English Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1822 to 1837. He was mainly ass

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1822 to 1837. He was mainly associated with Kent and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), of which he was a member. He made 21 known appearances in first-class matches, including 3 for the Gen

Is an English rugby union footballer. He is a loosehead prop and occasional hooker. He started playi

Is an English rugby union footballer. He is a loosehead prop and occasional hooker. He started playing rugby union as a five year old for the Wellington club and later played for New Zealand Schoolboys against Welsh Schoolboys in Christchurch in 1990. He

Is an English barrister, regulator and politician. She is a Conservative member of the House of Lord

Is an English barrister, regulator and politician. She is a Conservative member of the House of Lords. Lady Buscombe is Chairwoman of the Press Complaints Commission, which she joined in April 2009. The Commission under her leadership has come under criti

Is a British singer-songwriter and radio producer notable for his 1970s musical collaborations with

Is a British singer-songwriter and radio producer notable for his 1970s musical collaborations with Clive James and for producing the BBC Radio 4 series This Sceptred Isle.

Is an Los Angeles, California, based English recording artist, and lead singer for the pop duo, Nake

Is an Los Angeles, California, based English recording artist, and lead singer for the pop duo, Naked Eyes, during the earlier years of the 1980s. They are well known for their cover version of the Sandie Shaw hit, "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me". They achieved further hits also writing their own songs, including "Promises Promises" which also made it to the higher reaches of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Raised the standard of difficulty of rock-climbing in England in the 1970s. As one of the best climb

Raised the standard of difficulty of rock-climbing in England in the 1970s. As one of the best climbers the United Kingdom has ever produced he had an international reputation for hard routes and a professional training regime. He was one of the first cli

Is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist, best-known as the leader of Buzzcocks.Buzzcocks were

Is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist, best-known as the leader of Buzzcocks.Buzzcocks were formed by Shelley and Howard Devoto shortly after the two met at an electronic music society at Bolton Institute of Technology (now the University of Bolt

Is a British/ Serbian singer/songwriter.As a youngster, he was a keen hard rock/ heavy metal fan and

Is a British/ Serbian singer/songwriter.As a youngster, he was a keen hard rock/ heavy metal fan and played in bands with his older brother throughout his teens in his hometown of Tiverton in Devon, his first notable success came in 1993 after leaving his

Is an English record producer, keyboard player, songwriter, singer and music journalist.As a special

Is an English record producer, keyboard player, songwriter, singer and music journalist.As a specialist in soul music, in the 1970s Wingfield contributed regular articles and reviews to the monthly journal Let It Rock, and the weekly Melody Maker magazine

Is a British singer/songwriter and guitarist, best known as the leader of the band variously known a

Is a British singer/songwriter and guitarist, best known as the leader of the band variously known as Wah!, Wah! Heat, Shambeko! Say Wah!, JF Wah!, The Mighty Wah! and Wah! the Mongrel. He was credited by Melody Maker with coining "rockism", a post-punk t

Is an English professional snooker player and former world champion renowned for his remarkably focu

Is an English professional snooker player and former world champion renowned for his remarkably focused, determined style of play.

Is a statistician specialising in medical statistics.Peter Armitage attended Huddersfield College an

Is a statistician specialising in medical statistics.Peter Armitage attended Huddersfield College and went on to read mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge. Armitage belonged to the generation of mathematicians who came to maturity in the Second World

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played for Northumberland. He was born in

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played for Northumberland. He was born in Gainsborough. Atkinson represented Worcestershire Second XI in the Second XI Championship between 1966 and 1968. Having taken a year out of the game, he played his first Minor Counties Championship game for Northumberland in 1970. Atkinson made his only List A appearance for the team in the 1971 Gillette Cup, against Lincolnshire. From the opening order, Atkinson scored a duck.

Is a former choirboy who sang with the St Paul's Cathedral and an opera singer.Auty is best known fo

Is a former choirboy who sang with the St Paul's Cathedral and an opera singer.Auty is best known for being the original voice behind "Walking in the Air", the theme song to the 1982 cartoon film The Snowman; and not, as most people thought, by Aled Jones who only released the song as a single in 1985. Auty's version, which was recorded especially for The Snowman, had been released as a single two years earlier.

Was an English cricketer who played three first-class matches for Lancashire County Cricket Club in

Was an English cricketer who played three first-class matches for Lancashire County Cricket Club in the 1956 season. He played for Lancashire's second-eleven for a number of years, as well as playing for Bacup Cricket Club between 1946 and 1965.

Was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire. He was born in York. Pickering made a sing

Was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire. He was born in York. Pickering made a single first-class appearance, during the 1953 season, against Lancashire.

Was an English cricketer. Barrett was a right-handed batsman. Barrett represented Hampshire in six f

Was an English cricketer. Barrett was a right-handed batsman. Barrett represented Hampshire in six first-class matches and one one-day match from 1975 to 1976. Barrett made his Hampshire debut in 1975 against Yorkshire. Barrett made just one one-day appearance for the club, coming in the 1976 County Championship season against Essex. His final first-class match came against Somerset in 1976.

A medical geneticist, was born in England in 1934 and qualified in medicine in 1957 at the Universit

A medical geneticist, was born in England in 1934 and qualified in medicine in 1957 at the University of London's St Mary's Hospital. After several internships, Beighton served as a Medical Officer in the Parachute Regiment and with the United Nations forces during the Congo Crisis. In 1962 Beighton began training in internal medicine at St Thomas' Hospital in London. Beighton had a research fellowship in clinical genetics in 1968-69 with Dr. Victor McKusick at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.In 1968 Beighton published a report in the British Heart Journal outlining that air travel can produce "an ideal climate for precipitating deep vein thrombosis". The airlines refused to warn passengers and it was only in the early 1990s that the link between long flights and deep vein thrombosis was made public.

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. He was born in Bedford. Having represented the team in the Minor Counties Championship between 1968 and 1971, Bichener made a single List A appearance for the team, during the 1971 Gillette Cup, against Essex, in a match which Bedfordshire lost by a 97-run margin. Bichener took two wickets in the match, including that of Brian Ward.

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 Oxfordshire. He was born in Pill. Bradbury, who played in the Second XI Championship for Gloucestershire and Somerset, played for Oxfordshire in the Minor Counties Championship between 1978 and 1987. He made a single List A appearance for the side, during the 1980 Gillette Cup, against Warwickshire. He scored 22 runs with the bat, and took figures of 1-55 from 10 overs of bowling.

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket in 1826, having played for Nott

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket in 1826, having played for Nottingham Cricket Club since 1813. He was primarily a batsman who fielded at cover point. He was a publican by trade and kept the Old Spot Inn at Daybrook in Nottinghamshire. A keen cards player, he had a reputation for gambling but was said to be "fundamentally kind at heart".

Is a retired English journeyman boxer in the Welterweight division. Although he most commonly fought

Is a retired English journeyman boxer in the Welterweight division. Although he most commonly fought in the Welterweight division, he has competed at a number of weight divisions up and down on either side. Buckley turned pro in October 1989, when he foug

Is a rugby union footballer who plays at flanker for Gloucester Rugby.When Buxton was in his teenage

Is a rugby union footballer who plays at flanker for Gloucester Rugby.When Buxton was in his teenage years, he attended Cleeve School in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. He was the 'Star Player' throughout his time as a student.He also helped Gloucester win t

Is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He trained Dr Devious to win the Epsom Derby in 1992 and repeat

Is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He trained Dr Devious to win the Epsom Derby in 1992 and repeated the feat with Authorized in 2007. He managed two Group One wins in his first season as a trainer in 1991. Away from racing he is a keen supporter of Wes

Is an Irish-English equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. Originally a competitor fo

Is an Irish-English equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. Originally a competitor for Great Britain, Charles changed nationalities to Irish in 1992. However, on February 10, 2007, he relinquishd his status as an Irish rider and once again