English Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who played

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Gloucestershire. He was born in Stourbridge and died in Linthorpe. Disney made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1923 season, ag

Was an English diver who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an English diver who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

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

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1824 to 1830. He played for Sussex and made 12 known appearances in first-class matches.

Was an English historian, classicist, and cricketer. He wrote numerous works of modern history, and

Was an English historian, classicist, and cricketer. He wrote numerous works of modern history, and translated several classical works. He attended Oxford University, where he played first-class cricket in 1836.

is a former first-class cricketer who, after retirement as a player, became a producer of cricket b

is a former first-class cricketer who, after retirement as a player, became a producer of cricket bats. Fearnley was a left-hand opening batsman who played 22 times in Worcestershire's maiden Championship-winning season of 1964 but never really establish

Was an English cricketer who played 25 first-class matches for Somerset County Cricket Club between

Was an English cricketer who played 25 first-class matches for Somerset County Cricket Club between 1882 and 1895. A right-arm fast bowler, he claimed 50 wickets for the county at a Bowling average of 22.14. Winter played his first match for Somerset in 1

Was an English aristocrat and noted cricketer. In 1884 aged 20, Charles joined the team of Lancashir

Was an English aristocrat and noted cricketer. In 1884 aged 20, Charles joined the team of Lancashire County Cricket Club. He soon made his name as a skilled cricketer and in 1885 joined Marylebone Cricket Club. In 1894 he moved to Leicestershire County C

Is an English professional County cricketer who has also played first class cricket in New Zealand.

Is an English professional County cricketer who has also played first class cricket in New Zealand. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He has played with Nottinghamshire since 2003, having previously played for Cornwall.

Was an English cricketer. Briggs made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1900 County Champio

Was an English cricketer. Briggs made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1900 County Championship against Sussex, where he made his highest first-class score of 58. Briggs played six matches for Hampshire in 1900, with his last game coming against Kent. In 1907 Briggs played for Buckinghamshire in a Minor Counties Championship match against Surrey Second XI.

Was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire. He was born in Wellingborough and died in

Was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire. He was born in Wellingborough and died in Northampton. Buller made a single first-class appearance, during the 1931 season, against Essex. Coming in at 11, he scored one run each in the first and second innings in which he batted, and then took no wickets off 11 overs. Northamptonshire lost the match by 105 runs and Buller never played for Northamptonshire again.

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1848 to 1852. He was mainly ass

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1848 to 1852. He was mainly associated with Oxford University and Hampshire and made 11 known appearances in first-class matches.

Was an English cricketer. Kendle was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper.

Was an English cricketer. Kendle was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper. Kendle made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1899 against Leicestershire. Kendle made two first-class appearances for Hampshire in 1899, his second a

Was an English composer and singer. He was born in St Martin-in-the-Fields, London to Charles Freder

Was an English composer and singer. He was born in St Martin-in-the-Fields, London to Charles Frederick Horn and his wife, Diana Dupont. He was the eldest of their seven children. His father taught him music; he also took music lessons briefly in 1808 fro

Was an English footballer who played for several teams, including Woolwich Arsenal and Southampton,

Was an English footballer who played for several teams, including Woolwich Arsenal and Southampton, on a part-time basis while serving with the Royal Engineers. He also played one cricket match for Hampshire County Cricket Club. He made one first-class ap

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1896 and 1903. He became an active member

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1896 and 1903. He became an active member of Chesterfield Cricket Club. His debut first-class match for Derbyshire was against Marylebone Cricket Club in 1896, in a narrow victory for the team, th

Played regular first-class cricket for Somerset for little more than a season in the late 1960s. A w

Played regular first-class cricket for Somerset for little more than a season in the late 1960s. A wicket-keeper and a tail-end right-handed batsman, Charlie Carter was educated at Radley College and was a successful schoolboy cricketer, appearing in the MCC's schools cricket festival for top performers in 1965. In 1967, he was playing services cricket for the Army and the Combined Services cricket teams, while also appearing in second eleven matches for Somerset.

Was an Italian-born English painter of the Victorian era.Perugini was born in Naples, but lived with

Was an Italian-born English painter of the Victorian era.Perugini was born in Naples, but lived with his family in England from the ages of six to seventeen. He trained in Italy under Guiseppi Bonolis and Guiseppe Mancinelli, and in Paris under Ary Scheffer. He became a protégé of Lord Leighton, who brought him back to England in 1863. He may at first have worked as Leighton's studio assistant. Under Leighton's influence, he began as a painter of classical scenes; then "he turned to the more profitable pastures of portrait painting, and genre pictures of pretty women and children."[1]

Was an English psychologist known for work in statistics, as a pioneer of factor analysis, and for S

Was an English psychologist known for work in statistics, as a pioneer of factor analysis, and for Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. He also did seminal work on models for human intelligence, including his theory that disparate cognitive test score

English psychologist known for work in statistics, as a pioneer of factor analysis, and for Spearman

English psychologist known for work in statistics, as a pioneer of factor analysis, and for Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. He also did seminal work on models for human intelligence, including his theory that disparate cognitive test scores reflect a single general factor and coining the term g factor.

Was a British soldier who also had a notable cricket career. Higginbotham was stationed in the Far E

Was a British soldier who also had a notable cricket career. Higginbotham was stationed in the Far East, where he played cricket for the Straits Settlements, playing three matches against Hong Kong between 1890 and 1891. He played one further first-class

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1909. Nornable played just one game for the De

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1909. Nornable played just one game for the Derbyshire team in the 1909 season which was against Sussex in May. He was a right-arm medium-fast bowler, and in the first innings, he took three wickets,

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-arm slow bowler who played first-class cricket for Sussex. H

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-arm slow bowler who played first-class cricket for Sussex. He was born and died in Horsham. Etheridge made his first two first-class appearances in August 1896, with his debut County Championship match against Lanca

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1889 and 1895. Evans' first match for Der

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1889 and 1895. Evans' first match for Derbyshire was in 1889 in the period before Derbyshire entered the County Championship, and he played six games at intervals in the period taking 13 wickets a

Is a former English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played for the Hampshire Cricket Boa

Is a former English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played for the Hampshire Cricket Board. Forward, who made his cricketing debut with Hampshire Under-19s in 1987, played for Hampshire Second XI in the Second XI Championship and Second XI Tro

Was an English mountaineer and author.Meade climbed extensively in the Alps and the Himalayas, often

Was an English mountaineer and author.Meade climbed extensively in the Alps and the Himalayas, often accompanied by his guide, Pierre Blanc (d. 1966). In particular, he made a number of early attempts on Kamet, camping overnight in 1913 at Meade’s Col, at