English Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was a British geneticist who co-founded, with William Bateson, the Journal of Genetics in 1910. Punn

Was a British geneticist who co-founded, with William Bateson, the Journal of Genetics in 1910. Punnett is probably best remembered today as the creator of the Punnett square, a tool still used by biologists to predict the probability of possible genotypes of offspring. His Mendelism (1905) is sometimes said to have been the first textbook on genetics; it was probably the first popular science book to introduce genetics to the public.

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played two first-class matches in the 1950s. Th

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played two first-class matches in the 1950s. Thoy's first recorded cricket was two matches for the Straits Settlements against the Federated Malay States in 1939 and 1940.

Was an English cricketer and football player. He is the only man to have captained England at both s

Was an English cricketer and football player. He is the only man to have captained England at both sports. Foster was a right-handed middle-order batsman. In 1903 he scored 287 on Test debut, setting a world record for the highest Test score. He first pl

Was an English football player who made 602 appearances as a goalkeeper for Middlesbrough, scoring t

Was an English football player who made 602 appearances as a goalkeeper for Middlesbrough, scoring two goals, as well as 7 appearances for England.While he was young, Williamson played centre-forward for Coatham Grammar School. He also played at amateur level for Redcar Juniors and Redcar Crusaders before he kept goal for Middlesbrough in a friendly game versus Cliftonville as a 17 year old.

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class game, for Worcestershire against MCC in 190

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class game, for Worcestershire against MCC in 1900; he was bowled by Dick Pougher for 2 in his only innings.

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Hampshire. He also played at first-class

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Hampshire. He also played at first-class level for MCC, an England XI, Gentlemen of England, I Zingari and AW Ridley's XI. Hargreaves made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Kent at Catf

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1853 to 1860. he was a right-ha

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1853 to 1860. he was a right-handed batsman and right arm medium pace roundarm bowler who was mainly associated with Oxford University, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and Surrey, and made

Was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and a right-arm bowler of both fast and medium pace

Was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and a right-arm bowler of both fast and medium pace. He holds the distinction of being the oldest cricketer to appear in the County Championship. Moss played most of his first-class cricket for Oxford Unive

Was an English first class cricketer. Member of the Madras Legislative Council 1891-1892. Reginald w

Was an English first class cricketer. Member of the Madras Legislative Council 1891-1892. Reginald worked at Arbuthnot & Co.

Was a British boat builder, sailor, Olympic champion and world champion.

Was a British boat builder, sailor, Olympic champion and world champion.

Is a former South African born English cricketer. Keates was a right-handed batsman who bowled right

Is a former South African born English cricketer. Keates was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. In 2002, Keates made his debut for Dorset in the Minor Counties Championship against Oxfordshire. From 2002 to 2005, he represented the cou

Was an English cricketer. He was a wicket-keeper who played for Gloucestershire. He was born in Bedm

Was an English cricketer. He was a wicket-keeper who played for Gloucestershire. He was born in Bedminster, Bristol and died in Boscombe, Bournemouth. Neal made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1922 season, against Derbyshire.

Is a British Conservative politician.He served as a councillor on the London Borough of Hammersmith

Is a British Conservative politician.He served as a councillor on the London Borough of Hammersmith from 1968 to 1971 representing Parson's Green ward, and later chaired the Fulham Society.

Was a Sri Lankan-born cricketer who played first-class cricket as an amateur for Somerset and Northa

Was a Sri Lankan-born cricketer who played first-class cricket as an amateur for Somerset and Northamptonshire. A defensive right-handed opening batsman and a good outfielder, Reggie Northway followed his older brother Edward in playing occasional games f

Was an English cricketer who played 26 first-class matches between 1907 and 1926: 18 for Worcestersh

Was an English cricketer who played 26 first-class matches between 1907 and 1926: 18 for Worcestershire, seven for MCC and one for Gentlemen of England.

Was an English industrialist and cricketer, who played 13 first-class matches for Worcestershire in

Was an English industrialist and cricketer, who played 13 first-class matches for Worcestershire in the early twentieth century. In July 1904 against Oxford University, Brinton made his highest first-class innings, scoring an unbeaten 72 in an imposing Worcestershire first innings of 490; nevertheless, Oxford won the game. This was, however, his last contribution of any real note: in the 18 remaining innings of his first-class career, Brinton never made more than 30, and after 1906 he played only one more match, against Middlesex in June 1909.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1903. Ryder was born in Monks Coppenhall, Ches

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1903. Ryder was born in Monks Coppenhall, Cheshire, the son of William C Ryder and his wife Octavia. Ryder played for Derbyshire in one first-class match during the 1903 season, against London County.

Was an English cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1939, and was the mainstay of Worcestershire's bow

Was an English cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1939, and was the mainstay of Worcestershire's bowling for a long period from the middle 1930s until the middle 1950s. In his last season, 1955, Perks became the first professional captain of Worcestershir

Was an English professional golfer whose most notable success came in winning the British PGA Matchp

Was an English professional golfer whose most notable success came in winning the British PGA Matchplay Championship shortly after World War II had ended in 1945. He was born in London.Horne would go on to win several other important events on the British

Was an English footballer.Though born in Karachi, then part of British India, now in Pakistan, Trick

Was an English footballer.Though born in Karachi, then part of British India, now in Pakistan, Tricker's family moved back to England in 1908 when he was four and he grew up in Suffolk. He started his career at non-league Beccles Town before moving up to play for Luton Town and Charlton Athletic, turning professional at the latter.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Gloucestershire. Woodman's de

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Gloucestershire. Woodman's debut came in June 1925 against Derbyshire, scoring two runs in the only innings in which he batted. Woodman's second and final first-class appearance came t

Was an English cricketer. Fisher was a right-handed batsman. Fisher represented Hampshire in a singl

Was an English cricketer. Fisher was a right-handed batsman. Fisher represented Hampshire in a single first-class match in 1898 against Lancashire.

Is an English-born former cricketer of Pakistani descent. He was a right-handed batsman and off-brea

Is an English-born former cricketer of Pakistani descent. He was a right-handed batsman and off-break bowler. He was born in Westminster, London. Alikhan's cricketing career began in 1986 for Sussex, for whom he made his debut against Cambridge University, and becoming a regular in the first team from the outset of his career.

Is an English super bantamweight boxer. He currently resides in Leicester and is the current holder

Is an English super bantamweight boxer. He currently resides in Leicester and is the current holder of the EBU super bantamweight title as well as being the current Commonwealth Super Bantamweight title holder. His dayjob as a binman is well publicised as

Is a British entrepreneur, who first became well known in the mid-1990s for his Miss Attitude retail

Is a British entrepreneur, who first became well known in the mid-1990s for his Miss Attitude retail chain and then later for his business support services company alldaypa.In early 2005 he courted controversy with a high profile court case and a series of newspaper investigations that raised questions about his wealth. In October 2007 he filed for bankruptcy but was subsequently discharged from this[citation needed][1]. An investigation also launched by the British Government cleared him of any wrong doing and he resumed his business affairs without any restrictions imposed on him at all together with his discharge on October 19th 2008.