Famous People with Name Fender

Percy George Herbert Fender            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Percy George Herbert Fender: Fender began his first-class career with Sussex. He made his debut in 1910, but achieved little at the club and in 1914 moved to Surrey, where he was to remain for the rest of his time in the game and found much success. He took 84 wickets that season helping Surrey to win the County Championship, and was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in the Almanack's 1915 edition; when cricket resumed after the war in 1920 he claimed 124 victims. Between 1921 and 1931 he was the county's captain and made the most of a mediocre attack to force Surrey into Championship contention on many occasions. Herbert Sutcliffe wrote in 1935 that he was the best captain that he had known, ahead even of Douglas Jardine and Brian Sellers.[1]

Clarence Leonidas Fender            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Clarence Leonidas Fender: also known as Leo Fender, was an American inventor who founded Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company, now known as Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, and later founded MusicMan and G&L Musical Products (G&L Guitars). His guitar, bass, and amplifier designs from the 1950s continue to dominate popular music more than half a century later. Marshall and many other amplifier companies have used Fender instruments as the foundation of their products. Fender and inventor Les Paul are often cited as the two most influential figures in the development of electric instruments in the 20th century.

Edward Fender            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Edward Fender: was a Polish luger who competed during the mid 1960s. He won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1963 FIL World Luge Championships in Imst, Austria.Fender also finished seventh in the men's doubles event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.

Norman Henry Fender            Origin/Culture/Country: Welsh

Norman Henry Fender: was a Welsh dual-code international rugby footballer who played rugby union for Cardiff as a Flanker, and rugby league with York. He won six caps for Wales at rugby union and also represented Wales at rugby league. In 1932 he was selected to tour Australi