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Sir Michael Bishop
CBE (School House 55-57) is a successful British businessman and former owner of the airline BMI.
Jasper Britton (Burton Bank 76-82)
Is a stage actor, and son of veteran actor Tony Britton, and half brother of Fern Britton.
Baron Walter Russell Brain (School House 08-12)
Was a distinguished physician who made significant contributions to neurological science. He was President of the Royal College of Physicians from 1950-57 and was created First Baron Brain of Eynsham in 1954.
Francis Cammaerts (Burton Bank)
Was an outstanding Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent who organised French Resistance groups to sabotage German communications in occupied France.
Mike Corby (Winterstoke 1953-58)
Is a former England and UK hockey and squash player and represented England in the 1964 and 1972 Olympics. He has been Vice President of the World Squash Federation and President of the English Hockey Association. He is also a successful businessman having owned and sold the ‘Canons’ leisure centres.
Francis Crick (Ridgeway 30-34)
Was a British molecular biologist, physicist, and neuroscientist. He was one of two co-discoverers of the structure of the DNA molecule in 1953, together with James D. Watson. He, James D. Watson and Maurice Wilkins were jointly awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.
Richard Dimbleby CBE (School House 1927-1931)
Was an English journalist and broadcaster. The Richard Dimbleby Lecture was founded in his memory and is delivered every year by an influential public figure.
Sir Norman Hartnell (School House 1914-1919)
Was a royal dressmaker to the Queen and late Queen Mother. Hartnell designed the 1953 Coronation Dress of Queen Elizabeth II.
Stanislav Ianevski (Ridgeway 00-05)
Is a Bulgarian actor, known for playing Viktor Krum in the 2005 film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Sir Simon Jenkins ( Ridgeway 56-60)
Is a British newspaper columnist currently associated with The Guardian. A former editor of The Times newspaper.
Bob Marshall-Andrews, QC (Winterstoke 57-62)
Is an English politician and barrister. He is Labour Member of Parliament for Medway in Kent.
Harry Melling (McClure 03-07)
Is an English actor best known for playing Dudley Dursley in the Harry Potter films. He is the grandson of Patrick Troughton, who starred as the Second Doctor in the science fiction series Doctor Who.
Kieth Murray
Was an architect and designer of ceramics, glassware and metalware. He worked for Wedgewood in the 1930’s and 40’s and is considered one of the most influential art deco designers in the world.
T.D. Phillips CBE (Winterstoke 1954-1960)
Has been the Chairman of the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon since 2000.
Jim Roberts (Collinson 45-50)
Played for England as a wing and had 18 caps.
Baron Harold Samuel (1926-29)
In 1944 Harold Samuel of Wych Cross acquired Land Securities Investment Trust, a small property concern. After the war he focused on securing bomb sites in Plymouth, Exeter, Hull, Coventry and Bristol and redeveloping them, building up one of the largest companies on the London Stock Exchange. He was knighted in 1963 and became a peer in 1972. He died in 1987.
Henry Shaw
Was a philanthropist and is best known as the founder of the Missouri Botanical Garden.
George Sobey (School House 22-28)
Was Scrum Half with 5 caps for England and Vice-Captain of British Lions.
Roger Spong (20-25)
Was Fly Half with 7 caps for England and a British Lion, the other half of the famous Old Millhillian half-back partnership with G Sobey.
Mitchell Symons ( McClure 70-75)
Is a Journalist & Writer. He was a principal writer for the early UK editions of the world-renowned board game Trivial Pursuit, and has devised many television formats.
Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Baronet, MBE (School House 28-32)
Was an English businessman, and the husband of the former British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher.
Patrick Troughton (33-37)
Was an English actor most widely known in his role as the second incarnation of the Doctor in the long running British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which he played from 1966 to 1969.
Johnnie Williams (Burton Bank 45-49)
Was Scrum Half with 9 caps for England and a British Lion “possibly the greatest player that Mill Hill ever produced”.
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Mike Corby
Francis Crick
Richard Dimbleby CBE 
Stanislav Ianevski pictured left and Harry Melling pictured right
Kieth Murrey
Patrick Troughton