English Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was a British aircraft and boat designer, record-breaking power boat racer, entrepreneur, inventor,

Was a British aircraft and boat designer, record-breaking power boat racer, entrepreneur, inventor, and sponsor of the winning entry in the 1922 Schneider Trophy. Scott-Paine worked for Noel Pemberton Billing dealing in yachts, eventually in 1913 forming

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire during the 1900 season. Pink played three matches

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire during the 1900 season. Pink played three matches for Derbyshire during the 1900 season, debuting against Lancashire in May 1900 when he made a modest account of himself. In the following week against Sur

Was a British sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, h

Was a British sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, he finished seventh, together with Mike Symons, in the C-2 1000 m event. He was born in Fulham, London and died in Wargrave.

Was a celebrated English photographer of the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s, who practised under the profess

Was a celebrated English photographer of the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s, who practised under the professional name of Hugh Cecil.Hugh Cecil Saunders received his education at Tonbridge School and Queens' College Cambridge where he became interested in photogr

He was educated at the The Pilgrims' School, Winchester, and Winchester College. In 1941, he won a s

He was educated at the The Pilgrims' School, Winchester, and Winchester College. In 1941, he won a scholarship to Balliol College, Oxford. He read chemistry, but also took Part I of the Music Tripos. He was a Balliol organ scholar.In 1952, he was appointed Professor of Theoretical Physics at King's College, London, and in 1954 became Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at Cambridge, and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College.He became interested in the brain and the new field of artificial intelligence. As a consequence, in 1967, he made a major change in his career by moving to the University of Edinburgh to co-found the Department of Machine intelligence and perception, with Richard Gregory and Donald Michie.

Is an English musician and songwriter, best known for being the vocalist and guitarist for punk/new

Is an English musician and songwriter, best known for being the vocalist and guitarist for punk/new wave group, The Stranglers, from 1974 to 1990.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who played fo

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who played for Cheshire. He was born and died in Warrington. De Prez, who made his debut in the Minor Counties Championship in 1970, but whose most active seasons in th

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Somerset as an amateur player before and

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Somerset as an amateur player before and after the Second World War. He also played for Cambridge University in 1947, winning a blue by playing in the annual Varsity cricket match against Oxford.

Was an English geologist, ornithologist and systematist.Strickland was born at Reighton, in the East

Was an English geologist, ornithologist and systematist.Strickland was born at Reighton, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, and was grandson of Sir George Strickland, Bart. As a boy he acquired a taste for natural history which dominated his life. He received his early education from private tutors and in 1829 entered Oriel College, Oxford.

Was an English cricketer, who played two first-class games for Worcestershire in 1901. He had a reas

Was an English cricketer, who played two first-class games for Worcestershire in 1901. He had a reasonable debut, making 24 and 31* against Gloucestershire, but after scoring just 8 in the following game against Derbyshire he never played again.

Was an English cricketer. Bateman-Champain was a right-handed batsman. Bateman-Champain played 11 fi

Was an English cricketer. Bateman-Champain was a right-handed batsman. Bateman-Champain played 11 first-class matches for Gloucestershire, with his debut for the county coming in 1888 against Yorkshire and his final first-class match for the county coming against Surrey in 1902. Additionally, he also represented the Marylebone Cricket Club in a single first-class match in 1902 against Kent.

Was an Indian born English cricketer. Bignell was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast.

Was an Indian born English cricketer. Bignell was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. Bignell made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1901 County Championship against Somerset, where he made his highest first-class score of 49*. Bignell played four matches for Hampshire in 1901, with his last game coming against Yorkshire. In 1901/1902 Bignell played for the Europeans in India against the Parsees cricket team, which was made up of members of Bombays Zoroastrian community, at the Deccan Gymkhana Ground in Pune. Bignell returned to England and represented Hampshire in a single first-class match against Kent.

Is an English musician most known for his song "Rhythm Of Life" for the film Uncle Buck. The song is

Is an English musician most known for his song "Rhythm Of Life" for the film Uncle Buck. The song is taken from his 1989 album "Words for Our Years". His first album did get good reviews and he was compared to Prince, Terence Trent D'arby and Tracy Chapma

Was a British ecologist and bush pilot.He became famous for his UN report on desertification in the

Was a British ecologist and bush pilot.He became famous for his UN report on desertification in the African Sahel region, where he stated that "the desert southern boundary has shifted south by an average of 90 to 100 kilometres in the last 17 years". This statement has been instrumental to the belief that desertification is a great threat to the world and especially Africa, but has since been rejected several times.

Was an English tennis player and younger brother of Reggie Doherty. He was an Olympic gold medalist

Was an English tennis player and younger brother of Reggie Doherty. He was an Olympic gold medalist in the sport. Doherty was the shorter of the two brothers, at 5-foot-10, who played championship tennis in their native England and at Wimbledon at the tur

Was an Australian born English cricketer. Orr at some point in his life came to England. In 1902 he

Was an Australian born English cricketer. Orr at some point in his life came to England. In 1902 he joined Hampshire County Cricket Club, making his first-class debut against Worcestershire County Cricket Club.

Was an English cricketer. Pearman represented Cambridge University (1969) and Middlesex (1969–1972

Was an English cricketer. Pearman represented Cambridge University (1969) and Middlesex (1969–1972) in twelve first-class and three List A matches as right-handed batsman and a slow left-arm orthodox bowler between 1969 and 1972.

Was a British archer. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Nesham entered the men's dou

Was a British archer. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Nesham entered the men's double York round event in 1908, taking 8th place with 643 points.

Was an English first-class cricketer, who played for Kent County Cricket Club and Cambridge Universi

Was an English first-class cricketer, who played for Kent County Cricket Club and Cambridge University Cricket Club between 1933 and 1935. In 1956, Dinwiddy moved to Uganda, where he was involved in the establishment of Makerere University in Kampala, and

Is a former English cricketer. Thompson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. T

Is a former English cricketer. Thompson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. Thompson made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1953 against Oxford University. Thompson's second and final first-class match for Hampshire came in 195

Was a British Army general and President of the MCC. He was invested as a Companion, Order of the In

Was a British Army general and President of the MCC. He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.) in 1886, a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1900, as a Commander Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in November 1902 and as a Knight

Was an English civil servant and mountaineer who was the leader of two expeditions to Mount Everest

Was an English civil servant and mountaineer who was the leader of two expeditions to Mount Everest in 1933 and 1936.In 1933 permission was granted to the British by the authorities in Tibet for a further attempt on the mountain. The Mount Everest Committ

Was a brilliant attacking left-handed batsman who played for Sussex on either side of the war. His f

Was a brilliant attacking left-handed batsman who played for Sussex on either side of the war. His finest year was 1938. While travelling up to Leeds to play Yorkshire in May, his captain told him : 'If you score 50 I will give you your cap ... a 50 against them is worth 100 against any other county'. Bartlett scored 94 out of 125 in 75 minutes against an attack of Bill Bowes, Hedley Verity, Frank Smailes, Emmott Robinson and Cyril Turner. In the Second World War, Bartlett was commissioned into the Royal Army Service Corps. He transferred to the Royal West Kent Regiment in 1942, served in the Glider Pilot Regiment and later served as the second-in-command to Billy Griffith. He served at Normandy, Arnhem and in the Rhine crossings. He scored more than a thousand runs in 1938, 1939 and 1947. Before the 1950 season, he resigned the captaincy following some disputes and returned to stockbroking. Later, he reconciled with Sussex and served as the President between 1977 and 1979.

Was a much-travelled English professional football centre-forward.Vallance was born in Wolverhampton

Was a much-travelled English professional football centre-forward.Vallance was born in Wolverhampton and after serving in the army as a guardsman began his football career with Kidderminster Harriers. He moved to Aston Villa in 1927, but left to join Queens Park Rangers without breaking into the first team. He made just one appearance for Rangers before moving to Brighton and Hove Albion in the spring of 1929.

Was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire. He was born in Kensington and died in Sali

Was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire. He was born in Kensington and died in Salisbury. His dad, Mervyn Herbert played for Somerset amongst other teams. Hibbert made a single first-class appearance, during the 1931 season, against Essex