English Famous Names Starting with Letter E

Was an English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist.On leaving Oxfo

Was an English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist.On leaving Oxford, in 1676, Halley visited the south Atlantic island of St. Helena with the intention of studying stars from the Southern Hemisphere. He returned to England in November 1678. In the following year he went to Danzig (Gdansk) on behalf of the Royal Society to help resolve a dispute. Because astronomer Johannes Hevelius did not use a telescope, his observations had been questioned by Robert Hooke. Halley stayed with Hevelius and he observed and verified the quality of Hevelius' observations. The same year, Halley published Catalogus Stellarum Australium which included details of 341 southern stars. These additions to present-day star maps earned him comparison with Tycho Brahe

Is an English cricketer. He made his List A debut playing for the MCC in 2008, having previously pla

Is an English cricketer. He made his List A debut playing for the MCC in 2008, having previously played for Middlesex Second XI and the MCC Young Cricketers (YC). His debut, against Bangledesh A, saw him make three catches as wicketkeeper, but only scored

Was an English cricketer playing for Kent (Kent County Cricket Club) between 1946 and 1949. Crush pl

Was an English cricketer playing for Kent (Kent County Cricket Club) between 1946 and 1949. Crush played First Class cricket for Kent as a right-arm fast/medium swing bowler, occasional seamer as well as a lower order batsman. The highlight of his career

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1880 to 1887 and captained the side for two

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1880 to 1887 and captained the side for two seasons. He was educated at Harrow School, where he was a member of the cricket eleven in 1879 and played his first game for Derbyshire County Cricket Club

Was an English painter associated with the Pre-Raphaelite and Romantic styles.Leighton was the son o

Was an English painter associated with the Pre-Raphaelite and Romantic styles.Leighton was the son of the artist Charles Blair Leighton. He was educated at University College School, before becoming a student at the Royal Academy Schools. He married Katherine Nash in 1885 and they went on to have a son and daughter. He exhibited annually at the Royal Academy from 1878 to 1920.[1]Leighton was a fastidious craftsman, producing highly-finished, decorative pictures. It would appear that he left no diaries, and though he exhibited at the Royal Academy for over forty years, he was never an Academician or an Associate.

Was an English professional cricketer who made 11 known appearances in major cricket matches from 18

Was an English professional cricketer who made 11 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1809 to 1816.

Was an early English cricketer who played for Chertsey Cricket Club and Surrey during the 1720s and

Was an early English cricketer who played for Chertsey Cricket Club and Surrey during the 1720s and 1730s. Chapman is one of the earliest cricketers whose name has survived in 18th century records. In 1763, a newspaper report announced his death and said of him that he was "an eminent master bricklayer" and "accounted one of the most dextrous cricket players in England".

Was an English poet, author and critic. Like his friend Siegfried Sassoon, he wrote of his experienc

Was an English poet, author and critic. Like his friend Siegfried Sassoon, he wrote of his experiences in World War I in both verse and prose. For most of his career, Blunden was also a reviewer for English publications and an academic in Tokyo and later

Is an Irish cricketer who has played for both the Irish and English national cricket teams. He was a

Is an Irish cricketer who has played for both the Irish and English national cricket teams. He was a member of the England squad in the 2006-07 Ashes series and 2007 World Cup. Since dropping down the pecking order for selection with England Joyce hopes t

Played cricket for Somerset and Cambridge University. He was captain of Somerset from 1938 to 1946 a

Played cricket for Somerset and Cambridge University. He was captain of Somerset from 1938 to 1946 and later prominent in the county club administration. Bunty Longrigg was a left-handed middle order batsman and an occasional right-arm bowler. In 1926, he

Was an English cricketer. Willes was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast. Will

Was an English cricketer. Willes was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast. Willes made his first-class debut for Hampshire (pre county club) against an All-England Eleven in 1850. In 1851 Willes made his debut for Oxford University ag

Was an English cricketer, best remembered for being the first man known to have taken all ten wicket

Was an English cricketer, best remembered for being the first man known to have taken all ten wickets in a first-class innings. Hinkly made his first-class debut against Surrey at The Oval in 1846, and played 43 matches between then and 1858, including t

Was an English cricketer who played one first-class match for Somerset in July 1935. Adams was born

Was an English cricketer who played one first-class match for Somerset in July 1935. Adams was born in Shepton Mallet and died in Kingston upon Thames. Adams batted in just one innings of the match against Essex at Clacton. He scored five coming in fifth in the batting order in the first innings, but when Somerset captain Reggie Ingle rejigged the order to make swift runs for a declaration in the second innings, Adams did not bat. Ingle's tactics were justified with a 150-run victory.

Was an English chemical industrialist.Edmund took over the management of the Wood End factory in Wid

Was an English chemical industrialist.Edmund took over the management of the Wood End factory in Widnes, Lancashire, from his older brother Frederic and also became involved in the management of his father's Liverpool factory. These factories manufactured alkali by the Leblanc process. During this time Edmund studied metallurgy at Owens College, Manchester and invented methods of separating nickel, cobalt and copper from the waste by–products from his factories.

Was an actor, comedian, singer and dramatist best known for his comic appearances in Edwardian Music

Was an actor, comedian, singer and dramatist best known for his comic appearances in Edwardian Musical Comedy.

Was an English cricketer. Crofts was a right-handed batsman. Crofts represented Hampshire in one fir

Was an English cricketer. Crofts was a right-handed batsman. Crofts represented Hampshire in one first-class match in 1885, which was Hampshires final season with first-class status until the 1895 County Championship. Crofts made his single appearance against the Marylebone Cricket Club.

Was an important English poet and Poet Laureate best known for The Faerie Queene, an epic poem celeb

Was an important English poet and Poet Laureate best known for The Faerie Queene, an epic poem celebrating, through fantastical allegory, the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I. He is recognized as one of the premier craftsmen of Modern English verse in its in

Was an English poet and Politician.Edmund Waller was the eldest son of Robert Waller of Coleshill, H

Was an English poet and Politician.Edmund Waller was the eldest son of Robert Waller of Coleshill, Herts, and Anne Hampden, his wife; thus he was first cousin to John Hampden. He was descended from the Waller family of Groombridge Place, Kent.

Was a traditional pop singer in the United Kingdom.She had two sisters, one older, one younger. Her

Was a traditional pop singer in the United Kingdom.She had two sisters, one older, one younger. Her father was a landscape gardener, her mother an amateur singer. She left school at age 15 (common in the UK in those days). At first she trained as a telephone operator, but after a few bands had her sing for them locally, she quit the telephone job to sing professionally.She auditioned twice for the BBC before making her first broadcast, in 1954. She recorded a number of records, only one of which charted, "Arrivederci Darling" in 1956, which made it to #19 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] In 1957 she participated in the UK qualifying heat for the Eurovision Song Contest. She had a short first marriage to fellow singer, Terry Dene, but married three times more.[2]

Was a British swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics.She was also

Was a British swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics.She was also fourth in her first round heat of 100 m freestyle event and did not advance.

Was a geologist who was an expert on the geography of the Alps. He is responsible for hypothesising

Was a geologist who was an expert on the geography of the Alps. He is responsible for hypothesising two major former geographical features, the supercontinent Gondwana (proposed 1861) and the Tethys Ocean.By 1857 he was a professor of geology at the University of Vienna, and from there he gradually developed views on the connection between Africa and Europe; eventually he came to the conclusion that the Alps to the north were once at the bottom of an ocean, of which the Mediterranean was a remnant. While not quite correct (mostly because plate tectonics had not yet been discovered — he used the earlier geosyn

Was an English cricketer: an attacking batsman and excellent fielder. His Test batting average of 59

Was an English cricketer: an attacking batsman and excellent fielder. His Test batting average of 59.23 is the fifth highest of all time, and second only to Herbert Sutcliffe amongst Englishmen; against Australia alone Paynter averaged an extraordinary 84

Is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer and owner. The son of jockey and trainer Edward Plesa, Sr., he i

Is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer and owner. The son of jockey and trainer Edward Plesa, Sr., he is married to Laurie and has three children: Luke, Kyle, and Kelsey. The couple currently reside in South Florida. Eddie Plesa is the brother-in-law to Smar

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from c. 1756 to 1789. He was an

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from c. 1756 to 1789. He was an outstanding bowler who is generally regarded as the first great bowler in the game's history. He may have come from a line of cricketers as two Surrey pla

Was a rugby union footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played for England, and at clu

Was a rugby union footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played for England, and at club level for Wigan, playing in the Forwards, e.g. Front row, Lock, or Back row. Prior to the 29th August 1895, Wigan was a rugby union club.