English Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Is an English former footballer.Walker started his career with Derby County in October 1946. He went

Is an English former footballer.Walker started his career with Derby County in October 1946. He went on to play for Gresley Rovers.

Is a veteran English footballer currently without a club after being released by Bury.Woodthorpe has

Is a veteran English footballer currently without a club after being released by Bury.Woodthorpe has enjoyed an extremely long professional playing career, having made his first-team debut for Chester City in the 1985-86 season at Rochdale in the Freight Rover Trophy as a 17-year old apprentice.

Is an abbreviation for "The Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah". one of emperor Haile Selassie's

Is an abbreviation for "The Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah". one of emperor Haile Selassie's many titles.In the early 1980s, West formed the group Double Trouble with the now deceased Michael Menson, Karl Brown (more commonly known as the UK garage DJ Karl 'Tuff Enuff' Brown) and Leigh Guest; and released the single "Just Keep Rockin" on the Desire record label in 1989 as Double Trouble and Rebel MC. The single was a UK Top 20 hit, and the follow-up "Street Tuff" (1989) was his biggest success, reaching #3 in the UK Singles Chart.

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Oxford University between 1872 and 1874,

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Oxford University between 1872 and 1874, Kent in 1872 and Derbyshire in 1879.

He is a professional sailor and has competed in three round the world races. On the 20th of February

He is a professional sailor and has competed in three round the world races. On the 20th of February 2005, he became only the 5th British sailor to complete the Vendée Globe. He finished 7th after 104 days at sea in what has been acknowledged as one of th

Was a developmental biologist, paleontologist, geneticist, embryologist and philosopher who laid the

Was a developmental biologist, paleontologist, geneticist, embryologist and philosopher who laid the foundations for systems biology. He had wide interests that included poetry and painting, as well as left-wing political leanings.[citation needed] During World War II he was involved in operational research with the Royal Air Force and became scientific advisor to the Commander in Chief of Coastal Command from 1944 to 1945. After the war he became Professor of Animal Genetics at the University of Edinburgh. He would stay at Edinburgh for the rest of life. His personal papers are largely kept at the University of Edinburgh library.

Was a English swimmer from Nottingham,[1]who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and 1924 Summer Ol

Was a English swimmer from Nottingham,[1]who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was a noted professional cricketer who played for Surrey in the 1760s and 1770s until 1778. Most of

Was a noted professional cricketer who played for Surrey in the 1760s and 1770s until 1778. Most of his career took place before cricket's statistical record began with regular scorecards in 1772. He made 5 known appearances in major cricket matches betwe

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler who played for G

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler who played for Gloucestershire. He was born in Clifton and died in Staple Hill. Francis made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1895 season, against

An English singer-songwriter and guitarist who released her eponymous debut album Corinne Bailey Rae

An English singer-songwriter and guitarist who released her eponymous debut album Corinne Bailey Rae in February 2006. Rae was named the number-one predicted breakthrough act of 2006 in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2006.[2] She became only the fourth female British act in history to have her first album debut at number one. Rae was nominated for Grammy Awards and BRIT Awards, and has won two MOBO Awards.

The lead singer of the pop music band, Swing Out Sister.She grew up in Nottingham and the Lincolnshi

The lead singer of the pop music band, Swing Out Sister.She grew up in Nottingham and the Lincolnshire village of Authorpe and went to South Reston primary School, then Monks Dyke School and King Edward VI Grammar School in nearby Louth then Lincoln College. She grew up on the classic pop standards, since her father played in a band which was regular support to big stars like Tom Jones, Sandie Shaw etc. She was strongly influenced by Northern soul, visiting performances at the Winter Gardens in Cleethorpes, and referred to Northern soul tracks during an extensive interview on BBC Radio Nottingham[1]. Her mother looks after Authorpe Hedgehog Care.

Is a former world Junior Lightweight boxing champion. Edwards emigrated from Uganda to England, wher

Is a former world Junior Lightweight boxing champion. Edwards emigrated from Uganda to England, where he lived for a long period of time. Currently, he lives in the United States, where he trains other boxers.

Was an English cricketer. A talented fielder and right-handed batsman, popularly known as Kerr, Cowa

Was an English cricketer. A talented fielder and right-handed batsman, popularly known as Kerr, Coward played 49 first class matches for Lancashire Cricket Club between 1865 and 1876. He scored 1,210 runs in the middle order for Lancashire, before retiring to play club cricket for his home town of Preston – who he also coached – as well as becoming a cricket umpire for 98 matches, a licensed victualler and a teacher at the Roman Catholic institutions of Stoneyhurst College in Lancashire and Clongowes Wood College in Ireland.

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1911 to 1924. Corbett ma

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1911 to 1924. Corbett made his first class cricket debut for Derbyshire against Essex in August 1911, making 14 and 4 and bowling without taking a wicket. Corbett was a right-hand batsman and played 48 innings in 27 first class matches at an average of 14.38 and a top score of 61. He bowled thirteen overs without taking a wicket.

Is an English female international football defender. She currently plays her club football for Arse

Is an English female international football defender. She currently plays her club football for Arsenal Ladies. Although primarily a left-back, she has played in midfield at club level and has won most of her England caps playing in central defence. She has also previously represented English Universities. Yorston began her career with Southampton Saints. In the 2003 close season, Yorston joined Fulham Ladies[3] with whom she made her England debut in 2003.

Is a British singer who represented the United Kingdom at the 2004 Junior Eurovision Song Contest wi

Is a British singer who represented the United Kingdom at the 2004 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with her song "The best is yet to come" and came 2nd with 140pts, the best the UK have done in Junior Eurovision. ITV decided not to participate in Junior Eu

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a medium pace bowler. Crawley made his f

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a medium pace bowler. Crawley made his first-class debut during in the 1923 County Championship season for Hampshire against Oxford University.

Is a British bobsledder who competed during the 1990s.

Is a British bobsledder who competed during the 1990s.

Is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Wycombe Wanderers.Woodman began hi

Is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Wycombe Wanderers.Woodman began his career with Bristol City as a trainee, turning professional in June 2000. His first team debut came on December 5, 2000 in the Football League Trophy defeat away to Plymouth Argyle. His league debut came on February 24, 2001, in a 4-0 defeat away to Colchester United.

Is an English pop singer, who was popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s.His breakthrough came on

Is an English pop singer, who was popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s.His breakthrough came on the Six-Five Special, at that time the only real showcase for rock and roll on British television. Douglas was booked on the show the same week that Cliff

Is an England cricketer of South African and Scottish heritage. He is a wicket-keeper batsman. An ag

Is an England cricketer of South African and Scottish heritage. He is a wicket-keeper batsman. An aggressive batsman, he began his career with the South Africa Under-19s, before stating that he wished to play international cricket for England. He began pl

Is an English field hockey defender, who participated in two Summer Olympics for Great Britain: in 2

Is an English field hockey defender, who participated in two Summer Olympics for Great Britain: in 2000 and 2004. Parnham, nicknamed Spud, played club hockey for Stourport and Bridgnorth, and is currently with Cannock.

Is an English professional snooker player. Steadman reached the quarter final at the 2006 IBSF World

Is an English professional snooker player. Steadman reached the quarter final at the 2006 IBSF World Championships in Amman, Jordan, where he was eliminated by Manan Chandra 6-3. He reached the final of the European Snooker Championships 2008 but was defe

Is an English professional footballer.Taylor was born in Plymouth. He began his professional footbal

Is an English professional footballer.Taylor was born in Plymouth. He began his professional football career with Swindon Town, who he joined in April 1997 from non-league Dorchester Town for a fee of £25,000.

Is an English boxer who has mainly fought in the welterweight division as well as the weights either

Is an English boxer who has mainly fought in the welterweight division as well as the weights either side of it. He is the former holder of the Commonwealth Welterweight championship and the reigning Commonwealth light middleweight champion.