National Trust
- Sir Robert Pasley, Pasley baronets and CFO of Cell C
- Christopher John Pickup OBE, LVO, retired British Army officer
- Nigel Powell, musician
- David Pringuer, musician
- Charlie Quarterman, professional cyclist
- Sir Vivian Ramsey, former High Court judge
- Markus Reitzig, organisational scientist
- Andrew Robson, international bridge player, teacher and columnist
- Toby Roche, EHL premier division hockey player
- Colin Ronan, British author and specialist in the history and philosophy of science
- Matthew Rossiter, international and European champion rower
- Graham Scott, Premier League referee
- Philip Selway, member of Radiohead
- Sir George Sinclair, colonial administrator and Conservative MP for Dorking
- Raymond Stross, film producer and director
- Sir David Tanner CBE, British Olympic rowing coach
- Richard Tauwhare, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands
- Fin Taylor, stand-up comedian
- Russell Taylor, writer, journalist and composer
- Timothy Walker, botanist and former Horti Praefectus of Oxford Botanic Garden and Harcourt Arboretum
- Nathaniel Watkins, professional cricketer
- Michael Philip Westwood OBE, retired Royal Air Force wing commander
- George Whittaker, rower
- Richard Wilson, CEO of TIGA
- Christopher Wray actor and businessman
- Wayne Yip, film and TV director
- Andy Yorke, musician
- Thom Yorke, member of Radiohead
- Kit Young, actor
Born in the 21st century
- Charlie Atkinson, rugby player