English Famous Girl Names with Letter A

Was an English actress of both stage and film.she made her first appearance on the stage at the age

Was an English actress of both stage and film.she made her first appearance on the stage at the age of four in the pantomime Red Riding Hood on Boxing Day 1878 at the Pavilion Theatre in London's Whitechapel. A series of pantomime and dramatic roles followed, many at the Pavilion, before she began working as a music hall performer as a teenager. "She Was a Clergyman’s Daughter" (sheet music shown at right) was a seemingly innocent, but actually risqué music hall song about a clergyman's daughter who was not as naive or charitable as she would have you imagine. Reeve performed the song in a demure costume of a flounced dress and bonnet, letting the audience in on the racy innuendos of the song through knowing winks and gestures.

Was a British classical pianist and composer.She was given the performing name of Adelina de Lara af

Was a British classical pianist and composer.She was given the performing name of Adelina de Lara after a visit to a music shop with her father, to secure her first engagement. The music shop proprietor considered the name Adelina Preston far too ‘English’ to perform under and thus suggested her mother's maiden name as a suitable replacement. She first appeared in public at the age of six, and gave recitals throughout the UK until the age of twelve.

A British singer-songwriter, who now lives in Los Angeles, California. Her music has been classified

A British singer-songwriter, who now lives in Los Angeles, California. Her music has been classified as new age, folk or world music. She has released four albums, one of which was an internet only release. Early in her career, as Vikki, she represented the United Kingdom in the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest.Shortly after her birth the family moved to Emsworth, Hampshire - her family still runs an antique shop in Petworth, Sussex, where she grew up. As a child she took song and dance lessons, and then went on to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. She wanted to become an opera singer, but soon realized that her voice was more suited to popular music.

Was a former British female tennis player. She twice reached the Ladies Singles finals at the 1908 a

Was a former British female tennis player. She twice reached the Ladies Singles finals at the 1908 and 1909 Wimbledon Championships and claimed victory in 1914 in Ladies Doubles with partner Elizabeth Ryan. She placed fourth at the 1908 Summer Olympics in

Was one of the greatest English sopranos of the early twentieth century, both in the concert hall an

Was one of the greatest English sopranos of the early twentieth century, both in the concert hall and on the operatic stage.she received her early education at Bedford High School where she started singing lessons with Dr H. Alfred Harding. In 1894 she won a scholarship to the Royal College of Music where her teacher was Albert Visetti. During her student years she took the part of Dido in Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, and sang three times in front of Queen Victoria at private functions. Her operatic roles included Dewman in Hänsel und Gretel, Venus in Tannhäuser, Sieglinde in Die Walküre, Brünnhilde in Siegfried and many others.

Was a British archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Thackwell competed at the 19

Was a British archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Thackwell competed at the 1908 Games in the only archery event open to women, the double National round competition. She took 15th place in the event with 484 points.

Is an English football defender currently playing for Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer

Is an English football defender currently playing for Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the England women's national football team. Scott also is a part of the England team, making her full début against the Netherlands on 18 September 2004. She has competed at the U-19 and U-21 levels for England. For the senior team, Scott has played in the 2005 and 2009 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship, as well as the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.

An English singer-songwriter. She is best known for winning Fame Academy in 2003, for her singles, a

An English singer-songwriter. She is best known for winning Fame Academy in 2003, for her singles, and for the albums Introduction and Honesty.Parks started songwriting at the age of fifteen. At college she studied theatrical and performing arts, and at the same time performed as lead singer in a local band, One Trick Pony. During this period she was introduced to indie, folk and rock music, and began playing guitar. The band eventually broke up, but Parks continued to write songs.

An international cricketer [1]. She was born in November 1982 at St Leonards-on-Sea in Sussex and pl

An international cricketer [1]. She was born in November 1982 at St Leonards-on-Sea in Sussex and played 3 one day internationals for the England Women's cricket team in August 2001, A right arm fast medium bowler and right handed batsman, she took one wicket for 29 runs and averaged 14 with the bat.

An English singer-songwriter, who has released two singles in the UK, as well as co-writing "Still S

An English singer-songwriter, who has released two singles in the UK, as well as co-writing "Still Standing" on Kylie Minogue's album Body Language and "Nothing Good About This Goodbye" on Rachel Stevens' album Come and Get It. She has just co-written the forthcoming single, "Why Not Us?" for top German girlband, Monrose, due for release late 2008. She is currently working in the UK as the singer and songwriter behind the band/ project, Bo Pepper.Alexis has just been shortlisted in the running for a fellowship of the Arts Foundation in her capacity as a songwriter- the prestigious award will be announced in January 2009.

Was a Victorian era English poet. His poetry was highly controversial in its day, much of it contain

Was a Victorian era English poet. His poetry was highly controversial in its day, much of it containing recurring themes of sadomasochism, death-wish, lesbianism and irreligion.

Was an English pop singer and songwriter.Martineau graduated from King's College London with a first

Was an English pop singer and songwriter.Martineau graduated from King's College London with a first class honours degree in English. As a child, she played both the piano and the flute and subsequently developed a passion for songwriting and performing after taking singing lessons.Martineau was born with cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder that causes chronic lung and digestive problems for sufferers. Due to her belief that her condition would prevent her from singing, Alice didn't pursue her musical ambitions until after taking singing lessons and learning that her constant coughing had actually strengthened her diaphragm. Despite her worsening health, Alice played live gigs regularly in London until 2001 and was offered record deals by several companies, only to have them withdrawn when executives discovered that she was seriously ill and on the waiting list for a heart, lung and liver transplant[citation needed].

Is an English poet.Oswald read Classics at New College, Oxford, has worked as a gardener at Chelsea

Is an English poet.Oswald read Classics at New College, Oxford, has worked as a gardener at Chelsea Physic Garden, and today lives with her husband, the playwright Peter Oswald (also a trained classicist), and her three children in Devon, in the South of

Best known as the singer-songwriter with the 1970s band Magic Carpet. She is also a visual artist an

Best known as the singer-songwriter with the 1970s band Magic Carpet. She is also a visual artist and poet.She was a pupil at the Arts Educational School in London, where she studied dance and drama. Later she attended Chelsea College of Art, London, and the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Paris, France. On leaving art school she began playing guitar and writing her own songs, performing in clubs and colleges around the UK. Her repertoire consisted of her own compositions plus traditional and contemporary folk songs, self-accompanied on acoustic guitar and Appalachian dulcimer.

Played 4 Test matches for the England women's cricket team in 1960/61.

Played 4 Test matches for the England women's cricket team in 1960/61.

Was an English (from Derbyshire) female mountain climber. She was educated in Derbyshire at Belper S

Was an English (from Derbyshire) female mountain climber. She was educated in Derbyshire at Belper School. Her accomplishments included being the second person to scale Mount Everest solo without supplementary oxygen in 1995. She also soloed all the great

Is an athlete from Great Britain. She competes in archery.Williamson, who is a member of the Long My

Is an athlete from Great Britain. She competes in archery.Williamson, who is a member of the Long Mynd Archers, has represented Great Britain at five Olympic Games, from 1992-2008.

A British singer.She began her music career as a backing vocalist in the mid 1980s, after attending

A British singer.She began her music career as a backing vocalist in the mid 1980s, after attending the London Contemporary School of Dance.[1] Her work appeared on The Style Council's 1985 album, Our Favourite Shop.[1] In 1989 she made a brief appearance as an African sorceress in Bob Rafelson's film, Mountains of the Moon. Work with Peter Murphy (1992's Holy Smoke) followed before Limerick finally made her solo debut in 1994, teaming with the dance music record producers, David Morales and Frankie Knuckles.Limerick is best known for her 1990s club anthems, her most successful and best known track being "Where Love Lives", which was originally a club success in 1991, and a UK Singles Chart #9 smash when remixed in 1996.[2] Her 1992 hit, "Make It On My Own", reached #16 in the UK chart. She has also contributed to the musical project This Mortal Coil, singing on two of their albums; Filigree & Shadow (1986) and Blood (1991).[1]

A British dance-music artist, singer, and songwriter.Clarkson studied sound engineering at college b

A British dance-music artist, singer, and songwriter.Clarkson studied sound engineering at college before having a string of hits between 1989 and 1992. Originally nicknamed "Betty Boop" for her similarity to the cartoon character, she changed it to avoid trademark disputes with Boop's owners. Of mixed Dusun and Scottish descent, she had an unusual, striking look and dressed in mildly provocative and revealing outfits.Boo started off working with the group the She Rockers, before going solo. Her big break came with the 1989 number 7 UK smash, "Hey DJ - I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing)", with the Beatmasters. The next single, "Doin' The Do" followed and was another number 7 success for her in 1990, also reaching number one on Billboard's dance chart in the United States. One year later, this song was also used for the Magic Pockets Amiga video game by the Bitmap Brothers as the title tune. Her debut album Boomania was hailed by many as a witty

An English pop singer-songwriter noted for her bluesy voice.Her mainstream pop career began in 1981

An English pop singer-songwriter noted for her bluesy voice.Her mainstream pop career began in 1981 when she formed the electropop duo Yazoo with former Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke. In the United States, the band became known as Yaz, as there was a record label in the region already operating as Yazoo Records that presented trademark issues. Yazoo had several hits, including "Only You", "Don't Go", "Situation" and "Nobody's Diary", and recorded two albums, Upstairs at Eric's and You and Me Both.

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Ba

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, she was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-1 500 m and the K-4 500 m event. Four years later in Atlanta, Thorogood was eliminated in the s

Is an English professional pool (and former professional snooker) player. She won her first world ti

Is an English professional pool (and former professional snooker) player. She won her first world title at the age of 17. To date, she has won over 80 national titles and 11 world titles in total. She even entered the Male Snooker ranking, but never progr

Was a British Labour Party politician and Government minister.Birk was created a life peer as Barone

Was a British Labour Party politician and Government minister.Birk was created a life peer as Baroness Birk, of Regent's Park in Greater London, on 15 September 1967, and served as a Baroness in Waiting between March and October 1974. From 1974 to 1979 sh

Is an English football player, and plays as a striker. She plays for OOH Lincoln Ladies, and is an e

Is an English football player, and plays as a striker. She plays for OOH Lincoln Ladies, and is an established member of the England squad.

Is a Gibraltarian tennis player, currently residing in Bicester, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. She is

Is a Gibraltarian tennis player, currently residing in Bicester, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. She is currently British no. 11, ranked at 423 in the world (as of 1 March 2010). She reached her career-high singles ranking of world no. 400 on 24 August 2009