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Heroes and Scoundrels

Evelyn Waugh once said: "Anyone who has been to an English public school will always feel comparatively at home in prison." Which is just as well because, for generations, expensively-educated frauds, thiefs, card sharps and others have been detained at the pleasure of one monarch or another.

One or two haven't. You can find a selection of both types below.

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Hardy AmiesSir Hardy Amies
Brentwood School

Jeffrey ArcherJeffrey Archer
Wellington School

Aleister CrowleyAleister Crowley
Malvern College

angus deaytonAngus Deayton
Caterham School

Brisce DickinsonBruce Dickinson
Oundle School

Norman DouglasNorman Douglas
Uppingham School

Tom DribergTom Driberg
Lancing College

Stephen FryStephen Fry
Uppingham School

Hugh GrantHugh Grant
Latymer Upper School

Nick GriffinNick Griffin
Woodbridge School

Christopher HitchensChristopher Hitchens
The Leys School

David IrvingDavid Irving
Brentwood School

David NivenDavid Niven
Stowe School

Lord NorthcliffeLord Northcliffe
Stamford School

Titus OatesTitus Oates
Merchant Taylor's School

Enoch PowellEnoch Powell
King Edward's, Birmingham
 

Marie StopesMarie Stopes
North London Collegiate

Evelyn WaughEvelyn Waugh
Lancing College

  

For more alumni of crap public schools, please visit the waiting room pages.