British Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a former professional soccer centre-forward. He was the fourth leading career scorer of the North

Is a former professional soccer centre-forward. He was the fourth leading career scorer of the North American Soccer League.

British chemist. He was born in Cambridge and attended The Perse School.

British chemist. He was born in Cambridge and attended The Perse School.

Is an author, playwright and stage actor, well known in the United Kingdom as a national television

Is an author, playwright and stage actor, well known in the United Kingdom as a national television newscaster.Gordon Honeycombe was born in Karachi, in British India, and educated at the Edinburgh Academy and at University College, Oxford, from which he

A British economist and the Clifton R. Musser Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of C

A British economist and the Clifton R. Musser Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Chicago Law School

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Portsmouth, Huddersfield Town & Headington Unit

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Portsmouth, Huddersfield Town & Headington United. He was born in Derby.

Was a professional footballer, playing the centre forward position. In his career, McGarry played fo

Was a professional footballer, playing the centre forward position. In his career, McGarry played for Workington, Bolton Wanderers, Newcastle United, Barrow, Gateshead.

Was a British statesman and Conservative Party politician.Born in Ulster, the son of Edmund McNeill

Was a British statesman and Conservative Party politician.Born in Ulster, the son of Edmund McNeill DL, JP - the Sheriff of County Antrim. Lord Cushendun was educated at Harrow and Christ Church, Oxford, graduating in 1886. After being called to the bar i

Was a British statesman and Conservative Party politician.

Was a British statesman and Conservative Party politician.

Was an English football player and manager.Rooke started his playing career with Crystal Palace, who

Was an English football player and manager.Rooke started his playing career with Crystal Palace, who were at the time in the Third Division South. A centre forward, he mainly played for the Eagles' reserve side, only playing eighteen league matches and scoring four goals between 1932 and 1936.

Is an English footballer.Baynham gained a total of 3 caps for England.

Is an English footballer.Baynham gained a total of 3 caps for England.

Is a British film cinematographer, producer, screenwriter, and director.Neame was born in London to

Is a British film cinematographer, producer, screenwriter, and director.Neame was born in London to photographer Elwin Neame and actress Ivy Close. After completing his education at the University College School and Hurstpierpoint College, he drifted into the film industry, and his first professional credit was as an assistant on the Alfred Hitchcock film Blackmail (1929).

Is a former English professional footballer.Bird began his career as an apprentice at Birmingham Cit

Is a former English professional footballer.Bird began his career as an apprentice at Birmingham City but found first team chances hard to come by and left to join Bradford Park Avenue, being signed by manager Jimmy Scoular.

British physician. He was born in Almora, India. He was the eldest son of General Sir Campbell Claye

British physician. He was born in Almora, India. He was the eldest son of General Sir Campbell Claye Grant Ross of the Indian Army and Matilda Charlotte Elderton. His grandfather was Lieutenant Colonel Hugh Ross.

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who holds dual Canadian and British nationality. Shudra

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who holds dual Canadian and British nationality. Shudra was the player / coach for the Sheffield Scimitars in the English Premier Ice Hockey League and named as junior coach (U-12) of the team on 3 May 2009.

Was a football goalkeeper for Sheffield Wednesday, QPR and England.Springett made 33 appearances for

Was a football goalkeeper for Sheffield Wednesday, QPR and England.Springett made 33 appearances for England, then the most by any Sheffield Wednesday player. He held this record for 26 years. He made his England debut against Northern Ireland in 1959. He had been the first choice goalkeeper during the 1962 World Cup in Chile when England reached the quarter finals.

Is a former English footballer. His position was right back.During his career, he played for Stockpo

Is a former English footballer. His position was right back.During his career, he played for Stockport County, Huddersfield Town, and Sheffield Wednesday. He earned 8 caps for the England national football team, representing the country in the 1954 FIFA World Cup.

Generally known as Ron Todd, was the general secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union (T

Generally known as Ron Todd, was the general secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU), then the largest general trade union in the United Kingdom, from 1985 until 1992.Todd was born in Walthamstow, London. His father was a stallholder in a local street market and Todd left school at the age of 14 to work in a barber's shop. He also worked as an assistant to a plumber before being conscripted into the Royal Marines in the last days of World War II. For a time he served alongside his father in the Marines and was posted to Hong Kong.

Was an English footballer.

Was an English footballer.

Was an English commercial artist born in Waterloo, on the outskirts of Liverpool, Merseyside. He was

Was an English commercial artist born in Waterloo, on the outskirts of Liverpool, Merseyside. He was educated at the Liverpool City School of Art, where he acquired the nickname Josh, which comes from having his work compared to that of Sir Joshua Reynold

Is an English former football goalkeeper. He spent seventeen years playing for Gillingham, for whom

Is an English former football goalkeeper. He spent seventeen years playing for Gillingham, for whom he holds the record for the most matches played in all competition.

Was an English footballer whose career lasted from 1926 to 1946. Starling was an inside forward who

Was an English footballer whose career lasted from 1926 to 1946. Starling was an inside forward who made 413 appearances in all competitions, never a high scoring inside forward he was a player who created chances for other players, notching a modest 65 goals throughout his career. His ball carrying ability earned him the nickname of "The Man with the Fluttering Feet".

Was a British Labour Party politician. He was the younger brother of George Brown, Deputy Leader of

Was a British Labour Party politician. He was the younger brother of George Brown, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1960.

Height 173 cm Year of Birth 1969 Nationality English Position Point Guard

Height 173 cm Year of Birth 1969 Nationality English Position Point Guard

A British boxer, born in Blackpool, Lancashire whose career highlight was winning the European Feath

A British boxer, born in Blackpool, Lancashire whose career highlight was winning the European Featherweight championship in 1947

Is an English footballer who played for the English Premier League club Everton.Ronnie played for Ev

Is an English footballer who played for the English Premier League club Everton.Ronnie played for Everton during the old First Division. Favoured while playing for Billy Bingham, Ronnie was replaced by Gordon Lee once Dave Thomas came on the scene.