English Famous Names Starting with Letter S

An English mathematical physicist and Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the Mathematic

An English mathematical physicist and Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford and Emeritus Fellow of Wadham College. He is renowned for his work in mathematical physics, in particular his contributions to general relativity and cosmology. He is also a recreational mathematician and philosopher and has an Erdos number of three.Roger Penrose is a son of Lionel S. Penrose and Margaret Leathes[4] Roger is the brother of mathematician Oliver Penrose and correspondence chess grandmaster Jonathan Penrose. Penrose was precocious as a child.[5] Penrose graduated with a first class degree in mathematics from University College London.

Was a British businessman, Conservative politician cricketer and football club chairman. Wood played

Was a British businessman, Conservative politician cricketer and football club chairman. Wood played cricket for Derbyshire, and became their captain in 1899 for three seasons. Under his captaincy Derbyshire were fifteenth in the County Championship in 18

Was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. The 12-Metre Heatherbell was designed

Was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. The 12-Metre Heatherbell was designed by Thomas C Glenn-Coates (skipper) for Major Andrew Coates and built by Alexander Robertson and Sons Ltd (Yachtbuilders) in 1907. She was the first yacht

Was an Irish baronet who played cricket for England in five Test matches. A forceful right-handed ba

Was an Irish baronet who played cricket for England in five Test matches. A forceful right-handed batsman, O'Brien played in 266 first class cricket matches as an amateur for Oxford University.

Was an English astronomer best known for his pioneering work in astronomical spectroscopy.Huggins bu

Was an English astronomer best known for his pioneering work in astronomical spectroscopy.Huggins built a private observatory at 90 Upper Tulse Hill, South London from where he and his wife carried out extensive observations of the spectral emission lines and absorption lines of various celestial objects. He was the first to distinguish between nebulas and galaxies by showing that some (like the Orion Nebula) had pure emission spectra characteristic of gas, while others like the Andromeda Galaxy had spectra characteristic of stars. Huggins was assisted in the analysis of spectra by his neighbour, the chemist William Allen Miller.

A British singer, born in East London. Until 2003, she was the lead singer of the band Morcheeba. Ed

A British singer, born in East London. Until 2003, she was the lead singer of the band Morcheeba. Edwards decided to shorten her name to Skye by taking the first letter of each of her names and putting them together. She has sung on two charity collaborations, Perfect Day 1997, in aid of Children in Need and Band Aid 20, in 2004, in aid of famine relief in Sudan, Africa.

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1898. Hardy represented De

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1898. Hardy represented Derbyshire in one game during the 1898 season when he kept wicket against Essex.

Is an English footballer playing for Dagenham & Redbridge. He joins the Daggers from Conference Sout

Is an English footballer playing for Dagenham & Redbridge. He joins the Daggers from Conference South side Sutton United on a month to month contract.He joined Sutton in March after a second spell with Bromley. A former Millwall academy player he has also had spells with Charlton Athletic, Maidenhead United and Weymouth and he has also played in the USA.

Known more commonly by her stage name Sonique, is a British singer and DJ.[1] She is well known for

Known more commonly by her stage name Sonique, is a British singer and DJ.[1] She is well known for her successful career in dance music. She was temporarily the lead vocalist for two late S'Express singles. She won the 2001 BRIT Award for British female solo artist.At the age of seventeen, a youth worker commented that she had a nice voice and suggested she utilize it. She put together a reggae band called "Fari" in which she ended up writing all the music. She credits this band with getting her through her time on the streets. After Fari disbanded she set about getting a recording contract.

An English musician, usually known as Sonja Kristina, and most famous as vocalist for Curved Air.She

An English musician, usually known as Sonja Kristina, and most famous as vocalist for Curved Air.She helped run and performed at the Troubadour Folk Club in the late 1960s. She also performed in the stage musical Hair and sang with Strawbs.Curved Air had a changing line-up over its nine albums (1970 - 1976 and 1990), and Sonja was the only member to take part in every line-up.After Curved Air she returned to Hair for a second spell. Since then she has performed solo, including her involvement with the acid folk movement in London in the early 1990s, culminating in her critically acclaimed Songs from the Acid Folk in 1991, and recently in multi-media duo MASK, along with Marvin Ayres.

Was a British alpine skier who participated in the 1960 Winter Olympics. McCaskie lived in Reno, Nev

Was a British alpine skier who participated in the 1960 Winter Olympics. McCaskie lived in Reno, Nevada and was working as a part time skiing instructor at the nearby Slide Mountain ski resort when she was brutally strangled, raped, decapitated & mutilate

Is an English cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper batsman. She is currently part of the England w

Is an English cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper batsman. She is currently part of the England women's academy, having previously represented her country at Under-21 level. A right-handed batsman, she has played for Somerset since 2008. In 2006, Le Ma

An English actress, best known for playing the role of Diane Butcher in the BBC soap opera, EastEnde

An English actress, best known for playing the role of Diane Butcher in the BBC soap opera, EastEnders.Sophie initially trained to be a dancer, but after tearing a muscle in her groin she was forced to give it up and she turned to acting instead. She trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School and during this time she secured her first acting role when she became a regular cast member in BBC's Grange Hill. After graduating from drama school in 1988, Lawrence was instantly cast as Diane Butcher, the bohemian daughter of Frank Butcher (Mike Reid), in the popular soap opera EastEnders. She remained in the role until 1991, and returned for four brief stints in 1993, 1994, 1997 and 2008.

Was a presenter for CBBC until 2006. She was in Precious, the UK entry for the Eurovision Song Conte

Was a presenter for CBBC until 2006. She was in Precious, the UK entry for the Eurovision Song Contest in 1999.Sophie McDonnell was born in Preston, Lancashire and worked as a model and actress before joining girl band Precious. She has acted in Emmerdale and an episode of Cold Feet.In the summer of 2005 she presented as a guest for two weeks the BBC's flagship Saturday morning programme The Saturday Show. She presented in-vision links on the CBBC channel up until summer 2006, and now presents The Big Toe Radio Show on BBC7. She presented the final series of 50/50 on CBBC.

Is an English news reader and journalist who works for British broadcaster the BBC. She is the main

Is an English news reader and journalist who works for British broadcaster the BBC. She is the main presenter of the BBC News at One, presenting Tuesday to Friday, and regularly appears on the BBC News at Six and occasionally on BBC News at Ten.

Is a footballer, who currently plays in England for Bishop's Stortford.Yao moved to England as a chi

Is a footballer, who currently plays in England for Bishop's Stortford.Yao moved to England as a child and showed enough promise as a young footballer to be taken on at the West Ham United Academy. He spent two years as a scholarship player at the club appearing regularly in the Academy Youth League before he was released at the end of the 2004-05 season.

Was an English cricketer who played only one game for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1924. With th

Was an English cricketer who played only one game for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1924. With the bat he scored 8 runs at an average of 4 with a highest score of 6. With the ball he took 2 wickets at an average of 58 with a best of 2/116.

Was a tennis player and cricketer for Surrey. Gore was born and raised within a mile of the All Engl

Was a tennis player and cricketer for Surrey. Gore was born and raised within a mile of the All England Croquet Club in Wimbledon Common, Surrey, and christened at St Mary's Church, Wimbledon . In 1877 the All England Croquet Club was renamed the All Engl

Is a British pair skater. She competes with David King. They are the 2006-2010 British national cham

Is a British pair skater. She competes with David King. They are the 2006-2010 British national champions. Kemp & King changed coaches in the summer of 2007 and moved to Poland to train under Mariusz and Dorota Siudek.

A British psychologist and paranormal researcher who is probably best known as the proponent of the

A British psychologist and paranormal researcher who is probably best known as the proponent of the hybrid-origin theory.After a brief stint as a scrap metal worker and as both a gymnastics teacher and the head of the English department at a comprehensive school, he was assigned as senior research Psychologist at the National Children's Bureau, where, as well as publishing many articles and papers he co-wrote an authoritative book on child psychology, Four Years On. During this time he was able to work with and study children from extremely varied social backgrounds, many with disturbing mental and physical disabilities that he believed help to formulate much off his early work.

Is a retired English footballer who played as a left-back.Willemse served in the Royal Marines durin

Is a retired English footballer who played as a left-back.Willemse served in the Royal Marines during World War II and began his career with Brighton & Hove Albion before signing for Londoners Chelsea in 1949 for £6,500. He earned a reputation as a hard-tackling defender whilst with the club, and formed the backbone of the team which won the League Championship in 1954-55, alongside the likes of Roy Bentley, Ken Armstrong, Eric Parsons and Derek Saunders, playing 39 games that season.

Was an early twentieth century all-round sportsman regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders to h

Was an early twentieth century all-round sportsman regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders to have played for the British and Irish Lions. As a rugby union international, he represented the England in 1920, and the British Lions in 1924. He also turn

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Lancashire.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Lancashire. He was born in Sharneyford and died in Peterborough. Banham, who played for Bacup in the Lancashire League for seven seasons, made a single first-class appearance for Lancashire during the 1939 season, against the touring West Indians. He did not bat or bowl in the match, and took just a single catch, his victim being Derek Sealy.

Was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman who played five first-class games for Worcestershir

Was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman who played five first-class games for Worcestershire in 1934 and 1935.

Was an English cricketer. Fenley was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. Fenley made his fi

Was an English cricketer. Fenley was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. Fenley made his first-class debut for Surrey in the 1924 County Championship against Glamorgan. Fenley represented Surrey in 116 first-class matches from 1924 to 1929, with