British Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is an English professional golfer who currently plays on the Challenge Tour.Coles has won three time

Is an English professional golfer who currently plays on the Challenge Tour.Coles has won three times on the Challenge Tour, once at the 2003 BA-CA Golf Open (Austrian Open) and twice in 2009, at the Moroccan Classic by Banque Populaire and the Challenge

Was a British soldier.Napier was the son of Major Charles Frederick Napier, who was wounded at the s

Was a British soldier.Napier was the son of Major Charles Frederick Napier, who was wounded at the storming of Meester Cornelis (now Jatinegara) in Java on (26 August 1810) and died some months later. Robert was born in Ceylon on 6 December 1810.

Was an English professional footballer.Cram joined West Bromwich Albion as an amateur in September 1

Was an English professional footballer.Cram joined West Bromwich Albion as an amateur in September 1955, at the age of 15. He turned professional in January 1957, but did not make his debut until October 1959, in a 0-0 draw against Bolton Wanderers.

Was a Victorian-era footballer who played as a speedy inside forward for the renowned amateur clubs

Was a Victorian-era footballer who played as a speedy inside forward for the renowned amateur clubs Old Etonians and the Corinthians. He captained the England team on one, possibly two, occasions (contemporary sources are inexact) and scored two goals.

Is a Welsh cricketer who has played international cricket for both England and Wales. He is an off-s

Is a Welsh cricketer who has played international cricket for both England and Wales. He is an off-spin bowler who plays for Glamorgan, and captained the county from 2003 to 2006. He also commentates occasionally for Sky Sports.

Is an English former professional football left back.Bobby Baxter began his career by signing a prof

Is an English former professional football left back.Bobby Baxter began his career by signing a professional proffesional contract on joining Darlington in November 1959. He began his professional career as a forward and was Darlington's top scorer for two seasons.

Is an English former association footballer who played as a centre forward. He made more than 500 ap

Is an English former association footballer who played as a centre forward. He made more than 500 appearances in the Football League, playing for Birmingham City, Everton, Swansea and Coventry City in the First Division, and won 12 full caps for England.

Is an English professional golfer.He went to college in the United States, where he attended Tenness

Is an English professional golfer.He went to college in the United States, where he attended Tennessee State University, and was the number one ranked English golfer.

Was a footballer who played for Liverpool.Born in Runcorn, Cheshire, England, Robert played for Runc

Was a footballer who played for Liverpool.Born in Runcorn, Cheshire, England, Robert played for Runcorn before Reds manager Matt McQueen brought him to Anfield in April 1926, he made his debut, along with George Pither, on New Years Day 1927 in Football League First Division match at Burnden Park in a 2-1 defeat to Bolton Wanderers, his first goal didn't come till over 18 months later in the 6-3 victory over Leicester City on the 8 August 1928, it was the second goal and it came in the 31st minute, all 6 goals were scored by different players.

Commonly known as either Bob Houghton or Bobby Houghton, is an English football manager and former p

Commonly known as either Bob Houghton or Bobby Houghton, is an English football manager and former player, currently the head coach of the Indian national team. His career has spanned over 30 years and 10 different countries.

Was an English professional footballer born in Ferryhill, County Durham, who played as an inside for

Was an English professional footballer born in Ferryhill, County Durham, who played as an inside forward. He played for Darlington, Sheffield Wednesday, Birmingham and Chelsea in the Football League, making nearly 200 appearances in total.

Was an English footballer who played at wing-half for Liverpool.Savage played for Stewton F.C. and L

Was an English footballer who played at wing-half for Liverpool.Savage played for Stewton F.C. and Lincoln before he was bought by Reds manager George Patterson in May 1931, he made his debut on 26 September 1931 in a First Division match at Anfield, Grimsby were the visitors and were comfortablely beaten by 4 goals to 0, the game couldn't have gone any better for Savage as he scored twice in the 66th and 82nd minutes, as did the great Gordon Hodgson, 26th and 85th.

Is a former professional footballer, who started out as a forward and changed to a defender or midfi

Is a former professional footballer, who started out as a forward and changed to a defender or midfielder. Rob played for Crewe Alexandra,Huddersfield Town and Chesterfield before retiring in 2005 and starting his own joiner business in 2006.

Better known as known as "Robin Cook", was a politician in the British Labour Party. He was Secretar

Better known as known as "Robin Cook", was a politician in the British Labour Party. He was Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2001. He resigned from his post as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council on 17 March 2003 in protest against the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Is an English former professional footballer. Flavell made nearly 250 league appearances during spel

Is an English former professional footballer. Flavell made nearly 250 league appearances during spells with a number of British clubs.

Was a British water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.He was part of the British

Was a British water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.He was part of the British team which was eliminated in the first round of the 1948 tournament. He played both matches.

Was an English professional footballer, who played for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Huddersfield

Was an English professional footballer, who played for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Huddersfield Town and Southampton.Perrett was born in Bournemouth and started his career with Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic in 1937, before moving to join Huddersfield for the 1938–39 season, making only one appearance.

Is a guitarist, composer and a record producer, perhaps best known for being the guitarist for, and

Is a guitarist, composer and a record producer, perhaps best known for being the guitarist for, and only constant member of, the progressive rock band King Crimson. His work, spanning five decades, encompasses a variety of musical styles.

Was an English footballer who played in the English football league.Atkins was originally on the boo

Was an English footballer who played in the English football league.Atkins was originally on the books of Leicester City whom he joined straight from school. He was however released by City without playing a first team game and for a while dropped down into non-league football with Enderby Town (later Leicester United ).

Was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry

Was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Was a Canadian amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.In 1904 he

Was a Canadian amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.In 1904 he was a member of the Galt F.C. team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament. He played all two matches as a midfielder.

Is a British chess player, writer, arbiter, coach, and promoter. He was New Zealand champion three t

Is a British chess player, writer, arbiter, coach, and promoter. He was New Zealand champion three times, British champion twice, and played in seven Chess Olympiads and one Interzonal tournament. Wade holds the titles of International Master and Internat

Is a footballer playing for Accrington Stanley. He made his debut for Stanley on May 5, 2007 in the

Is a footballer playing for Accrington Stanley. He made his debut for Stanley on May 5, 2007 in the Football League Two clash with Milton Keynes Dons.

Is an English footballer who currently plays for Barnsley as a defender. Atkinson has come through t

Is an English footballer who currently plays for Barnsley as a defender. Atkinson has come through the youth ranks with Barnsley, making his debut on 6 March 2004.

Was a British–New Zealand chess player.In 1880, he lost a match to Eugene Delmar (0.5 : 7.5) in Ne

Was a British–New Zealand chess player.In 1880, he lost a match to Eugene Delmar (0.5 : 7.5) in New York.[1] Then he played in Germany, at Frankfurt 1884 (4th scoring 7.5/11); at Frankfurt 1887 (5th DSB Congress, Hauptturnier A, 1st scoring 8/9, and Siegergruppe, 5-6th scoring 1/5); at Leipzig 1894 (9th DSB Congress, Hauptturnier A, 1st scoring 5/5, and Siegergruppe, 3rd-5th scoring 4/7); and won at Eisenach (10th DSB Congress) scoring 10.5/14.