British Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a British jazz pianist, organist and composer. He first came to wider recognition when his first

Is a British jazz pianist, organist and composer. He first came to wider recognition when his first CD A Big Sky was released in 1994, the Gramophone Jazz Good CD Guide 1997 calling it "extraordinarily accomplished". In addition to performing and recordin

Is a former professional footballer.Saunders began his career as an amateur with Hull City before mo

Is a former professional footballer.Saunders began his career as an amateur with Hull City before moving to Liverpool when manager George Kay signed him in May 1948. His debut, which did not come for almost five years, was against Gateshead in the third round of the FA Cup on 10 January, 1953.

Was a former professional footballer who played as a striker for Ryde Sports, Cheltenham Town, Hudde

Was a former professional footballer who played as a striker for Ryde Sports, Cheltenham Town, Huddersfield Town, Sheffield Wednesday & Hull City. He later went on to manage clubs on the Isle of Wight such as Newport, Seaview and St. Helens.

Commencing his career with Surrey for whom he was understudy to Arthur McIntyre, Swetman soon came t

Commencing his career with Surrey for whom he was understudy to Arthur McIntyre, Swetman soon came to notice as a deft performer even though his appearances were limited. He went to Pakistan with MCC 'A' team in 1955-56 when playing mostly for the second eleven. Surprisingly retiring in 1961 after having replaced McIntyre, he returned in 1966 to play for Nottinghamshire. Again leaving rather abrubtly, this time in 1967, he emerged as a replacement for Barry Meyer at Gloucestershire in 1972 but left when replaced by Andy Stovold in 1974.

Is a former Lancashire cricketer who played 16 Tests for England as a specialist off spin bowler. He

Is a former Lancashire cricketer who played 16 Tests for England as a specialist off spin bowler. He had an unusual style quite different from the orthodox Jim Laker who kept him out of a Test place for most of his career. Tattersall held his index finger around the seam of the ball and this allowed him to bowl a carefully-disguised away-swinger to supplement his sharp off-break. He was rather faster than Laker, and this served to increase his penetration on the many wet wickets of his home county. Of very small account as a batsman, he did nonetheless help Reg Simpson in a tenth wicket stand of 74 to give England its first victory over Australia since their record win at The Oval in 1938.

Was an English footballer. He played over 200 senior games for Wolverhampton Wanderers, with whom he

Was an English footballer. He played over 200 senior games for Wolverhampton Wanderers, with whom he played in the 1949 FA Cup Final.Pritchard joined local side Wolverhampton Wanderers straight from school in 1941. The suspension of league football due to World War II delayed the official start of his Wolves career, and he also guested for Mansfield Town, Notts County, Swindon Town and Walsall.

Is an English film director born in London.Baker's early career, from 1934 to 1939, was spent workin

Is an English film director born in London.Baker's early career, from 1934 to 1939, was spent working for Gainsborough Pictures, a British film production company based in Islington, North London, famous for its prestige productions. His first jobs were menial - making tea for crew members, for example - but by 1938 he had risen through the ranks to work as assistant director on Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes.

Is a British writer heavily influenced by the American Beat Generation.Ellis began his career with t

Is a British writer heavily influenced by the American Beat Generation.Ellis began his career with two poetry collections published during that era: "Jiving To Gyp" (1959) and "Rave" (1960). In June 1960, he travelled to Liverpool, England to perform a po

Is a British swimmer who competed in the Olympic games in 1948 in London. He competed in the 1948 Su

Is a British swimmer who competed in the Olympic games in 1948 in London. He competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics in men's 200 metres breaststroke, but did not win a medal, despite having gone into the competition with the year's fastest time. He began swimming at the age of nine or ten and has continued into his 90th birthday, winning the world Masters Swimming competitions in his 70s and 80s

Is a British choreographer whose works, including Adagietto and Ursprung, have been performed for va

Is a British choreographer whose works, including Adagietto and Ursprung, have been performed for various dance companies, such as The Jefferson Dancers and Dance Theatre of Harlem.

English author and poet, born in Bombay, British India, and best known for his works The Jungle Book

English author and poet, born in Bombay, British India, and best known for his works The Jungle Book (1894), The Second Jungle Book (1895), Just So Stories (1902), and Puck of Pook's Hill (1906); his novel, Kim (1901); his poems, including Mandalay (1890), Gunga Din (1890), "If—" (1910) and "Ulster 1912" (1912); and his many short stories, including "The Man Who Would Be King" (1888) and the colle

Is a former English football player of Montserratian and Antiguan descent who played for Norwich Cit

Is a former English football player of Montserratian and Antiguan descent who played for Norwich City, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, and West Bromwich Albion from 1986 to 2002.

Is an English former professional football player who played as a defender. He has recently retired

Is an English former professional football player who played as a defender. He has recently retired from professional football, last playing for Oxford United.He started at Doncaster Rovers before moving to Queens Park Rangers in February 1991 for £150,000.

An English actor best known for playing Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films. In December 2007, Gri

An English actor best known for playing Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films. In December 2007, Grint was ranked #16 in the list of Forbes Top twenty earners under 25 with an annual earning of $4 million (US).A self-proclaimed fan of the Harry Potter book series, young Grint was interested in getting a role in the film. For his audition, he sent a video he made of himself, in which he dressed as his drama teacher, while rapping about how much he wanted the part and won the casting selection with it. After completing the first Potter film, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, he appeared as Alan A. Allen in the British comedy film Thunderpants (2002). In 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2007, he again starred as Ron Weasley in the Potter sequels Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,

Is a military historian and former Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was Membe

Is a military historian and former Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Torbay in Devon, from 1987 to 1997. He writes books on the subject of espionage under the pen name Nigel West.

Is the British author of the Top 10 of Everything series of books, as well as Great Wonders of the W

Is the British author of the Top 10 of Everything series of books, as well as Great Wonders of the World, Incredible Comparisons and many other reference, art and humour titles.Russell Ash was born in Surrey, a descendant of a family of craftsmen

Is an English former footballer.

Is an English former footballer.

Is an English former international footballer.Osman was born in Repton, Derbyshire, the son of Rex O

Is an English former international footballer.Osman was born in Repton, Derbyshire, the son of Rex Osman who played a handful of games for Derby County in the early 1950s. Russell Osman played nearly 400 games for Ipswich Town and represented his country 11 times.

(born on in Cambridge on 19 November 1965) is an English golfer.

(born on in Cambridge on 19 November 1965) is an English golfer.

Brand's first significant stand-up appearance was at the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year final in

Brand's first significant stand-up appearance was at the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year final in 2000. Although he did not finish in the top three, his performance attracted the attention of an agent, John Noel. His first big tour was his show Shame which he toured the UK and performed to sell out audiences drawing on embarrassing things that have happened and the tabloid press and how they have treated him since he became famous. In late November 2006 Russell put on a secret stand-up show for anyone who had added him as a friend on MySpace. This show featured unseen material not featured on his DVD. Brand performed a sketch with close friends Matt Lucas & David Walliams for a Little Britain live show for Comic Relief in which he played a crossdressing plumber who comes out to "fellow crossdresser"

Is an English footballer, currently playing for North Ferriby United.Fry came through Hull City's yo

Is an English footballer, currently playing for North Ferriby United.Fry came through Hull City's youth structure. He made several appearances for the team in cup games, but his league debut against Brentford in the final game of the 2004–05 season lasted only 32 minutes until he had to leave the pitch with an injury.

Is an English footballer. He is a goalkeeper and plays for Notts County.Hoult began his career at Le

Is an English footballer. He is a goalkeeper and plays for Notts County.Hoult began his career at Leicester City, where he was usually a reserve. During his time at the club he was sent on loan to Lincoln City twice, Blackpool, where he did not make a first team appearance, Cheltenham Town, when they were playing non-league football, and Bolton Wanderers.

Is an English footballer who is currently without a club.He started his career at York City, but as

Is an English footballer who is currently without a club.He started his career at York City, but as he began to get called up for the England under-20 squad in 2002, larger clubs such as Everton became interested in buying him, where he had a trial and played in a friendly against Falkirk, in which he kept a clean sheet.

Is a former footballer who spent most of his career with Portsmouth and Luton Town.Perett joined Lut

Is a former footballer who spent most of his career with Portsmouth and Luton Town.Perett joined Luton Town in the summer of 2001, after spells with Lymington & New Milton, Portsmouth and Cardiff City. He signed a new one year deal in February 2007, but was deemed surplus to requirements by new manager Kevin Blackwell and was released in July 2007, after six years at the club.

Was an English footballer.Beardsmore began his career with Manchester United. He made his debut in S

Was an English footballer.Beardsmore began his career with Manchester United. He made his debut in September 1988 against West Ham United and was one of the first wave of "Fergie's Fledglings" to emerge.