English Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Played first-class and List A cricket for Lancashire and Somerset between 1959 and 1967. He was a lo

Played first-class and List A cricket for Lancashire and Somerset between 1959 and 1967. He was a lower-order batsman and a wicketkeeper. Clayton played for Lancashire's second eleven in 1956 and 1957, but made his first-class cricket debut in the 1957 for the Combined Services cricket team while on National Service.

Was an English cricketer. He was born in Hampstead, London and died in Geelong, Victoria. A right-ha

Was an English cricketer. He was born in Hampstead, London and died in Geelong, Victoria. A right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler, he played for Hampshire between 1928 and 1930. In 33 first-class innings, Adams failed to score a half-century, his best knock of 42 coming against Glamorgan.

Was a British archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Cornewall entered the double

Was a British archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Cornewall entered the double York round event in 1908, taking 15th place with 430 points. He also participated in the Continental style event but his result is unknown.

Was an English cricketer who played for Bedfordshire. He was born in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. Dawson

Was an English cricketer who played for Bedfordshire. He was born in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. Dawson's first recorded Second XI matches came during the 1958 season, and he continued to play in the Second XI until 1969. His sole List A appearance came duri

Is a British slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 21st in the C-1 event at the

Is a British slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 21st in the C-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Was British Labour Party politician.Edge was Member of Parliament for Aldridge-Brownhills from 1974

Was British Labour Party politician.Edge was Member of Parliament for Aldridge-Brownhills from 1974 to 1979, when he lost the seat to the Conservative Richard Shepherd. To this day, Labour have not managed to regain Aldridge-Brownhills after a change in t

Was an English cricketer and educationalist. He was a right-handed batsman who played first-class cr

Was an English cricketer and educationalist. He was a right-handed batsman who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire and Oxford University. He won the Military Cross during World War I and became headmaster of two schools. He made his first County Championship appearance in 1914, though his cricketing career was summarily halted by the First World War when he won the Military Cross. After the war he went to study at Oxford University, and returned to the arena of first-class cricket playing for the University in 1919. He played his first of seven games, most of which were against assembled elevens such as the Gentlemen of England and HDG Leveson-Gower's XI. After university, he became a schoolmaster and in 1927 became headmaster of Trent College where he was held in high regard by the boys and was seen as a forward-thinking man. During his time, the Warner Library was opened in 1929 and the Cricket Pavilion in 1933.

Was an English cricketer. Geoffrey Udal played once as a right-handed batsman and a opening right-ar

Was an English cricketer. Geoffrey Udal played once as a right-handed batsman and a opening right-arm fast bowler for Middlesex in 1932, while serving in the RAF. He later represented Leicestershire in three matches in 1946. He was found to be suffering f

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played ten first-class matches during the 1947

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played ten first-class matches during the 1947 English cricket season for Cambridge University and Kent. He also represented the Nigeria national cricket team. Later in the year he played seven County Championship matches for his native Kent, his last first-class match coming against Somerset in August. In April 1949, he played a five-day match for Nigeria against Gold Coast in Lagos. He returned to Kent to play for their second XI between 1957 and 1959 and died in Hastings in 1977.

Was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and right arm fast bowler who played 18 times for W

Was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and right arm fast bowler who played 18 times for Worcestershire (and twice for Oxford University) in the early 1920s. Greig made his first-class debut for Worcestershire against Hampshire in May 1920, goin

Was an English cricketer. Hebden was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. Hebden

Was an English cricketer. Hebden was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. Hebden made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1937 County Championship against Northamptonshire. Hebden played two matches for Hampshire in the 1937 sea

Was a senior British Army officer who served in both the First and Second World Wars and had a notab

Was a senior British Army officer who served in both the First and Second World Wars and had a notable cricket career, playing first-class cricket for the Army in 1921. On graduation from Royal Military College Sandhurst in 1908, Rawson was commissioned i

Was a British figure skater.This was the only year in which special figures was an Olympic event. Fe

Was a British figure skater.This was the only year in which special figures was an Olympic event. Fellow Brit Arthur Cumming won the silver.

Was an English cricketer. He was born in Colne, Lancashire. During his career, he played for Somerse

Was an English cricketer. He was born in Colne, Lancashire. During his career, he played for Somerset County Cricket Club, and made a total of 48 first-class appearances for the county. Hall was a right-arm fast or fast-medium bowler and a right-handed ta

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Shropshire.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Shropshire. He was born in Burford, Oxfordshire. Hayes, who represented Shropshire in the Minor Counties Championship between 1974 and 1975, made a single List A appe

Was an English cricketer. Chance was a right-handed batsman who was a right-arm medium pace bowler.

Was an English cricketer. Chance was a right-handed batsman who was a right-arm medium pace bowler. Chance made his county debut for Berkshire in the Minor Counties Championship, making his debut in 1912 against Devon. In 1913 Chance made two further appearances for the county against Devon and Cornwall. In 1923 Chance represented the Marylebone Cricket Club in a single first-class match against Scotland. Chance did not bat in the match and bowled three wicketless overs.

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed in the team foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed in the team foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a physicist, mathematician and expert on fluid dynamics and wave theory. He has been described a

Was a physicist, mathematician and expert on fluid dynamics and wave theory. He has been described as "one of the greatest physical scientists of the 20th century".[citation needed]His first paper was on quanta showing that Young's slit diffraction experiment produced fringes even with feeble light sources such that less than one photon was present at a time. He followed this up with work on shock waves, winning a Smith's Prize. In 1910 he was elected to a Fellowship at Trinity College, and the following year he was appointed to a meteorology post, becoming Reader in Dynamical Meteorology. His work on turbulence in the atmosphere led to the publication of "Turbulent motion in fluids," which won him the Adams Prize in 1915.

Was a British Conservative politician. He was MP for Huddersfield West from 1979 until the seat was

Was a British Conservative politician. He was MP for Huddersfield West from 1979 until the seat was abolished in 1983. He was then elected for Littleborough and Saddleworth and held the seat until his death in 1995.

Was an English cricketet who played for Derbyshire from 1912 to 1914, and for Oxford University in 1

Was an English cricketet who played for Derbyshire from 1912 to 1914, and for Oxford University in 1914. He played one county championship match for Derbyshire in 1914 before the First World War in which he lost his life.

Played first-class cricket for Somerset, Hampshire and Western Province. Keith made his first-class

Played first-class cricket for Somerset, Hampshire and Western Province. Keith made his first-class debut for Somerset against Cambridge University in May 1959, scoring 40 in his first innings.

Popularly known in his former constituency as Geoff Lofthouse, is a British Labour politician.He was

Popularly known in his former constituency as Geoff Lofthouse, is a British Labour politician.He was MP for Pontefract and Castleford from a 1978 by-election until his retirement at the 1997 general election, when he was given a life peerage as Baron Loft

Was an English cricketer who played for Oxford University, Hampshire and the Marylebone Cricket Club

Was an English cricketer who played for Oxford University, Hampshire and the Marylebone Cricket Club. Lowndes was a right-handed batsman and bowled right-arm medium-fast. His playing role was that of an all-rounder. Lowndes made his first class debut in 1

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Lancashire in addition to playing three

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Lancashire in addition to playing three matches for Egypt. He played his only two first-class matches for Lancashire during the 1902 English cricket season, both under the captaincy of elder brot

Played first-class cricket for Somerset between 1928 and 1939. Bennett was born at Bruton, Somerset.

Played first-class cricket for Somerset between 1928 and 1939. Bennett was born at Bruton, Somerset. A right-handed middle-order batsman and an occasional right-arm medium pace bowler, Bennett was one of the more regular of Somerset's amateur batsmen in an era when the county could afford only half a dozen professional players. In 12 seasons, he played 109 matches for Somerset, turning out regularly in 1932 and 1934. Bennett went into the Army in the Second World War, emerging with the rank of lieutenant. He transferred from the army reserve to a short commission in the Devon Regiment after the war. He was promoted to captain in 1947 and major in 1953.