English Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a British swimmer. He won two gold medals in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne for the 200

Is a British swimmer. He won two gold medals in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne for the 200 m freestyle and the 4×200 m freestyle relay.

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, h

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-2 500 m and the K-2 1000 m events.

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Staffordshire. Salmon, who played for Derbyshire Second XI in 1983, made a single List A appearance for Staffordshire, during the 1992 NatWest Trophy c

Is an English football goalkeeper. He plays for Middlesbrough.After coming through the club's youth

Is an English football goalkeeper. He plays for Middlesbrough.After coming through the club's youth ranks, Turnbull signed a professional contract with Middlesbrough in 2002. He represented England U20 in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Is an English cricketer who currently plays for Derbyshire. Whiteley was born in Sheffield. He playe

Is an English cricketer who currently plays for Derbyshire. Whiteley was born in Sheffield. He played with the Derbyshire Second XI from the 2006 season, in the Second XI Championship and Trophy. In the 2008 season Whiteley made his List A debut in Septem

Is a retired boxer from England, who competed in the flyweight division (– 48kg). He represented G

Is a retired boxer from England, who competed in the flyweight division (– 48kg). He represented Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he was defeated in the quarterfinals by Roel Velasco of the Philippines.

Is a British slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 20th in the C-1 event at the

Is a British slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 20th in the C-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Was a British agricultural expert, administrator, journalist, author and Conservative politician. Pr

Was a British agricultural expert, administrator, journalist, author and Conservative politician. Prothero unsuccessfully contested Biggleswade in 1910 but was elected as Conservative Member of Parliament for Oxford University at a by-election in 1914, ho

Was an English cricketer and pilot. He played Lancashire League cricket for East Lancashire and firs

Was an English cricketer and pilot. He played Lancashire League cricket for East Lancashire and first-class cricket for the Combined Services.

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and left-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Leicestershire. He was born in Huncote and died in Victoria Park.

Was a British writer and inventor.From 1839 Madame Caplin was a corsetmaker working at 53 Berners St

Was a British writer and inventor.From 1839 Madame Caplin was a corsetmaker working at 53 Berners Street, London.At the Great Exhibition in 1851 she was awarded the prize medal of "Manufacturer, Designer and Inventor" for her corsetry designs.

Was a bodybuilder, businessman and film actor. Showing athletic interests early in life, Reg Park de

Was a bodybuilder, businessman and film actor. Showing athletic interests early in life, Reg Park dedicated his teenage years to excelling in football. He had no specific interest in bodybuilding until age 16 when he met muscleman David Cohen. Upon learni

Is an English professional poker player, now living in Wicklow, Ireland. Before his poker career, Br

Is an English professional poker player, now living in Wicklow, Ireland. Before his poker career, Brindley was involved in greyhound racing, and worked in a kennels near Dorking at the age of 17, then moving to other kennels in Lincolnshire and Essex before moving to Andover, where he was a professional greyhound trainer from 1991 to 1995. He is also a regular columnist for Card Player Magazine and works as a poker journalist for various newspapers.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler who played one first-cl

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler who played one first-class match for Warwickshire in 1967. He was born in Small Heath, Birmingham. He took four wickets against Cambridge University on debut at the advanced age of 36. He played for Warwickshire Second XI from 1960 to 1968 and was the first bowler to take a thousand wickets in the Birmingham League.

Was a first class cricketer who played for both Yorkshire and Worcestershire. A product of Golcar Cr

Was a first class cricketer who played for both Yorkshire and Worcestershire. A product of Golcar Cricket Club, where he lived most of his early life, he was professional with Lightcliffe from 1948-53 and 1955. A specialist wicketkeeper, he took 948 catches and completed 178 stumpings in a career that spanned two decades from 1951 to 1970 and 468 first-class games. He took another 28 catches and made two stumpings in his List A one-day matches. Booth came late to first-class cricket, not making his debut for his native Yorkshire until he was 24, and was a fringe player in the Yorkshire team until the retirement of Don Brennan at the end of the 1953 season. He was then first choice for Yorkshire in 1954 and in the first half of 1955, but lost his place mid-season to Jimmy Binks.

Was an English dancer, singer, comedian, actor, television presenter and musician. He attended Honle

Was an English dancer, singer, comedian, actor, television presenter and musician. He attended Honley High School, where there is now a building in his name. He was a talented jazz trumpet player.

Was an aircraft designer for Avro. Born at Marsh Hall Farm, Farnworth in Widnes, son of the mechanic

Was an aircraft designer for Avro. Born at Marsh Hall Farm, Farnworth in Widnes, son of the mechanical engineer Charles Chadwick, he was the Chief Designer for the Avro Company and was responsible for practically all of their aeroplane designs. He is famo

Played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and Somerset, and captained Somerset for one sea

Played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and Somerset, and captained Somerset for one season in 1968. More recently he has been prominent as a cricket administrator and is the current[update] president of Somerset County Cricket Club. Kerslake

Is an English rock / folk singer-songwriter / guitarist who has been a professional musician since t

Is an English rock / folk singer-songwriter / guitarist who has been a professional musician since the mid 1960s. His earliest musical influences were American blues musicians, Huddie William Ledbetter, Josh White, Big Bill Broonzy and folk musician Woody

Is an English radio and television actor. He is also a playwright, author and music hall singer.Hudd

Is an English radio and television actor. He is also a playwright, author and music hall singer.Hudd first appeared on radio in 1959 on the Workers' Playtime show and he is best known for his very long-running BBC Radio 2 series The News Huddlines. He sta

Was a cricketer who had a relatively short first-class career as a player with Somerset from 1965 to

Was a cricketer who had a relatively short first-class career as a player with Somerset from 1965 to 1970 and a much longer career as a first-class umpire, standing in two Test matches in 1992 and 1993. was a cricketer who had a relatively short first-cla

Played first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club between 1949 and 1955. He was a right-ha

Played first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club between 1949 and 1955. He was a right-handed middle order batsman and a left-arm orthodox spin bowler. Smith made his first-class debut in 1949, scoring 40 in the second innings of the match agai

Was a cricketer who played for Somerset and Northamptonshire. A right-handed opening batsman, Virgin

Was a cricketer who played for Somerset and Northamptonshire. A right-handed opening batsman, Virgin had a mostly unspectacular career in first-class cricket, but for two individual seasons, one for each of his two counties, he looked as good as any openi

Is an English former footballer, who played as a wing half. He spent most of his professional career

Is an English former footballer, who played as a wing half. He spent most of his professional career at Birmingham City.

Is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He was particularly successful in the 1960s and 1970s

Is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He was particularly successful in the 1960s and 1970s as member and co-founder of the bands The Move, Electric Light Orchestra and Wizzard. As a songwriter, he contributed a number of hits to the repertoire of