From state secondaries through to highly regard private schools.
And through the years the halls and corridors of these schools have been frequented by many future celebrities and famous faces.
From renowned physicists to reality tv stars, Formula 1 engineers and radio personalities.
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One of our schools also educated a former Prime Minister and two high profile royals!
See the faces of 26 famous people who went to school in Portsmouth and Hampshire in our gallery below.
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. Prince Charles
Prince Charles is one of the famous faces who went to school in Hampshire. (Photo by Hugh Hastings - WPA Pool/Getty Images) Photo: Hugh Hastings
. Prince of Wales
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales went to Cheam School in Hadley. Picture: Peter Nicholls - WPA Pool/Getty Images Photo: WPA Pool
. Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was also an alumni of Cheam School in Headley. (Photo by Alastair Grant - WPA Pool/Getty Images) Photo: WPA Pool
. Colin Firth
Colin Firth went to what is now Kings' School in Winchester. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for BFI) Photo: Tim P. Whitby
. Elizabeth Hurley
Actress Elizabeth Hurley was born in Basingstoke and went to Harriet Costello School. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Lincoln Center) Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris
. Jon Snow
Jon Snow, the long time Channel 4 journalist, went to The Pilgrims' School in Winchester (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images) Photo: Stuart C. Wilson
. Jack Dee
Comedian Jack Dee also attended The Pilgrims' School and Kings' School both of which are in Winchester (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images) Photo: Tim P. Whitby
. Amanda Holden
Amanda Holden went to Swanmore Secondary School (now Swanmore College) - she was also born in Portsmouth and grew up in Bishop's Waltham. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images) Photo: Stuart C. Wilson
. Matt Edmondson
Radio presenter Matt Edmondson went to St Edmund's Catholic School in Portsmouth. (Photo by Joe Maher/Getty Images) Photo: Joe Maher
1. Prince of Wales
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales went to Cheam School in Hadley. Picture: Peter Nicholls - WPA Pool/Getty Images Photo: WPA Pool
2. Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was also an alumni of Cheam School in Headley. (Photo by Alastair Grant - WPA Pool/Getty Images) Photo: WPA Pool
3. Colin Firth
Colin Firth went to what is now Kings' School in Winchester. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for BFI) Photo: Tim P. Whitby
4. Elizabeth Hurley
Actress Elizabeth Hurley was born in Basingstoke and went to Harriet Costello School. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Lincoln Center) Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris