English Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was an English cricketer who played 78 first-class matches between 1910 and 1928. Most of his games

Was an English cricketer who played 78 first-class matches between 1910 and 1928. Most of his games were for Middlesex and Oxford University, for whom he appeared 32 times apiece, but the rest were spread between nine other sides. Twining's most important

Was a cricket player and administrator. As a cricketer he was a right-handed batsman and right arm m

Was a cricket player and administrator. As a cricketer he was a right-handed batsman and right arm medium pace bowler. He was a stalwart of Durham playing for them from 1884 right through to 1906, being captain in 1897. He took a great interest in the for

Was an English first class cricketer who played with Hampshire. He holds the record for the highest

Was an English first class cricketer who played with Hampshire. He holds the record for the highest score by a Hampshire cricketer in a first class match. His innings of 316 was made at Bournemouth against Warwickshire in 1937 with 3 sixes and 43 fours. H

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and left-arm fast bowler who played for Somerset. He was born in Timsbury and died in Westminster. Hill made a single first-class appearance for the team during the 1882 season, against Gloucestershi

A flat racing jockey. He is twin brother to Michael Hills (also a jockey) and their father is raceho

A flat racing jockey. He is twin brother to Michael Hills (also a jockey) and their father is racehorse trainer Barry Hills. The twins' older brother John Hills is also a trainer. They also have two younger brothers, Charles Hills (Assistant Trainer to hi

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. Hodgkinson

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. Hodgkinson joined Nottinghamshire in 2003, but failed to achieve a first-team debut for some time due to a serious ankle injury.

Played first-class cricket for Essex between 1947 and 1955, and then played for a single season for

Played first-class cricket for Essex between 1947 and 1955, and then played for a single season for Glamorgan in 1956. He was a right-handed middle-order batsman. Having played Lancashire League cricket for Todmorden since 1936, Horsfall was recruited by

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. He was one of the leading amateur batsmen of his time.

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. He was one of the leading amateur batsmen of his time. Richard Hosmer made 23 known first-class appearances between 1777 and 1791 for various Kent and Gentlemen’s XIs. He was a very useful batsman.

Is an English goalkeeper, currently playing for Ipswich Town, his second spell with the club, after

Is an English goalkeeper, currently playing for Ipswich Town, his second spell with the club, after rejoining in July 2008. He has been a member of the England squad, and has two caps.Wright was born in Ipswich, England and joined Ipswich Town as a trainee in January 1995, making his debut in a 1-0 defeat to Manchester City in August 1996.[1] He played a major role in Ipswich's 1999-2000 season when the club were promoted from the Football League First Division to the Premier League via the play-offs, defeating Barnsley, and Wright saved an all-important penalty kick.

Was a professional cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club. A Cambridge Blue, he went on

Was a professional cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club. A Cambridge Blue, he went on to play a couple of seasons for Surrey before illness in 1965 curtailed his first-class career. A right-arm medium-fast bowler and right-handed bat, he wa

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

Was a Scottish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Norfolk. He was born in Aberdeen. Innes, who made his debut cricketing appearance for Norfolk Young Amateurs at the age of 17, made his Minor Countie

Was an English poet. He was the third son of Richard Jago, Rector of Beaudesert, Warwickshire.Jago's

Was an English poet. He was the third son of Richard Jago, Rector of Beaudesert, Warwickshire.Jago's best-known poem, The Blackbirds, was first printed in Hawkesworths Adventurer (No. 37, March 13, 1753), and was generally attributed to Gilbert West, but

Is an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played f

Is an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Derbyshire. He was born in Wolverhampton. Browning began his career playing for Derbyshire Second XI in, for whom he played between 2005 and 2006. He made his only List A appearance during the 2006 season, against Worcestershire. From the tailend, Browning scored 2 runs, and he took figures of 0-26 from three overs of bowling.

Is a retired English cricketer. Hindley is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm Off-break. Hind

Is a retired English cricketer. Hindley is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm Off-break. Hindley made his List-A debut for the Hampshire Cricket Board in the 2001 Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy against the Kent Cricket Board. Hindley went onto re

Is a former English cricketer who played 31 matches for Lancashire between 1995 and 2000 and won the

Is a former English cricketer who played 31 matches for Lancashire between 1995 and 2000 and won the coveted NBC Denis Compton Award, which is given to the most promising young player at each of the 18 English first-class counties, in 1996.[1] He was born

Was an English first class cricketer who played with Sussex. He was the son of English Test crickete

Was an English first class cricketer who played with Sussex. He was the son of English Test cricketer James Langridge. Langridge was a tall left-handed batsman who had particular success in the early 1960s, making 1675 runs in 1961 followed by 1885 runs i

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. Despite ha

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. Despite having played hockey at junior level, Logan's passion always lay in cricket, having represented England at Under-15, Under-17 and Under-19 levels. He joined

Was a sculptor born in London, England. He was the grandson of James Wyatt, and studied in Rome unde

Was a sculptor born in London, England. He was the grandson of James Wyatt, and studied in Rome under Canova, and was a fellow student of John Gibson (sculptor). He was a man of classical tastes, and produced a number of exquisitely modelled, especially f

Is a former English cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Worcestershire in 1963.

Is a former English cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Worcestershire in 1963. Devereux had played for the Worcestershire Second XI since 1959, but his first-class debut had to wait until May 1963, when he was selected to face Middles

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 Hertfordshire. He was born in Edgware, Greater London. Jerome made his debut in the Minor Counties Championship in 1994, and played in the competition un

Is the frontman of UK indie-rock band Hard-Fi. As well as being the lead singer, he is also the prin

Is the frontman of UK indie-rock band Hard-Fi. As well as being the lead singer, he is also the principal songwriter and composer. He also plays guitar live. The influence of his hometown of Staines is often evident in his lyrics. He used to front Contempo in the early 00s. Also contributed to French electro band Tommy Hools' single "Givin' up" and features in the video.

Was a leading figure in the late 20th century for his work in quantitative geography, and played an

Was a leading figure in the late 20th century for his work in quantitative geography, and played an instrumental role in bringing in the use of systems theory to geography.In 1957, Chorley's academic career at Columbia, and subsequently Brown University, was interrupted by the need to return to Britain for family reasons. He was soon appointed a Demonstrator at Cambridge University and proceeded to move rapidly up the university hierarchy with a readership in 1970 and ad hominem chair in 1974. Cambridge provided the launching pad for Chorley's revolutionary ideas. He rejected the prevailing paradigm of the Davisian cycles of erosion and sought to replace these with a quantitative model-based paradigm with an emphasis on General Systems Theory and numerical modelling.

Is a former English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman, who played for Somerset (1985-1998), w

Is a former English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman, who played for Somerset (1985-1998), where he was awarded his county cap in 1989, and Yorkshire (1999-2000). He also had a couple of stints playing for Central Districts in New Zealand.

Is a British professional boxer. He is a two-time IBF and IBO light welterweight champion, having re

Is a British professional boxer. He is a two-time IBF and IBO light welterweight champion, having relinquished the IBF belt, only to move down a weight class and beat Juan Urango.

Was an cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played internationals for Egypt and Nigeria and first-c

Was an cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played internationals for Egypt and Nigeria and first-class cricket for Glamorgan.