English Famous Boy Names with Letter A

Was one of the leading British professional golfers of the 1930s and 1940s.Padgham played for Great

Was one of the leading British professional golfers of the 1930s and 1940s.Padgham played for Great Britain in the Ryder Cup in 1933, 1935 and 1937, but he lost all six of his matches. He had an ungainly style, but was at times a brilliant putter. He lost

Was a cricketer who played for Lancashire. Hartley was a solid, defensive right-handed opening batsm

Was a cricketer who played for Lancashire. Hartley was a solid, defensive right-handed opening batsman from the West Indies who had a fairly brief career in English county cricket. He made his first-class debut in 1907.

Better known as Benny Hill, was a prolific English comedian, actor and singer, best known for his te

Better known as Benny Hill, was a prolific English comedian, actor and singer, best known for his television programme, The Benny Hill Show.

Was an English cricketer. Evans was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. Evans m

Was an English cricketer. Evans was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. Evans made his first-class debut for the Oxford University against the Gentlemen of England in 1878. In 1882 Evans played two more first-class matches for I Zinga

Was an English cricketer[2] and British Army officer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pa

Was an English cricketer[2] and British Army officer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played a first-class cricket match for the British Army cricket team against Cambridge University during the 1925 English cricket season. Bet

Was an English cricketer. Wood made a single first-class appearance for Hampshire against Somerset i

Was an English cricketer. Wood made a single first-class appearance for Hampshire against Somerset in the 1901 County Championship.

Was a Victorian officer of the King's Dragoon Guards, antiquarian and swordsman. He originated the f

Was a Victorian officer of the King's Dragoon Guards, antiquarian and swordsman. He originated the first English revival of historical fencing, together with his colleagues Egerton Castle, Captain Carl Thimm, Colonel Cyril Matthey, Captain Percy Rolt, Cap

Was an English amateur cricketer. His career was cut short because of failing eyesight. Known as "Da

Was an English amateur cricketer. His career was cut short because of failing eyesight. Known as "Dandy", Lowth was a highly promising fast bowler from Winchester School who was mainly associated with Oxford University, making 8 known appearances in first

Was an English cricket player. He played twice for Somerset, against Lancashire in 1900, and against

Was an English cricket player. He played twice for Somerset, against Lancashire in 1900, and against Middlesex in 1905 scoring just 8 runs in 4 innings and taking 1 catch. He played for the Devon Wanderers team that represented Great Britain in the 1900 Summer Olympics cricket competition, the only time that cricket has featured in the Olympics.

Was an English cricketer. A right-arm bowler, he played one first-class match for Warwickshire in 19

Was an English cricketer. A right-arm bowler, he played one first-class match for Warwickshire in 1920. The nephew of Warwickshire players Henry Hill[3] and John Hill, he later had a more successful cricket career in the Far East. Hill played for the Warw

Was an English cricketer whose career spanned the 1843 season to the 1866 season. Diver played mainl

Was an English cricketer whose career spanned the 1843 season to the 1866 season. Diver played mainly for Cambridgeshire CCC during its period as a first-class county and also played for Middlesex and Nottinghamshire CCC. Popularly known as "Ducky", Diver

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-hand opening batsman and right-arm off-spin bowler who play

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-hand opening batsman and right-arm off-spin bowler who played for Warwickshire. Croom began his cricketing career with Berkshire in 1914. Following the First World War he played three more seasons of minor counties cricket before joining Warwickshire. After single appearances in 1922 and 1923 he became a regular by the late 1920s. Between 1922 and 1939 Croom played a total of 394 first-class matches for Warwickshire, he also represented an England XI, Sir Lindsay Parkinson's XI and appeared twice for the Players against the Gentlemen. Croom's off-spin bowling took 138 wickets at an average of 44.00, twice taking five-fers. His best figures were 6/65 against Glamorgan at Swansea in 1930. It was a good match for Croom as he scored 96 and took three further wickets.

Played first-class cricket for Somerset in three matches in the 1908 season. Crowder opened the inni

Played first-class cricket for Somerset in three matches in the 1908 season. Crowder opened the innings in his first match against Lancashire at Recreation Ground, Bath. But he had limited success in first-class cricket and his highest score in six innings was 24, which he made against Sussex at County Ground, Taunton while the follow-on was being enforced. In all six innings, he made just 44 runs at an average 8.8 runs per innings.

Was an English first-class cricketer.

Was an English first-class cricketer.

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.

Nicknamed "Shoddy," was an English-born Major League Baseball catcher who played four seasons with t

Nicknamed "Shoddy," was an English-born Major League Baseball catcher who played four seasons with the Detroit Tigers (1901), Boston Americans (1907), Chicago White Sox (1908), and Boston Doves (1909).Shaw was born in Burslem, England and made his major l

Was an English economist and one of the most influential economists of his time. His book, Principle

Was an English economist and one of the most influential economists of his time. His book, Principles of Economics (1890), brings the ideas of supply and demand, of marginal utility and of the costs of production into a coherent whole. It became the dominant economic textbook in England for a long period.While Marshall took economics to a more mathematically rigorous level, he did not want mathematics to overshadow economics and thus make economics irrelevant to the layman. Accordingly, Marshall tailored the text of his books to laymen and put the mathematical content in the footnotes and appendices for the professionals. In a letter to his protégée, A.C. Pigou, he laid out the following system: "(1) Use mathematics as shorthand language, rather than as an engine of inquiry.

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm slow bowler, he played two first-clas

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm slow bowler, he played two first-class matches for Cambridge University in 1889.

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a left-arm bowler who played for Leiceste

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a left-arm bowler who played for Leicestershire. Matts made a single first-class appearance for the team, in 1921, against Yorkshire.

Is a British Labour Co-operative politician and disability campaigner.In 1970 he successfully introd

Is a British Labour Co-operative politician and disability campaigner.In 1970 he successfully introduced the Chronically Sick & Disabled Persons Act which was the first in the world to recognise and give rights to people with disabilities. In 1974 he beca

Was an English cricketer during the game's "Roundarm Era". He was a genuine all-rounder, being both

Was an English cricketer during the game's "Roundarm Era". He was a genuine all-rounder, being both an attacking right-handed batsman and a formidable right arm fast bowler. The noted cricket writer John Woodcock ranked him as the fourth greatest crickete

Was an English zoologist and ornithologist.Newton was Professor of Comparative Anatomy at Cambridge

Was an English zoologist and ornithologist.Newton was Professor of Comparative Anatomy at Cambridge University from 1866 to 1907. In 1900 he was awarded the Royal Medal of the Royal Society and the Gold Medal of the Linnaean Society.In 1854 he was elected Traveling Fellow of Magdalene College, and subsequently visited many parts of the world, including Lapland, Iceland, Spitsbergen, the West Indies and North America. In 1866 he became the first Professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy at Cambridge, a position which he retained until his death. He was one of the few British Professors of Zoology in whose appointment Huxley did not have a hand: in fact the procedure was for candidates to canvass for votes! (presumably amongst the MAs of the University).[3] Result of poll: Newton 110; Dr Drosier 82 (W. p134). Newton was one of the first zoologists to accept and champion the views of Charles Darwin, and his early lecture courses as professor were on evolution and zoogeography. [4]

Was an English mathematician who became a philosopher. He wrote on algebra, logic, foundations of ma

Was an English mathematician who became a philosopher. He wrote on algebra, logic, foundations of mathematics, philosophy of science, physics, metaphysics, and education. He co-authored the epochal Principia Mathematica with Bertrand Russell.

Was an English poet, best known for his ballads The Highwayman (1906) and The Barrel Organ.Noyes lat

Was an English poet, best known for his ballads The Highwayman (1906) and The Barrel Organ.Noyes later married Mary Angela Mayne Weld-Blundell, who had first married into the old recusant Catholic Weld-Blundell family.[2] They settled at Lisle Combe, near

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1852 to 1864. Mainly associated

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1852 to 1864. Mainly associated with Oxford University and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), he made 25 known appearances in first-class matches. He played six times for the Gentlemen in th