British Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an English footballer who played as a forward. He was signed as a trainee for Manchester United

Was an English footballer who played as a forward. He was signed as a trainee for Manchester United F.C. in 1934 and became a professional one year later. In 1948, he was transferred to Bury. In 63 matches for Manchester United, he scored 20 goals.

Is an English former football goalkeeper.Rimmer joined Manchester United as a schoolboy in 1963, tur

Is an English former football goalkeeper.Rimmer joined Manchester United as a schoolboy in 1963, turning professional two years later. He spent eleven years at Old Trafford, chiefly as Alex Stepney's understudy — he was on bench in the 1968 European Cup final. With Stepney prevalent between the sticks, Rimmer only played 46 times for United in total.

Was an English football player who played for Derby County, as well as the English national side.

Was an English football player who played for Derby County, as well as the English national side.

Was an English football player. Berry joined Manchester United from Birmingham City in 1951. He went

Was an English football player. Berry joined Manchester United from Birmingham City in 1951. He went on to help United win three league championships before injuries sustained in the Munich Air Disaster brought his footballing career to an end.

A left-arm swing bowler, was one of the few cricketers to play Test cricket for more than one countr

A left-arm swing bowler, was one of the few cricketers to play Test cricket for more than one country.

Known as Lord John Manners before 1888, was an English statesman.

Known as Lord John Manners before 1888, was an English statesman.

He was born in Ealing, Middlesex and played for Middlesex CCC as a right-arm fast-medium bowler in 2

He was born in Ealing, Middlesex and played for Middlesex CCC as a right-arm fast-medium bowler in 260 first-class matches between 1949 and 1960. He took 703 wickets for the county at an average of 20.75, with a personal best of 9/65. He captained the county in 1959 and 1960. After taking 87 wickets in the 1950 season, which ranked him 32nd on the list of wicket-takers in the first class season,[1] Warr was selected for the 1950–51 Ashes tour. He played in two of the five Test matches, but went wicketless through his three first innings, and in the fourth he took the wicket of Australia's number seven, Ian Johnson, caught behind. In those four innings, he conceded 281 runs, and as of 2006 his bowling average remains the worst of any England Test player.[2] According to the 1952 Wisden Cricketer's Almanack Warr "tried hard and cheerfully, but he could not be regarded as Test class."[3] However, he did take 100 first-class wickets twice - in 1956 and 1959, and played a total of 15 matches for the Gentlemen of England.

Whitaker spent his whole career with Leicestershire CCC and captained them from 1996 until he retire

Whitaker spent his whole career with Leicestershire CCC and captained them from 1996 until he retired in 1999. He later became the coach and director of cricket at the club before leaving in 2005. On January 18, 2008 Geoff Miller took over from David Graveney as the national selector, heading up a four-man panel which included Peter Moores, Whitaker and Ashley Giles.[1]

Is an English footballer attacking midfielder who currently plays for Tottenham Hotspur.He made his

Is an English footballer attacking midfielder who currently plays for Tottenham Hotspur.He made his league debut on 29 October 2007 at the age of 15 years and 287 days, playing 20 minutes as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat to Watford at Selhurst Park, making him Palace's youngest ever player.

Was an English professional football centre-forward.Jack Conley was born in Whitstable, Kent and joi

Was an English professional football centre-forward.Jack Conley was born in Whitstable, Kent and joined Charlton Athletic as a junior, but on failing to make the grade joined Torquay United in May 1939.

He was born in London to Irish Catholic immigrants, his father from Tuam, County Galway, and his mot

He was born in London to Irish Catholic immigrants, his father from Tuam, County Galway, and his mother from Shanagarry,County Cork. He grew up on a council estate in Finsbury Park, North London with three younger brothers. At the age of seven, he contracted spinal meningitis, putting him in and out of comas for half a year and erasing most of his memory.

Is an English former footballer.Kay started his career at Arsenal as an apprentice, joining in April

Is an English former footballer.Kay started his career at Arsenal as an apprentice, joining in April 1980 and turning professional in July 1981. He made his League debut against West Bromwich Albion on February 26, 1983 and went on to make a further seven appearances that season.

Is an English former footballer and manager.Kaye joined West Bromwich Albion from Scunthorpe United

Is an English former footballer and manager.Kaye joined West Bromwich Albion from Scunthorpe United in May 1963 for £44,750, a club record for Albion at the time. He made his debut for the Baggies against Leicester City in August 1963. He managed Hull City for a time period of September 1974–October 1977. He had a win percentage of 31.74%.

Is a retired English football goalkeeper.He is currently the goalkeeping coach of Portsmouth.

Is a retired English football goalkeeper.He is currently the goalkeeping coach of Portsmouth.

S an English former cricketer who played in 21 Tests and 22 ODIs from 1976 to 1986.

S an English former cricketer who played in 21 Tests and 22 ODIs from 1976 to 1986.

Kovalic is best known for his Dork Tower comic book, comic strip and webcomic, and other humorous wo

Kovalic is best known for his Dork Tower comic book, comic strip and webcomic, and other humorous work set in and about the fantasy role-playing game genre, such as The Unspeakable Oaf. He has illustrated board and card games for several companies, includ

Is a successful race horse trainer based in Arundel, Sussex, with over 3000 winners between 1966 and

Is a successful race horse trainer based in Arundel, Sussex, with over 3000 winners between 1966 and 2002. He was the British flat racing Champion Trainer in 1995.

Was an English composer and conductor, famous for his ballet arrangements.John Lanchbery was born in

Was an English composer and conductor, famous for his ballet arrangements.John Lanchbery was born in London and took violin lessons from the age of eight, when he started composing. A scholarship took him to the Royal Academy of Music. This was interrupted by the Second World War. He returned to studies and took part-time work with a music publisher. They suggested that he audition for the post of conductor with the Metropolitan Ballet. He made his debut with them at Edinburgh in 1948. Two years later the orchestra collapsed for lack of funds but by then he had learned his craft. Many composers do re-orchestrations but it takes a special skill to make it danceable. Arguably, Minkus's Don Quixote was not a satisfactory ballet score until Lanchbery re-arranged it, although Minkus's original version has been recorded complete twice in recent years. Working with choreographer Celia Fanca, Lanchbery wrote The Eve of St Agnes, one of the first commissioned ballets to be shown on BBC.

Was a British Conservative politician, who served as a Member of Parliament, government minister, an

Was a British Conservative politician, who served as a Member of Parliament, government minister, and was later the eighth Governor-General of Australia.

An English writer of espionage novels. Le Carré has resided in St Buryan, Cornwall, Great Britain,

An English writer of espionage novels. Le Carré has resided in St Buryan, Cornwall, Great Britain, for more than forty years.The son of Richard Thomas Archibald Cornwell (1906–1975) and Olive (Gassy) Cornwell, John le Carré was born on October 19, 1931. The actress Charlotte Cornwell and the author John Cornwell are his siblings. He began his formal schooling at St. Andrew's preparatory school near Pangbourne, Berkshire, and continued at Sherborne School. From 1948–49, he studied foreign languages at the University of Berne, then studied at Lincoln College, Oxford. He graduated with a B.A. in 1956. He then taught at Eton College for two years; le Carré left Eton in 1959 to spend the next five years working for the British Foreign Service. He initially served as the Second Secretary in the British Embassy in Bonn, but eventually was transferred to Hamburg for service as a political consul; ultimately, le Carré was recruited into MI6. He wrote his first novel in 1961, while still a member of the service.

Was a BAFTA Award-winning English actor. He is most famous for his role as Sergeant Arthur Wilson on

Was a BAFTA Award-winning English actor. He is most famous for his role as Sergeant Arthur Wilson on the popular 1970s BBC comedy Dad's Army.

Is a British actor who although having had a varied stage and television career spanning forty years

Is a British actor who although having had a varied stage and television career spanning forty years including both work in repertory and West End productions including "Plaza Suite" (1969); "Flint" (1970) and "Don't Start Without Me" (1971) and character work across a wide range of 1970s television sitcoms including "Dad's Army", is best known for having played the voice of K-9 on the television series Doctor Who from 1977 to 1979, and again in the 1980

Was an English rock musician, singer, songwriter, artist, and peace activist who gained worldwide fa

Was an English rock musician, singer, songwriter, artist, and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. As a member of the group, Lennon was one of the lead vocalists and co-wrote the majority of the band's so

Was an English cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1934.

Was an English cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1934.

Was an English professional footballer who played as a full back for Southampton and Leyton Orient d

Was an English professional footballer who played as a full back for Southampton and Leyton Orient during the 1940s and 1950s.Gregory was born in Southampton and after playing youth football with Woolston Youth Club, he was signed by Southampton as a professional in December 1944.