British Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Was one of the most widely travelled plant collectors, who was sent by James Veitch & Sons to collec

Was one of the most widely travelled plant collectors, who was sent by James Veitch & Sons to collect plants in British Guiana, Burma and Colombia. In his later life, Burke became rather eccentric, preferring the privations of life away from his native En

Is a former English footballer. He played in The Football League for Chester City.Burns was a produc

Is a former English footballer. He played in The Football League for Chester City.Burns was a product of the Chester City youth policy and broke into the first-team in the closing stages of the 1976–77 season, making his debut in a 2–1 defeat to Chesterfield on 23 April 1977 in the number 11 shirt.

Is a former English footballer and current football community officer and coach. Busst played most o

Is a former English footballer and current football community officer and coach. Busst played most of his career at Coventry City before suffering a broken leg during a match which ended his career. Busst is currently employed by Coventry as the Director of Football in the Community.

Was an English football player, who spent the majority of his career at Arsenal F.C. He was cousin o

Was an English football player, who spent the majority of his career at Arsenal F.C. He was cousin of current Port Vale midfielder Craig Rocastle and his brother Stephen was on the books of Norwich City FC.

(born on 16 June 1972) is an English golfer.

(born on 16 June 1972) is an English golfer.

Is an ex-professional footballer, currently in charge of the reserves team at League 2 side Peterbor

Is an ex-professional footballer, currently in charge of the reserves team at League 2 side Peterborough United. Oldfield attended Ousedale School in Newport Pagnell as his Secondary School and still holds the 100 metre record to this day.

Is an English former professional footballer. He was manager of Western League club Torrington until

Is an English former professional footballer. He was manager of Western League club Torrington until June 2007.Pook was born in Plymouth and began his career as an apprentice with Bristol City. He moved to Torquay United during his apprenticeship and made his league debut while still an apprentice, as a substitute in the 1-1 draw at home to Bolton Wanderers on the final day of the 1971-72 season which by that time had already seen Torquay relegated to the Fourth Division.

Is a former British sports commentator and TV presenter. In October 1958, the BBC's Head of Sport Pe

Is a former British sports commentator and TV presenter. In October 1958, the BBC's Head of Sport Peter Dimmock recruited Coleman to be the presenter of the new Saturday afternoon sports programme Grandstand. He continued as the regular presenter until 1968. He also presented the BBC's Sports Review of the Year from 1961, and Sportsnight with Coleman (1967-1973), as well as other special sporting events such as the Grand National. He even covered the return of The Beatles from the United States.

Is the current goalkeeping coach for English FA Premier League team Portsmouth. He moved to the club

Is the current goalkeeping coach for English FA Premier League team Portsmouth. He moved to the club from local rivals Southampton in January 2006.

Is a retired British judoka.He currently lives in France where he is a judo instructor and is a cred

Is a retired British judoka.He currently lives in France where he is a judo instructor and is a credited cliff jumper. His son, Leon, is also a judoka. In November 2007 at the Judo World Cup in Birmingham he was awarded his 9th Dan by Densign White, chair

Was an English football defender who played for Manchester City between 1964 and 1971 making 141 app

Was an English football defender who played for Manchester City between 1964 and 1971 making 141 appearances and scoring 10 goals.

Was a former professional footballer who played for many English sides in the 1980s.Having played fo

Was a former professional footballer who played for many English sides in the 1980s.Having played for Yorkshire Schoolboys, Cork was signed by Arsenal in 1978 on schoolboy forms, turning professional in 1980.

Is a British Formula One racing driver from Scotland. By virtue of a long career he has amassed a no

Is a British Formula One racing driver from Scotland. By virtue of a long career he has amassed a noticeable points haul, and lies fourth on the all-time scorers list, being the top British scorer. He has won thirteen grands prix, including two at Monaco, which made him the first British driver since Jackie Stewart to take victory there. He currently drives for Red Bull Racing.

Is an English rock vocalist most famous for his work with the English hard rock band Deep Purple, an

Is an English rock vocalist most famous for his work with the English hard rock band Deep Purple, and his later band Whitesnake.

Is an English football defender who plays for Dundee, having been released from his contract with Gr

Is an English football defender who plays for Dundee, having been released from his contract with Gretna in December 2007.

Was a professional footballer who is best remembered for being at Huddersfield Town during the 1970s

Was a professional footballer who is best remembered for being at Huddersfield Town during the 1970s and 1980s.He started his career at Mansfield Town, before moving to the Terriers in 1977. He is most remembered by Terriers' fans for scoring 2 memorable goals against Leeds United & Newport County during the 82-83 season, which got Town promoted to Division 2.

Was a professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Middlesbrough, Darlington, Barnsley, No

Was a professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Middlesbrough, Darlington, Barnsley, Nottingham Forest, Oldham Athletic, Rotherham United, Huddersfield Town, Carlisle United and Scarborough.

Was a British socialist activist and Labour Party Member of Parliament.

Was a British socialist activist and Labour Party Member of Parliament.

Was a talented goalscorer who was part of the successful Liverpool side of the 1970s and 1980s.Ironi

Was a talented goalscorer who was part of the successful Liverpool side of the 1970s and 1980s.Ironically, Johnson signed for Liverpool's deadly rivals Everton as a youngster and after showing his ability in early matches, Liverpool manager Bill Shankly pestered Everton counterpart Harry Catterick to sell the young striker, but was rebuffed.

Is an English former professional footballer.David Keefe, a winger, began his football career as an

Is an English former professional footballer.David Keefe, a winger, began his football career as an apprentice with Southend United, making his league debut prior to turning professional in July 1975. He made only six appearances, scoring once, before leaving to join Torquay United in August 1977.

Is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper with Leicester City on loan from Liv

Is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper with Leicester City on loan from Liverpool. He has played for the England under-17, England under-19 and England under-20 teams.

Is an English former professional footballer, an exciting but injury prone striker who played for Sh

Is an English former professional footballer, an exciting but injury prone striker who played for Sheffield Wednesday for much of his career.Hirst joined the Owls from Barnsley in 1986, and became a firm favourite and eventually an idol who was hero worshipped by the Barmy Army, scoring 149 goals in 358 appearances during his eleven years at the club. He was capped three times for England, and scored once.

Is a professional rock climber. Professing to enjoy bouldering the most, he is one of the elite spor

Is a professional rock climber. Professing to enjoy bouldering the most, he is one of the elite sport climbers and boulderers of his generation. Graham repeats classic routes/problems as well as puts up cutting-edge first ascents. Graham is known for his

Is an English footballer.A relative latecomer to the professional game, Eyres began his career at We

Is an English footballer.A relative latecomer to the professional game, Eyres began his career at Welsh non-league side Rhyl before signing, in 1989 at the age of 25, professional terms with Blackpool for a fee of £10,000.

Was a footballer whose special role in the great Liverpool side of the 1970s was that of Supersub.Fa

Was a footballer whose special role in the great Liverpool side of the 1970s was that of Supersub.Fairclough rose through the Liverpool ranks as a boy and made his debut for the club on the 1 November 1975 in the 1-0 league win over Middlesbrough at Ayresome Park. As the season progressed, Fairclough scored seven crucial goals in just 14 appearances to land Liverpool the League championship - nine of these appearances were as substitute.