English Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Was an English footballer who played most of his club football for West Ham United.Watson, a centre

Was an English footballer who played most of his club football for West Ham United.Watson, a centre forward, played 505 times for West Ham between 1920 and 1936. The club paid just £50 for Vic from Wellingborough, bringing him in to provide cover for Syd Puddefoot.

Was an English football goalkeeper who played for both Chelsea and the England national side between

Was an English football goalkeeper who played for both Chelsea and the England national side between the wars.Woodley was spotted by a Chelsea scout whilst playing for Windsor and Eton and signed for the club in 1931, making his debut the same year. Woodley was a member of the glamorous Chelsea side of the 1930s, playing alongside the likes of Hughie Gallacher, Alex Jackson and Alec Cheyne.

Was an English cricketer who played 13 first-class games for Worcestershire in the early 1920s. Hump

Was an English cricketer who played 13 first-class games for Worcestershire in the early 1920s. Humpherson's debut came against Hampshire in late May 1921.

Is a former field hockey player from England, who was a member of the British squad that won the bro

Is a former field hockey player from England, who was a member of the British squad that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. She played for Ipswich Ladies Hockey

Is a British slalom canoeist who competed in the early 1970s. She finished sixth in the K-1 event at

Is a British slalom canoeist who competed in the early 1970s. She finished sixth in the K-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Is a British writer, presenter and poker player. Coren writes weekly columns for The Observer and Th

Is a British writer, presenter and poker player. Coren writes weekly columns for The Observer and The Guardian newspapers and regular articles for other publications. Born into a middle-class Jewish family in North London, the daughter of the late humourist and journalist Alan Coren and sister of journalist Giles Coren, she is a graduate of St John's College, Oxford. Aged 14, she won a competition in the Daily Telegraph to write a column about teenage life for their "Weekend" section, which she continued writing for several years. On Sunday 24 September 2006, Coren won the main event of the European Poker Tour (EPT) London earning a prize of £500,000.

Was elected as Conservative Party Member of the European Parliament for East of England in the 2009

Was elected as Conservative Party Member of the European Parliament for East of England in the 2009 European Parliament election.She was the Conservative Party spokesman on Economic and Monetary affairs in the European Parliament from 2009-11 and is a mem

Better known by her ring name Vicky Skye often shortened to Skye, is a British professional wrestler

Better known by her ring name Vicky Skye often shortened to Skye, is a British professional wrestler. Four years into her career, she was voted in the top twenty women wrestlers in the United Kingdom. She is also a qualified fitness instructor. Skye descr

Is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler. Banerjee's first-cl

Is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler. Banerjee's first-class career started in 2004, playing the university varsity match for Cambridge University, with a second exactly a year later. Banerjee represented Cambridge university in each year of his degree. Banerjee made his County Championship debut for Gloucestershire in August 2006, just two months after representing Surrey in the Second XI Championship for the first and only time, picking up four wickets with the ball in the first innings. Banerjee's first innings for Gloucester saw him bowl economically with figures of 0-73 off 24 overs, as Gloucestershire headed for an innings defeat against Somerset. During the 2006 season Banerjee represented Dulwich in the Surrey Premiership and Bath in 2007 when not on county duty. Part of the ECB Emerging Players squad in the winters of 2006 and 2007 Vikram Banerjee has repeatedly been described as "one to watch"(Spin Magazine 2007).

Is an English cricketer, who plays county cricket for Worcestershire, of whom he is the captain. In

Is an English cricketer, who plays county cricket for Worcestershire, of whom he is the captain. In 2007 he became the 24th Worcestershire batsman to pass 10,000 career runs for the county. He as also played over 50 One Day Internationals for his country

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1844 to 1849. A right-handed ba

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1844 to 1849. A right-handed batsman who was mainly associated with Oxford University and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), he made 14 known appearances in first-class matches.

Though second generation Irish, is an English folk singer and songwriter. A significant part of his

Though second generation Irish, is an English folk singer and songwriter. A significant part of his repertoire consists of protest songs covering topics such as "the Troubles" in Northern Ireland (Troubles of Erin), unemployment, and abortion.

Is a British pop singer. The impresario, Larry Parnes, took him into his stable of performers, givin

Is a British pop singer. The impresario, Larry Parnes, took him into his stable of performers, giving him one of Parnes' characteristic stage names.He was occasionally backed by Ged Peck and Brian Locking. In 1960 he was one of the contestants on A Song for Europe. His song, "Teenage Tears", in the semi-final was ranked last in the total of six entries for nomination to the Eurovision Song Contest.

Is a British popular music singer.When he called up for military service, Hill received the deciding

Is a British popular music singer.When he called up for military service, Hill received the deciding trigger for a professional career. He went on to be a singer with the Royal Signals Band. After leaving the military service he toured with a musical call

Was a British rock and roll singer.As the frontman for The Playboys, Taylor was successful primarily

Was a British rock and roll singer.As the frontman for The Playboys, Taylor was successful primarily in the UK and Europe during the late 1950s and early 1960s, afterwards falling into obscurity amidst personal problems and drug abuse.

Was an English boxer who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Lond

Was an English boxer who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in London, England. In 1936 he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the heavyweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Herbert Runge.

Was a professional cricketer who played for Northamptonshire and briefly for the MCC. Considered an

Was a professional cricketer who played for Northamptonshire and briefly for the MCC. Considered an All-rounder, Broderick is notable for having the third best bowling figures in a single innings in Northamptonshire history. This career best of 9-35 came in 1948 against Sussex at Horsham. In 1957 Broderick retired from First-class Cricket, taking charge of Northamptonshire's Second XI before coaching at Winchester College until 1987.

Was an English rugby union international who captained his country. He also played first-class crick

Was an English rugby union international who captained his country. He also played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire. He was made a Temporary Second Lieutenant in 1914, then Temporary Captain, before reaching the rank of Temporary Major in 1917. Serving on the Western Front, Cartwright was highly decorated, twice mentioned in dispatches, a DSO and Croix de guerre. Cartwright first came to note as a rugby player while at Rugby, representing the school team. On entering Oxford he was selected as a freshman to join the University rugby team. He played in four successive Varsity Matches from 1901–1904, all at forward, collecting his sporting 'Blues'. Cartwright played his seven first-class cricket matches with Nottinghamshire between 1901 and 1904 as a right-handed batsman but could only manage 60 runs.

Is a former cricketer. He was uncapped at Test level but played nine One Day Internationals for Engl

Is a former cricketer. He was uncapped at Test level but played nine One Day Internationals for England in 1999 and was a member of the squad for the World Cup that year.

Is a former English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm leg-break bowler who pl

Is a former English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm leg-break bowler who played for Somerset, Leicestershire and Derbyshire during a five-year first-class career. Clarke first played for Somerset during the 1993 Second XI Championship season, making a tenacious debut against Derbyshire batting somewhat down the order. He moved to Leicestershire for a short stint in 1995, and to Derbyshire in 1997.

Is a former English cricketer. Winn was a right-handed batsman. Winn made his List-A debut for Hunti

Is a former English cricketer. Winn was a right-handed batsman. Winn made his List-A debut for Huntingdonshire in the 1999 NatWest Trophy against Bedfordshire.

Was an English cricketer. He was born in Sutton, Surrey and died aged 78 in Bexhill-on-Sea, Essex. P

Was an English cricketer. He was born in Sutton, Surrey and died aged 78 in Bexhill-on-Sea, Essex. Price played 38 first-class matches for Surrey and Oxford University. In May 1919 at The Parks, Price took a career-best 8/30 against Gentlemen of England.

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Cambridgeshire. He was born in Yelling. Reed, who played club cricket with Papworth, and who represented Huntingdonshire between 1966 and 1980, and for

Was an English cricketer who played for Gloucestershire. Yorke made a single first-class appearance

Was an English cricketer who played for Gloucestershire. Yorke made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1898 season, against Lancashire.

Was a British actress.Her mother was an amateur singer and she was born in Ancoats, Manchester. As a

Was a British actress.Her mother was an amateur singer and she was born in Ancoats, Manchester. As a child she performed with her sister as a singing act called the Carson Sisters. She then became a cinema pianist providing the musical accompaniment for silent films. She married in Manchester Cathedral, but her husband George died at the age of 28 and she never re-married.Before her transfer to television Violet Carson was a regular member of Children's Hour on the BBC Home Service and was the star of Nursery Sing Song from Manchester, in which she frequently sang with producer Trevor Hill, many years her junior. Contrary to popular opinion she was never known as Auntie Vi, that epithet belonging only to Violet Fraser back in the 1920s. "I was never anyone's aunt" exclaimed Violet when Trevor produced a BBC radio programme about her in 1981.