English Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was a famous English cricketer who played for the Hambledon Club. He is one of the first cricketers

Was a famous English cricketer who played for the Hambledon Club. He is one of the first cricketers whose full name is known and in fact it is not absolutely clear if he was addressed as Richard or Aubrey, so the full name is used in the title of this art

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Devon. He was born in Eastbourne, Sussex. Baggs, who played a single match for Hampshire Second XI in 1994, played with Devon between 1995 and 2001. He made two NatWest Trophy appearances for the side, the first in 1997, against Leicestershire, in which he scored 5 runs, and his second in 1999, against Worcestershire, in which he scored 18 runs.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace and off-break bo

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace and off-break bowler who played for Buckinghamshire. He was born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. Baigent started his career with Somerset Second XI, for whom he played in the Second XI Championship for three seasons. Baigent played for Buckinghamshire in the Minor Counties Championship between 1989 and 1995. Baigent made a single List A appearance for the side, during the 1992 NatWest Trophy season, against Sussex. From the opening order, he scored 44 runs, the highest score of any Buckinghamshire player. Following the end of his Minor Counties career, Baigent played for Todmorden in the Lancashire League between 1997 and 2004, winning the Worsley Cup with the team in 2000.

English poet, was born at Norbury, Staffordshire, and baptized on June 13, 1574, the son of Richard

English poet, was born at Norbury, Staffordshire, and baptized on June 13, 1574, the son of Richard Barnfield, gentleman. His obscure though close relationship with Shakespeare has long made him interesting to students. In November 1589 Barnfield matricul

Was an English nobleman of Ireland, as well as an infamous rake, gambler, sportsman, theatrical enth

Was an English nobleman of Ireland, as well as an infamous rake, gambler, sportsman, theatrical enthusiast and womanizer. Barrymore was born on 14 August 1769 in Marylebone, Middlesex, to Richard Barry, 6th Earl of Barrymore and Amelia Stanhope, daughter

Was an English nobleman of Ireland, as well as an infamous rake, gambler, sportsman, theatrical enth

Was an English nobleman of Ireland, as well as an infamous rake, gambler, sportsman, theatrical enthusiast and womanizer. Barrymore became a well-known sportsman, particularly in cricket, running, horse-racing, boxing and swordsmanship. He bred his own race-horses and rode as his own jockey. He was especially famous for placing huge bets on both these sports and other extraordinarily ludicrous challenges. He patronised his own personal bare-knuckle boxer, and his wife also boxed. He made 2 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1791 to 1792, playing for Sussex as a member of the Brighton cricket club.

Was an English cricketer. Bateman made a single first-class appearance for Hampshire in 1883 against

Was an English cricketer. Bateman made a single first-class appearance for Hampshire in 1883 against Somerset.

Is a Rugby Union player for Exeter Chiefs in the Guinness Premiership. He made his debut for Exeter

Is a Rugby Union player for Exeter Chiefs in the Guinness Premiership. He made his debut for Exeter against Fylde on 11 October 1997. His position of choice is Number 8.

Was an English entrepreneur and photographer who vigorously protected his photographic business by l

Was an English entrepreneur and photographer who vigorously protected his photographic business by litigation over his photographic patents and helped to establish professional photography in the UK.

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket in 1819 for Hampshire and then reapp

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket in 1819 for Hampshire and then reappeared in 1830 to play for Gentlemen of Kent. He made 4 known appearances in first-class matches.

Was an English amateur cricketer and a captain in the Coldstream Guards during the Napoleonic Wars.

Was an English amateur cricketer and a captain in the Coldstream Guards during the Napoleonic Wars. Beckett served his country in several theatres of the Napoleonic Wars. He was a captain in the Coldstream Guards and was killed in action during the closing stages of the Battle of Talavera

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Norfolk. He was born in Dronfield, Derbyshire. Belmont, who represented the team in the Minor Counties Championship in 1988 and the Holt Cup in 1991, made his sole List A appearance for the side in the 1991 NatWest Trophy. Belmont scored 9 runs in the match, and took figures of 1-53 from 13 overs of bowling.

Is an English photographer and artist.Billingham was born in Birmingham and studied as a painter at

Is an English photographer and artist.Billingham was born in Birmingham and studied as a painter at Bournville College of Art and the University of Sunderland.[1] He came to prominence through his candid photography of his family in Cradley Heath, a body

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played for Bedfordshire. He was born in Stanstead, Suffolk. Blair represented Bedfordshire in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCC Trophy between 1989 and 1995, but made just a single List A appearance for the side, during the 1994 NatWest Trophy competition. Blair scored 21 runs in his only one-day innings, the second highest score in his Bedfordshire team, which suffered a 197-run lost against Warwickshire in the first round of the competition.

Is an English professional male tennis player. He turned professional in 2002 [1] and reached a peak

Is an English professional male tennis player. He turned professional in 2002 [1] and reached a peak world ranking of 176 in March 2007. [2] 'Bloomers', as he is known to the tennis world, is from the small Norfolk village of Alpington.

Was an amateur English cricketer. Bodle made his first-class debut for Sussex against Kent in 1838.

Was an amateur English cricketer. Bodle made his first-class debut for Sussex against Kent in 1838. This was Bodles only first-class appearance for Sussex. In 1842 Bodle made his debut for pre-county club Hampshire against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1842. Bodle played 14 first-class matches for Hampshire from 1842 to 1849, with his final appearance for the county coming against an All-England Eleven. In his 14 matches for Hampshire he took 15 wickets at a bowling average of 12.37, with one five wicket haul against Petworth in 1845. Bodle also stood as an Umpire in 2 first-class matches, one in 1842 when Hampshire played an early England side and in 1866 when Hampshire played the Marylebone Cricket Club.

Was an English zoologist.In 1867 Sharpe was given the post of librarian of the Zoological Society, o

Was an English zoologist.In 1867 Sharpe was given the post of librarian of the Zoological Society, on the recommendation of Osbert Salvin and Philip Sclater. On the death of George Robert Gray in 1872 he joined the British Museum as a Senior Assistant in the Department of Zoology, taking charge of the bird collection. He became Assistant Keeper in 1895, remaining there until his death from pneumonia.

Is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham North

Is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Northfield since 1992. Together with close friend and fellow ex-Young Liberal Peter Hain M.P., he was an enthusiastic supporter of the ill-fated Alternative Vot

Is a former English cricketer. Elms was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm fast-medium bowler. El

Is a former English cricketer. Elms was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm fast-medium bowler. Elms made his first-class debut for Kent in the 1970 County Championship against Hampshire, where on debut he four wickets in the match. Elms made just one a

Was an English cricketer. Court was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. Court made his

Was an English cricketer. Court was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. Court made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Lancashire in the 1937 County Championship. In Court's eighteen first-class matches for Hampshire he scored 224 runs at a batting average of 10.18 and a high score of 35. With the ball Court took 33 wickets at a bowling average of 37.21, with best figures of 4/53.

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1825 to 1846. He was mainly ass

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1825 to 1846. He was mainly associated with Sussex and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), of which he was a member. He made 10 known appearances in first-class matches including one for Sussex in the second of the roundarm trial matches in 1827.

Was an English amateur astronomer who discovered the differential rotation of the sun by means of su

Was an English amateur astronomer who discovered the differential rotation of the sun by means of sunspot observations in 1863.In 1859, Carrington and Richard Hodgson, another English amateur astronomer, independently made the first observations of a solar flare. Because of a simultaneous "crochet" observed in the Kew Observatory magnetometer record by Balfour Stewart and a geomagnetic storm observed the following day, Carrington suspected a solar-terrestrial connection. World wide reports on the effects of the geomagnetic storm of 1859 were compiled and published by Elias Loomis which support the observations of Carrington and Balfour Stewart.

Played cricket for Wiltshire in the Minor Counties between 1967 and 1989 and had one season as a fir

Played cricket for Wiltshire in the Minor Counties between 1967 and 1989 and had one season as a first-class cricketer for Somerset in 1972. He appeared in just one first-class match, but had a much longer career in List A cricket for Wiltshire, Somerset and Minor Counties representative teams. Cooper was a burly, hard-hitting right-handed middle-order batsman and an irregular right-arm medium-pace bowler whose physique and style brought comparisons with Colin Milburn. he scored more than 5000 runs for Wiltshire and was captain of the side right up to 1989, the season before his early death.

Is a former English cricketer who played 11 first-class games for Worcestershire in the early 1950s.

Is a former English cricketer who played 11 first-class games for Worcestershire in the early 1950s. He was educated at Watford Grammar School for Boys. Hughes made his first-class debut for Worcestershire against the Combined Services at New Road in May

Is a British fencer who competed at three Olympic Games and the author of "Chasing the Sun," the sto

Is a British fencer who competed at three Olympic Games and the author of "Chasing the Sun," the story of man's relationship to that star, and "By the Sword", a history of fencing. He is the founder of the book publisher Richard Cohen Books. He was Britis