British Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was a English football player and manager.Poyser played as a defender in the 1930s. Starting at his

Was a English football player and manager.Poyser played as a defender in the 1930s. Starting at his home town team Mansfield, he was part of the Mansfield team when they were elected to the Football League in 1931. He later played for Port Vale, and in 1934 he transferred to Brentford. In his first season at Brentford, the club won the Second Division championship.

Is a former professional footballer now retired. He played as a midfielder, spending most of his car

Is a former professional footballer now retired. He played as a midfielder, spending most of his career with Southampton and was known by the nickname Chicken George throughout his career.

Was the fourth man to referee a FIFA World Cup Final, the first Englishman (one of only 10 match off

Was the fourth man to referee a FIFA World Cup Final, the first Englishman (one of only 10 match officials from the United Kingdom) to do so, and the oldest match official at any World Cup in history. He hailed from Nuneaton, Warwickshire.

Was the right back for England in the side which won the 1966 World Cup. He is the uncle of Rugby Un

Was the right back for England in the side which won the 1966 World Cup. He is the uncle of Rugby Union World Cup winner, Ben Cohen.

Was a footballer who began his career at West Ham United, making his debut in the 1903-04 season. Hi

Was a footballer who began his career at West Ham United, making his debut in the 1903-04 season. His brother Jack Hilsdon also played for West Ham at this time. He earned his nickname through his machine gun-like goalscoring ability.

Was an English professional footballer, born in Wombwell, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, who played

Was an English professional footballer, born in Wombwell, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, who played as a forward or outside right for Birmingham and Plymouth Argyle.Formerly a coal-miner, Briggs joined First Division Birmingham from Midland League Denaby United in December 1923.

Was an English footballer and manager. As an inside forward, he represented England at international

Was an English footballer and manager. As an inside forward, he represented England at international level and played for Bolton, Brentford, Blackpool and Swansea. He is the father of George Edward Eastham.

Was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-half. Born in Smethwick, Staffordshire

Was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-half. Born in Smethwick, Staffordshire, Morrall played 266 games in all competitions for Birmingham, including 243 top flight League games and an appearance at Wembley in the 1931 FA Cup Final. He was a dominant defender, good both in the air and on the ground, and a fierce tackler. He went on to make over 100 appearances for Swindon Town.

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

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and West Bromwich Albion. He was born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire.

Is a former footballer who played outside left for Tottenham Hotspur and England. He represented Gre

Is a former footballer who played outside left for Tottenham Hotspur and England. He represented Great Britain at the 1952 Olympic Games. He also had a career as a schoolteacher.

Was a British entomologist.Born in Cambridge, England 1842 Crotch became interested in insects, espe

Was a British entomologist.Born in Cambridge, England 1842 Crotch became interested in insects, especially Coleoptera, while an undergraduate at Cambridge University. He worked at the University Library, Cambridge. He collected insects in Europe and in the Autumn of 1872, he left England on an entomological tour of the world initially arriving at Philadelphia and in the Spring/Summer of 1873 collected insects in California, Oregon, and the Fraser River in British Colimbia.

Was an English footballer, principally for Chelsea.He signed for Chelsea as an amateur in 1929 from

Was an English footballer, principally for Chelsea.He signed for Chelsea as an amateur in 1929 from Bromley and stayed at the club for the rest of his career. He was a prolific goal scorer in his time there, notching 123 goals in 239 games.

Was an English footballer who played for Nottingham Forest and Bradford City.Robinson played an impo

Was an English footballer who played for Nottingham Forest and Bradford City.Robinson played an important part in the early rise of City,[cit scoring in a 5–0 victory over First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup in 1906. He later went on to play in the promotion winning side of 1908 before gaining an FA Cup winner's medal in 1911.

Was a British photojournalist noted for his work in Africa and for taking the first photographs of t

Was a British photojournalist noted for his work in Africa and for taking the first photographs of the death camps at Bergen-Belsen at the end of the Second World War.Born in Hale, Cheshire, of Scottish descent, Rodger went to school at St. Bede's College in Manchester then joined the British Merchant Navy and sailed around the world. While sailing, Rodger wrote accounts of his travels and taught himself photography to illustrate his travelogues. However, he was unable to get his travel writing published; after a short spell in America, where he failed to find work during the Depression, he returned to Britain in 1936. In London he was fortunate to find work as a photographer for the BBC's The Listener magazine, which was followed in 1938 by a brief stint working for the Black Star Agency.

Is an English rock musician. He is best known as the bass player, main songwriter, and a lead vocali

Is an English rock musician. He is best known as the bass player, main songwriter, and a lead vocalist of the English rock band Pink Floyd from 1964 to 1985. Following his split with Pink Floyd in the 1980s, Waters began a moderately successful solo career, releasing three studio albums, one soundtrack, and staging one of the largest concerts ever, The Wall Concert in Berlin in 1990

Was an English stand-up comedian, best known for his appearances in the long-running UK television s

Was an English stand-up comedian, best known for his appearances in the long-running UK television series The Comedians.He was born George Francis Furnival in Liverpool to a working class family of Irish descent, to parents who were staunchly Roman Catholic. In conversation with the writer Ken Irwin (Laugh With The Comedians, Wolfe Publishing/TV Times ISBN 0723404895 ) in 1972, he remarked that "the rough and ready upbringing of Catholics in Liverpool brings out the humour in a family":

Was an English Conservative politician, printer, and Lord Mayor of London from 1926 to 1927.In 1913

Was an English Conservative politician, printer, and Lord Mayor of London from 1926 to 1927.In 1913 he was elected to the Corporation of London. He served as Sheriff of London from 1917 to 1918 and during his term of office was knighted when the King and

was an English professional footballer who started with non-league Oswestry Town F.C., then in 1935

was an English professional footballer who started with non-league Oswestry Town F.C., then in 1935 signed for Stoke City playing 84 times and scoring 13 goals. During the 1945-1946 season, he guested for Ipswich Town, before joining Derby County in 1946. In the year he was at Derby he played 18 matches and scored twice.

Is a British engineer best known for his involvement in Formula One.Ryton entered the world of F1 wh

Is a British engineer best known for his involvement in Formula One.Ryton entered the world of F1 when he was hired to work in the Haas Lola team's drawing office for 1985. When the team was disbanded, he moved to Reynard to help design the company's first Formula 3000 chassis.

Was an English professional footballer and one of the most successful international football manager

Was an English professional footballer and one of the most successful international football managers ever.Raynor first played football in the non-Leagues for Elsecar Bible Class, Mexborough Athletic and Wombwell. When he did sign professional forms Raynor's career took him only on an uninspired jaunt around the Football League. Between 1930 and 1939 he played for five different League clubs.

Was an English footballer who played at inside or centre forward.Hunt spent his early career playing

Was an English footballer who played at inside or centre forward.Hunt spent his early career playing for local sides in his native county, having trials with both Barnsley and Sheffield United, both of whom rejected him. He eventually joined Chesterfield in 1929 and in his only season there scored nine times in fourteen games.

Was an Academy Award-winning English film and television actor. Sanders was born in Saint Petersburg

Was an Academy Award-winning English film and television actor. Sanders was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, of British parents. In 1917, at the outbreak of the Russian Revolution

(1882 – 6 June 1962) was an English born on professional golfer

(1882 – 6 June 1962) was an English born on professional golfer

Was an English professional footballer who played for several clubs at the beginning of the 20th cen

Was an English professional footballer who played for several clubs at the beginning of the 20th century.Smith was born in Preston and played his youth football with Leyland. In July 1899 he started his professional career playing as a half-back at Preston North End where he stayed for two seasons.

Is a polymath best known as the author of Laws of Form. He describes himself as a "mathematician, co

Is a polymath best known as the author of Laws of Form. He describes himself as a "mathematician, consulting engineer, psychologist, educational consultant and practitioner, consulting psychotherapist, author, and poet.".Spencer-Brown obtained an M.B. in 1940 from London Hospital Medical College (now part of Queen Mary, University of London). After serving in the Royal Navy (1943-47), he studied at Trinity College Cambridge, earning Honours in Philosophy (1950) and Psychology (1951), and where he met Bertrand Russell. From 1952 to 1958, he taught philosophy at Christ Church, Oxford, earning M.A. degrees in 1954 from both Oxford and Cambridge, and writing his 1957 book Probability and Scientific Inference.