English Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1905. Maltby made his firs

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1905. Maltby made his first-class debut for Derbyshire against Warwickshire in July 1905, hitting a duck in his debut innings and scoring 4 in the second.

Was an English cricketer. Mannings made a single first-class appearance for Hampshire in 1864 agains

Was an English cricketer. Mannings made a single first-class appearance for Hampshire in 1864 against Middlesex.

Was an English amateur footballer who played in defence for Southampton St. Mary's in the 1890s. He

Was an English amateur footballer who played in defence for Southampton St. Mary's in the 1890s. He was the only player to appear in both Southampton's first-ever FA Cup match and first-ever League match.Described as a "sturdy, reliable defender", he was

Was an English cricketer. Marsham played three first-class matches for Kent County Cricket Club. He

Was an English cricketer. Marsham played three first-class matches for Kent County Cricket Club. He later became president of the county club in 1886, and was also a prominent member of I Zingari. Wisden described him as a "useful batsman and a good wicke

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club. He was born in Penshurst and died

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club. He was born in Penshurst and died in Leigh. Martin made his debut cricketing appearance for the All England XI in 1852 at the age of just 18, alongside players such as future teammate Georg

Was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and right arm bowler who played three first-class g

Was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and right arm bowler who played three first-class games for Worcestershire, all in July 1939. He totalled 46 runs in his four innings, of which 42 came in a single effort, on his debut against Surrey. Prior to his brief first-class career, Blakey had also played in the Minor Counties Championship for the Lancashire Second XI in 1929 and 1930.

Was an English cricketer. Ede was the twin brother of Edward Ede, Sr.. The Ede brothers were both ed

Was an English cricketer. Ede was the twin brother of Edward Ede, Sr.. The Ede brothers were both educated at Abingdon School and both became cricketers, playing for Hampshire. Ede was Hampshires captain from 1864 to 1869. His brother Edward played for th

Was an English amateur cricketer. He was mainly associated with Surrey and he made 5 known appearanc

Was an English amateur cricketer. He was mainly associated with Surrey and he made 5 known appearances in first-class matches from 1807 to 1812.

Was a British bantamweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s. McKenzie was the 1920 Briti

Was a British bantamweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s. McKenzie was the 1920 British ABA bantamweight champion. He won a bronze medal in Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics losing against boxer Clarence Walker in the semi-finals.

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1825 to 1836. He was mainl

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1825 to 1836. He was mainly associated with Sussex and made 14 known appearances in first-class matches.

Was an English novelist and poet during the Victorian era.Meredith was born in Portsmouth, England,

Was an English novelist and poet during the Victorian era.Meredith was born in Portsmouth, England, a son and grandson of naval outfitters.[1] His mother died when he was five. At the age of 14 he was sent to a Moravian School in Neuwied, Germany, where h

Was an English cricketer who played three first-class games, appearing once for Cambridge University

Was an English cricketer who played three first-class games, appearing once for Cambridge University and twice for Worcestershire. Sandy Singleton was a county cricketer who became captain of Oxford and Worcestershire; John became a farmer in Scotland; an

Was an English tennis player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Was an English tennis player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-pace bowler who played

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Cheshire. Taylor, who represented Cheshire in the Minor Counties Championship between 1980 and 1982, made a single List A appearance for the team, duri

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1835 to 1842. He was a cou

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1835 to 1842. He was a cousin of his Sussex colleagues Jem and William Broadbridge. A left-handed batsman, occasional wicket-keeper and right arm medium pace roundarm bowler who was

Was an English naturalist.Montagu is best known for his Ornithological Dictionary (1802) and he cont

Was an English naturalist.Montagu is best known for his Ornithological Dictionary (1802) and he contributed significantly to early knowledge of British birds. He showed that many hitherto accepted species were invalid, either being birds in summer or wint

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1903, MCC and De

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1903, MCC and Derbyshire between 1905 and 1921. He started his cricket playing career for Cambridge University during the 1903 season, during which he played five games. Buckston served in the First World War as a Derbyshire Yeomanry captain in Salonica. Buckston was a right-handed batsman and played 75 inings in 39 first class matches at an average of 11.83 and a top score of 96. He was an occasional wicket-keeper and took eight catches and one wicket by stumping.

Was an English painter of animals and rustic scenes.At a very early age Morland produced sketches of

Was an English painter of animals and rustic scenes.At a very early age Morland produced sketches of remarkable promise, exhibiting some at the Royal Academy in 1773, when he was but ten years old, and continuing to exhibit at the Free Society of Artists in 1775 and 1776, and at the Society of Artists in 1777, and then sending again to the Royal Academy in 1778, 1779 and 1780. His very earliest work, however, was produced even before that tender age, as his father kept a drawing which the boy had executed when he was but four years old, representing a coach and horses and two footmen. He was a student at the Royal Academy in early youth, but only for a very short time. From the age of fourteen he was apprenticed to his father for seven years, and by means of his talent appears to have kept the family together. He had opportunities at this time of seeing some of the greatest artists of the day, and works by old masters, but even then a strange repugnance for educated society showed itself, and no persuasion, for example, could ever allure him within reach of the Angerstein gallery,

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and leg-break bowler who played for Essex dur

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and leg-break bowler who played for Essex during the 1929 season. He was born in Kensington and died in Harlow. Capel-Cure played just one game for the team, in the 1929 season, as part of a tour of the country by Cambridge University. Capel-Cure was trapped leg-before wicket in his first innings for a duck, and scored just six runs in the second innings of a drawn match. Capel-Cure was a landowner in Shropshire and Essex. He was High Sheriff of Essex in 1951-52 and deputy lord-lieutenant of the county from 1958 to 1978. He lived at Blake Hall, near Ongar.

Was a first-class cricketer who played for Leicestershire between 1937 and 1939 and for Derbyshire b

Was a first-class cricketer who played for Leicestershire between 1937 and 1939 and for Derbyshire between 1947 and 1961 as a wicket keeper and a lower-order right-handed batsman. During the 1949-50 season he toured India with a team of players making up

Was a statistician and rose to become Director of Statistics and Intelligence, Inland Revenue, Regis

Was a statistician and rose to become Director of Statistics and Intelligence, Inland Revenue, Registrar General of England and Wales, Director of Office of Population Censuses and Surveys from November 1972.

Was an English astronomer.he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Wallingford from 1722 to 1727, but hi

Was an English astronomer.he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Wallingford from 1722 to 1727, but his interests were not in politics. In 1722 he became a fellow of the Royal Society, and he spent most of his time in astronomical observations at his Oxfordshire seat, Shirburn Castle, which had been bought by his father in 1716; here he built an observatory and a chemical laboratory.In 1750 Macclesfield was offered the honorary position of vice president of the Foundling Hospital, which he accepted and kept until his death in 1764. The Foundling Hospital was a charitable institution created a decade earlier, dedicated to saving London's abandoned children. The Earl seems to have taken his position seriously, as he commissioned the artist Benjamin Wilson to paint a full size portrait of him, which he then donated to the Hospital. The portrait is still in the Foundling Hospital Collection and available to view at the Foundling Museum.

Was an English cricketer, whose first-class career lasted from 1844 to 1870. Parr played mainly for

Was an English cricketer, whose first-class career lasted from 1844 to 1870. Parr played mainly for Nottinghamshire CCC, and was club captain from 1856 to 1870. He also made occasional appearances for other counties and for Marylebone Cricket Club. He was

Was an English cricketer. Passmore was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper

Was an English cricketer. Passmore was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper. Passmore made a single first-class appearance for Hampshire in 1896 against Yorkshire.