English Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper who played first-class c

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1981 and 1993. Maher's cricketing debut came in 1977, when he played for the first time for Middlesex's Second XI. He was not

Was a professional footballer who won the 1902 FA Cup final with Sheffield United .

Was a professional footballer who won the 1902 FA Cup final with Sheffield United .

Is a former English football goalkeeper.Williams began his football career while employed as a membe

Is a former English football goalkeeper.Williams began his football career while employed as a member of the groundstaff at Walsall, making his league debut for the Division 3 club on October 16, 1937 against Bristol City.

Was a documentary and press photographer known for his work published in the Picture Post magazine b

Was a documentary and press photographer known for his work published in the Picture Post magazine between 1941 and 1957.Bert Hardy rose from humble working class origins in Blackfriars, the eldest of seven children he left school at age 14 to work for a

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. Tayler's

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. Tayler's first-class cricketing career began in the 1914 season, when he played two County Championship games for Gloucestershire.

Carried out research on quantum theory, particularly in its early days. She was associated with Girt

Carried out research on quantum theory, particularly in its early days. She was associated with Girton College, University of Cambridge, as student and Fellow, for over 70 years.Bertha Swirles was born in Northampton in 1903, attended Northampton School for Girls and then went up to Girton College, in 1921, to read Mathematics, graduating with first class Honours. She became a research student of Ralph Fowler, one of a distinguished company of his students that included Paul Dirac and Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar. She married Harold Jeffreys in 1940, and became Lady Jeffreys upon his knighthood in 1953.

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an English cricketer who played 19 first-class games, all but one for Worcestershire before the

Was an English cricketer who played 19 first-class games, all but one for Worcestershire before the First World War. Stevens made a quiet debut against Lancashire in the 1905 County Championship, scoring 4 in his only innings and sending down two undistin

Was an English footballer, cricketer and educator. He played football for England against Wales and

Was an English footballer, cricketer and educator. He played football for England against Wales and was a right-handed batsman who played for Derbyshire during the 1910 season. He went on to Oxford University where he won his soccer blue. He later played soccer for the Corinthians and the Casuals, in the days when the famous amateur side could beat professional teams. Corbett played cricket for Buckinghamshire and made one appearance for Derbyshire during the 1910 season, a County Championship game against Kent which the team lost by a large margin.

Is a British former IFBB professional bodybuilder. Fox immigrated to London, England, with his famil

Is a British former IFBB professional bodybuilder. Fox immigrated to London, England, with his family when he was only one year old. He then moved to Northampton. He did not return to St. Kitts for more than 40 years. He once said, "I'm 100% British. I th

Is a former English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1950 to 1953. Richa

Is a former English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1950 to 1953. Richardson was born at Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire. He joined Derbyshire at the start of the 1950 season and went on to play in the first and second XI. He ma

Was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Somerset from 1907 to 1921 as a batsman and wicke

Was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Somerset from 1907 to 1921 as a batsman and wicketkeeper. Known as "Bert" or "Bertie", he was born at Glastonbury and died at Canford Cliffs, Dorset. His older brother Eustace played in one match for Somerset in 1909. Bisgood was a right-handed middle-order batsman and occasional wicketkeeper. Bisgood was the first Somerset cricketer to score a century on debut; the second would be Harold Gimblett in 1935.

Was an English cricketer. Evans was a right-handed batsman. Evans made his first-class debut in the

Was an English cricketer. Evans was a right-handed batsman. Evans made his first-class debut in the 1900 County Championship Hampshire against Warwickshire. Evans played one further match for Hampshire in the 1900 season against Sussex. Nine years later E

Was an English actor and singer known for his performances in plays and musical comedies in the earl

Was an English actor and singer known for his performances in plays and musical comedies in the early 20th century and then for roles in films.A huge man who stood almost 7 feet tall, Wallis won a scholarship to study voice at the Royal Academy of Music.

Was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, advocate for social reform, and pacif

Was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, advocate for social reform, and pacifist. Although he spent the majority of his life in England, he was born in Wales, where he also died.[1]

Was an English jazz singer who had played with Chris Barber and Lonnie Donegan. Ella Fitzgerald once

Was an English jazz singer who had played with Chris Barber and Lonnie Donegan. Ella Fitzgerald once said of Beryl Bryden that she was "Britain's queen of the blues".Beryl Bryden, Britain's "Queen of the Washboard" was one of the most flamboyant figures in the British Traditional jazz scene.An ardent jazz fan she established a Nat Gonella fan club in her teens before taking up the washboard and singing. Her vocal style was heavily influenced by Bessie Smith but avoid affectation of an American accent.

Was a British-born Kenyan horse trainer and adventurer. She was a record-breaking aviatrix in the pi

Was a British-born Kenyan horse trainer and adventurer. She was a record-breaking aviatrix in the pioneer days of aviation, and is primarily remembered as the author of the memoir West with the Night.

An English singer and songwriter, best known as the vocalist for English band Portishead.Gibbons has

An English singer and songwriter, best known as the vocalist for English band Portishead.Gibbons has also collaborated on a separate project with Paul Webb, aka Rustin' Man (ex-member of the band Talk Talk). In October 2002, the album, Out of Season, was released in the UK, and in October 2003 it was released in the U.S.Annie Lennox has joined forces with Beth Gibbons and 22 other female artists to raise the awareness of the transmission of HIV to unborn children in Africa. The single "Sing" was released on World AIDS Day on 1 December 2007.

An English cricketer, who represents the Middlesex women's cricket team and the current England wome

An English cricketer, who represents the Middlesex women's cricket team and the current England women's cricket team. She was a member of the team which retained the Ashes in Australia in 2008 and who won the Womens World Cup in 2009, playing in all the games without contributing any score of significance.Her uncle is the former test cricket Eddie Hemmings who played for England 16 times, who Beth has said is great to have on the end of the phone for support.

Was a wealthy British power boat racer known for her speed and her eccentric lifestyle. During World

Was a wealthy British power boat racer known for her speed and her eccentric lifestyle. During World War I, Carstairs served in France with the Red Cross, driving ambulances, before going to Dublin with the Women's Legion Mechanical Transport Section. Aft

An English singer, actress and author, most noted for her role as Betty Williams on the British soap

An English singer, actress and author, most noted for her role as Betty Williams on the British soap Coronation Street.At the age of 8, Driver began performing professionally, forced by her mother to appear with Terence Byron Repertory Theatre Company.[4] She was singing for the BBC by the age of 10 and began touring across the UK in her first revue at the age of 12. Whilst performing in London at the age of 14, Driver was spotted by the agent Bert Aza, who was in partnership with his brother Archie Pitt, Gracie Fields's husband. Despite her young age, he booked her for the lead in a revival of Mr Tower Of London, which Gracie Fields had made famous 19 years before. She was also approached by George Formby after he and his wife Beryll Formby saw her perform in Manchester. The Formbys wanted Driver to appear in their new film Boots! Boots!, but when Beryll Formby saw her rehearsing, she decided that she did not want to be outperformed by Driver and sent her away; however, the producers felt so bad about the way Betty Driver was treated that they refused to take her name off the film credits, even though she did not appear in the theatrical release.[3

Was a cricketer who played for Oxford University and Gloucestershire. He was a bespectacled middle-o

Was a cricketer who played for Oxford University and Gloucestershire. He was a bespectacled middle-order batsman and a fine close fielder who held forthright and, for his time, outspoken views on cricket captaincy and cricket traditions and who was given

An English soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer who released her debut album in 1995

An English soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer who released her debut album in 1995. Heavily influenced by soul greats such as Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin, Knight is signed to Parlophone Records and has released five studio albums to date. Widely labelled as one of Britain's greatest soul singers,[1] Knight is best known for her hit singles "Greatest Day", "Get Up!", "Shoulda Woulda Coulda" and "Come As You Are".

Was still a student when she was picked to front The Levee Breakers, a jug band who played the folk

Was still a student when she was picked to front The Levee Breakers, a jug band who played the folk circuit in South East England. At the age of 16 recorded her first single "Babe I'm Leaving You" which was released on the Parlophone label in 1965.Martyn was then signed as a solo artist to the Deram Records label. In 1966 she released a single "Happy New Year" (b-side "Where The Good Times Are") written by Randy Newman, and accompanied by Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Nicky Hopkins. "Happy New Year" was chosen, together with "I Love My Dog" by Cat Stevens, to launch Deram as the progressive branch of Decca Records (see references). She also recorded an unreleased single in the same year, "Picking Up The Sunshine" / "Gin House Blues

An international cricketer [1]. She was born in June 1975 in Doncaster and represented Yorkshire. Sh

An international cricketer [1]. She was born in June 1975 in Doncaster and represented Yorkshire. She played 6 one day internationals for the England Women's cricket team, making her debut against New Zealand in June 1996. A right handed batsman and right arm medium bowler, she scored 53 runs at an average of 17.66.