Famous People with Name Raleigh

Raleigh Charles Joseph Chichester-Constable            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Raleigh Charles Joseph Chichester-Constable: played first class cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Marylebone Cricket Club and the Minor Counties in an intermittent career which spanned 16 years from 1919 to 1935. A right-handed batsman and right arm fast bowler, he played in 24 first class matches, scoring a total of 152 runs at 8.94 with a top score of 47* and took 4 wickets at 60.74.

Raleigh Holden Brown            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Raleigh Holden Brown: was a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1963–1967, who later became a state judge.

Sir Raleigh Grey            Origin/Culture/Country: Zimbabwe

Sir Raleigh Grey: was a pioneer British coloniser of Southern Rhodesia who played an important part in the early government of the colony. Grey was elected at the first election in 1899 to represent Mashonaland. It was subsequently discovered that his supporters had committed bribery and treating of potential voters, and Grey resigned in order to be re-elected free of the taint of electoral corruption. After serving in the Second Boer War, Grey retired from the Army in 1904 but remained Commandant of the local Volunteers. He established the company Rhodesia Lands, Ltd. to develop mining and farming interests: the 'Jumbo' mine owned by his company became one of the most profitable. He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1919. In the early 1920s the Southern Rhodesians decided to break away from the sponsorship of the British South Africa Company. The issue among the leading figures of the colony was whether to obtain their own 'Responsible Government' or to seek membership of the Union of South Africa. Grey strongly believed that joining South Africa would be preferable, and argued forcibly for it in the Legislative Council. However the majority there and among the public was against him, and as a result he lost his seat in the 1920 election.

Simeon "Sim" Raleigh            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Simeon "Sim" Raleigh: was an English professional football (soccer) player.Raleigh's clubs included Huddersfield Town, Hull City and Gillingham. While playing for Gillingham in a match against Brighton & Hove Albion on 1 December 1934, he suffered a haemorrhage following a blow to the head and died in hospital later the same day.

Sir Walter Raleigh            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Sir Walter Raleigh: was a famed English writer, poet, soldier, courtier and explorer.Raleigh was born to a Protestant family in Devon, the son of Walter Raleigh and Catherine Champernowne. Little is known for certain of his early life, though he spent some time in Ireland, in Killua Castle, Clonmellon, County Westmeath, taking part in the suppression of rebellions and participating in two infamous massacres at Rathlin Island and Smerwick, later becoming a landlord of lands confiscated from the Irish.