English Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a former English cricketer who played for Essex, Leicestershire and Gloucestershire.

Is a former English cricketer who played for Essex, Leicestershire and Gloucestershire.

Is a former English cricketer. As an exciting right-handed batsman, he was honoured by The Cricket S

Is a former English cricketer. As an exciting right-handed batsman, he was honoured by The Cricket Society. He represented Middlesex in two spells (1984-1994; Cap 1990 and 1999-2001), Durham (1995-1998; Captain 1995-1996) and the England A team in a seven

Was an all-round sportsman primarily known as a first-class cricketer for Gloucestershire and Essex,

Was an all-round sportsman primarily known as a first-class cricketer for Gloucestershire and Essex, and as a cricket administrator who managed England tours to South Africa and Australia and who was secretary of Worcestershire. He also played soccer and

Professor of biology in the Department of Genetics at University of Cambridge and is the former join

Professor of biology in the Department of Genetics at University of Cambridge and is the former joint-head of the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL).Ashburner attended High Wycombe Royal Grammar School from 1953 to 1960. He received B.A. in Natural Sciences Tripos (Genetics) in 1964, his Ph.D. from the Department of Genetics in 1968, and was awarded a Sc.D. in 1978, all from Cambridge.

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who plays for Warwickshire.

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who plays for Warwickshire. He was born in Nuneaton. Balac's cricketing career started in the Cockspur Cup, representing Leamington between 2005 and 2007. Having made a Second XI appearance for Warwickshire in 2008, he made his debut first-class appearance against Bangladesh A in July. Taking position behind the stumps, he took two catches in the first innings of his debut and four catches in the second innings.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Dorset. He

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Dorset. He was born in Sturminster Newton, Dorset. Beale, who made his Second XI Championship debut in 1967, made his debut in the Gillette Cup the following year, against Bedfordshire. He scored just three runs in the match as Dorset fell to a heavy defeat. Beale continued to represent Dorset in the Minor Counties Championship until his next opportunity to represent the team in a List A match came in 1973. He once again struggled with the bat, picking up a duck from third in the batting order. He is also major frotch.

Was a comedian, comic actor, and founding member of The Goons.Bentine was born Michael James Bentin

Was a comedian, comic actor, and founding member of The Goons.Bentine was born Michael James Bentin in Watford, Hertfordshire, of Anglo-Peruvian parentage and grew up in Folkestone, Kent, one of his friends being the young David Tomlinson. He was educated

Is a former English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played for Derbyshire in 1957. Bentl

Is a former English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played for Derbyshire in 1957. Bentley played just one match for the county, against Cambridge University at Fenners in June before leaving the Derbyshire team. The opening batsman failed to impress with the bat, scoring 2 and 10, and didn't play first-class cricket again. Derbyshire won the match by 6 wickets.

Is a former English first class cricketer. He played with Gloucestershire County Cricket Club for hi

Is a former English first class cricketer. He played with Gloucestershire County Cricket Club for his entire career and in 1968 represented England's Under-25s side.

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Essex. He was born in Plaistow. Boyers, who played for Essex Second XI between 1967 and 1969, made a single first-class appearance for the side, in July 1969, against Middlesex. From the lower-middle order, he scored a duck in the first innings in which he batted, and 2 runs in the second. Mike is now employed by the University of Essex Cricket Club (UECC) as one of the leading coaches in the world. Australia Cricket Board offered him the job in 2009 but he declined the job to remain with Essex University 1st XI.

Is a guitarist and singer-songwriter - originally playing jazz, acoustic guitar in the folk clubs of

Is a guitarist and singer-songwriter - originally playing jazz, acoustic guitar in the folk clubs of the 1960s, and latterly recording over 20 albums.

Is a former English cricketer. Wagstaffe was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox

Is a former English cricketer. Wagstaffe was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. Wagstaffe made his first-class debut for Oxford University in 1972 against Leicestershire. During 1972 he represented Oxford University in 13 first-class

Is an English comedian better known by his stage name Michael Barrymore, who appeared as a presenter

Is an English comedian better known by his stage name Michael Barrymore, who appeared as a presenter of game shows and light entertainment programmes on British television in the 1990s.

Was an English cricketer and later cricket administrator, who was posthumously inducted into the ICC

Was an English cricketer and later cricket administrator, who was posthumously inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame on 24 June 2009. With 114 Test matches and over 7,600 runs, Cowdrey was a stalwart batsman for England. His 22 centuries is a record held jointly with two other players, and he is one of only a handful of batsmen to have scored over 100 first-class centuries. Cowdrey made his England debut on the 1954-55 tour of Australia and New Zealand and made his maiden Test hundred at Melbourne in the Boxing Day Test match 1954. Following his retirement in 1976, Colin Cowdrey worked closely behind the scenes at Kent, became President of the MCC in 1986 and was Chairman of the International Cricket Council from 1989-1993. He was President of Kent County Cricket Club in 2000.

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Devon. He was born in Southampton. Cottam, who represented three different Second XI teams between 1983 and 1986, and who represented Devon in the Minor Counties Championship in 1988, made a single List A appearance for the team, during the 1988 NatWest Trophy, against Nottinghamshire. From the tailend, he did not bat in the match, but he took figures of 0-51 with the ball from twelve overs of bowling.

Is an English journalist, author and broadcaster.Born in Northampton, he was educated at Manchester

Is an English journalist, author and broadcaster.Born in Northampton, he was educated at Manchester Grammar School and New College, Oxford, where he got a first class degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE). At Oxford he was editor of one of t

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who played for Shropshire. He was born in Bromyard, Herefordshire. Cronin, who represented Shropshire in the Minor Counties Championship in 1988 and 1989, made a single List A appearance for the team, in the 1992 NatWest Trophy. From the tailend, he scored a single run, and took one wicket.

Is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the former lead vocalist of Manfred Mann.D'Abo, t

Is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the former lead vocalist of Manfred Mann.D'Abo, the son of a London stockbroker, was educated at Harrow School and Selwyn College, Cambridge. His original intention at Cambridge was to read theology but, faced with 'everything to learn' (including Hebrew), he switched to economics.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler. Having spent thr

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler. Having spent three years prior to the beginning of his first class career in Second XI cricket, playing for Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Essex. Moving to First Cla

Is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1981. In 1979 he was playing cricket for

Is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1981. In 1979 he was playing cricket for Combined Services and for the RAF. He joined Derbyshire for the 1981 season as a stopgap solution to a Derbyshire wicket-keeper shortage, while Bob Taylor

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 Derbyshire in 1999.

Is a former English professional footballer.Tiddy joined Torquay United at the end of World War II b

Is a former English professional footballer.Tiddy joined Torquay United at the end of World War II but was forced to wait two years to play for the club while he finished his National Service. He left Torquay in November 1950 to sign for Cardiff City and he became a virtual ever-present in the Cardiff line-up for the next five years, and was one of the clubs most popular players during the 1950's before moving to Arsenal in 1955 along with Gordon Nutt in exchange for Brian Walsh.

Was an English poet who came to prominence in the Elizabethan era.In 1591 he produced his first book

Was an English poet who came to prominence in the Elizabethan era.In 1591 he produced his first book, The Harmony of the Church, a volume of spiritual poems, dedicated to Lady Devereux. It is notable for a version of the Song of Solomon, executed with con

Is a BBC journalist and newsreader, most famous for his reporting of the Ethiopian famine on 23 Octo

Is a BBC journalist and newsreader, most famous for his reporting of the Ethiopian famine on 23 October 1984, which inspired the Band Aid charity record.

Better known as Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, was the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Ol

Better known as Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, was the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping. He was not only the British National Ski-jumping Record holder, but also the World No 9 in Amateur Speed-skiing (106.8mph) and the Stunt