English Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is a retired trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. He began his professional career at Newmarket Racec

Is a retired trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. He began his professional career at Newmarket Racecourse in 1992 and trained for thirteen years before retiring in 2005.

Is a British heavyweight boxer based in Wallsend, England. His record stands at 7 wins and 1 loss af

Is a British heavyweight boxer based in Wallsend, England. His record stands at 7 wins and 1 loss after 8 bouts. Ferguson competed in the "Prizefighter" competition at York Hall, Bethnal Green. He beat Billy Bessey in the opening round, before losing to M

Was an aggressive batsman and occasional wicket-keeper for Surrey County Cricket Club from 1985 to 2

Was an aggressive batsman and occasional wicket-keeper for Surrey County Cricket Club from 1985 to 2004. Nicknamed "Gnasher" for his prominent teeth, Ward was something of a cult personality as a player. He is now a coach at Whitgift School.

Is a former English cricketer. Smith was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He

Is a former English cricketer. Smith was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Keresley, Warwickshire. Smith made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Hampshire in the 1981 County Championship. From 1981 to 1983

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Durham between 1994 and 1997. He was a l

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Durham between 1994 and 1997. He was a left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler. Cox was born in Southall, Middlesex. Cox's career started in the Second XI Championship, where he played his first game in 1990 for Worcestershire. He moved to Durham and was picked on a regular basis during the 1992 Second XI competition, and two years later, made his County Championship debut against Warwickshire - the same match in which Brian Lara made his world-record first-class innings of 501 not out.

Is a British vocalist and songwriter.McAlmont first came to attention in the London band Thieves, a

Is a British vocalist and songwriter.McAlmont first came to attention in the London band Thieves, a duo in which he sang over highly detailed musical backings created by guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Saul Freeman. Thieves fused elements of soul and funk

Is an English illustrator, photographer, comic book artist, graphic designer, filmmaker and musician

Is an English illustrator, photographer, comic book artist, graphic designer, filmmaker and musician.After a trip to New York in 1986 during which he failed to find work as a comics artist, McKean met writer Neil Gaiman and the pair collaborated on a short graphic novel of disturbing childhood memories, Violent Cases, published in 1987. This was followed in 1988 by a Black Orchid miniseries (again with Gaiman) and Hellblazer covers for DC Comics.

Is a weightlifter from Great Britain.

Is a weightlifter from Great Britain.

Was an influential British biophysicist. He was best known for the development of X-ray crystallogra

Was an influential British biophysicist. He was best known for the development of X-ray crystallography, a technique used to determine the molecular structures of tens of thousands of biological molecules. This has been extremely important to the pharmaceutical industry.they began to study a new technique wherein X-rays would be passed through a protein sample. This eventually led to the creation of a three-dimensional structure of haemoglobin. He became professor of biophysics at Imperial College London in 1977. Fellow of the Royal Society in 1972.

Is a former English cricketer. Daniels was a right-handed batsman. Daniels played Minor Counties Cha

Is a former English cricketer. Daniels was a right-handed batsman. Daniels played Minor Counties Championship matches for the Essex Second XI from 1956 to 1959. Daniels made his first-class debut for Cambridge University in 1964 against the touring Austra

Was a cricketer who played for Oxford University, Lancashire and Gloucestershire. A fair-haired righ

Was a cricketer who played for Oxford University, Lancashire and Gloucestershire. A fair-haired right-handed batsman often used as an opener and a medium-pace bowler, Green went to Oxford from Manchester Grammar School and was a regular and successful pla

Is a footballer who plays in the position of centre-back or left-back.He currently plays for Hudders

Is a footballer who plays in the position of centre-back or left-back.He currently plays for Huddersfield Town in Coca-Cola League One, but is best remembered for his time at Everton during the 1990s, where he was part of their FA Cup winning team of 1995. He has one full England cap, having played a full international in 1995.

Was an English cricketer and cricket administrator. He captained Moseley to seven Birmingham League

Was an English cricketer and cricket administrator. He captained Moseley to seven Birmingham League titles and later became President of the League. Further administrative appointments followed, before he succeeded A.C.Smith as Secretary/Chief Executive o

Is a former English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1960 and 1964. M

Is a former English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1960 and 1964. Millner was born in Dove Holes, Derbyshire. He played his first game for Derbyshire Club and Ground in 1954 at the age of 16 and played for the Second XI in

Was a British National Hunt jockey and trainer. He was British jump racing Champion Trainer in the 1

Was a British National Hunt jockey and trainer. He was British jump racing Champion Trainer in the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons. Nicholson was the son of 'Frenchie' Nicholson who was also a successful jockey and National Hunt trainer. As a young lad Nichol

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-armed medium bowler. His older broth

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-armed medium bowler. His older brother, Michael, plays for Surrey. Brown played for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club from 2006 until 2009. At the end of the 2009 season Brown joined Glamorgan County Cricket Club. He has also represented Durham UCCE, British Universities and Lancashire 2nd XI.

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 Cheshire. He was born in Middlewich, Cheshire. Parry, who played two matches in the English Estates Trophy and a single match in the Minor Counties Cha

Is a former English cricketer. He was a right-handed opening batsman, who occasionally bowled left-a

Is a former English cricketer. He was a right-handed opening batsman, who occasionally bowled left-arm orthodox spin. He played first-class cricket for Kent for 15 years until 2006. He is now a cricket journalist with The Times and Sky Sports. His first-c

Is an English former cricketer. Though he never played for England, he was a stalwart of the Lancash

Is an English former cricketer. Though he never played for England, he was a stalwart of the Lancashire side for more than two decades, making 10,419 first-class runs. Though he batted right-handed, he also took 655 wickets with his left-arm spin. Hughes

Was a successful school cricketer whose later progress in first-class cricket was limited by his car

Was a successful school cricketer whose later progress in first-class cricket was limited by his career as a full-time officer in the Royal Artillery. He was born at Marylebone, London and died suddenly of a heart attack at Heathrow Airport. Deshon was a

Was a British musician who was the original singer and guitarist of Foghat.The new project took form

Was a British musician who was the original singer and guitarist of Foghat.The new project took form with the addition of lead guitarist Rod Price in 1971. Peverett decided to call the new band Foghat, a nonsense word he had made up as a child while playi

Is a former English footballer and is currently chief scout of Milton Keynes Dons.As a player, Tuttl

Is a former English footballer and is currently chief scout of Milton Keynes Dons.As a player, Tuttle was a central defender. He began his playing career at Tottenham Hotspur, and later had spells with Sheffield United, Crystal Palace, Barnsley and Millwall.

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and left-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Wiltshire. He was born in Swindon. Pike, who represented Wiltshire in the Minor Counties Championship between 1983 and 1992, made a single List A appear

Is a professional poker player from London, England. After originally making a name for himself in h

Is a professional poker player from London, England. After originally making a name for himself in high stakes online cash games, Pomroy finished 3rd in the 2005 European Poker Tour Dublin event. Pomroy is sponsored by Virgin Poker and has contributed articles to various poker magazines, most notably Poker Player Magazine. In May 2006 he was featured in Company Magazine's 50 Most Eligible Bachelors. As of January 2008, his live tournament winnings exceed $100,000.

Known to bandmates and fans as "Pottsy", is the ex-frontman of Monaco.In the early 1990s, Potts was

Known to bandmates and fans as "Pottsy", is the ex-frontman of Monaco.In the early 1990s, Potts was working as a tape operator during recording sessions for Peter Hook's Revenge. After the departure of Davyth (Dave) Hicks in 1991, Potts was unexpectedly d