British Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Better known as Dick Roberts, was an English footballer who played as a winger.Roberts was born in R

Better known as Dick Roberts, was an English footballer who played as a winger.Roberts was born in Redditch in Worcestershire. He turned professional with West Bromwich Albion in April 1899, but remained with the club for just two years. In May 1901 he joined Newcastle United for a £150 fee, before signing for Middlesbrough for £450 in April 1904.

Richard Blakey was a fine wicket-keeper for Yorkshire, who made two Test appearances for England in

Richard Blakey was a fine wicket-keeper for Yorkshire, who made two Test appearances for England in 1992-93 during the tour to India. Sadly, he made little impression and returned to the county game.

Is a British equestrian expert and Olympic gold medal winning rider, tipped at one time to be the fu

Is a British equestrian expert and Olympic gold medal winning rider, tipped at one time to be the future husband of Princess Anne.

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Hartlepool United in League One.Humphreys started hi

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Hartlepool United in League One.Humphreys started his career with Sheffield Wednesday in 1996. Whilst with the club, he was loaned out to Scunthorpe United and Cardiff City. He left the club in 2001 and joined Cambridge United for a short period, after which he joined current club Hartlepool United. He joined Port Vale on loan in 2006.

English biochemist and molecular biologist. He was awarded the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Med

English biochemist and molecular biologist. He was awarded the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Phillip Allen Sharp for the discovery of introns in eukaryotic DNA and the mechanism of gene-splicing.

Is a British songwriter, guitar player and recording and performing musician.Thompson is especially

Is a British songwriter, guitar player and recording and performing musician.Thompson is especially well regarded as a guitar player. He was named in the top 20 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

Is a British rock guitarist and a former member of both Family and Streetwalkers. He has been altern

Is a British rock guitarist and a former member of both Family and Streetwalkers. He has been alternatively credited as John Whitney and Charlie Whitney on various recordings.

Is an English footballer who plays for York City as a striker.Brodie was born on 8 July 1987 in Gate

Is an English footballer who plays for York City as a striker.Brodie was born on 8 July 1987 in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear and grew up in the town as a Sunderland A.F.C. supporter.He started his football career with Whickham in the Northern League Division Two and was their top scorer in the 2005–06 season.

An English actor and singer-songwriter. His television appearances have included a role in Coronatio

An English actor and singer-songwriter. His television appearances have included a role in Coronation Street, and he is currently embarking on a music career with the release of his début album, Neon.He played the role of Craig Harris in Coronation Street 2002 - 2006. He was the only member of his on-screen family to escape the axe in 2005, but he later left the programme. His last episode aired on 16 October 2006.Richard filmed an episode of Blue Murder in 2007 in which he played a character called Ben Holroyd. He starred alongside another ex-soapstar, Jill Halfpenny , and the pair played a mother and son, who had an incestuous relationship. The episode, called 'Crisis of Relationship Management', aired in December 2007 on ITV.

Was an English cricketer. He played mainly as a left-arm spinner.

Was an English cricketer. He played mainly as a left-arm spinner.

Is an English footballer playing as a midfielder. He has broken his leg twice in his career.Kell beg

Is an English footballer playing as a midfielder. He has broken his leg twice in his career.Kell began his career as a junior with Middlesbrough, turning professional in July 1998 and soon becoming a regular in the reserve side at the Riverside Stadium.

British biochemist, and winner of the 1952 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the invention of partition c

British biochemist, and winner of the 1952 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the invention of partition chromatography.

Is an English former footballer and manager.Habbin joined Reading in March 1969 from non-league side

Is an English former footballer and manager.Habbin joined Reading in March 1969 from non-league side Cambridge United. He joined Rotherham United in January 1975 after making 219 appearances and scoring 24 goals in the Football League for Reading.

Was an English cricketer, who played county cricket first for Middlesex County Cricket Club (1994-20

Was an English cricketer, who played county cricket first for Middlesex County Cricket Club (1994-2000) and 2007 and then for Somerset County Cricket Club (2001-2006). He was a lower order batsman and bowled right-arm medium pace.

Is a former English footballer who played as a defender.Born in Nottingham, England Liburd started o

Is a former English footballer who played as a defender.Born in Nottingham, England Liburd started out his football career as a youth trainee with Nottingham Forest. Released at the end of his two-year training period, he joined Eastwood Town. Rapidly making an impression at Eastwood, he joined Middlesbrough, on trial, in early 1993, completing a £72,500 transfer in March 1993.

A retired Alpine skier from Croatia, considered one of the greatest female skiers of all time. She i

A retired Alpine skier from Croatia, considered one of the greatest female skiers of all time. She is the only woman to win four gold medals in alpine skiing at the Winter Olympic Games (in 2002 and 2006), and the only woman to win three alpine skiing Olympic gold medals in one year (2002). She was World Cup champion in 2001, 2003 and 2006. On January 15, 2006 Kosteli? became only the third woman in World Cup history (after Swede Pernilla Wiberg and Austrian Petra Kronberger) to win World Cup races in all of the sport's five disciplines. On February 5, 2006 Janica became the second female skier (after Petra Kronberger) to win all five disciplines in one season.

Was an English statesman best known for his role in the Glorious Revolution. He was the grandson of

Was an English statesman best known for his role in the Glorious Revolution. He was the grandson of Richard Lumley, 1st Viscount Lumley and Francis Shelley. He became the 2nd Viscount Lumley (in the Irish peerage) on his grandfather's death in 1662, his father John Lumley having died in 1658. He was created Baron Lumley by Charles II on May 31, 1681. Lumley was married to Frances Jones, daughter of Sir Henry Jones of Aston.

He was selected as one of five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1988 as reward for a fine season for

He was selected as one of five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1988 as reward for a fine season for Leicestershire, although by this stage his England career had ended after disappointing in the three Test matches and three One Day Internationals he'd played in the mid 1980s

Best known for co-presenting the television programme Top Gear along with James May and Jeremy Clark

Best known for co-presenting the television programme Top Gear along with James May and Jeremy Clarkson from 2002 onwards, and co-hosting the live annual motoring show, MPH, in Earls Court and Birmingham NEC, alongside Tiff Needell and Jeremy Clarkson.He

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Sheffield Wednesday.Although he was an Academy playe

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Sheffield Wednesday.Although he was an Academy player at the time, O'Donnell was called up to the senior squad at the start of the 2006-07 season and was on the bench for the League Cup tie against Wrexham as backup for Chris Adamson.

Was an English professional footballer who played as a half-back. He made over 350 appearances in th

Was an English professional footballer who played as a half-back. He made over 350 appearances in the Football League, played for Birmingham City in the final of the 1960 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, and won four caps for England under-23.

(born on 1979) is an English golfer. He was born on in Shoeburyness, Essex in England, and is a memb

(born on 1979) is an English golfer. He was born on in Shoeburyness, Essex in England, and is a member of Thorpe Hall Golf Club in Thorpe Bay.

Is a retired boxer from Dundee, Scotland, who competed in the Lightweight division during his career

Is a retired boxer from Dundee, Scotland, who competed in the Lightweight division during his career as an amateur. McTaggart competed at two Olympic games as a Lightweight (1956, 1960), and one as a Light welterweight (1964). McTaggart won the gold medal

Mayall was born in Harlow, Essex, the son of Gillian and John Mayall.[1] When he was three years old

Mayall was born in Harlow, Essex, the son of Gillian and John Mayall.[1] When he was three years old, Mayall and his parents — both of whom taught drama — moved to Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, where he spent the rest of his childhood and performed in hi

Is an English professional footballer, who plays in Estonian Meistriliiga, for JK Nõmme Kalju. He p

Is an English professional footballer, who plays in Estonian Meistriliiga, for JK Nõmme Kalju. He plays the position of midfielder. His former clubs include FC Levadia Tallinn, JK Kalev Tallinn, FC Concordia Audentes Tallinn and Íþróttabandalag Akraness. [1] Barnwell also works as a youth coach at Levadia Tallinn.