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Sir Desmond MacCarthy (1877–1952), literary critic and writer (1870s)
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Tim Massy-Beresford (1896–1987), British Army officer (1890s)
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Brigadier General Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie (1872–1955), Governor of South Australia, 1928–1934, and New South Wales, 1935–1936, Governor-General of Australia, 1936–1944, and Sudan Campaign Victoria Cross (1870s)
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Archibald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso (1890–1970) (1880s)
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William Congreve (1891–1916), First World War soldier, Victoria Cross (1890s)
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George Murray (1865–1939), Heath Professor of Comparative Pathology, University of Durham, 1893–1908, and Professor of Systematic Medicine, Victoria University of Manchester, 1908–1925 (1860s)
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Located in the small town of Windsor, 20 miles from London, on the Thames River in Buckinghamshire, across from Windsor Palace, Eton is an ancient institution founded by Henry at 1440. One of the most prestigious and exclusive schools in the UK, it ranks in the top 10. The students are generally top achievers and are recognized as the best secondary schools in the country, a training ground for Britain’s royal, political and economic elite.
It produced 20 British prime ministers, the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, the economist Keynes, the actor Tom Hiddleston, Eddie Redmayne, Malcolm Lowry, and the author of 1984, George Orwell. The random tool generated a list of 327 men born in the 19th century who had studied or lived at Eton for some time, in response to interest. From the list of generators, we can see very well-known people from all walks of life, they have a place in their field.
Click the "Display All Items" button and you will get a list of Old Etonians born in the 19th century.
