English Famous Names Starting with Letter J

A British singer; best known as one of the two female vocalists of the veteran British synthpop band

A British singer; best known as one of the two female vocalists of the veteran British synthpop band The Human League.. In October 1980 Catherall was a totally unknown 18 year old school girl when she and her best friend Susan Ann Sulley were discovered in Sheffield's Crazy Daisy Nightclub, by Philip Oakey the lead singer and a founder member of The Human League. At very short notice she and Sulley were invited to join the band's European tour that was in crisis after the original group had split. The pair then joined Oakey, in forming a new and commercially successful line-up of The Human League in turn making an international popstar of Catherall.

Is an English field hockey international, who was a member of the England and Great Britain women's

Is an English field hockey international, who was a member of the England and Great Britain women's field hockey team since 2002. She is not to be confused with another English field hockey player named Jo Ellis, who was born in 1983.

Is a former English female badminton player.Goode competed in badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Is a former English female badminton player.Goode competed in badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with Simon Archer and won a bronze medal. She also played in women's doubles with Donna Kellogg losing in the quarterfinals against Gao Li

Is a former British Olympic swimmer. Atkinson attended Millfield School and represented Great Britai

Is a former British Olympic swimmer. Atkinson attended Millfield School and represented Great Britain in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. At Millfield, Atkinson was trained by Paddy Garratt. Atkinson swam in the women's 100 and 200 m butterfly. She als

Is a former field hockey goalkeeper, who was a member of the British squad that won the bronze medal

Is a former field hockey goalkeeper, who was a member of the British squad that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She also participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where Team GB finished fourth.

An English singer, dancer and actress. Formerly the lead singer[1][2] of pop group S Club (7), she l

An English singer, dancer and actress. Formerly the lead singer[1][2] of pop group S Club (7), she launched a solo career after the group's split in 2003, which was cut short following an appearance on Celebrity Big Brother where she was embroiled in a controversy concerning claims of racial bullying.O'Meara was born in Rush Green[3] in East London to parents Dave and Barbara. She grew up in Collier Row, a suburban housing estate in the north of Romford in the London Borough of Havering. She was educated at Clockhouse Junior School and Bower Park School.[3]

Was an English botanist.Martyn's is best known for his Historia Plantarum Rariorum (1728-1737), and

Was an English botanist.Martyn's is best known for his Historia Plantarum Rariorum (1728-1737), and his translation, with valuable agricultural and botanical notes, of the Eclogues (1749) and Georgics (1741) of Virgil. On resigning the botanical chair at Cambridge he presented the university with a number of his botanical specimens and books.He abandoned this idea in favour of medical and botanical studies. His interest in botany came from his acquaintance with an apothecary, John Wilmer, and Dr. Patrick Blair, a surgeon-apothecary from Dundee who practiced in London. Martyn gave some botanical lectures in London in 1721 and 1726, and in 1727 was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London.

Is a British triathlete from Loughborough, Leicestershire.

Is a British triathlete from Loughborough, Leicestershire.

Is an English cyclist and former swimmer. Born in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, he is now based in Manche

Is an English cyclist and former swimmer. Born in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, he is now based in Manchester where he trains with the Great Britain Cycling squad. Cundy was born with a deformed foot, which was amputated when he was three years old. He later

Is an English football player. She is a pacy player, and plays mainly as a wide midfielder for Engla

Is an English football player. She is a pacy player, and plays mainly as a wide midfielder for England Women, and as a striker for Everton Ladies. Jody's performances at club level led to international call ups and she got her first goal in a 2-2 draw against Russia in Moscow in October 2003.

Was an English cricketer: a wicket-keeper and right-handed batsman. Ainley played 19 games for Worce

Was an English cricketer: a wicket-keeper and right-handed batsman. Ainley played 19 games for Worcestershire County Cricket Club in 1905 and 1906, and in all claimed 26 catches and four stumpings. He was a poor batsman and usually went in at the bottom of the order; his highest first-class score was just 13 and his batting average of 7.11 was inflated by 16 not outs in his 25 innings.

Was a first class cricketer who played for Lancashire County Cricket Club. He played for just one s

Was a first class cricketer who played for Lancashire County Cricket Club. He played for just one season -1962- captaining the team as an amateur in the year before the players and gentlemen distinction was formally abolished. A fine all-round spotsman at Repton, he joined the Army and played much cricket for it in Germany. On leaving the Army, he was a successful batsman for Chorley in the Northern League and captained Lancashire's second XI. The team he led was one of the weakest in the club's long history and finished second from bottom in the table, losing 16 matches. He averaged 15 with the bat over a full season and returned to running a textile business at the end of the season. He later served on the committee for many years and was President of the club in 2001.

Is an English climber, born the seventh and last child of a family in the Manchester suburb of Ardwi

Is an English climber, born the seventh and last child of a family in the Manchester suburb of Ardwick. He became famous for climbing during the 1950s, and was a member of the Valkyrie climbing club and founding member of the Rock and Ice climbing club. A

Is a British singer.In 1983 he recorded the theme songs to Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. The single, featuri

Is a British singer.In 1983 he recorded the theme songs to Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. The single, featuring "Breaking Away" and "That's Living Alright", reached number 3 in the UK singles chart in January 1984. The single was re-released when the programme was

Is an English musician and singer-songwriter now living in Berlin, described as a unique and critica

Is an English musician and singer-songwriter now living in Berlin, described as a unique and critically acclaimed recording artist, whose five Grammy nominations span 1979 to 2001.[2] He is probably best-known for the 1979 hit song "Is She Really Going Ou

Better known as George Leybourne, was an English music hall performer. Often nicknamed "Champagne Ch

Better known as George Leybourne, was an English music hall performer. Often nicknamed "Champagne Charlie", Leybourne is best-remembered as the lyricist for The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze.

Is a footballer and cricketer who plays for Whitehawk and Sussex respectively. Gatting previously pl

Is a footballer and cricketer who plays for Whitehawk and Sussex respectively. Gatting previously played football for Brighton & Hove Albion as a striker before being released on 31 October 2008. He however returned to football part-time with Whitehawk in

Is a winger currently playing for Icelandic club Fram Reykjavik.He was previously in the youth setup

Is a winger currently playing for Icelandic club Fram Reykjavik.He was previously in the youth setup at Chelsea. His brother Sam Tillen, formerly of Chelsea and Brentford, is also a professional footballer. On May 14, 2008 he signed with Icelandic team Fram Reykjavik.

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. Joel Pope began playing his

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. Joel Pope began playing his cricket at Wycombe House Cricket Club, he quickly followed in his uncle Ben Scott's footsteps and become the club 1st XI wicketkeeper at a very young age.

Is a British musician. He is currently the lead vocalist and guitarist of the indie band Athlete.Whi

Is a British musician. He is currently the lead vocalist and guitarist of the indie band Athlete.While a child, he was bought some drums by his parents. These ultimately "didn't work out" and he was then given a nylon string guitar at the age of six. In h

Was an English musician of German origin. He was the son of Wilhelm Cramer (1746-1799), a famous Lon

Was an English musician of German origin. He was the son of Wilhelm Cramer (1746-1799), a famous London violinist and musical conductor of German origin, one of a numerous family who were identified with the progress of music during the 18th and 19th centuries.Johann Baptist Cramer was born in Mannheim and was brought to London as a child, and it was in London that the greater part of his musical efforts was exercised.

Was a professional chess master.Löwenthal was born in Budapest, the son of a Jewish merchant. He wa

Was a professional chess master.Löwenthal was born in Budapest, the son of a Jewish merchant. He was educated at the gymnasium of his native city. In 1846, he won a match against Carl Hamppe in Vienna (+5 -4 =0). He received a civil appointment under the administration of Louis Kossuth in 1848. On the downfall of the latter, Löwenthal was expelled from Hungary, and he emigrated to America (1849).

Was a Nottinghamshire and All-England Eleven cricketer who was generally reckoned to be the outstand

Was a Nottinghamshire and All-England Eleven cricketer who was generally reckoned to be the outstanding fast bowler of the 1850s. He was a powerful, if inconsistent bat and an occasional wicketkeeper, but he was best known as a rightarm fast bowler of fea

Was an English professional cricketer who played for Lancashire between 1878 and 1887. He was a righ

Was an English professional cricketer who played for Lancashire between 1878 and 1887. He was a right-arm fast bowler of great renown but even greater controversy. Like his celebrated contemporary Johnny Briggs, Crossland was born in Nottinghamshire but later moved to Lancashire. Crossland was one of the fastest bowlers of his day, but he was strongly suspected of throwing the ball1.

Was a British figure skater who competed in the 1930s. His best finish was a silver medal at the 193

Was a British figure skater who competed in the 1930s. His best finish was a silver medal at the 1935 World Figure Skating Championships.