English Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Was the English "Dance Hall" singer best known as the vocalist with the BBC Henry Hall Orchestra. Ro

Was the English "Dance Hall" singer best known as the vocalist with the BBC Henry Hall Orchestra. Rosing sang on the original BBC recording of Teddy Bear's Picnic as well as "In a Little Gypsy Tea Room." Another of his hits was the Ray Noble Orchestra's r

Is a British figure skater. She represented Great Britain at the 1952 Winter Olympics where she plac

Is a British figure skater. She represented Great Britain at the 1952 Winter Olympics where she placed 11th.

Was an English cricketer who played for Hampshire. Simpson made a single first-class appearance, in

Was an English cricketer who played for Hampshire. Simpson made a single first-class appearance, in 1885.

An English singer and songwriter. Originally she was a member of The Avons.After her somewhat limite

An English singer and songwriter. Originally she was a member of The Avons.After her somewhat limited singing career with The Avons drew to a close, Murtagh became a successful songwriter, and remained involved with the British music industry. With her songwriting partner, Harold Spiro, she wrote (under the name Valerie Avon) the UK entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1974, "Long Live Love", as performed by Olivia Newton-John

Is a retired English football defender.

Is a retired English football defender.

Was an English painter and interior designer, a member of the Bloomsbury group, and the sister of Vi

Was an English painter and interior designer, a member of the Bloomsbury group, and the sister of Virginia Woolf.Vanessa Bell was the eldest daughter of Sir Leslie Stephen and Julia Prinsep Jackson (1846 - 1895). Her parents lived at 22 Hyde Park Gate, London, and Vanessa lived there until 1904. She was educated at home by her parents in languages, mathematics and history, and took drawing lessons from Ebenezer Cook before she attended Sir Arthur Cope's art school in 1896,and then studied painting at the Royal Academy in 1901.

Is a French-British figure skater who has competed internationally as both a single skater and pair

Is a French-British figure skater who has competed internationally as both a single skater and pair skater. She has competed internationally for Great Britain as a single skater and for France as a pair skater.

Is an English professional golfer.Phillips was born in London. As an amateur, he won the Berkshire T

Is an English professional golfer.Phillips was born in London. As an amateur, he won the Berkshire Trophy twice before turning professional after playing in the Walker Cup at the end of 1993.

Is an English cricketer, and has captained the English U-19 cricket team in series against Sri Lanka

Is an English cricketer, and has captained the English U-19 cricket team in series against Sri Lanka in 2005 and India in 2006. He played for Essex, and made his debut for the senior side in 2006, making 106 in a drawn game against Gloucestershire, becoming the youngest player to score a century for Essex in county cricket.

An English singer-songwriter.Although said to be descended from The Pilgrim's Progress author John B

An English singer-songwriter.Although said to be descended from The Pilgrim's Progress author John Bunyan[2], this is a claim she has herself refuted.[3] In the early 1960s, she studied at The Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art at Oxford University, but was expelled for failing to turn up to classes and spending her time writing songs. At 18, she travelled to New York and discovered the music of Bob Dylan through his The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan album and decided to become a full-time musician. Returning to London she was discovered by Rolling Stones' manager, Andrew Loog Oldham,

Was an English swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an English swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an Irish tennis player. He quickly faded from the game and ended his life in prison convicted of

Was an Irish tennis player. He quickly faded from the game and ended his life in prison convicted of murder and premature death, by suicide. In his early life he apparently had boxing skills as well as tennis skills. In 1879 he became the Irish tennis cha

Was an English cricketer. Luckin was a left-handed batsman who bowled leg break googly. Luckin made

Was an English cricketer. Luckin was a left-handed batsman who bowled leg break googly. Luckin made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1910 County Championship against Somerset, where in Somerset's second innings Luckin took 3/39.

Was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and leg break bowler who played 19 times for Worces

Was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and leg break bowler who played 19 times for Worcestershire between 1936 and 1938. Grimshaw played at least once in the Minor Counties Championship for Bedfordshire, scoring 0 against Buckinghamshire in Aug

Was a British zoologist best known for espousing group selection, most notably in his 1962 book, Ani

Was a British zoologist best known for espousing group selection, most notably in his 1962 book, Animal Dispersion in Relation to Social Behavior. In it, he argued that many behaviors are adaptations of the group, rather than adaptations of the individual, and that populations have adaptive self regulatory mechanisms. His arguments were vigorously criticised by George C. Williams in his Adaptation and Natural Selection, as well as by Richard Dawkins in The Selfish Gene.

Was a female professional tennis player. Specialising on clay, Veronica remains the last English pla

Was a female professional tennis player. Specialising on clay, Veronica remains the last English player to beat Martina Navratilova in a Grand Slam tournament in the 1973 U.S. Open - Women's Singles.

Was an English music hall singer and comedian. Although born in Leeds, Yorkshire, Vesta adopted a Co

Was an English music hall singer and comedian. Although born in Leeds, Yorkshire, Vesta adopted a Cockney persona on stage. She began her career as a small child appearing with her father.Her solo career took off in 1892 when Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow Wow became a hit. Vesta's comic laments delivered in deadpan style were as popular in the United States as in her homeland and she toured and recorded in America in 1907, where she was one of the most highly paid vaudeville stars. Between appearances, she lived on a houseboat, moored near Hampton Court.

Is a snooker player who was born in Westcliffe-on-Sea, Essex and turned professional in 1981. He ide

Is a snooker player who was born in Westcliffe-on-Sea, Essex and turned professional in 1981. He identified Steve Davis as a future world champion at the age of 12, and was the first to spot the talent of the Tony Drago when Tony won the Maltese amateur t

Is an English international women's footballer, who currently plays for Doncaster Rovers Belles in t

Is an English international women's footballer, who currently plays for Doncaster Rovers Belles in the Women's Premier League, the top division of women's football in England, where she is captain. She has also played over 50 times for England's national side. Exley played 52 times for England, appearing in the 2007 World Cup, where she scored a penalty in the final group-stage game against Argentina.

Was an English cricketer. Lewis was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper. L

Was an English cricketer. Lewis was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper. Lewis made his debut for Dorset in the 1971 Minor Counties Championship against Oxfordshire. From 1971 to 1992, Lewis played 149 Minor Counties matches for

Is an artist and a writer.Burgin was born in Sheffield in England. He studied art at the Royal Colle

Is an artist and a writer.Burgin was born in Sheffield in England. He studied art at the Royal College of Art, in London, from 1962 to 1965 (A.R.C.A., 1st Class, 1965) before going to the United States to study at Yale University (M.F.A. 1967). He taught

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, he played first-class

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, he played first-class cricket for the Royal Air Force between 1928 and 1930. Victor made his first-class debut for the RAF against the Army in 1928. He also played against the Royal Navy the same year. He played against the same opponents in 1929.

Is a former English cricketer. Cannings was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace.

Is a former English cricketer. Cannings was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Cannings made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Northamptonshire in the 1947 County Championship, where on debut Cannings took 2/19 in Northamptonshire's second innings. In 1963 Cannings stood as an Umpire in a single Minor Counties Championship match between Berkshire and Devon.

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

Was an English cricketer. Ransom was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. Ransom made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Sussex in the 1947 County Championship. Ransom represented Hampshire in 34 matches. Ransom's final first-

Was an English chess master.He shared 1st with George Shories at Blackpool 1907, won at Blackpool 19

Was an English chess master.He shared 1st with George Shories at Blackpool 1907, won at Blackpool 1908, tied for 3rd-4th at Blackpool 1910 (Frederick Yates won), and tied for 9-10th at Richmond 1912 (British Championship, Richard Griffith won).