British Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was an English footballer, better known for his successes as a coach and manager than as a player.He

Was an English footballer, better known for his successes as a coach and manager than as a player.He played his first senior game in 1966 but soon left for spells at Exeter City, Lincoln City, Mansfield, Port Vale and Colchester, where he became player-coach and then youth coach in 1976.

A Heavyweight boxer from Phoenix, Arizona, who has been described by many writers, including The Ari

A Heavyweight boxer from Phoenix, Arizona, who has been described by many writers, including The Arizona Republic sports

A British freestyle swimmer. She won two gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in the 400 m and 800

A British freestyle swimmer. She won two gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in the 400 m and 800 m. She broke the 19 year-old world record of Janet Evans in the 800 m. Adlington is Britain's only Olympic champion in swimming since 1988 and the first British swimmer to win two Olympic gold medals since 1908 and is Great Britain's most successful Olympic swimmer in 100 years.[1].Adlington represented Great Britain in the 2008 Summer Olympics competing in the 400 m and 800 m freestyle swimming events. She was also scheduled to swim in the 4×200 m freestyle relay but was rested in the heat and the team failed to qualify for the final. In the heats of the 400 m freestyle,

Was an English classical composer and violist best known for her chamber music featuring the viola.

Was an English classical composer and violist best known for her chamber music featuring the viola. She is considered by one commentator to be one of the most important British composers in the interwar period between World War I and World War II;[1] she has also been described as the most distinguished British female composer of her generation.[2]

Are twin actresses (Camilla is one minute younger). The twins have a recurring role on The Suite Lif

Are twin actresses (Camilla is one minute younger). The twins have a recurring role on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, where they play twins Janice (Camilla) and Jessica (Rebecca). The Rossos were discovered when they were picked out of the audience by one of the executive producers of the show while at a recording. They currently live in Los Angeles with their mother, father, four sisters, and dog Aika.

An English actress from Manchester. She is best known as Debbie Gallagher in the Channel 4 series Sh

An English actress from Manchester. She is best known as Debbie Gallagher in the Channel 4 series Shameless.She has appeared in various television series, including State of Play, in which she played opposite her brother Charlie Ryan, and Holby City.In February 2006 she appeared in Emmerdale playing Bob Hope's daughter, Carly Hope.In 2007, she played the title character in the award-winning radio play Abigail Adams. She made her stage debut in Scarborough by Fiona Evans at London's Royal Court Theatre in 2008.

Is an English model, and former journalist with the British men's magazine Maxim.Rebekah is well kno

Is an English model, and former journalist with the British men's magazine Maxim.Rebekah is well known for her topless and nude modelling in tabloid newspapers such as the Daily Star and The Sun as well as Playboy and Perfect 10. She appeared completely naked and artistically posed on a red chair in a photograghic nude published on page three of The Sun and later won a competition to become their Millen-e-yum girl. Rebekah has also appeared as the Playmate of the Month in the August 2001 issue of Playboy's Croatian edition. Rebekah has worked as a presenter on The Lads Guide To Rio. She has also modelled for many other international erotic publications, photographers and film makers.

Was a footballer for Sheffield Wednesday and England.Redfern was the son of former Sheffield Wednesd

Was a footballer for Sheffield Wednesday and England.Redfern was the son of former Sheffield Wednesday captain Frank Froggatt. In 1942 'Red' was signed from Sheffield YMCA but did not become a regular in the Wednesday side until 1945.

Is a former English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made 14 Football League a

Is a former English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made 14 Football League appearances for his hometown club, Chester.A lifelong Chester fan,[1] Barton signed for the club in 1957 and progressed through the ranks to turn professional four years later. He made his first–team debut in a 3–2 home defeat to Doncaster Rovers on September 27, 1961 in place of regular goalkeeper John Hardie.

Is a former English professional footballer. He played as a defender in The Football League for thre

Is a former English professional footballer. He played as a defender in The Football League for three clubs, making 394 appearances in the process.

Was a professional footballer who played for Huddersfield Town in England, and a manager of the Dani

Was a professional footballer who played for Huddersfield Town in England, and a manager of the Danish football team.

Was an English cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1939, and was the mainstay of Worcestershire's bow

Was an English cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1939, and was the mainstay of Worcestershire's bowling for a long period from the middle 1930s until the middle 1950s. He was also an aggressive left-handed tail-end slogger, who frequently hit up thirty runs in twenty or so minutes, and on three occasions hit three sixes off consecutive balls. His highest first-class score of 75 against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in 1938 took just thirty minutes. He does, however, hold the world record for the most ducks in a first-class career, with 156.[1]

Was an English footballer and manager, who played outside left (the modern day equivalent of left wi

Was an English footballer and manager, who played outside left (the modern day equivalent of left wing).

Sinfield played one Test in the twilight of his career in 1938, where he is best remember for having

Sinfield played one Test in the twilight of his career in 1938, where he is best remember for having Don Bradman as his first Test victim. However, he had a long career with Gloucestershire prior to achieving higher representative honours, during which his steadiness provided a contrast with the attacking style of cricket provided by batsmen like Hammond and Barnett or bowlers like Goddard.

Is an English TV and film actor, most notable for his role as Stan Butler in the 1970's British sitc

Is an English TV and film actor, most notable for his role as Stan Butler in the 1970's British sitcom, On the Buses.Reg Varney's father worked in a rubber factory in Silvertown and he was one of five children who grew up in Addington Road, Canning Town. He was educated at nearby Star Lane Primary School in West Ham and after leaving school at 14, he worked as a messenger boy and a page boy at the Regent Palace Hotel. He took piano lessons as a child and was sufficiently proficient to get work as a part-time piano player. His first paid engagement was at Plumstead Radical Club in Woolwich, for which he was paid eight shillings and sixpence. He also played in working men's clubs, pubs and ABC cinemas, and later sang with Big Bands of the time. He and his mother decided that showbiz was the career for him, and he gave up his day jobs.

Was a goalkeeper with Queens Park Rangers and Manchester United in the 1930s, 40s and 50s.Reg made h

Was a goalkeeper with Queens Park Rangers and Manchester United in the 1930s, 40s and 50s.Reg made his QPR debut against Newport County in December 1938 and was known as one of the best goalkeepers of his era. Reg went on to play 183 league games for QPR, his career impacted by the war years where he was a POW in North Africa.

Was a former professional football striker, who played for Manchester United, Huddersfield Town and

Was a former professional football striker, who played for Manchester United, Huddersfield Town and Darlington.

Was a British wildlife artist who contributed many painted pages to Look and Learn and Treasure maga

Was a British wildlife artist who contributed many painted pages to Look and Learn and Treasure magazines. Davis also drew comic strips and cover illustrations for girls' comics.

Was ordained as a priest in 1931 by Cardinal Bourne, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster; )

Was ordained as a priest in 1931 by Cardinal Bourne, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster; ) and appointed Canon (hon.) of Westminster Cathedral by Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor in 2001.Born in London, he contributed significantly to the advancement of Roman Catholic life and ecumenism in England during the 20th century, notably through co-founding the Catholic Biblical Association of Great Britain, his collaboration as an Editorial Committee member of the first one-volume Bible commentary for English-speaking Catholics and his General Editorship of its second edition, and his work as a member of the Revised Standard Version Bible Committee and as Co-Editor of the first complete Bible translation in modern English for Catholics from the Hebrew and the Greek, as well as of its ecumenical edition. His specialist subjects are the Deuterocanonical Books and the life and works of Alexander Geddes, a pioneer of biblical criticism.

Was an English football goalkeeper.In a playing career spanning almost 20 years, Matthews turned out

Was an English football goalkeeper.In a playing career spanning almost 20 years, Matthews turned out for Coventry City (1952-56), Chelsea (1956-61) and Derby County (1961-68), making over 100 league appearances for each.

Was an English footballer.Baines started his career with York City whilst the club was playing in th

Was an English footballer.Baines started his career with York City whilst the club was playing in the Midland League. He then played for Selby Town and Scarborough, until eventually re-joining York City in September 1931.

Was a politician in the United Kingdom, representing the Labour Party and later the Conservative Par

Was a politician in the United Kingdom, representing the Labour Party and later the Conservative Party. He remains the highest-ranking Labour figure ever to defect to the Conservative party.

Was an English cricketer and football player. He is the only man to have captained England at both s

Was an English cricketer and football player. He is the only man to have captained England at both sports. He was educated at Malvern College and University College, Oxford.

Was a British jazz pianist, arranger, composer, and bandleader.Foresythe's father was a Yoruban barr

Was a British jazz pianist, arranger, composer, and bandleader.Foresythe's father was a Yoruban barrister and his mother was an Englishwoman of German descent. He played piano from age eight, and worked in the second half of the 1920s as a pianist and acc

Was an English football player who played for Clapham Rovers, as well as the English national side.H

Was an English football player who played for Clapham Rovers, as well as the English national side.He also played international rugby union for England in 1871, as did his brother Louis and his son John.