British Famous Names Starting with Letter U

Was a British Liberal Party Member of Parliament who held office briefly in 1886 as Under-Secretary

Was a British Liberal Party Member of Parliament who held office briefly in 1886 as Under-Secretary of State for India and then as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. From 1892–95 he was Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty.

Is an English actress and former dancer.Her first major screen role was in Cliff Richard's 1963 film

Is an English actress and former dancer.Her first major screen role was in Cliff Richard's 1963 film, Summer Holiday. A few years later, she made her big breakthrough in television comedy, playing Rita Rawlins, the married daughter of Alf Garnett in Till Death Us Do Part.

Was an English poet and author, and biographer of her second husband, the composer Ralph Vaughan Wil

Was an English poet and author, and biographer of her second husband, the composer Ralph Vaughan Williams.In the early 1930s, she was a student at the Old Vic. In 1933 she married Michael Forrester Wood, an army officer. She met Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1938, after she sent him a play which she had hoped he would set to music. The meeting led eventually to their collaboration on the choral work Epithalamion. She and Vaughan Williams began an affair whilst still married to their respective spouses. Michael Wood died in 1942 whilst on Army duty, of a heart attack. After his death, Ursula Wood continued her relationship with Vaughan Williams, with the acknowledgment of Vaughan Williams' wife Adeline. Ursula Wood became Ralph's literary advisor and personal assistant.

Is a cricketer who has played three Test matches for England, all against Australia in 2001. He is a

Is a cricketer who has played three Test matches for England, all against Australia in 2001. He is a left-handed middle order batsman and occasional left arm slow bowler.