British Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a footballer with Liverpool Football Club between 1953 and 1957.Evans played for Tilbury as an a

Was a footballer with Liverpool Football Club between 1953 and 1957.Evans played for Tilbury as an amateur and Charlton Athletic before Reds manager Don Welsh paid £12,500 for his services on Christmas Day 1953,

Was an English footballer.He played for West Bromwich Swifts, Halesowen Town, West Bromwich Albion,

Was an English footballer.He played for West Bromwich Swifts, Halesowen Town, West Bromwich Albion, Langley Richmond and Brierley Hill Alliance.

Was a British Labour Party politician born in Wellington, New Zealand. He graduated with a first-cla

Was a British Labour Party politician born in Wellington, New Zealand. He graduated with a first-class honours degree in law from Victoria University of Wellington and later won a Rhodes Scholarship to Balliol College, Oxford.

Was born in Sheffield and is still Sheffield Wednesday's leading post war goalscorer with 167 goals.

Was born in Sheffield and is still Sheffield Wednesday's leading post war goalscorer with 167 goals. He was signed in 1956 and made his Wednesday debut two years later. John firmly establish himself as an able goalscorer in the English top flight for Wednesday, as his 23 goals helped the club to a second place finish in 1960-61. The following season, he netted 24 times, earning him international honours with England Under 23's and also gaining his only cap at full international level.

Was an English footballer who played as a winger.Crawford started his first-class career with Hull C

Was an English footballer who played as a winger.Crawford started his first-class career with Hull City, before signing for Chelsea for £3000 in 1923. He made quickly became a regular in the side for the next five years, and after several near-misses, eventually helped them gain promotion back to the First Division in 1929-30.

Was an English professional footballer who played most of his career (as a right back) with Millwall

Was an English professional footballer who played most of his career (as a right back) with Millwall. He also made one appearance for England.Jack Fort was born in Leigh, Lancashire, where he played youth football with St Andrew's Mission in the Bolton and District League.

Is an English football defender.

Is an English football defender.

Is an English professional football midfielder currently playing for Coca Cola League One club Chelt

Is an English professional football midfielder currently playing for Coca Cola League One club Cheltenham Town. A midfielder, Finnigan joined Cheltenham from Lincoln City in 2002 and has gone on to be a key player for the club, wearing the number 8 shirt. He is the current club captain.

Is a British politician.John Roper was educated at William Hulme's Grammar School (Manchester), Read

Is a British politician.John Roper was educated at William Hulme's Grammar School (Manchester), Reading School, Magdalen College, Oxford (studying PPE) and the University of Chicago.

Was an English professional footballer. He played as a full-back and represented England as a school

Was an English professional footballer. He played as a full-back and represented England as a schoolboy. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent.Frank Austin began his career as a junior with Coventry City, turning professional in July 1950, although he had to wait until the 1952–53 season for his league debut. His career at Coventry spanned over 12 years and he played a total of 302 league games, scoring twice as Coventry rose through the divisions. In January 1963 he moved to Torquay United, making his debut on 18 March in a 1–0 defeat away to Newport County, but only as a stand-in for George Allen. He had more success the following season, missing only one of the first 23 games before losing his place to Ray Spencer. He left Plainmoor without making any further appearances and joined non-league Chelmsford City.

Was an English football striker from the 1930s to the 1950s, mainly remembered for playing for Manch

Was an English football striker from the 1930s to the 1950s, mainly remembered for playing for Manchester United. He was nicknamed "The Gunner" because of his prolific and explosive goalscoring, achieving scoring statistics with United of 208 goals in 422 appearances. His younger brother, Arthur, still holds the record for the most number of goals scored in the Football League during a career with 434.

Is an English former professional football player and manager.John Bond was born in Dedham, Essex. H

Is an English former professional football player and manager.John Bond was born in Dedham, Essex. He joined West Ham United in March 1950 from Colchester Casuals, his league debut coming two seasons later. His ability as a goal-scoring right back soon resulted in him gaining a regular place in the Hammers side, his partnership with Noel Cantwell proving particularly useful.

Was a football goalkeeper who played for Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton.He was born at Ponders En

Was a football goalkeeper who played for Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton.He was born at Ponders End and represented Middlesex Schools and played for Enfield prior to signing amateur forms for Tottenham Hotspur in June 1950. He was upgraded to professional status on 21 January 1952, but spent most of his early career as understudy to Ted Ditchburn and Ron Reynolds.

English novelist and playwright. Notable works include The Forsyte Saga (1906—1921) and its sequel

English novelist and playwright. Notable works include The Forsyte Saga (1906—1921) and its sequels, A Modern Comedy and End of the Chapter. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932.

Is a retired English footballer.In recent years he has held coaching roles at clubs including Mansfi

Is a retired English footballer.In recent years he has held coaching roles at clubs including Mansfield Town, Chester City, Notts County and Leeds United.

(born on January 9, 1947) is an English professional golfer.

(born on January 9, 1947) is an English professional golfer.

Was a competitive swimmer, who won medals for Great Britain in the early Olympic Games.Born in the S

Was a competitive swimmer, who won medals for Great Britain in the early Olympic Games.Born in the Stokesley district of West Yorkshire,[1] he went on to found a sporting goods store in Middlesbrough which continues business today. The store sponsors local sports, including a football league.

Is an English former professional footballer, who played as a striker. He is currently manager of De

Is an English former professional footballer, who played as a striker. He is currently manager of Devon County Football League side Newton Abbot.Gayle was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. A powerful target-man centre forward, he worked in a printers and on a building site before beginning his professional career.

Was an English footballer.Coleman was born in Kettering, Northamptonshire, and first played for loca

Was an English footballer.Coleman was born in Kettering, Northamptonshire, and first played for local non-league sides, Kettering Town and then Northampton Town in 1901.

Was a professional footballer, who played centre forward, and football manager.Peart was a centre fo

Was a professional footballer, who played centre forward, and football manager.Peart was a centre forward who had a nomadic career. He played for eight league clubs in a career which spanned 19 years and every division of the Football League.

Known before 1884 as John George Dodson, was a British Liberal politician.

Known before 1884 as John George Dodson, was a British Liberal politician.

Is a professional footballer who is currently playing for Hertford Town F.C. Mackie is a central def

Is a professional footballer who is currently playing for Hertford Town F.C. Mackie is a central defender.In the 2005-06 season, Mackie made a formidable partnership for Leyton Orient with Gabriel Zakuani, and went down in Orient folklore by captaining the Os to their first automatic promotion in 36 years. He was released by the club at the end of the 2006-07 season.

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Mansfield Town, Huddersfield Town, Barnsley, Li

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Mansfield Town, Huddersfield Town, Barnsley, Lincoln City, Doncaster Rovers and Worksop Town.

Is a Canadian professional racing cyclist who currently rides for the Team Garmin-Chipotle. He was b

Is a Canadian professional racing cyclist who currently rides for the Team Garmin-Chipotle. He was born in Victoria, British Columbia. He is a former mountain biker (having won a silver medal at the 2001 U23 World Mountain Bike Championships) and in 2005 turned professional with the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team after spending several years with the Rabobank amateur team.A strong climber and time trialist he was selected to the 2005 Giro d'Italia squad with Discovery Channel and helped Paolo Savoldelli win the race, although failing to complete the course himself. After the 2005 season he left Discovery Channel and joined the Swiss team Phonak

Was an English football player. His favoured position was right back.Gidman played for Liverpool bef

Was an English football player. His favoured position was right back.Gidman played for Liverpool before joining Aston Villa in 1971. He was signed by Everton in 1979 for £650,000.