List of Old Paulines
The following is a list of notable former pupils, known as Old Paulines, of St Paul's School (London). The abbreviation OP is sometimes used.
16th century
John Leland (c.1503–1555); antiquary
George Lily (died 1559); Catholic priest, biographer and topographer
Carew, Peter (1514–1575); adventurer
Gresham, Thomas (1519–1579); founder of the Royal Exchange
William Harrison (1534–1593); clergyman and author of The Description of England
William Camden (1551–1623); antiquary
17th century
Milton, John (1608–1674); poet
Pepys, Samuel (1633–1703); civil servant and diarist
Hayes, James (1637–1694); Prince Rupert's secretary and first Deputy Governor, Hudson's Bay Company.
Jeffreys, George (1645–1689); Lord Chief Justice
Churchill, John (1650–1722); army officer and 1st Duke of Marlborough
Halley, Edmond (1656–1742); astronomer, geophysicist, meteorologist and physicist
Compton, Spencer (1674–1743); Earl of Wilmington and Prime Minister of Great Britain
Cotes, Roger (1682–1716); mathematician
