English Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Was an English tennis player.Blanche Bingley was a member of the "Ealing Lawn Tennis & Archery Club.

Was an English tennis player.Blanche Bingley was a member of the "Ealing Lawn Tennis & Archery Club." In 1884, she competed in the first ever Wimbledon championships for women and two years later captured the first of her six singles titles. A seven time runner-up, Bingley's thirteen finals remain a Wimbledon record as is the fourteen year time span between her first and last title.

Is the lead singer for the heavy metal band Blaze Bayley. He was also the lead singer of Iron Maiden

Is the lead singer for the heavy metal band Blaze Bayley. He was also the lead singer of Iron Maiden from 1994 to 1999.Blaze Bayley was originally lead vocalist of Tamworth rock band Wolfsbane. When Bruce Dickinson departed Iron Maiden in 1993, Bayley was chosen as his replacement in 1994. After a bad motorcycle accident caused by losing control and clipping his knee on a catseye in the road, which put him out of action for a year, his first album with Maiden was The X Factor, released in 1995.

Is an English actor and fencer. Anderson also owns a claim to fame for being a swordfighting trainer

Is an English actor and fencer. Anderson also owns a claim to fame for being a swordfighting trainer for several films, as well as a stunt double for Darth Vader in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.

Is a British composer, producer, singer and songwriter.He has amassed many credits over his 20 or so

Is a British composer, producer, singer and songwriter.He has amassed many credits over his 20 or so years in the business. Starting as a singer/songwriter, Bob was gigging and touring nightly from the age of 11 with his brother Peter Bradley Junior who later formed the highly credited alternative rock band, Subcircus.

Was a British folk singer, songwriter, storyteller, bargeman, author, and journalist. He was the las

Was a British folk singer, songwriter, storyteller, bargeman, author, and journalist. He was the last captain of a British commercial vessel operating under sail, and brought to an end a centuries old tradition.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler who played for So

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler who played for Somerset. Woolston made one first-class appearance for Somerset during the 1987 season, having made Second XI appearances for Middlesex, Worcestershire and S

Is a British actor and comedian. He is mainly known for his work as an impressionist. He made his TV

Is a British actor and comedian. He is mainly known for his work as an impressionist. He made his TV debut in 1981, but it wasn't until 1983 that he made his television breakthrough at Live from Her Majesty's. He became very popular as a result of his app

Is an English singer-songwriter. His work includes lead singer and creative force behind The Bible,

Is an English singer-songwriter. His work includes lead singer and creative force behind The Bible, formed in the 1980s, and reformed in 1994, as well as solo recordings and work for film. He lives in Ely.

Is an English comedian, singer, songwriter and playwright. He is particularly known for his surreal

Is an English comedian, singer, songwriter and playwright. He is particularly known for his surreal sense of humour.He explained his reasons for increasingly irrelevant (to the song) titles as - essentially - ways to avoid giving away the key phrases or p

Played first-class cricket in two matches, one each for Cambridge University and Somerset. A schoolb

Played first-class cricket in two matches, one each for Cambridge University and Somerset. A schoolboy first-eleven cricketer at Dulwich College for four seasons before the Second World War and captain in 1939, Collingwood was 28 before the first of his first-class appearances for Cambridge came in the 1948 season. Five years later, he turned out once for Somerset, at the time a very weak team, in a match at Weston-super-Mare against Nottinghamshire. He made 15 and 1 as Somerset subsided to an innings defeat in two days.

Is an English singer-songwriter, who was part of the English New Romantic movement which emerged in

Is an English singer-songwriter, who was part of the English New Romantic movement which emerged in the early 1980s. He helped give androgyny an international stage with the success of Culture Club during the 1980s. His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, which is influenced by rhythm and blues and reggae. His 1990s and 2000s-era solo music has glam influences such as David Bowie and Iggy Pop.

Was an English British Army officer, explorer and ornithologist.Lieutenant Boyd Francis Alexander wa

Was an English British Army officer, explorer and ornithologist.Lieutenant Boyd Francis Alexander was the oldest son of Lt Colonel Boyd Francis Alexander. On his mother's side he was the grandson of David Wilson the founder of one of the most famous hotels in India, the Great Eastern Hotel in Calcutta.Lieutenant Alexander was a member of an expedition which travelled across Africa from the Niger to the Nile, exploring the Lake Chad area. Alexander was accompanied by his brother Claud, Captain G. B. Gosling and José Lopes. In February 1904 they set off from the mouth of the Niger, travelling upriver to Lokoja. Claud died in October of enteric fever after making a survey of the Murchison Range

Was a bass guitarist and singer known for his involvement in bands such as King Crimson and Bad Comp

Was a bass guitarist and singer known for his involvement in bands such as King Crimson and Bad Company.Whilst singer in The Boz People in the mid-1960s, Boz was selected to replace Roger Daltrey in The Who when the remaining members of that band were on the verge of firing Daltrey, which ultimately did not happen. (Moon: The Life and Death of a Rock Legend by Tony Fletcher)

Is a rugby union player who plays for Saracens in the Aviva Premiership. He stands 186cm tall, weigh

Is a rugby union player who plays for Saracens in the Aviva Premiership. He stands 186cm tall, weighs in at 95 kg and plays the position of centre. Barritt attended Kearsney College where he was a College Prefect in 2004 and captained the 1st XV in 2004.B

Is an English footballer. He currently plays for Southampton, whom he joined on 5 July 2006.He is th

Is an English footballer. He currently plays for Southampton, whom he joined on 5 July 2006.He is the biological son of Arsenal and England player Ian Wright, and younger half-brother to Manchester City F.C. and England player Shaun Wright-Phillips, Ian's adopted son, with whom he used to play at Manchester City. He grew up in Brockley, South London and attended the state school Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College nearby in New Cross Gate.

Was a first class cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1992 and 1998. He p

Was a first class cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1992 and 1998. He played List A (one day cricket) for Yorkshire between 1993 and 2005. This neat right-handed batsman averaged 30.14 in Championship cricket, scoring 1839 run

Is a Welsh professional boxer. He usually fights at light middleweight or the divisions either side,

Is a Welsh professional boxer. He usually fights at light middleweight or the divisions either side, is a two time challenger for the British title and is a former Commonwealth champion. Pryce returned to winning ways against journeyman Micheal Monaghan a

Is a British amateur boxer who won bronze at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships and who com

Is a British amateur boxer who won bronze at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships and who competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Is a professional footballer who currently plays for Crawley Town in the Conference National. Born i

Is a professional footballer who currently plays for Crawley Town in the Conference National. Born in Forest Green, Thomas is primarily a centre back.The player started his career under Barry Fry at Peterborough but failed to make a first-team appearance, being loaned out to Kettering, Aldershot, Heybridge Swifts and Weymouth.

Is the lead singer of an eponymous power pop band. The group scored a U.S. Top 40 hit in the Billboa

Is the lead singer of an eponymous power pop band. The group scored a U.S. Top 40 hit in the Billboard Hot 100 in 1979, with "Girl Of My Dreams". In the Netherlands "Sarah Smiles" was a minor hit, reaching #33 in February 1979.

Is a British trade unionist and politician.She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in

Is a British trade unionist and politician.She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 1992.

Is an English former international women's footballer. She played in all four games of England's 199

Is an English former international women's footballer. She played in all four games of England's 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup appearance. In April 1996, Sempare was one of Croydon Ladies penalty scorers as Croydon beat Millwall Lionesses on penalties in the FA Premier League Cup.

Was a British archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Wadworth competed at the 190

Was a British archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Wadworth competed at the 1908 Games in the only archery event open to women, the double National round competition. She took ninth place in the event with 522 points.

Is an English singer-songwriter, best-known as the former lead vocalist of Britpop band Suede. After

Is an English singer-songwriter, best-known as the former lead vocalist of Britpop band Suede. After Suede disbanded, he fronted The Tears, who are currently on indefinite hiatus. Anderson has also released two solo albums.

Is a retired English football defender.

Is a retired English football defender.