English Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Was an English pianist who was particularly admired in Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, and the early sc

Was an English pianist who was particularly admired in Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, and the early schools, but was also a very early London performer of the works of Debussy and Scriabin. In England, she was regarded as the 'successor' of Arabella Goddard, though her style and technique differed from Goddard's considerably.Her first public performances were in Birmingham at the age of six. She studied privately in Birmingham, then at Leipzig Conservatory under Carl Reinecke and Oscar Paul: she then studied under Clara Schumann at Frankfurt. Her concert career began with the Saturday and Monday popular concerts in 1885; with the Philharmonic concerts 1886; Berlin, 1887; Gewandhaus

Was an English singer and comic actress primarily known as the creator of principal soprano roles in

Was an English singer and comic actress primarily known as the creator of principal soprano roles in numerous German Reed Entertainments.Holland was born in London and trained at the Royal Academy of Music. For several years, she was a popular concert singer in London and the British provinces. Frederic Clay engaged her for a part in an operetta he had written. It was performed in Canterbury and included a song for Holland that she popularised, "She Wandered Down the Mountain Side."

Is an English football player. She is a central midfielder for England Women and Everton Ladies.

Is an English football player. She is a central midfielder for England Women and Everton Ladies.

Is an English child singer from Kettering who rose to fame after auditioning for the second series o

Is an English child singer from Kettering who rose to fame after auditioning for the second series of the ITV television talent show Britain's Got Talent, performing as a mezzo-soprano. Although reaching the final, she finished outside the top three. Afte

A theatre actress and singer who first gained fame as a member of the pop group Steps.Steps were a p

A theatre actress and singer who first gained fame as a member of the pop group Steps.Steps were a pop group that achieved a series of charted singles between 1997 and 2001. Their name was based around a simple marketing gimmick: each of their music videos were choreographed, and the dance steps were included with most of their single releases. Steps formed on 7 May 1997 and disbanded on 26 December 2001. In total Steps have sold over 25 million records, including 15 million albums worldwide.

Is an English footballer who currently plays for Arsenal L.F.C. and the England women's national foo

Is an English footballer who currently plays for Arsenal L.F.C. and the England women's national football team. She is also a qualified sports massage therapist. White made her England début against Scotland in 1997, aged 19, followed by her full début against France in 1998 when she was named player of the match. White went on to represent her country in her first major tournament at Euro 2001 in Germany.

Was an English astronomer.where he studied mathematics, coming third in his year when he graduated i

Was an English astronomer.where he studied mathematics, coming third in his year when he graduated in 1813. He obtained his Master of Arts in 1816 and went on to teach mathematics at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He also became a Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge and an ordained priest in the Church of England. On 29 February 1820 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and on 8 June 1820 he was granted a fellowship of the Royal Society. One of his proposers for his fellowship to the Royal Society was John Herschel [1](son of William Herschel) whom he met at St John's College, Cambridge. Later in that year he was appointed by the Admiralty to be the astronomer at the Cape of Good Hope, which would involve overseeing the building of an observatory in what was then a British colony. Before travelling to South Africa,

Was an English poet.Her first poems, dedicated to the Prince of Wales, were published in Liverpool i

Was an English poet.Her first poems, dedicated to the Prince of Wales, were published in Liverpool in 1808, when she was only fifteen, arousing the interest of no less a person than Percy Bysshe Shelley, who briefly corresponded with her.

Is a British journalist working for Al Jazeera English.Barr trained as a journalist at 2-Ten FM, bef

Is a British journalist working for Al Jazeera English.Barr trained as a journalist at 2-Ten FM, before specialised in sports reporting, covering events in sport since 1994 when she worked as a freelance journalist.[1] Five years after starting in radio,

Was an English amateur cricketer who made 29 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1804 to

Was an English amateur cricketer who made 29 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1804 to 1826. He was mainly associated with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).

Was an English cricketer. Huddleston made his first-class debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club agai

Was an English cricketer. Huddleston made his first-class debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University in 1841. Huddleston also represented pre-county club Hampshire, making his debut for the county in 1842 against the Marylebone Cricke

Is an English television presenter, currently known as the main co-presenter on the British magazine

Is an English television presenter, currently known as the main co-presenter on the British magazine programme, This Morning, alongside Phillip Schofield.

Is an English female football central defender. She currently plays her club football for Everton. S

Is an English female football central defender. She currently plays her club football for Everton. She has represented England at junior level and has been a squad member of the senior side. Whelan has represented England at Under-15, 19 , 20 and 23 levels, playing in the UEFA Under-19's European Championships, and in the FIFA Under-20's World Cup Finals in Chile in November 2008.

Is a Member of the European Parliament for North East England and leader of the Liberal Democrat MEP

Is a Member of the European Parliament for North East England and leader of the Liberal Democrat MEPs. She was elected to the European Parliament in 2004, and re-elected in 2009, coming in third behind Labour and Conservative candidates with 17% of the vo

Is a British slalom canoeist who has competed internationally since 1997. She won a bronze medal at

Is a British slalom canoeist who has competed internationally since 1997. She won a bronze medal at the Junior World Championships in 2000 and won the overall Junior World Cup Series in the same year. As an Under 23 athlete, she won a team bronze medal in

Is an English female badminton player.

Is an English female badminton player.

Was an English silent film actress from Croydon, Surrey, England. She was blond with dark blue eyes.

Was an English silent film actress from Croydon, Surrey, England. She was blond with dark blue eyes. In her own country she was called the English Mary Pickford.Le Breton's motion picture career began in 1920 with a role as Alesia in La Poupee. In 1922 she co-starred with George K. Arthur and Simeon Stuart in Love's Influence, originally titled Love's April. The French heavyweight boxer, Georges Carpentier, made a cameo appearance in the UK silent film. Le Breton won many of the London film favourite contests along with actress Betty Balfour. She appeared in the first coloured motion picture made in Great Britain. The Glorious Adventure (1922) starred Lady Diana Cooper and Victor McLaglen. Produced by J. Stuart Blackton, founder of Vitagraph Studios, the motion picture was filmed in Prizma colour.

Was an English artist and satirist of the Victorian era. She is most notable for her satire on the P

Was an English artist and satirist of the Victorian era. She is most notable for her satire on the Pre-Raphaelite movement, but she also wrote and illustrated many humorous commentaries on contemporary life.[1]Little is known of Claxton's life; even the dates of her birth and death are uncertain. Her father, painter Marshall Claxton, trained his daughters Florence and Adelaide in his craft; Florence travelled with her father to Australia, India, and Egypt in the years from 1850 to 1857, while Claxton searched for employment. In the later 1850s both sisters found work in producing engravings for the popular press. In 1860, Florence illustrated Married Off: A Satirical Poem, by "H. B."

Was a British swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was a British swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was an English mountaineer and author, sometimes known as F. Crauford Grove.Grove became an experien

Was an English mountaineer and author, sometimes known as F. Crauford Grove.Grove became an experienced alpinist in the late 1850s and joined the Alpine Club of London soon after it was formed in 1857, later serving as its President from 1884 to 1886. He

Was a popular English lyric dramatic soprano in the early 20th century. She was one of the most vers

Was a popular English lyric dramatic soprano in the early 20th century. She was one of the most versatile singers of all time. She sang more than 100 parts, covering a wide range of styles and periods, from Mozart, Meyerbeer, Gounod, Verdi, Wagner, Puccini, Strauss, Schreker and Krenek. In Wagner she sang virtually every soprano part, large and small from Senta onwards, with the exception of the Götterdämmerung Brünnhilde. She described herself as "lyric dramatic soprano", which seems barely adequate in relation to the range of types of role in which she excelled. Her high international reputation, founded mainly in Germany and North America, was almost unique for a British singer of her time.

Best known as Madge Syers, was a British figure skater. She was the first woman to compete in the s

Best known as Madge Syers, was a British figure skater. She was the first woman to compete in the sport, and became the first female World and Olympic champion. She won the Olympic gold medal at age 27; to date, she is the oldest Olympics ladies' figure s

Was an English singer and actress of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras famous for her roles in o

Was an English singer and actress of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras famous for her roles in operetta, musical burlesque, music hall, opera and, later, comic plays.St. John was born Margaret Florence Greig in Plymouth, England. Her father, Andrew Greig, had been stationed in Plymouth with the army, where he married St. John's mother, Susannah Williams, but he left the army before St. John was born. Her father ran a boarding house, and her mother a shop. She had five brothers and sisters.[1]

Was an English painter of moral and historical subjects, notable for his distinctively graphic and o

Was an English painter of moral and historical subjects, notable for his distinctively graphic and often Hogarthian version of the Pre-Raphaelite style. While he was closely associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, he was never actually a member. Nevertheless, he remained close to Dante Gabriel Rossetti, with whom he also joined William Morris's design company, Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co., in 1861.One of his most famous images is The Last of England, a portrait of a pair of stricken emigrants as they sail away on the ship that will take them from England forever. It was inspired by the departure of the Pre-Raphaelite sculptor Thomas Woolner, who had left for Australia. The painting is structured with Brown's characteristic linear energy, and emphasis on apparently grotesque and banal details, such as the cabbages hanging from the ship's side.

Was an English novelist, poet, critic and editor whose journals, The English Review and The Transatl

Was an English novelist, poet, critic and editor whose journals, The English Review and The Transatlantic Review, were instrumental in the development of early 20th-century English literature.[citation needed] He is now best remembered for The Good Soldie