English Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is an English footballer currently playing for Portsmouth. He predominantly plays as a winger, but c

Is an English footballer currently playing for Portsmouth. He predominantly plays as a winger, but can also operate centrally.Thomas impressed as a schoolboy at Luton Town, and joined Arsenal at the age of 18 in 2001. Despite winning the FA Youth Cup twice, in 2000 and 2001, he found it difficult to break into the first team due to the consistency of Robert Pirès and Freddie Ljungberg.

Was a first class cricketer. A slow left arm bowler, he took 50 first class wickets at just 15.82. H

Was a first class cricketer. A slow left arm bowler, he took 50 first class wickets at just 15.82. He played 4 matches for Lancashire County Cricket Club in 1899 and also appeared for PF Warner's XI in 1898, AJ Webbe's XI in 1900, HDG Leveson-Gower's XI in 1902 and the Europeans in India in 1904/05.

Is an actor and singer from England. He was popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s with a number

Is an actor and singer from England. He was popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s with a number of hits to his credit, "Cherry Pie", "This Pullover", "Mystery Girl" and "Pretty Jenny". He has recorded for Decca, Columbia, Pye and EMI record labels. Since then his live performances have continued to be popular, with an ovation in 2005 at the London Palladium when sharing a bill with Eden Kane, John Leyton, Marty Wilde and others.

Is an English rock singer/guitarist who was most prominent in the 1970s.He remained with the Bown gr

Is an English rock singer/guitarist who was most prominent in the 1970s.He remained with the Bown group through to the late '60s, but left after recording the album The Alan Bown! His vocals were re-recorded by his replacement Robert Palmer for the UK rel

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1895. His only appearance for Derbyshire came

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1895. His only appearance for Derbyshire came late the 1895 season, against Leicestershire in August. A middle-order batsman, he scored a duck in his first innings and just four runs in the next. He did not play for the side again. Boot was a right-handed batsman and scored 4 runs in his first class career. He was also a wicket-keeper, but not in the first class game.

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed bowler who played first-class cricket for Essex. He w

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed bowler who played first-class cricket for Essex. He was born in Holmfirth and died in Kidderminster. Littlewood made one first-class appearance for the team, against Derbyshire in 1905. Littlewood had previo

Was an English astronomical and scientific instrument maker.Ramsden created one of the first high-qu

Was an English astronomical and scientific instrument maker.Ramsden created one of the first high-quality dividing engines. This led to his speciality in dividing circles, which began to supersede the quadrants in observatories towards the end of the 18th century. His most celebrated work was a 5-feet vertical circle, which was finished in 1789 and was used by Giuseppe Piazzi at Palermo in constructing his catalogue of stars. He was the first to carry out in practice a method of reading off angles (first suggested in 1768 by the duke of Chaulnes) by measuring the distance of the index from the nearest division line by means of a micrometer screw which moves one or two fine threads placed in the focus of a microscope.

Is an English female international football midfielder. She currently plays her club football for Le

Is an English female international football midfielder. She currently plays her club football for Leeds Carnegie Ladies. Clarke represented England at Under-15, Under-17 and Under-19 level.

Is an English swimmer.

Is an English swimmer.

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, s

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she was eliminated in the heats of the K-2 500 m event.

A singer, previously with the reality television-created pop group Liberty X.After joining Liberty X

A singer, previously with the reality television-created pop group Liberty X.After joining Liberty X in 2001, she was signed by the Models 1 modelling agency. She has featured in a shoot for Disney's Lion King.[1]She has also appeared as a guest on "The Weakest Link: Celebrity Special".Jessica was a member of the "Preston Players" theatre group for some time, taking the lead role in its production of "Gigi".

Was a British archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Wadworth competed at the 190

Was a British archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Wadworth competed at the 1908 Games in the only archery event open to women, the double National round competition. She took fourth place in the event with 605 points.

Was an English sculptor.Jessie was born in Grantham in 1861, the daughter of a colliery agent and a

Was an English sculptor.Jessie was born in Grantham in 1861, the daughter of a colliery agent and a barmaid. In 1875 the family moved to Peterborough. She attended the Royal College of Art with was at that time called the National Art Training School in S

Is a Rhythm and Blues singer, pianist and songwriter of Spanish-English heritage. Sanchez is widely

Is a Rhythm and Blues singer, pianist and songwriter of Spanish-English heritage. Sanchez is widely known for his work with the Big Town Playboys and Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings, and also for his highly-successful solo career. He is highly-acclaimed for his

Is the ring name of a British professional wrestler. She is best known for her work on the independe

Is the ring name of a British professional wrestler. She is best known for her work on the independent circuit in England with various promotions including LDN Wrestling, ChickFight and Real Quality Wrestling where she is the current Women's Champion. She

Is an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who played o

Is an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who played one List A match for Cheshire during the 1999 season. Abbas played in the 38-County Cup competitions during the 1999 and 2002 season, and played in the Minor Counties Championship in 1999 and 2001.

Was an English cricketer who played for the Kent women's team, the East women's team, the West Midla

Was an English cricketer who played for the Kent women's team, the East women's team, the West Midlands women's team and the English women's cricket team. She made her test debut in 1969 when she was a member of the England women's team who played against New Zealand in Wellington. Cruwys was a member of the successful England team who beat Australia at Edgbaston to win the first Women's Cricket World Cup in July 1973.[1] She made her last test appearance in 1976 when England played Australia in Birmingham. She was born in Bromley, Kent. She married David Smart in 1978. She died at age 47 in Droitwich, Worcestershire.

Is a female badminton player from England.

Is a female badminton player from England.

An English cricketer and former member of the England women's cricket team [1]. She played a test ma

An English cricketer and former member of the England women's cricket team [1]. She played a test match against New Zealand and two one day internationals against Australia.

A British theoretical nuclear physicist, academic, author and broadcaster.Born in Baghdad in 1962 to

A British theoretical nuclear physicist, academic, author and broadcaster.Born in Baghdad in 1962 to an Iraqi father, Sadik Al-Khalili and English mother, Jean Wheatcroft, Al-Khalili studied physics at the University of Surrey. He graduated with a B.Sc. in 1986 and stayed on to pursue a Ph.D. in nuclear reaction theory, which he obtained in 1989. In that year he was awarded a Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) postdoctoral fellowship at University College London. He returned to Surrey in 1991, first as a research assistant then lecturer. In 1994, Al-Khalili was awarded an Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Advanced Research Fellowship for five years,

Is the stage name for the London born writer and musician best known as the singer of indie punk ban

Is the stage name for the London born writer and musician best known as the singer of indie punk band Carter USM.He played in various bands during the 1980s, one of which was Jamie Wednesday who were performing between 1985 and 1987. In 1987 Jamie Wednesd

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Derbyshire. He represented Derbyshire in first-class cricket during the 1958 season, having represented the team in the Minor Counties league since 1956. Making his debut against Sussex in August 1958, he underperformed with the bat from an opening batting position.

Was a British revolutionary socialist and leading member of the International Socialists.Higgins was

Was a British revolutionary socialist and leading member of the International Socialists.Higgins was a POEU branch secretary and was elected to the union's national executive, but he gave up his union work to become IS's full-time national secretary in th

Was a cricketer who played for Lancashire and Somerset. Jim Hilton was a lower-order right-handed ba

Was a cricketer who played for Lancashire and Somerset. Jim Hilton was a lower-order right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. Even in a side as poor as Somerset's – the county finished bottom of the County Championship for four consecutive s

Is a retired English professional snooker player who has latterly been a coach and a commentator on

Is a retired English professional snooker player who has latterly been a coach and a commentator on the game.