British Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is a former English professional footballer who played in defence for ten clubs.Brightwell is the so

Is a former English professional footballer who played in defence for ten clubs.Brightwell is the son of Olympic gold medalist Ann Packer and 400m runner Robbie Brightwell and brother of footballer Ian Brightwell.

Is a former English cricketer who played in 26 Tests from 1965 to 1969.

Is a former English cricketer who played in 26 Tests from 1965 to 1969.

Is a former cricketer, who played for Northamptonshire and England as an all-rounder. He played 15 T

Is a former cricketer, who played for Northamptonshire and England as an all-rounder. He played 15 Tests and 23 One Day Internationals for England, ending with a batting average below 20 and a bowling average above 45 in both forms of the game. He played senior cricket at the highest level for 22 years, between 1981 and 2003. He now plays for the Northants Colts when it looks like they might lose with his best friend David Ripley.

Is an English former footballer, now turned coach.Court joined Arsenal as a schoolboy in 1959, turni

Is an English former footballer, now turned coach.Court joined Arsenal as a schoolboy in 1959, turning professional in January 1962. Initially a centre forward or inside forward, he was a regular goalscorer for the Gunners' youth and reserve sides.

Is an English business executive and Conservative politician.From a working-class background, he fai

Is an English business executive and Conservative politician.From a working-class background, he failed his Eleven-plus examination (meaning that he could not go to grammar school) and later attended Tottenham Technical College. As a youngster he showed promise as a footballer and cricketer and played for Aston Villa, although without making any first team appearances.

Is an English professional footballer who, as of 2007, plays as a striker for Hartlepool United Foot

Is an English professional footballer who, as of 2007, plays as a striker for Hartlepool United Football Club in League One.Foley was trained as a scholar in Hartlepool's youth academy, the same academy that brought football the likes of Adam Boyd.

Is the lead guitarist and backing vocalist in the English glam rock group, Slade.He originally playe

Is the lead guitarist and backing vocalist in the English glam rock group, Slade.He originally played with drummer Don Powell in a band called The Vendors. The Vendors changed their name to The N'Betweens, met bass player Jimmy Lea and singer Noddy Holder, whereafter Slade was born.

Is an English footballer who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers.Dunn initially joined Blackburn Ro

Is an English footballer who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers.Dunn initially joined Blackburn Rovers as a trainee at the beginning of 1997 and made his debut during a goalless draw with Everton on September 26, 1998. Dunn came off the bench after 70 minutes, but was taken off again on 81 minutes, due to the sending off of a Blackburn player.

Was an English footballer. During his career, he played for Nottingham Forest, Halifax Town, Northam

Was an English footballer. During his career, he played for Nottingham Forest, Halifax Town, Northampton Town, Peterborough United and York City. He died on the pitch during a match for York City against Lincoln City in 1990.

Was an English former footballer who played for Leicester and Derby County, who broke the then Briti

Was an English former footballer who played for Leicester and Derby County, who broke the then British transfer record by paying £225,000 for his signature . He has also worked with the academies of both Leicester and Derby . He also earned five caps for the England national team.

Is a retired English professional football player.A striker, Robinson began his career with his home

Is a retired English professional football player.A striker, Robinson began his career with his hometown club, Newcastle United, in 1988. In four years at St. James' Park he made eight league appearances.

Was an English footballer who played for a number of Football League teams in the 1970s. He is perha

Was an English footballer who played for a number of Football League teams in the 1970s. He is perhaps best known for scoring the decisive goal in Colchester United's shock win against Leeds in the 1971 FA Cup.

An English actor, known for his comedy and dramatic roles. He is perhaps most famous for his portray

An English actor, known for his comedy and dramatic roles. He is perhaps most famous for his portrayal of Del Boy in the BBC television situation comedy Only Fools and Horses which made him a household name in the United Kingdom, and for playing Inspector Jack Frost on A Touch of Frost. His elder brother, Arthur White, is also a character actor.

Is an English musician best known as the lead guitarist, primary singer, and one of the main songwri

Is an English musician best known as the lead guitarist, primary singer, and one of the main songwriters (with Roger Waters) in the band Pink Floyd. In addition to his work with Pink Floyd, Gilmour has also worked as a record producer for a variety of famous artists. Gilmour has been actively involved with many charity organisations over the course of his career. In 2003, he was appointed CBE for services to music.

Is an Australian actress, former model and television presenter. Osborne is best known as a former h

Is an Australian actress, former model and television presenter. Osborne is best known as a former host of the now-defunct late night interactive quiz series, Quizmania ( Nine Network, 2006-2007). Osborne has also featured in feature film productions such as the American mini-series, The Mystery of Natalie Wood (2003) and Ned (2004).One of three originals, Osborne was a host on the Australian phone-in quiz show Quizmania, broadcast on the Nine Network in the late-night time slot (post-midnight). Osborne left the show on 12 May 2007 to work on the new Mick Molloy comedy series, The Nation.

Was both an artist and one of the most important first generation British modernist poets. His work

Was both an artist and one of the most important first generation British modernist poets. His work was formed by his Welsh heritage and his Catholicism. T. S. Eliot considered Jones to be a writer of major importance and his The Anathemata was considered

Is a soccer striker who currently plays for the SWA Sharks of TCI Coxco Premier League.Lowery once p

Is a soccer striker who currently plays for the SWA Sharks of TCI Coxco Premier League.Lowery once played for Tottenham Hotspur U-16. After an unsuccessful spell, he arrived back in the north east of England to play for a clutch of local clubs.

Is an English musician, best known as a singer, guitarist and composer in the rock band, The Moody B

Is an English musician, best known as a singer, guitarist and composer in the rock band, The Moody Blues.Hayward and Lodge's integration into the Moody Blues sparked greater commercial success and recognition for the band, transforming them into one of the biggest-selling acts of the time.

Was a professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played in The Football League for Chest

Was a professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played in The Football League for Chester City.Kaye began his career as an apprentice with Rotherham United, where he turned professional in November 1977. However, he failed to make a league appearance for the Millers and played non-league football for Mexborough Town before returning to The Football League when he joined Chester City in March 1985.

Is an English former professional footballer currently the first team coach at Nottingham Forest.Dav

Is an English former professional footballer currently the first team coach at Nottingham Forest.David made his debut for Queens Park Rangers against Newcastle United in April 1985. He went on to play 58 league games for Rangers, scoring 6 goals. He was transferred to Swindon Town in November 1989.

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Swansea City on loan. He is also a professional Ice

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Swansea City on loan. He is also a professional Ice Hockey player, for the Middlesbrough Magicians.[

Is an English former footballer who played as a defender. Born in Birmingham, he played for a variet

Is an English former footballer who played as a defender. Born in Birmingham, he played for a variety of clubs in the Football League, for Edmonton Brickmen in the Canadian Soccer League, and for Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish Premier League, making more than 200 league appearances in total.

Was a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper during the 1960s, 1970s & 1980s.

Was a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper during the 1960s, 1970s & 1980s.

Was an Academy Award-winning English film director and producer, best remembered for big-screen epic

Was an Academy Award-winning English film director and producer, best remembered for big-screen epics such as Brief Encounter, Lawrence of Arabia, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Doctor Zhivago and A Passage to India. Widely acclaimed and winning the praise of directors such as Steven Spielberg[1], Martin Scorsese[citation needed], Stanley Kubrick[2], and George Lucas[citation needed], Lean was voted 9th greatest film director of all time in the BFI "Directors Top Directors" poll 2002.

Is a nine-times paralympic games gold medallist having represented British para-equestrianism in Syd

Is a nine-times paralympic games gold medallist having represented British para-equestrianism in Sydney, Athens and Beijing. He also has six world-championship and three European titles. He was born with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita and first came t