British Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Is a retired English footballer and manager.A striker, Bolland joined Londoners Chelsea as a teenage

Is a retired English footballer and manager.A striker, Bolland joined Londoners Chelsea as a teenager, and was a member of the sides which won the FA Youth Cup in 1960 and 1961, alongside the likes of Peter Bonetti, Ron Harris, Terry Venables and Bobby Tambling. Despite this, he only made two appearances for the first team and was released in March 1962, after which he signed for Leyton Orient.

Was an English football player during the 1950's and 60's.Fincham played for Plymouth Argyle, Leices

Was an English football player during the 1950's and 60's.Fincham played for Plymouth Argyle, Leicester_City and Luton Town. He also managed and played for teams in South Africa. During his time at Leicester he played 50 league games and made 4 FA Cup appearances between November 1952 and June 1958.

Was an English association footballer and football manager.Lee was a full-back who began at Hednesfo

Was an English association footballer and football manager.Lee was a full-back who began at Hednesford Town and joined Aston Villa in October 1955. He was transferred to Shrewsbury Town in July 1966.

Is an English former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Luton Town, Gillingha

Is an English former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Luton Town, Gillingham, Charlton Athletic, Leyton Orient, Northampton Town and Brentford.

Is a former English association football player and manager.Jago began his career in the Football Le

Is a former English association football player and manager.Jago began his career in the Football League with Charlton Athletic, whom he joined in the 1954–55 season from non-league team Dulwich Hamlet. He made a total of 147 appearances, scoring one goal, at The Valley. His final season with the Addicks was 1961–62 before he moved back to non-league football with Eastbourne United.

Is a former professional footballer and England international who played as a midfielder.During his

Is a former professional footballer and England international who played as a midfielder.During his playing career, he turned out for Burnley, Sunderland, and South Shields. He won just 1 England cap whilst at Burnley. His won his first cap on January 5, 1966 in a 1-1 draw with Poland. However, he only played due to an injury to Bobby Charlton.

Was an English footballer.A central midfielder, Hodgson began his career at his hometown club Newcas

Was an English footballer.A central midfielder, Hodgson began his career at his hometown club Newcastle United but found his chances limited. He moved to Mansfield Town in 1974 became a central figure in the side, winning promotion to the Second Division in 1977. He later played for Oxford United and Peterborough United.

(born on 6 August 1955) is an English professional golfer.

(born on 6 August 1955) is an English professional golfer.

Is a largely self-taught jazz pianist who left a career in engineering for jazz.Gordon attended Pinn

Is a largely self-taught jazz pianist who left a career in engineering for jazz.Gordon attended Pinner County Grammar School (the school Reg Dwight (Elton John) and Simon Le Bon would later attend). He studied piano in his youth, but decided to go into a

Is an English professional golfer.Brand turned professional in 1976 and enjoyed full playing privile

Is an English professional golfer.Brand turned professional in 1976 and enjoyed full playing privileges on the European Tour for 20 years. During his time on tour, he finished inside the top 30 on the Order of Merit seven times and inside the top-100 16 t

Is a former professional footballer who played as a left-back for Middlesbrough and Darlington.

Is a former professional footballer who played as a left-back for Middlesbrough and Darlington.

Is an English former footballer and football manager.Gordon Milne, was born in Preston, Lancashire,

Is an English former footballer and football manager.Gordon Milne, was born in Preston, Lancashire, England and is the son of the former Preston player Jimmy Milne, and son to Jesse Milne. He was a nephew to Richard Forbes Sutherland, and cousin to Richard William Sutherland and Walter Sutherland.

Was an English amateur football (soccer) player.Hoare started out with junior sides such as West Nor

Was an English amateur football (soccer) player.Hoare started out with junior sides such as West Norwood, Woolwich Polytechnic and Bromley before joining Woolwich Arsenal in 1907. He made his League debut in a First Division match against Sheffield Wednesday on April 20, 1908, the last day of the 1907-08 season.

Is an English football player and coach. Cowans started his career at Aston Villa as an apprentice i

Is an English football player and coach. Cowans started his career at Aston Villa as an apprentice in 1974, and signed as a professional in 1976. During his time at Aston Villa, he won the league Cup, First Division Championship, the European Cup and the European Super Cup.

Is an English former footballer. He represented England at schoolboy international level.Staniforth

Is an English former footballer. He represented England at schoolboy international level.Staniforth was born in Hull and attended Greatfield High School. He began his career as an apprentice with Hull City, making his league debut towards the end of the 1974-75 season. He moved to York City in December 1976, scoring 33 times in 128 league games.

Was an English professional footballer who played as a fullback. He later undertook various manageri

Was an English professional footballer who played as a fullback. He later undertook various managerial, coaching and scouting positions.Clark was born in Guisborough. He managed West Bromwich Albion between 1959 and 1961.

Was Chief Rider and Riding Master of the Spanish Riding School in Vienna during the 1930s, serving u

Was Chief Rider and Riding Master of the Spanish Riding School in Vienna during the 1930s, serving until his death in 1942. Polak was a multitalented individual who played the violin as well as being an extremely talented rider, described as having a gift

Is a British photographer.After leaving school she looked after her mother who suffered from rheumat

Is a British photographer.After leaving school she looked after her mother who suffered from rheumatoid arthritis. Robertson's father gave her a second-hand camera in 1949 and the following year she had a photo story about her sister doing her homework published in Picture Post.

Is a English footballer who currently plays for Middlesbrough.Owens can play on either wing but pref

Is a English footballer who currently plays for Middlesbrough.Owens can play on either wing but prefers to play on the right. He was a member of the FA Youth Cup winning side of 2004 at the age of 15.

Is a former English footballer. He is currently assistant manager at Swansea City.Jones began his ca

Is a former English footballer. He is currently assistant manager at Swansea City.Jones began his career with Bridlington Town, before earning a £10,000 move to Doncaster Rovers. He then joined Wigan Athletic in 1996, after scoring 30 goals in 3 years at Doncaster.

Is an English cricketer, who played 65 Tests and 120 One Day Internationals for England. He has play

Is an English cricketer, who played 65 Tests and 120 One Day Internationals for England. He has played county cricket for Worcestershire for his entire English domestic career, a period of well over twenty years. He has scored 40,000 first-class runs, [1] mostly from number three in the order, and he is one of only two players to have passed 20,000 runs in List A cricket (Graham Gooch is the other). [2] Despite these achievements, he is commonly held to have underachieved in international cricket.

Is a former professional footballer who normally played as a midfielder.On July 4, 2008, Atkinson wa

Is a former professional footballer who normally played as a midfielder.On July 4, 2008, Atkinson was confirmed as the new Chief Scout of newly promoted Conference National side Barrow.

Is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bradford City. He has previously played for

Is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bradford City. He has previously played for Hartlepool United, Sheffield Wednesday and Doncaster Rovers and also had loan spells with Hartlepool and Shrewsbury Town.

Is a Formula 1 (F1) motorsport commentator. For most of his career he worked for the BBC, but when i

Is a Formula 1 (F1) motorsport commentator. For most of his career he worked for the BBC, but when it lost the contract for F1 coverage to the company ITV, Walker continued his commentating there.He is famous in the United Kingdom for his very distinctive enthusiastic commentary style. He regularly made comments (known to many as Walkerisms or Murrayisms) in the heat of the moment that, upon analysis a moment later, were ridiculous; for example, as a car arrived for a pit stop during a race he once said "...I'll stop the startwatch!".

Is a retired English footballer who played as a left back, although he sometimes played in midfield

Is a retired English footballer who played as a left back, although he sometimes played in midfield or on the left wing.Le Saux started his career at St Paul's of Jersey before moving to Chelsea in 1987 after being spotted playing in a local tournament by manager John Hollins.