English Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a British figure skater who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics and in the 1928 Winter Olympics

Was a British figure skater who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics and in the 1928 Winter Olympics.In 1924 he finished fifth in the singles event. In the pairs competition he and his partner Ethel Muckelt finished fourth.

Played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire from 1953 to 1957. He later played Minor Counties cri

Played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire from 1953 to 1957. He later played Minor Counties cricket for Devon. Kelly was a left-handed middle-order batsman and a slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler. In three seasons, 1953, 1954 and 1956, he played in

Was the main bowler for Glamorgan in their early years in the County Championship. He bowled medium

Was the main bowler for Glamorgan in their early years in the County Championship. He bowled medium pace and could swing the ball both ways, whilst when wickets were affected by rain he was able to get on a good deal of off-break. He suffered during his c

Was an English professional footballer who played as a half-back for various clubs in the 1920s. Mit

Was an English professional footballer who played as a half-back for various clubs in the 1920s. Mitton was also a cricketer for Somerset in 1920. He joined Burnley of the Football League First Division as a trainee in 1914 but failed to break into the fi

Was an English rugby union footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played for England, a

Was an English rugby union footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played for England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Bradford F.C.,[1] playing in the Forwards, e.g. Front row, Lock, or Back row. Prior to the 27th August 1895, Bradford F

Was a British amateur boxer who won a silver medal in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. He lost in

Was a British amateur boxer who won a silver medal in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. He lost in the final to László Papp of Hungary.

Was a British bantamweight professional boxer who competed in the early twentieth century.

Was a British bantamweight professional boxer who competed in the early twentieth century.

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. Joey Ring was one of Kent’s best batsmen in the late

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. Joey Ring was one of Kent’s best batsmen in the late 18th century and was employed by Sir Horatio Mann at Bourne as a huntsman. Joey Ring made 90 known first-class appearances from 1782 until 1796 when he seem

Is a British professional boxer fighting out of Sheffield in England, he competes in the cruiserweig

Is a British professional boxer fighting out of Sheffield in England, he competes in the cruiserweight division and is a former British cruiserweight champion and three time British title challenger. Keeton won a number of fringe title belts including the

Was a Newport-born, Wrexham-based former British and European Welterweight and Middleweight boxing c

Was a Newport-born, Wrexham-based former British and European Welterweight and Middleweight boxing champion.

Was the pre-eminent exploratory climber in his chosen domain of Mid Wales, climbing cutting-edge rou

Was the pre-eminent exploratory climber in his chosen domain of Mid Wales, climbing cutting-edge routes on the remote crags and cliff-faces south of southern Snowdonia starting in the mid-1950s.

Was an English cricketer who played for the Hambledon Club. Jack Small made his debut in 1784, his c

Was an English cricketer who played for the Hambledon Club. Jack Small made his debut in 1784, his career continuing until 1811. Jack Small had over 100 recorded appearances by the end of the 1800 season. His two highest recorded scores were 95 for R Leig

Was a British astronomer and physicist. In the 1920s he worked at the Solar Physics Observatory, Cam

Was a British astronomer and physicist. In the 1920s he worked at the Solar Physics Observatory, Cambridge, UK with F.J.M. Stratton and Richard van der Riet Woolley.While Professor of Natural Philosophy at Aberdeen University, Carroll had been interested in acquiring desk computing machines for his students. These greatly reduced the labour in producing the mathematical tables needed in astronomy and other fields, including gunnery. In 1942 he became assistant director of research at the Scientific Research and Experiment Department, an Admiralty body which coordinated naval research departments. With Donald Sadler and John Todd, he formed the Admiralty Computing Service in 1943, which itself formed the basis for the NPL Mathematics Division when the Second World War ended in 1945. The NPL Maths Division offered a practical computing service and was also a centre of research into electronic computing and numerical analysis.

Was an English cricketer. Kennard represented Hampshire in two first-class matches in 1919, which wa

Was an English cricketer. Kennard represented Hampshire in two first-class matches in 1919, which was the first County Championship after the First World War. Kennard made his debut against Middlesex and played his final match for the county against Surre

Is a former English cricketer. Claughton was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodo

Is a former English cricketer. Claughton was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. Claughton made his first-class debut for Oxford University against Gloucestershire in 1976.

Is a professional footballer who currently plays for Colchester United.John has come through the you

Is a professional footballer who currently plays for Colchester United.John has come through the youth ranks with Colchester making his first team debut on the 24 August 2004 in the Football League Cup against Cheltenham Town. A versatile player, he has played in many positions for the team but is currently settled at left back.

Is a British slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 13th in the C-1 slalom event

Is a British slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 13th in the C-1 slalom event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1895 and 1901. Berwick was born in Kingst

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1895 and 1901. Berwick was born in Kingsthorpe, Northampton, the son of John Berwick, bootmaker and his wife Rebecca. He also worked in the boot making trade. Berwick debuted for Derbyshire in 1895 against Hampshire, though he only made three appearances in that year and took no wickets. In 1898 he played minor county cricket for Northamptonshire. He returned to Derbyshire in 1899 as an effective bowler taking 5 for 82 against Yorkshire in his first game gack in the side. He played nine matches that year, but only appeared twice each in 1900 and 1901. In 1901 he achieved 5 for 61 against London County. Berwick was a left-arm medium-fast bowler and took 24 first class wickets at an average of 37.16 and a best performance of 5 for 61. He was a left-handed batsman and played 29 innings in 16 first class matches with an average of 6.00 and a top score of 27.

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batmsan and right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Wiltshire. Alford made two List A appearances for the team between 1972 and 1973, having represented the team in miscellaneous matches since 1967. From the tailend, he scored 8 runs in the first match in which he played and 5 runs in the second.

Was an English cricketer who played for Hampshire. He was an all-rounder, a right-handed batsman and

Was an English cricketer who played for Hampshire. He was an all-rounder, a right-handed batsman and right-arm bowler, able to bowl fast-medium outswing with the new ball and then brisk offspin. He stood as a first-class umpire for nine seasons. Subsequen

Was an English cricketer. A left-handed batsman, he played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire

Was an English cricketer. A left-handed batsman, he played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club between 1899 and 1906. Healing made his first-class debut for Cambridge University in May 1894, playing against AJ Webbe's XI and Yorks

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

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class match, for Worcestershire against Hampshire in the last round of matches in the 1928 County Championship.

Is an English first class cricketer who played for Oxford University Cricket Club. Both his first cl

Is an English first class cricketer who played for Oxford University Cricket Club. Both his first class games were for Oxford University, one of which was a varsity match.

Is a British figure skating coach and former pair skater. His pairs partner was his sister Jennifer

Is a British figure skating coach and former pair skater. His pairs partner was his sister Jennifer Nicks, and together they were the 1953 World Champions. As a coach, his skating pupils throughout the years have included Peggy Fleming, pairs team Tai Bab

Was an English amateur footballer, referee and tennis player. Moore was an accomplished tennis playe

Was an English amateur footballer, referee and tennis player. Moore was an accomplished tennis player and played at Wimbledon on seven occasions as an amateur between 1938 and 1950. Even the Australian champion, Rod Laver, showed Moore a cheque for £125 h