English Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was an English cricketer. Calder was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm slow. Calder made h

Was an English cricketer. Calder was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm slow. Calder made his first-class debut for Hampshire County Cricket Club in 1882 against Sussex. Calder next represented Hampshire in the 1885 season, which was the clubs last season with first-class status until the 1895 County Championship. Calder played four first-class matches for Hampshire in the 1885 season, with his final first-class match for the club coming against Somerset.

Is a sports journalist. He is best known as a cricket commentator for Test Match Special on BBC Radi

Is a sports journalist. He is best known as a cricket commentator for Test Match Special on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra.Blofeld took a job at the merchant bank, Robert Benson Lonsdale, but it was not to his taste and he drifted into sports journalism. He reported on the England tour to India in 1963/4 for The Guardian, and was close to being picked as an emergency batsman to replace the ill Micky Stewart for the 2nd Test in Bombay.

Was a British scientist noted for his discovery of hydrogen or what he called "inflammable air".[1]

Was a British scientist noted for his discovery of hydrogen or what he called "inflammable air".[1] He described the density of inflammable air, which formed water on combustion, in a 1766 paper "On Factitious Airs". Antoine Lavoisier later reproduced Cavendish's experiment and gave the element its name. Cavendish is also known for the Cavendish experiment, his measurement of the Earth's density, and early research into electricity.Cavendish is considered to be one of the so-called pneumatic chemists of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, along with, for example, Joseph Priestley, Joseph Black, and Daniel Rutherford. By combining metals with strong acids, Cavendish made hydrogen (H2) gas, which he isolated and studied. Although others,

Was an English Conservative politician and an amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from

Was an English Conservative politician and an amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1819 to 1843. He was the second son of William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale, and his wife Lady Augusta (née Fane).

Was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Was a miniature portrait painter to Queen Victoria and the Duchess of Kent. Later in life he turned

Was a miniature portrait painter to Queen Victoria and the Duchess of Kent. Later in life he turned to photography and was on the cutting edge in photography in the mid nineteenth century in London. He had great technical expertise and ability to transfer his ideas and data that he had gathered to new and different fields, such as painting and studies of light, optics, and the science of photography.Henry Collen learned to paint at the Royal Academy and under the tutelage of Sir George Hayter whose family had been, and remained close personal friends of the Collen family .

Was an English poet, son of Sir Robert Constable, educated at Cambridge. Becoming a Roman Catholic,

Was an English poet, son of Sir Robert Constable, educated at Cambridge. Becoming a Roman Catholic, he went to Paris, and acted as an agent for the Catholic powers. He died at Liege. In 1592 he published Diana, a collection of sonnets, and contributed to

Is an English former professional footballer, born in Castletown, County Durham, who made more than

Is an English former professional footballer, born in Castletown, County Durham, who made more than 400 appearances in the Football League playing as a wing half for Middlesbrough and Darlington. He went on to manage Spennymoor United, taking the club from the first qualifying round of the 1963–64 FA Amateur Cup to the fourth round proper. Bell had a long cricket career with Durham County Cricket Club playing in the Minor Counties Championship.

Was an English cricketer. He was born in Lexden, in Colchester and died in Thiepvel, France. Keigwin

Was an English cricketer. He was born in Lexden, in Colchester and died in Thiepvel, France. Keigwin, whose brothers R. P. Keigwin and Herbert Keigwin also played first-class cricket, played for Essex and Scotland in his three years of first class cricket

Was an amateur English cricketer. Dawson represented pre-county club Hampshire in a single first-cla

Was an amateur English cricketer. Dawson represented pre-county club Hampshire in a single first-class match in 1819 against Epsom Cricket Club. Dawson also played a single first-class match for the Old Etonians against the Gentlemen of England. Dawson a

Was an English entomologist and ornithologist.Henry Doubleday was the eldest son of Quaker and groce

Was an English entomologist and ornithologist.Henry Doubleday was the eldest son of Quaker and grocer Benjamin Doubleday and his wife Mary of Epping, Essex. He and his brother Edward Doubleday spent their childhood collecting natural history specimens in Epping Forest. He lived at the same time as his cousin Henry Doubleday (1810-1902) the scientist and horticulturist.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Hampshire. He was born in Pad

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Hampshire. He was born in Paddington and died in Hampshire. Dutton made a single first-class appearance, during the 1875 season, against Kent. From the lower order, he scored 0 not out

Was an English first class cricketer. Roberts was a fast bowler for Sussex, debuting in 1911. He end

Was an English first class cricketer. Roberts was a fast bowler for Sussex, debuting in 1911. He ended his career 14 years later and in 1927 became coach of the Sandhurst Royal Military Academy.

Was an English chess player and chess writer. He was born in Portsea in Hampshire.At age 21 Bird was

Was an English chess player and chess writer. He was born in Portsea in Hampshire.At age 21 Bird was invited to the first international tournament, London 1851. He also participated in tournaments held in Vienna and New Jersey. In 1858 he lost a match to Paul Morphy at the age of 28, yet he played high-level chess for another 50 years.

Was an English cricketer. Harris was a right-handed batsman who played for Hampshire. Harris made hi

Was an English cricketer. Harris was a right-handed batsman who played for Hampshire. Harris made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1880, where he played three matches against Sussex, the Marylebone Cricket Club and Sussex.

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1842 to 1845. He played for Oxf

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1842 to 1845. He played for Oxford University, making 10 known appearances in first-class matches.

Was an English ornithologist, noted for being one of the first to describe territoriality behaviours

Was an English ornithologist, noted for being one of the first to describe territoriality behaviours in birds in a detailed manner.Howard was born at Stone House near Kidderminster and studied at Stoke Poges and Eton. He showed from his earliest childhood an intense love of natural history. It was not until 1914 that his first work, British Warblers, was published. Continually working on the theory of territory, he published Territory in Bird Life, illustrated by George Edward Lodge and Henrik Grönvold, in 1920 (a reissue in 1948 had an introduction by Julian Huxley and James Fisher), followed by An Introduction to the Study of Bird Behaviour, Nature of a Bird's World and lastly A Waterhen's World, in 1940. His books were published under the name "Eliot Howard".

Was a British statistician. He was President of the Royal Statistical Society, and was awarded its G

Was a British statistician. He was President of the Royal Statistical Society, and was awarded its Guy Medal in Gold in 1984. The Parry-Daniels map is named after him (together with the English mathematician Bill Parry).

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire during the 1882 season. Sugden made his debut aga

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire during the 1882 season. Sugden made his debut against a team of touring Australians in June 1882, in a team consisting of eleven past and future Australia Test cricketers, including Frederick Spofforth an

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1878 and 1882. Evans played his first gam

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1878 and 1882. Evans played his first game for Derbyshire in 1878 against Yorkshire. He next played three matches during 1881. In 1882 he played one further first-class match, against a touring Au

Was an English cricketer who played for Sussex. He was born in Kingsworthy and died in Hurst Row. Fa

Was an English cricketer who played for Sussex. He was born in Kingsworthy and died in Hurst Row. Faithful made two first-class appearances during June 1823. His debut saw him take one catch and score one run in a Sussex victory. Faithful's second and fin

Was one of the chief clerks of the Board of Treasury, one of the chief clerks to the Privy Council,

Was one of the chief clerks of the Board of Treasury, one of the chief clerks to the Privy Council, and a Member of Parliament.Henry was elected for Lyme Regis; was re-elected 1774, and died 31 May 1777.

Was a blind English statesman and economist.[1]In 1858, when he was 25, he was blinded by a shooting

Was a blind English statesman and economist.[1]In 1858, when he was 25, he was blinded by a shooting accident, in spite of which he continued with his studies, especially in economics. Soon afterwards, he reportedly attended the 1860 Oxford evolution debate, during which he was asked whether he thought the bishop had actually read the Origin of Species. "Oh no, I would swear he has never read a word of it", Fawcett reportedly replied loudly. Wilberforce swung round to him scowling, ready to recriminate, but stepped back and bit his toungue on noting that the protagonist was the blind economist. (See p. 126 of Janet Browne (2003) Charles Darwin: The Power of Place.)

Was an English cricketer, lawyer and Conservative Party politician. In 1891 he played two games for

Was an English cricketer, lawyer and Conservative Party politician. In 1891 he played two games for Derbyshire, making his debut against MCC. He played one game for Derbyshire against Essex in 1892 and spent the following winter touring in Ceylon and Indi

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1907 and 1908. Fletcher was born in Clay

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1907 and 1908. Fletcher was born in Clay Cross, Derbyshire. He made his debut in a match against Sussex in 1907, and played in two further games during the 1907 season. He played two games in the