English Famous Names Starting with Letter I

Was an English swimmer born in Eastbourne[1], who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and 1928 Summ

Was an English swimmer born in Eastbourne[1], who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1905 and 1907. He made his

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1905 and 1907. He made his debut for Derbyshire in a non-status match against the West Indies in 1900. He did not play for the county again until the 1905 season, when he played two

Was an English footballer who played as a centre-forward.Thornley combined football with a career as

Was an English footballer who played as a centre-forward.Thornley combined football with a career as a butcher in his hometown of Glossop. He first played for local clubs Glossop Villa, Glossop St. James, making his Football League debut with Glossop North End. In 1904 he moved to Manchester City for £800, making his debut on 9 April, a 2-1 defeat to West Bromwich Albion.

Is a British statistician who worked also as a cryptographer at Bletchley Park. He was born Isidore

Is a British statistician who worked also as a cryptographer at Bletchley Park. He was born Isidore Jacob Gudak to a Jewish family in London. In his publications he is called I. J. Good. He read mathematics at Jesus College, Cambridge, graduating in 1938.

An England cricketer who played in the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup in South Africa [1]. A right a

An England cricketer who played in the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup in South Africa [1]. A right arm fast medium bowler, she made her Test debut at the age of 17 against India in 2002 when she was named BBC Asian Network Sports Personality of the Year. Her best bowling in 44 One Day Internationals is the 5 for 22 she took against New Zealand in 2004. As of 31 December 2008 she is ranked the number one bowler in the ICC Women's One Day International rankings. She took a career best 5 for 40 in her seventh Test match, against Australia at the Bradman Oval in Bowral in February 2008 and took nine wickets in the match, winning the player of the match award as England retained the Ashes. She plays her county cricket for Berkshire.

Was an English cricketer. Isaac was born in Southgate and he was the youngest of seven cricket playi

Was an English cricketer. Isaac was born in Southgate and he was the youngest of seven cricket playing brothers. He played for MCC (1862-1884), a Middlesex XI (1862-1863) and Middlesex CCC (1864-1884). He succeeded his brother Edward as Captain in 1873 an

Was a first class cricketer who played nine games for Yorkshire as a pre-county club between 1852 an

Was a first class cricketer who played nine games for Yorkshire as a pre-county club between 1852 and 1862, and 21 for Yorkshire CCC in the County Championship between 1863 and 1866. He also appeared for the North of England (1861-1864), Yorkshire with St

Was an English poet of the First World War who was considered to be one of the greatest of all Briti

Was an English poet of the First World War who was considered to be one of the greatest of all British war poets. His "Poems from the Trenches" are recognised as some of the most outstanding written during the First World War.

Was a British motorboat racer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Was a British motorboat racer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Is recognised as the "Father of English Hymnody", as he was the first prolific and popular English h

Is recognised as the "Father of English Hymnody", as he was the first prolific and popular English hymnwriter, credited with some 750 hymns. Many of his hymns remain in active use today and have been translated into many languages.

Is a comedy writer and character comedian. Isabel graduated from Royal Holloway University of London

Is a comedy writer and character comedian. Isabel graduated from Royal Holloway University of London in 2001 with a 2:1 BA (Hons) Lon. in Drama and Theatre Studies.Isabel has appeared in BBC Three's Comedy Shuffle, has written and performed on both series

Was a British diver, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics, 1920 Summer Olympics, 1924 Summer Oly

Was a British diver, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics, 1920 Summer Olympics, 1924 Summer Olympics and 1928 Summer Olympics.

Is an international cricketer who has represented the Netherlands national women's cricket team in o

Is an international cricketer who has represented the Netherlands national women's cricket team in one One Day International (ODI) in 2005. She is currently part of the England women's academy. A right-handed batsman and off break bowler, she has played f

Is an English professional footballer. He is currently playing for Grays Athletic. His regular posit

Is an English professional footballer. He is currently playing for Grays Athletic. His regular position is in midfield.Welsh began his career as a trainee with West Ham United (commonly known as The Academy of Football), turning professional in July 2005. He failed to break into the first team with West Ham and was released in May 2006.

Is a former professional cricketer currently (as of May 2007) playing with Cheshire County Cricket C

Is a former professional cricketer currently (as of May 2007) playing with Cheshire County Cricket Club. He has previously played first-class cricket for Northamptonshire, Worcestershire, Glamorgan and Yorkshire. Dawood is a lower-middle order batsman and

Is a Nigerian born English footballer who plays as a defender for Barnet. He joined Barnet at the ag

Is a Nigerian born English footballer who plays as a defender for Barnet. He joined Barnet at the age of 11 and has made his way up through the ranks to a regular in the 1st team squad, clocking up over 200 appearances. In August 2007 he was appointed team captain.

Is a leading economist in the Austrian School.Kirzner's major work is in the economics of knowledge

Is a leading economist in the Austrian School.Kirzner's major work is in the economics of knowledge and entrepreneurship and the ethics of markets. He is emeritus professor of economics at New York University, and is a leading authority on Ludwig von Mise

Was a British sportsman who competed at water polo at the Gay Games. He was a driving figure in rais

Was a British sportsman who competed at water polo at the Gay Games. He was a driving figure in raising the profile of LGBT sport, having co-founded the Out for Sport organisation representing gay clubs in London, represented London at the Federation of G

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played first-class cricket for Essex in 1929. He was born in Pudsey and died in Waikato. Chapman represented Essex in one game during the 1929 County Championship, against Surrey. He finished with nine runs in his first innings but did not bat in the second, having been placed further down the order.

Is a British marathon canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s, winning five gold

Is a British marathon canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s, winning five gold and two silver medals at the canoe marathon world championships. He also competed in canoe sprint, and won two medals in the K-2 10000 m event at the ICF

Is a Bahamas-born former English cricketer who played for Worcestershire in the 1970s. He was born i

Is a Bahamas-born former English cricketer who played for Worcestershire in the 1970s. He was born in Nassau.

Is a Guyanese-British historian, linguist and anthropologist at Rutgers University in the United Sta

Is a Guyanese-British historian, linguist and anthropologist at Rutgers University in the United States.[1] He is a noted for his Afrocentric theory of pre-Columbian contact between Africa and the Americas.

Known earlier in his life as The Honourable Ivo Bligh, was a cricketer who captained the English tea

Known earlier in his life as The Honourable Ivo Bligh, was a cricketer who captained the English team in the first ever Test series against Australia with the Ashes at stake in 1882/83. Later in life, he inherited the Earldom of Darnley and was elected an

Known earlier in his life as The Honourable Ivo Bligh, was a cricketer who captained the English tea

Known earlier in his life as The Honourable Ivo Bligh, was a cricketer who captained the English team in the first ever Test series against Australia with the Ashes at stake in 1882/83. Later in life, he inherited the Earldom of Darnley and was elected an

Was an English composer and war poet.Gurney sang as a chorister at Gloucester Cathedral, from 1900 t

Was an English composer and war poet.Gurney sang as a chorister at Gloucester Cathedral, from 1900 to 1906 when he became an articled pupil of Dr Herbert Brewer at the cathedral. During this time he met two important friends, composer Herbert Howells, als