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| Alumni of Britain’s Elite Schools | Alumni of Britain’s Elite Schools |
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| LONDON — Graduates of Britain’s famous private schools are still overrepresented in the upper tiers of British life, from government to the arts. | LONDON — Graduates of Britain’s famous private schools are still overrepresented in the upper tiers of British life, from government to the arts. |
| The following 10 schools educate only about 0.3 percent of students, but they account for about 8 percent of people listed in Who’s Who, according to a study by the Sutton Trust, a research institution focused on social mobility. Below is a sampling of some of the alumni — in common parlance, “old boys” and “old girls” (but mostly boys) — who have made names for themselves. | The following 10 schools educate only about 0.3 percent of students, but they account for about 8 percent of people listed in Who’s Who, according to a study by the Sutton Trust, a research institution focused on social mobility. Below is a sampling of some of the alumni — in common parlance, “old boys” and “old girls” (but mostly boys) — who have made names for themselves. |
| Old Etonians | Old Etonians |
| Boys’ school just outside London, founded by King Henry VI in 1440 | Boys’ school just outside London, founded by King Henry VI in 1440 |
| David Cameron, prime minister of Britain | David Cameron, prime minister of Britain |
| Damian Lewis, actor who played a tormented Marine in Showtime’s “Homeland,” and currently portrays a hedge fund titan in “Billions.” | Damian Lewis, actor who played a tormented Marine in Showtime’s “Homeland,” and currently portrays a hedge fund titan in “Billions.” |
| Justin Welby, archbishop of Canterbury, head of the Church of England | Justin Welby, archbishop of Canterbury, head of the Church of England |
| Old Carthusians | Old Carthusians |
| Coeducational boarding school in Surrey, in the south of England, founded in 1611 | Coeducational boarding school in Surrey, in the south of England, founded in 1611 |
| David Dimbleby, veteran television anchor known for his uncompromising interviews | David Dimbleby, veteran television anchor known for his uncompromising interviews |
| Jeremy Hunt, health secretary, former culture minister and high-profile name in the inquiry into News Corporation and press ethics | Jeremy Hunt, health secretary, former culture minister and high-profile name in the inquiry into News Corporation and press ethics |
| Old Harrovians | Old Harrovians |
| Boys’ school in the northwestern suburbs of London | Boys’ school in the northwestern suburbs of London |
| Winston Churchill, former prime minister of Britain | Winston Churchill, former prime minister of Britain |
| King Hussein of Jordan, once the Middle East’s longest-reigning ruler | King Hussein of Jordan, once the Middle East’s longest-reigning ruler |
| Benedict Cumberbatch, actor who plays the title character in the BBC series “Sherlock” | Benedict Cumberbatch, actor who plays the title character in the BBC series “Sherlock” |
| Old Rugbeians | Old Rugbeians |
| Credited with being the birthplace of rugby football, in 1823 | Credited with being the birthplace of rugby football, in 1823 |
| Salman Rushdie, novelist accused of blasphemy against Islam for his book “The Satanic Verses” | Salman Rushdie, novelist accused of blasphemy against Islam for his book “The Satanic Verses” |
| Rupert Brooke, World War I poet | Rupert Brooke, World War I poet |
| Old Marlburians | Old Marlburians |
| Founded by a group of Church of England clergymen in 1843 | Founded by a group of Church of England clergymen in 1843 |
| Kate Middleton, duchess of Cambridge | Kate Middleton, duchess of Cambridge |
| Samantha Cameron, businesswoman and wife of David Cameron | Samantha Cameron, businesswoman and wife of David Cameron |
| Old Westminsters | Old Westminsters |
| Boarding and day school in the heart of London | Boarding and day school in the heart of London |
| Nick Clegg, former deputy prime minister of Britain | Nick Clegg, former deputy prime minister of Britain |
| Tony Benn, once a leading figure of the British left | Tony Benn, once a leading figure of the British left |
| Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer of hit musicals | Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer of hit musicals |
| Old Paulines | Old Paulines |
| Originally established in the City of London in 1509, now in leafy surroundings by the Thames | Originally established in the City of London in 1509, now in leafy surroundings by the Thames |
| George Osborne, chancellor of the Exchequer | George Osborne, chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Winston Marshall, banjo player in the band Mumford & Sons | Winston Marshall, banjo player in the band Mumford & Sons |
| Old Wellingtonians | Old Wellingtonians |
| Opened by Queen Victoria in 1859, partly to educate the orphans of army officers | Opened by Queen Victoria in 1859, partly to educate the orphans of army officers |
| George Orwell, author of “Animal Farm” and “1984” | George Orwell, author of “Animal Farm” and “1984” |
| Lord Luce, former lord chamberlain, senior officer to the British royal household | Lord Luce, former lord chamberlain, senior officer to the British royal household |
| Old Amplefordians | Old Amplefordians |
| Catholic boarding school under the care of the monks of Ampleforth Abbey | Catholic boarding school under the care of the monks of Ampleforth Abbey |
| John Micklethwait, editor in chief of Bloomberg News, formerly top editor of The Economist | John Micklethwait, editor in chief of Bloomberg News, formerly top editor of The Economist |
| Rupert Everett, actor whose early performances included playing a gay student at a British private school in “Another Country” | Rupert Everett, actor whose early performances included playing a gay student at a British private school in “Another Country” |
| Jean, grand duke of Luxembourg until his abdication in 2000 | Jean, grand duke of Luxembourg until his abdication in 2000 |
| Old Stoics | Old Stoics |
| Founded in 1923 and based in Stowe House, a former country seat of the dukes of Buckingham | Founded in 1923 and based in Stowe House, a former country seat of the dukes of Buckingham |
| Richard Branson, entrepreneur, founder of the Virgin Group | Richard Branson, entrepreneur, founder of the Virgin Group |
| David Niven, actor who won an Oscar for “Separate Tables” in 1958 | David Niven, actor who won an Oscar for “Separate Tables” in 1958 |
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