English Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1890 and 1895. Malthouse debuted for Derb

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1890 and 1895. Malthouse debuted for Derbyshire in 1890, when the club was without first-class status and played regularly for the next three years. He played eight first class matches during the

Was an English professional cricketer who made 3 known appearances in major cricket matches from 178

Was an English professional cricketer who made 3 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1789 to 1791.

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1817 to 1819. Cockerill attende

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1817 to 1819. Cockerill attended Winchester School and subsequently played for the Old Wykehamists in a match in 1817, one of his 2 known appearances in first-class matches. He played for the Gentlemen in the 1819 Gentlemen v Players match.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1878 and captained the side from

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1878 and captained the side from 1871 to 1875. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871 when he was captain and wicket-keeper. He fled the country afte

Was a member of the crew of HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar. Robbins was born in London, Engl

Was a member of the crew of HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar. Robbins was born in London, England and served on HMS Victory from 2 April 1805 till he was discharged on 14 January 1806, meaning that he served during, and survived the Battle of Trafal

Was an English-born rugby union official and international rugby union full-back who played club rug

Was an English-born rugby union official and international rugby union full-back who played club rugby for Neath. Clark was the first Neath player to win an international cap for Wales while representing the club; and played in the second Welsh internatio

Was an English professional chess master.The mating pattern "Boden's Mate" was named after the mate

Was an English professional chess master.The mating pattern "Boden's Mate" was named after the mate that occurs in one of his games, Schulder-Boden, London 1853.

Was an English poet, critic and philosopher who was, along with his friend William Wordsworth, one o

Was an English poet, critic and philosopher who was, along with his friend William Wordsworth, one of the founders of the Romantic Movement in England and one of the Lake Poets. He is probably best known for his poems The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and K

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1909 and 1910. Langton was

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1909 and 1910. Langton was born at Parkgate, Rotherham, Yorkshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire in June 1909 in a match against Leicestershire and made one more appearance durin

Was Professor of Physics at Royal Holloway College (University of London), 1947-1973 and an expert o

Was Professor of Physics at Royal Holloway College (University of London), 1947-1973 and an expert on spectroscopy. He was a principal investigator to the NASA Lunar Project.University of Manchester, 1934-47, then Royal Holloway College.He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1947, and of the Royal Society, 1952.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1936. Hunt made his debut for Derbyshire in Ma

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1936. Hunt made his debut for Derbyshire in May 1936 in a match against Northamptonshire . He played sporadically during Derbyshire's only County Championship-winning season and was never on the losing

Is a former English cricketer. Shippey was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born

Is a former English cricketer. Shippey was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.

Was an English footballer who played as a half-back.Weaver was primarily a left-half and played main

Was an English footballer who played as a half-back.Weaver was primarily a left-half and played mainly for Newcastle United and winning an FA Cup medal with them in 1932. He also played for Chelsea during the 1930s. Other clubs he played for were Stockport County and Hull City. He played three times for the England national team in 1932 and 1933.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire for over quarter of a century between 1900 and 19

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire for over quarter of a century between 1900 and 1926. He was an effective all-rounder and scored over 14,000 runs and took over 800 wickets in his first class career. Cadman made his debut for Derbyshire in May 1900 with an unnotable performance in a match against Lancashire. Cadman was a right-hand batsman who played 690 innings in 377 first class matches. He made 14078 runs with eight centuries and an average of 21.46. He was a right-arm medium pace bowler who took 807 wickets with a best performance of 8-70 and an average of 25.24. Subsequently Cadman became the club coach, and talent scout, picking players such as Elijah Carrington in his tours of local clubs. He also umpired friendly matches in the 1930s.

Is a former English footballer who played for, among others Everton, Blackburn Rovers, Norwich City

Is a former English footballer who played for, among others Everton, Blackburn Rovers, Norwich City and England. He played alongside Steve Bloomer and Vivian Woodward in the England teams that won the British Home Championship in 1904 and 1905. He also played twice for The North XI against the The South XI and played for the English League XI against a Scottish League XI.

Is a leading authority on biostatistics and quantitative methods for epidemiology. Educated at the U

Is a leading authority on biostatistics and quantitative methods for epidemiology. Educated at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), he has held a professorship in epidemiology at UCLA School of Publi

Is a former field hockey player, who was a member of the British squad that won the bronze medal at

Is a former field hockey player, who was a member of the British squad that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. She retired from coaching in 2007.

A former cricketer who played three Test matches for the England women's cricket team in 1963. She s

A former cricketer who played three Test matches for the England women's cricket team in 1963. She scored 148 runs at an average of 37 and bowled 42 wicketless overs.[1]

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. She was eliminated in the semifinals of

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. She was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 500 m event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

An English folk musician.Sandra Kerr was born in Plaistow, Newham, London. She was a member of The C

An English folk musician.Sandra Kerr was born in Plaistow, Newham, London. She was a member of The Critics Group from 1963 to 1972. She sings and plays English concertina, guitar, appalachian dulcimer and autoharp.Together with John Faulkner she wrote the music for the TV series Bagpuss in which she was the voice of Madeleine Remnant (the rag doll) and was involved in many programmes for BBC School Radio, including The Music Box and The Listening Corner.

A British singer and member of pop group Brotherhood of Man.Sandra Stevens first entered into a sing

A British singer and member of pop group Brotherhood of Man.Sandra Stevens first entered into a singing career at the age of sixteen when she joined the club band, The Track (who then changed their name to The Nocturnes).[1] The group was formed by drummer Ross Mitchell and among the six members Stevens sang vocals alongside Eve Graham (later of The New Seekers). Based in Manchester, the band played local clubs, performing pop hits of the day such as "The Loco-Motion" and "Da Doo Ron Ron". In early 1967 Stevens decided to leave the group and was replaced by Lyn Paul (also later of The New Seekers).[2] Over the next few years she sang with the big bands of Joe Loss and Ken MacKintosh and also joined another group, Jason Flocks.[3] Also at this time Stevens was working during the day as a typist.

Was an English singer and songwriter who has been described by Allmusic's Richie Unterberger as "the

Was an English singer and songwriter who has been described by Allmusic's Richie Unterberger as "the pre-eminent British folk rock singer".[1] She emerged in the mid 1960s while still a teenager, performing on the folk revival scene where she displayed her mastery of traditional singing and interpretation. Her song, "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?", written during these early years, has been covered by numerous artists and is regarded as a classic of its type.

A British singer and songwriter from Croydon, Surrey.Sandy’s interest in music began at an early a

A British singer and songwriter from Croydon, Surrey.Sandy’s interest in music began at an early age. Growing up with a father who was an avid music fan, Sandy became influenced by his rich and eclectic music collection. Determined to forge a music career for herself, at the age of 12 Sandy formed a vocal group with two friends. This group was called Xposia. Sandy was the lead singer and together the girls wrote and performed their music, performing at local venues. Sandy learnt to play the piano and continued her songwriting. After completing her GCSE’s, Sandy attended the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford, Surrey. It was at this time that Sandy focused on her songwriting and performing skills with a view to releasing her music to the general public.[1]

An English singer and songwriter from the pop group Bananarama. She co-founded the group along with

An English singer and songwriter from the pop group Bananarama. She co-founded the group along with Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward in 1979, and has been a key force in the group's longevity despite other personnel changes and throughout her time with the band she occasionally plays bass guitar as well as fretless bass in which she did play the latter on Stock, Aitken and Waterman's 1987 smash Roadblock.

An English cricketer and former member of the England women's cricket team [1]. She was born in 1980

An English cricketer and former member of the England women's cricket team [1]. She was born in 1980 and played 7 tests and 25 one day internationals. She is a right-handed batsman and right arm medium pace bowler.