English Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Is an English former rugby league footballer. Noble is also the former coach of the Great Britain Na

Is an English former rugby league footballer. Noble is also the former coach of the Great Britain National Rugby League team. He was also the captain of the 1984 Great Britain touring team to Australia. He is the only man to coach a club to three Super Le

Is a former English first-class cricketer who played as an off-spin bowler for Somerset. He captaine

Is a former English first-class cricketer who played as an off-spin bowler for Somerset. He captained the county from 1969 until 1971 and his career tally of 1390 wickets ranks him third in the county's history, behind only Jack White and Arthur Wellard.

Was a cricketer who played two first-class matches for Somerset in 1939. In 1949 and 1950, he played

Was a cricketer who played two first-class matches for Somerset in 1939. In 1949 and 1950, he played in non-first-class matches for The Army as a batsman only, scoring 84 in one innings against the Royal Air Force at Lord's.

Is a song writer, singer and studio recording engineer.Brian Bedford was educated at the Oaks County

Is a song writer, singer and studio recording engineer.Brian Bedford was educated at the Oaks County Secondary Modern School, Huddersfield School of Music and Bretton Hall College of Education. He took up cello whilst still at school, deciding music lessons were more appealing that spending cold playtimes outdoors.

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s. At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne,

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s. At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, he finished eighth in the K-2 10000 m event and ninth in the K-2 10000 m event.

Is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Worcestershire, making a total of t

Is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Worcestershire, making a total of three appearances (none of them in the County Championship) in 1956 and 1957. Hall played a few times for Middlesex's Second XI in 1954 and 1955, but he ne

A British evolutionary biologist and editor of Biology Letters.Charlesworth gained a B.A. in natural

A British evolutionary biologist and editor of Biology Letters.Charlesworth gained a B.A. in natural sciences from Queen's College Cambridge, followed by a PhD in genetics from Cambridge in 1969. Postdoctoral work at the University of Chicago. University of Liverpool 1971-1974, University of Sussex under John Maynard Smith 1974-82. Returned to Chicago to be professor of ecology and evolution 1985-97. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1991 and won its Darwin Medal in 2000. Since 1997 he has been Royal Society Research Professor at the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IEB), University of Edinburgh.

Was an English cricketer who played three first-class matches for Lancashire and Worcestershire in t

Was an English cricketer who played three first-class matches for Lancashire and Worcestershire in the late 1960s. He was born in Horwich, Lancashire. Krikken played a large number of games for Lancashire's Second XI between 1965 and 1968. In 1969 Krikken

Is a former English cricketer. Cheesman was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. C

Is a former English cricketer. Cheesman was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. Cheesman made his debut for Berkshire in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship against Dorset. Also in 1963 Cheesman made a single appearance for the Surrey Second XI against the Warwickshire Second XI in the Second Eleven Championship.

Is an English football manager and former player.A midfielder, Talbot began his footballing career a

Is an English football manager and former player.A midfielder, Talbot began his footballing career as an apprentice with Ipswich Town in 1968, turning professional in 1972; in the meantime he had spent two seasons on loan with Canadian club Toronto Metros.

A British astronomer, the longtime director of the Minor Planet Center (MPC) at the Harvard-Smithson

A British astronomer, the longtime director of the Minor Planet Center (MPC) at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.He specializes in celestial mechanics and astrometry, collecting data on the positions of asteroids and comets and computing their orbits, often from minimal observational information and providing their future positions on International Astronomical Union (IAU) circulars. In addition to serving as MPC director since 1978, he served as the director of the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams (CBAT) from 1968 to 1999.Marsden has helped recover once-lost comets and asteroids. Some asteroid and comet discoveries of previous decades were "lost" because not enough observational data had been obtained at the time to determine a reliable enough orbit to know where to look for re-observation at future dates. Occasionally, a newly discovered object turns out to be a rediscovery of a previously lost object,

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Carlisle United and Gateshea

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Carlisle United and Gateshead. He was born in Carlisle.

Was an English men's singles tennis player. Gilbert competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and the 192

Was an English men's singles tennis player. Gilbert competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and the 1922-1933 Wimbledon Championships.

Is an English cricketer. He was educated at St Chad's College, Durham University. He captained the D

Is an English cricketer. He was educated at St Chad's College, Durham University. He captained the Durham University XI (1985) and was a member of the university squad 1984–1990. He played for Hertfordshire from 1983–1991 as a right-hand batsman, appearin

Was the Diplomatic Editor for BBC News and a well known correspondent. Recently, he has presented Th

Was the Diplomatic Editor for BBC News and a well known correspondent. Recently, he has presented The World at One on BBC Radio Four and previously appeared on regular cover shifts on the rolling news channel BBC News 24.

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Was an early naturalist and ethnologist working in British India where he was an English civil serva

Was an early naturalist and ethnologist working in British India where he was an English civil servant.He went to study at Haileybury and showed an aptitude for languages. At the end of his first term (May 1816) he obtained a prize for Bengali. He passed Haileybury with a gold medal.[3]At the age of seventeen he travelled to India as a writer in the British East India Company. He was sent to Kathmandu in Nepal as Assistant Commissioner in 1819, becoming British Resident in 1833. He travelled in the Kumaon region during 1819-20 He studied the Nepalese people, producing a number of papers on their languages, literature and religion.

An independent research biologist[2], author, and lecturer, who publishes on scientific issues for t

An independent research biologist[2], author, and lecturer, who publishes on scientific issues for the general public. He has also been a television personality for more than 40 years.Ford has campaigned on the mis-use of forensic data in courts [4] and the misuse of dangerous germs[vague], which have resulted in new laws being passed.[citation needed] Ford's current research interests include e-learning [5] [6], for which he is based at the University of Leicester.Ford's other publications range from microbial research [7] and elucidating newly threatening infections [8] to examining scientists' dissatisfaction with their lot [9] . Other areas of his interests are the invention of a space microscope commissioned by Brunel University,

Better known as Brian Gilliam, was an English alternative rock musician. His lyrics were heavily bas

Better known as Brian Gilliam, was an English alternative rock musician. His lyrics were heavily based in politics, romance and spirituality. During his 22 year career, Gilliam made 14 albums, 4 of which he released himself however none were reached critical acclaim or coverage in the mainstream press. Gilliam died at his home in Upnor, Kent of Melanoma.

Is an English footballer currently playing for Bristol City F.C. in the Football League Championship

Is an English footballer currently playing for Bristol City F.C. in the Football League Championship.Wilson was born in Manchester and had previously played for Cheltenham Town F.C. and Stoke City F.C. He can play as a defender as well as a midfielder.

Is a former English professional footballer who played as an outside left for Walsall, Birmingham Ci

Is a former English professional footballer who played as an outside left for Walsall, Birmingham City, Rotherham United, Shrewsbury Town, Port Vale and Barnsley, making more than 300 appearances in the Football League. He also played in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup for Birmingham.

Is a former English cricketer. Shantry was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium. Sh

Is a former English cricketer. Shantry was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium. Shantry made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Somerset in the 1978 County Championship. Shantry played 2 further first-class matches against

Is an international chess player.Although born in England, he moved to Limerick, Republic of Ireland

Is an international chess player.Although born in England, he moved to Limerick, Republic of Ireland when he was 2 years old, and later to Belfast, Northern Ireland when he was 12. Both his parents are however Irish.[1] As such he is able to compete for Ireland in international competitions.

Was a Guyanese-born English cricketer who played for Essex. He was born in Mahaica and died in Maida

Was a Guyanese-born English cricketer who played for Essex. He was born in Mahaica and died in Maida Hill. Castor made one first-class appearance for Essex during the 1932 season, in a game against Cambridge University. In the single innings in which Castor played, he put on thirteen runs before being bowled out. Two years previously Castor had lined up for Essex against Sir J. Cahn's XI.

Was a professional Cricketer who spent his entire career at Northamptonshire. He joined the Northamp

Was a professional Cricketer who spent his entire career at Northamptonshire. He joined the Northamptonshire staff in 1950 and made his championship debut that summer, no qualification period was necessary for a Kettering boy, born and bred, against Susse