British Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is an English footballer who plays as a defender. He plays for Macclesfield Town.Edghill started his

Is an English footballer who plays as a defender. He plays for Macclesfield Town.Edghill started his career with Manchester City, whom he joined as a schoolboy in 1988. His first team debut came in the 1993-94 season in a match against Wimbledon.

Is an English former professional football (soccer) player. He played for Shrewsbury Town, Swindon T

Is an English former professional football (soccer) player. He played for Shrewsbury Town, Swindon Town, Gillingham, Walsall, Rochdale and Northampton Town. In total he made 436 Football League appearances in a 15-year professional career.

Born on July 9, 1977) is an English professional golfer.

Born on July 9, 1977) is an English professional golfer.

Is a former footballer, whose career was hampered by injuries, forcing him into early retirement in

Is a former footballer, whose career was hampered by injuries, forcing him into early retirement in 1999.During his brief club career, he played at youth team level for Manchester United and reserve team level at Wolverhampton Wanderers. He finally made his senior debut at Watford - as a substitute on 5 May 1997 - but this turned out to be his only appearance for the club.

Was Chair of the Military Committee of NATO 1993-96, a post he had held after stepping down as Chief

Was Chair of the Military Committee of NATO 1993-96, a post he had held after stepping down as Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) in 1992. Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire

Is an English composer and double bassist. He has been active in, or has produced works in, a variet

Is an English composer and double bassist. He has been active in, or has produced works in, a variety of styles of music, including jazz, free improvisation, minimalism, experimental music, avant-garde and neoclassicism.

Was a British horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a British horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is an English novelist who is best known as the writer of three novels featuring animal characters,

Is an English novelist who is best known as the writer of three novels featuring animal characters, in particular Watership Down and to a lesser extent Shardik and The Plague Dogs. He also served on Faculty at the University of Florida.

Was an English professional football inside-forward. He was born in Ottery St. Mary.Dick 'Digger' Eb

Was an English professional football inside-forward. He was born in Ottery St. Mary.Dick 'Digger' Ebdon joined Exeter City from local side Ottery St Mary in December 1935 and went on to score 52 goals in 139 league games for the Grecians in a career interrupted by war.

Is an English footballer. He is a midfielder, preferring to play in the centre of midfield. He plays

Is an English footballer. He is a midfielder, preferring to play in the centre of midfield. He plays for Hartlepool United, having signed on a free transfer in July 2008 after being released by Manchester United.

Is an English football defender.

Is an English football defender.

Is an English Tony award-winning actor who has appeared on stage, film and television.Griffiths was

Is an English Tony award-winning actor who has appeared on stage, film and television.Griffiths was born in Thornaby-on-Tees, Stockton, England to a steelworker father and a bagger mother.[1] He had a Catholic upbringing.[2] The son of deaf parents, he learned sign language at an early age in order to communicate with them

Is an English painter and collage artist. His 1956 collage titled Just What Is It that Makes Today's

Is an English painter and collage artist. His 1956 collage titled Just What Is It that Makes Today's Homes So Different, So Appealing?, produced for the This Is Tomorrow exhibition of the Independent Group in London, is considered by some critics and historians to be the first work of Pop Art.

Is an English former professional footballer, and is married to the daughter of former Torquay Unite

Is an English former professional footballer, and is married to the daughter of former Torquay United chairman Mike Bateson. He currently coaches at Plymouth Argyle. He has held various roles at Torquay United in his career.

He is seen by many as one of the most popular British fighters of all time and is ranked among the b

He is seen by many as one of the most popular British fighters of all time and is ranked among the best pound for pound boxers in the world by Ring Magazine. He is more commonly known as Ricky 'The Hitman' Hatton.

A British military officer in India and a naturalist.He joined the army in India in 1848 and was pos

A British military officer in India and a naturalist.He joined the army in India in 1848 and was posted to the 42nd Madras Native Infantry[1] In 1857 he was selected on account of his devotion to botany and natural history as an assistant to Dr Hugh Cleghorn. The first conservator of the newly formed forest department of the Madras presidency. He succeeded him in 1859 and remained Chief Conservator until 1882. He become a member of the University of Madras in 1880. He made many floral studies in India and Ceylon including Trees of the Madras Presidency in 1863 and Handbook of the ferns of British India, Ceylon and Malaya Peninsula in 1892. He also studied reptiles, amphibians and molluscs. His collection of specimens were presented to the British Museum at difficult times and some were also left with the Indian Museum at Calcutta.

Was a football player best known for being the Bolton Wanderers goalkeeper at the first ever FA Cup

Was a football player best known for being the Bolton Wanderers goalkeeper at the first ever FA Cup final to be played at Wembley Stadium in 1923.The game, known as the White Horse Final because of the presence of a mounted white police horse at the helm of the crowd control, ended in a 2-0 win for Bolton.

Was a British comedian and actor best known for his three roles in Dr. Strangelove, as Inspector Cl

Was a British comedian and actor best known for his three roles in Dr. Strangelove, as Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther films, and as Clare Quilty in the original 1962 screen version of Lolita.Sellers rose to fame on the BBC Home Service radio series The Goon Show. His ability to speak in different accents (e.g., French, Indian, American, British, German), along with his talent to portray a range of characters, contributed to his success as radio personality and screen actor and earned him national and international nominations and awards. Many of his characters and cultural stereotypes became ingrained in public perception of his work. Sellers's private life, however, was characterised by turmoil and crises, brought on by mental problems and substance abuse. Sellers was married four times—his second wife was the Swedish actress Britt Ekland—with three children from two of his marriages.

Is an English former professional footballer. He currently plays for Sunderland Nissan.Hodgson began

Is an English former professional footballer. He currently plays for Sunderland Nissan.Hodgson began his career as a trainee with Nottingham Forest, turning professional in October 1996. He was released in March 2000, having failed to break into the first team, and joined Scunthorpe United on non-contract terms.

Is an English guitarist, who is a founding member of both the hard rock bands Deep Purple and Rainbo

Is an English guitarist, who is a founding member of both the hard rock bands Deep Purple and Rainbow. He left Deep Purple in 1993 due to a growing rift between Blackmore and other members in spite of renewed commercial success. His current band is the Renaissance influenced Blackmore's Night. He was ranked 55 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time in 2003.

Is an English footballer, who currently plays for Hartlepool United. Barker has never played at the

Is an English footballer, who currently plays for Hartlepool United. Barker has never played at the highest level, but is an experienced striker in the lower leagues. He is the brother of Queens Park Rangers defender Chris Barker.

Is a retired English football forward.He signed for Manchester United on leaving school in 1992, and

Is a retired English football forward.He signed for Manchester United on leaving school in 1992, and played in the youth side that were FA Youth Cup runners up in 1993. He promptly signed professional forms with the club, but never played a first-team game and was transferred to Nottingham Forest in a £75,000 deal at the start of the 1995-96 season.

Was an English professional association football player. He played for Rotherham County, its success

Was an English professional association football player. He played for Rotherham County, its successor Rotherham United, and Gillingham between 1922 and 1934.

Is an English freestyle swimmer.Charlesworth is due to represent Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Ol

Is an English freestyle swimmer.Charlesworth is due to represent Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 1500 m freestyle swimming event.

Is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Exeter and is currently player-manager

Is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Exeter and is currently player-manager of South West Peninsula Premier League side Cullompton Rangers.Pears began his career as a trainee with Exeter City, turning professional in July 1994, having made his league debut the previous season.