MP, Conservative politician Prof Alan Muir FRSE (1925–1974) anatomist Pierre Novellie – South African/Manx stand-up, television and radio comedian Sir Joseph Davidson Qualtrough CBE SHK, former Speaker of the House of Keys William Henry Quilliam also known as Abdullah Quilliam, Muslim convert, born in Liverpool of a wealthy Manx family Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear, civil servant and explorer of Northern Arabia John C. Taylor, inventor and Chairman of Strix Ltd. Donald Teare, British pathologist William Arthur White, British diplomat in Eastern Europe and Turkey James Wilson, theologian and astronomer George Neilson, historian and antiquary Victoria Cross holders Three OKWs have won the Victoria Cross: Second Anglo-Afghan War George Stuart White, VC, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, GCVO, DCL Oxford, LLD Cambridge and Dublin, born 1835, died 1912, Commander-in-Chief, India 1893–1898, Governor of Gibraltar 1900–1905, hero of Ladysmith, he won the VC while holding the rank of Major. Second Boer War Major Robert Johnston, VC (1872 to 1950). He was a Captain when he won the VC. Second World War Major Robert Henry Cain VC (1909–1974). References External links The College's website Profile on the Independent Schools Council website The International Baccalaureate's Website Jeffries, Stuart, "I like to irritate", interview with Dr Pat Cullen, quizmaster from 1997; The Guardian, 23 December 2004. 2006–2007 Quiz in The Guardian; 2011–2012 Quiz in The Guardian; quiz answers as of late January Educational institutions established in 1833 Schools in the Isle of Man Boarding schools in the United Kingdom Co-educational boarding schools Registered Buildings of the Isle of Man 1833 establishments in the British Empire Secondary schools on the Isle of Man