British Famous Names Starting with Letter E

Was a British illustrator, climber and explorer best known for the first ascent of the Matterhorn in

Was a British illustrator, climber and explorer best known for the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. On the descent, four members of the party were killed.

Is an English professional footballer who is unattached but training with Chester City. He is a midf

Is an English professional footballer who is unattached but training with Chester City. He is a midfielder but has also previously played as a striker. Born in Chester, he began his career with Crewe Alexandra and Manchester United's academies. He had loan spells with Royal Antwerp, Coventry City and Crewe Alexandra, before he was released by Manchester United in 2006 and joined Bradford City, where he played 64 league games in two seasons.

Was an English cricketer who played in five Tests from 1928 to 1930.

Was an English cricketer who played in five Tests from 1928 to 1930.

Is an English actor who took over from Stuart Stevens to play the role of Steven Beale in EastEnders

Is an English actor who took over from Stuart Stevens to play the role of Steven Beale in EastEnders. Savage left EastEnders when his character was written out in 2002.Savage, nicknamed Eddie, was born in 1989 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. He has blue eyes and enjoys football and judo.

Was a British colonial administrator and politician.

Was a British colonial administrator and politician.

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Luton Town.The pacey youngster can operate anywhere

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Luton Town.The pacey youngster can operate anywhere in defence and was handed the squad number 32 by then Luton boss Mike Newell during an injury crisis in Janurary 2007. Although born in London, Asafu-Adjaye qualifies to play for Ghana through his father.

Is an English former footballer and football manager.Eddie May joined Southend United from Dagenham

Is an English former footballer and football manager.Eddie May joined Southend United from Dagenham in January 1965, making his league debut later that season. He went on to make 100 league appearances, scoring 3 times for the Shrimpers, before moving to Wrexham in June 1968 for a fee of £5,000. He became captain of the Wrexham side, making 334 appearances and scoring 35 goals before leaving on a free transfer in August 1976 when he joined Welsh rivals Swansea City, having spent the 1975 summer with NASL side Chicago Sting.

Was an English professional football goalkeeper who played for Tottenham Hotspur F.C.. He earned 6 c

Was an English professional football goalkeeper who played for Tottenham Hotspur F.C.. He earned 6 caps for the England national football team.His career was interrupted by the outbreak of World War II, but he returned to Spurs when football resumed after the war and missed only two games between April 1946 and March 1954.

Was an English footballer who played as an inside forward for Blackburn Rovers, helping them to win

Was an English footballer who played as an inside forward for Blackburn Rovers, helping them to win the Football League title in 1912 and 1914. He also made two appearances for England in 1913 and 1914. He was killed at the Battle of Passchendaele in World War One.

Was an English former footballer who played for Middlesbrough, Sheffield Wednesday, Hereford, Workin

Was an English former footballer who played for Middlesbrough, Sheffield Wednesday, Hereford, Workington and Peterborough before retiring in 1970 due to injury. He also earned three caps for the England national team. He was first cousin to Leeds players Dennis Grainger, Colin Grainger and Jack Grainger.

Is a former English footballer. He played for York City, Hull City and Hartlepool United. He finishe

Is a former English footballer. He played for York City, Hull City and Hartlepool United. He finished his career in Sweden with Halmstads BK.

Was an English professional footballer who played as a left half. Born in Small Heath, Birmingham, h

Was an English professional footballer who played as a left half. Born in Small Heath, Birmingham, he played for local club Birmingham Excelsior before signing for Small Heath in 1888.

Was an English professional association football player. He played for Gillingham between 1935 and 1

Was an English professional association football player. He played for Gillingham between 1935 and 1938, making 50 appearances in the Football League. At the time of his death he was the Kent club's oldest living former player.

Was an English footballer.Born in Looe, Cornwall, he played for local non-league side Looe; a prolif

Was an English footballer.Born in Looe, Cornwall, he played for local non-league side Looe; a prolific centre forward, despite his slight frame he scored over 100 goals in a season, including ten in a single match. He was spotted by Plymouth Argyle, and signed for the Pilgrims as an amateur in 1926; he still worked as an auctioneer in his day job.

Was a British Liberal Jewish politician. The second son and seventh child of Samuel Montagu, 1st Bar

Was a British Liberal Jewish politician. The second son and seventh child of Samuel Montagu, 1st Baron Swaythling, he was educated at Clifton College, the City of London School, University College London and Trinity College, Cambridge.

Is a former British Member of Parliament. She served from 1983 to 1997 as a Conservative Party MP, i

Is a former British Member of Parliament. She served from 1983 to 1997 as a Conservative Party MP, including three years as Junior Health Minister, before resigning in 1988 because of a controversy over salmonella in eggs.

Is an English born Nigerian former footballer who used to play as a striker.During his club career,

Is an English born Nigerian former footballer who used to play as a striker.During his club career, he played for Sutton United, Bournemouth and made his name at Norwich City, before playing for Wimbledon, Grasshopper, Sheffield Wednesday, Brentford and Dublin City.

During his club career, he played for Sutton United, A.F.C. Bournemouth and made his name at Norwich

During his club career, he played for Sutton United, A.F.C. Bournemouth and made his name at Norwich City, before playing for Wimbledon F.C., Grasshopper Zürich, Sheffield Wednesday and Minster Lovell. He also scored Norwich's first ever goal in European

Is a football (soccer) striker playing for Tiptree United [1] having signed from Leyton Orient F.C.

Is a football (soccer) striker playing for Tiptree United [1] having signed from Leyton Orient F.C. in August 2008. Echanomi signed for Orient, who are his first professional club, in late 2004 and has since scored 8 league goals in 34 appearances.

Is an English writer and award-winning film, television and theatre actress.

Is an English writer and award-winning film, television and theatre actress.

Was a female tennis player from the United Kingdom who won six Grand Slam doubles titles from 1927 t

Was a female tennis player from the United Kingdom who won six Grand Slam doubles titles from 1927 to 1931.Although most of her success was in women's doubles or mixed doubles, Whittingstall reached the singles final of the 1928 French Championships and the 1931 U.S. Championships. She lost both of those finals to Helen Wills Moody, 6–1, 6–2 in 1928 and 6–4, 6–1 in 1931. She twice won the women's doubles title at the French Championships, in 1928 with Phoebe Holcroft Watson and in 1931 with Betty Nuthall Shoemaker. Whittingstall and Shoemaker lost the 1932 final to the team of Moody and Elizabeth Ryan.

Was an English-American actress who was very popular during the years of the Second World War. As on

Was an English-American actress who was very popular during the years of the Second World War. As one of MGM's major stars of the 1940s, Garson received seven Academy Award nominations, winning the Best Actress award for Mrs. Miniver (1942). She was often cast as the leading lady opposite Walter Pidgeon.

Is a politician in the United Kingdom.Following her defeat to Rosindell, she returned to work as a r

Is a politician in the United Kingdom.Following her defeat to Rosindell, she returned to work as a researcher for the Labour MP for West Ham, Tony Banks. In 2005, Banks stood down as an MP and moved to the House of Lords as Lord Stratford, where he sat until his death in January 2006.

Is a professional wrestler based in the United Kingdom. He has been regarded as one of the top wrest

Is a professional wrestler based in the United Kingdom. He has been regarded as one of the top wrestlers currently wrestling in Europe.El Ligero has been a professional wrestler since 2001. He has wrestled in the United States, Italy, Switzerland, France,

Is an English singer and actress, best known for her work in musical theatre. Raised in Barnet, Nort

Is an English singer and actress, best known for her work in musical theatre. Raised in Barnet, North London, Paige attended the Aida Foster stage school and made her first professional appearance on stage in 1964. Her appearance in the 1968 production of Hair marked her West End debut.