English Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was an English cricketer who played county cricket for Worcestershire and Kent, as well as appearing

Was an English cricketer who played county cricket for Worcestershire and Kent, as well as appearing a number of times for Oxford University and MCC. He was one of the seven Foster brothers, all of whom played first-class cricket for Worcestershire, and h

Was a noted tennis player and administrator. Paish was born in Croydon, Surrey and educated at Mid-W

Was a noted tennis player and administrator. Paish was born in Croydon, Surrey and educated at Mid-Whitgift School (now Trinity School) in Croydon. After World War II Paish worked at the Inland Revenue playing tennis only part-time. However he did manage

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Cambridge University in 1919 and 1920, f

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Cambridge University in 1919 and 1920, for Derbyshire in 1920 and for MCC in 1928. he played nineteen matches for Cambridge University in 1919 and 1920. Brooke-Taylor was a left-hand batsman and played 40 innings in 25 first class matches with an average of 19.94 and a top score of 84. He was an occasional wicket-keeper.

Was an English cricketer. Toynbee was a right-handed batsman. In 1911 Toynbee played for the Green J

Was an English cricketer. Toynbee was a right-handed batsman. In 1911 Toynbee played for the Green Jackets against Aldershot Command. Toynbee made his first-class debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1912 against Kent. This was Toynbee's only appearan

Was an English amateur footballer who played at inside left. He made two appearances for England in

Was an English amateur footballer who played at inside left. He made two appearances for England in 1900, scoring once. He was a member of the Corinthian amateur club and made three appearances for Southampton in 1901.

Was a cricketer who played for Lancashire, Gloucestershire and England. Originally a middle order ba

Was a cricketer who played for Lancashire, Gloucestershire and England. Originally a middle order batsman, the left-handed Pullar was tried as an opener in Test matches against India in 1959 and was an instant success. After some years of declining succes

Professor of Natural Language Computing in the Department of Informatics, University of Sussex, Engl

Professor of Natural Language Computing in the Department of Informatics, University of Sussex, England.He was educated at Bristol Grammar School and graduated in Oriental studies from St John's College, Cambridge, followed by study at Yale University in the Linguistics and Engineering & Applied Science departments.[1]His academic career has included work in Oriental languages, linguistics and computing, with side interests in philosophy and political and economic thought. He lectured at the London School of Economics, the University of Lancaster and the University of Leeds before moving to Sussex in 1991. [1]

Is an English sailor from Portsmouth, now based in Southampton, Hampshire. Paralysed in an accident

Is an English sailor from Portsmouth, now based in Southampton, Hampshire. Paralysed in an accident at the age of eighteen, in 2007 he became the first quadriplegic yachtsman to sail solo around Great Britain.

Is a former English cricketer. Miller was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He

Is a former English cricketer. Miller was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Walsall, Staffordshire. Miller made his debut for Cambridgeshire in the 1981 Minor Counties Championship against Lincolnshire. From 1981 to 198

Is a former English cricketer who played in 3 ODIs in 1981. As of 2009, he still holds the Warwicksh

Is a former English cricketer who played in 3 ODIs in 1981. As of 2009, he still holds the Warwickshire batting record for the fourth wicket - a stand of 470 with Alvin Kallicharran against Lancashire at Southport in 1982, of which Humpage contributed 25

Was an English cricketer who played for Leicestershire. He was born in Clarendon Park, Leicester and

Was an English cricketer who played for Leicestershire. He was born in Clarendon Park, Leicester and died in Hull. Wykes' debut came against Surrey, against whom he scored a pair, having been caught and bowled by Test cricketer Percy Fender in the first i

Was a British statistician known particularly for his work on the foundations of statistics and on q

Was a British statistician known particularly for his work on the foundations of statistics and on quality control.George Barnard was born in Walthamstow, London. His father was a cabinet maker and his mother had been a domestic servant. George attended t

Is regarded as one the greatest bowlers of all time. Statistically, he holds the lowest lifetime Tes

Is regarded as one the greatest bowlers of all time. Statistically, he holds the lowest lifetime Test bowling average among bowlers with more than fifteen wickets and he has the second highest peak rating for a bowler in the ICC ratings. Lohmann first pla

Was an English cricketer, a right-arm fast bowler and right-handed batsman who was the first man to

Was an English cricketer, a right-arm fast bowler and right-handed batsman who was the first man to take a wicket for Worcestershire County Cricket Club after they attained first-class status for the 1899 season. Wilson opened the bowling in Worcestershir

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1894 and 1898. Marsden started playing fo

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1894 and 1898. Marsden started playing for Derbyshire in 1894 and took part in several first-class games before they formally joined County Championship in 1895. His debut the championship was aga

Was an English cricketer. Sandeman was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. Sand

Was an English cricketer. Sandeman was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. Sandeman made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Nottinghamshire in the 1913 County Championship. Sandeman represented Hampshire in three first-class

Was a British educator, headmaster and sportsman. An Old Amplefordian, he attended St Wilfrid's Hous

Was a British educator, headmaster and sportsman. An Old Amplefordian, he attended St Wilfrid's House (1943-1948) and was cricket captain in 1948 before attending Peterhouse, Cambridge (1949-1952). He made his first-class debut against Hampshire and open

Was an English first-class cricketer. He made 85 appearances for Nottinghamshire between August 1900

Was an English first-class cricketer. He made 85 appearances for Nottinghamshire between August 1900 and June 1905, scoring 1722 runs and taking 82 wickets. He died just two years after making his last first-class appearance, at the age of 31. He made his best score, 89, against Derbyshire while his best bowling, 6 for 72, came against Leicestershire. His brother, Henry Anthony and uncle Alfred Anthony also played for Nottinghamshire, with rather less distinction.

Was a male tennis player from Great Britain and a two-time Olympic silver medalist. At the 1908 Lond

Was a male tennis player from Great Britain and a two-time Olympic silver medalist. At the 1908 London Olympics he won those medals in the men's singles and doubles (with George Simond) event (both were contested indoor). In both finals he lost to fellow

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1921. In 1913 he was playi

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1921. In 1913 he was playing for Keighley and Craven District, and was selected for Nottinghamshire against Leicestershire but had to withdraw because of injury. He made his first class debut and only appearance for Derbyshire against Yorkshire in June 1921. His batting scores were 8 and 2, and he bowled 10 overs without taking a wicket. Buckley was a right-handed batsman and scored a total of ten runs in two innings in one first class match. He was a right-arm medium-fast bowler and took no wickets in 10 overs.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1886 and 1898 and for Marylebone Cricket

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1886 and 1898 and for Marylebone Cricket Club between 1888 and 1898. A useful all-rounder, he scored over 5500 runs and took 621 wickets in his first class career. Davidson's first-class career be

Was an English cricketer. Liddell was the son of Thomas Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth. Educated at

Was an English cricketer. Liddell was the son of Thomas Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth. Educated at Eton College, Liddell would later marry Cecil Wellesley, daughter of Gerald Wellesley. Liddell made his first-class debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club a

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1880 and 1887. He mad

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1880 and 1887. He made his first-class debut for Derbyshire during the 1880 season against a team of Australians, in which he scored a duck in his first innings but became the top scorer for the team in the second, making 24 before he was run out. Barrington was a right-handed batsman and played 48 innings in 25 first class matches with an average of 9.68 and a top score of 50. He was a round-arm slow bowler and took 1 first class wicket for 27 runs.

Was an English singer. He is remembered for singing on thousands of gramophone records in a career t

Was an English singer. He is remembered for singing on thousands of gramophone records in a career that spanned 53 years, beginning in 1909. He is especially associated with the comic baritone roles in recordings of the Gilbert & Sullivan operas.

Was an English cricketer. He was a slow bowler who played for Somerset. He was born in Glastonbury a

Was an English cricketer. He was a slow bowler who played for Somerset. He was born in Glastonbury and died in Butleigh. Burrough made a single first-class appearance for Somerset during the 1936 season, against Cambridge University at Taunton, the first time Cambridge had played on that ground. Batting at No 11, Burrough scored 27 runs in the only innings in which he batted, and took one wicket, that of Norman Yardley, with the ball.