British Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is an English footballer, currently at Fulham. He can play in central midfield or on the left wing.

Is an English footballer, currently at Fulham. He can play in central midfield or on the left wing. He has been putting in some impressive performances for the Fulham reserve team but has not yet appeared in a first team game. He spent a month on loan at Brentford in the 07/08 season.

Commonly known as Thomas Ellis, was a British politician who was elected several times as a Labour M

Commonly known as Thomas Ellis, was a British politician who was elected several times as a Labour Member of Parliament, and later defected to the Social Democratic Party (SDP).

Was an eminent British musicologist, conductor and keyboard player. From 1964 he was Professor of Mu

Was an eminent British musicologist, conductor and keyboard player. From 1964 he was Professor of Music at King's College London.He studied keyboard instruments at the Royal College of Music in London from 1938 to 1939, and also studied mathematics at University College, Exeter (B.Sc. 1942). In 1947 he was appointed assistant lecturer in music at the University of Cambridge, subsequently lecturer (1952), and professor (1962). In 1964 he was named King Edward Professor of Music at King's College, University of London.

Is a former English cricketer, and current cricket commentator for the British national radio statio

Is a former English cricketer, and current cricket commentator for the British national radio station, TalkSport. Cowdrey played for Kent, Glamorgan and England as an all rounder. He is the eldest son of the cricketer and life peer, Colin Cowdrey.

Is a politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament for Wantage from 1983 to 2005, ha

Is a politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament for Wantage from 1983 to 2005, having been elected as a Conservative; however, he joined the Labour Party in 2005.

Is an international showjumper who rides for the British Team. Robert is the son of the John Whitake

Is an international showjumper who rides for the British Team. Robert is the son of the John Whitaker, nephew of Michael Whitaker and cousin of both Ellen and William Whitaker. Robert has ridden many horses at the highest level. Some of his many horses in

Is an English actor, known for playing Cockney rough diamonds and gangsters, and for his performance

Is an English actor, known for playing Cockney rough diamonds and gangsters, and for his performances in family films such as Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) and Hook (1991).

Is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Derby County in the Footb

Is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Derby County in the Football League Championship.Hulse began his career at his home town club of Crewe Alexandra, having been part of the club's youth system since he was nine years old. Unfortunately, a sudden spurt in height during his late teens left Hulse with a serious back injury and was sidelined for around 12 months.

Is an English football player, currently captain of Hibernian in the Scottish Premier League. He sta

Is an English football player, currently captain of Hibernian in the Scottish Premier League. He started his career playing non-league football in his native north-east while working as a PE teacher.

He made his Test debut in 1971in New Zealand at the end of the successful Ashes winning tour. This g

He made his Test debut in 1971in New Zealand at the end of the successful Ashes winning tour. This gesture was apparently not appreciated by Alan Knott, the incumbent.)[1]. Though highly regarded, Taylor was unable to displace Knott who was among other things, a far superior batsman.It was only when Knott joined World Series Cricket in 1977 (which meant a ban from official Test cricket) that Taylor appeared in more Tests. He became England's regular wicket-keeper and played in 57 Test matches in total. He also played in 27 One Day Internationals.

Was an English professional footballer, notable not just for being an England international but also

Was an English professional footballer, notable not just for being an England international but also for being among those players who died directly as a result of playing.

Is an English former professional footballer and football manager. He was capped by England at Schoo

Is an English former professional footballer and football manager. He was capped by England at Schools and Youth level.Bobby Smith began his career with Manchester United who he joined in April 1961. He made over 200 appearances for the United reserve team, but left in March 1965 to join Scunthorpe United still waiting for his league debut. In March 1965 he moved to Grimsby Town, for a fee of £8,000, moving on again to Brighton and Hove Albion in June 1968.

Is an English former professional footballer. He played as a left-back.Robbie Herrera, although born

Is an English former professional footballer. He played as a left-back.Robbie Herrera, although born and raised in Torquay, South Devon and registered as a schoolboy with his local side Torquay United, began his career as an apprentice with Queens Park Rangers, turning professional on 1 March 1988.

Was a cricketer for Hampshire and England.

Was a cricketer for Hampshire and England.

Is a former English cricketer who played in 4 Tests and 15 ODIs from 1974 to 1983. He was a seam bow

Is a former English cricketer who played in 4 Tests and 15 ODIs from 1974 to 1983. He was a seam bowler and useful tail-end batsman. During a first-class career lasting from 1966 to 1982, he took 1402 wickets. He was a member of the Surrey side that won the County Championship in 1971, and also played for Western Province in South Africa in 1971-72, and for Rhodesia between 1972-73 and 1979-80.

Is a former professional tennis player. He is from Great Britain.Drysdale is perhaps best known for

Is a former professional tennis player. He is from Great Britain.Drysdale is perhaps best known for being a quarter-finalist in the 1977 Australian Open.

Was an English footballer, generally regarded as Reading's finest ever player and voted into their t

Was an English footballer, generally regarded as Reading's finest ever player and voted into their team of the millennium.Friday was the twin brother of Tony Friday, cousin to Michael Friday and second cousin to brothers Peter, Paul, Jamie and John Friday.

Was an illustrator whose work was published in more than 100 novels and children's books in the 20th

Was an illustrator whose work was published in more than 100 novels and children's books in the 20th century. He is notable for his long collaboration with Ruth Manning-Sanders, serving as the illustrator for many of her collections of fairy tales from all over the world. In much of his work, Jacques employed the stippling technique. He was the brother of actress Hattie Jacques.

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Darlington. His previous clubs include Swindon Town,

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Darlington. His previous clubs include Swindon Town, Newcastle United, Bristol City, Shrewsbury Town, Telford United and Port Vale.

Is a prominent British computer scientist.Milner was born in Plymouth, England into a military famil

Is a prominent British computer scientist.Milner was born in Plymouth, England into a military family. He was awarded a scholarship to Eton College in 1947, and subsequently served in the Royal Engineers, attaining the rank of Second Lieutenant.

Is a former British boxer whose greatest successes came when winning the light middleweight bronze m

Is a former British boxer whose greatest successes came when winning the light middleweight bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics for Great Britain and Becoming the World Boxing Council super middleweight title in 1996.

Is a football former player for Havant & Waterlooville.Born in London, he went to secondary school a

Is a football former player for Havant & Waterlooville.Born in London, he went to secondary school at Neasden High School. Baptiste was a junior at Chelsea and Brentford, but failed to earn a professional contract.

Is an English footballer currently playing for the Premier League side Sunderland. Chopra is of both

Is an English footballer currently playing for the Premier League side Sunderland. Chopra is of both English and Indian descent.Chopra plays as a striker. He was originally a product of the Newcastle United Youth system. In his career he has also played for Cardiff City and has spent loan spells at Watford, Nottingham Forest and Barnsley.

Was a former professional footballer who played for many English football teams.

Was a former professional footballer who played for many English football teams.

Is a British professional basketball player, and currently plays for the Leicester Riders in the Bri

Is a British professional basketball player, and currently plays for the Leicester Riders in the British Basketball League. The 6ft 5in tall Forward was educated at Marjon College, based in Plymouth and it was here where he started his professional basket