Blundell, economist Rev. Thomas Taylor, priest and historian John Bradshaw, chief prosecutor of Charles I and the first man to sign his death warrant Charles Gordon Hewitt (born 1885; died 1920), British-Canadian consulting zoologist James Hope (born 1801; died 1841), cardiologist and physician Hewlett Johnson, Dean of Canterbury, known as the Red Dean Sir Eric Jones KCMG, CB, CBE (born 1907; died 1986), former Director of GCHQ Tom Margerison (born 1923; died 2014), Founder of the New Scientist, journalist at the Sunday Times and BBC Broadcaster Alan Jones (born 1927; died 2009), Scottish first-class cricketer The Lord Beith of Berwick-on-Tweed, Alan Beith (born 1943), politician Duncan Robinson CBE (born 1943), Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge and Chairman of the Henry Moore Foundation Christian Blackshaw (born 1949), classical pianist Robert Longden (born 1951), British actor, director, composer and librettist. Steve Smith (born 1951), Captain of England (28 caps) and the British Lions rugby union teams Guy Ryder CBE (born 1956), political scientist and Director-General of the International Labour Organization Ian Curtis (born 1956; died 1980), of the post-punk band Joy Division Stephen Morris (born 1957), of the post-punk band Joy Division Jon Craig (born 1957), Chief Political Correspondent of Sky News Michael Jackson (born 1958), former Channel 4 Chief Executive Guy Laurence (born 1961), CEO of Chelsea Football Club; former CEO of Vodafone UK Peter Moores (born 1962), England cricket coach Andy Bird CBE (born 1964), Chairman, Walt Disney International Oliver Holt (born 1966), former Chief Sports Correspondent for The Times and current Chief Sports Writer for the Daily Mirror Vice Admiral Jerry Kyd (born 1967), Fleet Commander of the Royal Navy, former Captain of HMS Queen Elizabeth Richard Pool-Jones (born 1969), former England rugby union and Stade Francais player Stanley Chow (born 1974), artist and illustrator Helen Marten (born 1985), artist and Turner Prize winner Matthew Falder (born 1988), convicted child sex offender Matty Healy (born 1989), singer in The 1975 Tommy Taylor (born 1991), England rugby union capped player (hooker) with London Wasps Jonathan Marsden (born 1993), first-class cricketer, teacher at Harrow School Tom Hudson (born 1994), professional rugby player at Gloucester Rugby Blake Richardson (born 1999), musician, member of British band New Hope Club Cameron Redpath (born 1999), professional rugby player at Bath Rugby Alex Denny (born 2000), professional footballer at Everton FC Publications Published books by King's School teachers: References Ancient grammar schools of Cheshire Private schools