English Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an English pop singer. He scored three Top 40 hits in the UK in 1962.As a young man, James Littl

Was an English pop singer. He scored three Top 40 hits in the UK in 1962.As a young man, James Little befriended Dave and George Sweetman, who were step-brothers of Emile Ford. Because of this, Little was occasionally invited to sing with The Checkmates,

Is an English comedian, author, actor and presenter of radio and television, known for his deadpan,

Is an English comedian, author, actor and presenter of radio and television, known for his deadpan, satirical and often very dark humour.Whilst working at JC Productions with his father, Carr made his first television pilot / short film at Pinewood starri

Was a Brigadier in the British Army. He entered the Royal Artillery in 1898 and was promoted to Capt

Was a Brigadier in the British Army. He entered the Royal Artillery in 1898 and was promoted to Captain (1904) and then to Major (1914). He served in the First World War 1914 - 1918, was wounded, mentioned in despatches and received the Distinguished Serv

Was an English sportsman who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire and represented England

Was an English sportsman who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire and represented England at rugby union. Born in India, Bush played at Gloucestershire as an amateur. He was Gloucestershire's wicket-keeper in their strong side of the 1870s which won the only four Championships in their history, one of them shared. Aside from playing at Gloucestershire, Bush also represented the Gentlemen cricket team in a couple of Gentlemen v Players fixtures and also played a match for the South of England cricket team.

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1923 to 1927. He made hi

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1923 to 1927. He made his debut for Derbyshire in his only game in 1923 against Leicestershire, when he took two wickets. He played two games in 1924 and five in 1925 when he achieved his best bowling performance of 4 for 65 against Lancashire. Cresswell was a right-hand batsman and played 34 innings in 21 first-class matches with a top score of 28 and an average of 7.61. He was a left-arm fast-medium bowler and took 25 first-class wickets at an average of 40.88 and a best performance of 4 for 65. In 1939 he played for Derbyshire Second XI and also for Alfreton colliery team.

Was an English cricketer who played two first-class games for Worcestershire, one each side of the F

Was an English cricketer who played two first-class games for Worcestershire, one each side of the First World War. In 1925 Higgs-Walker was appointed headmaster of Sevenoaks School, a post in which he remained until 1954.

Is a professional British tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 282nd, which he reached

Is a professional British tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 282nd, which he reached on 6 February 2006. His career high in doubles was at 57 set at 9 April 2007. Auckland played for the Boston Lobsters in the World TeamTennis pro league du

Was a noted English cricketer who played for the Hambledon Club. He was a left-handed batsman. He is

Was a noted English cricketer who played for the Hambledon Club. He was a left-handed batsman. He is first recorded in 1773, even though he was by then 32 years of age. As Arthur Haygarth says, "he must have played several years previously, the records being unfortunately lost". Aylward is known to have played in 111 first-class matches from 1773 until 1797. He continued playing after that in minor matches. Aylward is remembered for his remarkable feat on 18, 19 and 20 June 1777, when he scored 167 runs in one innings against the best bowlers and fielders of the day. This score was the "world record" for the highest individual innings in first-class cricket, beating the 136 scored by John Small in 1775 and standing for 43 years until it was beaten by William Ward in 1820.

Is a professional English footballer. Walker, a goalkeeper, plays for Premier League club, West Ham

Is a professional English footballer. Walker, a goalkeeper, plays for Premier League club, West Ham United, wearing squad number 23.He is nicknamed "Wacka" because of the distance of his kicking,[1] a variation on his life-long family nickname of "Wack

Was an English professional cricketer who made 5 known appearances in major cricket matches from 179

Was an English professional cricketer who made 5 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1798 to 1805. He was a cousin of the more famous John Bennett. James Bennett was mainly associated with Hampshire.

Is an English cricketer who currently plays for Leicestershire County Cricket Club having previously

Is an English cricketer who currently plays for Leicestershire County Cricket Club having previously represented Surrey. He is a right-hand bat and right-arm medium pace bowler. Benning played for the minor county team, Buckinghamshire, in 2001, in one Under-19 "Test" for England in 2002 and joined Surrey in 2003. James, who used to attend Caterham School, scored a one-day world record 496-4 (with Surrey) in 2007. Alongside Ali Brown, also a former Caterham School pupil, the pair put on 296 opening for Surrey, with Benning going on to make 152. He finished the 2005/06 domestic one day campaign with the highest average of any county player.

Is an English cricketer, currently playing for Kent County Cricket Club. Hockley made his first-clas

Is an English cricketer, currently playing for Kent County Cricket Club. Hockley made his first-class debut in 1998, contributing 30 runs in Kent's defeat to Oxford University. Seen as a limited overs specialist, Hockley made 57 one-day appearances for t

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1871. Billyeald was born at Hyson Green near N

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1871. Billyeald was born at Hyson Green near Nottingham, the son of Thomas Billyeald and his wife Annis Hallam. He played in Derbyshire's second match against Lancashire in August 1871. Following a promising 11 not-out innings from a tailend position in the first innings, Billyeald switched to the upper order in the second and made 4. Billyeald was a right-handed batsman and played two innings in one first class match and a total of 15 runs. He was a round-arm medium-pace bowler.

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 1000 m event.

Is an English acoustic folk pop singer-songwriter whose debut album, Back to Bedlam, and single rele

Is an English acoustic folk pop singer-songwriter whose debut album, Back to Bedlam, and single releases, especially "You're Beautiful", brought him to fame in 2005. His style is a mix of pop, rock and folk. He is signed to Linda Perry's independent American label Custard Records.

Was an Indian-born English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler

Was an Indian-born English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. He was born in New Delhi. Boiling's first-class career began in 1988, when he was signed by Surrey after appearing for them in the Second XI the previous year. This came straight off the back of appearing in all eight of the England Young Cricketers' appearances in the Youth World Cup of 1988. He returned to the Surrey team in 1994, where he helped to partner onetime Test player Joey Benjamin in the tailend. However, this was to prove his final year in the side, as he signed to Durham in time for 1995. Since retirement, Boiling has been a teacher at Monmouth School.

Is a former English cricketer. Bovill was a right-handed batsman who was a right-arm fast-medium bow

Is a former English cricketer. Bovill was a right-handed batsman who was a right-arm fast-medium bowler. Bovill joined Hampshire in 1993. He played 36 first-class matches and 18 one-day matches for club. Bovill took 99 first-class wickets for Hampshire. At the end of the 1997 County Championship season Bovill was released by Hampshire. The following season he signed for Buckinghamshire, representing the county in one-day matches in the NatWest Trophy before retiring from cricket at the end of the 1999 season.

Was an English cricketer who played for Lancashire. He was born in Whittle, Glossop, Derbyshire. Bra

Was an English cricketer who played for Lancashire. He was born in Whittle, Glossop, Derbyshire. Braddock played club cricket for South Lancashire and Albion, moving on later to Sixteen Colts and Liverpool. Braddock made his only first-class appearance in 1873, as an opening batsman, scoring two runs in the first innings, and 11 in the second.

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1816 to 1828. He was main

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1816 to 1828. He was mainly associated with Sussex and made 8 known appearances in first-class matches, including 2 matches for The Bs between 1817 and 1828. Bray made his first-class debut in 1816, playing for Sussex against Epsom. He made a steady start to his career, batting in the upper-middle order. The following year, he made two first-class appearances, before taking nine years out of the game.

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1816 to 1828. He was mainl

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1816 to 1828. He was mainly associated with Sussex and made 15 known appearances in first-class matches, including four matches for The Bs between 1817 and 1828. His record is 219 runs in 27 innings with a batting average of 8.42. Baker was a member of the Sussex team in two of the three roundarm trial matches against All-England in 1827 to decide whether roundarm bowling should be legalised.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1883 and 1886. His Derbyshire debut came in th

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1883 and 1886. His Derbyshire debut came in the 1883 season, when Derbyshire played Lancashire. Brelsford played in three further County matches for Derbyshire during the 1883 season, and two matches against Marylebone Cricket Club. Brelsford reappeared for the team one further time, during the 1886 season. Brelsford was a right-arm medium-pace bowler and took 24 first class wickets at an average of 20.08 and a best performance of 5-31. He was a right-handed batsman and played 14 innings in 8 first class matches with an average of 4.30 and a top score of 16.

Is a former Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland and British Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.On March 3

Is a former Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland and British Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.On March 30, 1994 as Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, he dismissed Private Lee Clegg's appeal against his controversial murder conviction. On March 21, 2002,

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. He was born and died in Cobham, Kent. Broad made a sin

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. He was born and died in Cobham, Kent. Broad made a single first-class appearance in 1854, against a United England Eleven, whose team included John Wisden. Broad, one of fifteen players on the Kent side, finished the first innings not out, but was run out for a duck in the second innings of the match.

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. he played

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. he played in four first-class matches in the year 2005. He was in the Hampshire squad which won the C&G Trophy, and which finished runners-up in Division One of the Frizell County Championship. James announced his retirement from the game on 9 February 2008, to pursue a job in the city of London.

Was a British Tory politician and ancestor of the Viscounts Dilhorne and the Barons Churston.Buller

Was a British Tory politician and ancestor of the Viscounts Dilhorne and the Barons Churston.Buller entered the British House of Commons in 1741 and represented the constituency until 1747. A year later, he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Cor