British Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is an English actor and comedian, who hosted the BBC television series Crackerjack with Michael Aspe

Is an English actor and comedian, who hosted the BBC television series Crackerjack with Michael Aspel, Peter Glaze, and Jan Hunt in the 1970s. As a child he had attended Clifton Road School, in Balsall Heath.

Was a professional footballer, who played for a number of clubs in Northern England, such as Hudders

Was a professional footballer, who played for a number of clubs in Northern England, such as Huddersfield Town. He later went on to manage Halifax Town, Barrow and Grimsby Town.

Is a drummer who founded the English glam rock group, Slade.As a child Powell joined the Boy Scouts

Is a drummer who founded the English glam rock group, Slade.As a child Powell joined the Boy Scouts where he became interested in the drums after being asked to join the band on a Sunday morning parade.

Don joined QPR in November 1974 from Luton and made his debut vs Burnley in December 1974. Don who w

Don joined QPR in November 1974 from Luton and made his debut vs Burnley in December 1974. Don who was a defender, eventually played 180 league games for QPR (scoring 10 times)before transferring to Brighton in 1981.

Sedokova was part of the group Nu Virgos, which she left when she married Valentin Belkevich, a midf

Sedokova was part of the group Nu Virgos, which she left when she married Valentin Belkevich, a midfielder from the football team FC Dynamo Kyiv. At this time she also became pregnant with her first child, Alina.Sedokova was replaced in the group by Svetlana Loboda.As of April 2006, Sedokova is attempting to relaunch her musical career, under the pseudonym 'Annabell'. Her first solo video, 'Moe Serdtse' ('My Heart'), has just been released. She followed that up with a top hit single in Russia called "Moy Geroy", which in English means my hero. While singing it she was wearing a green dress made especially for her which cost $ 100,000

Is a boxer from Great Britain, who competed in the Light Heavyweight division during his career as a

Is a boxer from Great Britain, who competed in the Light Heavyweight division during his career as an amateur. Scott represented his native country at the Summer Olympics of 1948, and won the silver medal at Light Heavyweight. He subsequently won the Empi

Ashby played 188 career NHL games, scoring 40 goals, 56 assists and 96 points. He was drafted sixth

Ashby played 188 career NHL games, scoring 40 goals, 56 assists and 96 points. He was drafted sixth overall by the Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. A few days after finishing the 1980–81 season which he played with the CHL Wichita Wind, Ashby and his wife, Terry, were involved in an automobile accident in which their vehicle was hit head-on by a pick up truck and he died a few hours later from massive internal injuries.

Is a retired English cricketer and footballer.As a cricketer, he made his first-class debut as a six

Is a retired English cricketer and footballer.As a cricketer, he made his first-class debut as a sixteen year old for Middlesex in 1950. He played as an all-rounder until his retirement in 1968, when he succeeded Jack Robertson as County Coach.

A schoolboy prodigy at Repton, Carr never fully fulfilled his considerable potential as an attacking

A schoolboy prodigy at Repton, Carr never fully fulfilled his considerable potential as an attacking right-hand bat, and his slow left-arm bowling was used less and less frequently after the mid 1950s. He was, though, an outstanding fielder in a good Derbyshire fielding side and led the county with some success from 1955 to 1962.

Was an English football player who played for Bradford City, Halifax Town and Bradford Park Avenue.

Was an English football player who played for Bradford City, Halifax Town and Bradford Park Avenue.

Was a football player for Leicester City, Hull City, Sunderland, Manchester City and Leeds United as

Was a football player for Leicester City, Hull City, Sunderland, Manchester City and Leeds United as a deep-lying centre forward. After managing Leeds United (1961-1974) with great success, his reign becoming known as Leeds' "Glory Years", he managed England from 1974 until 1977.

Was an English footballer and football manager.Don Megson is regarded as one of Sheffield Wednesday'

Was an English footballer and football manager.Don Megson is regarded as one of Sheffield Wednesday's greatest servants. He was signed from Mossley in the Cheshire League by Wednesday in 1952. He made his first team debut in November 1959, becoming a regular in the side as a left-back and eventually taking up the role of club captain.

Was an English stage and film actor. His high work rate in international cinema earned him the disti

Was an English stage and film actor. His high work rate in international cinema earned him the distinction of being the most prolific film actor at the time of his death with over 200 screen credits. Although a large number of his characters were villains and psychopaths, he is perhaps best known for his roles in two enduring film franchises, the James Bond series and the Halloween saga. In the former, he portrayed Ernst Stavro Blofeld in You Only Live Twice, thus becoming the first of several actors to give a face to Bond's persistent nemesis. In the latter, he hunted serial killer Michael Myers as Dr. Sam Loomis throughout five Halloween films (I, II, IV, V and VI).

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Halifax Town & Southport. He

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Halifax Town & Southport. He was born in Thorne, Doncaster.

An opening batsman, Knight played for Surrey as a schoolboy at Malvern College, and won a Blue at Ox

An opening batsman, Knight played for Surrey as a schoolboy at Malvern College, and won a Blue at Oxford either side of the First World War. His great season was 1919 when, after university, he opened regularly for Surrey with Jack Hobbs and scored 1,588 runs at an average of more than 45 runs per innings, with nine centuries. The following year, he was struck on the head while fielding and was never the same batsman again. He became a master at Westminster School and appeared only occasionally for Surrey, retiring after reappearing for 12 games in 1937.

Was an English professional footballer.Don Kelly, a centre-forward born in Market Harborough, began

Was an English professional footballer.Don Kelly, a centre-forward born in Market Harborough, began his career as an amateur with Coventry City, but joined Torquay United for the resumption of league football in 1946. He scored twice on his debut, a 2-2 draw away to Reading on September 11, 1946, but made only three further appearances that season.

Was an English cricketer who played in 8 Tests from 1951 to 1955. He captained Worcestershire betwee

Was an English cricketer who played in 8 Tests from 1951 to 1955. He captained Worcestershire between 1959 and 1967.

Is an internationally-regarded British photojournalist, particularly recognised for his war photogra

Is an internationally-regarded British photojournalist, particularly recognised for his war photography and images of urban strife. His photojournalism career, which began in 1959, has specialised in examining the underside of society, and his photographs have depicted the unemployed, downtrodden and the impoverished.

Is a former English football player who played as a striker. He retired in 2004 and now occasionally

Is a former English football player who played as a striker. He retired in 2004 and now occasionally appears as a co-commentator for Sky Sports or BBC Radio 5 Live, or as a guest on the phone-in show You're On Sky Sports or Central Soccer Night, a local midweek show in the Midlands ITV region.

Was an English footballer who has often been seen as the most exciting player to pull on a Swindon T

Was an English footballer who has often been seen as the most exciting player to pull on a Swindon Town shirt; his principal rival in this respect being Harold Fleming. He played at outside left and served the club in two spells. He scored twice in the famous 3-1 Football League Cup Final victory over Arsenal at Wembley in 1969.

Was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.He was elected at the 1922 general electio

Was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.He was elected at the 1922 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Cumberland North, and held the seat until 1926, when he succeeded to the peerage on the death of his mother Margaret. Sh

Is a former English cricketer who played in 3 Tests in 1957.

Is a former English cricketer who played in 3 Tests in 1957.

Was an English cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1951.

Was an English cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1951.

Don Wilson succeeded the mercurial Johnny Wardle as Yorkshire's left-arm spinner, winning his Yorksh

Don Wilson succeeded the mercurial Johnny Wardle as Yorkshire's left-arm spinner, winning his Yorkshire Cap in 1960, and was an integral part of the great 1960s side which dominated the County Championship. He was tall and wiry, relying on bounce more than savage side spin, and took 100 wickets in a season five times, including three of the seven seasons he was part of the Championship winning side. He took 2 hat tricks in 1966.

A pediatrician and psychoanalyst.

A pediatrician and psychoanalyst.