British Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for Southern League Division 1 side Truro

Is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for Southern League Division 1 side Truro City.Broad was born in Bristol and began his career as a trainee with Plymouth Argyle, turning professional in August 2000.

Was a collector of plants and animals for Lord Derby.Burke left London on the vessel "Joanna" in Dec

Was a collector of plants and animals for Lord Derby.Burke left London on the vessel "Joanna" in December 1839 and arrived in Cape Town in March 1840. From here he went on to "Vygekraal" (about 3 km SE of Table Bay), the home of Rev. Fry and an agent of L

Was an English football player and coach.Shaw first played for his home club, Bury, and then Accring

Was an English football player and coach.Shaw first played for his home club, Bury, and then Accrington Stanley, helping the side win the Lancashire Combination. Shaw then moved south to London, joining Woolwich Arsenal in 1907.

Is a former English cricketer who played in one Test and 2 ODIs from 1994 to 1995.

Is a former English cricketer who played in one Test and 2 ODIs from 1994 to 1995.

Is a British Chess International Grandmaster and former British Champion, as well as a chess author.

Is a British Chess International Grandmaster and former British Champion, as well as a chess author.Born to Irish parents Norah and Patrick, Gallagher was the eldest child (his sisters Catherine, Noreen, Pauline and Marie, and brother Stephen also played chess). His sister Marie also played chess to an international standard at age 11.[citation needed] He played for many years on the European chess circuit, before marrying and moving to Neuchâtel in Switzerland, taking Swiss nationality, being awarded the title of Grandmaster, and then winning the British Chess Championship in 2001 and the Swiss Chess Championship in 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005 and 2007.

Is an English footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Brighton & Hove Albion, on loan fro

Is an English footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Brighton & Hove Albion, on loan from Preston North End. He is of Ghanaian descent, and comes from a family of groundskeepers.

In Birmingham, UK, is the reigning under 18's British Taekwondo champion, winning and defending the

In Birmingham, UK, is the reigning under 18's British Taekwondo champion, winning and defending the AIMAA British championships in 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007. Taking up the sport in 2002, he has made significant progress, and missed the European Championships in 2006 and World Championships in 2007 due to injury. He is hoping to make a return to competitive tournaments in early 2008.

Was an English football player who was born in Wellington, Shropshire.Better known as "Happy" Harry

Was an English football player who was born in Wellington, Shropshire.Better known as "Happy" Harry Hampton or as "The Wellington Whirlwind," he played for Aston Villa from 1904 to 1920.

Was an England international footballer. Born in Liverpool, England, he spent virtually his entire c

Was an England international footballer. Born in Liverpool, England, he spent virtually his entire childhood growing up in Motherwell, Scotland. He is notable for being the first player to have played for England without playing in the English football league system, and scoring over 100 goals in both the English and Scottish leagues.

Nicknamed "Black Death", dominated British chess during the latter part of the 19th century. He lear

Nicknamed "Black Death", dominated British chess during the latter part of the 19th century. He learned the game at the relatively late age of 18 but quickly became a strong player and went on to develop a professional chess career that spanned over 50 years. At one point he was the world's second most successful player, with a string of tournament victories behind him, but he really enjoyed popularising chess by giving simultaneous and blindfold displays around the country. Bl

Was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back for Southampton and Liverpool in th

Was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back for Southampton and Liverpool in the 1900s.Hoare was born in Southampton and trained as a carpenter and joiner, playing amateur football with Southampton Oxford F.C. He joined Southern League champions Southampton F.C. in 1902 and became understudy to England international George Molyneux.

Was an English amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part

Was an English amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the English team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament. He played all three matches.

Was an English professional footballer who played either as a forward or full back for Southampton,

Was an English professional footballer who played either as a forward or full back for Southampton, Grimsby Town and Newcastle United.

Is an English football player of Irish heritage who currently plays for Scottish Premier League club

Is an English football player of Irish heritage who currently plays for Scottish Premier League club Hibernian.Keenan started his career with English giants Chelsea, but suffered a broken leg playing against Arsenal Reserves in October 2002.

Was an English footballer who was captain of Woolwich Arsenal in their first season of League footba

Was an English footballer who was captain of Woolwich Arsenal in their first season of League football. He is also notable for being one of the few footballers to die as a result of an injury incurred whilst playing.

Is a former footballer, and former England national team coach who has been manager of various clubs

Is a former footballer, and former England national team coach who has been manager of various clubs in the English leagues, most notably Newcastle United earning him the nickname The Geordie Messiah.

Was an English footballer who represented both Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa.Smith began h

Was an English footballer who represented both Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa.Smith began his professional career with Wolves, making his senior debut in April 1947. He was part of the squad that won the league title in 1953/54, although managing only four appearances during the campaign.

Is an English former footballer .Spence started his football career with Buxton and signed for Chest

Is an English former footballer .Spence started his football career with Buxton and signed for Chesterfield in 1948. He moved to York City in July 1950, after not making a single appearance at Chesterfield. He was a virtual ever-present at the club during the 1951–52 and 1952–53 seasons.

Is a Caribbean-born British actor, best known for his work as Geoffrey the snooty English butler on

Is a Caribbean-born British actor, best known for his work as Geoffrey the snooty English butler on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. He serves on the board of the Globe Theatre in London and is a British citizen.

Was a British photojournalist whose work documented the changes in Great Britain following the Secon

Was a British photojournalist whose work documented the changes in Great Britain following the Second World War as well as embracing celebrity and fashion photography.

Is an English footballer who plays for Southampton at left back.He is the younger brother of Doncast

Is an English footballer who plays for Southampton at left back.He is the younger brother of Doncaster Rovers defender Matthew Mills. He made his Southampton first team debut as substitute in a League Cup match against Birmingham City on 26 August 2008.

Was an English footballer.Joseph Lofthouse was born in Blackburn on 14th April, 1865. A talented foo

Was an English footballer.Joseph Lofthouse was born in Blackburn on 14th April, 1865. A talented footballer he joined Blackburn Rovers. Although only 18 years old he was a member of the team in the 1883-84 season.

Usually known as Morris Bates, was an English footballer.Bates first played as an amateur for Nottin

Usually known as Morris Bates, was an English footballer.Bates first played as an amateur for Nottingham Forest, before moving south to London to take up work at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich (along with former team-mate Fred Beardsley).

Was an English international football player.Payne, born in Brimington Common near Chesterfield, Eng

Was an English international football player.Payne, born in Brimington Common near Chesterfield, England, was spotted playing as a centre forward for Bolsover Colliery and signed by Luton Town where he was assigned to the Luton farm team, Biggleswade Town, as a wing half.

Is an English former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Wigan Athletic, Sunde

Is an English former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Wigan Athletic, Sunderland, Preston North End, Gillingham, where he made over 100 Football League appearances, Wrexham and Chester City.