British Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Is an English footballer who plays for playing for Salisbury City on loan from Luton Town.Beavan was

Is an English footballer who plays for playing for Salisbury City on loan from Luton Town.Beavan was given a trial at Luton Town in 2006 by then youth team coach Marvin Johnson and was a member of the youth team for the 2006–07 season. He made his first team debut in the 4-1 defeat at home to Bournemouth on 9 February 2008 as a substitute in the 11th minute.

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Oldham Athletic and West Bro

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Oldham Athletic and West Bromwich Albion.

Is a former English professional footballer who played as a wing half. He playd in The Football Leag

Is a former English professional footballer who played as a wing half. He playd in The Football League for Sheffield Wednesday and Chester in the 1950s.

Was an English cricketer and footballer. As a cricketer, he was a right-handed batsman who played fo

Was an English cricketer and footballer. As a cricketer, he was a right-handed batsman who played for Worcestershire between 1946 and 1961. He was also an excellent fielder: his 353 catches for the county were a record at the time. As a footballer, he made nearly 300 Football League appearances for Middlesbrough, Plymouth and Walsall, scoring 85 goals.

Was an English footballer who played for West Bromwich Albion and Manchester City as a winger and wi

Was an English footballer who played for West Bromwich Albion and Manchester City as a winger and wing-half.Dorsett played for a number of local clubs before signing for West Bromwich Albion in November 1901. He joined Manchester City in December 1904 for a fee of £450, a record for a winger.

Was a British soldier and Scottish nobleman. He was the first British Army officer to be promoted to

Was a British soldier and Scottish nobleman. He was the first British Army officer to be promoted to the rank of Field Marshal.The son of the Duke and Duchess of Hamilton, he fought for William of Orange in Ireland and the Low Countries. He was raised to the peerage in 1695, and continued to serve with distinction in the War of the Spanish Succession.

Duckworth, who won his cricketing fame as a wicket-keeper, joined Lancashire in 1922, playing his fi

Duckworth, who won his cricketing fame as a wicket-keeper, joined Lancashire in 1922, playing his first game in 1923 and his last in 1938 and went on to become a Lancashire committeeman. 1928 saw his best season, with him taking 77 catches and 30 stumpings, and this earned him the accolade of being one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1929. He played 24 Test matches for England, but as a wicket-keeper he was in direct competition in his later years with Les Ames, who was a much better batsman. He was awarded a benefit in 1934, which raised £1,257. He was reputed to have the loudest shout of appeal of any cricketer of his time.

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Newcastle United, Huddersfield Town, Sheffield

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Newcastle United, Huddersfield Town, Sheffield Wednesday, York City and Bradford City.

was an English professional footballer and football manager.George Ainsley,a centre forward, played

was an English professional footballer and football manager.George Ainsley,a centre forward, played for his local side South Shields St. Andrews before joining Sunderland in April 1932. He played just four times for Sunderland, moving to Bolton Wanderers in August 1936. In December the same year, after seven league games for Bolton, Ainsley moved to Leeds United

Was an English professional footballer born in Sunderland who played as an outside left. He made 74

Was an English professional footballer born in Sunderland who played as an outside left. He made 74 appearances for Birmingham in the Football League, and went on to play for Brentford of the Southern League.

Is an English actor.He began appearing in films in the early 1940s, debuting in the 1941 film Cottag

Is an English actor.He began appearing in films in the early 1940s, debuting in the 1941 film Cottage to Let. He attributes his career to the great British stage and film actor Alastair Sim, who became his mentor. Cole appeared in a total of 11 films with Sim, starting with Cottage to Let, and ending with the somewhat obscure 1961 independent film The Anatomist. He also acted opposite Sir Laurence Olivier in The Demi-Paradise (1943) and Olivier's film version of Henry V (1944), but his career was interrupted by his service in the Royal Air Force from 1944 to 1947.

Is an English former footballer. He is known for playing for Newcastle United, Arsenal and Stoke Cit

Is an English former footballer. He is known for playing for Newcastle United, Arsenal and Stoke City, as well as a non-playing member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad. However, he is also notable for his involvement in a 1963 court case which proved a landmark in improving players' freedom to move between clubs.

Is an English former professional football (soccer) player for Brentford, Queens Park Rangers and Gi

Is an English former professional football (soccer) player for Brentford, Queens Park Rangers and Gillingham. He made over 300 Football League appearances.

Was an English professional footballer who played for Doncaster Rovers, Huddersfield Town and West B

Was an English professional footballer who played for Doncaster Rovers, Huddersfield Town and West Bromwich Albion.

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 Striker. Before playing for Villa Edward's played for Norwich City before signing for Villa. He then moved to Bilston United before retiring from the game.

Was a British ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.

Was a British ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.

Was an English ukulele player (banjolele), singer and comedian who became a major star of both cinem

Was an English ukulele player (banjolele), singer and comedian who became a major star of both cinema and music hall.Formby was born at 3 Westminster Street, Wigan, Lancashire, as George Hoy Booth, the eldest of seven surviving children (four girls and three boys). His father (James Booth) was George Formby, Sr. (1875-1921) one of the great music hall comedians of his day, fully the equal of his son's later success. His father, not wishing him even to watch his performances, moved the family to Atherton Road in Hindley (near Wigan) and it was from there that Formby was apprenticed as a jockey when he was seven and rode his first professional race at ten when he weighed under four stone (56 pounds, 25.4 kg).

Was a British military commander who served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff from 1926 to 1933

Was a British military commander who served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff from 1926 to 1933.The son of George Milne of Aberdeen, Milne was educated at Aberdeen Gymnasium and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1885.

Was the youngest of the three Grace brothers to play Test match cricket for England. Fred was an att

Was the youngest of the three Grace brothers to play Test match cricket for England. Fred was an attractive batsman, but one who lacked the concentration and resolve to build a long innings. Like his 2 famous brothers he made a duck on his first class debut. Grace was selected along with his two brothers WG and EM to play in the first Test in England in 1880. He was out for nought in both innings but held a skyscraping catch at the Vauxhall end off the giant Australian batsman George Bonnor. Two weeks later he was dead of pneumonia, caught, it was said, as the result of sleeping in a damp bed.

Was an English professional footballer and coach, who played as an inside forward.Curtis played as a

Was an English professional footballer and coach, who played as an inside forward.Curtis played as a youth for Anglo (Purfleet) before signing for Arsenal in December 1936.

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Bradford Park Avenue, Huddersfield Town & Readi

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Bradford Park Avenue, Huddersfield Town & Reading. He was born in Northowram, West Yorkshire.

Was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Middlesex County Cricket Club. He also played one

Was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Middlesex County Cricket Club. He also played one Test match for England during the first-ever Ashes tour in 1882-83.

Was a football player in the early years of professional football in England, who played over a 100

Was a football player in the early years of professional football in England, who played over a 100 games for Aston Villa. He signed for Villa as an amateur in December 1920 and left the club in June 1926 in a swap deal which saw Joseph Nicholson join Villa and Blackburn join Cardiff City. Later went to play and manage Cheltenham Town

Is an English footballer, signed to Wolverhampton Wanderers.Friend began his career at non-league Ex

Is an English footballer, signed to Wolverhampton Wanderers.Friend began his career at non-league Exeter City as a youth team player, signing a two-year professional contract in March 2006.

Was an English footballer whose position was goalkeeper.Furnell played for Old Castle Swifts F.C. un

Was an English footballer whose position was goalkeeper.Furnell played for Old Castle Swifts F.C. until 1895 when they folded. He then joined the newly formed Thames Ironworks F.C. He made regular appearances for the London League side, and played in all three of the club's FA Cup games during the 1897-98 season. He moved on to Hammersmith Athletic in 1898-99.