English Famous Names Starting with Letter E

Was an English photographer, known primarily for his early use of multiple cameras to capture motion

Was an English photographer, known primarily for his early use of multiple cameras to capture motion, and his zoopraxiscope, a device for projecting motion pictures that pre-dated the celluloid film strip that is still used today.

Was an English poet, known as the Corn Law rhymer.Elliott was born at the New Foundry, Masbrough, in

Was an English poet, known as the Corn Law rhymer.Elliott was born at the New Foundry, Masbrough, in the Parish of Rotherham, Yorkshire. His father, (known as "Devil Elliott", for his fiery sermons) was an extreme Calvinist and a strong Radical, and was e

Ebony Alleyne was signed to Sony Music at the age of only 19 years. At first wanting to be a singer-

Ebony Alleyne was signed to Sony Music at the age of only 19 years. At first wanting to be a singer-songwriter, she found that the label didn't think this was the right approach for her. She was passed on to producers Ian Levine and Clive Scott who both felt they should aim for a Dionne Warrick-Burt Bacharach approach - the three-some penned the song "Walk Away and Never Look Back" which pleased Sony so much that they were granted a £150,000 budget to produce an album with a full orchestra (sixty strings, thirty brass). Alleyne sneak-previewed the song at a Togetherness soul weekend in 2002 and caused a great deal of excitement - three 7" vinyl singles were pressed in a limited edition on the old soul label Okeh Records ... but the much awaited album didn't happen.

Is an English singer-songwriter from Sussex. Born Edward Harcourt-Smith, the third son of a career a

Is an English singer-songwriter from Sussex. Born Edward Harcourt-Smith, the third son of a career army officer, his family home is the manor house of Wootton. He is a great-nephew of the celebrated food author Elizabeth David and of Nicholas Ridley, Baro

Is a British canoe racing sprint canoist who has been competing since the late 2000s.

Is a British canoe racing sprint canoist who has been competing since the late 2000s.

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 Cambridgeshire. He was born in Wisbech. Having represented the team during the 2002 Minor Counties Championship, Rodgers made a single List A appearanc

Is a former boxer and actor. He was British and Commonwealth Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion, with

Is a former boxer and actor. He was British and Commonwealth Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion, with a record which reads: Fights Won 53 (20 by a knockout), Lost 9, Drawn 0. Avoth's acting career began with a starring role for entertainment giant Warner B

Is an Italo disco pop star from the UK, popular in Scandinavia, Europe and the former USSR.He was di

Is an Italo disco pop star from the UK, popular in Scandinavia, Europe and the former USSR.He was discovered by Baby records, an Italian record label who took him to Milan to record the song "USSR" written by R. Turatti, M. Chieregato and T. Hooker.[1]

Was an early 1960s British pop singer.Like Cliff Richard and Engelbert Humperdinck, Eden Kane was bo

Was an early 1960s British pop singer.Like Cliff Richard and Engelbert Humperdinck, Eden Kane was born in India, but returned to Britain as a child.[1] He first created some interest for his talent with an advertising jingle for Cadbury's, called "Hot Cho

Was an English cricketer who is famous for being the catalyst in the shift from roundarm to overarm

Was an English cricketer who is famous for being the catalyst in the shift from roundarm to overarm bowling. On 26 August 1862 at The Oval, Willsher became the first cricketer to be no-balled for bowling overarm. Playing for an England XI against Surrey h

Was a British Olympic fencer and Journalist. Edgar Montague Amphlett was born on 1 September 1867 i

Was a British Olympic fencer and Journalist. Edgar Montague Amphlett was born on 1 September 1867 in Dorchester, Dorset, England the son of Henry James Amphlett. Amphlett was educated at Hull Grammar School and at 17 he joined the staff of the Echo and l

Was a former first-class cricketer who played three matches for Somerset County Cricket Club in 1914

Was a former first-class cricketer who played three matches for Somerset County Cricket Club in 1914. He was a left-handed batsman who also played eight Minor Counties Cricket Championship matches for Devon between 1909 and 1912. Ball frequently opened the batting for Devon during his eight matches, and it was while doing this that he made his top-score for the county, making 78 against Surrey Second XI. In 1932, having moved to Canada, Ball played in four matches against the touring Australians, playing a match each for Cowichan and Vancouver, before representing British Columbia in two matches. In the last of the four matches, Donald Bradman made 171 for the tourists, surpassing the British Columbia first-innings total on his own.

Was an English cricketer. He was born in Westminster and died in Durban. Chester-Master made a singl

Was an English cricketer. He was born in Westminster and died in Durban. Chester-Master made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1911 season, against Middlesex. From the tailend, Chester-Master scored 4 runs in the first innings in which he batted, and a duck in the second. Chester-Master played Minor Counties cricket for Dorset between 1908 and 1921.

Was a English cricketer. Sheldrake was a right-handed batsman and a fast bowler. Sheldrake represent

Was a English cricketer. Sheldrake was a right-handed batsman and a fast bowler. Sheldrake represented Hampshire in three first-class matches. The first came in 1884 against Sussex. His final first-class match came against Surrey in the 1885 season, which

Was an English freestyle and Greco-Roman sport wrestler who competed for Great Britain in the 1908 S

Was an English freestyle and Greco-Roman sport wrestler who competed for Great Britain in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was a British épée, foil, and sabre fencer. A talented artist by profession, Seligman competed in

Was a British épée, foil, and sabre fencer. A talented artist by profession, Seligman competed in five Olympiads as a member of the British fencing team, and was the only man to win the British fencing championship in all three weapons twice. He fought in

Was a British bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz,

Was a British bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, he finished 15th in the four-man event.

Was a British figure skater who competed in both singles and pair skating. As a singles skater, he w

Was a British figure skater who competed in both singles and pair skating. As a singles skater, he won the bronze medal at the 1899 World Championships.

Was a cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in English first class Cricket. A right

Was a cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in English first class Cricket. A right-handed batsman, Oldroyd played 384 games for his county from 1910 until 1931.

Is a former English cricketer who played three first-class games: one for Worcestershire in 1953, an

Is a former English cricketer who played three first-class games: one for Worcestershire in 1953, and two for MCC in the early 1960s. His brief first-class career was extremely unsuccessful, with a top score of just 7 from five innings and no wickets or c

Is a former field hockey player, who won a gold medal with the England team at the 1908 Summer Olymp

Is a former field hockey player, who won a gold medal with the England team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.

Was a Victorian landscape painter, having close associations with the Macchiaioli group (also known

Was a Victorian landscape painter, having close associations with the Macchiaioli group (also known as the Tuscans or Etruscans), who, in a break with tradition, painted outdoors in order to capture natural light effects and favoured a panoramic format for their paintings. [2]Henry Edenborough was a sea captain and made several voyages to Australia between 1833 and 1837, deciding to settle there in 1840. He acquired a farm south of Goulburn known as 'Wollogorang' and built "a handsome two-storey brick and stone rubble building notable for its interesting French windows and its impressive outbuildings". [3] This was the family home until 1854 when Henry and Margaret sold the property to John William Chisholm,

Was a British tennis player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a British tennis player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a female tennis player from Great Britain. She played at the 1912 Summer Olympics and won two go

Was a female tennis player from Great Britain. She played at the 1912 Summer Olympics and won two gold medals.

Was an English freestyle swimmer from Newton Abbot, Devon,[1] who broke the world record in the wome

Was an English freestyle swimmer from Newton Abbot, Devon,[1] who broke the world record in the women's 1500 m freestyle on September 15, 1926 in Exmouth, Devon, clocking 24:00.2. She represented Great Britain in the 400 m freestyle event at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands, but was eliminated in the semi-finals.