English Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was an English tennis player. Pat Hughes and Fred Perry won the doubles at Roland Garros in 1933 and

Was an English tennis player. Pat Hughes and Fred Perry won the doubles at Roland Garros in 1933 and in Kooyong in 1934. Between 1929 and 1936 he was member of the British Davis Cup team.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He was b

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He was born in Gillingham, educated at Blundell's School and died in Isleworth. Blackmore played one first-class match for the Europeans in the Bombay Pentangular Tournament of 1944/45, scoring 8 in his only innings. He played a single Minor Counties Championship match for Kent over three and a half years later, in 1948, followed by two appearances in the County Championship later in the same season, at the advanced age of thirty-nine. In the two innings in which he batted, he scored only four runs and took two wickets.

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 Middlesex. He was born in Ealing and died in Islesworth. Perkins made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1884 season, against Not

Was an English cricketer who played for Sussex. He was born in Heyshott, West Sussex. George Pescott

Was an English cricketer who played for Sussex. He was born in Heyshott, West Sussex. George Pescott made a single first-class appearance for the team, in 1840.

Was an English cricketer. A wicket-keeper, he played for Yorkshire from 1867 to 1880 and for the All

Was an English cricketer. A wicket-keeper, he played for Yorkshire from 1867 to 1880 and for the All-England Eleven from 1867 to 1871. He also umpired in some matches between 1873 and 1880.

Was an English first class cricketer who played one match for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1899.

Was an English first class cricketer who played one match for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1899. He also played for Yorkshire Second XI during that year and for Bedfordshire from 1904 to 1906.

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 an English cricketer. Greenfield was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast.

Was an English cricketer. Greenfield was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast. Greenfield made his first-class debut for the Gentlemen of the South against the Players of the South. In 1867 Greenfield made his first-class debut Surrey

Was a first class cricketer who played 61 first class matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club betw

Was a first class cricketer who played 61 first class matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1883 and 1892. He also appeared in first class cricket for the Players (1883), T Emmett's XI (1883), Lord Sheffield's XI (1884), an England XI (1884) a

Was an Indian-born English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm round-arm bowler

Was an Indian-born English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm round-arm bowler who played for Gloucestershire. Quentin made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1874 season, against Yorkshire.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1887 to 1889. Ratcliffe made his debut for D

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1887 to 1889. Ratcliffe made his debut for Derbyshire in June 1887 in a match against Surrey. At the end of the season Derbyshire left the championship but Ratcliffe continued to play for the club in

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1919. He played his only first class match for

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1919. He played his only first class match for Derbyshire during the 1919 season against the Australian Imperial Forces. He was a right-handed batsman and made 8 runs in the two innings as a tailend ba

Was a schoolmaster, writer on mathematics and an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire and Som

Was a schoolmaster, writer on mathematics and an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire and Somerset and the minor counties Norfolk and Berkshire between 1936 and 1963. Langdale first played cricket for Derbyshire in 1936 taking part in three games a

Was an English professional cricketer who made 2 known appearances in major cricket matches in 1796.

Was an English professional cricketer who made 2 known appearances in major cricket matches in 1796. He was mainly associated with Kent although his two major appearances were both for All-England .

Was an English footballer and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire and Hampshire

Was an English footballer and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire and Hampshire between 1967 and 1980 and football for Derby County, Shrewsbury Town and Rochdale in the 1960s. Stephenson was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. He

Was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and right arm medium-pace bowler who played 12 time

Was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and right arm medium-pace bowler who played 12 times in first-class cricket, playing for both Warwickshire and Worcestershire.

Was a British politician, cricketer and cricket administrator. He succeeded to his title in November

Was a British politician, cricketer and cricket administrator. He succeeded to his title in November, 1872, before which he was known as The Honourable George Harris. Lord Harris was the second-ever captain of the English cricket team. He also played for

Was an English zoologist and author and head of the ornithological section of the British Museum in

Was an English zoologist and author and head of the ornithological section of the British Museum in London for forty-one years. He was the younger brother of John Edward Gray and the son of the botanist Samuel Frederick Gray.George Gray's most important publication was his Genera of Birds (1844-49), illustrated by David William Mitchell and Joseph Wolf, which included 46,000 references.Gray started at the British Museum as Assistant Keeper of the Zoology Branch in 1831. He began by cataloguing insects, and published an Entomology of Australia (1833) and contributed the entomogical section to an English edition of Georges Cuvier's Animal Kingdom. Gray described many species of Lepidoptera.

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire intermittently between 1899 a

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire intermittently between 1899 and 1910. He made his debut for Derbyshire in July 1899 against Leicestershire when he opened the batting in the only innings played. He next played for Der

Was an English naturalist.He was made curator of the Zoological Society of London's museum in 1836.

Was an English naturalist.He was made curator of the Zoological Society of London's museum in 1836. Charles Darwin entrusted him with the study of the mammals and beetles collected on the voyage of the Beagle. In 1843 he became assistant keeper of Mineralogy and Geology at the British Museum, becoming keeper in 1851 upon the death of Charles Konig.

Is an English rugby union player. He currently plays for Harlequins in the Guinness Premiership. He

Is an English rugby union player. He currently plays for Harlequins in the Guinness Premiership. He plays as a Lock.Robson played for England at both Under 16 and Under 18 level and made his first appearance for Quins in the Zurich A League during 2005. H

Was a British Labour Party politician.Rodgers was Member of Parliament (MP) for the marginal Chorley

Was a British Labour Party politician.Rodgers was Member of Parliament (MP) for the marginal Chorley seat from 1974 to 1979, when he lost to the Conservative Den Dover.

Was a British organic chemist. He was born in Slapton, Devon, the eldest son of farmer George and Bl

Was a British organic chemist. He was born in Slapton, Devon, the eldest son of farmer George and Blanche Ellen (née Hyne) Clemo. He attended Kingsbridge Grammar School and went on to study science at the Royal Albert Memorial College Exeter, a forerunner

Was a noted English portrait painter.By 1757 he was becoming well-known as a portraitist. He fell il

Was a noted English portrait painter.By 1757 he was becoming well-known as a portraitist. He fell ill during his apprenticeship and was nursed back to health by Mary Abbott, daughter of his landlady.In 1762, by which time he was married with two children, he went to London, and saw early success with a painting, The Death of General Wolfe which won a prize from the Royal Society of Arts. Romney soon had a thriving portrait business in Long Acre.Despite his great success George Romney was never invited to join the Royal Academy nor did he ever apply to join. While there has been much speculation about his relationship with the Academy there is no doubt that he normally remained aloof maintaining that a good artist should succeed without being a member. His own career certainly supported this belief and it was only towards the end of his life that he expressed the slightest regret for his views[2]

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1835 to 1837. Mainly associated with No

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1835 to 1837. Mainly associated with Nottinghamshire, he made 10 known appearances in first-class matches.