English Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a British songwriter, musician, record producer and brother of singer Kim Wilde, and son of the s

Is a British songwriter, musician, record producer and brother of singer Kim Wilde, and son of the singer and actor, Marty Wilde.At the age of eleven, Wilde was signed by record producer Jonathan King to King's UK record label, and released his first sing

Is an English comedian, author, actor, director, producer, screenwriter and former pop musician. Ger

Is an English comedian, author, actor, director, producer, screenwriter and former pop musician. Gervais achieved mainstream fame with his ground-breaking television series The Office and the subsequent series Extras, both of which he co-wrote and co-dire

Is a snooker professional, born in Chester, England but living in Flintshire, Wales. At 6'4" he is t

Is a snooker professional, born in Chester, England but living in Flintshire, Wales. At 6'4" he is tall for a snooker player, and he has a noticeably crouching posture.

Was the lead singer with the 1970s punk band London.Riff Regan is presently the lead singer in the L

Was the lead singer with the 1970s punk band London.Riff Regan is presently the lead singer in the London based rock band Magic Bus performing under his real name of Miles Tredinnick.

Is an English singer.He is best known for being a finalist in the first series of the British ITV te

Is an English singer.He is best known for being a finalist in the first series of the British ITV television series Pop Idol. He made it into the final ten of the show but was forced to pull out due to severe laryngitis leading to torn vocal cords as a re

Is a New Zealand born rugby union footballer who plays at centre or fly-half for London Wasps in the

Is a New Zealand born rugby union footballer who plays at centre or fly-half for London Wasps in the Aviva Premiership. Flutey qualified for England on residency grounds at the beginning of the 2008/09 season – he had announced on 14 May 2008 that he woul

An award-winning English-Jewish actress, singer and model. She is most notable for playing Roxy Mitc

An award-winning English-Jewish actress, singer and model. She is most notable for playing Roxy Mitchell in the British soap opera EastEnders.[1] Simons is seat to make a record and sign a Record Deal very soon in the late years of 2010. Simons herself can speack fluent in French and German.Her first band was called Tantrum and also consisted of Duncan James and Zachary Lichman. From 2000 to 2001, Simons was in a girl band called Girls@Play. Her character in the group was "Rita the mechanic."[1] The band had 2 singles in the UK. The first with Airhead and a cover of Respectable.[1]

Is an English singer most noted for being a member of UK boy band Five. Neville attended the private

Is an English singer most noted for being a member of UK boy band Five. Neville attended the private schools Bromsgrove School in Worcestershire and Solihull School in Warwickshire, where he sung in the school´s Chapel Choir.

Is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter previously of the band Catherine Wheel. He is now a solo arti

Is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter previously of the band Catherine Wheel. He is now a solo artist. Dickinson was raised in Norfolk, England, and is the cousin of Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson.

Is a English cricket player who plays for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club. He made his one-day

Is a English cricket player who plays for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club. He made his one-day debut for Northamptonshire in September 2009 against Middlesex scoring seven.

Is a professional rugby union player for Leeds Carnegie, playing as a hooker. As of 2010 he coaches

Is a professional rugby union player for Leeds Carnegie, playing as a hooker. As of 2010 he coaches rugby for Queen Ethelburga's College, England, York.

Is a professional footballer playing with Halesowen Town in Southern League Premier Division where h

Is a professional footballer playing with Halesowen Town in Southern League Premier Division where he plays as a Defender.He then moved on to Tamworth where he accomplished such things as reaching the FA Cup second round and winning promotion to the Nationwide Conference.

Is a British musician and songwriter, who has been called "one of the last genuinely political songw

Is a British musician and songwriter, who has been called "one of the last genuinely political songwriters", and is known for his mix of political satire and wit.[2] He has his own record label, Irregular Records,[3] and has released more than 25 albums e

Is a Grammy Award-nominated and ten time BRIT Award-winning English singer-songwriter. His career st

Is a Grammy Award-nominated and ten time BRIT Award-winning English singer-songwriter. His career started as a member of the pop band Take That in 1990, which he left in 1995 to begin his solo career.

Is an English jump jockey who won the 1981 Grand National on Aldaniti. Champion was diagnosed with t

Is an English jump jockey who won the 1981 Grand National on Aldaniti. Champion was diagnosed with testicular cancer in July 1979. He was treated with an orchidectomy and with the chemotherapeutic drugs bleomycin, vinblastine and cisplatin, and also had a

Was an English freestyle swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in t

Was an English freestyle swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is an English National Hunt jockey currently employed as stable jockey to Alan King. Robert "Chocola

Is an English National Hunt jockey currently employed as stable jockey to Alan King. Robert "Chocolate" Thornton (known as Choc) is one of the United Kingdom's leading National Hunt jockeys. After growing up riding hunters with his father (a noted profess

Is a singer from Rotherham, United Kingdom. A builder by trade, McVeigh also has a National Diploma

Is a singer from Rotherham, United Kingdom. A builder by trade, McVeigh also has a National Diploma in Performing Arts from Rotherham College of Arts and Technology.[1] In 2007 he found fame as a contestant in the BBC TV series Any Dream Will Do, in which

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, h

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 1000 m event and the repechages of the K-4 1000 m event.

Is a former British boxer, who won the Super Heavyweight bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Is a former British boxer, who won the Super Heavyweight bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Nicknamed "The Guv'nor", was a Surrey and England opening batsman who was one of the most prolific r

Nicknamed "The Guv'nor", was a Surrey and England opening batsman who was one of the most prolific run-getters in the early years of the County Championship. He was the first England player to "carry his bat" – opening the batting and remaining not out at the end of an innings – through a Test innings, and the first player to score 2000 runs in consecutive seasons – which he did each season between 1895 and 1902. Abel also played a record number of first-class matches in a season – 41 in 1902. He was rewarded for this excellence with his first Test matches, scoring 70 at the Oval against Charles Turner's bowling. Abel scored 120 at Cape Town in March 1889 before England dismissed South Africa for 47 and 43, thus scoring more than the opposition managed in both of their innings.

Is a British musician, perhaps best known as the lead singer of the rock band Magnum. He is also an

Is a British musician, perhaps best known as the lead singer of the rock band Magnum. He is also an accomplished solo artist.He went on to attend the nearby Central Grammar School and left to start an apprenticeship at the GPO before deciding on a musical career shortly after meeting similarly minded individuals at college.

Is an English footballer who plays in the Conference National for Rushden & Diamonds. He is a midfie

Is an English footballer who plays in the Conference National for Rushden & Diamonds. He is a midfielder or striker. Wolleaston started his career with Chelsea, but he only made two first-team appearances in five years, and instead had short loan spells with Bristol Rovers, Nottingham Forest, Portsmouth and Northampton Town.

Was an English cricketer and businessman. He represented Middlesex as a swashbuckling opening batsma

Was an English cricketer and businessman. He represented Middlesex as a swashbuckling opening batsman between 1956 and 1965. He forged a successful opening partnership with Eric Russell. He established a successful career in the City of London following

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played first-class cricket for Leicestershire in 1938. He was born in Ibstock and died in Leicester. Adcock played for just one County Championship season, making his debut against Warwickshire in a rain-interrupted draw.