English Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was a British bobsledder who competed during the early 1920s.

Was a British bobsledder who competed during the early 1920s.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Lancashire. He was born in Ne

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Lancashire. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland and died in Milbourne Hall, near Ponteland, Northumberland. Mortimer made just one first-class appearance for Lancashire,

Was an English poet, printer, and artist. Heavily influenced by Whitman, Blake, and the Romantics, h

Was an English poet, printer, and artist. Heavily influenced by Whitman, Blake, and the Romantics, his work was the creation of a highly intricate personal mythology, one that was anti-materialist and sexually revolutionary.

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-pace bowler who played first-class cricket for Essex. He was born in Southend-on-Sea and died in Thorpe Bay. Norman made one first-class appearance for Essex during the 1932 sea

Is a former cricketer who played for England, Cambridge University, Surrey and Northamptonshire. He

Is a former cricketer who played for England, Cambridge University, Surrey and Northamptonshire. He was a left-handed batsman and occasional leg-spin and googly bowler, Subba Row was a member of the powerful Cambridge side of the early 1950s and played a

Is a cricketer who has played three One Day Internationals and four Twenty20 Internationals for Cana

Is a cricketer who has played three One Day Internationals and four Twenty20 Internationals for Canada.

Known as the Leamington Larruper, was an English boxer who was considered by some to be Europe's bes

Known as the Leamington Larruper, was an English boxer who was considered by some to be Europe's best Middleweight boxer of the 1940s and 1950s. Born in Leamington Spa, to a black father who had emigrated from Guyana and a white British mother, he started

Was a famous men's doubles tennis player. Lycett was the recognized as one of the dominant players i

Was a famous men's doubles tennis player. Lycett was the recognized as one of the dominant players in men's doubles. He was the champion at both the Australasian Championships and Wimbledon multiple times.

Was an English singer. He was a popular stage entertainer in music hall and variety. He appeared at

Was an English singer. He was a popular stage entertainer in music hall and variety. He appeared at the "Royal Variety Performance". Sutton made a famous recording of "On Mother Kelly's Doorstep" during the 1930s and 1940s, and made a further recording of

Was an Indian King and Test cricketer who played for the English cricket team. He also played first-

Was an Indian King and Test cricketer who played for the English cricket team. He also played first-class cricket for Cambridge University, and county cricket for Sussex. The first-class cricket tournament in India, the Ranji Trophy, was named in his hono

Roger is an English musician. He was a vocalist in the 1980s two-tone band, The Beat (known in the U

Roger is an English musician. He was a vocalist in the 1980s two-tone band, The Beat (known in the U.S. as The English Beat) and one of its successor bands, General Public. He currently leads a re-formed Beat line-up with Everett Morton.

Is a former English cricketer. MacGinty was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. H

Is a former English cricketer. MacGinty was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Croydon, Surrey. In 1951, MacGinty made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Cambridgeshire against the Northamptonshire Second XI. From

Was something of an institution on the British horse racing scene from the 1920s until the time of h

Was something of an institution on the British horse racing scene from the 1920s until the time of his death. He was particularly noticeable for his brightly coloured clothing; as a tipster, one of his best known phrases was the cry "I gotta horse!", whic

Is an Indian-born former English cricketer who played a number of times for Worcestershire in the mi

Is an Indian-born former English cricketer who played a number of times for Worcestershire in the mid-1970s; he also had one game for DH Robins' XI in 1974.

Is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire, Derbyshire CB, and Pakistan Customs in a fo

Is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire, Derbyshire CB, and Pakistan Customs in a four-year first-class career which saw him bowl mostly in Second XI Championship matches. Khan, who, with the struggling Derbyshire team often played at numb

Is an English rock musician, best known as lead singer and songwriter for The Kinks - one of the mos

Is an English rock musician, best known as lead singer and songwriter for The Kinks - one of the most prolific and long-lived British Invasion bands - which he led with his younger brother, Dave. He has also acted, directed and produced shows for theatre and television.

Is a English guitarist, singer, songwriter and founder of the skiffle band, Mungo Jerry.In 1968 he f

Is a English guitarist, singer, songwriter and founder of the skiffle band, Mungo Jerry.In 1968 he formed the group Good Earth, which also included Colin Earl on keyboards, Dave Hutchins on bass, and Ray Bowerman on drums. They recorded the album It's Har

Is a former English professional player of English billiards and a top-class amateur snooker player,

Is a former English professional player of English billiards and a top-class amateur snooker player, winning the World Amateur crown twice in the early 1970s. He was less successful as a professional, but became World Professional Billiards Champion despi

Is an English canoeist and kayak trainer. He held the World record for the greatest number of eskimo

Is an English canoeist and kayak trainer. He held the World record for the greatest number of eskimo rolls with a paddle achieving 1000 rolls in 34 minutes 43 seconds at Elswick pool in Newcastle-upon-Tyne on March 20, 1987. Ray also completed the fastest

Was mandolin and harmonica player, and joint lead vocalist with Alan Hull, of the folk-rock group Li

Was mandolin and harmonica player, and joint lead vocalist with Alan Hull, of the folk-rock group Lindisfarne from their original formation in 1970 until his departure in 1990. As the group’s drummer Ray Laidlaw shared the same forename, Jackson was gener

Is a former English footballer. Redshaw played for many teams which included Wigan Athletic, Maccles

Is a former English footballer. Redshaw played for many teams which included Wigan Athletic, Macclesfield Town, Northwich Victoria, Chorley, Leigh Genesis who were formerly known as Horwich R.M.I in Redshaw's days at the club and in New Zealand with Papat

Is an English musician best known as the flautist and a singer and composer in the rock band The Moo

Is an English musician best known as the flautist and a singer and composer in the rock band The Moody Blues.In the 1960s, Thomas joined the Birmingham Youth Choir. He began singing with various Birmingham blues and soul groups, including the Saints and S

Was a former professional footballer who played for Doncaster Rovers, Everton, Preston North End & H

Was a former professional footballer who played for Doncaster Rovers, Everton, Preston North End & Huddersfield Town during the 1960s.

Is an English footballer who played as a central midfielder.Walker began his career with Aston Villa

Is an English footballer who played as a central midfielder.Walker began his career with Aston Villa but found first-team opportunities limited. He was loaned to Port Vale and joined them permanently in 1986. His partnership in midfield with Robbie Earle helped the club win promotion in 1989.

Was an English freestyle sport wrestler who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics a

Was an English freestyle sport wrestler who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics and in the 1948 Summer Olympics.