English Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Is an English pop singer/songwriter, best known as a member of the pop group The Zombies, and for hi

Is an English pop singer/songwriter, best known as a member of the pop group The Zombies, and for his participation on various albums with the Alan Parsons Project.Blunstone's plaintive, wistful voice was one of the factors making The Zombies' single, "She's Not There" (written by fellow band member Rod Argent), such a big hit worldwide. After the amicable split of the band, shortly after completing the baroque-pop classic LP, Odessey and Oracle, Blunstone briefly worked in the insurance business before resuming his musical career.

Played first-class cricket as an amateur for Somerset in the early 1950s. Mitchell was a lower-order

Played first-class cricket as an amateur for Somerset in the early 1950s. Mitchell was a lower-order right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He played four matches for Somerset in the 1952 season.

Was a British economist and statistician who worked in both the United Kingdom and Australia, and wh

Was a British economist and statistician who worked in both the United Kingdom and Australia, and who pioneered the use of the gross national product ("GNP") as the basis for studying national economies.Colin Clark was born in London. He was educated at the Dragon School in Oxford, then at Winchester College, and from 1924 at Brasenose College, Oxford where he studied chemistry. Through G. D. H. Cole and Lionel Robbins he became interested in Economics and after graduation he held research positions at the London School of Economics, the University of Liverpool and the government's Economic Advisory Council. John Maynard Keynes was a member of the Council and he was very impressed by Clark: "Clark is, I think, a bit of a genius.

Is an English badminton singles player from Denton near Manchester who held the No. 1 position in th

Is an English badminton singles player from Denton near Manchester who held the No. 1 position in the national rankings and reached as high as 19th in the world rankings.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Shropshire. He was born in Highley, Shropshire. Hemsley, who also played soccer for Shrewsbury Town reserves, represented Shropshire in the Minor Count

Was an English first-class cricketer for Somerset. He was known as the "Demon of Frome", a nickname

Was an English first-class cricketer for Somerset. He was known as the "Demon of Frome", a nickname coined by journalist, Alan Gibson. He played 194 first-class matches and 209 one-day matches, including 4 one-day finals, winning the Benson & Hedges Cup i

Was an English ornithologist.Bibby was a research staff member for the Royal Society for the Protect

Was an English ornithologist.Bibby was a research staff member for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds from 1971 to 1986, and the head of Conservation Science from 1986 to 1991. In 1991, he moved to BirdLife International, where he led their research team and a major research programme, with projects in over 70 countries. In 2001, he became a self- employed environmental consultant. He was also a member of the Rare Breeding Birds Panel.

A retired British petroleum geologist who predicts that oil production will peak by 2007 . The conse

A retired British petroleum geologist who predicts that oil production will peak by 2007 . The consequences of this are uncertain but drastic, due to the world's dependence on fossil fuels for the vast majority of its energy. His theories have received wide attention, but are disputed by some in the oil industry and have not significantly changed U.S. governmental energy policies at this time. In order to deal with declining global oil production, he has proposed the Rimini protocol.Influential papers by Campbell include The Coming Oil Crisis, which he wrote with Jean Laherrère in 1998, and is credited with convincing the International Energy Agency of the coming peak; and The End of Cheap Oil, which was published the same year in Scientific American. He was referred to as a "doomsayer" in the The Wall Street Journal in 2004[citation needed

Was an English ornithologist.Harrison was born in London, UK. He got a scholarship to grammar school

Was an English ornithologist.Harrison was born in London, UK. He got a scholarship to grammar school, and then worked as a librarian and a teacher. He had been interested in birds since childhood, and joined an expedition to study autumn migration in Norw

Was an English cricketer who played 235 first-class matches for Gloucestershire. He played for the c

Was an English cricketer who played 235 first-class matches for Gloucestershire. He played for the county from 1938 until 1954. His career was largely undermined by the 1939-45 war gap. A right-arm medium-fast bowler and outstanding fielder, in the 1939 s

Is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1973 and 1983. T

Is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1973 and 1983. Tunnicliffe was born in Derby. He appeared for Derbyshire Juniors from 1968 and played for Derbyshire Second XI in one match during the 1971 Second XI Champ

Was a Welsh welterweight boxer, who represented Great Britain at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montrea

Was a Welsh welterweight boxer, who represented Great Britain at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. He was the youngest British boxer to qualify for the Olympic Games until Amir Khan appeared at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1922. He made a single first-class appearance

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1922. He made a single first-class appearance for Derbyshire in the 1922 season, against Glamorgan. He was a right-handed batsman and batting as an opener, scored 12 runs in the first innings of the ma

Is a British professional boxer from Hornchurch in London. He competes in the light welterweight div

Is a British professional boxer from Hornchurch in London. He competes in the light welterweight division and is a former IBO World, British and European champion. He went to the Campion School in Hornchurch.

Is a former cricketer. He was a solid county all-rounder, who played for Derbyshire and Sussex, as w

Is a former cricketer. He was a solid county all-rounder, who played for Derbyshire and Sussex, as well as Border and Western Province in South Africa. He played two One Day Internationals in 1985, without making much of an impact, and was never selected

Is a professional boxer. McNeil began boxing professionally late in his life, debuting in 2004 at th

Is a professional boxer. McNeil began boxing professionally late in his life, debuting in 2004 at the age of 32. In his career, he has lost only once (a unanimous decision loss to Ossie Duran), but has faced and beaten some tough competition. Currently, h

Is a bassist, songwriter and vocalist. He is a founding member of the band XTC. Though less prolific

Is a bassist, songwriter and vocalist. He is a founding member of the band XTC. Though less prolific than bandmate Andy Partridge, Moulding wrote many of the group's most popular songs, including their first three UK hit singles: "Life Begins At The Hop",

Is an English musician, record producer and record label boss.Newman is a member of the art rock ban

Is an English musician, record producer and record label boss.Newman is a member of the art rock band, Wire. When the band temporarily split in 1980, Newman pursued a solo career. His first solo LP, A-Z, was released in 1980 on the Beggar's Banquet label.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1914. He played three first-class matches for

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1914. He played three first-class matches for Derbyshire during July 1914, and, in his second match, against Lancashire.

Was a British psychiatrist, historian, demographer and non-fiction author. He was born in Salford, L

Was a British psychiatrist, historian, demographer and non-fiction author. He was born in Salford, Lancashire and died in London.McEvedy's profession was psychiatry, in which he had a distinguished career. He became perhaps better known, though, as a hist

Is a former English cricketer who was described by Dickie Bird as "the best wicketkeeper I have seen

Is a former English cricketer who was described by Dickie Bird as "the best wicketkeeper I have seen in England since Alan Knott". Metson started his career at Middlesex where he was an understudy to Paul Downton, appearing only when Downton was on intern

Is a former English cricketer. Roper was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeep

Is a former English cricketer. Roper was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper. Roper represented Hampshire in a single first-class match in 1957 against Oxford University. In his only first-class innings Roper made 7 runs before b

Is a British architect and academic. He played over 100 games of first-class cricket in the 1950s. F

Is a British architect and academic. He played over 100 games of first-class cricket in the 1950s. From 1971 to 1973, he was Deputy County Architect at Cheshire County Council, under the directorship of the famous engineer, Sir Frank Whittle. Stansfield S

Is an English football manager and former player. He is manager of Danish Superliga side Randers FC.

Is an English football manager and former player. He is manager of Danish Superliga side Randers FC. His son, Andy, is also a footballer.

Is a former English international footballer.He played over 300 games for Ipswich Town and scored ov

Is a former English international footballer.He played over 300 games for Ipswich Town and scored over fifty times. He represented England twice during his time at the club.