English Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was an English rugby union forward who was a member of the British Isles XV that toured South Africa

Was an English rugby union forward who was a member of the British Isles XV that toured South Africa in 1891. Despite playing for Cambridge and the British Isles, Thorman never played an international game during his rugby career. Thorman first came to no

Was an English footballer who played as a forward. He played for Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. and Ch

Was an English footballer who played as a forward. He played for Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. and Chesterfield F.C. before joining Manchester United F.C. in 1937. In 1947, he was transferred to Bolton Wanderers F.C.. In 30 matches for Manchester United, he scored 37 goals.

Was a Japanese-born English cricketer who played for Hampshire. He was born in Nagasaki and died in

Was a Japanese-born English cricketer who played for Hampshire. He was born in Nagasaki and died in Middle Deal. Maundrell made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1900 County Championship, against Derbyshire. From the middle order, h

Was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler who played 107 tim

Was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler who played 107 times for Worcestershire between 1909 and 1925, captaining the county in 1914, 1919 and 1922. He also made three first-class appearances for HK Foster's XI.

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm medium pace bowler who played for Nottinghamshire. He was born in Nottingham and died in Long Clawson. Heymann made a single first-class appearance, during the 1905 season, against Mid

Was an English cricketer who played for Lancashire between 1867 and 1871 and for Derbyshire between

Was an English cricketer who played for Lancashire between 1867 and 1871 and for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1878. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871. In 1871 Hickton decided to move to Derbyshire and join the new

Was a British Conservative politician.Having succeeded as 4th Earl of Onslow in 1870 (inheriting the

Was a British Conservative politician.Having succeeded as 4th Earl of Onslow in 1870 (inheriting the title from his great-uncle Arthur, who died without surviving male issue), he held office in the governments of Lord Salisbury and Arthur Balfour, includi

Was an English painter, noted for his pastels.[1]His father apprenticed him to Guiseppi Grisoni with

Was an English painter, noted for his pastels.[1]His father apprenticed him to Guiseppi Grisoni with whom Hoare travelled to Rome in 1728. On returning to England in 1738, Hoare settled in Bath, where he became a governor of the hospital.[1] During the 1740s and 1750's he painted a great number of influential politicians and social leaders, including Prime Minister's Pitt and Walpole, and the composer, Handel. He was the first fashionable portraitist to settle in Bath, and he remained as the leading portrait painter there until the arrival of Thomas Gainsborough in 1759. However, he remained the favourite of his powerful patron the Duke of Newcastle, his family and political associates. Included amongst his other important patrons were the Earls of Pembroke and Chesterfield, and the Duke of Beaufort. With Gainsborough and Joshua Reynolds he was a founding member of the Royal Academy. Chalmers described him as 'an ingenious and amiable English painter'.

Was a noted English cricketer of the mid-Georgian period. Hodsoll lived at Dartford for some years a

Was a noted English cricketer of the mid-Georgian period. Hodsoll lived at Dartford for some years and was a tanner. According to the description of him in Cricket, An Heroic Poem (1745) by James Love, Hodsoll was a fast (underarm) bowler and also a usefu

Was an English cricketer who played for Sussex. He was born in Brighton. Hodson made a single first-

Was an English cricketer who played for Sussex. He was born in Brighton. Hodson made a single first-class appearance, during the 1808 season, against England. Batting in the tailend. Another William Hodson, of unknown relation, played first-class cricket

Was a major English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic and editorial cartoonist

Was a major English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic and editorial cartoonist who has been credited with pioneering western sequential art. His work ranged from excellent realistic portraiture to comic strip-like series of pictures called "modern moral subjects". Much of his work, though at times vicious, poked fun at contemporary politics and customs. Illustrations in such style are often referred to as "Hogarthian".

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1908. Thompson was born in

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1908. Thompson was born in Spondon, Derbyshire. He played one game for Derbyshire during the 1908 County Championship season, against Leicestershire.

Was a British painter, and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.Hunt's intended mid

Was a British painter, and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.Hunt's intended middle name was "Hobman", which he disliked intensely. He chose to call himself Holman when he discovered that his middle name had been misspelled this way after a clerical error at his baptism at the church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Ewell.[1] Though his surname is "Hunt", his fame in later life led to the inclusion of his middle name as part of his surname, in the hyphenated form "Holman-Hunt", by which his children were known.

Between 1889 and 1905, was a British Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 18

Between 1889 and 1905, was a British Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 until 1906 when he was raised to the peerage. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury between 1895 and 1902 and as Chancellor of the Duchy

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1823 to 1833. A right-hand

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1823 to 1833. A right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, he was mainly associated with Sussex and made 26 known appearances in first-class matches, including 5 for the Pla

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1825 to 1828. He was mainly ass

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1825 to 1828. He was mainly associated with Cambridge University and made 4 known appearances in first-class matches.

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class match, for Worcestershire against Hampshire

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class match, for Worcestershire against Hampshire in July 1924. Batting near the bottom of the order he made 4 in the first innings and 3 in the second.

Was an amateur English cricketer. Hounsell represented pre-county club Hampshire in two first-class

Was an amateur English cricketer. Hounsell represented pre-county club Hampshire in two first-class matches, the both of which came against All England Eleven in 1849 and 1850. Hounsell also represented pre-county club Dorset in numerous non first-class m

Was an engineer, a soldier in the British Army and an inventor particularly known for the invention

Was an engineer, a soldier in the British Army and an inventor particularly known for the invention of chemical warfare and flame warfare weapons.On 4 August 1914, on graduating from the Officer Training Corps, Livens applied for a commission in the Royal Engineers.[4] He was enrolled as a Second Lieutenant on 30 September 1914.[7] Livens was given a clerical post in the Motorcycle signalling section at Chatham.[5

Was an English cricketer who played in one Test in 1934. Levett was a gentleman farmer from an old K

Was an English cricketer who played in one Test in 1934. Levett was a gentleman farmer from an old Kentish family who owned hops farms for many years. Levett personally oversaw the amount of hops added to beer.

Was an English cricketer. Spottiswoode was a right-handed batsman who was an underarm slow, although

Was an English cricketer. Spottiswoode was a right-handed batsman who was an underarm slow, although with which arm he bowled is unknown. Spottiswoode made his 2 first-class appearances for Kent in 1890 against Yorkshire and Gloucestershire.

Was an English cricketer, footballer, stockbroker and administrator.He won seven Amateur Internation

Was an English cricketer, footballer, stockbroker and administrator.He won seven Amateur International football caps and as well as gaining blues at Cambridge for both cricket and football, played 46 first-class matches for Middlesex as a right-handed batsman between 1932 and 1947.

Was an English cricketer. Humphrey was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast. Hu

Was an English cricketer. Humphrey was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast. Humphrey made his first-class debut for Surrey against Sussex in 1864. Humphrey represented Surrey in four first-class matches in 1864, the last of which cam

Was an English chemist and physicist who is famous for discovering two chemical elements and for dev

Was an English chemist and physicist who is famous for discovering two chemical elements and for developing a way to process platinum ore.In 1793 William obtained a doctorate in medicine from Cambridge University. During his studies there he became interested in chemistry, crystallography, metallurgy and physics. The mineral wollastonite is named after him. In 1800 he left medicine and concentrated on pursuing these interests instead of his trained vocation.Wollaston is perhaps best known as a chemist. He became wealthy by developing the first physico-chemical method for processing platinum ore in practical quantities, and in the process of testing the device he discovered the elements palladium (symbol Pd) in 1803 and rhodium (symbol Rh) in 1804.

Known as "Bill" or "Billy", played first-class cricket for Somerset from 1900 to 1914. Hyman was a r

Known as "Bill" or "Billy", played first-class cricket for Somerset from 1900 to 1914. Hyman was a right-handed middle order batsman who was renowned in club cricket as a hitter. He played for the first few years of his first-class cricket career as an oc