English Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was an English cricketer. Pitman was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. Pitman

Was an English cricketer. Pitman was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. Pitman first represented a Hampshire side in 1950 when he made his debut for the Hampshire Second XI in the 1950 Minor Counties Championship, with Pitman playing

Was a British bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz,

Was a British bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, he finished fifth in the two-man and seventh in the four-man events.

Is a British songwriter and singer.Froggatt’s band, initially known as the Buccaneers, later Monop

Is a British songwriter and singer.Froggatt’s band, initially known as the Buccaneers, later Monopoly and ultimately The Raymond Froggatt Band, and whose bassist was Louis Clark of ELO and Hooked on Classics fame, were signed by Polydor in 1964 but succes

Was a cricketer who played five first-class matches and one List A match for Somerset in 1986. Blitz

Was a cricketer who played five first-class matches and one List A match for Somerset in 1986. Blitz also was a prominent and popular member of the Southerners Sports Club (Bangkok) 50 over Cricket Team from the 1998/1999 season until the early 2000s, playing in the Thailand Cricket League (TCL). He played in Thailand during the English winter. Although a specialist wicketkeeper, Blitz never kept wickets during his time with the Southerners; many captains preferring to utilise his accurate slow medium bowling.

Is a female English professional snooker player. She is currently (2010) dominating the Ladies' snoo

Is a female English professional snooker player. She is currently (2010) dominating the Ladies' snooker scene and is plays in the Professional Qualifier events. She is the reigning WLBSA World Champion. She was awarded a wild card on the professional main

Was a senior officer in the Royal Navy. He represented Great Britain in Fencing at the 1920 and 1924

Was a senior officer in the Royal Navy. He represented Great Britain in Fencing at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] He was the first Australian born Admiral in the Royal Navy and he was the Rear Admiral Commanding His Majesty's Australian Squadron be

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Everton Ladies as a right-back., having previously p

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Everton Ladies as a right-back., having previously played as a central midfielder, particularly for England at full international level.

Is a British freestyle swimmer. She won two gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in the 400 m and

Is a British freestyle swimmer. She won two gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in the 400 m and 800 m, breaking the 19 year-old world record of Janet Evans in the 800 m final. Adlington is Britain's first Olympic swimming champion since 1988, the first

Is a former British freestyle swimmer. She retired from international competition in April 2008 afte

Is a former British freestyle swimmer. She retired from international competition in April 2008 after failing to make the British team for the 2008 Games in Beijing.

Is an English sportsperson, a former World Champion and Olympic Games medallist at rowing, and a rei

Is an English sportsperson, a former World Champion and Olympic Games medallist at rowing, and a reigning World and Olympic champion track cyclist.

Is an English female football goalkeeper. She currently plays her club football for Arsenal Ladies a

Is an English female football goalkeeper. She currently plays her club football for Arsenal Ladies and has represented England at Under-19 and Under-20 level. She was born in Northwick Park. Spencer began her career as a junior with Watford Ladies before joining Centre of Excellence at Arsenal Ladies in 2001.[3] She progressed through the centre of excellence age groups and joined the senior team in 2006, where she has primarily been the understudy to first choice keeper Emma Byrne.

A singer, formerly with British band The Pipettes, where she was commonly known as RiotBecki.On Apri

A singer, formerly with British band The Pipettes, where she was commonly known as RiotBecki.On April 18 2008 it was announced in a blog post on the band's Myspace that Becki and bandmate Rosay had left the band "to pursue other musical projects".Brighton-born Becki normally stood stage left with The Pipettes, and is identified with blonde hair, glasses, nose ring and tattoos. She is a self-described feminist and has a degree in media studies and film/video production from Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College having written her dissertation on early Seventies hardcore pornography. [

A singer-songwriter from Exeter, UK.[1]Worthley recorded her first full-length album, Myths and Eleg

A singer-songwriter from Exeter, UK.[1]Worthley recorded her first full-length album, Myths and Elegies, in 2005. The album was voted one of the top 25 independent albums of 2006 by indie-music.com.[2] The following year she met music producer Mark Hill who helped produce her 2006 eponymously titled EP. The acoustic version of Worthley's song "Consumed", which is recorded on both CDs, was used that year on a YouTube video about sweatshop labor.[3] In April 2007, Worthley was the first musician to perform on SofaGig, an online music venue.[4] She was the only musician from outside Plymouth invited to perform for The Still Sessions at Plymouth Gin Distillery for an acoustic compilation album.[5][6] Rebecca has also received national airplay on BBC Radio 2[7], and performed a live session with Radio 2 producer Bob Harris on 17 February 2007.[8] Her new album Morning Comes to Those Who Wait was released on Peppy Records in June 2008 and features two tracks by producer Sean Genockey.

Was a British colonial judge in Victoria, Australia.Barry emigrated to Australia, and after a short

Was a British colonial judge in Victoria, Australia.Barry emigrated to Australia, and after a short stay at Sydney went to Melbourne in 1839, a city with which he was ever afterwards closely identified. After practicing his profession for some years, he became commissioner of the Court of Requests, and after the creation in 1851 of the colony of Victoria, out of the Port Phillip district of New South Wales, was the first Solicitor-General, with a seat in the Legislative Council and a member of the Executive Council. In 1852 he was appointed judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria. He also served as acting Chief Justice and Administrator of the government.

Is a singer and songwriter, most famous for being the solo and lead singer with The Boys and The Act

Is a singer and songwriter, most famous for being the solo and lead singer with The Boys and The Action.

Is an English singer/songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer with prominent 1960s rock and r

Is an English singer/songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer with prominent 1960s rock and roll band The Troggs, whose biggest hit was "Wild Thing".

Was an English breaststroke swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1924 Summer Olympics and i

Was an English breaststroke swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was a British male tennis player, and the older brother of Laurie Doherty. He was known in the tenni

Was a British male tennis player, and the older brother of Laurie Doherty. He was known in the tennis world as "R.F." rather than "Reggie". Men's Tennis Gold 1900 Paris Doubles Gold 1900 Paris Mixed doubles Gold 1908 London Doubles Bronze 1900 Paris Singl

Was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Somerset from 1923 to 1939 and captained the side

Was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Somerset from 1923 to 1939 and captained the side from 1932 to 1937. Ingle also played cricket for Cambridge University, but failed to win a blue. From 1927, Ingle played regularly for Somerset for 11 sea

Was an English cricketer. Brooks was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium. Brooks made

Was an English cricketer. Brooks was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium. Brooks made his first-class debut for the Royal Navy against Cambridge University in 1919. The same season Brooks made his debut for Hampshire against Surrey in the County Championship. Brooks represented Hampshire in nine first-class matches between 1919 and 1921, with his final first-class appearance for the county coming against Middlesex. In all Brooks represented the Royal Navy in sixteen first-class matches, with his final appearance for them coming against the Royal Air Force in 1929.

Is an English first class cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. All his First clas

Is an English first class cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. All his First class games were for Yorkshire. he also played 43 Minor Counties Championship for Yorkshire Second XI. A huge man with hands to match, he vwas a very capable wicketkeeper and hard -hitting batsman who was reserve to Dolphin and was considered the favourite to take over from the player in 1928.

Was an English professional golfer.Whitcombe began his career at Came Down Golf Club in Dorset and s

Was an English professional golfer.Whitcombe began his career at Came Down Golf Club in Dorset and served in the British armed forces during World War I. He was the professional at Parkstone Golf Club from 1 January 1928 until his death in 1957.

Was an English cricketer and footballer. Dare was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm or

Was an English cricketer and footballer. Dare was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. Dare made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Oxford University in 1949. Dare represented Hampshire in 109 first-class matches from 1949 to

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1906 and 1911 and cap

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1906 and 1911 and captained the side in 1908 and 1909. In the 1906 season, Rickman made his debut for Derbyshire in an uninspiring performance against Lancashire in May. He co

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Warwickshire. He was born in Leamington and died in Rugby. Burton made a single first-class appearance, during the 1919 season, against Worcestershire, at the age of 19. Batting in the middle order, he scored 47 runs in the only innings in which he batted, as the game finished in a draw.