English Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1907. He played for Derbys

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1907. He played for Derbyshire in the 1907 season in one match against Warwickshire in August . He scored a duck in the first innings and seven in the second when he opened with Lev

English actor and singer, was born in Gloucestershire, and after some amateur and provincial experie

English actor and singer, was born in Gloucestershire, and after some amateur and provincial experience made his first London appearance in 1762 as Will in The Orators at the Haymarket Theatre. Gifted with a fine bass voice, Bannister acquired a reputation as a singer at Ranelagh and elsewhere, as well as an actor, and was received with such favour that Garrick engaged him for Drury Lane. He died on the 26th of October 1804.

Was a cricketer who made two first-class appearances for Somerset County Cricket Club in 1925 and 19

Was a cricketer who made two first-class appearances for Somerset County Cricket Club in 1925 and 1926. On his debut he took two wickets in the first-innings of the match against Kent, bowling England Test cricketer Frank Woolley, who had already scored 215, and George Collins. On a pair after Somerset's first-innings, Barlow made his top-score of 23 in the second, but couldn't help prevent Somerset falling to an innings and 174 run defeat.

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1907. Fleming was born in

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1907. Fleming was born in Derby. He represented Derbyshire at the end of the 1907 season in a single County Championship game, a defeat against Essex. He was a right-handed batsman

Is an English sailor and three-times Olympic gold medalist. He started sailing at the age of 4 and f

Is an English sailor and three-times Olympic gold medalist. He started sailing at the age of 4 and first competed at the age of 10. Ainslie's first international competition was the 1989 Optimist world championships held in Japan where he placed 37th.

Was a Cornish singer, son of a doctor in St Keverne, Cornwall, and began as a choirboy at Exeter but

Was a Cornish singer, son of a doctor in St Keverne, Cornwall, and began as a choirboy at Exeter but then went into the navy. His fine tenor voice, however, attracted general attention, and in 1783 he determined to seek his fortune on the stage. After var

Was a British nobleman, a collector of shells and a famous patron of Surrey cricket in the 1770s. He

Was a British nobleman, a collector of shells and a famous patron of Surrey cricket in the 1770s. He agreed a set of cricket rules that included the first mention of the Leg before wicket rule. His wife, Emma, was also notable as a collector of exotic plants. Her collection of over 600 illustrations were purchased by Kew Gardens in 1932 and are still available today. Tankerville continued in his interest in cricket with Chertsey and Surrey Cricket club until 1781 when he retired from the sport and went into politics. He was appointed joint postmaster general and a privy councillor in 1782, but he resigned his office in April 1783.

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at two Olympic Games.

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at two Olympic Games.

Was an English cricketer who played for Sussex. He was born and died in Duncton. Broadbridge made a

Was an English cricketer who played for Sussex. He was born and died in Duncton. Broadbridge made a single first-class appearance, in 1838, against Marylebone Cricket Club. Batting in the lower-middle order, Broadbridge scored one run in the first innings and a duck in the second innings, partnering William Lillywhite, whose nephew James Lillywhite played in the first ever Test match.

Was an English cricketer. Budden made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1900, appearing twice i

Was an English cricketer. Budden made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1900, appearing twice in matches against Warwickshire and Yorkshire.

Was Commander of British Troops in South China. He was a keen cricketer and played for the Europeans

Was Commander of British Troops in South China. He was a keen cricketer and played for the Europeans cricket team in the 1892/3 season and again in 1898/9 season. After the War he again became a Brigade Commander in India and moved on to be Commander of B

Was an English diarist and an amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1819 to 1827. Ma

Was an English diarist and an amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1819 to 1827. Mainly associated with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), he made 5 known appearances in first-class matches. He played for the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Pla

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1825 to 1831. An occasional wic

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1825 to 1831. An occasional wicket-keeper, he was mainly associated with Cambridge University Cricket Club and made 6 known appearances in first-class matches.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire. He was born in Eastwood and died in Mansfield. C

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire. He was born in Eastwood and died in Mansfield. Chester was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. Chester played in one match during the 1899 season against Marylebone Cricket Club, but was stumped in the first innings and bowled in the second, scoring a duck both times. When called up to bowl during the match, he took one wicket for nine runs.

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. He made one first-class appearance for the county, at

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. He made one first-class appearance for the county, at the age of 19 in 1870. He scored thirteen runs in two innings, including one innings of 11 not out.

Was a British army officer and colonial administrator. In the United States and Britain, he is best

Was a British army officer and colonial administrator. In the United States and Britain, he is best remembered as one of the leading generals in the American War of Independence. His 1781 surrender to a combined American-French force at the Siege of Yorktown is oftenly incorrectly considered the end of the war, although it continued for a further two years.

Was an English poet and writer, best-known for translating the work of Michel de Montaigne from the

Was an English poet and writer, best-known for translating the work of Michel de Montaigne from the French, for his contributions to The Compleat Angler, and for the highly influential The Compleat Gamester which has been attributed to him.His friendship with Izaak Walton began about 1655, and contradicts the assumptions about Cotton's character based on his coarse burlesques of Virgil and Lucian. Walton's initials made into a cipher with Cotton's own were placed over the door of Cotton's fishing cottage on the Dove at Hartington. Cotton contributed a second section, "Instructions how to angle for a trout or grayling in a clear stream", to Walton's The Compleat Angler;[2] the additions consisted of twelve chapters on fishing in clear water, which he understood largely but not exclusively to be fly fishing.

Was an English cricketer. He played one first-class match for Essex in 1929. Crawley was born in Bra

Was an English cricketer. He played one first-class match for Essex in 1929. Crawley was born in Brandon and died in Sunderland. Aside from Leonard, Crawley's cricket-playing relatives included his cousins Cosmo and Aidan, and his uncles Arthur, Eustace and Henry. Of these, Aidan had the longest and most successful first-class career, lasting twenty years in total - while also holding down jobs as a politician and editor.

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1836 to 1843. Mainly associated with No

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1836 to 1843. Mainly associated with Nottinghamshire, he made 12 known appearances in first-class matches. He represented the North in the North v. South series.

Was a British sailor. He participated at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki where he won a silver

Was a British sailor. He participated at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki where he won a silver medal in Finn class.

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1929 to 1933 and for Sus

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1929 to 1933 and for Sussex in 1947. He made his debut for Derbyshire against Lancashire in July 1929, but played little part as the match was abandoned as a draw. Clarke moved to Kendal where he played and coached. He earned the nickname "the Conjuror", because he was magic on the field. Later he ran a white-elephant shop.

Was an Indian-born English cricketer who played for Kent. He was born in Calcutta and died in Tanker

Was an Indian-born English cricketer who played for Kent. He was born in Calcutta and died in Tankerton. Alexander made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1864 season, against England. Alexander scored 8 runs in the first innings of the match and 3 runs in the second, in a match in which Kent fielded thirteen players to England's eleven.

Was an Indian-born English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler. Davy

Was an Indian-born English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler. Davy was born in Mercara and died in Vancouver. Davy made two appearances in Kent-based Gentlemen v. Players matches in 1892, bisected by his first and only fir

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1936, 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1936, 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.

Was an English cricketer who played for Sussex. He was born in Petworth. Dilloway made a single firs

Was an English cricketer who played for Sussex. He was born in Petworth. Dilloway made a single first-class appearance for the team, in 1825, against Hampshire. Batting in the lower order in the same team as his brother, John, he scored 15 not out in the