British Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Was an English fashion and portrait photographer and an Academy Award-winning stage and costume desi

Was an English fashion and portrait photographer and an Academy Award-winning stage and costume designer for films and the theatre.

A British physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate (1950) for his development of the photograp

A British physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate (1950) for his development of the photographic method of studying nuclear processes and for the resulting discovery of the pion (pi-meson), a heavy subatomic particle.

Was a British-born American geophysicist who trained at the University of British Columbia and the M

Was a British-born American geophysicist who trained at the University of British Columbia and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was a founder of Texas Instruments. With his wife Ida Green, he was a philanthropist who helped found the University of Texas at Dallas, Green College at the University of British Columbia, St. Mark's School of Texas, and Green College at the University of Oxford. They were also major contributors to the Cecil H. Green Library at Stanford University, and the Cecil & Ida Green Building for earth sciences at MIT (designed by I.M. Pei).

Was an English footballer who played for Sunderland.Irwin made his debut for Sunderland on 20 Septem

Was an English footballer who played for Sunderland.Irwin made his debut for Sunderland on 20 September 1958 against Ipswich Town in a 2–0 defeat at Roker Park.[1] He went on to make 313 league appearances, scoring just a single goal at his time with the club.

Was a footballer who played inside left for Bradford City.Kilborn was born in Desborough and played

Was a footballer who played inside left for Bradford City.Kilborn was born in Desborough and played for Desborough Town until December 1919 when he was signed for Division One side Bradford City. But it was not until 8 October 1921 Kilborn made his debut in a 2–0 defeat against Middlesbrough, playing a total of 14 games that season as the club lost its top flight status.

Was a British comics artist and illustrator, best known for his work in the comic Knockout and the e

Was a British comics artist and illustrator, best known for his work in the comic Knockout and the educational weekly Look and Learn.Doughty trained at Battersea Polytechnic, his earliest work comic strip appearing in Knockout and The Children's Newspaper

Was an English chara.He acted in two adaptations of A.J. Cronin's novels, The Citadel and The Stars

Was an English chara.He acted in two adaptations of A.J. Cronin's novels, The Citadel and The Stars Look Down, in addition to appearing in The Lady Vanishes and Under Capricorn, which were both directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Other films of his include 23 Paces to Baker Street, Dangerous Moonlight, Swiss Family Robinson, and I Was Monty's Double, as well as the comedies A French Mistress, The Ladykillers, The Man in the White Suit, The Court Jester, Indiscreet, and I Believe in You.

(13 April 1891 – 16 September 1977) was a British golf champion.

(13 April 1891 – 16 September 1977) was a British golf champion.

Served as the sixth President of Israel (1983–1993), following a distinguished career in both

Served as the sixth President of Israel (1983–1993), following a distinguished career in both the British Army and the Israel Defense ForceIn 1975 Herzog was appointed Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, in which capacity he served until 1978. During his term the UN adopted the "Zionism is Racism" resolution (General Assembly Resolution 3379), which Herzog condemned and symbolically tore up (as his father had done to one of the British white papers regarding the British Mandate in Palestine), saying: "For us, the Jewish people, this resolution based on hatred, falsehood and arrogance, is devoid of any moral or legal value."s (IDF).

Is a singer and ex-British reality television contestant. Chanelle was a student at North-East-Wakef

Is a singer and ex-British reality television contestant. Chanelle was a student at North-East-Wakefield College, Pontefract, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, studying Spanish, Music & English before becoming famous by appearing on the Channel 4 reality show Bi

Was billed as the first 'non-celebrity' to feature in the Channel 4 reality TV show Celebrity Big Br

Was billed as the first 'non-celebrity' to feature in the Channel 4 reality TV show Celebrity Big Brother in 2006.She emerged as the winner of series 4, beating 10 bona fide 'celebrities' (Michael Barrymore, Maggot, Preston, Pete Burns, Traci Bingham, Dennis Rodman, George Galloway, Rula Lenska, Faria Alam and Jodie Marsh), and winning a prize of £25,000.Following a much-publicised on-screen courtship, Houghton married former fellow Celebrity Big Brother 2006 contestant Samuel Preston of The Ordinary Boys in August 2006. The couple announced their separation in a joint statement on 27 June 2007, and finally divorced on 21 November 2007.[1]

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Lancashire, Cambridge University and Ken

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Lancashire, Cambridge University and Kent. His birth was registered as "Charlie Stowell Marriott".

Is an English former professional association football player. He played for Hull City, Bournemouth,

Is an English former professional association football player. He played for Hull City, Bournemouth, Rotherham United, Notts County and Gillingham between 1959 and 1972. He won a Football League Fourth Division championship medal in 1970 with Notts County and played in the Gillingham team that gained a surprise draw away to Arsenal in the Football League Cup.

Played cricket for Cambridge University, Kent and England in the period from 1866 to 1879.

Played cricket for Cambridge University, Kent and England in the period from 1866 to 1879.

Was a British paleontologist and geologist in India, the British West Indies and Wales.

Was a British paleontologist and geologist in India, the British West Indies and Wales.

Is an English former professional footballer.Charlie Henry began his career as an apprentice with Sw

Is an English former professional footballer.Charlie Henry began his career as an apprentice with Swindon Town, turning professional in February 1980. He made his league debut in the same game as Brian Hughes, against Reading at Elm Park in August 1980.

Was a British Tory politician and member of the Privy Council. He served as a Member of Parliament f

Was a British Tory politician and member of the Privy Council. He served as a Member of Parliament for several constituencies between 1795 and 1831, and was Ambassador Extraordinary at Constantinople from 1804 to 1807. His first wife, Marcia, died in 1806, while they were overseas.

Was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in Southampton's inaugural se

Was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in Southampton's inaugural season in the Southern League.He made one appearance at the end of the 1888–89 season; the following season he appeared fairly regularly making twelve league appearances, scoring twice as Stoke finished at the foot of the Football League table and failed to be re-elected for the following season.

Is an English former footballer.Jackson started his career as a forward, playing in school and minor

Is an English former footballer.Jackson started his career as a forward, playing in school and minor league football York. He joined York City as an amateur in the summer of 1956 and turned professional in December.

Known as Charles Bragge from 1754 to 1804, was a British politician of the early 19th century.

Known as Charles Bragge from 1754 to 1804, was a British politician of the early 19th century.

Was an English footballer.Booth was born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, and started at his hometown

Was an English footballer.Booth was born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, and started at his hometown club Gainsborough Trinity before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1889. He spent three seasons with the Midlands side before moving south to join Woolwich Arsenal in 1892.

Also known under the pseudonym of Caulifield, was an Anglican priest born in Folkestone, England. He

Also known under the pseudonym of Caulifield, was an Anglican priest born in Folkestone, England. He is the man who discovered the Magdalen papyrus and was also an early football player-manager of Messina Football Club.

Was an English polymath;[1] an outstanding sportsman, politician, teacher, writer, editor and publis

Was an English polymath;[1] an outstanding sportsman, politician, teacher, writer, editor and publisher. When he was only twenty-one, the magazine Vanity Fair published a caricature of him and commented:

Was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Small Heath and England, and a police offic

Was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Small Heath and England, and a police officer who rose to the rank of Chief Constable.

Was an English botanist who was sent by James Veitch & Sons to search for new plant species in Madag

Was an English botanist who was sent by James Veitch & Sons to search for new plant species in Madagascar, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and the Moluccas, before settling in Penang, where he became the first superintendent of the Penang Botanic Gardens.