British Famous Names Starting with Letter E

Is an Irish-English ex-professional footballer, now working as a coach. Dolan played as a striker, b

Is an Irish-English ex-professional footballer, now working as a coach. Dolan played as a striker, beginning his career with West Ham, before moving on to Birmingham City and then Exeter City.

Is a former English footballer, most famous for his stints with Everton, Oldham Athletic, Aston Vill

Is a former English footballer, most famous for his stints with Everton, Oldham Athletic, Aston Villa, Sheffield Wednesday and Manchester City. He played mainly at right back though could also adapt to a central defensive role.

Was an English sportsman and is regarded as the father of The Football Association and modern Footba

Was an English sportsman and is regarded as the father of The Football Association and modern Football and, to a certain extent, of all organised Football.Morley was born in Hull but moved to Barnes in 1858 forming the Barnes Club, a founding member of the FA, in 1862. In 1863, as captain of the Mortlake-based club, he wrote to Bell's Life newspaper proposing a governing body for the sport that led to the first meeting at the Freemason's Tavern that created the FA.

Is a radio broadcaster from England.His real name is Edward Mainwaring but he is affectionately know

Is a radio broadcaster from England.His real name is Edward Mainwaring but he is affectionately known by the nickname Stewpot.

Is an English television composer. His projects include the music for Blockbusters, Knightmare, One

Is an English television composer. His projects include the music for Blockbusters, Knightmare, One Foot in the Grave, That's My Dog, Catchphrase and The Hoobs. He could be compared to the American television composer, Edd Kalehoff.

Was a professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played in The Football League in Englan

Was a professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played in The Football League in England for Tranmere Rovers, Chester City and Crewe Alexandra and also played and managed in non-league football.

Was a professional footballer and football manager. He was born in Laughton Common.Between 1937 and

Was a professional footballer and football manager. He was born in Laughton Common.Between 1937 and 1952, he played 42 Division 2 games for Sheffield United followed by 305 Division 1 matches for Huddersfield Town. In the post-war period he captained the side. He then became their manager later in his career.

Is an English former footballer who played for West Ham United as a wing-half.Bovington played Junio

Is an English former footballer who played for West Ham United as a wing-half.Bovington played Junior football with West Ham, and was a member of the FA Youth Cup Final team of 1958-59 alongside Bobby Moore, Harry Cripps and Jack Burkett. After signing for the senior team, he made his League debut against Manchester United in 1960. Bovington made 138 League appearances for West Ham, scoring a single goal (against Nottingham Forest on 26 October 1966 at Upton Park).

Was an English footballer who played for Sunderland as a left winger.Burbanks made his debut for Sun

Was an English footballer who played for Sunderland as a left winger.Burbanks made his debut for Sunderland on April 27, 1935 in a 4-1 win against Portsmouth at Roker Park, where he scored one goal. In Sunderland's first FA cup win in 1937, Burbanks scored the third goal to wrap up the victory.

Was a football (soccer) player and chaiman, closely associated with West Ham United.At schoolboy lev

Was a football (soccer) player and chaiman, closely associated with West Ham United.At schoolboy level, he won honours with Ilford and London, and also had a trial for England Schools. In 1937, his last season as a schoolboy, he scored 102 goals for his school team Loxford, and 128 in total, including a game that saw him score 12 goals, three games where he scored 9 goals, and 8 in another.

Was an English football player and one of the eight Manchester United players that lost their lives

Was an English football player and one of the eight Manchester United players that lost their lives in the Munich air disaster.Colman was born in Salford, Lancashire and joined Manchester United's youth team on leaving school in the summer of 1952.

Is an English former professional football goalkeeper.Edgar was born in Jarrow and most notably play

Is an English former professional football goalkeeper.Edgar was born in Jarrow and most notably played professionally for Newcastle United, although he made only one appearance for the club in a 4-2 FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Derby County in 1976..

Is a retired English football[1] midfielder.By 1979 he was the manager of Brisbane Lions in the Aust

Is a retired English football[1] midfielder.By 1979 he was the manager of Brisbane Lions in the Australian soccer league.

Was a British jazz pianist.After studying at the same school for the blind as George Shearing, Thomp

Was a British jazz pianist.After studying at the same school for the blind as George Shearing, Thompson recorded with Victor Feldman in the late 1940s. In the 1950s he worked with Tony Crombie, Vic Ash, Freddy Randall and Tommy Whittle and was house piani

British electrophysiologist and recipient of the 1932 Nobel Prize for Physiology, won jointly with S

British electrophysiologist and recipient of the 1932 Nobel Prize for Physiology, won jointly with Sir Charles Sherrington for work on the function of neurons.

Was an English former professional footballer who played as a full-back for Southampton in the late

Was an English former professional footballer who played as a full-back for Southampton in the late 1940s/early 1950s.Ballard was born in Brentford and spent the war years working in a munitions factory in Hayes, Middlesex.

Was British zoologist.Smith was born in London. He was employed at the British Museum from 1867. He

Was British zoologist.Smith was born in London. He was employed at the British Museum from 1867. He was the author of A Guide to the Shell and Starfish Galleries (London, 1901), with Francis Jeffrey Bell (1855-1924) and Randolph Kirkpatrick, foreword by Sir Edwin Ray Lankester.

Was an RAF pilot and a footballer for Charlton Athletic.In 1974, as the then Football Association se

Was an RAF pilot and a footballer for Charlton Athletic.In 1974, as the then Football Association secretary,[1] he proposed the current format for the Charity Shield, with the match to be played between the champions of the top division of the Football League (now the Premier League), and FA Cup winners (or first and second in the League if one team wins both) at Wembley Stadium, as an introduction to each new football season.

Was an English amateur footballer who helped Clapham Rovers win the FA Cup in 1880. He made two appe

Was an English amateur footballer who helped Clapham Rovers win the FA Cup in 1880. He made two appearances for England as a full back.Field was born in Wallingford, Berkshire and attended Lancing College where he played in the school team before leaving to play for Reading during the mid-1870s.

Was a British computer scientist who, while working for IBM, invented the relational model for datab

Was a British computer scientist who, while working for IBM, invented the relational model for database management, the theoretical basis for relational databases. He made other valuable contributions to computer science, but the relational model, a very influential general theory of data management, remains his most memorable achievement.

Was a British naturalist mainly interested in ornithology , born in Italy. He was the sixth son of H

Was a British naturalist mainly interested in ornithology , born in Italy. He was the sixth son of Henry Peter John Layard of the Ceylon Civil Service with his wife Marianne, the daughter of Nathaniel Austin of Ramsgate, Kent and hence he was the brother of the archaeologist and politician Sir Austen Henry Layard.

Tom Killick was a right-handed batsman who generally either opened the innings or went in at the fal

Tom Killick was a right-handed batsman who generally either opened the innings or went in at the fall of the first wicket. Educated at St Paul's School, he played a few matches for Middlesex as a 19-year-old in 1926 before going to Cambridge University. Unimpressive in the university cricket side's trial match in 1927, he was p;icked for Middlesex against the University team and scored 94 and an unbeaten 42: he was then picked for the next few university matches but, apart from an 80 that drew comment from Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for slow scoring, did little and failed to win a Blue. He played regularly for Middlesex in the second half of the season.

Was an English professional association footballer who played as an inside forward for various clubs

Was an English professional association footballer who played as an inside forward for various clubs in the 1900s.Born in Attercliffe, Sheffield he joined the Yorkshire Light Infantry in March 1900 where he served for four years. In April 1904 Southern League champions Southampton were seeking a replacement for the ageing Harry Wood.

Was one of the brightest names in British women's chess.Winner of the first post-WWI British Women's

Was one of the brightest names in British women's chess.Winner of the first post-WWI British Women's Championship in 1919, she was in the prize list in several subsequent contests, taking the title for a second time in 1936.

Known as Lord Edmond FitzMaurice from 1863 to 1906, was a British Liberal politician.

Known as Lord Edmond FitzMaurice from 1863 to 1906, was a British Liberal politician.