British Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Is a British poet, essayist, cartoonist, and writer. He has been nominated twice for the Whitbread A

Is a British poet, essayist, cartoonist, and writer. He has been nominated twice for the Whitbread Awards, in 1996 and in 1997. A contemporary of Martin Amis, he was educated at Exeter College, Oxford. He is one of the exponents of Martian poetry which em

An English actor best known for his role as Justin Burton on the Channel 4 teen soap Hollyoaks, a ro

An English actor best known for his role as Justin Burton on the Channel 4 teen soap Hollyoaks, a role he has played since 2003. As revealed on Loose Women, he has signed a contract which will keep him in Hollyoaks until May 2009.Before joining Hollyoaks in 2003, he had minor roles in Blood Strangers (2002) and Bob and Rose (2001), and has appeared in the dramas Where the Heart Is (2002), The Royal (2003) and Burn It (2003).

He attended the Arnold School (then named Arnold House School), a private school in his home town of

He attended the Arnold School (then named Arnold House School), a private school in his home town of Blackpool. While there, Lowe played trombone in a seven-piece dance band called One Under the Eight, that played old-time favourites like "Hello Dolly", "

Is an English professional footballer currently playing for Weymouth.McPhee began his career as a tr

Is an English professional footballer currently playing for Weymouth.McPhee began his career as a trainee with Brighton & Hove Albion, turning professional in August 1999, and made his debut, aged 16, at Swansea City in December 1999.

Was a British computer scientist. He was one of the founders of denotational semantics, and a pionee

Was a British computer scientist. He was one of the founders of denotational semantics, and a pioneer in programming language design. He was a member of the Strachey family prominent in government, arts, administration and academia.

Is a former English cricketer who played in 11 Tests and 14 ODIs from 1984 to 1986 playing a key rol

Is a former English cricketer who played in 11 Tests and 14 ODIs from 1984 to 1986 playing a key role in the 1985 Ashes series.

Is an English cricketer who plays for Hampshire County Cricket Club. He is 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) ta

Is an English cricketer who plays for Hampshire County Cricket Club. He is 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) tall and is a fast medium bowler able to extract bounce on most surfaces.

Is the bassist and backing vocalist for the rock band Muse. He also sometimes plays guitar or keyboa

Is the bassist and backing vocalist for the rock band Muse. He also sometimes plays guitar or keyboard instead of bass, though the latter is now handled by Morgan Nicholls.Wolstenholme has used many different basses since the start of Muse's career, starting out with Warwick and Bass Collection basses, alongside an electric double bass for use in the song Unintended. He favoured the Ampeg SVT amps, with 1x18, 2x10 and 2x12 cabs.Part of Muse's distinctive sound is produced by Wolstenholme's use of distortion. Favouring the Electro Harmonix Big Muff distortion / sustainer, this was used alongside a BOSS Bass overdrive and other effects.

Commonly known as Chris Brandon, is an English professional footballer who plays for hometown club B

Commonly known as Chris Brandon, is an English professional footballer who plays for hometown club Bradford City in Football League Two. He is a midfielder who has played more than 300 games during his professional career, which did not start until he was aged 23.

Is an English professional footballer who is currently playing for Glenavon in Northern Ireland. He

Is an English professional footballer who is currently playing for Glenavon in Northern Ireland. He has played for England Under-19s.Donnelly signed for his hometown club from Blackburn Rovers in March 2005, having played eight games for the Seasiders while on loan the previous year.

Is an English film and stage actress.

Is an English film and stage actress.

Was an English actress.Her film work includes cameo roles in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the J

Was an English actress.Her film work includes cameo roles in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, The Elephant Man, Birth of the Beatles, The Tempest, and Carry On Emmannuelle. On television, she appeared in Doctor Who and Fawlty Towers.

Is an English film and television actress.

Is an English film and television actress.

Is a famous British war correspondent. She is famed for getting one of the greatest scoops of modern

Is a famous British war correspondent. She is famed for getting one of the greatest scoops of modern times when she was the first to report on the outbreak of the Second World War. She was 27 and had only been a journalist for a week when she was on the Polish-German border in 1939, reporting on worsening tensions in Europe. She was working for the Daily Telegraph when she saw a huge line-up of Nazi German troops, tanks and armoured cars facing Poland.

Is a British politician and a member of the British Labour Party. She is currently the Independent M

Is a British politician and a member of the British Labour Party. She is currently the Independent Member of Parliament for Birmingham Ladywood, having been elected as a Labour Party MP in 1983, and was Secretary of State for International Development in the UK Labour government from 3 May 1997 until her resignation on 12 May 2003. She plans to stand down as a Member of Parliament at the next general election[1

Is an English footballer currently playing for Southend United. Masters' position is goalkeeper. As

Is an English footballer currently playing for Southend United. Masters' position is goalkeeper. As a youngster Clark Attended William Parker School in Hastings the same school that produced Aston Villa Captain Gareth Barry.

Is an English footballer, playing for Football League Two side Rochdale. He joined Rochdale in July

Is an English footballer, playing for Football League Two side Rochdale. He joined Rochdale in July 2008 after being released by Darlington.Clark Keltie was also a young northeast rave scene MC. MCing in his young teenage years at such notorius nightclubs as Afterdark and more recently The New Monkey, and even calling in for a go now and then in recent years whilst playing for Darlington.

Was a British ornithologist.Ticehurst was educated first at Tonbridge School and subsequently attend

Was a British ornithologist.Ticehurst was educated first at Tonbridge School and subsequently attended St John's College, Cambridge. Initially trained as a medical physician, he soon turned to the collection of birds, and made trips to Europe with John Lewis James Bonhote and Hugh Whistler for this purpose.

Tall and gangling, and with a toothcomb moustache, Buckenham was a fast bowler and a useful lower or

Tall and gangling, and with a toothcomb moustache, Buckenham was a fast bowler and a useful lower order batsman. He played for Essex from 1899 to 1914, but suffered, particularly in his early years, from slipshod fielding which meant he was more expensive than he perhaps deserved. His career average, at more than 25, is high for the era in which he played.

Was an English amateur footballer and cricketer. As an amateur, he played football for the Corinthia

Was an English amateur footballer and cricketer. As an amateur, he played football for the Corinthians in several different positions including goalkeeper and centre forward, although his preferred position was wing-half. He made one appearance for the England national team in 1925 when he was appointed team captain. As a cricketer he played for Cambridge University and Essex. A pre-war officer of the Auxiliary Air Force, he died as a result of a mid-air collision in a training accident in the Second World War.

Is an English footballer, and a former Leyton Orient player, who plays for Darlington. His cousin is

Is an English footballer, and a former Leyton Orient player, who plays for Darlington. His cousin is Jonathan Fortune of Charlton Athletic and his uncle is Leo Fortune-West who plays for Alfreton Town.

Is an English footballer who plays for Crewe Alexandra as a striker.Donaldson started his career wit

Is an English footballer who plays for Crewe Alexandra as a striker.Donaldson started his career with Hull City in 2002, scoring on his debut in the Football League Trophy later that year.

Is an English footballer, playing for Macclesfield Town on loan from Manchester City. His father, Ro

Is an English footballer, playing for Macclesfield Town on loan from Manchester City. His father, Rod, was previously a professional footballer who played for Walsall, Partick Thistle and Chester City.

Was an English cricketer and footballer. He played County cricket for Gloucestershire from 1948 to 1

Was an English cricketer and footballer. He played County cricket for Gloucestershire from 1948 to 1974, playing 6 Test matches for the English cricket team in 1958 and 1959. He also played domestic football for Arsenal between 1951 and 1955, and then for a brief period for Bristol City. He played one match for the England national football team in 1951, against Austria at Wembley. He was the last survivor of the 12 people to have played at the highest international level for both England's football and cricket teams.

Was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951. The Labour Party under Attlee won a land

Was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951. The Labour Party under Attlee won a landslide election victory over Winston Churchill immediately after Churchill had led Britain through World War II. He was the first Labour Prime Minister to serve a full Parliamentary term and the first to have a majority in Parliament.