English Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a well-known landscape artist from Edmonton, London.Adams studied at the Bloomsbury Art School a

Was a well-known landscape artist from Edmonton, London.Adams studied at the Bloomsbury Art School and lived in Edmonton, North London until 1873 when he moved to Ewhurst Hill, near Guildford. Most of his landscapes depict scenes from counties in Southern England, particularly Surrey. However, he also painted a few Scottish works featuring the River Tweed.Harvesting" was a favourite subject throughout his life and many of his exhibits at the Royal Academy explore this theme. Adams' landscapes are characterised by his broad technique, use of rich colour and sensitive handling of light. Throughout the period 1863 to 1893, Adams exhibited 75 pictures at the Royal Academy and 25 pictures at the Royal Society of British Artists.

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1817 to 1828. He was mainly associated

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1817 to 1828. He was mainly associated with Hampshire and with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), of which he was a member. He made 4 known appearances in first-class matches.

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. Cocker was born in Thurnham and died in South Australi

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. Cocker was born in Thurnham and died in South Australia. Cocker made a single first-class appearance for the team, against England in 1842. Batting in the first innings as an opener, he scored 11 runs, and from the tailend in the second innings he scored 5 runs, before being bowled out by 50-year-old William Lillywhite, uncle of James, who played in the first Test match.

Is an English foreign correspondent. He is world affairs editor of BBC News, the world's biggest bro

Is an English foreign correspondent. He is world affairs editor of BBC News, the world's biggest broadcast news service. [1] One of the most travelled reporters ever, he has spent all his working life at the corporation. He has reported from more than 120

Was a former British male tennis player. He's best remembered for winning the Australian Open in 192

Was a former British male tennis player. He's best remembered for winning the Australian Open in 1929.

Is a former English cricketer who played ten first-class matches for Worcestershire as a wicket-keep

Is a former English cricketer who played ten first-class matches for Worcestershire as a wicket-keeper in the early 1950s. He twice made five dismissals in an innings. The first occasion was against Sussex at Eastbourne in August 1952, when he claimed fou

Was an English cricketer who played three first-class matches either side of the Second World War. H

Was an English cricketer who played three first-class matches either side of the Second World War. He appeared twice for Middlesex in August 1939, making his debut against Gloucestershire at Cheltenham. In this game he made 34 (which remained his career best) and 13 from number four, and took his only catch to dismiss Gloucestershire captain Beverley Lyon. He also played against Middlesex at Lord's a few days later, opening the batting and making 19 in each innings. After the war, Collinson made one further first-class appearance, playing for Worcestershire against Combined Services at Worcester in 1946. He batted at six and made 23 and 1.

Was an English Romantic painter. Born in Suffolk, he is known principally for his landscape painting

Was an English Romantic painter. Born in Suffolk, he is known principally for his landscape paintings of Dedham Vale, the area surrounding his home—now known as "Constable Country"—which he invested with an intensity of affection. "I should paint my own places best", he wrote to his friend John Fisher in 1821, "painting is but another word for feeling".[2]His most famous paintings include Dedham Vale of 1802 and The Hay Wain of 1821. Although his paintings are now among the most popular and valuable in British art, he was never financially successful and did not become a member of the establishment until he was elected to the Royal Academy at the age of 52. He sold more paintings in France than in his native England.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1874. Cooke was born at Wirksworth and played

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1874. Cooke was born at Wirksworth and played cricket for Grimsby in 1873. He played one first class game for Derbyshire in the 1874 season in which he kept wicket in a victory against Kent. As a right handed batsman, he was out for a duck in the first innings of the game, and scored six in the second. He played in another non-first class match for Derbyshire and for Grimsby again in 1874. In 1878 he appeared for Birminghamm.

Is a former English first class cricketer. He made his debut in 1962, with Kent and played with them

Is a former English first class cricketer. He made his debut in 1962, with Kent and played with them until 1971. The following season he moved to Northamptonshire and stayed there until his retirement in 1977. He also spent a year in South Africa with Eas

Was an English cricketer. Moberly was a right-handed batsman. Moberly was educated at Winchester Col

Was an English cricketer. Moberly was a right-handed batsman. Moberly was educated at Winchester College, where he represented the college cricket team in two non first-class matches against the Marylebone Cricket Club and Eton College. Moberly made his o

Was an English cricketer who played for Somerset and England. White was named Wisden Cricketer of th

Was an English cricketer who played for Somerset and England. White was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1929. He played in 15 Test matches, and captained England in four of them. White was first picked for England in the difficult 1921 series agains

Was a British mathematician and astronomer. Adams was born in Laneast, Cornwall and died in Cambridg

Was a British mathematician and astronomer. Adams was born in Laneast, Cornwall and died in Cambridge. The Cornish name Couch is pronounced "cooch".His most famous achievement was predicting the existence and position of Neptune, using only mathematics. The calculations were made to explain discrepancies with Uranus's orbit and the laws of Kepler and Newton. At the same time, but unknown to each other, the same calculations were made by Urbain Le Verrier. Le Verrier would assist Galle in locating the planet (September 1846); which was found within 1° of its predicted location, a point in Aquarius. (There was, and to some extent still is, some controversy over the apportionment of credit for the discovery; see Discovery of Neptune.)

Is a British slalom canoeist who competed in the early 1970s. He competed in the C-2 event at the 19

Is a British slalom canoeist who competed in the early 1970s. He competed in the C-2 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, but did not finish.

Was a British boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was eliminated in the quart

Was a British boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the light heavyweight class after losing his fight to Carlo Saraudi.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm roundarm bowler who played fo

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm roundarm bowler who played for Surrey. He was born in Battersea and died in Fulham. Cowderoy made a single first-class appearance for the side, in 1876, against Nottinghamshire. He scored 2 runs in each innings in which he batted, in a game in which, in their first innings, Surrey finished 26 all out, a total which remained, for four years, their lowest total in first-class cricket.

Was an English cricketer who played mainly for Kent. Crawte was a right-handed batsman. His known ca

Was an English cricketer who played mainly for Kent. Crawte was a right-handed batsman. His known career of 58 major matches was from 1788 to 1803.

Was a steeplechase jockey who took part in the Grand National steeplechase four times during the 184

Was a steeplechase jockey who took part in the Grand National steeplechase four times during the 1840s, finishing in the first four on each occasion and winning the race on Discount in 1844. In 1846 he developed Consumption from which he died before the e

Was an artist in the Romantic era. Born in the English city of Norwich, John Crome is also known as

Was an artist in the Romantic era. Born in the English city of Norwich, John Crome is also known as Old Crome to distinguish him from his son, John Berney Crome, who was also a well-known artist.Crome went on to become the founder of the Norwich school of painters, of which John Sell Cotman is another famous member. He worked both in watercolour and oil. His oil paintings alone number in excess of 300. Many can be seen at major galleries around the world, including the Tate Gallery and the Royal Academy, but he is also well represented in Norwich itself. He also produced etchings and taught art. One of his pupils was James Stark.

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Hertfordshire. He was born in Welwyn Garden City. Cundle, who represented the team in the Minor Counties Championship between 1961 and 1978, made a single List A appearance for the tea

Was a British figure skater. He was the 1976 Olympic and World Champion. He was famous for combining

Was a British figure skater. He was the 1976 Olympic and World Champion. He was famous for combining ballet and modern dance influences into his skating.

Is an English singer, pianist and composer.He has been hailed in London and New York for his witty a

Is an English singer, pianist and composer.He has been hailed in London and New York for his witty and sophisticated cabaret performances. As an accomplished entertainer, he was described by one New York Theatre critic as a combination of "Noel Coward, Flanders and Swann with a touch of Quentin Crisp". He has written and performed in numerous musicals and revues. In the West End, he succeeded Dudley Moore, in "Beyond the Fringe", appeared in his own revue "One in the Eye" and appeared with Tom Conti, in "An Italian Straw Hat".

Was an English chemist, meteorologist and physicist. He is best known for his pioneering work in the

Was an English chemist, meteorologist and physicist. He is best known for his pioneering work in the development of modern atomic theory, and his research into colour blindness (sometimes referred to as Daltonism, in his honour).In 1794, shortly after his arrival in Manchester, Dalton was elected a member of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, the "Lit & Phil", and a few weeks later he communicated his first paper on "Extraordinary facts relating to the vision of colours", in which he postulated that shortage in colour perception was caused by discolouration of the liquid medium of the eyeball. In fact, a shortage of colour perception in some people had not even been formally described or officially noticed until Dalton wrote about his own

Was an international rugby union player for England and a first-class cricketer for Somerset and Cam

Was an international rugby union player for England and a first-class cricketer for Somerset and Cambridge University Cricket Club. Daniell achieved international success at rugby and was an international selector and a prominent administrator in the game

Is a former English cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Worcestershire during th

Is a former English cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Worcestershire during the 1970s and 1980s. He also played briefly for Northern Transvaal, and later for Wiltshire. By the end of 1973, Inchmore was a regular in the Worcestershire