British Famous Names Starting with Letter P

He is currently a singer and songwriter in the band Babyshambles, but best known musically for his w

He is currently a singer and songwriter in the band Babyshambles, but best known musically for his work with The Libertines, alongside Carl BarGt. In 2005, Doherty became prominent in tabloids, the news media, and pop culture blogs because of his romantic relationship with supermodel Kate Moss and his well-publicised drug use.Doherty and BarGt formed a band called The Libertines in the late '90s, although it was not until 2002, with the release of their debut album Up the Bracket, that they began to achieve widespread mainstream success.

Is an English former professional football (soccer) player. He began his career with Doncaster Rover

Is an English former professional football (soccer) player. He began his career with Doncaster Rovers and later played for Scunthorpe United, Cardiff City, Swansea City, Brighton & Hove Albion and Bradford City as well as serving as manager of Margate.

Is an English drummer.Baker gained fame as a member of the Graham Bond Organization (GBO) and Cream

Is an English drummer.Baker gained fame as a member of the Graham Bond Organization (GBO) and Cream from 1966 until 1968. He later joined Cream bandmate Eric Clapton along with Ric Grech and Steve Winwood in the 1969 group Blind Faith.

Was an English satirist, writer and comedian. He is widely regarded as the leading figure in the Bri

Was an English satirist, writer and comedian. He is widely regarded as the leading figure in the British satire boom of the 1960s. He has been described by Stephen Fry as 'the funniest man who ever drew breath'.

Is an English former professional association football player. He played for ten different clubs in

Is an English former professional association football player. He played for ten different clubs in the Football League between 1977 and 1992, including Southend United, where he made over 120 appearances.

A tall, fair-haired, left-handed opening batsman, Richardson played as an amateur for Worcestershire

A tall, fair-haired, left-handed opening batsman, Richardson played as an amateur for Worcestershire and was pretty much an instant success on his arrival as a regular in the side in 1952. Four years later, he had a similarly quick impact in his first Test match series against the 1956 Australian touring team, scoring 81 and 73 in his first match, and following it up with a century at Old Trafford. He was first choice opener for England for a further two home series, but then had a poor series in Australia in 1958-59, when England lost the Ashes comprehensively.

Is a former football player and manager. Peter played for many seasons with Sheffield Wednesday in t

Is a former football player and manager. Peter played for many seasons with Sheffield Wednesday in the late 1960s, before being sold to West Ham United. As a player he was a classy wing half (right centre midfield) who both made and scored goals.

Is an English footballer, playing in central midfield. He currently plays for Sutton United in the C

Is an English footballer, playing in central midfield. He currently plays for Sutton United in the Conference South, having rejoined the club in December 2006 after a nine-month absence which took in spells with Havant & Waterlooville and Carshalton Athletic.

Firth was a leading child actor by 1970, starring in the Flaxton Boys as Archie Weekes and a televis

Firth was a leading child actor by 1970, starring in the Flaxton Boys as Archie Weekes and a television series called Here Come the Double Deckers, which featured British child actors in the leading roles. Firth played Scooper, the leader of the gang. In 1973, he starred in the London stage version of Peter Shaffer's play Equus, playing a teenager being treated by a psychiatrist, and repeated the role in the Broadway production

Is a former professional footballer who played for Manchester United, Hull City, Stockport County &

Is a former professional footballer who played for Manchester United, Hull City, Stockport County & Huddersfield Town before retiring in 1982, aged 29.

Is an English former footballer, now working as a goalkeeper coach at Blackpool. Fox played as a goa

Is an English former footballer, now working as a goalkeeper coach at Blackpool. Fox played as a goalkeeper, and began his career with Sheffield Wednesday, making his debut aged just 15 years 8 months, a club record.

Is an English former footballer, who represented his country at the 1958 World Cup.Broadbent began h

Is an English former footballer, who represented his country at the 1958 World Cup.Broadbent began his professional career at Brentford in 1950, but spent less than a year with the club before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in February 1951 for £10,000.

Is an English former professional association football player. He played professionally for West Ham

Is an English former professional association football player. He played professionally for West Ham United, Portsmouth, Exeter City, Plymouth Argyle, Bristol Rovers and Gillingham between 1960 and 1973, and in total made 245 appearances in the Football League.

Is an English former football player.Simpson initially joined Arsenal as a member of the club's grou

Is an English former football player.Simpson initially joined Arsenal as a member of the club's groundstaff in 1960, before signing as an apprentice a year later in October 1961. He turned professional seven months later, in May 1962.

Is a television newsreader in the United Kingdom.Originally from Liverpool, he attended the Dovedale

Is a television newsreader in the United Kingdom.Originally from Liverpool, he attended the Dovedale Road Junior School with John Lennon and Jimmy Tarbuck and after the 11+ to the Liverpool Institute for Boys from 1953 to 1961 with Bill Kenwright, George

Is a British Labour Party politician who has served in the Cabinets of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown a

Is a British Labour Party politician who has served in the Cabinets of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown as Leader of the House of Commons under Blair and both the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and the Secretary of State for Wales under Brown. He resigned from ministerial office over his failure to declare donations to his campaign for the Deputy Leadership of the Labour Party in 2008. He is the Member of Parliament for the Welsh constituency of Neath. He came to the UK from South Africa as a teenager, and was a noted anti-apartheid campaigner in the 1970s.

Is a professional English footballer who is currently playing for Sheffield Wednesday F.C.. He was a

Is a professional English footballer who is currently playing for Sheffield Wednesday F.C.. He was also eligible to play for Wales which he opted to do and has represented them at U21 international level.

Was a British politician. He was Member of Parliament for Bolton North East from 1983 to 1997, origi

Was a British politician. He was Member of Parliament for Bolton North East from 1983 to 1997, originally as a Conservative before resigning to become an independent in February 1996 and then a Liberal Democrat in October 1996.

Was an English footballer.Spooner played for Newbiggin United before joining Ashington in 1928. He h

Was an English footballer.Spooner played for Newbiggin United before joining Ashington in 1928. He had trials with Newcastle United in 1929. He joined Bradford Park Avenue in 1930, making five appearances and scoring one goal in the league, before joining York City in the summer of 1931.

Is an English film director born in WalesPeter Greenaway was born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales,

Is an English film director born in WalesPeter Greenaway was born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, and grew up in Essex, England, where he attend the prestigious Forest School in North-East London. His family left South Wales when he was three years old (they had moved there to begin with to avoid The Blitz).

Is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.He played for West Ham United between 196

Is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.He played for West Ham United between 1969 and 1974, mostly as understudy to Bobby Ferguson. He also spent time on loan to Cardiff City and Lincoln City.

Is a retired footballer most notable for playing for Leeds United. He also played for Newcastle Unit

Is a retired footballer most notable for playing for Leeds United. He also played for Newcastle United and Burnley.Peter joined his home-town club in 1979 with rave reports coming from his schoolboy days. He played in a calm and collected manner and got a good run in the side during 1981-82 but lost his place half way through the following season. He left for Leeds United for a snip at £45,000 in July 1986.

Is an English former professional association football player. He played for Port Vale between 1958

Is an English former professional association football player. He played for Port Vale between 1958 and 1961 and, after a spell playing non-league football, returned to the professional game for a short stint with Gillingham in 1967.

Is a former professional footballer. A left back, he played for Stoke City, Leeds United, Burnley, R

Is a former professional footballer. A left back, he played for Stoke City, Leeds United, Burnley, Rochdale and Carlisle United. He was on the bench for Leeds in the 1975 European Cup Final.

Was a footballer, who played as a defender mainly for Huddersfield Town and Walsall. He holds the re

Was a footballer, who played as a defender mainly for Huddersfield Town and Walsall. He holds the records for the youngest ever debutant at Huddersfield Town. He made his debut aged 16 years and 229 days against Southend United in 1974.