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Was an early English suffragist and a promoter of higher education for women.Keenly interested in th

Was an early English suffragist and a promoter of higher education for women.Keenly interested in the education of women, she made friends with Emily Davies, Barbara Bodichon, Frances Buss and others. After helping to found the North of England council fo

An English folk singer. Although she travelled widely, in the 1960s and early 1970s, appearing at fo

An English folk singer. Although she travelled widely, in the 1960s and early 1970s, appearing at folk clubs and venues in England and Ireland, she never aspired to commercial success or to achieve widespread public acknowledgement of her music. However, she was a highly influential figure in the English folk music revival, being a source of songs and musical inspiration for others such as A.L. Lloyd, Bert Jansch, Jimmy Page, The Watersons, June Tabor, Sandy Denny and Maddy Prior.

An English actress, dancer and singer.Anne Rogers has been singing and dancing on the stage since sh

An English actress, dancer and singer.Anne Rogers has been singing and dancing on the stage since she was 15. Her first role was that of Snow White. She was in the original London production of The Boy Friend, playing the female lead of Polly Browne for nearly four years. She was unable to play in the Broadway production of The Boy Friend because of London commitments, but later went to the United States to play Eliza Dolittle in the Hollywood and Chicago productions of My Fair Lady. After two years, she returned to London to play the same role for a period of three years. Rogers can claim to have appeared in three separate shows, each for over 1,000 performances.

Was an English sculptor.Anne Conway was born into an aristocratic Whig family, the only daughter of

Was an English sculptor.Anne Conway was born into an aristocratic Whig family, the only daughter of Field-Marshal Henry Seymour Conway (1721–1795) and his wife Caroline Bruce, born Campbell, Lady Ailesbury (1721–1803), and was brought up at the family hom

Was a popular English vocalist, who is remembered for providing inspirational songs for soldiers bot

Was a popular English vocalist, who is remembered for providing inspirational songs for soldiers both on radio broadcasts, and in person, at British military bases during World War II. Shelton was also the original singer in the English language of the song, "Lili Marlene".[2]In 1942, Shelton began playing military bases across England and as her popularity grew, was offered her own radio program, Calling Malta, which remained on the air for five years. In 1944, Shelton was invited to sing with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, and although some of these shows were recorded, none have ever surfaced in their entirety. Miller invited Shelton to stay on with the band and travel to Versailles, France for a series of shows; she had to turn him down due to prior commitments in Britain, which turned out to be a blessing in disguise as Miller's plane crashed shortly after the shows.

Was a popular English vocalist, who is remembered for providing inspirational songs for soldiers bot

Was a popular English vocalist, who is remembered for providing inspirational songs for soldiers both on radio broadcasts, and in person, at British military bases during World War II. Shelton was also the original singer in the English language of the song, "Lili Marlene".[2]In 1942, Shelton began playing military bases across England and as her popularity grew, was offered her own radio program, Calling Malta, which remained on the air for five years. In 1944, Shelton was invited to sing with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, and although some of these shows were recorded, none have ever surfaced in their entirety. Miller invited Shelton to stay on with the band and travel to Versailles, France for a series of shows; she had to turn him down due to prior commitments in Britain, which turned out to be a blessing in disguise as Miller's plane crashed shortly after the shows.[4] But Shelton soon performed with another American: Bing Crosby. Crosby and Shelton appeared on the Variety Bandbox radio show together and afterwards played a show together,

Is a British professional tennis player. She is a former long-standing British number 1, however due

Is a British professional tennis player. She is a former long-standing British number 1, however due to injury, she is currently British number 2, behind Elena Baltacha, and is ranked 123rd in the world (as of 8 November 2010). So far in her career she ha

Was a star of early wireless radio in the UK as a contralto singer. Her talent betrayed the meager s

Was a star of early wireless radio in the UK as a contralto singer. Her talent betrayed the meager settings of an amateur operatic society in a remote Yorkshire market town, and Sidwells became a star of the early radio broadcasts of the BBC.Sidwells married Matt Haygarth—a romantic story that was remembered and celebrated in a Yorkshire Television documentary in 1985.

An English progressive rock vocalist and songwriter.Originally a fashion student, she began studying

An English progressive rock vocalist and songwriter.Originally a fashion student, she began studying under opera singer Sybil Knight in 1970 and developed her extraordinary five-octave vocal range. In 1971, she became the lead singer of Renaissance after answering an ad in a magazine and auditioning for the band in Surrey.In 1977, she began her solo career with her album Annie in Wonderland, produced by Roy Wood who played most of the instruments, and who also duetted with her on one track, and also performed on the one-shot Intergalactic Touring Band album. Haslam and Wood were later married for a while. She has since released eight studio albums, three of which were released through her own record label, White Dove. She has also collaborated with Steve Howe on a number of projects.

A jazz singer and actress, best known as a member of the trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross.Ross is one

A jazz singer and actress, best known as a member of the trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross.Ross is one of the early practitioners of a singing style known as vocalese, which involves the setting of original lyrics to an instrumental jazz solo. Her 1952 treatment of saxophonist Wardell Gray's "Twisted" is a classic example of vocalese. "Twisted" is perhaps her most famous song and has been recorded by Joni Mitchell, Bette Midler and many others. Her first album, Singin' and Swingin' (1952) was recorded in New York with members of the Modern Jazz Quartet. Other albums include Skylark (1956), Sings A Song With Mulligan (1958) with baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker on trumpet, A Gasser! (1959) with Zoot Sims, In Hoagland (1981) with Georgie Fame and Hoagy Carmichael, and Music Is Forever (1995) featuring Tommy Flanagan on piano.

Is an English golfer, who was the most successful British player of his generation. He was also the

Is an English golfer, who was the most successful British player of his generation. He was also the most successful European Ryder Cup captain ever. He was born in Scunthorpe, England.

Is a British bobsledder who competed in the 1960s.

Is a British bobsledder who competed in the 1960s.

Is a British former boxer who won a Light Welterweight Bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. As

Is a British former boxer who won a Light Welterweight Bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. As a professional, he held the British lightweight boxing title between 1985 and 1987.

Is an English professional poker player, based in Derbyshire. Anthony lost his mother at the age of

Is an English professional poker player, based in Derbyshire. Anthony lost his mother at the age of four months, as she died from cancer. He was raised by the help of his aunts and uncles, as his father had 11 siblings. Tony had psychological and learning difficulties when growing up - as he could not read or write at the age of 15, but nowadays reads a book every week. He shared his beginning on the poker circuit with Julian Thew and Ian Oldershaw.

Is an English professional snooker player. He was a three times semi-finalist in the World Professio

Is an English professional snooker player. He was a three times semi-finalist in the World Professional Snooker Championship in the 1980s. He went on to win the UK Junior Championship twice, in 1972 and again in 1974, and continued to study graphic art wh

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Hampshire. He was born in Cam

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Hampshire. He was born in Cambridge and died in La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland. Abdy, who played for Essex prior to their entrance into first-class cricket, made his only first-class appearance during the 1881 season, for Hampshire against Marylebone Cricket Club. From the opening order, Abdy scored 7 runs in the first innings in which he batted, and 23 runs in the second.

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Was an English cricketer. Henley represented Hampshire in one first-class match in 1866 against Surr

Was an English cricketer. Henley represented Hampshire in one first-class match in 1866 against Surrey at the Kennington Oval.

Is an English first class cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club. He has played First c

Is an English first class cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club. He has played First class cricket for Free Foresters, Marylebone Cricket Club and Surrey County Cricket Club. His highest score of 34* came when playing for Free Foresters in the match against Oxford University Cricket Club. His best bowling of 5/79 came in the same match. He also played 3 Second XI matches for Surrey second XI[3] and 7 Minor Counties Championship games for Surrey second XI.

Is a former English first-class cricketer with Oxford University.

Is a former English first-class cricketer with Oxford University.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who playe

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Oxfordshire. He was born in Oxford. Buck, who played in the Minor Counties Championship between 1966 and 1970, made a single List A appearance for the side, during the 1967 season, against Cambridgeshire. From the tailend, he scored 3 not out.

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

Was an English cricketer. Denness was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. Denness made his List-A debut for Berkshire against Somerset in the 1st round of the 1965 Gillette Cup.[2] Denness played 2 further one-day matches for the cou

Is a former English badminton player who won numerous international titles from the mid 1950's throu

Is a former English badminton player who won numerous international titles from the mid 1950's through the late 1960s. Known for his quick and deceptive racket work, he was primarily a doubles specialist with his greatest success coming in mixed doubles.

Is a midfielder currently playing for Colchester United. He signed a professional contract with Colc

Is a midfielder currently playing for Colchester United. He signed a professional contract with Colchester United at the end of the 2006/07 season, having travelled with the first team several times during the season.[1] For the 2007/08 season he was given the number 27 shirt. He has been an unused substitute on several occasions during the 2007/08 season, but did make an appearance as a substitute in the League Cup match against Shrewsbury Town on 14th August 2007, coming on in place of Kevin McLeod.

Is a first class cricketer who played 1 first class match for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1988.

Is a first class cricketer who played 1 first class match for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1988. He has also appeared in one day cricket for Lincolnshire in one match and 11 for Wales Minor Counties. Dave now plays club cricket in North Yorkshire for