NOTABLE ALUMNI
Of the Chelmsford Chantry School (before the Royal Charter of 1551)
• John Dee, noted mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, occultist, and consultant to Queen Elizabeth I; responsible for the English translation of Euclid's work.
Pre 1900
• The Rt. Hon. Sir Nicholas Conyngham, Tindal, Lord Chief Justice of The Court of Common Pleas, distinguished 19th Century Judge
• John Hilton, FRS, (1805-1878) previous President of the Royal College of
Surgeons • Philemon Holland, celebrated classical scholar
• Joseph Strutt, author of "Sports and Pastimes of the People of England"
Post 1900 
Simon Heffer
Photo courtesy of BBC.
• Chris Auchinvole, MP New Zealand Parliament
• John Alec Baker, writer, best known work, "The Peregrine", winner of the Duff Cooper Memorial Prize
• Mike Baxendale, war correspondent, published author and publisher
• Tim Carey, internationally renowned pianist, solo performer, chamber-music player, orchestral keyboard player and teacher
• Neil Cole comedian, television presenter and radio broadcaster
• Dr. Bruce Choppin - B.H.L.Choppin, 1940-1983: B.A (Cantab), Ph.D (University of Chicago) - pioneering educational theorist, one-time Principal Research Officer at the National Foundation for Educational Research
• Mervyn Day, former professional footballer (West Ham United)
• Paul Dorrington, guitarist with Indie pop legends 'The Wedding Present' from 1991-1995. The band broke Elvis Presley's record for the most hit singles in the UK charts in one year (1992)
• Lord Fowler, Conservative politician; former Cabinet minister
• Mark Gayler, Liberal Democrat councillor
• Guthrie Govan, guitarist and writer for Guitar Techniques magazine
• Jason Hazeley (Jason Smith when at KEGS), Robin Halstead, Joel Morris, Alex Morris, creators of the Framley Examiner, spoof local newspaper Bollocks to Alton Towers; Uncommonly British Days Out
• Simon Heffer, journalist, author and Daily Telegraph columnist
• Thomas Jenkinson, prominent electronic and jazz musician aka Squarepusher
• Peter D Joslin QPM BA CIMgt (Chief Constable - Warwickshire 1983 - 1998)
• Jonathan Lewis, former Essex County Cricketer and captain of Durham County Cricket Club 2000- 2005
• Anthony Marwood, internationally renowned concert violinist
• Robert James O'Neill, British Ambassador to Austria
• Martin Outram, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music, (where he has been a professor since 1984) and viola player in the award-winning Maggini Quartet
• Grayson Perry, 2003 Turner Prize winner
• Wing Commander Wilf Sizer served as fighter pilot during four major campaigns - Withdrawal from Dunkirk, The Battle of Britain, The North West African Campaign and the Invasion of Sicily. 1920 - 2007
• Dr Christopher Smith author of The Naked Scientist.
• Mike Smith, former Radio 1 DJ, touring car driver and television presenter. He founded 'Flying TV' in 2004, a company which provides aerial filming services to broadcasters
• Ray Smith, Essex County cricketer 1934-56
• Nicholas Sommerlad, journalist and husband of Sinéad O'Connor
• John Tipler, international motoring journalist
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