British Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an English footballer who played for West Ham United. His father, James William Barrett, also pl

Was an English footballer who played for West Ham United. His father, James William Barrett, also played for the club from 1924 to 1939.Jim Jnr played football as a junior for West Ham, and played with his father as a teenager for West Ham A in 1945-46.

Who also wrote under the names James L. Docherty, Ambrose Grant, and Raymond Marshall.Chase, a Londo

Who also wrote under the names James L. Docherty, Ambrose Grant, and Raymond Marshall.Chase, a London-born son of a British colonel serving in the colonial Indian Army who intended his son to have a scientific career, was initially raised at the King's School, Rochester, Kent and later studied in Calcutta. He left home at the age of 18 and became at different times a broker in a bookshop, a children's encyclopedia salesman, and a book wholesaler before capping it all with a writing career that produced more than 80 mystery books. In 1933, Chase married Sylvia Ray, who gave him a son.

Was a prominent figure in the field of numerical analysis, a field at the boundary of applied mathem

Was a prominent figure in the field of numerical analysis, a field at the boundary of applied mathematics and computer science particularly useful to physics and engineering.

Was one of the most prominent British politicians of the later 20th century. He served as Prime Mini

Was one of the most prominent British politicians of the later 20th century. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1964 to 1970, and again from 1974 to 1976. He emerged as Prime Minister after more general elections than any other 20th century premier. He contested five general elections and won four of them, winning in 1964, 1966, February 1974 and October 1974. He is the most recent British Prime Minister to serve non-consecutive terms.

Was a footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the early 20th century.Harrop played for

Was a footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the early 20th century.Harrop played for Sheffield Wednesday, Denaby United and Rotherham Town (who merged with Rotherham County in 1919 to form Rotherham United) before being signed by Liverpool manager Tom Watson in 1907.

Was one of the top scoring Royal Air Force fighter pilots of the Second World War and was the second

Was one of the top scoring Royal Air Force fighter pilots of the Second World War and was the second highest scoring RAF fighter pilot of the Battle of Britain, behind P/O Eric Lock of No. 41 Squadron RAF.

Was an English football player and manager.Bloomfield started his career at non-league Walthamstow A

Was an English football player and manager.Bloomfield started his career at non-league Walthamstow Avenue before joining Second Division side Brentford in October 1952. After Brentford were relegated in 1954, Bloomfield was snapped up by Arsenal for £8,000 as a replacement for Jimmy Logie.

Was a footballer who scored the winning goal for Tottenham Hotspur in the 1921 FA Cup Final. He play

Was a footballer who scored the winning goal for Tottenham Hotspur in the 1921 FA Cup Final. He played as a leftwinger and became the fans' favourite with his mazy runs and trickery, and also won three caps for England.

Was an English footballer whose career spanned the transition from amateurism to professionalism in

Was an English footballer whose career spanned the transition from amateurism to professionalism in English football in the 1880s and 1890s. He played most of his club career for Blackburn Rovers, whose early embracing of professionalism enabled them to become one of the major teams in English football, and with whom he appeared on the winning side in five FA Cup finals (a joint record).

A British veterinary surgeon and writer. Wight is best known for his semi-autobiographical stories,

A British veterinary surgeon and writer. Wight is best known for his semi-autobiographical stories, often referred to collectively as All Creatures Great and Small, a title used in some editions and in film and television adaptations.

And single releases ù especially the number one hit "You're Beautiful" ù brought him to fame in 20

And single releases ù especially the number one hit "You're Beautiful" ù brought him to fame in 2005. His style is a mix of pop, rock and folk. Along with vocals, James Blunt performs a variety of instruments, including piano and guitar. He is signed to Linda Perry's independent American label Custard Records. Blunt won two BRIT Awards and two Ivor Novello Awards, and was nominated for five Grammy Awards in 2006. Blunt subsequently released his second album, All The Lost Souls, in 2007; this album was certified gold within its first week of release. The first single from his second album, "1973", was Blunt's first Global Number 1 in October 2007, beating "You're Beautiful" which peaked at Number 2 in the United World Chart.

Parks was a right-handed opening batsman and a medium-pace bowler of inswingers. He was a regular me

Parks was a right-handed opening batsman and a medium-pace bowler of inswingers. He was a regular member of the Sussex county team from 1927 and scored 1,000 runs in every season except one up to 1939, when his first-class career ended with the Second World War. In 1935, he did the all-rounder's "double" of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets, but nothing in Parks' career suggested he was an out-of-the-ordinary county cricketer — until 1937.

Was a British Protestant Christian missionary to China, and founder of the China Inland Mission (CIM

Was a British Protestant Christian missionary to China, and founder of the China Inland Mission (CIM) (now OMF International). Taylor spent 51 years in China. The society that he began was responsible for bringing over 800 missionaries to the country who

Laurie was born in Oxford, England.[1] The youngest of four children, Hugh has a brother (elder by 6

Laurie was born in Oxford, England.[1] The youngest of four children, Hugh has a brother (elder by 6 years) and two sisters.[2] His mother, Patricia (née Laidlaw), died from motor neurone disease when Laurie was 29.[3] According to Laurie, it took her two

Is an English footballer. He is currently contracted to Grimsby Town.Hunt was captain of Bristol Rov

Is an English footballer. He is currently contracted to Grimsby Town.Hunt was captain of Bristol Rovers until November 2006, when a disagreement with first team coach Paul Trollope about Hunt being named as a substitute instead of being in the starting 11 led to him being transfer listed.

Is a former English professional footballer.Gill began his career at hometown side Sheffield Wednesd

Is a former English professional footballer.Gill began his career at hometown side Sheffield Wednesday in 1913. With the club suffering financial difficulties he was sold to Cardiff City in 1920 for £750 and was the clubs top scorer in its first year in the Football League.

Was a footballer who played for Liverpool. Between 1925 and 1933, he made 224 appearances, scoring t

Was a footballer who played for Liverpool. Between 1925 and 1933, he made 224 appearances, scoring twice.Predominantly a defender, although he appeared in every outfield position for Liverpool, Jackson became a fixture of the side in the 1928-29 and only missed a couple of games over the next 2 seasons racking up 124 appearances in doing so. He became club captain for the Reds and lead them with great dignity.

Is an English football (soccer) player currently playing for Folkestone Invicta.A midfielder, Corbet

Is an English football (soccer) player currently playing for Folkestone Invicta.A midfielder, Corbett first became recognised while playing at Gillingham. He was playing in the first team at the age of 17[1] and his performances attracted attention from Premier League teams, leading to him joining Blackburn Rovers for £525,000 in 1998.

Is an English professional golfer.Having played in three tournaments on the European tour as an amat

Is an English professional golfer.Having played in three tournaments on the European tour as an amateur in 2004, Heath joined the second tier Challenge Tour in 2005, and was moderately successful in his first season, finishing 23rd on the end of season ra

Is a footballer, currently playing Peterborough United signed from Walsall FC. He made his debut for

Is a footballer, currently playing Peterborough United signed from Walsall FC. He made his debut for the Posh against Stamford AFC on 10/7/07 keeping a clean sheet in a 1-0 victory.

Is an English football player. He currently plays for IF Elfsborg in the Swedish Allsvenskan.Keene i

Is an English football player. He currently plays for IF Elfsborg in the Swedish Allsvenskan.Keene is a product of the Portsmouth youth scheme. After making his way through the ranks he was loaned to Football League Two club Kidderminster Harriers F.C, making his debut in a 2-0 defeat to Bristol Rovers.

Is a professional footballer who currently plays for Crawley Town.Krause, a defender, began his care

Is a professional footballer who currently plays for Crawley Town.Krause, a defender, began his career with Ipswich Town and has represented England at under-17 level.

An all-rounder who played first-class cricket for almost 30 years, James Langridge – always called

An all-rounder who played first-class cricket for almost 30 years, James Langridge – always called by his forename to distinguish him from his younger brother, Sussex opening batsman John Langridge – was a middle-order left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm spin bowler. Initially played by Sussex from 1924 as a batsman, he scored 1,000 runs in an English cricket season 20 times and finished with 31,716 runs and 42 centuries. He ranks as 52nd on the all-time list of run-getters, 11 places behind his brother.

Was the first ever captain of the English cricket team, captaining 2 Test matches against Australia

Was the first ever captain of the English cricket team, captaining 2 Test matches against Australia in 1876/7, losing the first, but winning the second.

Popularly known as Jimmy Stewart, especially in English speaking countries, was an American film and

Popularly known as Jimmy Stewart, especially in English speaking countries, was an American film and stage actor, best known for his self-effacing screen persona. Over the course of his career, he starred in many films widely considered classics and was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning one in competition and one life achievement award. He also had a noted military career, rising to the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Air Force.