English Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was an English cricketer who played two first-class games for Worcestershire in 1911. He made his fi

Was an English cricketer who played two first-class games for Worcestershire in 1911. He made his first-class debut in the same match as the slightly more successful James Turner. Neither of Baker's two appearances were a success. He never reached double figures with the bat, and bowled a total of 23 overs without taking a wicket. He did manage one catch, to dismiss Gloucestershire player Arthur Nott.

Was an English cricketer. Barton was a right-handed batsman. Barton made his debut in county cricket

Was an English cricketer. Barton was a right-handed batsman. Barton made his debut in county cricket for Buckinghamshire in the 1907 Minor Counties Championship against Wiltshire. Barton played two further matches for Buckinghamshire in 1907 against Berkshire and the Surrey Second XI. Barton made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1910 County Championship against Northamptonshire. Jones played five first-class matches for Hampshire from 1910 to 1912, with his final first-class appearance coming against Gloucestershire.

Was an English sportsman. He played 20 first-class matches between 1907 and 1910, 17 of them for Wor

Was an English sportsman. He played 20 first-class matches between 1907 and 1910, 17 of them for Worcestershire. He also played three times for Cambridge University, but was not awarded a Blue. He was also a fine footballer, playing for West Bromwich Albion and winning an England Amateur cap. Bache made his first-class debut for Worcestershire against Surrey at Worcester late in the 1907 season, scoring 9 in his only innings and holding three catches. The following season he played twice for the county, but he made nine appearances in 1909 and eight in 1910. Mostly he played for Worcestershire but he turned out three times for Cambridge University.

Was an English cricketer: a right-handed opening batsman and occasional right-arm bowler who was the

Was an English cricketer: a right-handed opening batsman and occasional right-arm bowler who was the first man to win a county cap for Worcestershire, as well as a reliable fielder in the deep. Gibbons made his first-class debut for Worcestershire against

Was a fast-medium bowler who was the best bowler for Nottinghamshire during the period on either sid

Was a fast-medium bowler who was the best bowler for Nottinghamshire during the period on either side of World War II.

Was a British boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He won the gold medal in the light hea

Was a British boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He won the gold medal in the light heavyweight competition after beating Thyge Petersen in the final.

Was a barrister and Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.Lever was elected Member of Parlia

Was a barrister and Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.Lever was elected Member of Parliament for Manchester Exchange at the 1945 general election, then Manchester, Cheetham from 1950-74. His brother, Leslie Lever, was elected MP for the neighb

Was an English rugby union footballer who played wing for Leicester Tigers and England. During his L

Was an English rugby union footballer who played wing for Leicester Tigers and England. During his Leicester career (1919–1929) he scored 1151 points included 108 tries, 281 conversions, 81 penalty goals, 4 drop goals and 2 goals from a mark. He gained fo

Was an English entomologist. He was a Professor of Entomology at Imperial College London.In 1903, Le

Was an English entomologist. He was a Professor of Entomology at Imperial College London.In 1903, Lefroy was appointed entomologist to the Government of India (succeeding Lionel de Niceville, who was the first entomologist, appointed in 1901). Then in 1905 he was involved in the creation of the Imperial Agricultural Research Institute in Pusa, in the Indian state of Bihar, and he was appointed the first Imperial Entomologist.Lefroy convened a series of meetings on an all-India basis, to bring together all the entomologists of the country. From 1915, five such meetings were held at the Imperial Agricultural Research Institute, and these formed the foundation of entomological knowledge in India. He was succeeded in the position of Imperial Entomologist by Thomas Fletcher.

Was an English entomologist. He was a Professor of Entomology at Imperial College London.In 1903, Le

Was an English entomologist. He was a Professor of Entomology at Imperial College London.In 1903, Lefroy was appointed entomologist to the Government of India (succeeding Lionel de Niceville, who was the first entomologist, appointed in 1901). Then in 1905 he was involved in the creation of the Imperial Agricultural Research Institute in Pusa, in the Indian state of Bihar, and he was appointed the first Imperial Entomologist.Lefroy convened a series of meetings on an all-India basis, to bring together all the entomologists of the country. From 1915, five such meetings were held at the Imperial Agricultural Research Institute, and these formed the foundation of entomological knowledge in India. He was succeeded in the position of Imperial Entomologist by Thomas Fletcher.

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler, he played minor counties

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler, he played minor counties cricket for Berkshire, also playing a first-class match for the combined Minor Counties team and for the Egypt national cricket team. Born in Southsea in

Was an English university lecturer and dialectologist, best remembered as co-founder of the Survey o

Was an English university lecturer and dialectologist, best remembered as co-founder of the Survey of English Dialects. Orton developed the questionnaire for the survey together with Eugen Dieth.During World War I, Orton served as lieutenant in the Durham Light Infantry, where he was wounded severely in 1918, never regaining full use of his right arm. He worked as lecturer at Uppsala (1924-28), as lecturer at Armstrong College, Newcastle (now the University of Newcastle) (1928-39) and as lecturer in charge of the department of English language, University of Sheffield (1939-46). In 1947 received a chair at the University of Leeds, where he taught until his retirement in 1964. He was visiting professor at Kansas (1965, 1967, 1968), Iowa (1966), Tennessee (1970, 1972, 1973) and Belmont College, Nashville (1971).

Was a British born sculptor, raised in Australia and subsequently working in the UK.In 1993 a retros

Was a British born sculptor, raised in Australia and subsequently working in the UK.In 1993 a retrospective of his work entitled Harold Parker, Sculptor, was held at the Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane. The accompanying book is Harold Parker, Sculptor by

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler who played for Derbys

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler who played for Derbyshire in 1939 and 1946. Pope made his first-class debut just before the outbreak of the Second World War against a team of West Indians, though he was not t

Sometimes known as Harry Riley, was an English professional footballer who scored 74 goals from 217

Sometimes known as Harry Riley, was an English professional footballer who scored 74 goals from 217 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Accrington Stanley, Lincoln City, Notts County, Cardiff City, Northampton Town and Exeter City.

Was an Australia-born Champion jockey who rode in Queensland and the United Kingdom.

Was an Australia-born Champion jockey who rode in Queensland and the United Kingdom.

Was a distinguished English pianist and pedagogue. He was one of the first pianists of the 20th cent

Was a distinguished English pianist and pedagogue. He was one of the first pianists of the 20th century to focus purely on the works of J.S. Bach, and was known for his academic and cerebral approach.Harold Samuel studied at the Royal College of Music in London - piano with the eminent scholar and pianist Edward Dannreuther and composition with Sir Charles Villiers Stanford. Later he was on its faculty as professor of pianoforte.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Essex. He was born in Leytons

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Essex. He was born in Leytonstone and died in Dunmow. Spurr made a single first-class appearance for the side, during a West Indian tour of England in 1923.

Was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire. He was born in Shirland and died in Farnha

Was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire. He was born in Shirland and died in Farnham. Hall made a single first-class appearance, during the 1907 season, against Warwickshire.

Was an English professional footballer born in Stourbridge, Worcestershire, who played as a fullback

Was an English professional footballer born in Stourbridge, Worcestershire, who played as a fullback. He made 56 appearances in the Football League playing for Small Heath, contributing to their promotion as Second Division runners-up in the 1902–03 season.

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1913 and 1920. He mad

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1913 and 1920. He made his debut for Derbyshire in June 1913 against Leicestershire. He played two more games in 1913 and a series in 1914. After the First World War, Wild ret

Was an English first-class cricketer who played for Somerset. He captained Somerset from 1960 until

Was an English first-class cricketer who played for Somerset. He captained Somerset from 1960 until his retirement in 1964. Stephenson is easily the most successful wicket-keeper in history for Somerset, and is the county's only cricketer to have taken 1

Was a British pianist.She was born in London and studied piano at the Royal Academy of Music under T

Was a British pianist.She was born in London and studied piano at the Royal Academy of Music under Tobias Matthay, having won the Ada Lewis scholarship at the age of 12. She made her debut at a Chappell's Sunday concert at the Queen's Hall a year later. Her first major appearance was in 1920 when she appeared at the Wigmore Hall in a joint recital with the tenor John Coates.

Was an English writer and philosopher, renowned in her day as a controversial journalist, political

Was an English writer and philosopher, renowned in her day as a controversial journalist, political economist, abolitionist and life-long feminist.As early as 1831, Martineau wrote on the subject "Political Economy" (as the field of economics was then known). Her goal was to popularize and illustrate the principles of laissez faire capitalism, though made no claim to original theorising.Martineau's reflections on Society in America published in 1837 are prime examples of her approach to the area later known as sociological methods. Her ideas in this field were set out in her 1838 book How to Observe Morals and Manners. Her belief was that the life of any society is influenced by some very general social laws, including the principle of progress

Is an English chess player and four times British Ladies' champion.A high profile player from an ear

Is an English chess player and four times British Ladies' champion.A high profile player from an early age, she won five British Junior Girls titles between 1989 and 1991. Even more significant was her (1991) share of the British Junior Under-14 title, when she became the first girl to compete victoriously in the Boys/Open section of the national championships.