List of Old Shirburnians born in the 8th to 17th centuries

Sherborne is a British full boarding public school located in the town of Sherborne in north-west Dorset.

King of the Anglo-Saxons Alfred the Great
English peer, nobleman and politician. William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury
English politician and twice elected MP for Wells, Somerset Thomas Wyndham
English surgeon and pioneering anatomist Nathaniel Highmore

Founded in 705 AD by Aldhelm and, following the dissolution of the monasteries, re-founded in 1550 by King Edward VI, it is one of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom in England.

The following list comprises some notable old boys of Sherborne School who were born between the 9th and 17th centuries.[1]

9th century

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  • Alfred the Great (c. 849 – 901), son of Aethelwulf, king of the West Saxons, king of the Anglo Saxons, reputed to be one of the school's early pupils[1]

11th century

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16th century

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17th century

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "The Sherborne Register 1550-1950" (PDF). Old Shirbirnian Society. Retrieved 8 February 2019.