English Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an English surgeon who was born in London. He was associated with St. George's Hospital and Duke

Was an English surgeon who was born in London. He was associated with St. George's Hospital and Duke of York Hospital in Chelsea. He was a skilled surgeon and popular lecturer of anatomy.Carpue is known for performing the first rhinoplastic surgery in England, using a technique created in India several centuries earlier. The Indian rhinoplastic reconstruction involved using a flap of skin taken from the forehead, and was to become known in Europe as Carpue's operation. In 1816 Carpue described the procedure in his publication of Account of Two Successful Operations for Restoring a Lost Nose from the Integument of the Forehead.

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Warwickshire from 1895 to 1899. He joine

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Warwickshire from 1895 to 1899. He joined Warwickshire in 1889 and until 1893 played regularly in matches that were not accorded first class status. He made his first class debut in May 1895 in a match against Surrey when he took three wickets. Cresswell played 22 innings in 15 first class matches with an average of 10.53 and a top score of 16. He took 42 first class wickets at an average of 27.23 and a best performance of 6 for 69.

Was a businessman who established a soap and chemical manufacturing business in Warrington, which wa

Was a businessman who established a soap and chemical manufacturing business in Warrington, which was in the historic county of Lancashire and is now in the ceremonial county of Cheshire. This business was to become the firm of Joseph Crosfield & Sons, Limited.

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Gloucestershire. He was born in Merriott and died in Lambridge. Cross made his first-class debut in July 1870 against Surrey. Cross' second and final first-class appearance came the following week against the MCC, against whom he scored his only runs in first-class cricket in the first innings of the match. Gloucestershire again won this match by an innings margin, thanks to an innings of 172 from WG Grace.

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1905. He played for Derbys

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1905. He played for Derbyshire in 1892 and 1893 when the club was outside the championship. Twelve years later he made his first-class debut, against Essex in May 1905. His second a

Was born after George Washington. Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 an

Was born after George Washington. Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1874. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871. He played as a lower-order batsman in Derbyshire's first ever match a

Trained as an engineer at the School of Practical Engineering at Crystal Palace in London, began wor

Trained as an engineer at the School of Practical Engineering at Crystal Palace in London, began work at Stothert & Pitt in Bath, and in 1889 designed the two-stroke engine as it is widely-known today (in contrast to the two-stroke engine designed by Dugald Clark), the Valve-less Two-Stroke Engine. In 1878 he started his own business, an iron foundry making cranes, mortar mills and compressors amongst other things. Interestingly he advertised a new design of “valveless air compressor” which he made on licence from the patentee, Edmund Edwards. By 1889, he was working on an engine design which would not infringe the patents that Otto had on the four-stroke, and that he eventually called the Valveless Two-Stroke Engine. In fact there were two flap valves in Joseph Day’s original design,

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1884 and 1886. Chatterton made his debut

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1884 and 1886. Chatterton made his debut for Derbyshire in 1884 at the age of 17 against Sussex, when he made a duck in both innings. He played two matches in 1885 and in 1886 played eight first class and two other matches for Derbyshire. Chatterton was a right-handed batsman and played 22 innings in 11 first class matches with an average of 5.40 and a top score of 21. He was a right-arm slow bowler and took 5 wickets for an average of 23.80.

Was an English first-class cricketer who played for Nottingham Cricket Club from 1800 to 1829. A bat

Was an English first-class cricketer who played for Nottingham Cricket Club from 1800 to 1829. A batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, Dennis took part in seven first-class matches for Nottingham, mostly against Sheffield Cricket Club.

He attended the University of London and received his MD from University College Hospital in 1912. S

He attended the University of London and received his MD from University College Hospital in 1912. Specializing in bacteriology, he served in Egypt during World War I and later used his expertise combating the great flu epidemic of 1918-1919.

Is an English cricketer who plays for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. He is a classically elegant, ri

Is an English cricketer who plays for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. He is a classically elegant, right-handed opening batsman and useful occasional off-spinner, much in the mould of former England captain Michael Vaughan. Root is a keen fan of Vaughan, a

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Somerset. He was born in Lingfield, Surrey. He died at Sedgemoor, Co Durham, in February 1989. Buckland made one first-class appearance during the 1948 season, playing in an early season friendly match at Rodney Parade, Newport, against Glamorgan in which both teams tried out new players. In his two innings, he scored 17 runs, finishing not out on both occasions. Buckland bowled 17 overs in the match, conceded 55 runs and taking three wickets. But he did not win a contract, and made no further first-class appearances.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1872 and 1879. In 1870 Flint played for a

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1872 and 1879. In 1870 Flint played for a Wirksworth team against an All-England XI with George Frost who followed him to Derbyshire. He debuted for Derbyshire in 1872 in a match against Lancashir

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire. He made his first cricketing appearance for the

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire. He made his first cricketing appearance for the Derbyshire in the 2nd XI against the Warwickshire 2nd XI in 1914. He then played two first-class matches in the 1914 County Championship, debuting against

Is a retired Air Commodore and an English cricketer. Joe was commissioned into the Royal Air Force a

Is a retired Air Commodore and an English cricketer. Joe was commissioned into the Royal Air Force and rose to the rank of Air Commodore. He played cricket for the Free Foresters in two first-class matches (1961-1962). He also captained the R.A.F. and Com

Was an English footballer and cricketer. Hulme usually played as a right-winger. Hulme started his c

Was an English footballer and cricketer. Hulme usually played as a right-winger. Hulme started his career at then non-league York City in 1923, before moving to Blackburn Rovers in February 1924. He spent two years at Ewood Park and made 74 league appeara

Was an English chess master.Blake was a winner in many tournaments played in England in the end of 1

Was an English chess master.Blake was a winner in many tournaments played in England in the end of 19th century. He won at Stamford 1887, Oxford 1891 (joint), Brighton 1892, Cambridge 1893, and Salisbury 1898 (joint). He also took 5th at Manchester 1882, tied for 3-4th at Birmingham 1883 (Section B), took 4th at Bath 1884, tied for 6-8th at London 1889 (Henry Bird won), took 2nd at Cambridge 1890, tied for 3rd-4th at Woodhall Spa 1893, shared 2nd at Craigside 1895, took 3rd at Hastings (Amateur) 1895, took 2nd, behind Henry Ernest Atkins, at Bristol 1896, and won at Folkestone 1901.

Was an English first-class cricketer who played with Warwickshire. A right-arm fast medium bowler, M

Was an English first-class cricketer who played with Warwickshire. A right-arm fast medium bowler, Mayer took 1142 wickets for Warwickshire which has been bettered by only three players. He had his best season in 1929 when he took 126 wickets at 22.35 and

Was a British Conservative Party politician, and a member of the Conservative Monday Club. He was Me

Was a British Conservative Party politician, and a member of the Conservative Monday Club. He was Member of Parliament for Pudsey from 1959 until his retirement at the February 1974 general election.

Known as Joe was an English cricketer who played 62 first-class matches for Worcestershire in the 19

Known as Joe was an English cricketer who played 62 first-class matches for Worcestershire in the 1930s. Horton made his debut against Derbyshire in July 1934, but made only 5 and 0 and was not selected again that season. Horton appeared for the Worcester

Was an English cricketer, who played five first-class games for Worcestershire at the turn of the tw

Was an English cricketer, who played five first-class games for Worcestershire at the turn of the twentieth century. He made his debut against Yorkshire in May 1900, opening the batting in both innings but making only 0 and 1 as Worcestershire.

Is an English cricket player who has played for the cricket teams of Oxford University Centre of Cri

Is an English cricket player who has played for the cricket teams of Oxford University Centre of Cricketing Excellence, Oxford University and Yorkshire. He is a left-handed opening batsman and right arm off spin bowler. Joe currently plays his club cricke

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler who played for L

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler who played for Lancashire. He was born in Honley, Holmfirth, Yorkshire and died in Kirkham, Lancashire. Kaye, who played his club cricket for East Lancashire, since their

Was an English cricketer who played for Gloucestershire. He was born in Stroud, Gloucestershire and

Was an English cricketer who played for Gloucestershire. He was born in Stroud, Gloucestershire and died in Wellington, Shropshire. Lawson made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1914 season, against Northamptonshire.

Is an English international cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and leg break bowler. An excitin

Is an English international cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and leg break bowler. An exciting stroke player who relishes short pitched bowling, Denly first came to attention during the England 2005 Under-19 tour of India where he made three half-c