English Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Is a British pop singer.The son of pop singer Marion Ryan and Fred Sapherson, Barry and his twin bro

Is a British pop singer.The son of pop singer Marion Ryan and Fred Sapherson, Barry and his twin brother Paul began to perform at the age of fifteen. In 1965 they signed a recording contract with Decca and brought out singles such as "Don't Bring Me Your

Was an English first class cricketer for Nottinghamshire. Stead was a hard working fast-medium left-

Was an English first class cricketer for Nottinghamshire. Stead was a hard working fast-medium left-arm bowler and made his first class debut playing for Yorkshire in 1959. Stead's teams are recorded in several major cricket matches from 1724 to 1730. His

Is a retired English footballer who enjoyed a successful playing career from 1981 to 1997. He later

Is a retired English footballer who enjoyed a successful playing career from 1981 to 1997. He later worked as a television a pundit.Venison was born in Consett, County Durham. He played for England at youth and under-21 level in his early days. He started his club career in his native North East with Sunderland and set a record when he became the youngest captain at a Wembley cup final when, aged 20 years and 220 days, he skippered Sunderland against Norwich City in the 1985 League Cup final. Unfortunately for both Barry and Sunderland they lost 1–0.

Was a professional footballer with Sheffield United, Reading and Rotherham United.Wagstaff (brother

Was a professional footballer with Sheffield United, Reading and Rotherham United.Wagstaff (brother of Tony Wagstaff, who also played for Sheffield United and Reading) was a defensive midfield player with Sheffield United from June 1963 until July 1969. He played for Reading F.C. until March 1975 when he joined Rotherham United, for whom he played until 1977.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Bedfordshire. Young made a si

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Bedfordshire. Young made a single List A appearance for the team, during the 1997 NatWest Trophy.

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1831 to 1847. A left-hande

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1831 to 1847. A left-handed batsman and left arm slow orthodox roundarm bowler who was mainly associated with Nottinghamshire and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), he made 68 known app

Was an English chess player, editor and author. He was born in Sheffield, England.Between 1938 and 1

Was an English chess player, editor and author. He was born in Sheffield, England.Between 1938 and 1957, Wood won the championship of Warwickshire eight times. In 1939 he represented England at the Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires. He won the tournaments at

Grieve played two cricket Test matches for England during the England tour of South Africa in 1888–89. The games represent the first two first-class cricket games played in South Africa.

Was an English cricketer, who also played for the Singapore national cricket team. He played twice f

Was an English cricketer, who also played for the Singapore national cricket team. He played twice for the Royal Navy Cricket Club in first-class cricket. He made his first-class debut in 1919 against Cambridge University, taking the wicket of future England Test player George Wood. He played one more first-class match, also for the Royal Navy, against the British Army cricket team in 1926. In 1927, he played twice for Singapore against WAS Oldfield's XI.

Was an English cricketer who played for Wiltshire. He was born in Devizes. Chivers, who began his ca

Was an English cricketer who played for Wiltshire. He was born in Devizes. Chivers, who began his career in the Minor Counties Championship at the age of 17, made several appearances for Kent's Second XI between 1959 and 1962. Chivers' sole List A appearance came in the 1964 Gillette Cup, against Hampshire. Chivers scored a duck in the match, and Wiltshire lost the match by a margin of 120 runs.

Was an English cricketer. Hitchcock made two first-class appearances for Hampshire in the 1896 Count

Was an English cricketer. Hitchcock made two first-class appearances for Hampshire in the 1896 County Championship against Derbyshire and Yorkshire.

Was an Indian-born English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played county cricket for Gloucest

Was an Indian-born English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played county cricket for Gloucestershire and Leicestershire and also played twice for the Egypt national cricket team. Basil Clarke made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire in a County Championship match against Nottinghamshire during the 1914 English cricket season. He played two further county championship matches, against Lancashire and Yorkshire, that season.

Was an English actor and singer. He created the character of Gilbert the Filbert for The Passing Sho

Was an English actor and singer. He created the character of Gilbert the Filbert for The Passing Show, the original revue of that title by Herman Finck, produced at the Palace Theatre, London, on 20 April 1914. He also recorded the title song for the HMV

Was a first-class cricketer. He was educated at Clifton College. A left-handed batsman, he played f

Was a first-class cricketer. He was educated at Clifton College. A left-handed batsman, he played for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1932 and 1933. He then enjoyed a long county career for Gloucestershire from 1932 to 1951, captaining the county from 1937 to 1938 and from 1947 to 1950. He also played for Marylebone Cricket Club from 1936 to 1939, the Gentlemen in 1938, the South of England from 1947 to 1949 and an Over 30 XI in 1949. He scored 14 first class hundreds, with his only double century, 220, coming against Hampshire.

Was an English cricketer who played 34 first-class matches in the early 20th century. One of the sev

Was an English cricketer who played 34 first-class matches in the early 20th century. One of the seven Foster brothers who played for Worcestershire, he made his first-class debut for that county against Kent in August 1902, but scored only 4 and 0 as Wor

Was an English cricketer who played for Essex. Swyer made a single first-class appearance, in a Coun

Was an English cricketer who played for Essex. Swyer made a single first-class appearance, in a County Championship match in 1923 against Kent, in which he bowled thirteen overs in a match which saw centuries from Kent pair Wally Hardinge and James Seymou

Is an English indie musician, currently signed to Rough Trade Records .[1] He is the son of Ian Dury

Is an English indie musician, currently signed to Rough Trade Records .[1] He is the son of Ian Dury [1], and as a six-year-old he appeared on the front cover of Ian's LP New Boots and Panties!! [2]. He left school at age 14 [2]. Despite not achieving major success, he has had a 'Record of the Week' in NME with 'Oscar Brown EP' in 2002 [1]. He has one son, Cosmo Korda Dury (born 2002) whose mother is the granddaughter of Zoltan Korda.

Is the current guitarist and vocalist of The Stranglers. He has played as the guitarist/vocalist of

Is the current guitarist and vocalist of The Stranglers. He has played as the guitarist/vocalist of numerous bands, including the Toy Dolls, the Troubleshooters, Smalltown Heroes and Sun Devil. Smalltown Heroes released the world's first ever interactive

Was an English freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.

Was an English freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.

Was a British diver who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was a British diver who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was a first-class cricketer who made 125 appearances for Somerset from 1897 until his death in 1909.

Was a first-class cricketer who made 125 appearances for Somerset from 1897 until his death in 1909. A slow left-arm orthodox bowler, he took 563 wickets for his county.

An English singer. She won the Thorndike Theatre Talent Competition, "a prestigious competition that

An English singer. She won the Thorndike Theatre Talent Competition, "a prestigious competition that pitted her against performers three times her age," at eight years old, and two years later received a British Arts Award and appeared on television for the first time.[1] In 2001 Taylor released her first album, a compilation of movie and musical tunes entitled Dream Come True. This was followed in 2005 by the album By Your Side, and in 2008 by Shine.

Is an English born rugby union player who repesented England 7's , Wales 7's and Wales A. A winger,

Is an English born rugby union player who repesented England 7's , Wales 7's and Wales A. A winger, he currently plays his club rugby for the Exeter Chiefs having joined from the Welsh regional team Newport Gwent Dragons where he made 55 appearances.

Is an English cricketer who currently plays for Sussex and is a member of the England under-19s. He

Is an English cricketer who currently plays for Sussex and is a member of the England under-19s. He is a wicket-keeper and right-handed batsman. he was selected for England under-19s tour of Malaysia in 2006/07 and also featured during the 'Test' and 'ODI' series with Pakistan in 2007. In July 2007 Brown made his first-class debut for Sussex against Sri Lanka A scoring 46 off 25 balls and made his List A debut against Nottinghamshire in September 2007.

Is a British sailor. Together with team mate Stevie Morrison Rhodes became the 2007 World Champion i

Is a British sailor. Together with team mate Stevie Morrison Rhodes became the 2007 World Champion in the 49er boat. In 2008 they won the silver medal in the same event, behind the Australians Nathan Outteridge and Ben Austin, while in 2006 they won the b