British Famous Names Starting with Letter J

As a player he "crossed the park" from Liverpool in 1962 to join Everton and scored in the first lea

As a player he "crossed the park" from Liverpool in 1962 to join Everton and scored in the first league derby match in over 11 years in a 2-2 draw.

A former professional boxer from Sheffield, England. He was the WBO Cruiserweight World Champion, a

A former professional boxer from Sheffield, England. He was the WBO Cruiserweight World Champion, a title he gained on 27 March 1999 by defeating Carl Thompson.

Is an English former footballer and manager. Newman played as a central defender, beginning his care

Is an English former footballer and manager. Newman played as a central defender, beginning his career with Birmingham City in 1951 where he won the Second Division and was on the losing side in a FA Cup final. He moved on to Leicester City and then to Plymouth Argyle, for whom he made over 300 appearances between 1960 and 1967.

Was a Lancashire and England cricketer and for many years the finest professional batsman in county

Was a Lancashire and England cricketer and for many years the finest professional batsman in county cricket.

Wardle, though mainly a classical orthodox left-arm finger-spinner, was probably the most versatile

Wardle, though mainly a classical orthodox left-arm finger-spinner, was probably the most versatile of all the great spin bowlers, and he was capable both of remarkable originality and amazingly accurate and steady work. On firm pitches, his ability to bowl left-arm wrist spinners that turned and bounced much more sharply made him preferred over Tony Lock in his heyday. Wardle is the only English bowler to master this unusual style, and it gave him many of his greatest successes, notably in South Africa in 1956/1957 where he achieved the astonishing feat of taking 100 wickets in a season outside England. Wardle was also a dangerous left-handed hitter whose stocky build permitted him to drive powerfully

Was one of the best spin bowlers in postwar cricket. His Test average of 20.39 is the lowest in Test

Was one of the best spin bowlers in postwar cricket. His Test average of 20.39 is the lowest in Test cricket by any major spin bowler in the last seventy years.Wardle, though mainly a classical orthodox left-arm finger-spinner, was probably the most versatile of all the great spin bowlers, and he was capable both of remarkable originality and amazingly accurate and steady work. On firm pitches, his ability to bowl left-arm wrist spinners that turned and bounced much more sharply made him preferred over Tony Lock in his heyday. Wardle is the only English bowler to master this unusual style, and it gave him many of his greatest successes, notably in South Africa in 1956/1957 where he achieved the astonishing feat of taking 100 wickets in a season outside England. Wardle was also a dangerous left-handed hitter whose stocky build permitted him to drive powerfully. Often his hitting against opposing spinners suggested that the defensive batting so characteristic of 1950s and 1960s first-class cricket was not the most effective method of play.

At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Davis became the first black athlete to win a gold medal in an individu

At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Davis became the first black athlete to win a gold medal in an individual sport (1,000-m) and the fifth black Winter Olympics medalist. He also won the silver in the 1,500-m. He won the allround World Allround Championships in both 2005 and 2006, after winning the silver medal in 2004, and won the World Single Distance Championships 1,500-m in 2004. Davis has set a total of five world records, three of them standing as of end-of-season 2006: 1:07.03 in the 1,000-m, 1:42.68 in the 1,500-m, and 145.742 in the allround samalog.

Is a retired English football defender.

Is a retired English football defender.

Is an English composer, Hammond organ and piano player.He is recognised for his Hammond organ blues-

Is an English composer, Hammond organ and piano player.He is recognised for his Hammond organ blues-rock sound and for his pioneering work in fusing rock and classical or baroque forms

Is an English footballer who plays as a left-back for Watford of the Football League Championship.Ha

Is an English footballer who plays as a left-back for Watford of the Football League Championship.Harley started his career with Chelsea, making his debut against Derby County in April 1998. Despite some impressive performances, especially in the 1999–2000 season, during which he was a member of Chelsea's FA Cup winning squad, albeit as an unused substitute in the final, he was unable to establish himself in the London side.

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Burton Albion in the Blue Square Premier, on loan un

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Burton Albion in the Blue Square Premier, on loan until January from Greenock Morton in the Scottish First Division.

Is an English former professional footballer. He was a central defender.Newsome began his career at

Is an English former professional footballer. He was a central defender.Newsome began his career at Sheffield Wednesday before joining Leeds United, where he won a first division championship medal in 1992. Norwich City manager John Deehan paid Leeds £1,000,000 for his services in 1994.

Is a retired English football defender.He started his career at Everton after joining in 1993. He ca

Is a retired English football defender.He started his career at Everton after joining in 1993. He captained England at youth level, and graduated through the F.A. School at Lilleshall. Although he was a centre back, Everton were well covered in this position, and so he had made his first team breakthrough at right back, after Joe Royle dropped Matt Jackson after a disastrous F.A. Cup in 1996.

Is a professional footballer who plays for Norwich City. Otsemobor is a defender who can play as cen

Is a professional footballer who plays for Norwich City. Otsemobor is a defender who can play as centre-back or full-back. His main strengths are his pace and willingness to get forward.

Is a professional footballer, who is currently playing for Worcester City. A central defender, he wa

Is a professional footballer, who is currently playing for Worcester City. A central defender, he was originally a trainee at Exeter City, making his debut in 1994. He impressed straight away, and went on to make almost 250 league appearances for the Grecians over the next 6 years, many of which were as club captain.

Is a former professional footballer. He was a goalkeeper.Sheffield came through the youth system at

Is a former professional footballer. He was a goalkeeper.Sheffield came through the youth system at Norwich City, but made just one appearance for their first team when he deputised for the suspended Bryan Gunn in a 2-2 draw against Aston Villa at Carrow Road on 15 April 1989.

Jon Smith was brought up in Merseyside, where he remained until he was eighteen. He studied for a de

Jon Smith was brought up in Merseyside, where he remained until he was eighteen. He studied for a degree in American Studies at the University of Reading which included a semester at the University of Texas, at Austin.[1] After graduating in 1997 Jon spent a year in South Korea, teaching English as a foreign language. Returning to the UK in 1998, Jon Smith worked for a number of Internet companies including Amazon.co.uk and Kitbag.com before launching his own online toy business called Toytopia in 2002

Is an English cricketer. He was brought up in Swindon where he went to Chruchfields School and Swind

Is an English cricketer. He was brought up in Swindon where he went to Chruchfields School and Swindon College, and where he played for Swindon CC, at the County Ground. After being on the staff of Northamptonshire, he has played county cricket for Gloucestershire since his first-class debut in 1995, becoming captain in 2006. He has played for the English cricket team in Twenty20, One Day International and Test matches.

Is an English footballer who plays for Mansfield Town as a midfielder. He made over 90 appearances i

Is an English footballer who plays for Mansfield Town as a midfielder. He made over 90 appearances in the Football League for Mansfield Town between 2005 and 2008.

Is an English former professional footballer.

Is an English former professional footballer.

Is a former footballer who played for Southampton as well as for Swindon Town, Middlesbrough, Portsm

Is a former footballer who played for Southampton as well as for Swindon Town, Middlesbrough, Portsmouth, Torquay United and Exeter City.Gittens started his career with Midlands Combination side Paget Rangers whilst taking a two-year course in menswear tailoring when he was spotted by Southampton.

Is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender.Beswetherick was born in Liverpool, be

Is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender.Beswetherick was born in Liverpool, before moving to Plymouth where he started his career at his home town club of Plymouth Argyle. He also had spells at Sheffield Wednesday and Forest Green Rovers. In November 2005, he joined Salisbury City.

Is an English professional footballer, who plays for Dagenham & Redbridge.Boardman was born in Readi

Is an English professional footballer, who plays for Dagenham & Redbridge.Boardman was born in Reading, Berkshire and joined Crystal Palace as a trainee in June 1999, turning professional on July 7, 2000. On March 22, 2001 he joined Woking on loan to gain some first-team experience in the Conference, returning to Palace at the end of the season.

Is a British presenter of current affairs and political radio and television programmes, a political

Is a British presenter of current affairs and political radio and television programmes, a political commentator and a writer.

Is a professional footballer playing for Conference National outfit Grays Athletic on loan from Leag

Is a professional footballer playing for Conference National outfit Grays Athletic on loan from League One side Brighton & Hove Albion. He plays as a striker.