English Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s who at representative level h

Is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Leigh (twice), Warrington, St. Helens, and Barrow, playing at Prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, du

Is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and '80s who at representativ

Is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and '80s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for St. Helens, Widnes, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, and Fulham RLFC, playing at Fullba

Was an English boxer who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Was an English boxer who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Is a former English professional snooker player from Worcester. In his career he managed to beat pla

Is a former English professional snooker player from Worcester. In his career he managed to beat players such as Ronnie O'Sullivan, Ken Doherty and James Wattana.

Was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s and '20s who at rep

Was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s and '20s who at representative level played rugby union (RU) for England, and at club level for Gloucester RFC, playing in the Forwards, and at representative level played ru

Is a well known canoeist or kayaker from the UK and was a national champion in slalom canoeing C-1.

Is a well known canoeist or kayaker from the UK and was a national champion in slalom canoeing C-1. He is considered a pioneer in the sport of canoeing and is probably best known for being involved on the British expedition of the first descent of the Dud

Was a British heavyweight boxing champion. Pearce is noted for boxing in the last 15-round British c

Was a British heavyweight boxing champion. Pearce is noted for boxing in the last 15-round British championship bout, as the contracts for the bout were finalised before the present 12-round rule was in place. He also knocked out Dennis Andries the three

Is an English professional snooker player from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. He is known b

Is an English professional snooker player from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. He is known by the nicknames of "the Hard Man" and "the Stoke Potter" (conflating his home city's past pottery industry and his profession of potting snooker balls).

Is an English cricketer. Kidner is a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast. In 2000, Kidner

Is an English cricketer. Kidner is a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast. In 2000, Kidner made his debut for Dorset in a List-A match in the 2000 NatWest Trophy against Norfolk. Kidner played a further 2 List-A matches for the county against Sco

Is an English cricketer who made his debut for Gloucestershire in 2009. A left-arm fast-medium bowle

Is an English cricketer who made his debut for Gloucestershire in 2009. A left-arm fast-medium bowler, he has represented England at Under 19 level in both Test matches and One Day Internationals. He was named as part of the squad for the 2010 Under19 Cri

Is a first-class cricketer, currently playing for Middlesex, for whom he has so far played three Twe

Is a first-class cricketer, currently playing for Middlesex, for whom he has so far played three Twenty20 Cup matches and one County Championship match.

Is a former English first class cricketer. A left arm fast bowler, he played with Surrey for 15 year

Is a former English first class cricketer. A left arm fast bowler, he played with Surrey for 15 years.

Is an English cricketer. He is a wicket-keeper and a right-handed batsman. Alleyne signed for Middle

Is an English cricketer. He is a wicket-keeper and a right-handed batsman. Alleyne signed for Middlesex in 1999 but, partly because his batting was perceived as weak, found himself unable to displace David Nash from the first team wicket-keeper slot. When Ben Scott then emerged as Nash's successor, Alleyne decided to switch clubs. He replaced Jack Russell as captain in 1997, and in 1999/00 made his England debut against Australia at Brisbane.

Is a former English cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Worcestershire and Warwi

Is a former English cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Worcestershire and Warwickshire. He also played minor counties cricket (and a few List A games) for Staffordshire and for the Worcestershire Cricket Board team. He made his Worcestershire debut in mid-August 1982 in a John Player League match against Hampshire at Southampton, holding a catch to dismiss Hampshire captain Nick Pocock. Banks remained at Worcestershire for a couple more years, but scored only two more half-centuries (both in first-class games) and when 1986 came around he was playing in the Minor Counties Championship for Staffordshire.

Was born in 1966 in Greater Manchester, England. After attending school in Bolton he progressed to s

Was born in 1966 in Greater Manchester, England. After attending school in Bolton he progressed to study Biochemistry at Liverpool University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science. He remained at Liverpool to complete his Doctorate on penicillin binding proteins and after postdoctoral work in England and the Netherlands he began work at the University of Central Lancashire where he is now Deputy Vice Chancellor responsible for areas of strategic planning and performance across the University group.

Is a former field hockey player, who won the gold medal with the British squad at the 1988 Summer Ol

Is a former field hockey player, who won the gold medal with the British squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He's currently (2005) the sport's performance director, working with the English Hockey Federation.

Is an English List A cricketer who played for Cornwall Cricket Club. In his only List A appearance h

Is an English List A cricketer who played for Cornwall Cricket Club. In his only List A appearance he scored 6 runs and took 4 wickets for 65 runs. against Warwickshire in the 1996 NatWest Trophy. This performance was noted by Warwickshire, who immediately picked Angove for their upcoming Second XI fixture against Middlesex. Angove went on to play 4 matches in the Second XI Championship, two for Warwickshire and two for Essex. The following season, Angove played one game for Worcestershire in the Second XI Limited Overs tournament. He played 26 Minor Counties Championship games for Cornwall. and also 6 Minor counties trophy games for Cornwall.

Is an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he made fourteen L

Is an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he made fourteen List A appearances for Lincolnshire County Cricket Club and over 100 minor counties appearances. An all-rounder, he has captained Lincolnshire Cricket Board Premier League side Bourne Cricket Club since 1996. Christmas made his début for Lincolnshire in their second match of the 1989 Minor Counties Championship.

Is a British politician, and Member of the European Parliament for the North West England region for

Is a British politician, and Member of the European Parliament for the North West England region for the Conservative Party. He was first elected to the European Parliament in 1999 and stood down in 2009.

Is a leading figure in English cricket and former chairman of the England Test selectors, a post he

Is a leading figure in English cricket and former chairman of the England Test selectors, a post he held from 1997 until 2008. He led a successful first-class cricket career between 1972 and 1994. He was a useful right hand batsman and an orthodox left-ar

Is a British Conservative politician.Harris was Member of Parliament for St. Ives from 1983 until he

Is a British Conservative politician.Harris was Member of Parliament for St. Ives from 1983 until he stood down on March 20th 1997, and also Member of the European Parliament for Cornwall and Plymouth from 1979 to 1984. Up until 2010, there have been no C

Is an English golfer.He won the 1994 Greek Amateur Championship, where he finished eight shots ahead

Is an English golfer.He won the 1994 Greek Amateur Championship, where he finished eight shots ahead of David Howell. He turned professional in 1995. His professional wins are the 1997 Team Erhverv Danish Open on the Challenge Tour and the 2004 KLM Open o

Is a former English cricketer. Ridley was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkee

Is a former English cricketer. Ridley was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper. Ridley made his debut for Dorset in the 1981 Minor Counties Championship against Wiltshire. He represented Dorset in 33 Minor Counties Championship ma

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1947 and captained the sid

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1947 and captained the side in 1949. Skinner was born in Duffield and educated at The Leys School. From 1938 he played various games for Derbyshire second XI and for the Club and Gr

Is a former English football player who played as a midfielder.Thompson's Liverpool debut came on Au

Is a former English football player who played as a midfielder.Thompson's Liverpool debut came on August 19, 1996, as an 87th minute substitute in a 2-0 victory against Arsenal. He only played one more game before being loaned to Swindon Town for two and a half months in November 1997.