List of Old Hiltonians

Hilton College is a South African private boarding school for boys located near the town of Hilton in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands. It was founded in 1872 by Gould Arthur Lucas and Reverend William Orde Newnham as a non-denominational Christian boys school.

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Sports

International Sportsmen
  • Note: for international sportsmen all dates refer to year of national selection
Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Charles Hime 1892 South African Cricketer [1]
Rolland Beaumont 1912 South African Cricketer [1]
Jock Cameron 1927 South African Cricketer [1]
Herby Wade 1935 South African Cricketer [1]
Billy Wade 1938 South African Cricketer [1]
Jack Hart-Davis 1945 South African Cricketer [1]
Ian Smith 1947 South African Cricketer [1]
Michael Melle 1949 South African Cricketer [1]
John Waite 1951 South African Cricketer [1]
Roy McLean 1951 South African Cricketer [1]
Mike Macaulay 1964 South African Cricketer [1]
Mike Procter 1966 South African Cricketer [1]
Derek Crookes 1994 South African Cricketer [1]
Preston Mommsen 2010 Scottish Cricketer [1]
Ebbo Bastard 1937 South African Rugby Player [1]
Paul Johnstone 1951 South African Rugby Player [1]
fr:Nick Labuschagne 1953 English Rugby Player [1]
Clive Ulyate 1955 South African Rugby Player [1]
Brian Pfaff 1955 South African Rugby Player [1]
Hentie Martens 1994 South African Rugby Player [1]
Gary Teichmann 1994 South African Rugby Captain [1]
Wayne Fyvie 1996 South African Rugby Player [1]
Bobby Skinstad 1997 South African Rugby Captain and South African Sevens Player [1]
Roddy Grant 2006 Scottish Sevens Player [1]
T.J.Drummond 2010 South African Hockey Player [1]
S.R.Coppinger 2006 South African Squash Player [1]
Eustace Fannin 1937 South African Tennis Player [1]
George Weightman-Smith 1928 South African Athlete in the 1928 Summer Olympics [1]
Sean Gunn 2011 Zimbabwean swimmer at the 2016 Summer Olympics [2]

Other Sportsmen
Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Keagan Africa First-class cricketer, played for The Dolphins [3]
Duncan Bradshaw First-class cricketer, played for Marylebone Cricket Club and Oxford MCCU [4]
Marc Milligan First-class cricketer, played for Oxford MCCU [5]>
Sven Koenig First-class cricketer [6]
Russel Symcox First-class cricketer, played for The Dolphins [7]
Sean Conway Endurance swimmer, first person to swim the length of Great Britain [8]

Government

South African Justices
Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
John Didcott 1948 Constitutional Court judge [9]
Arthur Chaskalson 1948 Constitutional Court judge, member of Nelson Mandela's defence team during the Rivonia Trial [10]
Nigel Willis 1970 Supreme Court of Appeal judge [11]
Eric Leach 1969 Supreme Court of Appeal judge [12]
Alexander Milne Supreme Court of Appeal judge [13]

Politicians
Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Tim Harris 1997 Member of Parliament for the Democratic Alliance and Shadow Minister of Finance [14]

Armed Forces
Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Sir Duncan McKenzie Brigadier-General. Leader of the Natal forces during the Bambatha Rebellion [15]
D'Urban Armstrong World War I Captain and flying ace. [16]
Reginald Hayward Lieutenant-Colonel and first South African to be awarded Victoria Cross in World War I [15]
Guy Jamieson 1977 Rear Admiral (JG) in the South African Navy [17]

Business
Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
David Hathorn Director of Anglo American and Chief Executive of Mondi Group [18]
Paul Maritz Senior executive at Microsoft from 1986 to 2000 [19]
Michael Pfaff 1979 Chief Executive of Rand Merchant Bank [20]
Bruce Hemphill Chief Executive of Liberty Group [21]

Arts & Literature
Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Conor McCreedy Internationally renowned South African artist. [22]
Robert Berold Poet, editor and author [23]
Imraan Coovadia 1987 Poet and author. Winner of The Sunday Times Fiction Prize. [24]
Riky Rick 2005 renowned south African rapper

Other
Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Mike Melvill Test pilot for SpaceShipOne and world's first commercial Astronaut. [25]

References
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  2. "Hilton College - 2016 Olympic Games". Hilton College. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. Garrun, Theo. "Rare double for Penzhorn". iol.co.za. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  4. "Duncan Bradshaw". LinkedIn.com. LinkedIn. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013."Player profile: Duncan Bradshaw". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  5. "Player profile: Marc Milligan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  6. "Sven Koenig". espncricinfo.com. ESPN EMEA Ltd. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  7. "Russel Symcox". CricketArchive.com. CricketArchive Oracles. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  8. "OH swims length of Britain". Hilton College. Archived from the original on 2014-07-23. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  9. "Justice John Mowbray Didcott". SAHistory.org.za. South African History Online. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  10. Herbstein, Dennis (10 December 2012). "Arthur Chaskalson obituary". guardian.co.uk. London. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  11. Rabkin, Franny. "Surprise JSC nod to Willis for appeal court post". bdlive.co.za. Retrieved 20 May 2013."OH: Supreme Court of Appeal". HiltonCollege.com. Hilton College. Archived from the original on 2013-06-03. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  12. "Judges of the Supreme Court of Appeal". justice.gov.za. SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL OF SOUTH AFRICA. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  13. "Alexander John Milne (1929-1993)" (PDF). Natalia. Natal Society Foundation. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  14. "Tim Harris, Vice President". Liberal International. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  15. Falcon, Lionel (2002), Hilton Heritage, Johannesburg: Stirling Publications, ISBN 0-620-29381-0
  16. Peacock, M (1972), Some Famous South African Schools, Cape Town: Longman Southern Africa, ISBN 0582-64126-8
  17. Letaoana, Lebohang (April 2006). "The commissioning of SAS AMATOLA" (PDF). SA Soldier. 13 (4): 16.
  18. "David Hathorn". yatedo.com. Yatedo. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  19. "Paul Maritz". In.com. In.com. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  20. "Michael Pfaff". whoswho.co.za/. Who's Who Southern Africa. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  21. Liberty. "Who is Bruce Hemphill?". moneyweb.co.za. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  22. "SA artist gets bite of Big Apple". Times Live Magazine.
  23. "Robert Berold". poetryinternationalweb.net. Poetry International. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  24. "Midlands Writers Trail". KZN Literary Tourism. KZN Literary Tourism. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  25. "Bio of Mike Melvill" (PDF). Washington Pilots Association.
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