English Famous Baby Names

Was an English palaeontologist.Woodward was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England and was educated

Was an English palaeontologist.Woodward was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England and was educated there and at Owens College, Manchester. He joined the staff of the Department of Geology at the Natural History Museum in 1882. He became assistant Keeper of Geology in 1892, and Keeper in 1901. He was appointed Secretary of the Palaeontographical Society and in 1904, was appointed President of the Geological Society.

Was an English-born West Indian cricketer: a right-handed batsman and right arm fast bowler who play

Was an English-born West Indian cricketer: a right-handed batsman and right arm fast bowler who played ten first-class games for Barbados around the turn of the twentieth century. Nine of these matches came between the 1894-95 and 1896-97 seasons, with a

Was an English astrophysicist of the early 20th century. The Eddington limit, the natural limit to t

Was an English astrophysicist of the early 20th century. The Eddington limit, the natural limit to the luminosity of stars, or the radiation generated by accretion onto a compact object, is named in his honour.He is famous for his work regarding the Theory of Relativity. Eddington wrote a number of articles which announced and explained Einstein's theory of general relativity to the English-speaking world. World War I severed many lines of scientific communication and new developments in German science were not well known in England. He also conducted an eclipse expedition in 1919 that provided one of the earliest confirmations of relativity, and became known for his popular expositions and interpretations of the theory.

Is a former footballer for Fulham Football Club.A forward who emerged during the war, "Pablo" Steven

Is a former footballer for Fulham Football Club.A forward who emerged during the war, "Pablo" Stevens became only the third Fulham player to score over 100 goals for the club. Although he was a winger he scored 124 goals in 413 games, and remains to this day, the club's highest scorer in the FA Cup, more than even Johnny Haynes, who is widely considered to be Fulham's greatest player.

Was an English cricketer. Webb was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Webb mad

Was an English cricketer. Webb was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Webb made his first-class debut for Hampshire County Cricket Club in the 1895 County Championship against Essex. Webb represented Hampshire in 149 first-class matc

Was an Indian-born English cricketer who played five first-class matches for Worcestershire in 1922.

Was an Indian-born English cricketer who played five first-class matches for Worcestershire in 1922. He attended Repton School, but did not get into the cricket team there. He scored 20 and 17 on debut against Sussex, but his best match was his second, against Glamorgan at Cardiff Arms Park.

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town. He was born in Dewsbury.

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town. He was born in Dewsbury.

Was an English cricketer. Thornton was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Wilsden, Bingley, York

Was an English cricketer. Thornton was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Wilsden, Bingley, Yorkshire. Thornton played 3 first-class matches for Yorkshire against Surrey, Nottinghamshire and Lancashire.

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1936. He cap

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1936. He captained the Derbyshire team between 1931 and 1936, concluding with Derbyshire's first victory in the County Championship table. He became Derbyshire captain

Was an English painter.His first exhibit was a study of cattle by the River Thames, leading to a lif

Was an English painter.His first exhibit was a study of cattle by the River Thames, leading to a lifelong interest in painting animals. In 1880 Wardle lived in Oakley Square, Camden, but artistic success enabled him to move to the more upmarket 34 Alma Square in St John's Wood by 1892. Wardle was prolific; until 1936 he exhibited more than 100 works at the Royal Academy [1], as well as the Society of British Artists at Suffolk Street [2]. He painted a variety of animal subjects with equal skill but his work may be divided into two categories, domestic and exotic; animals from overseas including leopards, polar bears and tigers such as The Deer-Stealer (1915) [1] were painted from sketches that he made at London Zoo. He is considered equally proficient in oils, watercolours and pastels and was elected to the Pastel Society in 1911 [3] and became a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours in 1922. In 1931 he held his first one man exhibition at the Fine Art Society and in 1935 the Vicar’s Gallery put on an exhibition of his work. He also exhibited in Paris. By 1936 Wardle had moved to West London.

Was a British figure skater. This was the only year in which special figures was an Olympic event. C

Was a British figure skater. This was the only year in which special figures was an Olympic event. Cumming also participated in pair skating with partner Mrs. Arthur Cadogan. They placed 7th at the World Championships in 1912 and 1913.

Was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham and cricketer who played

Was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham and cricketer who played for Warwickshire. The majority of Foster's football was played for Cambridge University and for clubs and representative teams under the auspices of the Am

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire during the 1908 season. He ma

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire during the 1908 season. He made his debut for Derbyshire in May 1908 against Sussex when he scored 7. He played regularly to the end of the season.

Was a British geographer, poet, rock-climber, and mountaineer.He trained as a geographer (FRGS 1896)

Was a British geographer, poet, rock-climber, and mountaineer.He trained as a geographer (FRGS 1896) and became a teacher of geography and history in Southwark. In 1913 he published 'a text-book of geography', reprinted in 1922.He is especially remembered for two later climbing contributions :- for his co-authorship, with J. M. A. Thomson in 1909 of the first rock-climbing guide-book, to the cliffs of Lliwedd, in Snowdonia; and for being the 'father' of Cornish sea cliff climbing, beginning with an early ascent (1902) of the Bosigran Ridge Climb (aka Commando Ridge grid reference SW413368) followed by Ledge Climb (also Bosigran) in 1905. With E. C. Pyatt he later produced the first official (Climbers' Club) Cornish climbing guide, in 1950.

Was an English football player. He played as a half back.Arthur Whalley was one of eight players to

Was an English football player. He played as a half back.Arthur Whalley was one of eight players to be banned for life by the FA after a match-fixing scandal during 1914-15 season. Whalley made 106 appearances for Manchester United between 1909-20, scoring 6 goals.

Is widely considered to be the first black professional association football player in the world. Th

Is widely considered to be the first black professional association football player in the world. Though not the first black player outright - the amateur Andrew Watson predated him - Wharton was the first black professional and the first to play in the Football League.Wharton was an all-round sportsman - in 1886, he set a then world record of 10 seconds for a 100 yard sprint in the AAA championship.He was also a keen cyclist and cricketer, playing for local teams in Yorkshire and Lancashire.

Was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman who played a number of times, though with only mode

Was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman who played a number of times, though with only modest success, for Worcestershire in their early seasons in first-class cricket. He was also a member of the Club Committee, and spent a period as its Treasur

Was a male tennis player from Great Britain. He is best known for his two gold medals at the London

Was a male tennis player from Great Britain. He is best known for his two gold medals at the London Olympics in 1908 winning the men's indoor singles and the men's indoor doubles (with Herbert Barrett). Wimbledon Singles champion: 1901, 1908, 1909

Was an English first class cricketer who played for Middlesex and Northamptonshire County Cricket Cl

Was an English first class cricketer who played for Middlesex and Northamptonshire County Cricket Club. he played 10 times for Middlesex between 1923 and 1934, and captained the second XI from then until the war. In 1947 he took over the captaincy of Northamptonshire for two seasons in which the county finished bottom both years, managing to win only five out of 56 matches. Childs-Clarke averaged 18.31 in 1947 and 13.16 the following year.

Was an English cricketer and footballer during the final quarter of the nineteenth century. He playe

Was an English cricketer and footballer during the final quarter of the nineteenth century. He played football for Notts County, between 1876 and 1883 and made his England footballing debut in March 1876 in a 3-0 home defeat at the hands of Scotland. Curs

Was an English cricketer. Ridley was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm underarm medium pac

Was an English cricketer. Ridley was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm underarm medium pace, who also played occasionally as a wicketkeeper. Ridley made his first-class debut for Oxford University in 1872 against the Marylebone Cricket Club. Rid

Was an English all-round sportsman and amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1861 to

Was an English all-round sportsman and amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1861 to 1869. A barrister at Lincoln's Inn, Daniel had been captain of the Harrow Cricket XI and played for its Football XI while at school there. Going up to Tr

Was an English actor, singer and playwright best remembered for his roles in comic operas, Edwardian

Was an English actor, singer and playwright best remembered for his roles in comic operas, Edwardian musical comedies and musical burlesques.

Was an English cricketer who played in 4 Tests from 1938 to 1939. Wood appeared in 420 first-class

Was an English cricketer who played in 4 Tests from 1938 to 1939. Wood appeared in 420 first-class matches from 1927 to 1949. A right-hander, he scored 8842 runs, averaging 21.20, with one century and 43 fifties, and made 886 dismissals, including 255 st

Was a British editor and puzzle constructor in his home country and the United States. After coming

Was a British editor and puzzle constructor in his home country and the United States. After coming to the United States, he was a resident of Cedar Grove, New Jersey. He invented the crossword puzzle in 1913.He worked for the New York World, and one day was asked to invent a new game for the paper. Wynne thought of a game he had played in his childhood called "Magic Squares" and soon came up with the crossword puzzle, which was first issued in the December 21, 1913 issue of the World.[2]