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Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

LGS, LGHS and GSAL alumni have achieved outstanding success in a range of diverse fields and we are proud to have them in our alumni community.  We are always keen to hear about our alumni achievements so please do contact us with your success stories.

 

Name Accomplishments
Thomas T Adamson-Coumbousis Culture Correspondent for Associated Press (Paris)
Shaan Ahmed COO at Roomzzz and founder of Uown
Christine Austin Wine judge/writer and broadcaster
Jeff Barak Corporate Editor, Amdocs, Former Middle East correspondent, Jewish Chronicle
Gordon Benson Olympic triathlete, Team GB
Katie Birch England Hockey player
Robin Blaze Opera singer
Gary Bloom Sports Performance Psychotherapist and Radio 5 Live Presenter
James Brining Artistic Director, Leeds Playhouse
Prof Sir Richard Brook OBE ScD FREng Emeritus professor of Materials, University of Oxford
Sir Stephen Brown KCVO Former British Ambassador to the Republic of South Korea and High Commissioner to Singapore
Toby Castle Deputy Head of News, BBC
Kathryn Cearns OBE, FCA, FCCA Chair, Office of Tax Simplification
Prof Robin Choudhury MA DM FRCP Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Oxford, Honorary Cardiologist
Jeff Christie Singer and songwriter
Alistair Cox Former Chief Executive of Hays Plc
Naomi Dickson Chief Executive of Norwood
Howard Devoto Singer songwriter with Buzzcocks and Magazine
Jeremy Dyson Writer, screenwriter, author, actor, musician
Lord John Dyson Former Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Jessica Elgot Deputy Political Editor at The Guardian
Nicola Elliott Co-founder of Neom
John Ficenec Editor of the Questor column at the Telegraph Media Group
The Rt Hon Lucy Frazer KC MP Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Faisal Galaria CEO of Blippar
Seun Lanre Gbolade Award winning architect
Prof Paul Hare Former British Ambassador to Cuba
Tony Harrison Poet, translator and playwright
Winner of European prize for literature in 2010
Sir Christopher Holland Former High Court Judge
Lindsey Johnson Principal and CEO, Craven College
Nicolette Jones Author, Sunday Times critic, Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Yona Knight-Wisdom Olympic athlete, Jamaican diving team
Peter Levine Philanthropist and lawyer, founder of Imperial Energy plc
Lucy Manning Special correspondent, BBC
Dame Alison Mariot Leslie Brexit Advisor to Scotland’s First Minister and former diplomat
Robin Middleton Olympic athlete, Australian badminton team
Colin Montgomerie OBE Professional golfer
Baroness Pauline Neville –Jones Former diplomat
Former Chairman of the British Joint Intelligence Committee
Government’s Special Representative to Business on Cyber Security
Geoff Newton Executive Director of the Tennis Foundation and on the board of the British Paralympic Association
Amara Okereke Actor
David Palmer-Jones Group Senior Executive Vice President Recycling Northern Europe at SUEZ
Sir Andrew Park Former High Court Judge
Suzy Petty Hockey player, Team GB
Richard Price MBE Film and theatre producer
Ian Ritchie Member of the Ryder Cup Committee
Thelma Ruby Actor
Mark Scott Herald
Guy Sigsworth Composer, producer and songwriter
Samantha Simmonds BBC World News presenter
Prof Maureen Smith Musician, winner of BBC violin competition
Rory Smith Chief Soccer Correspondent, New York Times
Hannah Starling Solicitor and British former diver and Commonwealth Games medallist
Marilyn Stowe Founder of Stowe Family Law
Robert Sullivan Chief Executive Officer at Football Foundation
Emma Tapper Founder of The Friendly Chemical Company
Sophie Taylor Former International Swimmer and Commonwealth Games gold medallist – swimming
Dan Le Vesconte Chief Executive Officer of Babbico
Sir Anthony Vineall Former chairman Teachers Review Body
Philip Wilby Composer, Professor Emeritus of Leeds University
Ricky Wilson Musician, lead singer Kaiser Chiefs
Sir Peter Woodhead KCB Former Deputy Allied Commander Atlantic
Ben Wosskow Co-founder of Love Home Swap
Debbie Wosskow OBE Co-founder of Love Home Swap and AllBright, Non-Executive Director of Channel 4

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