English Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was an English cricketer and administrator who served as MCC Secretary. As a right-handed batsman an

Was an English cricketer and administrator who served as MCC Secretary. As a right-handed batsman and a round-arm right-arm fast bowler, he represented Cambridge University, MCC, Middlesex, in 46 first-class matches between 1854 and 1874. He also played f

Is an English professional cricketer. He currently plays cricket for Northamptonshire. He is a right

Is an English professional cricketer. He currently plays cricket for Northamptonshire. He is a right-handed batsman and can bowl off breaks.

Is an English first class cricketer who played for Marylebone Cricket Club and the Fast Bowlers. Hi

Is an English first class cricketer who played for Marylebone Cricket Club and the Fast Bowlers. His highest score of 17 came when playing for the Fast Bowlers in the match against the Slow Bowlers. His best bowling of 1 for Unknown came when playing for Marylebone Cricket Club in the match against Gentlemen of Kent.

Is a former English cricketer, and is currently the coach of the England Under-19 team, having forme

Is a former English cricketer, and is currently the coach of the England Under-19 team, having formerly coached the Canadian national team. An express-pace bowler, Pick played county cricket for Nottinghamshire. He made a somewhat inauspicious first-class

Is an English former professional footballer.Thomson played as a left back for Wolverhampton Wandere

Is an English former professional footballer.Thomson played as a left back for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham City, Walsall, Luton Town and Port Vale in the Football League and for Hartford Bicentennials, Connecticut Bicentennials and Memphis Rogues in the NASL. He won eight caps for England.

Is an English retired association football player turned manager. He was appointed as manager of Dis

Is an English retired association football player turned manager. He was appointed as manager of Diss Town of the Eastern Counties Football League on April 25, 2008.

Was an English cricketer. He was born in London and died in Westminster. Antrobus made two first-cla

Was an English cricketer. He was born in London and died in Westminster. Antrobus made two first-class appearances, sixteen years apart from each other. His first appearance came at the age of just 20 years old for Gentlemen of England, in 1850, batting in the tailend against Gentlemen of Kent. Moving slightly further up the order for his second and final first-class match, he played for I Zingari, against a team which included, amongst others, EM and WG Grace.

Is an English Director/Choreographer and actor, singer, dancer of stage, television, and movies. His

Is an English Director/Choreographer and actor, singer, dancer of stage, television, and movies. His most notable feature is his red hair. He was born in London. Among his most prominent roles was playing Baby John in the original London production of West Side Story.

Is an English former cricketer who played 43 first-class matches and one List A game for Lancashire

Is an English former cricketer who played 43 first-class matches and one List A game for Lancashire County Cricket Club between 1975 and 1979. After leaving Lancashire, he later played for Northumberland in the Minor Counties Cricket Championship.

Was a first-class cricket umpire who stood in two Test Matches, the first two played in England, in

Was a first-class cricket umpire who stood in two Test Matches, the first two played in England, in 1880 and 1882. His long umpiring career in first-class matches lasted from 1863 to 1900. He had appeared as a player in three first-class matches in the pe

Is a former English first class cricketer. He made his county debut in 1958 with Middlesex. In 1966

Is a former English first class cricketer. He made his county debut in 1958 with Middlesex. In 1966 he moved to Nottinghamshire and played with them until 1980 when he retired and became a first class umpire. White was regarded purely as a batsman until j

Was an English cricketer in the mid-18th century. He played for Surrey in the 1750s and may well hav

Was an English cricketer in the mid-18th century. He played for Surrey in the 1750s and may well have been related to the Bartholomews who played for Chertsey Cricket Club in the 1770s. Re a game in the 1749 English cricket season at White Conduit Fields on 2 August involving 22 members of the London Cricket Club, the report states that the venue was in use before 1720 but that the White Conduit Club was not established until 1780. On the site was the White Conduit Tavern, erected in about 1648, and this was a favourite halting-place for those who had walked out a short distance from London. In 1749, the Tavern was owned by William Curnock and shortly afterwards by Robert Bartholomew (died 1766), the Surrey cricketer.

Was an English botanist. He is perhaps best remembered today for the four-volume Medicinal Plants, p

Was an English botanist. He is perhaps best remembered today for the four-volume Medicinal Plants, published in 1880 with Henry Trimen and containing over three hundred hand-colored plates by botanist David Blair.While apprenticed to a pharmacist in Tunbridge Wells, he developed an interest in botany. He subsequently studied medicine at King's College London, and became a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1847 and a Fellow of the Linnean Society in 1849.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played first-class cricket for Hampshire

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played first-class cricket for Hampshire during the 1911 season. He was born in Southminster and died in Westminster Pier. Airey played just three matches for the Hampshire first-team, scoring 30 runs in his debut first-class innings, his single best score in any first-class match. He played in the return fixture just two weeks later, but failed to make much of an impact with the bat, scoring a duck in his first innings.

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1822 to 1824. He was mainl

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1822 to 1824. He was mainly associated with Sussex and made 4 known appearances in first-class matches, including 1 for The Bs.

Was an English poet and playwright whose mastery of dramatic verse, especially dramatic monologues,

Was an English poet and playwright whose mastery of dramatic verse, especially dramatic monologues, made him one of the foremost Victorian poets.Browning was born in Camberwell,[1] a suburb of London, England, on 7 May 1812, the first son of Robert and Sa

Succeeded to his title on 24 February 1811, following the death of his uncle James Brudenell, 5th Ea

Succeeded to his title on 24 February 1811, following the death of his uncle James Brudenell, 5th Earl of Cardigan. Robert Brudenell was a keen cricketer who made eight known appearances in major cricket matches between 1790 and 1793. He was an early member of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), for whose team he played most of his matches. He sat as Member of Parliament (MP) for Marlborough in both the Parliaments of Great Britain and the United Kingdom from 1797 until 1802.

A distinguished statistical geneticist and professor at Case Western Reserve University.Johnson, Wil

A distinguished statistical geneticist and professor at Case Western Reserve University.Johnson, William A.; Elston, Robert C. (2008). Basic Biostatistics for Geneticists and Epidemiologists: A Practical Approach. New York: Wiley. ISBN 0-470-02490-9.Danielle Fallin; Palmer, Lyle; Elston, Robert C. (2007). Genetic Epidemiology: Fundamental Concepts. New York: Wiley-Interscience. ISBN 0-470-85326-3.

Is an English cricketer who made a single List A appearance for Somerset Cricket Board in 2001. He h

Is an English cricketer who made a single List A appearance for Somerset Cricket Board in 2001. He has played for Glastonbury Cricket Club since 2001, and has been captain of the side since 2009. He is a right-arm off break bowler, and lower-order right-h

Was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Yorkshire. he made two appe

Was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Yorkshire. he made two appearances for Yorkshire, scoring 47 in his first match against Somerset and taking useful wickets in the second against Gloucestershire. After the war, Burton played only two more first-class matches: once for the Demobilised Officers' side against a combined Army and Navy team at Lord's in 1919, and then, in 1928, for the amateur Harlequins team that played the 1928 West Indies tourists at Eastbourne. Burton was a right-handed batsman who usually batted in the lower middle order, though in his final game he opened the innings. He also bowled right-arm medium-fast.

Was an English cricketer who made 74 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1777 to 1792. C

Was an English cricketer who made 74 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1777 to 1792. Clifford was an all-rounder who is believed to have bowled right arm slow although he was a left-handed batsman . He was mainly associated with Kent but also represented All-England and other teams.

Is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1978 and 1980. Wincer was born at Po

Is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1978 and 1980. Wincer was born at Portsmouth and initially played for Leicestershire's Second XI in 1975. Wincer joined Derbyshire in the 1978 season. He played throughout the 1978 season, in

Was an English cricketer who played for Surrey. He was born in Mitcham and died in Nottingham. Combe

Was an English cricketer who played for Surrey. He was born in Mitcham and died in Nottingham. Comber made a single first-class appearance, in 1851, against Sussex. Batting as a tailender, he scored 3 runs in the first innings in which he batted and 17 in the second.

Was an English cricketer in the mid-19th century and one of the best slow bowlers of his time. He pl

Was an English cricketer in the mid-19th century and one of the best slow bowlers of his time. He played for Nottinghamshire CCC and the All-England Eleven. He batted right-handed and was an outstanding right-arm slow bowler of underarm lobs.

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. During his

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. During his nine years in first-class cricket he played for Gloucestershire and Leicestershire. is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm