English Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Was to become later when she re-married, Clare Miller, was a well-known horsewoman in her day, and h

Was to become later when she re-married, Clare Miller, was a well-known horsewoman in her day, and horrified the hierarchy of racing in 1930 by applying for a licence to ride under both Jockey Club (flat) and National Hunt (steeplechase) rules. She was st

An English singer / songwriter and pianist. Original from Moseley, Birmingham, she is currently livi

An English singer / songwriter and pianist. Original from Moseley, Birmingham, she is currently living in Nashville, TN.

Was a British military officer, cricketer, tennis player, and also an excellent golfer. Simultaneous

Was a British military officer, cricketer, tennis player, and also an excellent golfer. Simultaneously, Aberdare played an active role in the organisation of the Olympics; he served on the International Olympic Committee, and on the organising committee of the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. He served in many physical education and sportsmen's clubs, and was also be a member of the New College Society.

Styled The Honourable from 1895 to 1929, was a British military officer, cricketer, tennis player, a

Styled The Honourable from 1895 to 1929, was a British military officer, cricketer, tennis player, and also an excellent golfer. He was the second son of Henry Bruce, 2nd Baron Aberdare. Between the two world wars, he was an active tennis player. Bruce wa

Was an English footballer.He started his career with Askam, before joining Barrow in 1922.[1] After

Was an English footballer.He started his career with Askam, before joining Barrow in 1922.[1] After making 44 league appearances for the club, he joined Preston North End in 1925. He made 13 league appearances for the club and rejoined Barrow in 1927. He moved to Sheffield United for a fee of £250 in 1928. He joined Norwich City in 1931 after making 70 league appearances for United.

Is a former English cricketer. He was captain of United Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh) during the Ran

Is a former English cricketer. He was captain of United Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh) during the Ranji Trophy in 1948-1949 against Bombay State (Maharashtra). His son Bob Woolmer (born in Kanpur) was a cricketer for England as well as a coach of South Afr

Was a music hall and variety theatre singer and performer.Early in her career, Mayne often played th

Was a music hall and variety theatre singer and performer.Early in her career, Mayne often played the "principal girl" in pantomimes for Francis Laidler, among others.[1] She also became a noted music hall performer. Later, she played the "principal boy" roles.[2]Mayne sang in the variety theatre act called "Clarice Mayne and That". Mayne was "This", and Tate, accompanying on the piano, was "That" ("This sings, That Plays!"). They first appeared together at “The Oxford” in 1906 and introduced a number of popular numbers including “I was a Good little girl, ‘till I met You” (1912), and “Put on Your Ta-Ta little Girlie”, both written by Tate. They married in 1912 after the death of Tate's first wife, Lottie Collins. Tate died in 1922, and Mayne married Teddy Knox of Nervo and Knox in 1934.

Is a English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. He first came to fame in 1987 as the

Is a English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. He first came to fame in 1987 as the lead singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist in the band Johnny Hates Jazz.

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire. He

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire. He also served as a first-class umpire and stood in one Test during the 1948 Ashes series. A right-hand batsman and right-arm slow-medium bowler, he is the o

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

Was an Indian-born English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Gloucestershire. He was born in Satara and died in Boulogne. Mackay made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1914 seas

Was an English antiquary and entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera and Diptera.Morley was born

Was an English antiquary and entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera and Diptera.Morley was born in Blackheath and educated at Beccles, King's School, Peterborough and Epsom College. After living on the Isle of Wight in his father's house at Cowes, he moved in 1892 to Ipswich where worked with John E. Taylor, then Curator of the Ipswich museum. He married in 1904,living in Monk Soham until his death. He had no radio, telephone, or electricity in his house.E.A. Elliott was a close friend as was Arthur Chitty.

Was an English amateur footballer who played in the 1880 FA Cup Final for Oxford University and made

Was an English amateur footballer who played in the 1880 FA Cup Final for Oxford University and made two appearances for England.Wilson was born in Banbury, Oxfordshire and educated at Brighton College, where he played for the college football team in 1876 and 1877, being captain in the latter year. He then went up to Exeter College, Oxford where he won blues for football in 1879, 1880 and 1881.

A backing vocalist from Bethnal Green, London, England. She has sung with Betty Boo, Dusty Springfie

A backing vocalist from Bethnal Green, London, England. She has sung with Betty Boo, Dusty Springfield, Claudia Brucken, Julia Fordham and the bands Pink Floyd and Beatmasters. She is also a recurring vocalist for Incognito.During the 1980s, Claudia and fellow backing vocalist Caron Wheeler (and later, third member Naomi Thompson) were collectively known as Afrodiziak and performed with such artists as Elvis Costello & the Attractions, The Specials, Heaven 17 and Howard Jones.

Is a British statistician who has made major contributions in both academia and the Civil Service. H

Is a British statistician who has made major contributions in both academia and the Civil Service. He prides himself rather on being a non-mathematical statistician, and says that the thing that frightened him most in his life was when Maurice Kendall ask

Was an Indian-born English cricketer who played six first-class matches: two for Worcestershire in 1

Was an Indian-born English cricketer who played six first-class matches: two for Worcestershire in 1921, then four for Middlesex in 1926. He was born in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, but went to school in England: he attended Malvern College, captaining the sc

Is a singer and former lead vocalist of sixties British soul group soul group The Foundations.After

Is a singer and former lead vocalist of sixties British soul group soul group The Foundations.After having found success with The Foundations, two hit singles, releasing two albums some problems started within the group. Clem felt that after their hit a couple of The Foundations members were taking things a little too easy thinking that they didn't need to work so hard now that they'd scored a hit.

An English actress, journalist and violinist.[1]Burton-Hill attended St Paul's Girls' School and Wes

An English actress, journalist and violinist.[1]Burton-Hill attended St Paul's Girls' School and Westminster School, and went on to read English at Magdalene College, Cambridge, gaining a double first. She was awarded a Kennedy Scholarship in politics and government at Harvard University in 2006.Since university, Burton-Hill has combined a career spanning acting, writing, music and political consultancy. Having worked as an actress since 1997 in numerous film and television productions including Hustle, Midsomer Murders, The Last of the Blonde Bombshells, Supernova, Dream Team, Burton-Hill played the regular role of Sophie Montgomery in Party Animals, BBC 2's drama set in the Palace of Westminster. She also has a guest lead in The Palace for ITV, out in January 2008.

Was an English cricketer played first-class cricket between 1862 and 1886. Booth was a right-handed

Was an English cricketer played first-class cricket between 1862 and 1886. Booth was a right-handed batsman. Booth first played first-class cricket for Cambridge University from 1862-1865. His debut first-class match was against the Marylebone Cricket Club, a team he would later play for between 1871-1886. Booth also went on to play for Hampshire, who he captained from 1875 to 1878. Booths final first-class match was for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University in 1886.

Was a British tennis player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Was a British tennis player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Was an English sportsman who represented the England national football team and played first-class c

Was an English sportsman who represented the England national football team and played first-class cricket with Kent. Mitchell was the first ever Englishman to score a hat-trick against Wales in an international, kicking goals in the 16th, 70th and 90th m

An English R&B/pop singer, dancer, songwriter and actress. Higgins rose to fame as the lead singer o

An English R&B/pop singer, dancer, songwriter and actress. Higgins rose to fame as the lead singer of the pop/R&B girl group Cleopatra.Since leaving Cleopatra, Higgins has released her debut single "Feelin' Like This" and is currently working on her debut album. Higgins has recorded two duets with tenor Russell Watson. The first duet "Someone Like You" was featured on Watson's multi-platinum debut album The Voice and topped the U.S classical charts.[1][2] She performed the duet both on tour with Watson, and on the National Lottery, at which time she was five months pregnant with her first child, Chika. Higgins and Watson collaborated again with a track called "The Best That Love Can Be", on his third album, Reprise.

English born Jamaican is a professional football player currently plying his trade at Coca-Cola Leag

English born Jamaican is a professional football player currently plying his trade at Coca-Cola League One club Carlisle United. Taylor joined from Scunthorpe United on 31 January 2008 for a fee of £50,000 (rising to £75,000 if Carlisle United gain promotion to the Coca-Cola Championship).

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Hertfordshire. He was born in Edmonton. Cavener, who made his Minor Counties Championship debut in 1988, made his List A debut in the NatWest Trophy of 1993, against Gloucestershire. From the lower-middle order, he scored a single run, and took bowling figures of 1-56. Having played regularly in the Minor Counties Championship in 1994 and 1995, Cavener took five seasons out from the game. Cavener made his second and final List A appearance in August 2001, scoring two runs, though this was his final appearance for Hertfordshire in any form of cricket.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Suffolk. He was born in Ipswi

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Suffolk. He was born in Ipswich. Cunnell made his Minor Counties Championship debut during the 1965 season, and with one season's exception, continued to play for the team until 1972.

Was an English cricketer. Hall was a right-handed batsman. Hall made his first-class debut for Hamps

Was an English cricketer. Hall was a right-handed batsman. Hall made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Middlesex in the 1933 County Championship, making just the single appearance in the season. Hall's final first-class appearance for the club c