British Famous Names Starting with Letter N

Was a defender who played for Blackburn Rovers during their Premiership winning years at the height

Was a defender who played for Blackburn Rovers during their Premiership winning years at the height of his career. The other clubs he played for included Sheffield United, Plymouth, Exeter, Cheltenham and Tiverton.

The daughter of Sheila and Denis Bryant, Bryant grew up in a village in Surrey, near Guildford. She

The daughter of Sheila and Denis Bryant, Bryant grew up in a village in Surrey, near Guildford. She started dance classes at the age of three and also began to learn the piano. At the age of ten she auditioned to go to ballet schools, but was unable to ta

Was an English musician and songwriter and a founding member of Traffic. He drummed with several fam

Was an English musician and songwriter and a founding member of Traffic. He drummed with several famous singers and musicians, including Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Alvin Lee and Mylon LeFevre.

Is a retired judoka from the United Kingdom. She competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starti

Is a retired judoka from the United Kingdom. She competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992, when she won the silver medal in the women's lightweight division (– 56 kg). In the final she was defeated by Spain's Miriam Blasco.

An English pop singer, and the youngest member of the British girl group Girls Aloud. She is also th

An English pop singer, and the youngest member of the British girl group Girls Aloud. She is also the creator of the make-up range Dainty Doll.Girls Aloud were formed after auditioning for a UK TV show, Popstars: The Rivals. Roberts was originally eliminated before the final stage, but was brought back into the final ten after another contestant, Nicola Ward, pulled out of the show after objecting to the show's contract. Roberts started her career singing with a girl group at her local discotheque with a local DJ. During the Popstars

Was a British author and illustrator famous for his humorous cartoon drawings in books and magazines

Was a British author and illustrator famous for his humorous cartoon drawings in books and magazines in the 1930s and 1940s. He was the son of Edmund Clerihew Bentley (the inventor of the clerihew verse form); he was born with the name Nicholas but opted to change the spelling.

Is an English cinematographer and film director. Contributing to the visual look of Lawrence of Arab

Is an English cinematographer and film director. Contributing to the visual look of Lawrence of Arabia and Roger Corman's The Masque of the Red Death, and co-directing Performance, he would later become the guiding force behind such landmark films as Don't Look Now, Walkabout and The Man Who Fell to Earth.

Danish (English-born) immunologist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1984

Danish (English-born) immunologist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1984. The citation read "For theories concerning the specificity in development and control of the immune system and the discovery of the principle for production of monoclonal antibodies"[1].

Is a BAFTA nominated English actor.Havers' father Lord Havers was a barrister, known for successfull

Is a BAFTA nominated English actor.Havers' father Lord Havers was a barrister, known for successfully defending Mick Jagger and Keith Richards on drug charges in 1967 and being chief-prosecutor of Peter Sutcliffe in 1981, as well as for his brief service as Lord Chancellor in 1987

Nigel Benson was born in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, son of Ralph H. Benson, a fine artist spe

Nigel Benson was born in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, son of Ralph H. Benson, a fine artist specializing in oils and pastels, and Heather M. Benson. He grew up in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, and was educated at Dunstable Grammar School (where film star Gary Cooper and other notables were taught). He gained an Honours Degree in Psychology at North East London Polytechnic (now East London University) and a Masters Degree in Education through the Open University. He is a PhD research student at the London University Institute of Education.

Is a British science writer.Between 1956 and 1966, Calder wrote for the magazine New Scientist, serv

Is a British science writer.Between 1956 and 1966, Calder wrote for the magazine New Scientist, serving as editor from 1962 to 1966. Since that time, he has worked as an independent author and TV screenwriter. He has conceived and scripted thirteen major documentaries and series on popular science subjects broadcast by the BBC and Channel 4 (London), with accompanying books. For his television work he received the Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science in 1972

Is a former English footballer who played as a forward. He made a professional appearance for his ho

Is a former English footballer who played as a forward. He made a professional appearance for his hometown club, Chester.Clutton was playing Sunday League football for Chester based side Blacon and working as a milkman when he was given his solitary Football League outing for Chester on March 1, 1978 at home to Carlisle United.

Was an English cricketer who played for Lancashire and England. Born in Gee Cross, Hyde, Cheshire, h

Was an English cricketer who played for Lancashire and England. Born in Gee Cross, Hyde, Cheshire, he captained England for the tour to India in the only four Test matches he played in, winning one and drawing three, although the series was drawn after the fifth Test match was lost (Howard was injured and Donald Carr captained England in his absence). Nigel Howard was chosen to lead England's second-string side to the sub-continent in 1951-52 largely because he was an amateur (Len Hutton became the first professional England captain of the 20th century a few months later) and a successful leader of Lancashire (1949-53).

Is a British judoka.

Is a British judoka.

Tall, stringy and deceptively frail in appearance, Haig played regularly from 1912 to 1934 as an ama

Tall, stringy and deceptively frail in appearance, Haig played regularly from 1912 to 1934 as an amateur batsman who could open the innings or bat further down the order and as a tireless swing bowler somewhat above medium pace. His all-round usefulness is shown by the fact that he made 1,000 runs in a season six times and took 100 wickets five times. He did the all-rounder's double of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in a season three times, in 1921, 1927 and 1929. He was captain of Middlesex for six seasons from 1929, sharing the job in the last two years with H. J. Enthoven.

S an English-born football player who plays as a midfielder for West Ham United and for Scotland

S an English-born football player who plays as a midfielder for West Ham United and for Scotland

Is an English former football player, who played as a defender for Shrewsbury Town, Sheffield Wednes

Is an English former football player, who played as a defender for Shrewsbury Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Middlesbrough before going in to management. He is the current manager of Leicester City, having been unveiled by chairman Milan Mandaric at a press conference on 20 June 2008.

Is a former professional footballer who played in the English Football League.A tall slim striker an

Is a former professional footballer who played in the English Football League.A tall slim striker and a product of the Preston North End youth system Nigel made his debut as a seventeen year old in a league game away at Lincoln City, a game they lost 4-0.

Is a former footballer and is the current manager of Scunthorpe United.Adkins was appointed caretake

Is a former footballer and is the current manager of Scunthorpe United.Adkins was appointed caretaker manager by Scunthorpe chairman Steve Wharton in November 2006, following the departure of the previous manager, Brian Laws. Adkins had previously held the role of physio at the club

Is an English footballer and the current player-manager of Burton Albion. He has played mainly as a

Is an English footballer and the current player-manager of Burton Albion. He has played mainly as a striker but could adapt to other positions, including centre-back.He is most famous as a Nottingham Forest player, where he was coached by his father Brian Clough to whom he was publicly known as "The No. 9".

Was an English footballer, who played for Watford and England U21 during his playing career. He play

Was an English footballer, who played for Watford and England U21 during his playing career. He played as a right-back.Gibbs made his Watford debut in 1983, at the age of 17. Gibbs also played in 5 England Under 21 matches in the 1980s.

Is an English football manager and former player. He was formerly a midfield player who was an integ

Is an English football manager and former player. He was formerly a midfield player who was an integral part of the much-admired Liverpool team of 1988.

Is an English former footballer, who represented his country at Under-21 level and until May 2008 wa

Is an English former footballer, who represented his country at Under-21 level and until May 2008 was manager of Ilkeston Town. As of July 9, 2008, he is the player-assistant manager to Jim Vince at the newly renamed F.C. Halifax Town.

Thanks to revolutionary music videos that played in heavy rotation in the early days of MTV, and Tay

Thanks to revolutionary music videos that played in heavy rotation in the early days of MTV, and Taylor was one of Duran Duran's most popular members.Taylor played with Duran Duran and its changing lineups from its founding in 1978 until 1997, when he lef

At the age of 16, Stéphane Grappelli invited Kennedy to appear with him at New York's Carnegie Ha

At the age of 16, Stéphane Grappelli invited Kennedy to appear with him at New York's Carnegie Hall, under the threat from his teachers at the Juilliard that it would ruin his classical career. He made his recording debut in 1984 with the Elgar Violin Concerto, but most know Kennedy through the version of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons which he recorded in 1989 with the English Chamber Orchestra. The release sold over 2 million copies and earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the then best-selling classical work of all. The album remained top of the UK classical charts for over a year with sales equivalent to one copy sold every 30 seconds of every day time. He has also performed and recorded most of the major violin concerti.