British Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an English footballer. He played professionally for Charlton Athletic and Southend United betwee

Was an English footballer. He played professionally for Charlton Athletic and Southend United between 1965 and 1971, making a total of 71 Football League appearances.

Is a former cricketer who captained the England cricket team in 31 of his 39 Test matches, winning 1

Is a former cricketer who captained the England cricket team in 31 of his 39 Test matches, winning 17 and losing only 4. He is the President of the Marylebone Cricket Club.

Is an English former football player. He played as a wing-forward and was capped 20 times for his co

Is an English former football player. He played as a wing-forward and was capped 20 times for his country.Connelly began his playing career with St Helens in the Lancashire Combination. In November 1956 scouts from Burnley came to watch another player, but were so impressed by Connelly that he was offered a trial with Burnley, and subsequently a permanent move to the club, who were then playing in the English top division.

Was a English conductor. He was known for his interpretations of Mozart operas and for his support o

Was a English conductor. He was known for his interpretations of Mozart operas and for his support of contemporary music.In 1957, Pritchard was appointed principal conductor of the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra where he launched the Musica Viva series showcasing contemporary music. His success in Liverpool led to his appointment as musical director of the London Philharmonic Orchestra (1962–6). Freelancing after leaving the LPO, he conducted concerts in Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden, Philadelphia and the Far East, and opera in Buenos Aires, Chicago, San Francisco, New York, Salzburg, Florence, and Munich. In 1973 he conducted the London Philharmonic in China—the first visit by a Western orchestra.

Is an English footballer who plays for Milton Keynes Dons on loan from Accrington Stanley.Miles, who

Is an English footballer who plays for Milton Keynes Dons on loan from Accrington Stanley.Miles, who is a forward, was a product of the Liverpool F.C. Academy, and progressed as far as the reserve team, but in 2002 he was told he had no future at the club, and joined Stoke City on transfer deadline day, with a contract until the end of the season.

Was a former professional footballer who played for Huddersfield Town, Lincoln City & Bradford (Park

Was a former professional footballer who played for Huddersfield Town, Lincoln City & Bradford (Park Avenue) during the 1960s.

Is a retired football player who played in midfield for Tottenham Hotspur, Swindon Town and West Ham

Is a retired football player who played in midfield for Tottenham Hotspur, Swindon Town and West Ham United. While at White Hart Lane he went on loan to Doncaster Rovers, Cambridge United, Portsmouth, Brentford and Ipswich Town.

Was a British author and pioneer conservationist.His most famous work was Portrait of Elmbury, publi

Was a British author and pioneer conservationist.His most famous work was Portrait of Elmbury, published in 1945, about life in Tewkesbury in the early 20th century. This work, along with Brensham Village and The Blue Field, formed part of the 'Brensham Trilogy'.

( 3 September 1943 – 23 June 2006) was an English golfer

( 3 September 1943 – 23 June 2006) was an English golfer

Was an English football player.Johnny started his career with Manchester United in 1946. He helped t

Was an English football player.Johnny started his career with Manchester United in 1946. He helped the club win the 1948 FA Cup. After the 1951-52 season, he was transferred to Derby County after scoring 32 goals for United. After three seasons at Derby, he transferred to Leicester City, where he finished his career.

Is a retired English footballer who played in midfield for Chelsea between 1956 and 1965. He played

Is a retired English footballer who played in midfield for Chelsea between 1956 and 1965. He played 279 games, scoring 10 goals and winning the League Cup with the club in 1965.Mortimore also had spells as manager at Portsmouth and Benfica, and coaching roles at Chelsea and Southampton, where he eventually became club president.

Is an English footballer currently playing for Wycombe Wanderers.Mousinho was signed by then Brentfo

Is an English footballer currently playing for Wycombe Wanderers.Mousinho was signed by then Brentford manager Martin Allen during the 2005-06 season, after returning from America where he was studying and playing at the University of Notre Dame.

Is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Accrington Stanley and is the brother of fellow Accrin

Is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Accrington Stanley and is the brother of fellow Accrington player, Paul Mullin.Mullin's career began at Burnley, and has taken in spells at Sunderland (where he had the distinction of scoring the winning goal in a Premier League game against Manchester United in 1997), a second spell at Burnley and Rotherham United.

Is a former English football player and manager.Neal was a full-back whose playing career included n

Is a former English football player and manager.Neal was a full-back whose playing career included numerous clubs, including Hull City, Southend United and Swindon Town. His career peaked at Aston Villa, with whom he won the Second Division championship in 1960 and the inaugural League Cup a year later.

Better known as Johnny Nicholls or sometimes Jack Nicholls, was an English footballer who played as

Better known as Johnny Nicholls or sometimes Jack Nicholls, was an English footballer who played as a forward. During his professional career he represented West Bromwich Albion, Cardiff City and Exeter City.

Commonly referred to as J. Norman Collie, was a British scientist, mountaineer, and explorer.In 1895

Commonly referred to as J. Norman Collie, was a British scientist, mountaineer, and explorer.In 1895, Collie, Mummery, and fellow climber Geoffrey Hastings headed off for the Himalaya for the world's first attempt at a Himalayan 8000-metre peak, Nanga Par

Better known as Johnny Haynes, was an English footballer who played a club-record 658 games and scor

Better known as Johnny Haynes, was an English footballer who played a club-record 658 games and scored 158 goals for Fulham Football Club between 1952 and 1970.

Is a footballer who currently plays for Gillingham. He has also played for Blackburn Rovers, Aldersh

Is a footballer who currently plays for Gillingham. He has also played for Blackburn Rovers, Aldershot Town, St Albans City, Grays Athletic, Stevenage Borough and Wycombe Wanderers.

Was an English football goalkeeper. He played for Chesterfield, West Bromwich Albion and Shamrock Ro

Was an English football goalkeeper. He played for Chesterfield, West Bromwich Albion and Shamrock Rovers. Osborne was a member of Albion's winning team in the 1968 FA Cup final.

Was an English professional footballer.He was born at Sunderland in 1917 and began his footballing c

Was an English professional footballer.He was born at Sunderland in 1917 and began his footballing career with Sunderland during the 1930s, but it was after the Second World War and during his time at local rivals Middlesbrough that Spuhler achieved his greatest success.

Is an English former football (soccer) player. He made 195 Football League appearances for Aston Vil

Is an English former football (soccer) player. He made 195 Football League appearances for Aston Villa, Halifax Town and Gillingham.

Until the age of 12 John Parrott was a keen bowls player[1] but then discovered snooker and has been

Until the age of 12 John Parrott was a keen bowls player[1] but then discovered snooker and has been a keen player ever since. At the age of 15 his talent was spotted by Phil Miller who would become his long term manager in 1980.Parrott was successful at

Was an English footballer.An inside forward, Flanagan played youth football for Stourbridge before j

Was an English footballer.An inside forward, Flanagan played youth football for Stourbridge before joining Norwich City in 1908, before moving to Fulham in 1909. However he struggled at Fulham and in December 1910 joined struggling Woolwich Arsenal (both clubs being owned by the same man, Sir Henry Norris, at the time).

Was a British botanist.He began work at the herbarium of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in 1948 and

Was a British botanist.He began work at the herbarium of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in 1948 and became head of its African section in 1959. He became a member of the Linnean Society of London in 1952. In 1965, he became head of the herbarium and assis

. He had a long county cricket career as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium bowler for Es

. He had a long county cricket career as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium bowler for Essex (1985-1994 and 2002-2004) and Hampshire (1995-2001). He captained Hampshire between 1996 and 1997.