British Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Spooner played Minor Counties cricket for Durham in 1946 and 1947, and moved straight into the first

Spooner played Minor Counties cricket for Durham in 1946 and 1947, and moved straight into the first eleven at Warwickshire for the 1948 season. His batting took a while to develop, but he scored more than 1,000 runs in 1950 and was chosen for the Commonwealth XI which toured India in 1950-51. He did well both as batsman and wicketkeeper, but had to return early through illness.

Is an English writer, actor, television presenter and theatre performer. He is perhaps best known fo

Is an English writer, actor, television presenter and theatre performer. He is perhaps best known for writing the cult musical The Rocky Horror Show and for his role in presenting the popular TV show The Crystal Maze.

Is a retired Canadian ice hockey centre. He played for the Baltimore Skipjacks, Worcester IceCats, a

Is a retired Canadian ice hockey centre. He played for the Baltimore Skipjacks, Worcester IceCats, and Adirondack Red Wings, all members of the American Hockey League, and the Baton Rouge Kingfish of the ECHL.

Is a male badminton player from the United Kingdom.Vaughan played badminton at the 2000 Summer Olymp

Is a male badminton player from the United Kingdom.Vaughan played badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics in men's singles, beating Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand in the first round and Rasmus Wengberg of Sweden in the 2nd round, before losing to World Champion Sun Jun of China, 13-15 13-15.

Was a British illustrator and author best known for painting the dust jackets of Ian Fleming's James

Was a British illustrator and author best known for painting the dust jackets of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels starting with From Russia with Love (1957).

Is a former professional footballer. He played for six clubs in a decade-long career. He moved into

Is a former professional footballer. He played for six clubs in a decade-long career. He moved into management after retiring.

Is an English former professional footballer who later undertook various non-playing roles including

Is an English former professional footballer who later undertook various non-playing roles including manager, assistant manager and chief scout.He played for 13 years in non-league football before finally signing professional forms with Derby County in 1967 at the age of 28. He also played for Notts County and Peterborough United.

Is a former English professional footballer who played as a central defender, and who later became a

Is a former English professional footballer who played as a central defender, and who later became a manager.Powling began his career at Arsenal, signing on apprentice terms in September 1971. A regular for the club's reserve teams while still just fifteen, he turned professional in July 1973.

Is a former English footballer, businessman and columnist. He is notable for scoring the winning goa

Is a former English footballer, businessman and columnist. He is notable for scoring the winning goal for Hereford United in the famous 1971-72 FA Cup match against Newcastle United. He was also part owner of Earth Summit, which won the 1998 Grand National.

Is a former English footballer, coach and manager. He was born in Paddington on 5 March 1959.Ricky m

Is a former English footballer, coach and manager. He was born in Paddington on 5 March 1959.Ricky made 436 League appearances for Luton Town, scoring 54 goals in the process, from 1975 to 1988. He earned 3 full England caps during this time. In 1988 he moved on a free transfer to French club Le Havre.

Is a former footballer.He began his career with amateur side Haringey Borough F.C., where his perfor

Is a former footballer.He began his career with amateur side Haringey Borough F.C., where his performances in midfield caught the eye of Leyton Orient. They signed him in 1990. His subsequent performances there alerted Southend United manager Barry Fry, who paid £100,000 to bring him to Roots Hall in 1993.

Is a professional footballer, who most recently played for Conference North side Tamworth, where he

Is a professional footballer, who most recently played for Conference North side Tamworth, where he played as a defender.Rikki began his career as a Trainee with Coventry City where he had been since he was 11 years of age, but at the end of the 2005/06 season Bains was released by Coventry City after failing to make the first team squad.

Clarke quickly established himself in the first team the following season. He made an unbeaten 107 i

Clarke quickly established himself in the first team the following season. He made an unbeaten 107 in his debut first-class innings, against Cambridge UCCE and also scored 153 not out against Somerset, ending the season 711 runs at an average of over 50. He was awarded the Cricket Writers' Club's Young Cricketer of the Year award and the NBC Denis Compton Award for his achievements in 2002.

Is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor, best known as the drummer for The Beatles. He

Is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor, best known as the drummer for The Beatles. He was the last to join the "Fab Four" line up[1] and is also the oldest member of the band.

Is an English footballer. He plays at centre-back for Manchester United in the Premier League and at

Is an English footballer. He plays at centre-back for Manchester United in the Premier League and at the international level for the England national football team. He has achieved 70 caps for the English national team while being selected for three FIFA World Cup squads. He is currently the vice-captain of the England national team.

Is an English footballer. He is currently with Bury, which he left Preston North End to join. He mad

Is an English footballer. He is currently with Bury, which he left Preston North End to join. He made his debut in the League Cup victory over Sunderland playing as a central midfielder, and since that game has established himself as a first team regular, scoring 6 goals and counting.

Was a British novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of Norwegian descent, who rose to promin

Was a British novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of Norwegian descent, who rose to prominence in the 1940s with works for both children and adults, and became one of the world's bestselling authors.

Is a professional football player. He currently plays for Notts County.Rob Austin is as Professional

Is a professional football player. He currently plays for Notts County.Rob Austin is as Professional footballer who plays for Notts County Football Club in the English League 2. Rob is a Defender. He was born on 15/02/89. Rob has been part of the Notts County Squad Since 2006.

Was an English soccer player during the 1990s and early 2000s.Bowman was a defender who represented

Was an English soccer player during the 1990s and early 2000s.Bowman was a defender who represented Leeds United, Rotherham United, Carlisle United, Bohemian F.C. and Gateshead F.C. amongst others during his career. He made his first team debut for Leeds as a 17 year old and won the FA Youth Cup with Leeds in 1993 against a Manchester United side which included the likes of Gary Neville and Paul Scholes.

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Aldershot Town.Elvins is a product of the youth syst

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Aldershot Town.Elvins is a product of the youth system of West Bromwich Albion.

Is an English striker currently playing for Football Conference side St Albans City. He started his

Is an English striker currently playing for Football Conference side St Albans City. He started his career with Football League Two side Boston United in 2004, but only made three appearances before leaving for St Albans City. He played nine times for the Saints before leaving for King's Lynn on a free transfer after finding it hard to break into the first team.

Is an English artist [1]known mostly for his daily drawings, using the Conscious Reflex Drawing tech

Is an English artist [1]known mostly for his daily drawings, using the Conscious Reflex Drawing technique, to redefine his associations with objects, people and places. His daily drawings have produced the exhibits 'Doxology', 'Life Stills' and 'A Texas C

Is a British rock and blues drummer. He played for the progressive rock band Family from 1967 to 197

Is a British rock and blues drummer. He played for the progressive rock band Family from 1967 to 1973. .Rob Townsend was born and raised in Leicester, England, where he took an interest in music and started playing drums, heavily influenced by jazz greats such as Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa.

Is an English footballer. He played in The Football League for Chester City and is currently playing

Is an English footballer. He played in The Football League for Chester City and is currently playing non-league football for Southport.Booth was signed by Chester as a youngster from Everton, where he was released in March 2004 along with fellow Chester-bound player Gavin Lynch.

Is a former English professional footballer. He played in The Football League for six clubs between

Is a former English professional footballer. He played in The Football League for six clubs between 1987 and 2001, usually as a striker.Painter was just 16 when he made his Football League debut as a substitute for Chester City at Bristol City on 21 November 1987 Although he appeared again from the bench a fortnight later against Doncaster Rovers, Painter then had to wait more than a year for his next first-team action.