British Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Was an English football half back. In his early days, he played for Aston Villa F.C., Huddersfield T

Was an English football half back. In his early days, he played for Aston Villa F.C., Huddersfield Town F.C., and Manchester City F.C.. In March 1923, he was sold to Manchester United F.C.. He would stay with United until 1930 when he was sold to Mossley. During his United career, he made 197 appearances and scored 5 goals.

Was an English football player. His favoured position was forward.McPherson was born in Barrow-in-Fu

Was an English football player. His favoured position was forward.McPherson was born in Barrow-in-Furness. He joined Barrow in the 1920–21 season and helped the team to win the Lancanshire Combination Championship that season. In the next season, the team joined the new Third Division North.

Was a National Liberal Party and later Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.

Was a National Liberal Party and later Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.

In 1894 Mitchell first played for Yorkshire, and in 1898-99 he was selected to tour South Africa wit

In 1894 Mitchell first played for Yorkshire, and in 1898-99 he was selected to tour South Africa with Lord Hawke. It was on this tour that he played two representative matches for England that later became recognized as official Test matches. His performance on that tour helped consolidate his place in the Yorkshire squad for the following season.

Was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-forward. He scored 64 goals in 103 app

Was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-forward. He scored 64 goals in 103 appearances in all competitions for Small Heath, and was their leading scorer in three successive seasons at the club, from 1893–94 – when he was also overall top scorer in the Second Division – to 1895–96.

Is a former English professional footballer who is best known for his career with Aston Villa. His p

Is a former English professional footballer who is best known for his career with Aston Villa. His playing position was a midfielder. Before playing for Villa Burrows started his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.. He then retired through injury.

Was an American broadcasting executive who served as the president of CBS between 1946 and 1971 and

Was an American broadcasting executive who served as the president of CBS between 1946 and 1971 and then vice chairman until 1973. He also served as the chairman of the Rand Corporation from 1961 until 1967.

Played cricket for Kent County Cricket Club from 1875 to 1881, and was considered one of the finest

Played cricket for Kent County Cricket Club from 1875 to 1881, and was considered one of the finest batsmen of his day. He played England's first Test matchin 1880. He was selected for the Gentlemen against the Players in 1876 for both the Oval and the Lord's games.

Was a British mathematician who, in addition to mathematics, made significant contributions in philo

Was a British mathematician who, in addition to mathematics, made significant contributions in philosophy and economics.He was born on 22 February 1903 in Cambridge where his father, also a mathematician, was President of Magdalene College. He was the eldest of one brother and two sisters, and his brother Michael Ramsey later became Archbishop of Canterbury. He entered Winchester College in 1915 and later returned to Cambridge to study mathematics at Trinity College. Easy-going, simple and modest, Ramsey had many interests besides his scientific work. Even as a teenager Ramsey showed both his profound abilities and the heterogeneity of the issues that concerned him. His brother Lord Ramsey was well aware of both these facts:

Was a professional footballer who was one of the top forwards of the 1920s, playing for Tottenham Ho

Was a professional footballer who was one of the top forwards of the 1920s, playing for Tottenham Hotspur and also making four appearances for England. He subsequently went on to manage Fulham with whom he was associated for over 50 years.

Was a footballer who played for Manchester City between 1922 and 1928. He could play either as an in

Was a footballer who played for Manchester City between 1922 and 1928. He could play either as an inside forward or a centre forward.

Was a Warwickshire and England all-rounder whose career was cut short by an accident during World Wa

Was a Warwickshire and England all-rounder whose career was cut short by an accident during World War I. Nonetheless, his achievements during the early 1910s are suffient to rank him as one of cricket's finest all-round players.

Was an English football manager.In his playing days, he had kept goal as an amateur with Tottenham H

Was an English football manager.In his playing days, he had kept goal as an amateur with Tottenham Hotspur and played subsequently for Lincoln City, Small Heath and Aston Villa. But his playing ability never matched his organisational skill and he went on to form the Enfield and District League and became a Southern League referee. He was also a keen cricketer and cyclist.

Was an English professional footballer. He was born in Plymouth.Frank Arundel was playing for local

Was an English professional footballer. He was born in Plymouth.Frank Arundel was playing for local Devon side Oak Villa when he was signed by Plymouth Argyle in August 1956. His debut as a winger came soon after, in September 1956 against Coventry City at Home Park, but after 4 appearances in his first season for Argyle he never played for them again.

Is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Brentford on loan from

Is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Brentford on loan from Bristol City.He has yet to play a first team game for Bristol City but was included amongst the five replacements to face Premier League side Middlesbrough in the FA Cup and then again in the replay between the two sides.

Is a retired English football forward.

Is a retired English football forward.

Is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He began his career with Tranmere Rovers

Is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He began his career with Tranmere Rovers, before joining Liverpool, where he spent four years as reserve goalkeeper. He made only two appearances for the club (the first of which, against Derby County, was notable for an incident where he safely caught a cross, only to step back over his goal line), but did make it onto the bench for the 1973 UEFA Cup final, before leaving to join Notts County in 1975.

English former boxer whose career highlight was winning the WBC Heavyweight championship in 1995.

English former boxer whose career highlight was winning the WBC Heavyweight championship in 1995.

Was a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town, Halifax Town

Was a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town, Halifax Town & Bury.

Is a retired goalkeeper who spent much of his career with Swindon Town.Digby was a Manchester United

Is a retired goalkeeper who spent much of his career with Swindon Town.Digby was a Manchester United apprentice, making his League debut whilst on loan at Oldham Athletic in 1985, joining Swindon Town on a free transfer in December 1986 after 2 loan spells.

Is an English footballer. His position is midfield. He was signed by Sammy McIlroy for Morecambe in

Is an English footballer. His position is midfield. He was signed by Sammy McIlroy for Morecambe in March 2006, initially on loan, making the deal permanent by signing a two-year contract in summer 2006.

Is a British actor best known for his roles as Jamie McCrimmon in the BBC science fiction television

Is a British actor best known for his roles as Jamie McCrimmon in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, and Joe Sugden in Emmerdale.

Is a professional footballer playing with Gedling Town in the East Midlands Counties Football League

Is a professional footballer playing with Gedling Town in the East Midlands Counties Football League, where he plays as a midfielder.

Is an English professional footballer currently playing for Leeds United. He is their current team c

Is an English professional footballer currently playing for Leeds United. He is their current team captain.He made his Leeds debut as a second-half substitute against Hapoel Tel Aviv during the 2002–03 UEFA Cup campaign. He made his full debut against Arsenal at right full-back, a position he is tipped to have on a permanent basis after the retirement of Gary Kelly.

Was a Northamptonshire and England opening batsman who was renowned as one of the most exciting play

Was a Northamptonshire and England opening batsman who was renowned as one of the most exciting players of his time, largely owing to his unorthodox methods, which allowed him to play some of the most brilliant innings in county cricket, despite the fact that his county, Northamptonshire, was exceptionally weak throughout his career: he was always the only class batsman in the team in the years before his career was ended by a serious car accident in 1936.