English Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Is a former footballer who played as a right-back. He played for Aston Villa and was part of their E

Is a former footballer who played as a right-back. He played for Aston Villa and was part of their European Cup victory in 1982. He also played for Walsall, Leeds United, Watford and Bradford City.

Is an English professional golfer known for his long amateur career.Wolstenholme was born in Egham,

Is an English professional golfer known for his long amateur career.Wolstenholme was born in Egham, Surrey. His father was Guy Wolstenholme a professional golfer. He has won The Amateur Championship twice (1991, 2003) as well as many other amateur tournam

Was an English cricketer, a capable off-spinner who played for Lancashire from 1989 to 2004. He ofte

Was an English cricketer, a capable off-spinner who played for Lancashire from 1989 to 2004. He often seemed to be underrated as a 4 day player and most of his notable appearances came in the One-Day team. He subsequently became 2nd team captain and coach

Is a retired professional cricketer who played for Worcestershire from 1991 to 1999.Gavin Haynes now

Is a retired professional cricketer who played for Worcestershire from 1991 to 1999.Gavin Haynes now coaches Dudley District Cricket club and plays for Ombersley C.C.

Is a footballer who plays in the position of goalkeeper. He is currently playing for Wrexham.Ward ma

Is a footballer who plays in the position of goalkeeper. He is currently playing for Wrexham.Ward made a bright start to the 2006-07, even managing to score a goal,, which came from a free kick just outside his box in the 9th minute against Leyton Orient on 2 September 2006.

Is a former international freestyle swimmer for England and Great Britain.Meadows competed at the 20

Is a former international freestyle swimmer for England and Great Britain.Meadows competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics for the United Kingdom. A member of the City of Leeds Swim Club he is best known for winning the 1997 European title in the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay, alongside Paul Palmer, Andrew Clayton and James Salter.

Is an English chess Grandmaster.Jones was born in Yorkshire, England and began playing chess at the

Is an English chess Grandmaster.Jones was born in Yorkshire, England and began playing chess at the age of four, competing in his first tournaments at six. In early 1997 he hit the headlines and was featured on the front page of The Guardian newspaper when he became the youngest player in the world ever to beat an International Master in an official tournament game.

Is a British television presenter and journalist currently working for ITV Yorkshire on its flagship

Is a British television presenter and journalist currently working for ITV Yorkshire on its flagship news programme Calendar. Gaynor has worked for Calendar since 1991.She is now one of the main presenters for the south version of the show with John Shire

Is an English musician and singer-songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the E

Is an English musician and singer-songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the English alternative rock band, Supergrass. He first entered the music scene aged sixteen as the lead singer of the band The Jennifers which featured current Supergrass band mate Danny Goffey. Gaz was soon noticeable for his large sideburns during the 1990s.

Was an opening batsman for Sussex County Cricket Club (1973 to 1985) and Lancashire County Cricket C

Was an opening batsman for Sussex County Cricket Club (1973 to 1985) and Lancashire County Cricket Club (1986 to 1993). Born in Sri Lanka (long before that country achieved Test Status), on his record he was arguably unlucky not to play international cric

Is an English female international football striker. She currently plays her club football for Arsen

Is an English female international football striker. She currently plays her club football for Arsenal Ladies. Davison played for England regularly at Under-19, Under-21 and Under-23 level.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Devon. He w

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Devon. He was born in Exeter. Evans, who represented the side in the Minor Counties Championship between 1978 and 1980, made a single List A appearance for the side,

Was an English songwriter. As he worked for Joe Meek, he wrote songs for Heinz, Mike Berry, Gerry Te

Was an English songwriter. As he worked for Joe Meek, he wrote songs for Heinz, Mike Berry, Gerry Temple, The Tornados, Kenny Hollywood, The Outlaws, Freddie Starr, Screaming Lord Sutch, Gunilla Thorne, The Ramblers, Carter-Lewis and the Southerners and J

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played first-class cricket for Essex. Ha

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played first-class cricket for Essex. Having represented the Second XI since he was 19 years old, in both the Second XI Championship and the Minor Counties Championship, Nolan made a single first

Is a professional skateboarder. Rowley began skating at the age of 13, and was first sponsored by Fl

Is a professional skateboarder. Rowley began skating at the age of 13, and was first sponsored by Flip Skateboards (when it was based in the United Kingdom under the name Deathbox before the move to California) and is an original team member. Rowley appea

Is a former English footballer, who won nine caps for the full England team and captained Crystal Pa

Is a former English footballer, who won nine caps for the full England team and captained Crystal Palace to the FA Cup final in 1990. He is the Founder of the Geoff Thomas Foundation, a charity that raises funds to fight cancer, a disease of which Thomas has suffered.

Who also recorded under the name Jefferson, was a British singer. His musical career began as the fa

Who also recorded under the name Jefferson, was a British singer. His musical career began as the falsettist lead singer, and rhythm guitarist of The Rockin' Berries in 1961, who scored a number of minor hits in the UK and Europe. The group was best known

Was an English footballer who is mainly remembered for his links with Liverpool Football Club as bot

Was an English footballer who is mainly remembered for his links with Liverpool Football Club as both a player and as chief scout.Born Carlisle, Cumbria, England, the left-half played for Swift Rovers as an amateur and Carlisle United before he was spotted, by Don Welsh who signed him for the Reds in the December 1953 for £10,000, he made his debut the same month on the 19th in a league match against bitter rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford. United won 5-1.

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki,

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he finished 12th in the K-1 10000 m event while being eliminated in the heats of the K-1 1000 m event.

Is a former English professional footballer who played as a striker.Vowden was born on April 4, 1941

Is a former English professional footballer who played as a striker.Vowden was born on April 4, 1941 in Barnsley, Yorkshire and raised in Jersey. When he was 17 he came over to England to join Nottingham Forest, where he signed professional forms two years later.

Was an English cricketer who played two first-class games for Worcestershire in 1919, both at New Ro

Was an English cricketer who played two first-class games for Worcestershire in 1919, both at New Road. He had no success, his highest score — a mere 11 — coming in the first of his four innings, against Gloucestershire.

Was an English professional footballer who scored 20 goals from 86 appearances in the Football Leagu

Was an English professional footballer who scored 20 goals from 86 appearances in the Football League playing as an winger for Lincoln City either side of the Second World War. He also played in the Minor Counties Cricket Championship for Lincolnshire. He

Was an English cricketer who played 339 first-class matches for Lancashire between 1946 and 1958 as

Was an English cricketer who played 339 first-class matches for Lancashire between 1946 and 1958 as a right-handed batsman. He captained Lancashire to a win over Leicestershire at Old Trafford in 1956 in which his team did not lose a wicket, the first tim

Was an English cricketer who played seven times for Worcestershire after the Second World War. Only

Was an English cricketer who played seven times for Worcestershire after the Second World War. Only the first two of these games were in the County Championship; the others were against Cambridge University and Combined Services. Later in life, Darks beca

Was an English author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat, courtier and diplomat. Although he wrote many

Was an English author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat, courtier and diplomat. Although he wrote many works, he is best remembered for his unfinished frame narrative The Canterbury Tales. Sometimes called the father of English literature, Chaucer is credite