British Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was a leading British Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He often rode horses for King Edward VII. In

Was a leading British Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He often rode horses for King Edward VII. In 1900, he won the British Triple Crown when he rode Diamond Jubilee to victory in the 2,000 Guineas Stakes, Epsom Derby and St. Leger Stakes. He remains on

Was an English footballer who played once (as a forward) for England, and appeared in two FA Cup fin

Was an English footballer who played once (as a forward) for England, and appeared in two FA Cup finals, winning the cup in 1875 as a member of the Royal Engineers.

Was an English football player who played for Everton, Third Lanark, Millwall and Aston Villa, as we

Was an English football player who played for Everton, Third Lanark, Millwall and Aston Villa, as well as the English national side.

Was an English jazz pianist.Hunt played early on in London with Mike Daniels and Cy Laurie (1951), t

Was an English jazz pianist.Hunt played early on in London with Mike Daniels and Cy Laurie (1951), then joined Alex Welsh's band from 1954 to 1962 and again from 1964 to 1974. As Welsh's primary pianist, he became one of England's leading trad jazz musici

(29 July 1916 – 26 February 2005) was an English professional golfer.

(29 July 1916 – 26 February 2005) was an English professional golfer.

Was an English professional footballer. He played as a defender.Jones began his career with his home

Was an English professional footballer. He played as a defender.Jones began his career with his hometown club, Blackpool, making his debut on December 16, 1922, in a goalless draw against Hull City at Bloomfield Road. He went on to make a further fifteen league appearances during the 1922–23 campaign, in what was Bill Norman's final season in charge of the Seasiders.

Was an English footballer. He started playing in his home town with Notts Olympic and then he played

Was an English footballer. He started playing in his home town with Notts Olympic and then he played with Saint Andrews, before moving to Italy in 1891 where he became one of the charter members and a player of Internazionale Torino.

Was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particu

Was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on uncovered wickets, he played county cricket for Derbyshire from 1947 to 1963, and was regularly at or near the top of the English bowling averages. He played in only two Test matches for England, one in 1949 and a second in 1961.

Was an English professional goalkeeper who played for Southampton and Rangers in the early part of t

Was an English professional goalkeeper who played for Southampton and Rangers in the early part of the twentieth century.

Was an English politician and diplomat.

Was an English politician and diplomat.

Was a popular English cinema and theatre actor. His parents were Percy F. Marshall and Ethel May Tur

Was a popular English cinema and theatre actor. His parents were Percy F. Marshall and Ethel May Turner. He graduated from St. Mary's College in Harrow and worked for a time as an accounting clerk. Marshall overcame the loss of a leg during the Great War

Commonly referred to as Morny Cannon, was a six-time leading jockey in the United Kingdom in the 189

Commonly referred to as Morny Cannon, was a six-time leading jockey in the United Kingdom in the 1890s. He holds the records for the most wins by a jockey at the Craven Stakes, Coronation Stakes and Prince of Wales's Stakes. He was the son of English joc

Was an English backstroke swimmer from West Derby,[1] who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1

Was an English backstroke swimmer from West Derby,[1] who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a British politician.The son of the politician Arthur Pease, Pease was born into wealthy family.

Was a British politician.The son of the politician Arthur Pease, Pease was born into wealthy family. His brother was Arthur Francis Pease. Both were educated at Brighton College. He attended Trinity Hall, Cambridge [1] .

Known as Sir Herbert Cayzer, 1st Baronet, from 1924 to 1939, was a British shipping magnate and Cons

Known as Sir Herbert Cayzer, 1st Baronet, from 1924 to 1939, was a British shipping magnate and Conservative politician.

Was an English amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, playing at

Was an English amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, playing at left-back.He was born in Witney and was a member of the English team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament.

Was a British horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He did not finish the Individual

Was a British horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He did not finish the Individual eventing (Military) competition, also the British team did not finish the team event.

Was one of the greatest opening batsmen in cricket history. His Test batting average of 60.73 is the

Was one of the greatest opening batsmen in cricket history. His Test batting average of 60.73 is the fifth highest of any player, and only Don Bradman's and Michael Hussey's is more than a fraction higher. Uniquely, his average never dropped below 60 throughout his entire Test career — Javed Miandad is the only other man whose average never dropped below 50 in a career of at least 20 innings.[2] Sutcliffe's first-class career batting average of 51.95 (according to Wisden, though Cricinfo claim 52.02) is bettered among batsmen who finished their careers with over 50,000 runs only by Hammond.

Generally acknowledged as one of the best British boxers of the post-war era never to have won a wor

Generally acknowledged as one of the best British boxers of the post-war era never to have won a world title.

Heston Blumenthal attended the John Hampden Grammar School, High Wycombe. Apart from a week's work e

Heston Blumenthal attended the John Hampden Grammar School, High Wycombe. Apart from a week's work experience in Raymond Blanc's kitchen, he is self-taught. According to an interview with The Observer in 2004, he has been cooking "seriously" since the mid

Was the first British aviatrix to earn a pilot's licence. She was also a successful early aviation e

Was the first British aviatrix to earn a pilot's licence. She was also a successful early aviation entrepreneur. She created and ran the first flying school in the United Kingdom. She also created and managed a successful aircraft manufacturing business w

Was a politician in the United Kingdom.Standing as a National Liberal Party candidate, he was electe

Was a politician in the United Kingdom.Standing as a National Liberal Party candidate, he was elected at the 1922 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Berwick-upon-Tweed, but the election was overturned on petition. At the resulting by-electi

An English football player. He plays for Queens Park Rangers, and is a graduate of the West Ham Unit

An English football player. He plays for Queens Park Rangers, and is a graduate of the West Ham United Academy.Ephraim joined West Ham as a trainee in July 2004 making one substitute appearance for the Hammers first team during the 2005-06 season in the League Cup win over Sheffield Wednesday in September 2005[2] and was an unused substitute in the club's 0-3 loss to Italian side Palermo in the 2nd leg of the Uefa Cup 1st round a year later.[3] He joined Championship side Colchester United on a one-month loan in November 2006, saying, "I've played youth football for three years now and I'm looking forward to getting stuck into the Championship

Read was regarded as the fastest bowler in the world for the brief period he was able to play first-

Read was regarded as the fastest bowler in the world for the brief period he was able to play first-class cricket, and though he could be extremely erratic in length he was still an extremely dangerous bowler on a lively pitch. Originally from Winchester College, Read never went up to either Oxford or Cambridge University but his reputation as a fast bowler in club cricket was such that Surrey gave him a trial against those two Universities in 1933 even though he never claimed qualification to represent Surrey in County Championship matches. Although he took 4 for 26 in the second innings against Cambridge,

Is an English television actress known for playing Forensic Pathologist Frankie Wharton in the BBC1

Is an English television actress known for playing Forensic Pathologist Frankie Wharton in the BBC1 drama series Waking the Dead, having previously starred in productions such as Soldier Soldier and the 1997 film Fever Pitch alongside Colin Firth.