British Famous Baby Names

Is a British radio astronomer.His undergraduate degree at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge was

Is a British radio astronomer.His undergraduate degree at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge was interrupted by war service at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, and at the Telecommunications Research Establishment where he worked with Martin Ryle. Returning to Cambridge in 1946, Hewish completed his degree and immediately joined Ryle's research team at the Cavendish Laboratory, obtaining his Ph.D. in 1952. Hewish made both practical and theoretical advances in the observation and exploitation of the apparent scintillations of radio sources due to their radiation impinging upon plasma.

Is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for Tranmere Rovers.Kay began his career a

Is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for Tranmere Rovers.Kay began his career at Barnsley; from his school years, he rose through the ranks to make his professional debut for the club on 12 August 2000 at Oakwell against Norwich City.

More commonly known as Nigel Martyn is a former English football goalkeeper who played more than 600

More commonly known as Nigel Martyn is a former English football goalkeeper who played more than 600 competitive matches in English football. He most prominently played seven seasons each for Crystal Palace and Leeds United, and also won 23 England caps. An ankle injury forced him to retire in 2006, following three seasons for Everton. He is goalkeeping coach at Bradford City.

Is a British celebrity chef, television presenter and radio broadcaster.

Is a British celebrity chef, television presenter and radio broadcaster.

Is an English model and restaurant hostess. She was famously outed as a transsexual by the British p

Is an English model and restaurant hostess. She was famously outed as a transsexual by the British press in 1961.amieson had an early sex reassignment procedure in 1960 in Casablanca, Morocco under Dr Georges Burou[1]. She was only the seventh person to receive sex reassignment surgery from Dr. Burou, and the doctor warned Jamieson that the procedure could even result in death, but Jamieson pressed ahead with the operation. Ashley says she bled for weeks after the surgery, and lost large clumps of hair from her head which never grew back.

A British chemist and Nobel Prize winner.

A British chemist and Nobel Prize winner.

Better known by his stage name, Cary Grant, was a British actor known for mostly American films. Wit

Better known by his stage name, Cary Grant, was a British actor known for mostly American films. With his distinctive Mid-Atlantic accent, he was noted as perhaps the foremost exemplar of the debonair leading man, handsome, virile, charismatic and charming. He was named the second Greatest Male Star of All Time of American cinema, after Humphrey Bogart, by the American Film Institute. He was well known for starring in classic films such as The Philadelphia Story, North by Northwest, Notorious, His Girl Friday, To Catch A Thief, Bringing Up Baby and The Bi

English middleweight boxer. He had 63 fights, including one for the British middleweight title in 19

English middleweight boxer. He had 63 fights, including one for the British middleweight title in 1933,

He second of five children of two doctors, Norman was educated at Charterhouse School, the Universit

He second of five children of two doctors, Norman was educated at Charterhouse School, the University of Minnesota, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and after a short period at Citigroup a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School.

Was a British field marshal and the commander of British Army forces in the Middle East during World

Was a British field marshal and the commander of British Army forces in the Middle East during World War II. He led British forces to victory over the Italians, only to be defeated by the German army. He was the penultimate Viceroy of India from 1943-47.

Was an English former footballer who played for Preston, as well as earning one cap for the England

Was an English former footballer who played for Preston, as well as earning one cap for the England national team.

English physiologist, one of the founders of the diverse disciplines of biophysics and operations re

English physiologist, one of the founders of the diverse disciplines of biophysics and operations research.

Was an English football (soccer) player and manager.Clark started out at Grays Athletic before turni

Was an English football (soccer) player and manager.Clark started out at Grays Athletic before turning professional and joining Brentford in March 1927. He only played one League game for the Bees, before moving to Arsenal in May the same year.

Sidebottom switched to a cricketing career, and first played for Yorkshire in 1973, but did not win

Sidebottom switched to a cricketing career, and first played for Yorkshire in 1973, but did not win his cap till 1980. Test match cricket seemed to have passed him by when he went to South Africa as part of the rebel tour led by Graham Gooch in 1982, which also earned him a three-year Test ban. He also played for Orange Free State. After the ban ended, he was a surprise call up for the Trent Bridge Test in 1985, where he took 1 for 65 before limping off injured. His only wicket was that of Bob Holland. Sidebottom himself admitted that his Test selection came when he was past his prime [4].

Was an English businessman, sportsman, philanthropist, and promoter of vegetarianism.Hills was the f

Was an English businessman, sportsman, philanthropist, and promoter of vegetarianism.Hills was the first President of the London Vegetarian Society (1888) and the Vegetarian Cycling and Athletic Club, and also served as President of a London Vegetarian Rambling Club. He also founded The Vegetarian, an independent magazine, as well as the Vegetarian Federal Union (1889), of which he was also President.

Was a cricketer who, despite being born in the North-East of England, played first-class cricket for

Was a cricketer who, despite being born in the North-East of England, played first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club between 1882 and 1884. Fothergill then played some games for the Marylebone Cricket Club to 1886 and some games for the non-first-class minor county, Northumberland.

Was an English footballer who played for England as a forward in the first international match again

Was an English footballer who played for England as a forward in the first international match against Scotland, as well as captaining Oxford University in the 1873 FA Cup Final.

Was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1897 and 1920. Warren also pla

Was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1897 and 1920. Warren also played one Test match for England, which was against Australia at Headingley in 1905.

As a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Bristol City and Shrewsbury T

As a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Bristol City and Shrewsbury Town.

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Hartlepool United. Lee-Barrett signed for Hartlepool

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Hartlepool United. Lee-Barrett signed for Hartlepool in May 2007 from Coventry City. When he was 8 Arran joined his local club Whitton Sports Centre and took the position of goalkeeper.

Nicknamed "Ticker" because of a habit of chatting to himself while batting, Mitchell was a solid, de

Nicknamed "Ticker" because of a habit of chatting to himself while batting, Mitchell was a solid, determined and sometimes dour middle order batsman who converted to become an opening batsman after the retirement of Percy Holmes in 1932. An accumulator of runs rather than a stroke maker, he very occasionally allowed himself to bat more freely, and when he did he revealed himself as a particularly fine cutter. He scored centuries in four consecutive innings for Yorkshire in 1933.

Was an English professional footballer, who played as an inside-forward, and football manager, spend

Was an English professional footballer, who played as an inside-forward, and football manager, spending most of his career with Southampton.He played his early football for Peartree Green, then for Bitterne Guild for whom he scored over 50 goals during the 1911-12 season. This form soon attracted the attention of Southern League Southampton who signed him in March 1913, and he made his first appearance away to Stoke City on 5 April 1913.

Was an English footballer who played for Sunderland as a defender. He made his debut for Sunderland

Was an English footballer who played for Sunderland as a defender. He made his debut for Sunderland on 9 December 1922 against Everton in a 1–1 draw at Goodison Park.[1] Andrews played for Sunderland from 1922 to 1931 and made a total of 227 league appearances scoring two goals.

Was an English professional association footballer who played as a full-back. Born in Derby, Archer

Was an English professional association footballer who played as a full-back. Born in Derby, Archer made 170 appearances in all competitions for Small Heath in a five-year career, including over 150 games in the Football League, as well as playing for a variety of other clubs. When he finished playing he coached in Germany, Italy and Belgium.

Was a British politician, writer, and social activist. He was the third son of Sir Henry Ponsonby, P

Was a British politician, writer, and social activist. He was the third son of Sir Henry Ponsonby, Private Secretary to Queen Victoria, and the great-grandson of Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough. Frederick Edward Grey Ponsonby, 1st Baron Sysonb