English Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an English boxer born in the East End of London. Judah Bergman was born in Romford Street nr Cab

Was an English boxer born in the East End of London. Judah Bergman was born in Romford Street nr Cable Street, St George in the East, Stepney. He was apprenticed as a lather boy in a barber's shop, and began his boxing career at the Premierland, Back Chur

Is an English professional snooker player from Bristol who enjoyed considerable success in youth tou

Is an English professional snooker player from Bristol who enjoyed considerable success in youth tournaments before turning professional in 2005. His best run to date took him to the semi-finals of the 2008 Grand Prix. He has an attacking playing style.

An Essex-born member of British anarchist band, Chumbawamba. She is one of two female singers in the

An Essex-born member of British anarchist band, Chumbawamba. She is one of two female singers in the current incarnation of the band, along with Lou Watts, and also plays various brass instruments. Jude Abbott lives in Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK.

An English singer/songwriter. Her father, Sefton Myers, was a successful property developer who also

An English singer/songwriter. Her father, Sefton Myers, was a successful property developer who also managed artists and singers—most notably Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice during the writing of Jesus Christ Superstar. Her family relocated from Poland to England in the 1920s, and changed their surname from Tzuke to Myers. When Tzuke embarked on her singing career, she decided to reclaim the family's Polish name. Her mother, Jean Silverside, was a television actress. Tzuke has five children: Bailey, also a singer-songwriter; Tallula Muggleton-Tzuke; Annie Moody Muggleton; Andy Muggleton; and Jamie Muggleton.

A concert pianist and educator.Judith Gordon gave her New York recital debut on May 27, 1990 at the

A concert pianist and educator.Judith Gordon gave her New York recital debut on May 27, 1990 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of the museum’s Introductions series. Bernard Holland, reviewing for The New York Times, wrote, "… Ms. Gordon does not have the dominating technique associated with major virtuosos, but she has character and she thinks."[2]The Celebrity Series of Boston has presented Gordon frequently and she has performed regularly with Emmanuel Music. With Rob Kapilow she explored music of Beethoven and Debussy in his What Makes It Great? programs in Boston, Los Angeles, and New York. Gordon has performed as a soloist with the Boston Pops, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, and the MIT Symphony.

A legendary British singer/songwriter whose first band Judy and The Folkmen (1964-1966) then saw her

A legendary British singer/songwriter whose first band Judy and The Folkmen (1964-1966) then saw her taking the limelight as the original vocalist with Fairport Convention from 1967 to 1968. The group recorded their first album with her, their repertoire at the time consisting of both American singer-songwriter works plus originals.After Fairport Convention, Dyble, with Ian McDonald, joined the original line up of Giles, Giles and Fripp by famously advertising in Melody Maker. This group would later become King Crimson. Later she was one half of the duo Trader Horne[1] with Jackie McAuley, releasing one album, Morning Way in 1969, and two highly prized collectible vinyl singles. She also guested on The Incredible String Band's 1968 album The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter (on "The Minotaur’s Song") and on G.F. Fitz-Gerald's 1970 album Mouseproof.

Is a female former badminton player who won more major international titles than any other player of

Is a female former badminton player who won more major international titles than any other player of her era.Devlin began playing badminton with her Irish-born father Frank Devlin when she was seven in the Baltimore, Maryland region of the U.S.A. where he

Is a British Olympic swimmer. She was born in the London suburb of Neasden and was married there in

Is a British Olympic swimmer. She was born in the London suburb of Neasden and was married there in 1962 in St. Catherine's Church.

Was a British Olympic fencer.

Was a British Olympic fencer.

Was a pioneering English human geneticist.[1] She graduated in mathematics at Trinity College, Dubli

Was a pioneering English human geneticist.[1] She graduated in mathematics at Trinity College, Dublin. After six years investigating solar parallax at Cambridge Observatory, she moved to University College London and obtained a position there as an assistant in statistics.Her mentor was Karl Pearson (1857-1936), one of the founders of modern statistics, who prompted her to change to medicine in 1914. She studied at the London School of Medicine for Women (Royal Free Hospital). She qualified in 1920 and was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 1938.

Was a pioneering English human geneticist.[1] She graduated in mathematics at Trinity College, Dubli

Was a pioneering English human geneticist.[1] She graduated in mathematics at Trinity College, Dublin. After six years investigating solar parallax at Cambridge Observatory, she moved to University College London and obtained a position there as an assist

A British singer-songwriter based in California. Her professional career started in the early 1980s,

A British singer-songwriter based in California. Her professional career started in the early 1980s, under the name "Jules Fordham", as a backing singer for Mari Wilson and Kim Wilde.In 1988, she released her first album on Circa Records, Julia Fordham. The album, which contained the UK Top 40 single "Happy Ever After" (#27 in August), introduced her as a singer with considerable vocal range, and her deeply emotional lyrics endeared her to a small, committed audience.[1] Licensed to Virgin Records America, the album was a minor hit and paved the way for the success of 1989's Porcelain. The single, "Manhattan Skyline", was an adult contemporary radio and VH-1 hit.

An international cricketer who played 6 test matches for the England women's cricket team between 19

An international cricketer who played 6 test matches for the England women's cricket team between 1976 and 1979. She played 8 one day internationals between 1973 and 1979.She took 29 wickets at just 16.13 with a best of 6 for 46, and match figures of 11 for 63, against the West Indies in 1979 at the St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury. These are the best match bowling figures in English women's test history. She took 13 wickets in her 8 one day internationals at 17.07 with a best of 3 for 21. She scored 16 test runs and 9 in ODIs.

Is a TV news anchor and reporter, who has worked for BBC News and ITN.Julia Somerville was educated

Is a TV news anchor and reporter, who has worked for BBC News and ITN.Julia Somerville was educated at Airthrie Preparatory School in Cheltenham and Headington School, a girls' independent school in Oxford. After graduating from Sussex University with a B

Is a former English cricketer. Cassell was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace.

Is a former English cricketer. Cassell was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Cassell made his debut for Dorset in the 1990 Minor Counties Championship against Herefordshire. He represented Dorset in 44 Minor Counties Championship matches from 1993 to 1998, with his final Minor Counties match for Dorset coming against Devon. In 1995, he made his List-A debut for Dorset against Glamorgan in the 1st round of the 1995 NatWest Trophy. Cassell represented Dorset in one further List-A match, against Scotland in the 1st round of the 1999 NatWest Trophy.

Is a British rock musician, author, antiquary, musicologist, and poet who came to prominence in 1978

Is a British rock musician, author, antiquary, musicologist, and poet who came to prominence in 1978 as the singer and songwriter in Liverpool post-punk band The Teardrop Explodes. Cope has since released many solo albums and is a founding member of the bands Queen Elizabeth and Brain Donor. In addition to his musical career, Cope has written four books of non-fiction: Krautrocksampler (Head Heritage, 1995), The Modern Antiquarian (Thorsons, 1998), The Megalithic European (Element, 2004), and Japrocksampler (Bloomsbury, 2007), plus two volumes of autobiography: Head-On (Head Heritage, 1994) and Repossessed (HarperCollins, 1999).

Was a weightlifter from Great Britain. He was born in Lancashire, United Kingdom.

Was a weightlifter from Great Britain. He was born in Lancashire, United Kingdom.

Was an English industrialist who became the third Baron Melchett on the death of his father in 1949.

Was an English industrialist who became the third Baron Melchett on the death of his father in 1949.After leaving the services, Mond joined Air Contractors Ltd: a subsidiary of the merchant bank M Samuel & Co. A year later, in 1948, supported by the bank, he founded a farming company based in Norfolk: British Field Products Limited which specialised in grass-drying and animal feed-stuffs. Mond soon after joined the merchant bankers M. Samuel & Co. This company merged with Philip Hill, Higginson and Erlanger Ltd to form Hill Samuel & Co. Limited and Mond became director in charge of the banking and overseas departments.

Is a former cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Somerset from 1983 to 1989. Wyat

Is a former cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Somerset from 1983 to 1989. Wyatt was a right-handed batsman often used as opening batsman. Wyatt made his first-class debut in a mid-season match in 1983 against the New Zealanders, and

Is a former English cricketer. Shackleton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pac

Is a former English cricketer. Shackleton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Shackleton made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Surrey in the 1971 County Championship. Shackleton played 48 first-class matches for t

Is a well-known British television journalist. He is President of the Royal Society for the Protecti

Is a well-known British television journalist. He is President of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and Vice President of the Wildlife Trust. He was voted Bafta 'Reporter of the Year' for his coverage of the war in Vietnam in 1968. He now pres

Is a retired English cricketer. Turner was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler

Is a retired English cricketer. Turner was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler. Wood made his Hampshire first-class debut against local rivals Sussex in the 1989 County Championship. The same year Wood would also make his one-day deb

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Sheffield United.

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Sheffield United.

An English singer, song writer, guitarist, bass guitarist and keyboard player. She is best known for

An English singer, song writer, guitarist, bass guitarist and keyboard player. She is best known for being the lead singer of the band, All About Eve.Regan moved to London at the age of 19 and found work as a journalist for music magazine ZigZag, while also studying at the London College of Fashion. In her capacity as a journalist she was given the task of interviewing Gene Loves Jezebel and then subsequently joined that band on bass guitar. Soon after, apparently unhappy with the tension between the group's twin frontmen, she would leave to make music with good friend and former Xmal Deutschland drummer Manuela Zwingmann, while working in a book shop on Charing Cross Road after Zig Zag went bust.

Is a former English female badminton player.Bradbury competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympi

Is a former English female badminton player.Bradbury competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with Gillian Clark. In the first round they defeated Erma Sulistianingsih and Rosiana Tendean of Indonesia and in the second round Ka