British Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an English professional footballer who played at centre-half for the majority of his career.Cumb

Was an English professional footballer who played at centre-half for the majority of his career.Cumberland, Kennedy represented St. Patrick's School in Whitehaven, as well as Whitehaven & District Boys. He joined Cleator Moor Celtic in 1941, then Workington the following year.

Is an English footballer who currently plays in goal for Peterborough United, having made a £400k t

Is an English footballer who currently plays in goal for Peterborough United, having made a £400k transfer from Norwich City on 8 January 2008.

Is a professional footballer who currently plays for Huddersfield Town in Coca-Cola League One. His

Is a professional footballer who currently plays for Huddersfield Town in Coca-Cola League One. His family originally came from Austria, hence his surname. He attended Newsome High School and Sports College.

Is an English former footballer.He started his professional career with Manchester United in 1961. H

Is an English former footballer.He started his professional career with Manchester United in 1961. He scored 10 goals in 35 games, and helped the club win the 1963 FA Cup.

Was an English professional footballer.Richardson joined Blyth Spartans from local side New Delavel

Was an English professional footballer.Richardson joined Blyth Spartans from local side New Delavel Villa. His form with Spartans was impressive enough to earn a £250 move to Newcastle United in 1929.

Was a professional footballer.McGrae, a defender, began his career with Everton before playing for T

Was a professional footballer.McGrae, a defender, began his career with Everton before playing for Tranmere Rovers, Norwich City, Bradford City, Clapton Orient and Halifax Town.

Was an English footballer who played as a forward for West Ham United before and during World War II

Was an English footballer who played as a forward for West Ham United before and during World War II.Foxall was born in Crowle, Lincolnshire and had been playing football at Gainsborough Trinity, where he spent three seasons, before being signed by West Ham United in 1934.

Is a professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Brighton & Hove Albion. Gatting at

Is a professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Brighton & Hove Albion. Gatting attended Cardinal Newman Catholic School in Hove, followed by Brighton College.

Is a former football goalkeeper who played for Manchester City and England. He is currently the goal

Is a former football goalkeeper who played for Manchester City and England. He is currently the goalkeeping coach at West Bromwich Albion.Corrigan joined Manchester City as a youth player in 1966. He made his debut in 1967, in a League Cup match against Blackpool.

Elliott met Pete Willis, member of a local band called Atomic Mass, by chance in November 1977 when

Elliott met Pete Willis, member of a local band called Atomic Mass, by chance in November 1977 when he missed a bus. After finding out that they were both musicians, Elliott met the rest of the band members and auditioned, first as a guitarist. The band w

Is an English former professional association football player. He played for West Ham United, Bristo

Is an English former professional association football player. He played for West Ham United, Bristol City, Cardiff City and Gillingham between 1971 and 1977.

Was an English football player. Spence was purchased from Scotswood in March 1919 by Manchester Unit

Was an English football player. Spence was purchased from Scotswood in March 1919 by Manchester United. His first game for the club came on 30 August 1919 against Derby County.

Was a footballer who played for Aston Villa.Joe Bache was a prolific centre forward for Aston Villa

Was a footballer who played for Aston Villa.Joe Bache was a prolific centre forward for Aston Villa between 1900 and 1919. He played for the England national team 7 times, and during that period scored 4 goals for his country, one in each of his first four appearances.

Whose mother is from Wales and father is from Sardinia, and who lives in Newbridge,Wales and is rate

Whose mother is from Wales and father is from Sardinia, and who lives in Newbridge,Wales and is rated by Ring Magazine as pound for pound one of the top 10 boxers in the world.[1] He is sometimes referred to as the "Italian Dragon" in reference to his mix

Was a well-known English comedy actress, known by the stage name Hattie Jacques.Having started her c

Was a well-known English comedy actress, known by the stage name Hattie Jacques.Having started her career in the 1940s, Jacques first became famous through her appearances with Tony Hancock in The Tony Hancock Show and Hancock's Half Hour. From 1958 to 1974 she appeared in fourteen Carry On films, often playing the Matron. Hattie Jacques had a long professional partnership with Eric Sykes, with whom she co-starred in Sykes and A..., Sykes and a Big, Big Show and Sykes.

Brand's mother was a social worker, and Brand herself worked as a psychiatric nurse at the South Lon

Brand's mother was a social worker, and Brand herself worked as a psychiatric nurse at the South London Bethlem and Maudsley Hospital until the mid-1980s. She was persuaded by agent Malcolm Hardee to begin a career in stand-up comedy, where she acquired the stage name, "The Sea Monster". She was central to the British alternative comedy movement, working London alternative comedy clubs, and appearing initially on the Saturday Live television show.

Is a British professional basketball player who played for the Birmingham Panthers competing in the

Is a British professional basketball player who played for the Birmingham Panthers competing in the British Basketball League. On his website JoshCrutchley.com/profile it states he made his debut for the Birmingham Panthers in his home town at the TCAT ar

Is an English footballer who plays for Maccabi Herzliya.

Is an English footballer who plays for Maccabi Herzliya.

Is a football (soccer) goalkeeper.Lennie started his career as a junior at Brentford but was release

Is a football (soccer) goalkeeper.Lennie started his career as a junior at Brentford but was released in the summer of 2005 and subsequently joined Wimbledon. After being at AFC Wimbledon for 2 seasons he was then released and now is a free agent

Is an English professional footballer currently playing for Scunthorpe United, as a goalkeeper. He h

Is an English professional footballer currently playing for Scunthorpe United, as a goalkeeper. He has so far made two league appearances for the club, against Millwall, and as a sub against Cardiff.

Was a British anatomist and naturalist.He studied under John Hunter in London. He became a teacher o

Was a British anatomist and naturalist.He studied under John Hunter in London. He became a teacher of anatomy in London, and the founder of the Brookesian Museum of Comparative Anatomy.

He changed his stage name in 2007 is an English musician, and plays the guitar for the garage rock b

He changed his stage name in 2007 is an English musician, and plays the guitar for the garage rock band The Horrors. He is influenced by bands such as The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Birthday Party, The Fire Engines and Sonic Youth. Before The Horrors, he played in a band called Xerox.In order to create his distinctive sound when playing guitar for The Horrors, Hayward is known to reroute the wiring at the back of his effects pedals. It is speculated that this was helped by his gaining a BSc in Physics at University College London; he has written a short article on rewiring pedals for the first issue of the Horrors fanzines. Hayward uses two Fender Jaguars: a White American '62 Reissue and a Sunburst Japanese Reissue, and a Fender Hot Rod Deville amplifier.

Was an English professional footballer who played as a winger for various clubs in the 1920s. Barrat

Was an English professional footballer who played as a winger for various clubs in the 1920s. Barratt was born in Bulkington, Warwickshire and played his early football with local side Nuneaton Town. During the First World War he served with the Royal Berkshire Regiment and was a guest player for Leicester Fosse, Birmingham and Southampton.

Was a British Liberal and Labour politician who served in government under Ramsay MacDonald. He was

Was a British Liberal and Labour politician who served in government under Ramsay MacDonald. He was the great-great-grandson of the famous potter Josiah Wedgwood.

Is an English-born soul and R&B singer-songwriter and occasional actress who emerged to fame in late

Is an English-born soul and R&B singer-songwriter and occasional actress who emerged to fame in late 2003 with her multi-platinum debut album, The Soul Sessions, which made the 2004 Mercury Prize shortlist. Her second album, the also-multi-platinum Mind,