British Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Rowan Sebastian Atkinson was born in Consett, County Durham in 1955. His parents were Eric Atkinson,

Rowan Sebastian Atkinson was born in Consett, County Durham in 1955. His parents were Eric Atkinson, a farmer and company director, and his wife Ella May (née Bambridge), who married on 29 June 1945. He has two elder brothers, Rodney Atkinson, a eurosceptic economist who narrowly lost the United Kingdom Independence Party leadership election in 2000, and Rupert Atkinson.s

Was a British biologist who specialized in the taxonomy of beetles.He lectured at the Zoology Depart

Was a British biologist who specialized in the taxonomy of beetles.He lectured at the Zoology Department of the University of Glasgow from 1949. He collected beetles and their larvae from around the world and studied the relationships between them.

Is an English former footballer.

Is an English former footballer.

Was an English-born professional footballer.Bailey was born in Epsom, Surrey, the fifth child in a f

Was an English-born professional footballer.Bailey was born in Epsom, Surrey, the fifth child in a family of thirteen. During World War II, he was evacuated to Somerset, and was educated in Weston-super-Mare, before returning to his native Surrey at the age of 15. He played for Tottenham Juniors; however, it was a long way to travel from Epsom to North London, so he joined nearby Crystal Palace F.C. as an Amateur.

Was an English football (soccer) player who played professionally for clubs including Charlton Athle

Was an English football (soccer) player who played professionally for clubs including Charlton Athletic and Gillingham. He made 170 Football League appearances for the latter club.

Was an English writer, known mostly as a poet. He was born in Failsworth, near Oldham, in Lancashire

Was an English writer, known mostly as a poet. He was born in Failsworth, near Oldham, in Lancashire, and brought up in Blackpool. He worked as a lawyer (solicitor) for a building society, serving in the Royal Navy 1941-1946.Poems (1939) was his first book of poetry. He began to write fiction also in the 1950s. As a poet he became identified, on stylistic grounds, with The Movement. He was Professor of Poetry at Oxford University 1968-1973. The poet John Fuller is his son.

Was an English professional footballer and manager, born in Birmingham. He was the father of former

Was an English professional footballer and manager, born in Birmingham. He was the father of former Arsenal and Leeds United striker Lee Chapman.

Was an English footballer.He played for Mitchell's Main Welf, Barnsley and Mansfield Town.

Was an English footballer.He played for Mitchell's Main Welf, Barnsley and Mansfield Town.

Is a British composer and arranger.He was born Richard Roy Douglas in Tunbridge Wells. He started to

Is a British composer and arranger.He was born Richard Roy Douglas in Tunbridge Wells. He started to play the piano when he was five, and at ten he was composing little piano pieces. His mother squeezed a shilling a week out of her meagre housekeeping money to pay for lessons so that he could learn to play from the music, but because of recurrent heart trouble he had very little formal education as a child, and he never had any lessons in composition, orchestration or conducting.

Was a professional footballer who played for three West Yorkshire teams during the 1960s and 1970s.H

Was a professional footballer who played for three West Yorkshire teams during the 1960s and 1970s.He started at Bradford City, before joining Huddersfield Town, then Leeds United, before returning to Huddersfield.

Was a British jazz musician and film composer.He was featured on the Carroll Levis show on radio whe

Was a British jazz musician and film composer.He was featured on the Carroll Levis show on radio when he was only ten. He even sang some Jerry Lee Lewis songs when he was eleven years old with his brother Peter and brother's friend Geoffrey at the Sutton

Was an English professional footballer. He played as a defender.Gratrix began his professional caree

Was an English professional footballer. He played as a defender.Gratrix began his professional career with Blackpool in 1953, just a few months after the club had won the FA Cup. He made his debut for Blackpool on March 13, 1954, succeeding Eddie Shimwell in the right-back berth in a goalless draw against Middlesbrough at Bloomfield Road.

Is a retired English former footballer who spent the majority of his career with Bolton Wanderers.he

Is a retired English former footballer who spent the majority of his career with Bolton Wanderers.he began his career as a striker, scoring twice in his league debut against Southampton in 1965. With the team struggling after the abolishment of the maximum wage he still managed to lead the side's goal scoring charts but was criticised as the club went into the Third Division for the first time.

Was a former professional footballer who played for many football teams in the 1970s & 1980s.

Was a former professional footballer who played for many football teams in the 1970s & 1980s.

Is an English football manager and former player, who is currently the manager of Fulham.Hodgson is

Is an English football manager and former player, who is currently the manager of Fulham.Hodgson is probably best known for guiding the Swiss national team to the 1994 World Cup and Euro 1996; before that Switzerland had not qualified for a major tournament since the 1960s.

Is an English television actor who has appeared in various programmes including Ace of Wands, Z Cars

Is an English television actor who has appeared in various programmes including Ace of Wands, Z Cars, the Doctor Who serial The Caves of Androzani and Sorry! His first notable appearance on the screen was in the 1961 film Whistle Down the Wind.

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Teesside Athletic F.C. He started his career at West

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Teesside Athletic F.C. He started his career at West Bromwich Albion, before moving Northampton Town where he made 177 Football League appearances. He then moved to Oxford United in 2002, before joining Hucknall Town for their 2003/04 Northern Premier League championship season.

Is an English former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Coventry City, Bourne

Is an English former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Coventry City, Bournemouth and Gillingham, where he made over 140 Football League appearances.

Was arguably the best genuine all-rounder of the inter-war period and the most critical factor in Yo

Was arguably the best genuine all-rounder of the inter-war period and the most critical factor in Yorkshire's outstanding County Championship record during the early to middle 1920s, when they won four consecutive Championship and achieved a record 25 wins in 1923. Kilner's premature decline in health and early death at the age of 37 is indeed a tragedy to be compared to the deaths of Archie Jackson and Jock Cameron in the following decade, and put a temporary brake on Yorkshire amazing run of successes in county cricket during the late 1920s.

Is an English football manager who was also a player, notably at Derby County where he played 434 le

Is an English football manager who was also a player, notably at Derby County where he played 434 league games helping him to earn 28 caps for England.Roy McFarland was a player for Tranmere Rovers, Derby County and Bradford City. He represented England at full international level. Brian Clough and Peter Taylor signed him for Derby County in August 1967.

A British actor, who is probably best known for his portrayal of Adam Dalgliesh in the Anglia Televi

A British actor, who is probably best known for his portrayal of Adam Dalgliesh in the Anglia Television dramatisations of P. D. James's detective novels.In the early 1960s, Marsden worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and began to accumulate an extensive list of theatrical credits that include everything from Anton Chekhov and Henrik Ibsen to contemporary Soviet playwright Alexander Vampilov. His preference was for the alternative experimental theatres of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cambridge and Birmingham over London's commercial theatre.

Is a former professional footballer. He was a half-back who spent the majority of his career with No

Is a former professional footballer. He was a half-back who spent the majority of his career with Norwich City before playing for Colchester United and Bristol Rovers.McCrohan was a member of the Norwich sides which reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1959 as a third division team, won promotion to division two in 1960 and won the League Cup in 1962.

Is a former professional football player and manager in the English football league. His surname is

Is a former professional football player and manager in the English football league. His surname is occasionally misspelt in the media as Roy McDonagh.McDonough, a native of Solihull, England, was dubbed Donut or Big Roy by his fans. He clocked up some 80 goals in over 400 appearances in the professional and semi-professional (or "non-league") competitions in England.

Is a goalkeeper who featured in Liverpool's FA Youth Cup winning side of 1996. He was released by th

Is a goalkeeper who featured in Liverpool's FA Youth Cup winning side of 1996. He was released by the club in 1998, and had a brief spell with the Scottish side Clydebank (when they were in Division One), playing one game, before briefly representing Southport and Barrow.Now working as a postman in Ellesmere Port, no longer plays football

Was a former professional footballer who played for Derby County, Nottingham Forest, Southampton, Ex

Was a former professional footballer who played for Derby County, Nottingham Forest, Southampton, Exeter City and Burton Albion.