People educated at St Bees School

Rowan Sebastian Atkinson is an English actor, comedian, and writer. He first gained success on the sketch comedy show Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979–1982), before going on to play the title roles in the sitcoms Blackadder (1983–1989) and Mr. Bean (1990–1995), and in the film series Johnny English (2003–present).

Irish linguistic scholar and civil servant (1851–1941)

British ecological geneticist (1901-1988)

American scholar of Central Asia (1900-1989)

British naval officer (1772–1831)

British academic and priest (1811–1887)

British immunologist (1912-2020)

British artist (1724-1804)

Officer in the British Army (1893-1945)

English civil servant, diplomat and politician; (1633-1701)

Scottish politician (born 1974)

English poet and man of letters (1685-1740)

English rugby union footballer and coach

New Zealand zoologist (1907–1997)

English rugby union footballer (1944–2023)

British Army general (1922-1981)

1935-2002 British actor