English Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Worcestershire and the Europeans in the 1940s. He

Was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Worcestershire and the Europeans in the 1940s. He also stood on one occasion as a first-class umpire. Blunt made his first-class debut on Boxing Day 1942, turning out for Europeans against Indians in the Madras Presidency Match; he took four wickets and made a duck in his only innings. After the end of the Second World War, Blunt played 14 first-class games for Worcestershire between 1946 and 1948, and he made a good start to his county cricket career by taking seven wickets (including his career best of 5-60) against Hampshire at Southampton on debut. Although he was not seen in the first-class game after 1948, Blunt continued to play for Worcestershire's Second XI for another year, and in the early 1950s produced some impressive performances in minor counties cricket for Cheshire. He took 8-20 against Yorkshire's Second XI in late May 1951, and had a remarkable run against Northumberland in July of the following year: in three consecutive innings, spread over two games, Blunt claimed 5-49, 6-49 and 6-46.

Was an English concert pianist especially associated with the music of Robert Schumann and Johannes

Was an English concert pianist especially associated with the music of Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms.a Staffordshire family, Leonard Borwick studied piano under Henry R. Bird, and violin and viola under Alfred Gibson until the age of 16. He then went to study piano under Clara Schumann at the Hoch Conservatory, Frankfurt, and also composition under Bernhard Scholz and Iwan Knorr, and violin and viola under Fritz Basserman. During the later 1880s, while on leave from Clara Schumann's school

Is an English former football player.Wills first played for the youth teams of non-league Eton Manor

Is an English former football player.Wills first played for the youth teams of non-league Eton Manor, before being signed by Arsenal in October 1949. For the next four years he played in the Gunners' reserve team, playing either at right half or right back.

Played first-class cricket for Somerset between 1958 and 1960. A left-handed lower order batsman and

Played first-class cricket for Somerset between 1958 and 1960. A left-handed lower order batsman and a slow left-arm spin bowler whose action was allegedly modelled on that of Tony Lock, Bryant played 15 matches for the Somerset side that finished third in the County Championship in 1958. However, he played only a handful matches in the drier summer of 1959 and in his first first-class game of 1960, against Gloucestershire at Bath, he was no-balled five times by umpire Hugo Yarnold for throwing.

Was an English clergyman and cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1899. He mad

Was an English clergyman and cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1899. He made his cricketing debut in 1887 for Gentlemen of Derbyshire vs. Gentlemen of Canada. He was ordained deacon at St Albans in 1893, and priest in 1894. From 1

Was an English sportsman and later journalist. He was most accomplished at golf and cricket as detai

Was an English sportsman and later journalist. He was most accomplished at golf and cricket as detailed below, but also played tennis to a very high standard and was an excellent ice-skater, a good rackets player and a fine shot.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played first-class cricket for Essex. He

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played first-class cricket for Essex. He was born in Leyton and died in Kensington. A lower-order batsman, Graham made two appearances for the side during the 1926 season, scoring a total of 14 r

Was a British sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a British sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1877 to 1882. He first played professionally

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1877 to 1882. He first played professionally in 1869, for the Breckfield Club in Liverpool. He then went to live in Sheffield where he was a metal-grinder and was playing at Wakefield in 1872 and 187

Is a former English cricketer who played eight first-class games for Worcestershire either side of t

Is a former English cricketer who played eight first-class games for Worcestershire either side of the Second World War. Oakley made his debut for Worcestershire against Middlesex at Worcester in late June 1935.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1908 and 1924. He made his debut for Derb

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1908 and 1924. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1908 season in a drawn match against Lancashire.

Was a English cricketer. Pitchford was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was

Was a English cricketer. Pitchford was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Wing, Buckinghamshire. Pitchford made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Monmouthshire in 1933 against the Warwickshire Second XI. Pitchfor

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-hand batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler who played fo

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-hand batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler who played for Warwickshire. Bates would go on play 200 first-class matches at the ground scoring over 8,000 runs. In total Bates represented his county 441 times between 1913 and 1935, he also made two appearances for 'The Rest' against England in 1927 and once for the Players against Gentlemen in 1925. Bates scored a total of 19,380 first-class runs at an average of 27.84, passing 1,000 runs in a season 12 times and three times passing 1,500. He scored 21 centuries, two coming against Kent at Coventry in 1927, his highest was a score of 211 against Gloucestershire in 1932. After retiring as a player in 1935 he fulfilled the role of coach and head groundsman at Christ's Hospital until 1963.

Was an English cricketer who played five first-class matches in the years after the First World War.

Was an English cricketer who played five first-class matches in the years after the First World War. He made his debut for Oxford University against Gentlemen of England in May 1919, making 2 in his only innings; this was the first first-class game to be

Was a professional footballer who played his entire career (at full-back) for Southampton from 1945

Was a professional footballer who played his entire career (at full-back) for Southampton from 1945 to 1958.

Is an English chess columnist and promoter. The son of a dustman, he was educated at Whitgift School

Is an English chess columnist and promoter. The son of a dustman, he was educated at Whitgift School, South Croydon, and Balliol College, Oxford. He was a strong player, jointly winning the British Chess Championship in 1954 at Nottingham and representing England in the Chess Olympiads of 1952, 1954, 1960 and 1962. He also tied first with Jonathan Penrose in the 1958 British Chess Championship, but lost the subsequent play-off match by 1½-3½. He gave up playing chess in the early 1960s to concentrate on writing and journalism.

Was an English chess player and journalist.He left Budapest for Switzerland. Since 1867, he lived in

Was an English chess player and journalist.He left Budapest for Switzerland. Since 1867, he lived in Paris, where won a few matches, among others against Ignatz von Kolisch, Samuel Rosenthal, Jules Arnous de Rivière, etc. In 1870, he came to England, where spent rest of his life.

Is an English professional rugby league footballer with the Huddersfield Giants of Super League. Ler

Is an English professional rugby league footballer with the Huddersfield Giants of Super League. Leroy attended Newsome High School and Sports College. Leroy's previous club is the Newsome Panthers. Leroy joined the Giants' Academy aged 16 and was awarded

Is an English comedian, television presenter and actor perhaps best known as the host of Family Fort

Is an English comedian, television presenter and actor perhaps best known as the host of Family Fortunes for 16 years.As a comedian in the 1980s Dennis had appeared on numerous light-entertainment shows and worked originally as a stooge to Russ Abbot on R

Was an English professional wrestler who rose to prominence due to the popularity of televised wrest

Was an English professional wrestler who rose to prominence due to the popularity of televised wrestling in the 1960s and 1970s. He was born in Laisterdyke, Bradford, West Yorkshire, the son of Bill Kellett, a renowned Bradford engineer, and Sarah Kellett

Was a popular singer and later songwriter in the 1950s and 1960s. He was also known as Johnny Worth

Was a popular singer and later songwriter in the 1950s and 1960s. He was also known as Johnny Worth (or John Worth) and John Worsley.[2] Allmusic journalist Bruce Eder states, "Vandyke is one of those rare talents in English pop music whose songwriting su

An English cricketer and former member of the England women's cricket team [1]. She played 3 test ma

An English cricketer and former member of the England women's cricket team [1]. She played 3 test matches and 3 one day internationals.

An English soprano, broadcaster and media personality.Garrett has had an extensive music career. A g

An English soprano, broadcaster and media personality.Garrett has had an extensive music career. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, she won the Decca Prize of the Kathleen Ferrier Award in 1979, thereby launching her career.[2] During her time as principal soprano at English National Opera, she became well-known for her performances in productions of the operas Serse, Le Nozze di Figaro, Così fan tutte and Die Fledermaus.[1]

Is an English former international women's football goalkeeper. She appeared for England in the 1995

Is an English former international women's football goalkeeper. She appeared for England in the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Finals. Higgs went to the 1995 World Cup as deputy to regular England keeper Pauline Cope. With quarter-final qualification ensured after winning the first two group games, Higgs played in the final group game, a 3-2 win against Nigeria.

An English model, actress, and singer, now also known by her married name of Twiggy Lawson. In the 1

An English model, actress, and singer, now also known by her married name of Twiggy Lawson. In the 1960s, at 16, she became the first prominent teenage model. She was known for her large eyes, long eyelashes, and thin build, and is regarded as one of the most famous models of all time. Twiggy went on to star in movies, and appeared as a judge on the reality show America's Next Top Model. She now[when?] models for Marks and Spencer to promote their recent rebranding, and appears in seasonal television She commercials with others, such as Myleene Klass, as well as other forms of media for the campaigns.