British Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Is an English former centre-half with Coventry City, Newcastle United, Notts County, Oldham Athletic

Is an English former centre-half with Coventry City, Newcastle United, Notts County, Oldham Athletic, Swindon Town, Mansfield Town and Halifax Town, famous for his long hair and moustache.

Was an English footballer who played professionally at Mansfield Town as a full-back between 1954 an

Was an English footballer who played professionally at Mansfield Town as a full-back between 1954 and 1960. Lambert played mostly for the Stags' reserve team, and made only 28 appearances for the first team in his six years at Field Mill.

He worked for a drainage company before his music career. Harvey was initially slated to be a backup

He worked for a drainage company before his music career. Harvey was initially slated to be a backup singer and dancer for the band, but during the initial recording session he was heard singing along by the recording staff and was promptly instated as the lead singer of the band.Harvey's vocal style emulated R&B and New Jack Swing vocalists from the U.S. but with a unique flavour closely followed by Craig David. His vocals put him into a position of the band's frontman, or main member, which was shared with the band's creator, songwriter, instrumentalist, rapper and singer Tony Mortimer.

Is a European jazz pianist and arranger most notable for his works with Benny Goodman, Charlie Watts

Is a European jazz pianist and arranger most notable for his works with Benny Goodman, Charlie Watts, Scott Hamilton, Buddy Tate, Milt Jackson, Ben Webster, George Chisholm and Kenny Baker. He moved to London in the mid-1950s to join Freddy Randall's band

Played football for Everton between 1958 and 1971.Liverpool-born Labone chose to join Everton at 17

Played football for Everton between 1958 and 1971.Liverpool-born Labone chose to join Everton at 17 in July 1957 instead of going to university. His debut for the first team was in 1958. He was widely regarded as one of the best central defenders of his era.

(born on 2 August 1974) is an English professional golfer

(born on 2 August 1974) is an English professional golfer

Is a former English football defender. He started his career at Sheffield Wednesday, making just one

Is a former English football defender. He started his career at Sheffield Wednesday, making just one appearance on January 11, 1994 and was sold to Bury in 1998. After that, he played for non-league sides Gainsborough Trinity, Worksop Town and Whitby Town.

Is an English former football player and manager who is currently out of work having parted company

Is an English former football player and manager who is currently out of work having parted company with Wrexham.His playing career came to a halt in 1979 when he retired at the age of 26 due to a knee injury. The injury was discovered when Little was undergoing a medical at Villa's local rivals Birmingham City. This meant his intended transfer there was cancelled.

Is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. He made nearly 400 appearances

Is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. He made nearly 400 appearances for a variety of clubs in the Football League and also played in several other European countries.

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Barnsley.

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Barnsley.

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town.

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town.

Is an English former footballer.Marwood started his career at Hull City, joining in 1976 as an appre

Is an English former footballer.Marwood started his career at Hull City, joining in 1976 as an apprentice and making his way up through the youth and reserve ranks. A pacy and tricky winger, he made his debut aged 19 in a Third Division match against Mansfield Town on January 12, 1980.

Paddick joined the Metropolitan Police Service in 1976. Rising through the ranks, he was appointed t

Paddick joined the Metropolitan Police Service in 1976. Rising through the ranks, he was appointed the officer in charge of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at Notting Hill in 1995, then returned to New Scotland Yard, first as Superintendent of

Is the football academy director at Team Bath and a former professional goalkeeper.Parkin began his

Is the football academy director at Team Bath and a former professional goalkeeper.Parkin began his career at Oldham Athletic. He was on the books of eight different teams, although he never made an appearance for Brighton & Hove Albion orYeovil Town, despite being contracted to them.

Is a former professional footballer, who played most of his career as a midfielder.McGorry began his

Is a former professional footballer, who played most of his career as a midfielder.McGorry began his career as an apprentice with Liverpool, but on failing to make the grade joined Weymouth, who he left to join Bournemouth for a fee of £30,000 in August 1991.

Is an English musician, producer, music theorist, and singer, who, as a solo artist, is best known a

Is an English musician, producer, music theorist, and singer, who, as a solo artist, is best known as the "Father of Ambient Music

Is a former professional footballer and England international and midfielder.During his career, Pilk

Is a former professional footballer and England international and midfielder.During his career, Pilkington played for Burnley, Bolton Wanderers, Bury, Barrow and Chorley. He won 1 England cap whilst at Burnley, on October 2, 1954 in a 2-0 victory over Northern Ireland. He was also capped twice for England B, scoring once.

Was a British author, journalist and broadcaster. He was probably best known as a co-presenter of th

Was a British author, journalist and broadcaster. He was probably best known as a co-presenter of the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 which he worked on from 1975 until 1993, shortly before his death. He was a great lover and promoter of the city of Manchester and the North West in general, where he lived and worked for many years.

Is an English former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Bournemouth, Colchest

Is an English former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Bournemouth, Colchester United and Gillingham, where he made over 200 Football League appearances and scored over 100 goals.

Is an English guitarist, lead guitarist for The Shadows. The group, which primarily performed instru

Is an English guitarist, lead guitarist for The Shadows. The group, which primarily performed instrumentals, was formed as a backing band for singer Cliff Richard. Marvin has a distinctive guitar sound and appearance, primarily using a clean sound with very high reverb and vibrato giving a dreamy effect.

Is an English former professional association football player. He played for Gillingham between 1988

Is an English former professional association football player. He played for Gillingham between 1988 and 1992, making 44 appearances in the Football League.

Was the manager of The Beatles. Through his company NEMS Enterprises, he also managed several other

Was the manager of The Beatles. Through his company NEMS Enterprises, he also managed several other musical artists such as Gerry & The Pacemakers, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, and Cilla Black.The Beatles recorded a demo in Decca's studios—paid for by Epstein—which he later persuaded George Martin to listen to. Epstein was then offered a contract (after Martin had auditioned the group) by EMI's small Parlophone label, even though they had previously been rejected by almost every other British record company.

Is a former English professional footballer born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, who played as a centre

Is a former English professional footballer born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, who played as a centre half. He made 139 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City and Exeter City.

Is manager of Sheffield Wednesday F.C. and a former professional footballer.Brian Laws began playing

Is manager of Sheffield Wednesday F.C. and a former professional footballer.Brian Laws began playing football at the famous Wallsend Boys Club in his native Newcastle upon Tyne. Aged 17 he signed his first professional contract with Burnley, joining the club as an apprentice.

Before becoming professional he was a amateur footballer in the local Liverpool leagues. In November

Before becoming professional he was a amateur footballer in the local Liverpool leagues. In November 1975 he joined Bury on amateur forms,with whom he later signed for professionally in March 1976 at the age of 20, following the conclusion of his engineering apprenticeship.