British Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is an English former professional football goalkeeper. He represented England at Youth level. He was

Is an English former professional football goalkeeper. He represented England at Youth level. He was born in Wigan.John Connaughton joined the Manchester United groundstaff in January 1965, signing as an apprentice in May the same year. He turned professional in October 1966, but would have to wait almost six years for his United debut. In the meantime he was loaned to Halifax Town in September 1969, and to Torquay United from October 1971 to April 1972.

Is a retired English professional footballer who played at centre half for Southampton in the 1950s.

Is a retired English professional footballer who played at centre half for Southampton in the 1950s.Parker was born in Bow, Devon and after his national service in the Royal Air Force he joined Plymouth Argyle as an amateur in 1949.

Is an American born actor, raised in Ireland and England, who rose to fame in the British film and T

Is an American born actor, raised in Ireland and England, who rose to fame in the British film and TV industry by starring in the 1960s television series Danger Man (renamed Secret Agent when exported to the US), cult classic The Prisoner and Mel Gibson's epic Braveheart as Edward Longshanks. McGoohan wrote several episodes of The Prisoner himself, occasionally using the pseudonyms Joseph Serf and Paddy Fitz.

Is a Irish former football player who played for numerous clubs.Ampadu first played in Irish youth f

Is a Irish former football player who played for numerous clubs.Ampadu first played in Irish youth football for Sherrads United and Belvedere before joining Arsenal in July 1988. Mainly a reserve player, he made two first-team appearances (both as substitutes) in the 1989-90 season, his debut coming against Derby County on March 24, 1990.

Is an English actor, best known for his role as the secret agent John Steed in the series The Avenge

Is an English actor, best known for his role as the secret agent John Steed in the series The Avengers.Macnee, an only child, was born Daniel Patrick Macnee in Paddington, London, the son of Dorothea Mary (née Henry) and Daniel "Shrimp" Macnee, a race horse trainer. His maternal grandmother was Frances Alice Hastings, who descended from the Earls of Huntingdon - Macnee has long suggested that he may be a distant relation of Robin Hood, sometimes said to have been a black sheep of the Huntingdon family. Macnee's great-grandfather was Scottish portrait artist Sir Daniel Macnee and he is a cousin of the magician David Nixon.

English experimental physicist known for his work on cloud chambers, cosmic rays, and paleomagnetism

English experimental physicist known for his work on cloud chambers, cosmic rays, and paleomagnetism. He also made a major contribution in World War II advising on military strategy and developing Operational Research.

Is a professional footballer playing for Guiseley.As a local, Patrick McGuire excelled through vario

Is a professional footballer playing for Guiseley.As a local, Patrick McGuire excelled through various amateur football teams, before graduating through the Bradford City 'Centre of Excellence' youth football team program at the age of 15, when he joined Bradford City.

A footballer, currently playing for Colchester United. The centre back, signed from Chelsea, has bec

A footballer, currently playing for Colchester United. The centre back, signed from Chelsea, has become a cult hero with Colchester fans, often nicknamed 'Rio', 'PAAAAAAAAAATTT' and 'The Baldmeister'.

Was an English novelist and translator, best known for his Aubrey–Maturin series of novels se

Was an English novelist and translator, best known for his Aubrey–Maturin series of novels set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars and centered on the friendship of English Naval Captain Jack Aubrey and the Irish–Catalan physician Stephen Maturin. The 20-novel series is known for its well-researched and highly detailed portrayal of early 19th century life, as well as its authentic and evocative language. A partially-finished twenty-first novel in the series was published posthumously containing facing pages of handwriting and typescript.

An English football player who has spent his whole career at Manchester United. Scholes has been cal

An English football player who has spent his whole career at Manchester United. Scholes has been called the best midfielder of his generation,[1] and was praised for his modesty and attitude towards the game.[2] Like Francesco Totti of Roma, Paolo Maldini of Milan and his Manchester United team-mate Ryan Giggs, Scholes is a one club man, having spent his entire professional career with a single club.Scholes represented England for a period of seven years, having been handed his dTbut in 1997. He went on to represent his country at four major tournaments; the 1998 and 2002 World Cups and the 2000 and 2004 European Championships. Following Euro 2004

Was a British theoretical physicist. Dirac made fundamental contributions to the early development o

Was a British theoretical physicist. Dirac made fundamental contributions to the early development of both quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics. He held the Lucasian Chair of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge and spent the last ten years of his life at Florida State University. Among other discoveries, he formulated the so-called Dirac equation, which describes the behavior of fermions and which led to the prediction of the existence of antimatter

His media profile developed swiftly and he became known as the 'Beckham of the Baize' for his glamor

His media profile developed swiftly and he became known as the 'Beckham of the Baize' for his glamorous image.Hunter was educated at St Andrews Primary School and Cardinal Heenan High School in Leeds. With some encouragement from friends and family, he spent many hours practicing snooker, and by the age of 12 had become an outstanding junior talent. With the help of former professional snooker players Jimmy Michie and Joe Johnson, the youngster from Leeds made his debut among the professionals in July 1995 at the age of 16.

(born on 21 July 1977) is an English golfer

(born on 21 July 1977) is an English golfer

Was an English footballer in the 1980s and 1990s. His position was midfield.He was most famous for b

Was an English footballer in the 1980s and 1990s. His position was midfield.He was most famous for being the youngest player to play in an FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium. Allen was 17 years and 256 days old when he appeared for West Ham United in 1980, against Arsenal.

Was an English born Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious awa

Was an English born Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that could be awarded to British and British Empire forces. He was the son of Thomas Kenna, a wealthy stockbroker

Is a retired English association football player.He first played professional football for Cardiff C

Is a retired English association football player.He first played professional football for Cardiff City before joining Trowbridge Town F.C. and Dutch club S.C.

Is an English former professional footballer. He was a defender who played for Derby County, Norwich

Is an English former professional footballer. He was a defender who played for Derby County, Norwich City, Wolves and Rotherham United.Blades began his career as a trainee at Derby County , making his league debut as a 17 year-old on 18 September 1982 in a 2-1 defeat at Leeds United.

Is an English golfer, originally from Atherstone in Warwickshire.Broadhurst's highest finish on the

Is an English golfer, originally from Atherstone in Warwickshire.Broadhurst's highest finish on the Order of Merit is ninth in 1996. He suffered a serious injury to his right hand during the second round of the 2000 Dubai Desert Classic, and was unable to

Is a footballer for Conference National side Cambridge United, as well as acting as assistant to man

Is a footballer for Conference National side Cambridge United, as well as acting as assistant to manager Gary Brabin. The midfielder has previously played for Blackpool, Rochdale, Chester City, Doncaster Rovers, Peterborough United , Accrington Stanley and Burton Albion.

Crichton, a journeyman player, started his career as a trainee at Nottingham Forest, turning profess

Crichton, a journeyman player, started his career as a trainee at Nottingham Forest, turning professional in May 1986. During his time at Forest he was loaned out to six different clubs to gain first team experience, although he was never given an opportu

Is a retired English footballer with QPR and Manchester United who was a crucial player at the 1990

Is a retired English footballer with QPR and Manchester United who was a crucial player at the 1990 World Cup with England.

Is a former English footballer.Atkin was on the bench for York when they beat Manchester United 3-0

Is a former English footballer.Atkin was on the bench for York when they beat Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford in the League Cup in 1995.

Is an English football goalkeeper currently playing for St Albans City. He has played professional a

Is an English football goalkeeper currently playing for St Albans City. He has played professional and non-league football for over 20 years, making over 600 league appearances for eight different clubs including Cambridge United, Boston United, Dagenham & Redbridge and St Albans City.

Was a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Manchester United, Hartlepool Un

Was a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Manchester United, Hartlepool United and Huddersfield Town.He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours for his services to young people.

Is an English former footballer, currently manager of Sligo Rovers in Ireland. He had a lengthy care

Is an English former footballer, currently manager of Sligo Rovers in Ireland. He had a lengthy career, playing for a number of clubs in the Football League as a left sided or central midfielder before retiring from the game in 2006.