British Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Is a British born informatician most noted for his work on the mathematics and applications of neura

Is a British born informatician most noted for his work on the mathematics and applications of neural networks, and their relationship to information theory.Hinton graduated from Cambridge in 1970, with a Bachelor of Arts in Experimental Psychology, and from Edinburgh in 1978, with a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence.

Was an English actor who appeared in supporting roles in many famous films.Keen was born in Wallingf

Was an English actor who appeared in supporting roles in many famous films.Keen was born in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England, the son of stage actor Malcolm Keen.

Was a highly decorated British RAF pilot during the Second World War.In January 1941, he completed h

Was a highly decorated British RAF pilot during the Second World War.In January 1941, he completed his tour of operations, but then volunteered straight away for a second tour. He was posted to No. 35 Squadron with the brand new Handley Page Halifax, and completed his second tour early in 1942, by now a Squadron Leader. August 1942 saw a return to operations as CO of No. 76 Squadron RAF. The squadron had recently suffered high losses operating the Halifax, and Cheshire immediately tackled the low morale of the unit by ordering an improvement in the performance of the squadron aircraft by removing the mid-upper and nose gun turrets along with exhaust covers and other weighty non-essential equipment. This allowed the bombers to fly higher and faster. Losses soon fell and morale rose accordingly. Cheshire became Station Officer Commanding RAF Marston Moor in March as the youngest Group Captain in the RAF, though the job was never to his liking and he pushed for a return to an operational command. These efforts paid off with a posting to succeed Wing Commander Guy Gibson as commander of the legendary 617 "Dambusters" Squadron in September 1943.

Is an English former footballer.Horsfield started his footballing career at Scarborough before movin

Is an English former footballer.Horsfield started his footballing career at Scarborough before moving to Halifax Town in April 1994. His first stint with Halifax was less than successful and he was released after just one season.

Miller was educated at Chesterfield Grammar School and represented Cheshire, Derbyshire (Captain 197

Miller was educated at Chesterfield Grammar School and represented Cheshire, Derbyshire (Captain 1979 –1981) and Essex as a correct right-handed batsman and a reliable right-arm off-break bowler, taking 888 wickets in 283 first-class matches (1973–1990) and 278 wickets in 334 List A matches (1973–1994). He took 60 wickets in 34 Tests and 25 wickets in 25 ODIs for England. He ended the famous 1982 Boxing Day Test in Australia by catching Jeff Thomson - England winning by a mere 3 runs.

Millman was a good wicketkeeper who came out of Minor Counties cricket with Bedfordshire to become N

Millman was a good wicketkeeper who came out of Minor Counties cricket with Bedfordshire to become Nottinghamshire's regular keeper in 1957 and stayed for nine seasons. In a weak team that finished out of the bottom three of the County Championship only once in those nine years, Millman kept wicket to what was, almost invariably, the weakest county bowling attack of the period, and still managed to set county records. His 85 dismissals in 1961 remains the highest in a single season for Nottinghamshire.

Originally a middle order batsman, the left-handed Pullar was tried as an opener in Test matches aga

Originally a middle order batsman, the left-handed Pullar was tried as an opener in Test matches against India in 1959 and was an instant success, scoring 75 at Headingley and 131 at Old Trafford, the first ever Test century by a Lancastrian at the ground. He then became a fixture in the England side for four years, making four centuries in all and averaging more than 43 runs per innings. His highest was 175 against the South Africans at The Oval in 1960 when he put on 290 for the first wicket with Colin Cowdrey. But he had less success against the Australians in 1961 and after the tour to Australia in 1962-63 he lost his England place, and never regained it.

Was an English professional football goalkeeper. He was born in Bilston.Geoff Barnsley began his car

Was an English professional football goalkeeper. He was born in Bilston.Geoff Barnsley began his career as a junior at West Bromwich Albion, turning professional in December 1952, with his only league appearance for the Baggies coming in the 1954–55 season.

A professional skateboarder who currently resides in Huntington Beach, California. He began skating

A professional skateboarder who currently resides in Huntington Beach, California. He began skating at the age of 13, and he has been skating for over 18 years. Geoff is known for being fearless when skating large gaps, rails and ledges and for being able to skate different types of terrain. He is judged by many to be amongst the best professional skateboarders in the world, indeed leading magazine 'Thrasher' voted Geoff 'Skater of year' for the year 2000.

Was a footballer who played for Sheffield United as a Midfielder.Salmons joined Sheffield United as

Was a footballer who played for Sheffield United as a Midfielder.Salmons joined Sheffield United as a schoolboy and made his league debut at West Bromwich Albion on 30 September 1967. It took him a couple of years to win a regular place in midfield, and he was a member of the side that regained First Division status for the club in season 1970-71.

English chemist.

English chemist.

Was a British climber, poet and educator, and author of several notable books on mountaineering.Youn

Was a British climber, poet and educator, and author of several notable books on mountaineering.Young began rock climbing shortly before his first term at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied Classics and won the Chancellor's Medal for English Ver

A small man who hit the ball deceptively hard, Emmett started his cricket career in minor county cri

A small man who hit the ball deceptively hard, Emmett started his cricket career in minor county cricket with Devon, before he moved to Gloucestershire to qualify to play for the county side by residency from 1936. He lost five years of his playing career as a result of the Second World War, but by 1947 Emmett was at the top of his form. In 1948 he was picked to play for England, controversially replacing Leonard Hutton at Old Trafford. He was not a success, being caught for 10 in the first innings and failing to score in the second.

Was an English racing driver, and co-founder of the HWM Formula One team.George Abecassis began raci

Was an English racing driver, and co-founder of the HWM Formula One team.George Abecassis began racing in 1935 in a modified Austin Seven. However, he made a name for himself in English club racing during the 1938 and 1939 seasons with Alta and ERA machinery. In 1939 he won the Imperial Trophy Formula Libre race at Crystal Palace, his only career victory, driving his Alta.

Was an English professional association football player. He played for Millwall and Gillingham betwe

Was an English professional association football player. He played for Millwall and Gillingham between 1931 and 1936, making 69 appearances in the Football League, before emigrating to Malta.

Was an English professional footballer who played most of his career as a winger with Bradford City.

Was an English professional footballer who played most of his career as a winger with Bradford City.He was born in Totley, Sheffield and represented Sheffield Schools four times in the annual matches against London Schools.[1] He started his professional career at the age of 17 with Hallam before moving to Chesterfield in January 1904.

Was a professional footballer who won the 1902 and 1908 FA Cup finals with Sheffield United and Wolv

Was a professional footballer who won the 1902 and 1908 FA Cup finals with Sheffield United and Wolverhampton Wanderers respectively, scoring in both.Between 1903 and 1906 he was with Southern League Southampton, where he was top scorer in 1904-05 (jointly with Edgar Bluff) with ten league goals.

Was a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town & Leyton Orien

Was a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town & Leyton Orient.

Was an English association footballer, best remembered for some notable managerial successes.Ashman

Was an English association footballer, best remembered for some notable managerial successes.Ashman had an undistinguished amateur playing career with Sheffield United F.C. and Nottingham Forest F.C. during the ad hoc competitions of World War II. In 1951, he signed for Carlisle United F.C. for whom he made 207 appearances, scoring 98 goals.

Was a British Conservative politician strongly associated with the "Diehard" wing of the party.

Was a British Conservative politician strongly associated with the "Diehard" wing of the party.

Was an English professional footballer during the 1960s and 1970s.He is most notable for scoring Wal

Was an English professional footballer during the 1960s and 1970s.He is most notable for scoring Walsall's winning goal in their shock FA Cup third round victory over Newcastle United in January 1975

Was an English footballer who played most of his career, playing at outside left, for Sunderland and

Was an English footballer who played most of his career, playing at outside left, for Sunderland and also made eleven appearances for England.Bridgett was born in Forsbrook, Staffordshire and played local football with Burslem Park and Trentham, before joining Stoke in October 1902. After only seven games for Stoke, he moved to Sunderland in December 1902, where he was to remain for ten years and gain his eleven caps, making him Sunderland’s second most-capped England International behind Dave Watson.

Was a United Kingdom Conservative Party politician.George was the son of a gas board manager and was

Was a United Kingdom Conservative Party politician.George was the son of a gas board manager and was educated at the Harvey Grammar School, Folkestone and Balliol College, Oxford where he read PPE, in which he obtained a First class degree in 1958. He then worked as a journalist and in advertising after leaving university.

Was an English football player. He holds the record for the greatest number of career goals in The F

Was an English football player. He holds the record for the greatest number of career goals in The Football League, 434 from 619 games. He was the younger brother of Manchester United legend Jack Rowley. He was shortlisted for inclusion into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2008.

Was an English football player. He holds the record for the greatest number of career goals in The F

Was an English football player. He holds the record for the greatest number of career goals in The Football League, 434 from 619 games. He was the younger brother of Manchester United legend Jack Rowley. He was shortlisted for inclusion into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2008.