English Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1909 and 1911. He played two matches for

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1909 and 1911. He played two matches for Derbyshire during the 1909 County Championship - debuting against Essex and following up with a match against Northamptonshire. In both matches he was out for a duck in the first innings and made low single figure scores in the second. Bowmer was a right-handed batsman and played six innings in three first class matches and made a total of six runs in them. He was a right-arm medium-fast bowler but did not bowl in first class cricket.

Was a first-class cricketer who played 10 first class matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from

Was a first-class cricketer who played 10 first class matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1878 to 1883 and 25 matches overall for teams including Marylebone Cricket Club (1878-1883), England XI (1879), AW Ridley's XI (1879), Gentlemen of Englan

Was a British diver who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 190

Was a British diver who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1908 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 3 metre springboard competition after finishing third in his heat.

Was an English footballer, who played as a forward for two seasons with Southampton, and a cricketer

Was an English footballer, who played as a forward for two seasons with Southampton, and a cricketer who played as a right-handed batsman for Hampshire.

Was a cricketer who played 304 first-class matches for Somerset before and after the Second World Wa

Was a cricketer who played 304 first-class matches for Somerset before and after the Second World War.

Was an English cricketer. Benka represented Middlesex (1933-1936), Minor Counties (1937) and M.C.C.

Was an English cricketer. Benka represented Middlesex (1933-1936), Minor Counties (1937) and M.C.C. (1939) as a right-handed batsman and a slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler in 13 first-class matches.

Was a cricketer and test match umpire. Baldwin played 33 games for Surrey as a right-handed batsman

Was a cricketer and test match umpire. Baldwin played 33 games for Surrey as a right-handed batsman and occasional leg break bowler with modest returns, although he was a noted fielder in the covers. He umpired in first-class cricket for nearly three decades, including nine tests after the war up until 1953. He called 19 no balls in 3 overs in Australia's match against Worcestershire in 1938 when fast bowler McCormick lost his run.

Was an English cricketer. Gibbons was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break and googly. Gibbon

Was an English cricketer. Gibbons was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break and googly. Gibbons made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Warwickshire in the 1925 County Championship. From 1925 to 1928 Gibbons represented Hampshire in seven f

Was an English professional golfer who won The Open Championship in 1951 and was renowned for his co

Was an English professional golfer who won The Open Championship in 1951 and was renowned for his colourful dress sense.Faulkner's tournament career began in 1946, shortly after the war. He won 16 regular tournaments in Europe, including three Spanish Ope

Was a British astronomer and seismologist.In seismology, he is credited with the discovery of deep f

Was a British astronomer and seismologist.In seismology, he is credited with the discovery of deep focus earthquakes.He is credited with coining the word parsec.

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class match, for Worcestershire against Yorkshire

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class match, for Worcestershire against Yorkshire in 1920. He also umpired in the Minor Counties Championship in the late 1940s. At the time of his death, after a fall at his home in Birmingham aged 94 ye

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1920 Summer

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[

Was a British figure skater who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.

Was a British figure skater who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.

Was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire. He was born in Duston, Northamptonshire. N

Was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire. He was born in Duston, Northamptonshire. Newman made a single first-class appearance, during the 1905 season, the inaugural first-class year for Northamptonshire, against Surrey.

Was an English cricketer. Rogers was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. Rogers ma

Was an English cricketer. Rogers was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. Rogers made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1912 County Championship against Yorkshire. Rogers played for the club three times in the 1912 season.

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1825 to 1838. He changed his na

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1825 to 1838. He changed his name to Herbert Jenner-Fust in 1864. Jenner was an all-rounder who was right-handed as both batsman and bowler. He was an underarm bowler but his pace is unk

Was an English cricketer who played for Gloucestershire. He was born in Beckenham and died in Falfie

Was an English cricketer who played for Gloucestershire. He was born in Beckenham and died in Falfield. Jenner-Fust made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1875 season, against Yorkshire.

Was an English first class cricketer who played for the Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. His hig

Was an English first class cricketer who played for the Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. His highest score of 18* came when playing for Gloucestershire in the 1928 match against Oxford University Cricket Club. His best bowling of 2/42 came in the same match.

Was a tennis player from Great Britain who won the men's singles championship at Wimbledon in 1887,

Was a tennis player from Great Britain who won the men's singles championship at Wimbledon in 1887, and was runner-up five times.

Was an English rugby union player who represented the England national rugby union team. He also pla

Was an English rugby union player who represented the England national rugby union team. He also played first-class cricket with Oxford University. Price, a flanker, won his first two international caps for England in the 1922 Five Nations Championship wi

Was an English professional footballer who could play in any of the forward positions.Bert Turner wa

Was an English professional footballer who could play in any of the forward positions.Bert Turner was born in Smethwick and played for Darlaston before joining Birmingham on the resumption of competitive football after the First World War. He joined Merthyr Town in 1920 for their first season in the Football League and went on to play 125 games, scoring 34 goals for the Welsh side.

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1861 to 1864. A right-handed ba

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1861 to 1864. A right-handed batsman who played mostly for Cambridge University, he made 15 known appearances in first-class matches. He played for the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Playe

Was an English amateur cricketer. His first-class career, first with Oxford University and then with

Was an English amateur cricketer. His first-class career, first with Oxford University and then with Surrey, lasted from 1927 until 1939, being terminated by the outbreak of World War II . He was a middle-order batsman and a bowler of medium-pace cutters.

Was an Australian-born English cricketer who played 85 first-class matches between the wars. The bul

Was an Australian-born English cricketer who played 85 first-class matches between the wars. The bulk of these games were for Worcestershire and Oxford University, though he also appeared once for Harlequins. He made his first-class debut for the universi

Sually publishing under the name Paul Grice, was a British-educated philosopher of language, who spe

Sually publishing under the name Paul Grice, was a British-educated philosopher of language, who spent the final two decades of his career in the United States.Born and raised in the United Kingdom, Grice was educated first at Clifton College[citation needed] and then at Oxford University.[1] After brief period teaching at Rossall[citation needed] he went back to Oxford where he taught until 1967. In that year, he moved to the United States to take up a professorship at the University of California, Berkeley, where he taught until his death in 1988. He returned to the UK in 1979 to give the John Locke lectures on Aspects of Reason. He reprinted many of his essays and papers in his valedictory book, Studies in the Way of Words (1989).[1]