British Famous Names Starting with Letter O

Is a British actor and writer.He wrote and appeared in the film The Corpse (released in the United S

Is a British actor and writer.He wrote and appeared in the film The Corpse (released in the United States as Crucible of Horror), starring Michael Gough, and wrote The Johnstown Monster. He also wote the screenplay for a film version of Bernard Taylor's The Godsend. His wife Gabrielle Beaumont directed the film.

Was a Czech–British female chess master.Born in Moscow into a Czech (father) – British (mother)

Was a Czech–British female chess master.Born in Moscow into a Czech (father) – British (mother) family, she was younger sister to Vera Menchik. They all moved to England in 1921. In January 1927, Vera won the London ladies championship, and Olga took second place.

Worked as a magazine illustrator and comic strip artist in the 1970s and 1980s.Through the late 1970

Worked as a magazine illustrator and comic strip artist in the 1970s and 1980s.Through the late 1970s and 1980s Frey was a prolific creator of gay erotic art including a series of a Tom of Finland-style bad-boy hero named "Rogue" for Him Magazine, and has

Is a former English footballer who played as a striker. His father, Clive was a very successful play

Is a former English footballer who played as a striker. His father, Clive was a very successful player for Tottenham Hotspur in the 1980s.Oliver is a former West Ham United trainee (commonly known as The Academy of Football), he also used to play for Spurs (at youth level), but moved to Birmingham during 2005.

(born on 9 September 1988) is an English golfer

(born on 9 September 1988) is an English golfer

Is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known for his roles in the American

Is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known for his roles in the American films What a Girl Wants and Raise Your Voice.James' first screen appearance was a supporting role in the 2002 made-for-television short film, School's Out; he next appeared in a 2003 episode of the BBC series, The Afternoon Play, and joined a boy band produced by Simon Fuller. He left the band as soon as he was cast opposite actress Amanda Bynes in the American romantic comedy, What a Girl Wants; for his role in the film, he learned to play the guitar and co-wrote and sang the songs Long Time Coming and Greatest Story Ever Told, which were on the film's soundtrack

Is an English professional golfer.Fisher was born in Chingford, London. He was a winner of the Faldo

Is an English professional golfer.Fisher was born in Chingford, London. He was a winner of the Faldo Series, Nick Faldo's development programme for young golfers, in 2003, 2004 and 2005 and as such was regarded as one of the best prospects of his generati

Is a British developmental psychologist who is involved in research on infant visual perception.Brad

Is a British developmental psychologist who is involved in research on infant visual perception.Braddick is professor of Experimental Psychology and head of department at Oxford University[1]. He attained a BA (1965) and PhD (1968) in Experimental Psychology at the University of Cambridge. Between 1968-69 he was a post-doctorial fellow in the laboratory of Lorrin Riggs, Brown University, USA.

Is an English footballer who plays for Southampton.Lancashire made his first-team debut against Quee

Is an English footballer who plays for Southampton.Lancashire made his first-team debut against Queens Park Rangers on 14 September 2008, but was sent off after 29 minutes, for a mistimed tackle on Damien Delaney.

An influential British neuropsychologist. He was Professor of Experimental Psychology, University of

An influential British neuropsychologist. He was Professor of Experimental Psychology, University of Cambridge, 1952-81, then Professor Emeritus. He was the son of Israel Zangwill and the grandson of William Edward Ayrton. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1977.

Is an English footballer. He played professionally with Lincoln City as a forward and currently play

Is an English footballer. He played professionally with Lincoln City as a forward and currently plays for hometown team Boston United.Ryan attended Kirton Primary School before moving on to Boston Grammar School. He played junior football with Nortoft Boys and Boston Town in the Mid Lincolnshire Youth League before joining Lincoln City's Centre of Excellence on 26 October 2000 despite an offer from Leicester City.

Is a British showjumper turned reality show contestant and actor. It is fair to state that Skeete at

Is a British showjumper turned reality show contestant and actor. It is fair to state that Skeete attained a level of fame which was out of proportion to his quite modest achievements as a showjumper. This was partly due to his status as a dreadlocked bla

(born on 14 September 1980) is an English professional golfer

(born on 14 September 1980) is an English professional golfer

A British synchronized swimmer.Her most notable achievements to date are winning two consecutive gol

A British synchronized swimmer.Her most notable achievements to date are winning two consecutive gold medals at the British Synchronized Swimming Championships in 2004 and 2005. [1]

Is a former English footballer who played for several Football League clubs during the 1970s and 198

Is a former English footballer who played for several Football League clubs during the 1970s and 1980s. He was also the first player to score a goal for Rushden & Diamonds on 22 August 1992 against Bilston Town.

Is a British professional basketball player, and currently plays for the Everton Tigers in the Briti

Is a British professional basketball player, and currently plays for the Everton Tigers in the British Basketball League. The 6ft6 power forward, attended Clemson University before signing for Italian basketball team Roseto Basket in 2005 and soon after m

Is a British stand-up comedian and actor.The first significant success of his stand-up comedy career

Is a British stand-up comedian and actor.The first significant success of his stand-up comedy career was at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1995 with "Short, Fat Kebab Shop Owner's Son", followed by "The Arab and the Jew" in 1996. He claimed to be the on

Is an English footballer of Turkish descent who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Vaduz in the Swiss Supe

Is an English footballer of Turkish descent who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Vaduz in the Swiss Super League.

Was an English footballer who played inside right for Castleford Town and Bradford City. His son, Os

Was an English footballer who played inside right for Castleford Town and Bradford City. His son, Oscar, was also a professional footballer.Oscar Fox was born in Sheffield, England. He was playing for Castleford Town when he was spotted by Bradford City in 1911, making his debut on February 18, 1911 against Oldham Athletic.

Former footballer and manager, was born in Carlton, near Leeds, England. Hold played for Everton F.C

Former footballer and manager, was born in Carlton, near Leeds, England. Hold played for Everton F.C. and Norwich City F.C.. He became manager of Doncaster Rovers in 1962, taking over from Danny Malloy, and also managed Turkish champion Fenerbahçe SK on (1964-65), with whom he won the Turkish League title and Atatürk Cup titles. He died in a Sunderland nursing home of bladder cancer in 2005.

Was an English football player.Oscar Horace Stanley Linkson was born at New Barnet, England. His fat

Was an English football player.Oscar Horace Stanley Linkson was born at New Barnet, England. His father was Robert Linkson, a house painter. His mother Rebecca Bartram ran a business selling wardrobes made by her father and brothers.

Is a cricketer who plays for Middlesex and has appeared for England in a number of One Day Internati

Is a cricketer who plays for Middlesex and has appeared for England in a number of One Day Internationals and two test matches.

He is perhaps best known as a television and radio news journalist over three decades, but he combin

He is perhaps best known as a television and radio news journalist over three decades, but he combined this career with that of ordained Anglican clergyman and volunteer charity fundraiser and campaigner. He is married to Maggie; they have three adult children, two sons and a daughter.

British physicist, professor at Princeton University from 1906 to 1913, and a Nobel laureate in phys

British physicist, professor at Princeton University from 1906 to 1913, and a Nobel laureate in physics for his work on the thermionic phenomenon and discovery of Thermionic emissions leading to Richardson's Law.