English Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an English cricketer who played for Tasmania. He was born in London and died in Lausanne. Ware m

Was an English cricketer who played for Tasmania. He was born in London and died in Lausanne. Ware made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1853-54 season, against Victoria.

Was a pioneer British ocean yachtsman, writer and broadcaster, who was influential in the creation o

Was a pioneer British ocean yachtsman, writer and broadcaster, who was influential in the creation of the Fastnet race after participating in similar races in Bermuda in 1924. Martyr's varied adult life started when he went to sea at the age of 15 to serv

Was an English former freestyle swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics a

Was an English former freestyle swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Was an English mariner, born at Norwich. He rounded out a successful career as a sea captain by util

Was an English mariner, born at Norwich. He rounded out a successful career as a sea captain by utilizing a portion of the Northwest Passage. He was the pioneer in demonstrating the practicability of trade relations by sea between the North Sea countries

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1897 to 1900 and for Sco

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1897 to 1900 and for Scotland in 1906. Hancock made his debut for Derbyshire aged 20 in May 1897 against Lancashire when he took 4 wickets at a cost of 140 runs. He played regular

Was an English physicist and chemist, most famous for the invention of the incandescent light bulb.I

Was an English physicist and chemist, most famous for the invention of the incandescent light bulb.In 1850 he began working on a light bulb using carbonized paper filaments in an evacuated glass bulb. By 1860 he was able to demonstrate a working device, and obtained a UK patent covering a partial vacuum, carbon filament incandescent lamp. However, the lack of a good vacuum and an adequate electric source resulted in an inefficient bulb with a small, uncontinued lifetime.Fifteen years later, in 1875, Swan returned to consider the problem of the light bulb with the aid of a better vacuum and a carbonised thread as a filament. The most significant feature of Swan's improved lamp was that there was little residual oxygen in the vacuum tube to ignite the filament, thus allowing the filament to glow almost white-hot without catching fire. However, his filament had low resistance, thus needing heavy copper wires to supply it.

Was an English sculptor and one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768 (and the Academ

Was an English sculptor and one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768 (and the Academy's third keeper).Born to a wealthy family in London, Wilton trained in Flanders, Paris, Rome and Florence. Like many other artists of the day, he studied

Was an English professional football goalkeeper.Joe Wright was born in Gateshead and was playing for

Was an English professional football goalkeeper.Joe Wright was born in Gateshead and was playing for local side Birtley when signed by Leicester City in 1929. He played 15 league games for Leicester before joining Torquay United in 1930 as a replacement for the retired Harold Gough and Archie Bayes. He missed just one game in the 1930-31 season and was an ever-present for the first 28 league games of the following season, after which time Laurie Millsom took over as Torquay's first choice goalkeeper. Wright joined Brighton & Hove Albion, but his career was curtailed by illness and he retired in 1933 after just 14 games for Brighton.

Is an English female football goalkeeper. She played at full international level for England. She ha

Is an English female football goalkeeper. She played at full international level for England. She hails from the Wirral.

An English actress and singer celebrated for her performances in musical comedies and early motion p

An English actress and singer celebrated for her performances in musical comedies and early motion pictures.Collins was born in London in 1887 to her mother, music hall performer and comedienne Lottie Collins, who popularized the song "Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay!", and her mother's music coach, Stephen Patrick Cooney [3], who later married.Collins got her start as a child performer, and by the age of 17 she had appeared in both pantomime and music hall as a singer and actress. She made her West End debut in a principal role in The Antelope (1908). On Broadway, she appeared in Vera Violetta (1911), The Merry Countess (1912), and (sharing a duet with Al Jolson) The Whirl of Society (1912), among others. Her revue appearances included the Ziegfeld Follies (1913), and The Passing Show (1914). She also starred in The Happy Day in London and Alone at Last on Broadway in 1916.

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-arm medium-fast bowler who played first-class cricket for La

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-arm medium-fast bowler who played first-class cricket for Lancashire. He was born in Blackburn and died in Lytham St Annes. Coulthurst made just one first-class appearance for Lancashire, against Northamptonshire in 1919 - however, as a tailend batsman, he was unable to bat or bowl during the game, the second day of which was rained off. Coulthurst played Minor Counties Championship cricket between 1921 and 1922, and played in the Lancashire League between 1919 and 1928, for East Lancashire, aiding the team to appearances in the Worsley Cup finals of 1921 and 1927.

Is a former jockey and trainer in National Hunt racing. He was a four-time Champion Jockey, riding 6

Is a former jockey and trainer in National Hunt racing. He was a four-time Champion Jockey, riding 642 winners in his career. At the age of 28, Gifford turned to training racehorses with Frank Pullen being his first owner, and later trained Aldaniti, the

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who current

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who currently plays for Nottinghamshire. Mierkalns' second XI career began in 2003, when he made his debut against Yorkshire's Second XI. Mierkalns represented the No

Is an English cricket player. He currently plays for Leicestershire County Cricket Club. He made his

Is an English cricket player. He currently plays for Leicestershire County Cricket Club. He made his first team debut in 2007, but gained a regular place in 2008 with a series of impressive scores. This included 148 not out against Middlesex County Cricket Club at Lord's Cricket Ground, an innings which made him Leicestershire's youngest ever centurion. He is also a capable leg spin bowler.

Is an English tennis player and the current British No.8, with an ATP world ranking of 395.

Is an English tennis player and the current British No.8, with an ATP world ranking of 395.

Is an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who has played first-class cricket

Is an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who has played first-class cricket for Oxford University Centre of Cricketing Excellence, British Universities, and Worcestershire. He made his Oxford UCCE debut in 2004, and scored his mai

Was an English poet.He translated into English heroic couplets the scriptural epic of Guillaume du B

Was an English poet.He translated into English heroic couplets the scriptural epic of Guillaume du Bartas. His Essay of the Second Week was published in 1598; and in 1604 The Divine Weeks of the World's Birth. The ornate style of the original offered no d

Was a British civil servant, industrialist, economist, statistician and banker. He was a director of

Was a British civil servant, industrialist, economist, statistician and banker. He was a director of the Bank of England and chairman of the London Midland and Scottish Railway.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper. He was born and died in

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper. He was born and died in Oldham. Mills made one first-class appearance for Lancashire during the 1889 season. In the single innings in which he batted, he scored one run. He made

Was an English potter, credited with the industrialization of the manufacture of pottery. He was a m

Was an English potter, credited with the industrialization of the manufacture of pottery. He was a member of the Darwin-Wedgwood family, most famously including his grandson, Charles Darwin.

Is an English chess player with the titles International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM).Bor

Is an English chess player with the titles International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM).Born in south London, her family name stems from her grandfather who was part Czech. Her first name is typically Slavic, but was chosen only to complement the family name. Chess is a popular sport in the Houska family, and she owes much of her progress to the sibling rivalry that developed with elder brother Miroslav, himself an International Master of chess, though currently inactive.

Was an English cricketer. She played in the first four women's Test matches during England's tour of

Was an English cricketer. She played in the first four women's Test matches during England's tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1934-35. Her best performance came in the second innings of the second Test against Australia, when her 6 for 96 help England to an Ashes-winning victory by 8 wickets. Partridge also played cricket for Buckinghamshire women and South Women.

Was a British pianist and piano teacher. She became famous late in life, when unauthorized copies of

Was a British pianist and piano teacher. She became famous late in life, when unauthorized copies of commercial recordings made by other pianists were released under her name, earning her high praise from critics. The fraud did not come to light until a few months after her death.As a promising young professional Hatto played at a large number of concerts in London and throughout Britain and Europe beginning in the 1950s. There were concertos (accompanied by the Boyd Neel, Haydn and London Symphony Orchestras and many others), solo recitals at the Wigmore and Queen Elizabeth Halls and elsewhere, as well as (in the late 1960's and early 1970's) concerts by "pupils of Joyce Hatto":[1] she supplemented her earnings with work as a repetiteur for the London Philharmonic Choir, working under such conductors as Sir Thomas Beecham and Victor de Sabata; and as a piano teacher, both privately and at schools including Crofton Grange, a girls' boarding school in Hertfordshire.[2] She was also active in the recording studios, for several companies such as Saga Records, in England, Germany (Hamburg) and Paris.

Was an English film and television actress, comedienne and singer-songwriter.During World War II, Gr

Was an English film and television actress, comedienne and singer-songwriter.During World War II, Grenfell toured India, North Africa and the Middle East with a company performing for British troops. In 1989 her wartime journals were published under the title The Time of My Life: Entertaining the Troops. Her singing and comedic talents on stage led to offers to appear in motion picture comedies. Although she performed in a number of films, she continued with her recording career, producing a number of humorous albums as well as books.

Was a golfer widely regarded as the greatest British woman player of all time.Joyce and her brother

Was a golfer widely regarded as the greatest British woman player of all time.Joyce and her brother Roger, who tied for the British Open title in 1921 but lost the play-off, learned the game as children. She won the British Ladies Amateur Golf Championshi