British Famous Names Starting with Letter G

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

Was an English football half back. In his early days, he played for Aston Villa F.C., Oldham Athletic F.C., and Chelsea F.C.. In March 1914, he was sold to Manchester United F.C. He would stay with United until 1915 when his contract was canceled.

Was an an English amateur footballer who made four appearances for England as a forward in the 1890s

Was an an English amateur footballer who made four appearances for England as a forward in the 1890s, captaining the side on his last two appearances.

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Peterborough United as a left winger. He was affecti

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Peterborough United as a left winger. He was affectionately known to Stevenage Borough fans as 'the White Pele' and since his recent move to Peterborough, that name still stands even with his new club. Boyd's early football was played in the Medway Towns, beginning with Bredhurst Boys before stepping up to the county level playing for Chatham Town in the Kent League.

Was an English football player and manager.Jobey was transferred to Woolwich Arsenal in May 1913, an

Was an English football player and manager.Jobey was transferred to Woolwich Arsenal in May 1913, and made an immediate impact. On September 6, 1913 Arsenal faced Leicester Fosse in their very first match at their new Arsenal Stadium in Highbury. After Leicester's Tommy Benfield had become the first player to score at the new stadium, Jobey joined him in the record books as the first Arsenal player to do so, heading home just before half-time.

Was the mainstay of the Northamptonshire county cricket eleven for a long period encompassing both t

Was the mainstay of the Northamptonshire county cricket eleven for a long period encompassing both their days as a minor county and their earliest years in the County Championship.

Was an English football player and manager of Luton Town, Southampton and Liverpool.The highlight of

Was an English football player and manager of Luton Town, Southampton and Liverpool.The highlight of his playing career was when he captained West Ham United in the first FA Cup final to be played at Wembley, the so-called White Horse Final.

Was an English footballer and manager.Kirby was born in Liverpool. He was a centre forward who playe

Was an English footballer and manager.Kirby was born in Liverpool. He was a centre forward who played for Everton, Sheffield Wednesday, Plymouth Argyle, Southampton, Walsall, Swansea City, Coventry City , New York Generals and Brentford.

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town & Rotherham Town.

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town & Rotherham Town.

Is an English former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Reading and Gillingha

Is an English former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Reading and Gillingham, where he made over 100 Football League appearances.[

Was an English footballer who played left wing for York City, Nottingham Forest And West Bromwich Al

Was an English footballer who played left wing for York City, Nottingham Forest And West Bromwich Albion. After retiring from playing he became coach at West Bromwich Albion and later Norwich City.

Is an English former professional footballer. He played as a defender.

Is an English former professional footballer. He played as a defender.

Was a professional footballer, who played as a centre forward for several English sides prior to and

Was a professional footballer, who played as a centre forward for several English sides prior to and just after the First World War.He started his career in the North East of England playing for teams in the North Eastern League before transferring to Barnsley sometime prior to 1910 . He played in both FA Cup finals that Barnsley reached in 1910 and 1912.

Was a Navy Reserve Commander (aviation) and founder of the American Nazi Party. Rockwell was a major

Was a Navy Reserve Commander (aviation) and founder of the American Nazi Party. Rockwell was a major figure in the Neo-Nazi movement in post-war United States, and his beliefs and writings have continued to be influential among white nationalists and neo-Nazis.

Was an English composer of late-Romantic classical music.

Was an English composer of late-Romantic classical music.

Is regarded as one the greatest bowlers of all time. Statistically, he holds the lowest lifetime Tes

Is regarded as one the greatest bowlers of all time. Statistically, he holds the lowest lifetime Test bowling average among bowlers with more than ten wickets and he has the second highest peak rating for a bowler in the ICC ratings.

Was an English footballer.

Was an English footballer.

Is an English former professional footballer. He played for six clubs but spent the majority of his

Is an English former professional footballer. He played for six clubs but spent the majority of his career with Lincoln City.Shipley was one of several players discovered by Southampton's scouting network in the North East and was brought to The Dell as a trainee in August 1975. After regular appearances for the reserves, he signed professional papers on his 18th birthday in March 1977.

Is a former journalist and Labour politician. In the 1980s, he joined the Social Democratic Party. F

Is a former journalist and Labour politician. In the 1980s, he joined the Social Democratic Party. Following the SDP's merger with the Liberal Party, he became a Liberal Democrat and now sits as a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords. He was made a Privy Councillor in 1966, was raised to the Peerage in 1977 as Baron Thomson of Monifieth, of Monifieth in the District of the City of Dundee, and became a Knight of the Thistle in 1981

Was an English amateur caricaturist and humorous writer. He was a friend and drinking companion of T

Was an English amateur caricaturist and humorous writer. He was a friend and drinking companion of Thomas Rowlandson.

Is an English former multiple award-winning rugby league footballer. While playing club football for

Is an English former multiple award-winning rugby league footballer. While playing club football for Widnes, he played at loose forward for the 1972 Great Britain Lions who retained the World Cup that year. The St. Helens club acquired his services in 1973 for

Is a former English professional footballer.Nicholson did not begin his professional football career

Is a former English professional footballer.Nicholson did not begin his professional football career until the relativley late age of twenty-five. He had been working as a miner while playing amateur football but in 1931 he was spotted by a scout from Bolton Wanderers.

Is an English former professional footballer.Parris played district, county and national football fo

Is an English former professional footballer.Parris played district, county and national football for Redbridge, Essex and England Under 15 as a schoolboy. He was invited to train at West Ham United when he was 13 and signed as an apprentice in July 1981 when he left school.

A professional footballer who plays for Chelsea of the English Premier League and plays for the Engl

A professional footballer who plays for Chelsea of the English Premier League and plays for the England national team.Joe Cole's cousin Ashley Cole is also a footballer who also plays for Chelsea and England.A child prodigy who received national media attention as a schoolboy, he famously scored 7 of the 8 goals the England youth team scored against Spain in one match, and a product of the famed West Ham United youth system, Cole was long touted as the hottest prospect in English football with Manchester United reportedly offering to pay

British chemis.Porter was born in Stainforth, near Thorne, Yorkshire. He won a scholarship to the Un

British chemis.Porter was born in Stainforth, near Thorne, Yorkshire. He won a scholarship to the University of Leeds and gained his first degree in chemistry. He then served in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War.

Was a British chemist.His original research in developing the technique of flash photolysis to obtai

Was a British chemist.His original research in developing the technique of flash photolysis to obtain information on short-lived molecular species provided the first evidence of free radicals. His later research utilised the technique to study the minutiae of the light reactions of photosynthesis, with particular regard to possible applications to a hydrogen economy, of which he was a strong advocate.