English Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Is a British singer who finished in third place in the third UK series of TV talent show The X Facto

Is a British singer who finished in third place in the third UK series of TV talent show The X Factor. He signed a five-album record deal with Sony BMG.[1] His album, Picture of You, was released on 12 March 2007, the same date as the debut album from The

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. He was born in Cuxton and died in Cobham, Kent. Collin

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. He was born in Cuxton and died in Cobham, Kent. Collins made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1856 season, against Marylebone Cricket Club. From the tailend, he scored a duck in each innings in which he batted.

Was a sculptor, active in the Birmingham area in the 1880s-1920s at least.Creswick moved to Birmingh

Was a sculptor, active in the Birmingham area in the 1880s-1920s at least.Creswick moved to Birmingham to work at the School of Art, as Master of Modelling and Modelled Design, from 1889-1918. He exhibited at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists in 191

Is a former English cricketer. He had only a very brief career at the top level of the domestic game

Is a former English cricketer. He had only a very brief career at the top level of the domestic game, appearing in three first-class and one List A games, all for Worcestershire in the 1996 season. He was released by Worcestershire on the grounds of "limi

Is a rugby union footballer who plays for Northampton Saints and England. He plays at fullback or sc

Is a rugby union footballer who plays for Northampton Saints and England. He plays at fullback or scrum-half, but can also operate on the wing. He scored his first try for England against France in the 2010 Six Nations. He gained his nickname of 'Pop Idol

Was a Bruneian-born English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowl

Was a Bruneian-born English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He played for Derbyshire between 2004 and 2005. Between 2003 and 2006 he played Minor Counties cricket for Suffolk, appearing in the 2005 Championship

Was an English amateur cricketer who made 6 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1814 to

Was an English amateur cricketer who made 6 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1814 to 1826. He was the elder brother of James Dark.

Is an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler. Smith p

Is an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler. Smith played for the Leicestershire second team for a couple of years as a teenager before making his first-class debut in the 1990 season in a game against Oxfor

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. Gannon's d

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. Gannon's debut in the Second XI championship came courtesy of a Gloucestershire XI match against Middlesex, however, Gannon took no part in the match, at no time bei

Was an English cricketer and publisher. A right-handed batsman, he represented Somerset County Crick

Was an English cricketer and publisher. A right-handed batsman, he represented Somerset County Cricket Club in 64 first-class cricket matches between 1952 and 1954. He captained Somerset in 1953 and 1954, and he was one of the last amateur captains in county cricket. After farming, he turned to publishing, first working on Country Life. He joined the publishing company Mercury House, and persuaded his employer to buy the loss-making cricket magazine The Cricketer.

Was a self educated mathematician, denied admission to university because he was Jewish. Nevertheles

Was a self educated mathematician, denied admission to university because he was Jewish. Nevertheless he was made Fellow of the Royal Society in 1819. Gompertz is today mostly known for his Gompertz's law of mortality, a demographic model published in 182

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. He was born in Isleworth, M

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. He was born in Isleworth, Middlesex. Ben Scott began playing his cricket at Wycombe House Cricket Club. Scott began to work on his batting and progressed through the Middlesex Colts

Was an English cricketer. Primarily a fast-medium bowler, Trott began his career with Somerset Count

Was an English cricketer. Primarily a fast-medium bowler, Trott began his career with Somerset County Cricket Club, but only made four appearances in two seasons before moving to Kent. Following five seasons, Trott retired from first-class cricket to beco

Is a professional cricketer who has played first-class and List A cricket for Derbyshire. He played

Is a professional cricketer who has played first-class and List A cricket for Derbyshire. He played for Suffolk in 2003 and 2004 and was the second highest run scorer in the Minor Counties championship in 2004. He made his debut for Derbyshire in 2004 and

Was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor. A contemporary of William Shakespeare, he is b

Was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor. A contemporary of William Shakespeare, he is best known for his satirical plays, particularly Volpone, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair, which are considered his best, and his lyric poems. A man of

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1824 to 1830. He was mainl

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1824 to 1830. He was mainly associated with Godalming Cricket Club and Surrey and made 11 known appearances in first-class matches. He was the father of Julius Caesar.

Was an English abstract painter. Born at Denham, Buckinghamshire, Nicholson was the son of the paint

Was an English abstract painter. Born at Denham, Buckinghamshire, Nicholson was the son of the painter Sir William Nicholson and the brother of Nancy Nicholson. The family moved to London in 1896 and Nicholson was educated as a boarder at Gresham's School, Holt, Norfolk, followed by the Slade School of Fine Art.He travelled to New York in 1917 for an operation on his tonsils, then visited other American cities, returning to England in 1918. From 1920 to 1933 he was married to the painter Winifred Nicholson and lived in London. After his first exhibition of figurative works in London in 1922, his work began to be influenced by Synthetic Cubism, and later by the primitive style of Rousseau. In London, Nicholson met the sculptors Barbara Hepworth (to whom he was married from 1938 to 1951) and Henry Moore.

Is an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1997 and 2001. Spendlove made his debut fo

Is an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1997 and 2001. Spendlove made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1997 season. He left the side in 2001 but after good performances in the local leagues in the ensuing years, started playing for the cl

Was a British yachtsman and explorer. Between 1871 and 1882 Mr. Smith undertook no less than five sc

Was a British yachtsman and explorer. Between 1871 and 1882 Mr. Smith undertook no less than five scientific expeditions to Svalbard and Franz Josef Land. Benjamin Leigh Smith was shipwrecked at Cape Flora, Northbrook Island (Franz Josef Land), in 1881. H

Is a retired English cricketer. He came from cricketing stock as the elder son of the cricketer Rich

Is a retired English cricketer. He came from cricketing stock as the elder son of the cricketer Richard Hutton and his grandfathers Sir Leonard Hutton and Ben Brocklehurst also played first-class cricket. He represented Middlesex as a left-handed opening

Is an English footballer who currently plays for Wilmslow Albion in the East Cheshire Sunday Footbal

Is an English footballer who currently plays for Wilmslow Albion in the East Cheshire Sunday Football League Division two.He is most widely known for his career as a youth and reserve team player at Manchester United, where he played in the left wing position from 1991 to 1998 (becoming a professional in 1992 after helping United win the FA Youth Cup) but was occasionally used as a striker.

Is a former English cricketer. Nolan was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. No

Is a former English cricketer. Nolan was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. Nolan made a single List-A appearance for the Hampshire Cricket Board in the 1st Round of the 2001 Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy against the Kent Cricket

Is an English Footballer who currently plays for Carlisle United. Williams is a goalkeeper. He start

Is an English Footballer who currently plays for Carlisle United. Williams is a goalkeeper. He started his career as a Manchester United trainee, where he made a few pre-season appearances and was on the bench for a couple of games during Fabian Barthez injuries. Williams had been loaned out to several clubs, including Coventry City; Chesterfield and Crewe Alexandra.

Was an English cricketer who played 117 first-class matches either side of the Second World War, fir

Was an English cricketer who played 117 first-class matches either side of the Second World War, first for Worcestershire, and then — despite his Yorkshire birthplace — for Lancashire. He was capped by Worcestershire in 1938, and by Lancashire in 1946. Ki

Was an English historical painter and writer.Full of energy and hope, he left home, on 14 May 1804,

Was an English historical painter and writer.Full of energy and hope, he left home, on 14 May 1804, for London, and entered the Royal Academy as a student. He was so enthusiastic that Henry Fuseli asked when he ever found time to eat. Aged twenty-one (1807) Haydon exhibited, for the first time, at the Royal Academy, The Repose in Egypt, which was bought by Thomas Hope the year after for the Egyptian Room at his townhouse in Duchess Street. This was a good start for the young artist, who shortly received a commission from Lord Mulgrave and an introduction to Sir George Beaumont. In 1809 he finished his well-known picture of Dentatus, which,