British Famous Names Starting with Letter S

S a former English cricketer who played two Tests for England in 1998, making 71 runs in four inning

S a former English cricketer who played two Tests for England in 1998, making 71 runs in four innings. He was captain of Glamorgan for three seasons before retiring in 2003 after 17 seasons with the club, aged 35. He played a total of 245 first class matches, making 15,890 runs at a batting average just above 40, with a total of 47 centuries and a highest score of 309 not out against Sussex in 2000 - which was a Glamorgan record highest score at the time. He scored more than 1,000 runs in a season nine times, with his two most prolific seasons following each other - 1,766 runs in 1996 was followed up with 1,775 runs in 1997, which led to his selection for the England A team before graduating to Test level the following season. James also played two seasons of domestic cricket in Zimbabwe for Mashonaland.

Popularly known as Steve Marriott, was a successful and versatile English singer-songwriter, guitari

Popularly known as Steve Marriott, was a successful and versatile English singer-songwriter, guitarist and musician. He is best remembered for his powerful singing voice which belied his small stature and for his aggressive guitar playing in the rock groups the Small Faces (1965-1969) and Humble Pie (1969-1975).

Is an English professional football goalkeeper who currently plays for Crewe Alexandra following his

Is an English professional football goalkeeper who currently plays for Crewe Alexandra following his release from Southend United.Collis signed a two-year contract in 2006 to become Southend's first signing ahead of the new season in The Championship.

Is a former professional footballer.Grapes, a right-sided midfielder, began his career with his loca

Is a former professional footballer.Grapes, a right-sided midfielder, began his career with his local team Norwich City, for whom he made 52 appearances and scored 4 goals. He made his league debut for the club during its promotion season of 1971-72.

Is an English former professional footballer, currently coaching at Luton Town.Sedgley made over 180

Is an English former professional footballer, currently coaching at Luton Town.Sedgley made over 180 first-team appearances for Spurs as a player after a £750,000 move from Coventry City in July 1989 before switching to Ipswich Town for £1 million in June 1994.

Steve Jones was born in Shepherds Bush, London. He had started playing guitar when he was nineteen,

Steve Jones was born in Shepherds Bush, London. He had started playing guitar when he was nineteen, three months before The Sex Pistols first show. His early influences were glam rock icons like Roxy Music and David Bowie. He was an only child and his father, an amateur boxer, left when he was two years old.

Was an English footballer who played as a forward. He was first signed as a trainee by Newton Heath

Was an English footballer who played as a forward. He was first signed as a trainee by Newton Heath in 1901 for the first of two spells with the club. In 1903, he was transferred to Stockport County F.C., before rejoining Newton Heath, who was by now known as Manchester United, that same year. In 33 matches for Newton Heath, he scored 34 goals.

Is a British songwriter and guitarist. He gained prominence as a member of the British progressive r

Is a British songwriter and guitarist. He gained prominence as a member of the British progressive rock group Genesis, which he joined in 1970. Hackett remained with the band for eight albums before leaving in 1977 to pursue a solo career.

Is a British songwriter and guitarist. He gained prominence as a member of the British progressive r

Is a British songwriter and guitarist. He gained prominence as a member of the British progressive rock group Genesis, which he joined in 1970. Hackett remained with the band for eight albums before leaving in 1977 to pursue a solo career. In 1986, Hackett co-founded the supergroup GTR with another progressive guitarist, Steve Howe of Yes and Asia. The group released a self-titled album that year, which peaked at #11 on the Billboard 200 in the United States and spawned the Top 20 single "When the Heart Rules the Mind". When Hackett left GTR in 1987, the group disbanded.

A female talent of Japan. She is from Iwate, belongs to the show-business production

A female talent of Japan. She is from Iwate, belongs to the show-business production

Is an English footballer who plays in defence or midfield for Leyton Orient.Purches is a versatile d

Is an English footballer who plays in defence or midfield for Leyton Orient.Purches is a versatile defender who can play at centre back, midfield or full back on either side. He was previously a trainee at West Ham but left in 2000 after failing to make a single appearance for the first team.

Williams grew up in the South Wales village of Abercynon in the Cynon Valley. He attended Mountain A

Williams grew up in the South Wales village of Abercynon in the Cynon Valley. He attended Mountain Ash Comprehensive School and the University of Bristol, graduating in 1985 with a degree in History. During his first two years he lived in Wills Hall, one

Is a former association football goalkeeper, best remembered for his time at Watford. He played for

Is a former association football goalkeeper, best remembered for his time at Watford. He played for the Hornets for 11 years, making 211 league appearances during Watford's most successful years under Graham Taylor and was in goal for Watford when they lost 2-0 to Everton in the 1984 FA Cup Final.

Was an England international football player in the late 19th century.Smith was born in Abbots Broml

Was an England international football player in the late 19th century.Smith was born in Abbots Bromley,. He played for Aston Villa from 1893 to 1901, helping them to win the Football League title in 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99 and 1899-1900, as well as the FA Cup in 1895.

He began his career as a trainee with his local side Torquay United, turning professional in August

He began his career as a trainee with his local side Torquay United, turning professional in August 1997 and making his league debut in a 3û3 draw away to Barnet on November 18 that year. He went on to make over 100 appearances for the Gulls before being released at the end of the 2001û02 season.He joined non-league side Weymouth in August 2002,[2] quickly establishing himself in the side and winning the awards for Player of the Year and Away Player of the Season in 2003û2004. He lost his place in the side after the appointment of Steve Johnson as manager and asked for a transfer in January 2005.[3

In 1977, Bragg formed the punk rock/pub rock band Riff Raff and toured London's pubs and clubs. The

In 1977, Bragg formed the punk rock/pub rock band Riff Raff and toured London's pubs and clubs. The band released a series of singles, which did not receive wide exposure. He also worked in Guy Norris records in Barking , Essex. Bragg became disillusioned

Is a British theoretical physicist. Hawking is the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the Universi

Is a British theoretical physicist. Hawking is the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He is known for his contributions to the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity, especially in the context of black holes, and his popular works in which he discusses his own theories and cosmology in general.

Stephen Wolfram's parents were Jewish refugees who immigrated to England in 1933. [1] [2] Wolfram's

Stephen Wolfram's parents were Jewish refugees who immigrated to England in 1933. [1] [2] Wolfram's father, Hugo Wolfram, was a novelist, and his mother, Sybil Wolfram, was a professor of philosophy at the University of Oxford. Wolfram was educated at Eto

Is a professional basketball player, currently at British Basketball League club Scottish Rocks, whe

Is a professional basketball player, currently at British Basketball League club Scottish Rocks, where he is currently player/head coach. Davis signed for the Rocks in 2006, after spells with fellow British sides Sheffield Sharks (2004-2006), London Tower

Is an English former football player.He was a West Ham apprentice centre-half and went to the Manor

Is an English former football player.He was a West Ham apprentice centre-half and went to the Manor Ground on trial towards the ned of 1970-1971 after a visit to the Manor with the Hammers' Combination side. He failed to make the Hammers' League sideafter becoming a full-timer in August 1969, but soon made an impact for Oxford United.

Is an English professional footballer who is a defender and is currently unattached.Baker has played

Is an English professional footballer who is a defender and is currently unattached.Baker has played for a number of clubs including Middlesbrough, Huddersfield Town, Hartlepool United Darlington and Scarborough.

Is a former professional footballer. He was a midfielder.Ball began his career with Arsenal, with wh

Is a former professional footballer. He was a midfielder.Ball began his career with Arsenal, with whom he won an FA Youth Cup winner's medal. Partly due to injuries, he never played for Arsenal's first team, and he moved to Colchester United in December 1989. He moved on to Norwich City where he made two first team appearances in as many seasons before returning to Colchester.

Is a footballer who plays as a striker.Having been released by Oxford United, he signed for Exeter C

Is a footballer who plays as a striker.Having been released by Oxford United, he signed for Exeter City in the Summer of 2007. His previous clubs include Preston North End and Southampton.

Is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Liverpool and currently plays non-leagu

Is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Liverpool and currently plays non-league football for Cogenhoe United.Berry began his professional career with Portsmouth. He played 28 times, scoring twice in the 1981-82 season, but after that played rarely in the Portsmouth side.

Was an English footballer and manager who played for Derby County, Middlesbrough and England during

Was an English footballer and manager who played for Derby County, Middlesbrough and England during the 1890s and 1900s. Bloomer remains a legend at Derby County and the club anthem, Steve Bloomer's Watchin', is played before every home game.