British Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Crawley is a right-handed batsman, and an occasional wicket-keeper. His main strengths are his batti

Crawley is a right-handed batsman, and an occasional wicket-keeper. His main strengths are his batting against spin bowling and his leg side stroke play.

Is an English former professional footballer.Durnin's career began with Liverpool in 1986, when he w

Is an English former professional footballer.Durnin's career began with Liverpool in 1986, when he was signed from local non-league side Waterloo Dock. A midfielder or striker, he was a regular in the Liverpool Reserves but couldn't break into the first team, making only two appearances, both in the Football League Cup.

Was a popular footballer and manager.Johnny Hart played for Manchester City as an inside-forward in

Was a popular footballer and manager.Johnny Hart played for Manchester City as an inside-forward in 169 Football League matches, between 1947 and 1960, scoring 67 goals. He succeeded Malcolm Allison as the club's manager for six months during the 1973-1974 season, before retiring following a pancreatic attack.

During the mid-1980s, Johnny Herbert was widely regarded as a coming man of motor racing, likened by

During the mid-1980s, Johnny Herbert was widely regarded as a coming man of motor racing, likened by some to the Scot Jim Clark. Winning the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch in 1985, Herbert caught Eddie Jordan's attention, and together they won the

Is an English musician, composer, arranger, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist musician.Best

Is an English musician, composer, arranger, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist musician.Best known as the bass guitarist, keyboardist and, less often, mandolin player for Led Zeppelin, Jones has since developed a successful solo career, and is widely respected as both a musician and a producer.

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Everton.Kissock grew up in Fazakerley, Liverpool, wh

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Everton.Kissock grew up in Fazakerley, Liverpool, where he played for youth side Key Ways. He joined the Academy of Everton, becoming a regular player for the club's Under-18 and Reserve sides.

Is a former footballer playing in England, born 18 November 1964, Oldham, Lancashire.He started his

Is a former footballer playing in England, born 18 November 1964, Oldham, Lancashire.He started his career as a junior at Manchester United but was released in June 1983. He signed for Chadderton F.C., then Rochdale A.F.C. before moving to Crewe Alexandra in 1985.

Is a former English international footballer, most associated with Wolverhampton Wanderers.Richards

Is a former English international footballer, most associated with Wolverhampton Wanderers.Richards signed for the Molineux club as a trainee in July 1967 and made his debut on February 28, 1970 in a 3-3 draw at West Bromwich Albion. He scored his first league goal for Wolves the following season against Huddersfield Town on September 19, 1970.

A British actor who currently appears in Channel 4's Hollyoaks playing Dominic Reilly. He is the bro

A British actor who currently appears in Channel 4's Hollyoaks playing Dominic Reilly. He is the brother of fellow Hollyoaks star Nick Pickard, who plays Tony Hutchinson in the soap. He also had a leading role in the 1990s sitcom 2point4 Children playing David Porter and from 1993-1996 he played the role of Kevin the sidekick of Robbie Jackson (Dean Gaffney), in BBC's EastEnders. He also played Jack Fields in the 2nd series of Mile High as a member of cabin crew on Fresh! airlines.In 2008, Pickard appeared as the character Thomas Brewster in the Big Finish Productions Doctor Who audio dramas The Haunting of Thomas Brewster and The Boy That Time Forgot.

Was a former professional footballer, coach and manager.Born in Stockton-on-Tees, John was raised in

Was a former professional footballer, coach and manager.Born in Stockton-on-Tees, John was raised in Thornaby-on-Tees where he attended Arthur Head School. He served his apprenticeship with Newcastle United but failed to make the first team and moved on to join Halifax Town in September 1965 for a fee of £1,250.

Was an English football midfielder.

Was an English football midfielder.

Was an English footballer who played for Sunderland[1] and Bradford City, who later became a trainer

Was an English footballer who played for Sunderland[1] and Bradford City, who later became a trainer of the latter. He was born in Codnor.

Was an English Thoroughbred flat racing trainer whose horses won the English Triple Crown three time

Was an English Thoroughbred flat racing trainer whose horses won the English Triple Crown three times. Porter trained horses that won twenty three of the British Classic Races, including seven in England's most prestigious race, the Epsom Derby. His Tripl

Is a British Labour Party politician, and Member of Parliament for Grantham and Stamford. He defecte

Is a British Labour Party politician, and Member of Parliament for Grantham and Stamford. He defected from the Conservative Party on 26 June 2007.

Is an English professional golfer.Garner was a member of the Great Britain Ryder Cup team in 1971 an

Is an English professional golfer.Garner was a member of the Great Britain Ryder Cup team in 1971 and the Great Britain and Ireland team in 1973. He made just one appearance in 1971, teaming up with Neil Coles in a four-ball match against Americans Frank

Is a former English football player.Playing mostly as an inside forward or centre forward (and occas

Is a former English football player.Playing mostly as an inside forward or centre forward (and occasionally as a right-winger), Radford spent most of his career at Arsenal. He joined the club as an apprentice in 1962, turning professional in February 1964.

Is a British portrait and fashion photographer. His subjects have included Britney Spears, Kate Moss

Is a British portrait and fashion photographer. His subjects have included Britney Spears, Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Kylie Minogue, Leonardo DiCaprio, the Spice Girls, Holly Valance, Cate Blanchett, Damien Hirst, Queen Elizabeth II and Tony Blair.

Is an English football manager and former player, who previously managed Conference South side Bath

Is an English football manager and former player, who previously managed Conference South side Bath City before getting sacked after a poor string of results.He has held his current position since June 2005. He was also involved in the coaching setup which oversaw Wales win in the non-league Four nations tournament in 2006.

Is a politician in the United Kingdom, and currently sits as the Conservative Party Member of Parlia

Is a politician in the United Kingdom, and currently sits as the Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Orpington.

Was an English former footballer.Lawson joined York City from Dringhouses in August 1944. He then jo

Was an English former footballer.Lawson joined York City from Dringhouses in August 1944. He then joined Scarborough.

Was an English cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1897 to 1898.

Was an English cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1897 to 1898.

Is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Macclesfield Town in League Two.He made his debu

Is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Macclesfield Town in League Two.He made his debut against Barnet on 24 March 2008,[1] and signed professional terms on 14 July 2008.

Was an Academy Award-winning English film director.Schlesinger was born in London into a middle clas

Was an Academy Award-winning English film director.Schlesinger was born in London into a middle class Jewish family, the son of Winifred Henrietta (née Regensburg) and Bernard Edward Schlesinger, a physician. He went on to work in television as an actor after graduating from Uppingham School and Balliol College, Oxford.

Usually known as Richard Whiteley, was an English television presenter, and journalist.He was most f

Usually known as Richard Whiteley, was an English television presenter, and journalist.He was most famous for his 23-year stint as presenter of Countdown, a letters and numbers arrangement game show broadcast daily on Channel 4

Was an English cricketer who played in six Tests from 1901 to 1905.

Was an English cricketer who played in six Tests from 1901 to 1905.