EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
London, England

Founding Date:
1179

Motto:
Dat Deus Incrementum

Official Website:
http://www.westminster.org.uk/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Edgar Adrian	Scientist	30-Nov-1889	4-Aug-1977	Electricity within nerve cells
Peter Asher	Musician	22-Jun-1944		Peter of Peter and Gordon
Tony Benn	Politician	3-Apr-1925	14-Mar-2014	Radical left Labour MP
Jeremy Bentham	Philosopher	15-Feb-1748	6-Jun-1832	Proponent of Utilitarianism
Adrian Boult	Conductor	8-Apr-1889	23-Feb-1983	Conductor, BBC Symphony Orchestra, 1930-50
Peter Brook	Theater Director	21-Mar-1925		Lord of the Flies
Helena Bonham Carter	Actor	26-May-1966		Marla in Fight Club
Charles Churchill	Poet	1731	4-Nov-1764	Rosciad
Nick Clegg	Politician	7-Jan-1967		Leader of the Liberal Democrats
John Cleland	Novelist	24-Sep-1709	23-Jan-1789	Fanny Hill
Robert Cotton	Scholar	22-Jan-1571	6-May-1631	Cottonian Library
Christian Coulson	Actor	3-Oct-1978		Tom Riddle in Harry Potter
William Cowper	Poet	26-Nov-1731	25-Apr-1800	The Task
John Nelson Darby	Religion	18-Nov-1800	29-Apr-1882	Father of Dispensationalism
Dido	Musician	25-Dec-1971		No Angel
John Dryden	Poet	19-Aug-1631	1-May-1700	Absalom and Achitophel
Alice Eve	Actor	6-Feb-1982		She's Out of My League
Michael Flanders	Actor	1-Mar-1922	14-Apr-1975	Flanders and Swann
Edward Gibbon	Historian	8-May-1737	16-Jan-1794	Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
John Gielgud	Actor	14-Apr-1904	21-May-2000	Prospero's Books
Richard Hakluyt	Author	c. 1552	23-Nov-1616	Voiages and Discoveries of the English nation
Nigel Hamilton	Author	16-Feb-1944		JFK: Reckless Youth
Patrick Hamilton	Playwright	17-Mar-1904	23-Sep-1962	Gaslight
George Herbert	Poet	3-Apr-1593	1-Mar-1633	The Temple
Robert Herrick	Poet	1591	Oct-1674	Hesperides
Aaron Hill	Playwright	10-Feb-1685	8-Feb-1750	The Progress of Wit
Robert Hooke	Scientist	18-Jul-1635	3-Mar-1703	Law of Elasticity, microscopist
Tom Hooper	Film Director	1972		The King's Speech
William Hotham	Military	1736	1813	British Admiral
Andrew F. Huxley	Scientist	22-Nov-1917	30-May-2012	Electrical impulses in nerves
Ben Jonson	Playwright	11-Jun-1572	6-Aug-1637	Volpone
Ruth Kelly	Politician	9-May-1968		UK Minister of Transport
Nigel Lawson	Politician	11-Mar-1932		Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1983-89
Francis Lewis	Politician	21-Mar-1713	30-Dec-1802	Signatory to Declaration of Independence
Andrew Lloyd Webber	Composer	22-Mar-1948		Evita
John Locke	Philosopher	29-Aug-1632	28-Oct-1704	An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
Shane MacGowan	Musician	25-Dec-1957		The Pogues
Henry Mayhew	Journalist	1812	25-Jul-1887	Punch
Mika	Singer	18-Aug-1983		Lebanese Britpop singer
A. A. Milne	Author	18-Jan-1882	31-Jan-1956	Winnie the Pooh
Kim Philby	Spy	1-Jan-1912	11-May-1988	One of the Cambridge Five in MI6
Thomas Pinckney	Politician	23-Oct-1750	2-Nov-1828	Governor of South Carolina, 1787-89
Nigel Planer	Actor	22-Feb-1953		Neil on The Young Ones
Martyn Poliakoff	Physicist	16-Dec-1947		The Periodic Table of Videos
Adam Roberts	Historian	29-Aug-1940		President of the British Academy
Gavin Rossdale	Singer	30-Oct-1965		Lead singer of Bush
Clinton Rossiter	Historian	18-Sep-1917	11-Jul-1970	Constitutional Dictatorship
Nicholas Rowe	Playwright	20-Jun-1674	6-Dec-1718	Editor of William Shakespeare
Robert Southey	Poet	12-Aug-1774	21-Mar-1843	A Vision of Judgment
Richard Stone	Economist	30-Aug-1913	6-Dec-1991	National Income and Expenditure
Imogen Stubbs	Actor	20-Feb-1961		Twelfth Night
Louis Theroux	TV Personality	20-May-1970		Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends
Edward Gibbon Wakefield	Government	20-Mar-1796	16-May-1862	Colonizer of Australia, New Zealand
Gordon Waller	Musician	4-Jun-1945	17-Jul-2009	Half of Peter and Gordon
Angus Wilson	Novelist	11-Aug-1913	31-May-1991	Hemlock and After

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
William Camden	Scholar	2-May-1551	9-Nov-1623	Britannia

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