British Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a former English professional footballer who played as a winger. He played in The Football League

Is a former English professional footballer who played as a winger. He played in The Football League for four clubs.He spent four years at Chester, with the most memorable season being 1964–65. Along with team-mates Mike Metcalf, Elfed Morris, Hugh Ryden and Gary Talbot, Humes managed to score 20 first-team goals.

Is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for Rhyl in the Welsh Premier

Is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for Rhyl in the Welsh Premier League and has previously played for several sides in The Football League, Conference National and Conference North.

Was a professional footballer and manager.He played as a striker for Middlesbrough, Huddersfield Tow

Was a professional footballer and manager.He played as a striker for Middlesbrough, Huddersfield Town and Halifax Town, where he later became manager.

Is an English footballer.Mann began his career at Leeds United but failed to establish a regular pla

Is an English footballer.Mann began his career at Leeds United but failed to establish a regular place in the first team. He joined Bristol City in 1974 and gained renown as a skillful attacking midfielder who played a role in the Robins' promotion to the First Division under Alan Dicks in 1976.

Is a former English footballer who spent most of his career playing for Liverpool and went on to bec

Is a former English footballer who spent most of his career playing for Liverpool and went on to became a manager.Jimmy joined the Reds straight from St. Anthony's School as a 15 year old, when manager Don Welsh saw the potential in the young schoolboy international's feet, he signed professional forms on his 17th birthday, 1 November 1954.

Is a former footballer who will be forever remembered as the goalkeeper who pulled off an incredible

Is a former footballer who will be forever remembered as the goalkeeper who pulled off an incredible double save in the 1973 FA Cup final, the famous 1-0 victory for Sunderland A.F.C. over Leeds United F.C. He made a record 623 appearances for Sunderland (537 league, 41 F.A. Cup, 33 League Cup, 4 European Cup Winners Cup, 8 others).

Was an English footballer, who spent his whole career at Wolverhampton Wanderers.Mullen joined the M

Was an English footballer, who spent his whole career at Wolverhampton Wanderers.Mullen joined the Midlanders in June 1937, turned professional on his 17th birthday, and remained with the club until his retirement in May 1960. His league debut came in February 1939, in a 4-1 win over Leeds United.

Is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. He began his career as a studio session guita

Is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. He began his career as a studio session guitarist in London and was subsequently a member of The Yardbirds from 1966 to 1968, after which he co-founded the English rock band Led Zeppelin.

Is an ex-professional footballer, and one of a select number of players to have played for both Live

Is an ex-professional footballer, and one of a select number of players to have played for both Liverpool and Everton.Payne was a boyhood Everton fan, but it was with local rivals Liverpool that an 18 year old Payne signed his first professional contract in 1944, and it was here that he spent the majority of his career.

Is a former professional soccer player, who is currently Academy Director at Bolton Wanderers after

Is a former professional soccer player, who is currently Academy Director at Bolton Wanderers after spending a number of years as youth team coach. In his playing career he turned out for a number of clubs, including Bolton, Middlesbrough, Oxford United and Rangers.

Was an English footballer who played for West Ham United.Ruffell was born in Doncaster, South Yorksh

Was an English footballer who played for West Ham United.Ruffell was born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, but moved south at an early age. He played for Essex Road School, Manor Park, Fullers, Chadwell Heath United, Manor Park Albion, East Ham and Wall End United, before West Ham signed him from the works team of the Ilford Electricity Board in March 1920.

Was an English professional footballer. A fast-paced inside or outside right, he could have chosen s

Was an English professional footballer. A fast-paced inside or outside right, he could have chosen sprinting if he had not taken up football.

Is an English comedian, and the father of actress and television presenter Liza Tarbuck. He attended

Is an English comedian, and the father of actress and television presenter Liza Tarbuck. He attended the same school as John Lennon and newscaster Peter Sissons.

Is an English football defender of Trinidadian descent, who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers.Jll

Is an English football defender of Trinidadian descent, who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers.Jlloyd, or as he is sometimes credited, 'Walter' (after the Internazionale defender Walter Samuel) or among his close friends, 'Sammy', attended St Joseph's Academy, Blackheath, London through the 90's.

Is a former world Top 5 professional tennis player from the United Kingdom. During her career, she w

Is a former world Top 5 professional tennis player from the United Kingdom. During her career, she won two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles.Durie turned professional in 1977. As a singles player, she reached the semi-finals at both the French Open and the US Open in 1983. She was also a quarter-finalist at the Australian Open in 1983 and at Wimbledon in 1984 where she beat a young Steffi Graf in the fourth round. She won two top-level singles titles (both in 1983) at Mahwah, New Jersey and Sydney.

Is a Golden Globe Award-winning English actress and bestselling author. Collins was born in London,

Is a Golden Globe Award-winning English actress and bestselling author. Collins was born in London, the daughter of Elsa (née Bessant), a dance teacher and nightclub hostess, and Joseph William Collins, an agent whose clients included Shirley Bassey, The

Was an English novelist. She was born in Rye, East Sussex, into a family of writers, including her f

Was an English novelist. She was born in Rye, East Sussex, into a family of writers, including her father, Conrad Aiken (who won a Pulitzer Prize for his poetry), and her sister, Jane Aiken Hodge.Many of her most popular books, including the Wolves Chronicles, were set in an elaborate alternate history of Britain in which James II is never deposed in the Glorious Revolution, but supporters of the House of Hanover continually agitate against the monarchy. These books also toy with the geography of London, adding a Canal District among other features.

Is an Academy Award-winning British actress. She became an American citizen in April 1943.

Is an Academy Award-winning British actress. She became an American citizen in April 1943.

Was an English actress. Born in Chelsea, she studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Her husky

Was an English actress. Born in Chelsea, she studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Her husky voice was her trademark, and in 1995 she was ranked number 63 on Empire magazine's list of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history.Greenwood worked mainly on the stage, where she had a long career, appearing with Donald Wolfit's theatre company in the years following World War II. She did make several memorable screen appearances, most notably as Gwendolen in The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) and as Sibella in the black comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949). She also appeared in two Ealing comedies, Whisky Galore! and The Man in the White Suit. She had leading roles in Stage Struck (1958), the Jules Verne-based film Mysterious Island (1961), and Tom Jones (1963). Her last film was Little Dorrit, made the year of her death.

Is a Golden Globe Award-winning English actress and bestselling author.Collins was born in London, t

Is a Golden Globe Award-winning English actress and bestselling author.Collins was born in London, the daughter of Elsa (née Bessant), a dance teacher and nightclub hostess, and Joseph William Collins, an agent whose clients included Shirley Bassey, The Beatles and Tom Jones.[1][2] Collins's South African-born father was Jewish and her British mother was Anglican.[3][4][5] She has one sister, the author Jackie Collins, and a brother, Bill Collins. Collins was educated at the Francis Holland School and then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).

An English actress and former model best known for her roles in The New Avengers, Absolutely Fabulou

An English actress and former model best known for her roles in The New Avengers, Absolutely Fabulous, Sapphire and Steel, and Sensitive Skin.Lumley did not receive any formal training at drama school, her acting career began with a small role in the film Some Girls Do. She went on to have a brief but memorable role in Coronation Street in which she turned down Ken Barlow's offer of marriage.

Is an English actress and former model best known for her roles in The New Avengers, Absolutely Fabu

Is an English actress and former model best known for her roles in The New Avengers, Absolutely Fabulous, Sapphire and Steel, Sensitive Skin and as a Bond Girl in the 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

Is a British writer and author of the Harry Potter fantasy series, the idea for which was conceived

Is a British writer and author of the Harry Potter fantasy series, the idea for which was conceived whilst on a train trip from Manchester to London in 1990. The Potter books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, and sold nearly 400 millio

Is a British equestrian who competes in the discipline of vaulting. Her sister Hannah also represen

Is a British equestrian who competes in the discipline of vaulting. Her sister Hannah also represents Great Britain in vaulting.

Is an English golfer. She was born on in Sale, on 30 December 1966.

Is an English golfer. She was born on in Sale, on 30 December 1966.