British Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Was an English professional footballer and football club manager. He played once for the England nat

Was an English professional footballer and football club manager. He played once for the England national side and also represented the Southern League and the Football League, the latter on four occasions.

D., was an English molecular biologist, physicist, and neuroscientist, and most noted for being one

D., was an English molecular biologist, physicist, and neuroscientist, and most noted for being one of the co-discoverers of the structure of the DNA molecule in 1953.

Was an English footballer who played at right half. He won the Football League championship with Sun

Was an English footballer who played at right half. He won the Football League championship with Sunderland in 1912–13 and made two appearances for England.

Was an English cricketer who played for Cambridge University, Middlesex and England. He was born in

Was an English cricketer who played for Cambridge University, Middlesex and England. He was born in Byfleet, Surrey.

Is a former English professional footballer.Harris began his football career at non-league sides Cra

Is a former English professional footballer.Harris began his football career at non-league sides Cradley Heath and Bromsgrove Rovers while working as a mechanic. In 1928 he signed for Cardiff City, scoring on his home debut in a 2-1 win over Leicester City.

Was an English businessperson and racehorse owner.Pullen also opened a series of general hardware sh

Was an English businessperson and racehorse owner.Pullen also opened a series of general hardware shops , selling a wide range of products . These included "pink" parafin , wallpapers and paints , DIY and household goods ,cutlery and crockery , dustbins and ice-creams . Branches covered south London , the first of these being on Catford broadway . Pullen became a millionaire and he enjoyed his wealth , and by July 1965 had ordered his first new Rolls-Royce - Silver Cloud III Coupe from James Young, a luxury coachbuilder cited in Bromley . A car lover , Pullen owned a stable of many of the Grand Tourer automobiles of the period , including Audi`s , BMW`s , Jaguar`s and Jensen`s .

Is a former professional footballer, who played in the 1960s and 1970s, including 27 appearances for

Is a former professional footballer, who played in the 1960s and 1970s, including 27 appearances for the England national team. Lee played for Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City, and Derby County. A stocky forward, he won League Championship medals with both Manchester City and Derby, and scored more than 200 goals in his career.

Was an English footballer who played as a half back. He won the FA Cup three times in the 1870s and

Was an English footballer who played as a half back. He won the FA Cup three times in the 1870s and made two appearances for England in 1874 and 1875.

Was an English footballer, who most notably played for Newcastle United. His position was defender.H

Was an English footballer, who most notably played for Newcastle United. His position was defender.Hudspeth spent nineteen seasons at Newcastle, from 1910 to 1929. This makes him the joint longest servant for the club along with Billy McCracken.

Is an English professional footballer who plays for Macclesfield Town.Green began his career at Ilke

Is an English professional footballer who plays for Macclesfield Town.Green began his career at Ilkeston Town under the management of Keith Alexander, before going to Peterborough United. He made over 100 appearances for the Posh and scored a total of 14 goals, before linking up with his former Ilkeston boss, Alexander, at Lincoln City in 2003.

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Sheffield Wednesday.A striker, Jeffers began his car

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Sheffield Wednesday.A striker, Jeffers began his career at Everton, making his debut as a half-time substitute (for Dave Watson) on Boxing Day 1997 at Old Trafford at the age of 16 years 335 days. Showing a lot of early promise and talent, he scored 20 goals in 60 matches for the Toffees.

Was an English amateur footballer, who played as a forward. He won the FA Cup in 1880 with Clapham R

Was an English amateur footballer, who played as a forward. He won the FA Cup in 1880 with Clapham Rovers and made three appearances for England, scoring three goals and being appointed captain.

Is an English former professional association football player. He played for Wimbledon, Brentford, R

Is an English former professional association football player. He played for Wimbledon, Brentford, Reading, Bristol Rovers, Aldershot, Sheffield United, Crewe Alexandra, Barnet and Gillingham between 1980 and 1992.

Was a British naval officer, Member of Parliament, motor racing driver and promotor. In the 1918 UK

Was a British naval officer, Member of Parliament, motor racing driver and promotor. In the 1918 UK General Election he won the Battersea South seat, representing the Conservative Party, which he held until 1929. While in Parliament he took up motor racin

Is co-founder of the English rock band Status Quo, where he sings lead vocals and plays lead guitar.

Is co-founder of the English rock band Status Quo, where he sings lead vocals and plays lead guitar. Rossi is known as one of the Godfathers of Heavy Metal.

Was a British mountaineer, author, photographer and botanist in the early years of high altitude mou

Was a British mountaineer, author, photographer and botanist in the early years of high altitude mountaineering.Smythe trained as an electrical engineer and worked for brief periods with the Royal Air Force and Kodak before devoting himself to writing and

Was a British critic and poet.He was born at Great Yarmouth, the eldest son of Sir Francis Palgrave,

Was a British critic and poet.He was born at Great Yarmouth, the eldest son of Sir Francis Palgrave, the historian and his wife Elizabeth Turner, daughter of the banker Dawson Turner. His brothers were William Gifford Palgrave, Inglis Palgrave and Reginal

Was a British Army officer.Born in 1841, he was educated at Blandford before joining the 60th Royal

Was a British Army officer.Born in 1841, he was educated at Blandford before joining the 60th Royal Rifles in 1859. After serving in various colonial campaigns in the 1870s, including the 9th Cape Frontier War and the Zulu War, he was made Quartermaster General in the Transvaal in 1881, being promoted Colonel the following year. He was also, in 1882, made aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria as well as sent to fight in Egypt, becoming Sirdar of that country's army in 1885.

British chemist and physicist who won the 1922 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his discovery, by means

British chemist and physicist who won the 1922 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his discovery, by means of his mass spectrograph, of isotopes, in a large number of non-radioactive elements, and for his enunciation of the whole-number rule".

Was a British equestrian and Olympic champion. He became European champion in 1953, 1954 and 1955.

Was a British equestrian and Olympic champion. He became European champion in 1953, 1954 and 1955.

Was a professional football player. He played as a winger and his most notable achievement was scori

Was a professional football player. He played as a winger and his most notable achievement was scoring the winning goal in the 1954 FA Cup Final.

A right-handed opening batsman from the Bradford League, Frank Lowson came late to first-class crick

A right-handed opening batsman from the Bradford League, Frank Lowson came late to first-class cricket and then was an instant success as an opening batsman for Yorkshire, scoring 1,799 runs in his first season, 1949, and partnering Len Hutton in the most prolific season of Hutton's career. The following year, 1950, Lowson was even better, scoring 2,152 runs and during the first half of the 1950s he continued a hugely productive partnership with Hutton, often being described as a Hutton clone.

Is an English guitarist best known for his tenure in the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He is the o

Is an English guitarist best known for his tenure in the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He is the only person to have remained in Black Sabbath throughout the band's entire lifespan.

Was an English footballer. He was born in Grimesthorpe. He started life as a blacksmith,[3] and star

Was an English footballer. He was born in Grimesthorpe. He started life as a blacksmith,[3] and started his football career with Sheffield amateur clubs Albion FC and Cammell Laird's before joining Barnsley in 1911.[3] He went on to play for a number of clubs in English football including Manchester United and Aston Villa, with whom he won the FA Cup in 1920.

Was an English professional footballer at the turn of the 20th century. A striker, he turned out for

Was an English professional footballer at the turn of the 20th century. A striker, he turned out for Preston North End (in two separate spells), Liverpool, Sheffield United, Bedminster, Swindon Town, Ashton Town and New Brighton Tower. He also represented England twice, scoring two goals.