Famous People with Name Ivor

Ivor Jeffrey Jones            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Ivor Jeffrey Jones: He was primarily a left-arm fast bowler, but his most famous moment came in Georgetown, Guyana in 1967/8 when, batting at No 11, he played out the entire last over of the match bowled by Lance Gibbs, to ensure that England escaped from the match with a draw and to secure a 1-0 series win. This was to be his last test and his first class career also finished in 1968 after an elbow injury ended his career prematurely at the age of 26.

Ivor Bulmer-Thomas            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Ivor Bulmer-Thomas: was a British journalist and author who served eight years as a Member of Parliament. His career was much influenced by his conversion to the Church of England in his youth, and he became a pious believer on the Anglo-Catholic wing of the Church.

Ivor Miles Windsor-Clive            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Ivor Miles Windsor-Clive: was an English nobleman and Conservative politician.

Ivor John Allchurch            Origin/Culture/Country: Welsh

Ivor John Allchurch: was a Welsh footballer.During his professional career he played for Swansea Town, Newcastle United and Cardiff City, where he amassed 691 games scoring 249 goals. His record of 68 caps stood until 1986, when it was exceeded by Joey Jones total of 72 caps. Ivor also held the record amount of goals scored for Wales, 23, which was eventually broken by Ian Rush scoring 28. His talents were only recognised on a global scale after his superb performances for Wales during the 1958 World Cup, in which he helped them to reach the quarter finals.He is known as 'The Golden Boy' of Welsh football.

Ivor Verdun Powell            Origin/Culture/Country: Welsh

Ivor Verdun Powell: was a Welsh footballer who gained fourteen Welsh caps and later became a manager.He was inducted to the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame in 2004 alongside snooker player Terry Griffiths and cricketer Tony Lewis. He also entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest working football coach on his 90th birthday after 55 years as a coach.