British Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Is an English former footballer who played for Crewe Alexandra and Chelsea as an outside left. He wa

Is an English former footballer who played for Crewe Alexandra and Chelsea as an outside left. He was once described by Jimmy Greaves as having a heart the size of a cabbage.

Is a British television presenter who specialised in sports programmes.He joined the BBC as an ancho

Is a British television presenter who specialised in sports programmes.He joined the BBC as an anchorman and reporter and in 1964 he began presenting the BBC Sports Review of the Year, which he would host for eighteen years. He also presented Sportsview,

Was an English footballer. He has now passed away.He joined Stoke City F.C. in June, 1937, soon afte

Was an English footballer. He has now passed away.He joined Stoke City F.C. in June, 1937, soon after leaving school. World War II disrupted his career, and it was not until February 1948, at the age of 26, that he finally played in the Football League and FA Cup competitions.

Was an English professional footballer and manager.He played for Aston Villa during his professional

Was an English professional footballer and manager.He played for Aston Villa during his professional career and won seven caps as an England striker, scoring three times, including once against Germany on his debut in 1938[1]. He also guested for Wolves during wartime, playing and scoring in the 1942 War Cup Final.

Is a football coach. He was briefly caretaker manager at Wigan Athletic after the sacking of Chris H

Is a football coach. He was briefly caretaker manager at Wigan Athletic after the sacking of Chris Hutchings, having joined as assistant in June 2007 after leaving Hull City in October 2006.Barlow was a defensive midfielder who started his football career with his hometown club of Sheffield United.

S a former English cricketer who played in nine Tests and six ODIs from 1973 to 1976. He made an unb

S a former English cricketer who played in nine Tests and six ODIs from 1973 to 1976. He made an unbeaten 106 in his first Test appearance, becoming the 13th man to score a century on debut for England [1], but in eight further Tests (all against the West Indies) his highest score was a mere 29.

Is an English former footballer and manager.He was born in Consett, County Durham. He started at Cro

Is an English former footballer and manager.He was born in Consett, County Durham. He started at Crook Town, playing as a full-back. He started his professional career at Newcastle United, before joining Nottingham Forest, where he was part of Forest's 1978 Championship-winning squad and the following year's European Cup triumph.

Was an English professional footballer born in Salford who played in The Football League for three c

Was an English professional footballer born in Salford who played in The Football League for three clubs. He was part of the Manchester United squad when they won the Football League First Division title in 1951–1952.

Is a former English professional footballer who played as a forward. He made appearances in The Foot

Is a former English professional footballer who played as a forward. He made appearances in The Football League for four clubs between 1926 and 1938.

Was an English professional footballer born in Witney, Gloucestershire, who played as a goalkeeper.

Was an English professional footballer born in Witney, Gloucestershire, who played as a goalkeeper. He made 127 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham and Bristol City.

Was an English cricketer, one of the finest all-rounders the game has seen. In a career lasting more

Was an English cricketer, one of the finest all-rounders the game has seen. In a career lasting more than thirty years, he scored more first-class runs than anyone but Sir Jack Hobbs and took over 2,000 wickets at an average of under 20. He is also the only non-wicket-keeper to have held more than 1,000 catches. His batting was remarkable both for his well documented elegance and his rapidity of scoring.

Is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward for Southend United, Leeds United

Is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward for Southend United, Leeds United and Southampton.After retiring from playing, Dudley became Youth Coach at Southend United. He still lives in Southend, and regularly watches The Blues.

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Northampton Town on loan from Blackburn Rovers. He i

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Northampton Town on loan from Blackburn Rovers. He is currently the fourth choice goalkeeper in the Blackburn squad.Fielding joined League Two side Wycombe Wanderers on 28 September 2007 on a three-month loan deal alongside Bolton Wanderers Polish goalkeeper Przemyslaw Kazimierczak.

Was an English professional footballer, who was one of three members of the same family who started

Was an English professional footballer, who was one of three members of the same family who started his professional career with Derby County before joining Nottingham Forest and going on to play for England, for whom he made nine appearances (once as captain). He helped Nottingham Forest to win the FA Cup in 1898.

Was a British politician. He served as a Liberal Member of Parliament for Oxford from 1922 to 1924.

Was a British politician. He served as a Liberal Member of Parliament for Oxford from 1922 to 1924.

A British actor. He is recognisable as he is portly and usually has cropped-short grey hair, Harper

A British actor. He is recognisable as he is portly and usually has cropped-short grey hair, Harper is best known for his "Hard Man" roles. Such as Billy Bright in The Football Factory (2004), Dog in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and as the leader of the Nationalist Party in This Is England (2007). He appears as a white nationalist in South West 9, and as the bank robber in Harry Enfield's film, Kevin & Perry Go Large

At Newlands, Cape Town, in March 1892, he made his debut for South Africa having already appeared tw

At Newlands, Cape Town, in March 1892, he made his debut for South Africa having already appeared twice for his native England. In the one-off Test match he faced his brothers Alec and George who made their only appearances for England.

Is a German-born British painter.[1] His work typically portrays either one of a small group of main

Is a German-born British painter.[1] His work typically portrays either one of a small group of mainly female models, or scenes around London, especially Camden Town.[1][2]

Was an England cricketer of the mid-1950s. His fast bowling gave him the nickname "Typhoon Tyson", a

Was an England cricketer of the mid-1950s. His fast bowling gave him the nickname "Typhoon Tyson", and both Don Bradman and Richie Benaud considered him to be the quickest they had ever seen. Unusually for a professional cricketer in the 1950's, Tyson was a University graduate (Durham).

Was a hard-hitting batsman who played for England in two Test matches.

Was a hard-hitting batsman who played for England in two Test matches.

Frank was born in Willenhall, Staffordshire. After playing non-league football for Willlenhall Town,

Frank was born in Willenhall, Staffordshire. After playing non-league football for Willlenhall Town, he played for Shrewsbury Town (1961-1968): 118 league appearances and 79 goals; Queens Park Rangers (1968-1970): 67 appearances and 17 goals; Ipswich Town (1970-1973): 62+4 substitute appearances and 15 goals; and Carlisle United (1971-1978): 121+5 substitute appearances and 30 goals as a profific centre-forward.

Was a football player.He initially played football for his local non-league team, Fordingbridge Turk

Was a football player.He initially played football for his local non-league team, Fordingbridge Turks, before being invited for a trial at The Dell by Southampton of the Southern League in March 1905. During his trial period he scored two hat-tricks, prompting The Saints to quickly sign him up, paying Fordingbridge Turks a fee of £5.

Was an English footballer. Born in Derby, he played professionally for Derby County, Doncaster Rover

Was an English footballer. Born in Derby, he played professionally for Derby County, Doncaster Rovers, Hull City, Lincoln City and Bradford City between 1921 and 1933, making a total of 256 Football League appearances.

Is a former English professional footballer born in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, who played as a fullb

Is a former English professional footballer born in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, who played as a fullback. He made 68 appearances in the Football League for Small Heath.

Was an English footballer and manager. He played as a centre-forward, with a goalscoring ratio of ne

Was an English footballer and manager. He played as a centre-forward, with a goalscoring ratio of nearly 1 goal in every 2 league matches. He holds two records for Crewe Alexandra for most hat-tricks in total (8), and most hat-tricks in one season (4).