NOTTINGHAM High School has a long and illustrious list of famous former students. They include:
Henry Garnett The earliest pupil of whom anything is known. He was the son of the fifth master of the school. He rose to prominence as leader of the Jesuit mission to England in the late-Elizabethan period. As a leading Roman Catholic he was implicated in the Gunpowder Plot and executed in 1606.
Jesse Boot (pictured) Developed his father's small business into a national pharmaceutical and retail empire. Died 1931.
Thomas Hawksley The Victorian water engineer was chief engineer at the Nottingham Waterworks Company. He died in 1893.
DH Lawrence The renowned author (pictured), who grew up a miner's son from Eastwood. He later became a University College student and school teacher, before embarking on a literary career that produced Sons and Lovers, The Rainbow, Lady Chatterley's Lover, countless short stories and poems. Died 1930.
Reg Simpson The Notts and England cricketer was an elegant opening batsman for club and country. He was Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1950.
Albert Ball VC Son of a Notts businessman and Lord Mayor, the young Sherwood Foresters officer transferred to the Royal Flying Corps and recorded 44 air victories before a fatal crash in 1917.