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Charlotte, Year 10

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Distinguished Old Boltonians

Sir Ian McKellen CH CBE Actor 
Lord Haslam Former Chairman of the Coal Board and British Steel
Professor Sir Harry Kroto FRS Nobel Prize-winner for Chemistry
Nigel Short MBE Runner-up World Chess Championship
Baron Smith of Leigh  
Sir Ernest Ryder High Court Judge 
Sir Philip Craven MBE President, International Paralympic Association
Sir Geoffrey Jackson British diplomat (many positions; kidnapped by terrorists for 8 months whilst UK Ambassador to Uruguay, 1969-72) and writer
Judge Mark Brown
John Markland CBE Chairman Scottish National Heritage
Robert Whitehead Inventor of the torpedo purchased by the Royal Navy in 1871
David Ruffley MP for Bury St Edmunds
Adam Noble Deputy Consul General, Hong Kong 
Judge Roy Battersby
Judge Michael Lever
Alan Booth Circuit Judge
Dr Arno Kitts Director of Investment Marketing, Henderson Global Investors
John Willman Chief Leader Writer, Financial Times; Associate Editor, Economist
Lionel Price Economist, The Bank of England; Chief Economist, Fitch Ratings
Sir Malcolm Williamson President and Chief Executive Officer, Visa International
Stephen Dale  VAT specialist - Price Waterhouse Coopers, Paris
David Quysner Former Chairman, British Venture Capital Association
Nigel Wightman Chief Executive -  Rothschild Asset Management Association
Alex Brogden Head of Equity Derivatives, Abbey
Martin Brown HM Customs and Excise Commissioner
David Leather Chief Finance Officer, Olympic Delivery Authority; Audit Partner, Ernst & Young
Andy Paterson Oscar-winning Film Producer (Restoration, Girl With a Pearl Earring, Hilary and Jackie etc)
Roger Draper CEO, Lawn Tennis Association; former CEO, Sport England 
Andrew 'Chubby' Chandler MD, International Sports Management Limited (clients include Darren Clarke, Andrew Flintoff)
Eric Stones Vice-President MBI Inc (world's largest licensee of the US Postal Service)
Professor Norman Davies Polish History, London; distinguished author
Professor Malcolm Horner Engineering Management, Deputy Principal, Dundee
Professor David Norburn Management, Imperial College, London
Professor Ronald Hinchcliffe Emeritus Professor of Audiological Medicine, University College London
Professor Ronald Edge Emeritus Professor of Physics, University of South Carolina
Professor Colin Markland Medical University of South Carolina.  Pioneer of kidney transplant medicine
Professor David Chadwick Neurology, Liverpool
Professor Rodney Croft Surgery, London
Professor Nigel Slater Chemical Engineering, Cambridge
Professor Chris Higson Accounting, London Business School
Professor David Crompton OBE Environmental & Evolutionary Biology, Glasgow
Professor Stuart Pawley Emeritus Professor of Computational Physics, Edinburgh
Professor Peter Robson FRS, OBE Emeritus Professor of Electronic Engineering, Sheffield
Professor David Allan Emeritus Professor of Law, Bond University, Queensland
Professor Robin Ali Genetics, University College, London 
Professor Barry Smith Philosophy, University of Buffalo, USA
Professor Roy Jackson FRS Emeritus Professor of Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, USA
Professor Graham Battersby Emeritus Professor of Law, Sheffield University
Professor John Spencer Newcastle University Medical School
Professor Malcolm Stevens FRS, OBE Emeritus Professor, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham
Professor Michael Harper Leicester University Medical School
Professor Ernest I Kohorn Yale University, USA
Professor Clive Brown Applied Musicology, Leeds University School of Music
Professor Peter Skabara Chemistry, University of Strathclyde
Professor Simon Dixon Modern History, Leeds University
Professor David Hargreaves Former Chief Executive, Qualifications & Curriculum Authority
Robert Carrington Director of British Council, Porto
Tim Johnston Dean of Arts & Sciences, University of South Carolina
David Toze MBE Superintendent, Manila Internation School.  2011 World's Best Headteacher
Robert Haworth Headmaster, Hull Grammar School
David Dunn Headmaster, Yarm School, Stockton-on-Tees     
Martin Boden Headmaster, King Edward's, Bath
Ralf Little Actor; made famous playing 'Anthony" in BBC comedy 'The Royle Family'
Bryan Appleyard  Award-winning journalist, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Independent
James Ducker Young Journalist of the Year - Press Gazette Regional Press  Awards 2003
Simon Holt Composer - twice commissioned to write orchestral pieces for BBC Proms
Arun Ghosh Composer & accomplished clarinetist; performances at Barbican, Octagon
John Boulter  Great Britain athlete semi-final 800m Tokyo Olympics; European record holder ½ mile
Julian Darby Footballer, Bolton Wanderers; Preston North End First Team Coach
John Derbyshire Royal Yachting Association Racing Manager; Olympic Team Coach Sailing 2000
Nik Goodfellow British Karting Championships; now with Falcon for Formula Renault Series
Mark Radcliffe Broadcaster, BBC Radio One & Two
Ian Jones Award-winning royal press photographer
Richard Myers TV journalist
George Darby Editorial Projects Director, The Telegraph Group 
Paul Horrocks Editor, Manchester Evening News
Irving Wardle Drama Critic, The Times 
Leslie Halliwell Author of Halliwell's Film Guide
Nick Britton Editor of "That's Shanghai"
Robert Cole Foreign News Editor, BSkyB
Mark Gregory Deputy Editor, The Money Programme
Mark Williams Assistant sub-Organist St Paul's Cathedral
Tim Oldershaw Marketing Manager, London Symphony Orchestra
Martin Milner OBE Leader, Hallé Orchestra   
Mark Almond  International French Horn Soloist (and qualified GP)
Robin Hill Classical Guitarist - author, composer and performer
Max George Member of the pop group, The Wanted
Clive Crook Deputy Editor, The Economist 
Tony Wadsworth Chairman of EMI Music UK and Ireland; Chairman of the Brit Awards
Anthony Lilley OBE Magic Lantern Productions, UK New Media Guardian Columnist
Alex Wotherspoon BBC TV's The Apprentice finalist
James Lever Author, "Me Cheeta", Booker-Prize Nominee
Jack Bond Captain Lancashire County Cricket Club, 1968 - 1972
Harry Whittle Captain Great Britain Athletics team, 1948 Olympics
John Amatt Mount Everest Expedition leader & climber
Andrew Crawford  Great Britain Olympic Water Polo team
Ed Scott Great Britain Olympic Water Polo team 
Rob Rae Great Britain Olympic Water Polo team
Charles Booth Great Britain Olympic Water Polo team
Richard Lawlor Great Britain Olympic Water Polo team
Daniel Sliwinski Breaststroke Swimmer, Junior Record Holder
Paul Wheatcroft Footballer, Bolton Wanderers 
Martin Robinson Tennis - Davis Cup
Craig Randall Salford Reds Super League (Rugby)
Phil Hassan Halifax Blue Sox (Rugby centre) 
Sean McAllister  Footballer, Sheffield Wednesday 
Paul Rainford Oxford University Football Captain
Chris Eatough World Champion Mountain Biker
Paul Dugdale Great Britain Distance & Cross Country runner 
Michael Hill  Great Britain Distance & Cross Country runner
Jack Forster Sale Sharks Rugby Club & England Saxons
Simon Relph Great Britain Sailing Team
Nigel Platt Great Britain Sailing Team
Eric Forsyth   Sailed twice around the world single-handed 
Adam Bleakley England Table Tennis 
Chris Goudge Olympic Athlete
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