British Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was an English professional footballer who mainly played as a midfielder. He played in The Football

Was an English professional footballer who mainly played as a midfielder. He played in The Football League for three clubs and has also played and managed in non–league football.

Is an English musician best known as the percussionist and backing, sometimes lead, vocalist of the

Is an English musician best known as the percussionist and backing, sometimes lead, vocalist of the rock band Queen. As a drummer he is known for his "big" unique sound[1] and is considered one of the most influential rock drummers of the 1970's.

He was selected for the England team for their tour of India in 1976–77, and played in four Tests,

He was selected for the England team for their tour of India in 1976–77, and played in four Tests, although as a specialist batsman not a wicket-keeper (Alan Knott was the established wicket-keeper). He scored an important 67 in his first innings, but only managed 62 in total in six further innings.

Is an English footballer who plays for non-league Maidstone United. He previously played professiona

Is an English footballer who plays for non-league Maidstone United. He previously played professionally for Gillingham, Hibernian and Hull City, making over 150 appearances in total. However, injuries curtailed Edge's professional career and he moved onto non-league Folkestone Invicta before joining Maidstone.

Is a retired competitive swimmer from England, who specialised in the 100 metres freestyle. He compe

Is a retired competitive swimmer from England, who specialised in the 100 metres freestyle. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, starting in 1984 (Los Angeles, California).

He was an aggressive middle-order batsman who represented Middlesex between 1974 and 1990.

He was an aggressive middle-order batsman who represented Middlesex between 1974 and 1990.

Was a Worcesterhire leg spinner in the period immediately after World War II. Along with Doug Wright

Was a Worcesterhire leg spinner in the period immediately after World War II. Along with Doug Wright and Eric Hollies, Jenkins was a star of the last generation of English leg-spinners before overgrassed pitches, emphasis on extreme economy in bowling, and the development of limited-overs cricket removed wrist-spin from English cricket entirely by the 1970s.

Is an English footballer. He currently plays as a striker for Queens Park Rangers.Rose made his firs

Is an English footballer. He currently plays as a striker for Queens Park Rangers.Rose made his first team debut for QPR, coming on late in the second half as a substitute for Hogan Ephraim against West Brom on 4th May 2008.

Is a former professional footballer, football scout and manager.Gingell, who was born in Bradford on

Is a former professional footballer, football scout and manager.Gingell, who was born in Bradford on Avon, played as a full back for Exeter City and Chelsea. He later became chief scout for Bristol Rovers, and became their caretaker manager for one game in 1981 at the age of 61, following the departure of Terry Cooper from the club.

Signed for Darlington in the summer of 1955 from Newcastle United and established himself as the roc

Signed for Darlington in the summer of 1955 from Newcastle United and established himself as the rock at the heart of Darlington's defence for the next ten years, going on to make the most appearances for the club.

is a former English professional footballer. He played 52 (+3) league matches scoring 2 goals for N

is a former English professional footballer. He played 52 (+3) league matches scoring 2 goals for Newcastle United before joining Sunderland in January 1973. A defender, he appeared for Sunderland in the 1973 FA Cup Final winning team. He left Sunderland, joining Ashington, in 1975 after three seasons.

Is a retired footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, and won one cap for England.Henry joined T

Is a retired footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, and won one cap for England.Henry joined Tottenham in 1952, and made his debut in 1955 as a centre half, but was soon converted to left back. He was a regular in Spurs' defence for many years, and his honours include being a member of The Double winning side of 1961, the 1962 FA Cup, and the European Cup Winners Cup in 1963.

Was a British television director.Born in Bristol, he joined the BBC as a studio manager in local ra

Was a British television director.Born in Bristol, he joined the BBC as a studio manager in local radio, then became an assistant floor manager on television. After a period as a researcher and item director on Blue Peter he worked as a production manager on series such as Bergerac and Secret Army.

Is a former association football (soccer) player and coach.Newman, after non-league football with Wo

Is a former association football (soccer) player and coach.Newman, after non-league football with Woking, played in the Football League with Portsmouth, Orient, Crystal Palace and Gillingham. In 1967 Newman came to the United States to play for the Atlanta Chiefs in the National Professional Soccer League (where he was team MVP in 1967), before being traded to the Dallas Tornado during the 1968 season.

Was an English football player and successful manager. He remains the only manager to have taken cha

Was an English football player and successful manager. He remains the only manager to have taken charge of Aston Villa, Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion.

Was a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town, Sheffield Uni

Was a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town, Sheffield United, Carlisle United & Queen of the South.

Often referred to simply as Giles, was a cartoonist most famous for his work for the British newspap

Often referred to simply as Giles, was a cartoonist most famous for his work for the British newspaper the Daily Express.His cartoon style was a single topical highly detailed panel, usually with a great deal more going on than the single joke. Certain re

Was a British composer and conductor best known for his film scores.Ron Goodwin was born in Plymouth

Was a British composer and conductor best known for his film scores.Ron Goodwin was born in Plymouth in Devon. He went to Pinner County Grammar School, in Middlesex. He was taught the piano from an early age, and later studied the trumpet in London at the Guildhall School of Music. His first job in music was as a copyist and arranger working for a variety of publishing companies and bands, including some attached to the British Broadcasting Corporation. Through the documentary film business he was introduced to music for the movie industry, which he later said was "a very good training". He worked as a ghostwriter for Phil Green, Stanley Black, Geraldo and Peter Yorke amongst others. He later worked as a conductor in recording sessions for a number of popular music artists, Petula Clark among them.

Was an English cricketer who spent most of his career at Essex County Cricket Club, latterly as capt

Was an English cricketer who spent most of his career at Essex County Cricket Club, latterly as captain. He is of Indian Irani descent. He played only three Tests for England, with decidedly mixed success, but found a niche in One Day Internationals. Irani was once a genuine all-rounder, and as of 2005 had a first-class batting average above 38 and a bowling average nine points lower, but a knee injury in 2003 forced him to stop bowling and play as a specialist batsman. Although initially seen as a major blow, Irani has since said that his inability to bowl has enhanced his batting game as a result of being able to focus more on this side of his game. The recurring nature of this knee injury led to Irani being forced to retire prematurely from first-class cricket in June 2007.

Is a former English footballer.During his career he played for Blackburn Rovers from 1951 to 1969. H

Is a former English footballer.During his career he played for Blackburn Rovers from 1951 to 1969. He also earned 35 caps as right half for England, including five as captain.

Is an English professional football defender currently playing for Conference North side Nuneaton Bo

Is an English professional football defender currently playing for Conference North side Nuneaton Borough. The club captain joined Nuneaton Borough in July 2003 following his release from Mansfield Town. He started his career at Everton and had loan spells with Blackpool, Oldham Athletic, Carlisle United, Rotherham United and Norwich City before moving to Burnley, and Macclesfield Town.

Better known as Ron "Chopper" Harris, is a former English footballer who played for Chelsea in the 1

Better known as Ron "Chopper" Harris, is a former English footballer who played for Chelsea in the 1960s and 1970s. Harris is widely regarded as one of the toughest defenders of his era - along with players such as Tommy Smith MBE and Norman Hunter - hence the nickname.

Is an English former footballer, coach and manager. He played as an inside forward and made nearly 2

Is an English former footballer, coach and manager. He played as an inside forward and made nearly 200 appearances in the Football League.Fenton was born in South Shields, and began his football career with his home town club before joining Burnley as a junior.

Is an English former footballer and manager who is currently assistant manager of Huddersfield Town.

Is an English former footballer and manager who is currently assistant manager of Huddersfield Town. His first and so far only full managerial job was with Gillingham, but he resigned in September 2007. In 2006 he obtained the UEFA Pro Licence qualification.

Is an English former football player and manager. In recent years he has become one of Britain's bes

Is an English former football player and manager. In recent years he has become one of Britain's best-known football pundits. He is perhaps most famous for his idiosyncratic turn of phrase: his utterances have become known as "Big-Ronisms" or "Ronglish" - although in recent times, he has also attracted a lot of controversy over a racist comment broadcast on a TV sports show when he believed he was off the air.