English Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was a female tennis player from Ireland (at the time of her victory, Ireland was part of the United

Was a female tennis player from Ireland (at the time of her victory, Ireland was part of the United Kingdom).

Was an English-born cabaret singer who performed in the United States, Britain, and Europe with the

Was an English-born cabaret singer who performed in the United States, Britain, and Europe with the greats in jazz and cabaret. She was a featured performer at Chez Bricktop in Paris, owned by the legendary hostess Bricktop, and performed in such clubs as Le Ruban Bleu, Tony's, the RSVP, the Carlyle, the St. Regis Hotel, and eventually her own room, the Byline Club. AmonIn 1928, she was an unknown member of the black chorus in the London production of Show Boat, but she had become the toast of Paris by the 1930s, with admirers who included Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Cole Porter.

Was a British figure skater. She was the 1936 Olympic silver medalist, the 1937 World Champion, the

Was a British figure skater. She was the 1936 Olympic silver medalist, the 1937 World Champion, the 1938-1939 European Champion, and a six-time (1935–1938, 1946) British national champion.

Is an English painter and sculptor. Perhaps her best known public works are a memorial to Oscar Wild

Is an English painter and sculptor. Perhaps her best known public works are a memorial to Oscar Wilde in central London and Scallop, a 4 metre high steel sculpture of two interlocking scallop shells on Aldeburgh beach dedicated to Benjamin Britten. Both w

Was an English cricketer who played one first-class match, for Worcestershire against Oxford Univers

Was an English cricketer who played one first-class match, for Worcestershire against Oxford University in 1911. He scored 29 and 6, and took one catch, to dismiss Oxford captain John Evans.

Was an English epidemiologist and statistician.Major Greenwood junior was born in Shoreditch in Lond

Was an English epidemiologist and statistician.Major Greenwood junior was born in Shoreditch in London's East End, the only child of a doctor in general practice there. ("Major" was his forename, not a military rank.) He was educated on the classical side

Was an English first class cricketer who was born in Uttar Pradesh, India. He was a member of the in

Was an English first class cricketer who was born in Uttar Pradesh, India. He was a member of the inaugural All-India team. He debuted for Gloucestershire in 1887 at the age of 17. A defensive batsman. He became District Superintendent of Police in the No

Was a keen cricketer as well as General Officer Commanding Aldershot District. He played for Berkshi

Was a keen cricketer as well as General Officer Commanding Aldershot District. He played for Berkshire County Cricket Club in the Minor Counties Cricket Championship in 1933. He served in World War II and then went on to be Brigadier with responsibility for Infantry matters in Asmara in Eritrea in the late 1940s.

Is an English cricketer who has played first class cricket for Northamptonshire, Lancashire, and Eng

Is an English cricketer who has played first class cricket for Northamptonshire, Lancashire, and England A. Loye is a right-handed batsman, particularly well known for his slog sweep shot against fast bowlers. Deep into a long career, he also finally made

An English actress and singer.Even before leaving drama school, Burrows played several roles on tele

An English actress and singer.Even before leaving drama school, Burrows played several roles on television, appearing in The Practice and Fell Tiger, as well as taking two parts in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside - firstly Lucy Coflins's schoolfriend, Sue, and then Pat Hancock's girlfriend, Lisa Morrisey in 1982.Three months after leaving drama school, she auditioned for the role of Kathy Bates in the popular ITV soap opera Emmerdale (then known as Emmerdale Farm) and got the part. The role has been her most prominent to date. She became one of the programmes longest running characters, remaining in the show from 1985 to 2001 and returning briefly in 2005. Kathy is remembered for being one of the most married characters in the soap and had a reputation for having "the kiss of death" on her men. First husband Jackie Merrick accidentally shot himself in 1989; her second marriage to wheelchair-bound Chris Tate ended in 1995 when he admitted to an affair

Was an English professional wrestler who went by the ring name King Kong Kirk. His height was 1.86m

Was an English professional wrestler who went by the ring name King Kong Kirk. His height was 1.86m (6' 1") and his weight ranged between 140 and 160kg (approximately 22-25 stone). In August 1987, Kirk died after a tragic turn of events during the final m

Was a pictorialist photographer and artist.From 1914 Arbuthnot ran a portrait studio in London's New

Was a pictorialist photographer and artist.From 1914 Arbuthnot ran a portrait studio in London's New Bond Street, in the early 1900s photographing many celebrities including the actress Lillah McCarthy, the pianist Harriet Cohen and the poet Robert Nichol

Was a herpetologist and physician working in the Malay Peninsula.He went on to become the physician

Was a herpetologist and physician working in the Malay Peninsula.He went on to become the physician in the royal court of Siam and was a close confidante and a doctor to the royal family.[1]He published his observations on the reptiles and amphibians during his stint there and was in regular correspondence with Boulenger at the Natural History Museum, London. He left in 1925 to continue his studies at the museum in London.

Is a former British swimmer who represented Great Britain at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Born in Torqu

Is a former British swimmer who represented Great Britain at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Born in Torquay, he moved to Manchester in his late teens due to a lack of suitable training facilities in his home town, choosing to study at the University of Manches

Is a former English cricketer. Heath was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He

Is a former English cricketer. Heath was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. Heath made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1954 County Championship against Leicestershire. Heath represented Hampshire in 143 first-class matches

Generally known as Dar Lyon was an English first-class cricketer who played for Somerset County Cric

Generally known as Dar Lyon was an English first-class cricketer who played for Somerset County Cricket Club through the 1920s. He was a right-handed top order batsman known for his beautiful driving who occasionally captained and kept wicket for the coun

Is an English former footballer.He played for Goole Town, Hartlepool United and Scarborough.

Is an English former footballer.He played for Goole Town, Hartlepool United and Scarborough.

Was an English comedian, author, comedy club proprietor, compère, agent, manager and "amateur sensa

Was an English comedian, author, comedy club proprietor, compère, agent, manager and "amateur sensationalist".[2] His high reputation among his peers rests on his outrageous publicity stunts and on the help and advice he gave to successful British alterna

Was a left-arm spin bowler who played for Lancashire and England. League as a teenager in 1945, and

Was a left-arm spin bowler who played for Lancashire and England. League as a teenager in 1945, and made his first class debut in one match for 1946 against Sussex.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batmsan who played for Bedfordshire. Having made his

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batmsan who played for Bedfordshire. Having made his debut cricketing appearance at the age of just 18 for Essex Young Amateurs, Stedman turned out in the Minor Counties Championship for the first time in 19

Multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter, started out in the early 1960s playing drums in West L

Multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter, started out in the early 1960s playing drums in West London band The Panthers. Around 1962, he joined Jeff Curtis & The Flames, the house band at the famous Ealing Jazz Club. The group recorded a five-track ac

Was a cricketer who played for Somerset in first-class matches between 1952 and 1958. Walker was a r

Was a cricketer who played for Somerset in first-class matches between 1952 and 1958. Walker was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-spin bowler. He played five matches as a 16-year old for Yorkshire's second eleven in 1950, and one the following y

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who playe

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Bedfordshire. Having appeared for Bedfordshire in the Minor Counties Championship since 1968, Wynn made a single List A appearance for the team, in t

Was a British singer, who enjoyed three hit singles from 1967 to 1969 in the UK Singles Chart.Robert

Was a British singer, who enjoyed three hit singles from 1967 to 1969 in the UK Singles Chart.Roberts arrived in the music industry through a previous career in acting - even appearing briefly in a tiny role in ITV's soap opera, Coronation Street.[1] It w

Is a field hockey player, who was a member of the British squad that won the bronze medal at the 199

Is a field hockey player, who was a member of the British squad that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. She came out of retirement recently and currently play