English Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a English pop and rock guitarist and singer.Some of the bands he played in are: Skip Bifferty, Th

Is a English pop and rock guitarist and singer.Some of the bands he played in are: Skip Bifferty, The Chosen Few, Arc, Loving Awareness, Glencoe, Nick Lowe, Dave Stewart and The Spiritual Cowboys, Eurythmics, Talk Talk, Londonbeat, Paul Young, Bob Geldof,

Is an English footballer, who currently plays for King's Lynn. He is 178cm (5'10") tall and plays as

Is an English footballer, who currently plays for King's Lynn. He is 178cm (5'10") tall and plays as a forward.He made his debut on 2003-04-12 in League Two against Exeter City, coming on with 15 minutes remaining, he scored the winner in the final minute of the match.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1874 and 1875 and for Nottinghamshire from 187

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1874 and 1875 and for Nottinghamshire from 1876 to 1881. In 1872 he was playing for Chesterfield Cricket Club. He began his cricket career with Derbyshire in 1874 in an assortment of matches in the ear

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. He was born and died in Waldron. Unstead made a single

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. He was born and died in Waldron. Unstead made a single first-class appearance in 1825, scoring just one run in the two innings in which he batted.

Was an English portrait painter and book illustrator. He was born and died in London, and is buried

Was an English portrait painter and book illustrator. He was born and died in London, and is buried in Marylebone Church. He was the eldest son of John Vanderbank, a Huguenot tapestry weaver, who was born in Paris.He studied under Sir Godfrey Kneller at Thornhill's Great Queen Street Academy from 1711 until 1720 when he joined with Louis Cheron to found his own Academy in St. Martin’s Lane. It was noted by George Vertue that “only intemperance prevented him from being the greatest portraitist of his generation”.

Was an English watercolour painter and astrologer, and a close friend of William Blake. They collabo

Was an English watercolour painter and astrologer, and a close friend of William Blake. They collaborated in 1819–1820 on the book Visionary Heads, written by Varley and illustrated by Blake. He was the elder brother of Cornelius Varley.John Varley was born at the Old Blue Post Tavern, Hackney, on 17 August 1778. His father, Richard Varley, born at Epworth in Lincolnshire, had settled in London after the death of his first wife in Yorkshire. For a brief time John Varley was employed by a portrait painter in Holborn and then, at the age of 15 or 16, he became a pupil of Joseph Charles Barrow (fl. 1789-1802) who had an evening drawing school twice a week at 12 Furnival's Inn Court, Holborn. It was Barrow who took Varley on a sketching tour to Peterborough from which he emerged as a professional painter

Is an English former professional footballer who made nearly 400 league appearances in a varied care

Is an English former professional footballer who made nearly 400 league appearances in a varied career. He is currently the goalkeeping coach at Huddersfield Town.A goalkeeper, Vaughan came up through the youth ranks at West Ham United although he didn't make a first team appearance at Upton Park.

Was a British logician and philosopher. He is famous for introducing the Venn diagram, which is used

Was a British logician and philosopher. He is famous for introducing the Venn diagram, which is used in many fields, including set theory, probability, logic, statistics, and computer science.

Was a professional Cricketer who spent his entire career at Northamptonshire. Although he was predom

Was a professional Cricketer who spent his entire career at Northamptonshire. Although he was predominantly a Bowler, the highlight of his 14-year playing career was his County record last wicket partnership with fellow Wollaston-born player Ben Bellamy o

Played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire from 1952 to 1957. A lower-order left-handed batsman

Played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire from 1952 to 1957. A lower-order left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm spin bowler, Griffiths played in 34 matches without ever establishing himself as a regular in the Gloucestershire first team. His most

Was an English professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or inside forward. He m

Was an English professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or inside forward. He made nearly 300 appearances and scored 59 goals in the Football League. After a spell in non-League football he finished his playing career in the United States.

Is an English former professional snooker player and more recently a snooker commentator and TV pers

Is an English former professional snooker player and more recently a snooker commentator and TV personality. Virgo retired from professional play in 1994. He is now a TV snooker commentator who works primarily during the BBC's coverage of ranking events.

Is a rock singer. He was the lead vocalist for the bands The Babys and Bad English. As a solo artist

Is a rock singer. He was the lead vocalist for the bands The Babys and Bad English. As a solo artist, he scored a #1 hit in the United States with "Missing You" in 1984.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who played fo

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who played for Bedfordshire. He was born in Hexham, Northumberland. Wake, who played a single match for Glamorgan Second XI in 1977, played for Bedfordshire in the Mino

Is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1977 and 1980. Walters first played

Is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1977 and 1980. Walters first played for Derbyshire in the 1977 season which saw the team finish seventh in the County Championship and continued in the 1978 season. Walters was a left-handed

Was an English Jacobean dramatist best known for his tragedies The White Devil and The Duchess of Ma

Was an English Jacobean dramatist best known for his tragedies The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi, often regarded as masterpieces of the early 17th-century English stage.[1] He was a contemporary of William Shakespeare.

Was a British canoer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he and his partner Alex Brear

Was a British canoer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he and his partner Alex Brearley finished ninth in the folding K-2 10000 m event.

Was a famous English cricketer who played for Surrey. Wells was a top-class all-rounder who batted r

Was a famous English cricketer who played for Surrey. Wells was a top-class all-rounder who batted right-handed. He was a fast underarm bowler but it is not known if he bowled right or left-handed. He was a fine fielder who was good enough to keep wicket

Is an English football player who plays for Hull City. He was also captain of the England under-20 t

Is an English football player who plays for Hull City. He was also captain of the England under-20 team, and has been capped eight times for the under-21s. He represented England U20 at 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Somerset. Seamer was a bespectacled right-hande

Played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Somerset. Seamer was a bespectacled right-handed middle-order batsman and an occasional right-arm leg-spin bowler. He left the Colonial Service in 1950 and became a schoolmaster at Marlborough College,

Was a first class cricketer. He was a left arm fast round arm bowler and left-handed batsman who pla

Was a first class cricketer. He was a left arm fast round arm bowler and left-handed batsman who played 38 games for Yorkshire CCC between 1868 and 1876, 13 games for the MCC between 1869 and 1883 and one for the "Left Handed" against the "Right Handed".H

Was an English topographical and landscape artist of the nineteenth century.[1]His father was a merc

Was an English topographical and landscape artist of the nineteenth century.[1]His father was a merchant captain whom Bunney, as a boy, accompanied on several voyages around the world. Bunney demonstrated a strong talent for drawing and draftsmanship from an early age. The young Bunney became a follower of John Ruskin; he studied with Ruskin at the Working Men's College soon after its founding in 1854, and later worked as a clerk for Smith, Elder & Co., Ruskin's publisher. Bunney was able to give up his clerical job and make his living by his art and art teaching by 1859; Ruskin commissioned him to execute a series of drawings in Italy and Switzerland.[2]

British surgeon and geologist, was the son of a well-known medical practitioner in Deal.He was educa

British surgeon and geologist, was the son of a well-known medical practitioner in Deal.He was educated partly at a boarding-school in England, partly at the Moravian College at Neuwied (1843-1845), where he gained an intimate knowledge of German and an i

Was an English surgeon and botanical collector.White was born in Sussex (some sources state he was b

Was an English surgeon and botanical collector.White was born in Sussex (some sources state he was born in 1750)[1] and entered the Royal Navy on 26 June 1778 as third surgeon's mate[2]. He was promoted surgeon in 1780, and was the principal surgeon during the voyage of the First Fleet to Australia. In March 1787 White joined the First Fleet transports at Plymouth, where he found that the convicts had been living for some time on salt meat, a bad preparation for a long voyage. He succeeded in obtaining supplies of fresh meat and vegetables for them, and arranged that they should be allowed up on deck in relays to obtain fresh air. His sensible and humane treatment was probably the reason why the number of convict deaths during the voyage was not higher.[1] John White was a surgeon serving on the ship Charlotte during his voyage to Australia.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. Wilcox's c

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. Wilcox's career began with Cambridge University in 1961, for whom he played for two years, his debut coming against Kent. Wilcox spent a year out of the game before