British Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a British poet and mental health worker.[1] Turner was born in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, then mov

Is a British poet and mental health worker.[1] Turner was born in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, then moved to Cheshire in 1955. He now lives in Otley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, with his partner and their daughter.

Is an English actor.Glover was born in Hampstead, the son of Honor (née Wyatt), a close friend of t

Is an English actor.Glover was born in Hampstead, the son of Honor (née Wyatt), a close friend of the novelist Barbara Pym, and C. Gordon Glover, a BBC radio producer.[1] He attended Bristol Grammar School in Bristol, England, where he was in the same class as actors Timothy West and "Darth Vader" actor David Prowse, and also Alleyn's School in Dulwich.

Is an award-winning English actress, singer, author and icon. She is the recipient of Golden Globe,

Is an award-winning English actress, singer, author and icon. She is the recipient of Golden Globe, Emmy, Grammy, BAFTA, People's Choice Award, Theatre World Award, Screen Actors Guild and Academy Award honours. Andrews rose to prominence after starring i

Julie Burchill was born in Bristol, England to working class parents. She did not attend university,

Julie Burchill was born in Bristol, England to working class parents. She did not attend university, but a teacher at her secondary school apparently told her parents that if she got a job in the local biscuit factory - like others from her school - it wo

Is a British actress. She was a pop icon of the "swinging London" era of the 1960s, and has won the

Is a British actress. She was a pop icon of the "swinging London" era of the 1960s, and has won the Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. Christie was born in Chabua, Assam, India, then part of the British Empire, the first o

An English actress perhaps best known for her role as Princess Irulan in the Sci Fi channel's 2000 D

An English actress perhaps best known for her role as Princess Irulan in the Sci Fi channel's 2000 Dune miniseries and its 2003 follow-up, Children of Dune.In 2007, she was the female lead in The Riddle, a feature film also starring Vinnie Jones, Sir Derek Jacobi and Vanessa Redgrave. Cox also stars in The Oxford Murders (2008) alongside Elijah Wood and John Hurt.Cox portrayed the Childlike Empress in the 1994 film The NeverEnding Story III.

A native of the Surrey town of Guildford, Julie Dawn Cole was twelve when she was cast in the iconic

A native of the Surrey town of Guildford, Julie Dawn Cole was twelve when she was cast in the iconic role during the project's pre-production phase in the first half of 1970 (she celebrated her 13th birthday eight weeks into the movie's 11½-week filming s

Is a British actress. She was a pop icon of the "swinging London" era of the 1960s, and has won the

Is a British actress. She was a pop icon of the "swinging London" era of the 1960s, and has won the Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe- and BAFTA-award winning English actress and novelist. W

Is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe- and BAFTA-award winning English actress and novelist. Walters was born as Julia Mary Walters in Smethwick, West Midlands, the daughter of Mary Bridget (née O'Brien), a postal clerk of Irish Catholic extraction, and Thomas Walters, a builder and decorator.

An Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe- and BAFTA-award winning English actress and novelist.Walte

An Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe- and BAFTA-award winning English actress and novelist.Walters first achieved fame as the occasional partner of comedienne Victoria Wood, whom she had met in Manchester. The two first worked together in the 1978 theatre revue In At The Death, followed by the television adaptation of Wood's play Talent. They went on to appear in their own Granada Television series, Wood and Walters, in 1982. They have continued to perform together frequently over the years. The Bafta-winning BBC follow-up, Victoria Wood As Seen On TV, featured one of Walters' best-known roles, Mrs. Overall in Wood's spoof soap opera,

Is an English character actress, most famous for her roles on shows such as Nanny and the Professor

Is an English character actress, most famous for her roles on shows such as Nanny and the Professor and Passions. In both series, she plays characters who possess magical powers; but while her character Phoebe in Nanny was presented as friendly and magica

Is a British journalist and television news presenter.After graduating from the University of Wales,

Is a British journalist and television news presenter.After graduating from the University of Wales, Lampeter, she trained as a Radio Journalist at the London College of Printing. Her first job was as a freelance reporter for BBC Radio London. A year late

Is a professional footballer, currently playing for Reading. He is also an England youth internation

Is a professional footballer, currently playing for Reading. He is also an England youth international.A left back who rose through the ranks at Bristol City, Golbourne joined Reading on 3 January 2006 after impressive performances in the FA Youth Cup for Bristol City.

Is an English actress and presenter best known for her role as Dot Cotton in the British soap opera

Is an English actress and presenter best known for her role as Dot Cotton in the British soap opera EastEnders.Brown has had a long television career, with small roles in Coronation Street as Mrs Parsons (1970); in the Doctor Who story "The Time Warrior" as Lady Eleanor (1974); medical soap Angels; history-of-Britain Churchill's People; long-running comedy drama Minder; police soap The Bill; and cult sci-fi series Survivors. She also had a bigger part as Mrs Leyton in the very popular costume drama The Duchess of Duke Street (1976), and played Mrs Mann in Oliver Twist (1985).

Is an English former professional footballer. He played as a forward.Bent began his career at Hudder

Is an English former professional footballer. He played as a forward.Bent began his career at Huddersfield Town, his hometown club, in 1987. He made 36 league appearances and scored six goals for the Terriers before joining Bristol City in 1990 for a £30,000 fee.

Is an English forward who was signed by League Two club Aldershot Town on 22 August 2008 [1]after be

Is an English forward who was signed by League Two club Aldershot Town on 22 August 2008 [1]after being released by Watford.Osborne made his first team debut whilst still a member of Watford's Academy. Aged just 17, he started against West Ham United on the final day of the 2004–05 season.

Was a footballer with QPR. He attended Little Heath School in Tilehurst from 1980 to 1985.He signed

Was a footballer with QPR. He attended Little Heath School in Tilehurst from 1980 to 1985.He signed in 1986 and made his debut in November that year against Luton Town.

He is best known as a founding member of the band Godflesh, one of the first bands to combine elemen

He is best known as a founding member of the band Godflesh, one of the first bands to combine elements of extreme metal and industrial music.Ben Green and Paul Neville founded Fall of Because in 1982 and later asked Justin to play with them. Unlike Napalm

Is a former English professional football player. He acquired the nickname "Musselburgh" as a player

Is a former English professional football player. He acquired the nickname "Musselburgh" as a player because Musselburgh is 'just in Edinburgh'. He has previously managed a number of football teams including Billericay Town, Fisher Athletic and Grays Athletic.

Is a professional footballer, currently playing for Southern League Premier Division side Brackley T

Is a professional footballer, currently playing for Southern League Premier Division side Brackley Town, where he plays as a striker. He joined Brackley Town in July 2007.

His distinctive West Country accent, enthusiasm for cult television and music and his "cave man" ima

His distinctive West Country accent, enthusiasm for cult television and music and his "cave man" image are amongst his trademarks. He still lives in his native Bristol.Collins worked as a double-glazing demonstrator before making a brief foray into stand-up comedy in which he won the New Comedy Competition at the 1997 Glastonbury Festival and reached the finals of the BBC New Comedy Awards at the Edinburgh Festival. He gave up doing stand-up in 2002 to concentrate fully on TV and radio presenting. He claims he will never return to the stand-up circuit.

Is a British journalist who has worked for the BBC since 1984.In December 2007 he became North Ameri

Is a British journalist who has worked for the BBC since 1984.In December 2007 he became North American Editor for BBC News, a role newly created in time for the American presidential election of 2008. .[2] He replaced Matt Frei who moved to present the n

(born on 30 July 1980) is an English professional golfer.

(born on 30 July 1980) is an English professional golfer.

Is an English football player who currently plays for Middlesbrough. His younger brother, Gavin Hoyt

Is an English football player who currently plays for Middlesbrough. His younger brother, Gavin Hoyte, plays for Arsenal. His cousin is English sprinter Chris Clarke.

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Kidderminster Harriers.Richards began his career at

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Kidderminster Harriers.Richards began his career at West Bromwich Albion, joining as an apprentice in July 1997 and turning professional in 1999. He made his Albion debut as a substitute against Ipswich Town in March 1999, and made one further substitute appearance the following season before moving on to Bristol Rovers for £75,000 in January 2001.