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Is a British Trotskyist leader, and one of the officers of the left-wing Respect party.Alan Thornett

Is a British Trotskyist leader, and one of the officers of the left-wing Respect party.Alan Thornett began his career as a car worker in Oxford. He joined the Communist Party of Great Britain, but left before being recruited to Gerry Healy's Socialist Labour League in 1966.

Is a former English cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1969 to 1976. A brutally fast right-arm bow

Is a former English cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1969 to 1976. A brutally fast right-arm bowler, he could, with more fortune, have been the perfect foil of his era for John Snow. Injury-plagued and subject to great fluctuations in form, he never fulfilled his promise.

An attacking left-handed batsman, Wharton appeared to have a long Test match career ahead of him whe

An attacking left-handed batsman, Wharton appeared to have a long Test match career ahead of him when, following three centuries in seven matches, he was picked for the Headingley Test against New Zealand in 1949. But he made just 7 and 13, was injured before the next match at Lord's, and was never chosen again.

Was an English football player. Sealey, an outside right, initially played for Leyton Orient in 1960

Was an English football player. Sealey, an outside right, initially played for Leyton Orient in 1960, before moving to West Ham United, where he played from 1960 to 1966.

Was a British philosopher, writer, speaker, and student of comparative religion. He was best known a

Was a British philosopher, writer, speaker, and student of comparative religion. He was best known as an interpreter and popularizer of Asian philosophies for a Western audience.He wrote more than 25 books and numerous articles on subjects such as persona

Is an England cricketer, a left-handed batsman, who currently plays county cricket for Essex and tes

Is an England cricketer, a left-handed batsman, who currently plays county cricket for Essex and test and one-day cricket for England. On 22 December 2007 Cook became the first Englishman to score seven centuries before his 23rd birthday[1] and on 27 July 2007 became the youngest England batsman to reach 1500 Test runs and as of March 12th 2008 became the youngest to score 2000 runs against New Zealand at Wellington.[2] He has scored centuries in his first Test matches against India, Pakistan and the West Indies.

Was a British equestrian. After serving in the Home Guard during the Second World War, Hill became a

Was a British equestrian. After serving in the Home Guard during the Second World War, Hill became an amateur jockey in point-to-point racing. He went on to represent Britain in three-day eventing, winning a gold medal at the 1956 games in Stockholm along

Was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-forward or centre-half with equal faci

Was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-forward or centre-half with equal facility. He was Birmingham's top scorer in 1919–20 with 15 goals in all competitions despite only playing half the season in attack.

Was a football (soccer) player in the early years of professional football in England, who played as

Was a football (soccer) player in the early years of professional football in England, who played as an inside-forward with Aston Villa. He made one appearance for England on 7 April 1888 when he scored three goals in a 5-1 victory over Ireland, thus making him one of the five England players who scored a hat trick on his only international appearance.

Was a popular British Jazz singer in the United Kingdom during the 1930s, making more than 1,000 rec

Was a popular British Jazz singer in the United Kingdom during the 1930s, making more than 1,000 recordings between 1927 and 1941.

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town. He was born in Stocksbridge,

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town. He was born in Stocksbridge, Sheffield, Yorkshire.

Was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.He was elected at Member of Parliament (MP) for

Was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.He was elected at Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashton-under-Lyne at a by-election in October 1928, after the sitting Conservative MP Cornelius Homan was disqualified when he was declared bankrupt.

Was a professional footballer.During his career he played as a centre forward for Watford and Ipswic

Was a professional footballer.During his career he played as a centre forward for Watford and Ipswich Town for whom he was top scorer in their 1946–47 season.

Was a former Blackburn Rovers and England football player, who played at left-half.Houlker was born

Was a former Blackburn Rovers and England football player, who played at left-half.Houlker was born in Blackburn and started his long playing career at Blackburn Hornets, progressing through a variety of local sides in his home-town (including Oswaldtwistle Rovers, Cob Wall and Park Road) before joining Blackburn Rovers in August 1894.

Was an English professional footballer who played as a wing-half. Gardner was profoundly deaf. He wa

Was an English professional footballer who played as a wing-half. Gardner was profoundly deaf. He was spotted by Birmingham playing for BSA Sports in the Birmingham Works League. He went on to make 120 appearances in all competitions for Birmingham in eleven years.

Relf was an all-rounder who batted in the middle order and bowled off-breaks at medium pace with gre

Relf was an all-rounder who batted in the middle order and bowled off-breaks at medium pace with great accuracy. He played Minor Counties cricket for Norfolk before, at the age of 25, joining Sussex where he was an instant success. Initially played as a batsman, his bowling developed in 1903 to the point where he was picked for the MCC tour to Australia under Plum Warner. He played in two Tests, helping Tip Foster add 115 for the ninth wicket in his first match at Sydney.

Was an Australian and English cricketer. He was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1899.

Was an Australian and English cricketer. He was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1899.

Was an English professional cricket player. He was educated at Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys.

Was an English professional cricket player. He was educated at Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys.

Is a five-time Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning English actor. Hailed as a "second Oli

Is a five-time Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning English actor. Hailed as a "second Olivier" as a young stage actor in the late 1950s, Finney rose to film star fame in the early 1960s. Although his early fame was later tempered by long absences from major motion pictures, he continues to earn awards and acclaim in a varied five-decade career on stage, films, and television.

Was an English football player who played for Leytonstone and Fulham, as well as the English nationa

Was an English football player who played for Leytonstone and Fulham, as well as the English national side. He was born in West Ham.

Was a British mountaineer and author.Mummery is best remembered for his pioneering efforts in mounta

Was a British mountaineer and author.Mummery is best remembered for his pioneering efforts in mountaineering. Initially, he climbed with mountain guides, but with his companions William Cecil Slingsby and J. Norman Collie he was part of the movement which

Was an English professional footballer who played as an outside right for Bradford Park Avenue, Ever

Was an English professional footballer who played as an outside right for Bradford Park Avenue, Everton, Bolton Wanderers and Darwen. At Everton he won the FA Cup Final in 1933. He made four appearances for England during 1933–1937. At Bradford Park Avenue; he became known as the youngest player to appear in the Football League, a distinction shared jointly with Ken Roberts until Reuben Noble-Lazarus took the record in 2008.

Was one of the most prominent scholars of Middle Eastern history for much of the second half of the

Was one of the most prominent scholars of Middle Eastern history for much of the second half of the 20th century.He was born in Manchester, England, the son of Soumaya Rassi and Fadlo Issa Hourani, immigrants from what is now South Lebanon. His brothers were George Hourani and Cecil Hourani. His family had converted from Greek Orthodoxy to Scottish Presbyterianism and his father was an elder of the local church in Manchester. Hourani himself, however, converted to Catholicism in adulthood.

Was an English football forward and football manager, who managed Wolverhampton Wanderers, Gillingha

Was an English football forward and football manager, who managed Wolverhampton Wanderers, Gillingham and Torquay United.Born in Southampton, England, Hoskins first played for Freemantle, where he was noticed by Southampton when playing against them in a reserve fixture in 1904. He joined the Saints shortly after and made his debut on Christmas Day 1906.

Is an English former footballer who played for Blackpool, Huddersfield Town and York City.Hobson sta

Is an English former footballer who played for Blackpool, Huddersfield Town and York City.Hobson started his career with Blackpool in August 1945. He joined Huddersfield Town in July 1954 and finally moved to York City in March 1956.