English Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is an English–Israeli–Swiss chess player.He studied at Balliol College, Oxford, and represented

Is an English–Israeli–Swiss chess player.He studied at Balliol College, Oxford, and represented Oxford University in the annual match against Cambridge University on three occasions (1954, 1955 and 1956). In 1954 he won his individual game in the Oxford-C

She was a member of the English women's cricket team from 1960 to 1982. She was captain of England f

She was a member of the English women's cricket team from 1960 to 1982. She was captain of England from 1966 to 1978, and was unbeaten in six Test series. She was captain when England won the inaugural Women's Cricket World Cup, held in England in 1973.Heyhoe-Flint was chiefly a batsman. She played in 22 Women's Test cricket matches, with a batting average of 45.54 in 38 innings. She scored three Test centuries, including her highest score of 179, a world record when she scored it against Australia at the Oval in 1976, earning a draw to save the series by batting for more than 8½ hours. She was captain of the first England women's team to play at Lord's in the 1976 Women's Ashes series. She also hit the first six in a women's Test match in 1963, also at the Oval against Australia. After being replaced as England captain in 1978, she played her last Test match in the 1979 series against West Indies, but went on to play in the 1982 Women's Cricket World Cup.

Is an English football player. She plays for the English side Arsenal, and for the England national

Is an English football player. She plays for the English side Arsenal, and for the England national team. She plays as a forward, and wears the number 11 for Arsenal and England. She is of Ghanaian decent, from her father's side.

Is an English footballer, currently playing as goalkeeper for Everton Ladies and England Women. She

Is an English footballer, currently playing as goalkeeper for Everton Ladies and England Women. She is also the goalkeeper on Five's Superstars and works for Everton's Community Project. Brown played eight times for the England Under-18 side before making her senior debut in February 1997 against Germany.

Is a British sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s.

Is a British sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s.

Is an English international netball player. Dunn debuted for the England national netball team in 20

Is an English international netball player. Dunn debuted for the England national netball team in 2004 against South Africa, and was a member of the England teams that won bronze medals at the 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games, and a silver medal at the 20

Is a British slalom canoer who competed in the early 1990s. She finished 16th in the K-1 event at th

Is a British slalom canoer who competed in the early 1990s. She finished 16th in the K-1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Is a British slalom canoer who competed in the 1990s.

Is a British slalom canoer who competed in the 1990s.

A singer-songwriter who was a vocalist with shoegazing pioneers Slowdive. Following Slowdive's disso

A singer-songwriter who was a vocalist with shoegazing pioneers Slowdive. Following Slowdive's dissolution, Goswell joined Slowdive alumni Neil Halstead and Ian McCutcheon to form Mojave 3, an indie pop/dream pop outfit. This new band also included Simon Rowe of Chapterhouse fame.The year 2004 saw Goswell release solo recordings with co-writer Joe Light and producer David Naughton. Nine months after Mojave 3 released Spoon and Rafter, she released The Sleep Shelter EP. Waves Are Universal, her first full-length recording, appeared a month later. In 2005, a limited edition remix 12" (now available as a download) entitled Coastline / Plucked was issued. This recording, released on February 14, features two mixes apiece from The Earlies and Ulrich Schnauss.

Is an English football player, and plays as a central midfielder. She plays for Leicester City Ladie

Is an English football player, and plays as a central midfielder. She plays for Leicester City Ladies, and is a former member of the England squad.

Is an English football player. She currently plays as a left back for England Women and Everton Ladi

Is an English football player. She currently plays as a left back for England Women and Everton Ladies.

An English born singer of gaelic folk music, having performed and recorded as a solo artist as well

An English born singer of gaelic folk music, having performed and recorded as a solo artist as well as in bands, such as Skippinish. [1].she moved to Wester Ross at age eight, and attended Kinlochewe Primary School and Gairloch High School, learning Gaelic song and traditional music.On leaving school Rachel completed a course in Classical music at Napier University and in 1996, Rachel was accepted as one of the first students on the brand new Scottish Music course at the RSAMD where she studied Gaelic song under the tutelage of renowned Gaelic singer Kenna Campbell.

Was a Pro-Assembly Unionist and Conservative Party politician and in Northern Ireland.was a Pro-Asse

Was a Pro-Assembly Unionist and Conservative Party politician and in Northern Ireland.was a Pro-Assembly Unionist and Conservative Party politician and in Northern Ireland.He was elected Member of Parliament for Belfast South in a 1963 by-election, and se

Is a Kenyan born former English cricketer. Maru was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm

Is a Kenyan born former English cricketer. Maru was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox spin. Maru signed for Middlesex in 1980, making his first-class debut against Essex County Cricket Club and his List-A debut against Kent at Lord'

Played first class cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Marylebone Cricket Club and the Minor

Played first class cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Marylebone Cricket Club and the Minor Counties in an intermittent career which spanned 16 years from 1919 to 1935. A right-handed batsman and right arm fast bowler, he played in 24 first class matches, scoring a total of 152 runs at 8.94 with a top score of 47* and took 4 wickets at 60.74.

Was an English cricketer. He was a wicket-keeper who played first-class cricket for Essex. Robinson

Was an English cricketer. He was a wicket-keeper who played first-class cricket for Essex. Robinson made four first-class appearances during the 1912 season, his debut coming in an innings defeat against Northamptonshire.

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played first-class cricket for Lancashire. He was born in Newton-le-Willows and died in Glazebury. Alderson began his cricketing career playing for the Lancashire Second XI in the 1946 Minor Counties Championship season. He played extensively through the 1947 and 1948 seasons, and it was thanks to his good form during the 1948 season that he was given a chance to play for the Lancashire team for the first time against Oxford University. Alderson later took charge of one Second XI Championship and over 30 in the Minor Counties Championship as an umpire.

Was an English cricketer who played for Cambridgeshire. He was born in Cambridge. Arber made a singl

Was an English cricketer who played for Cambridgeshire. He was born in Cambridge. Arber made a single first-class appearance for the team against Surrey in 1871. Arber, batting as a tailender, scored 0 and 6 in the two innings in which he batted, and bowled in both innings, taking figures of 2-29 and 0-22.

Was an English male badminton player.

Was an English male badminton player.

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He died at the Second Battle of Ypres during World War I.

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.

Was an English athlete and WWII aviation hero. He played cricket as a right-handed batsman. He play

Was an English athlete and WWII aviation hero. He played cricket as a right-handed batsman. He played 15 times for Worcestershire between 1936 and 1938. He made 383 runs at an average of 15.32 and had a top score of 60 not out, made against Nottinghamshi

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1879. Docker played two ma

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1879. Docker played two matches for Derbyshire in the 1879 season making his debut against Marylebone Cricket Club in May 1879, as an opening batsman, and played his first and only

Was an English cricketer. Evans was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Evans m

Was an English cricketer. Evans was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Evans made a single first-class appearance for Hampshire during the 1912 County Championship against Essex. Evans final first-class match came for the Free Forest

Is the eldest of six children. At the age of 7yrs the family moved to Waterlooville, Hampshire, wher

Is the eldest of six children. At the age of 7yrs the family moved to Waterlooville, Hampshire, where later his father set up and ran the Waterlooville boxing club (still in existence today). Ralph Evans is a former boxer from Great Britain who won the br