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.
OM Society
The record of OMs is maintained by the OM Society, based at the school. Alumni become life members of the Society when they leave the school.Headmasters
- 1935–1971: Rollo John Oliver "Boss" Meyer
- 1971 – 1986: Colin Ronald Michael Atkinson
- 1986–1990: Brian Gaskell
- 1990–1998: Christopher Martin
- 1998–2008: Peter Johnson
- 2008–2017: Craig Considine
- 2018– : Gavin Horgan
Former teachers
- John Lowe, a former art master, has been reported to be the oldest ballet dancer in Britain.
Notable OMs
A
- Prince Abbas Hilmi, Egyptian prince and financial manager
- Adwoa Aboah, British fashion model and activist
- Kesewa Aboah, British fashion model and visual artist
- Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia
- 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.
- Joanne Atkinson - British Olympic swimmer
- Jon Atkinson - cricketer
B
- Lucy Bailey - theatre director
- Ian Balding - racehorse trainer
- Brian Barnes - golfer
- Joey Barrington, England international squash player
- Stephen Batchelor - Olympic Gold medal winner — hockey
- 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
- 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
- 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
D
- Sophie Dahl, model
- Peter Denning, Somerset cricketer
- James Disney-May
- 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
- Ted Dwane, musician & member of Mumford and Sons
E
- Sir Gareth Edwards, British Lions and Wales rugby international
- Jeremy Edwards, actor
- Jago Eliot, Lord Eliot, surf champion and bon viveur
- Ella Eyre, singer-songwriter
F
- Mark Foster, Olympic swimmer; world record holder 25m and 50m freestyle, Commonwealth, European and world champion 50m freestyle
- Helen Fox, novelist
G
- Ruth George, Labour politician and MP for High Peak
- Victoria Glendinning, writer and broadcaster
- Helen Glover, Two time Olympic gold medal winning rower
- Giorgio Jegher, Tokyo 1964 Olympics
- 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 100 meters Butterfly.
H
- Rory Hamilton-Brown, Sussex, Surrey and England U19 cricketer
- Richard Harding, England rugby union international and captain
- Will Harries, rugby player, winger currently playing for Newport Gwent Dragons
- Adam Hastings, rugby union player for Glasgow Warriors and Scotland.
- David Heath, politician
- Christopher Hellings, cricketer
- James Hewitt, army officer and purported lover of Diana, Princess of Wales
- James Hildreth Somerset cricketer
- Matthew Hobden, 1993–2016, late Sussex cricketer
- Ben Hollioake, 1977–2002, late England and Surrey cricketer
- Martin Hughes-Games is a natural history programme producer and presenter for the BBC.
- Princess Alia bint Hussein, Jordanian princess
J
- Ed Jackson, Newport Gwent Dragons professional rugby union player
- Zaamin Jaffer, racing driver
- Margot James, politician
- Sarah Jarvis, General Practioner and Broadcaster.
- Huw Jones, Scottish rugby union player
- Simon Jones, England and Glamorgan cricketer
- Jonathan Joseph, England and Bath professional rugby union player
K
- Ruth Kelly, Labour politician
- Nabila Khashoggi, American actress and businesswoman
- Craig Kieswetter, England and Somerset cricketer
- John Kovalic, cartoonist and game designer
L
- Richard Lane, rugby union player
- Kevin Latouf, former Hampshire cricketer
- Paul Le Van An
- Rose Leslie, actress
- Robin Lett, cricketer
- Ian Liddell-Grainger, politician
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
- John McFall, Paralympic sprinter
- Tyrone Mings, Aston Villa FC footballer
- 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
P
- Sharan Pasricha, hotelier
- Matt Perry, British Lions and England rugby international
- Lady Melissa Percy, fashion designer
- Alex Pettyfer, actor, played Alex Rider in Stormbreaker
- Daniel Poleshchuk, Israeli squash player
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
- 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
- Nicollette Sheridan, British actress
- Padmanabh Singh, Indian polo player and member of the former royal family of Jaipur State
- 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
- Rosie Thomas
V
- Maha Vajiralongkorn, King of Thailand
- Mako Vunipola, Saracens and England rugby player
W
- Ness Wadia, Indian businessman
- Ben Wallace, Conservative MP
- Max Waller, Professional Cricketer
- 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