English Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a former cricketer who played for Lancashire and, for one season, for Nottinghamshire. Jack Bond

Is a former cricketer who played for Lancashire and, for one season, for Nottinghamshire. Jack Bond was a right-handed middle order batsman and a good close fielder who had a fairly unspectacular county cricket career for Lancashire from 1955, being assured of a regular place in a strong batting line-up in only a few seasons, among them 1962, when he scored 2,125 runs at an average of more than 36. He retired from Lancashire after the 1972 season but came back unsuccessfully to first-class cricket as player-manager of Nottinghamshire for a single season in 1974. In the 1980s, he was the manager of Lancashire.

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Durham. He was born in Middlesbrough. He played for Durham during their first two years in the County Championship in 1992 and 1993.

Was a member of the band Thunderclap Newman. He was born in Ealing, West London.Before joining Thund

Was a member of the band Thunderclap Newman. He was born in Ealing, West London.Before joining Thunderclap Newman, he was the chauffeur for The Who's guitarist, Pete Townshend. He is famous among fans of The Who for writing "Armenia City in the Sky" for t

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler who played f

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler who played for Derbyshire. Short's debut in first-class cricket came in 1957, the same time that he started representing Derbyshire in the Minor Counties Championship.

Is an English former footballer and manager.Wile played as a central defender for Sunderland and Pet

Is an English former footballer and manager.Wile played as a central defender for Sunderland and Peterborough United, before joining West Bromwich Albion in December 1970. He spent more than 12 years at Albion, and formed a solid defensive partnership with Ally Robertson.

Was an amateur English cricketer. Davidson played occasionally as a wicketkeeper. Davidson made his

Was an amateur English cricketer. Davidson played occasionally as a wicketkeeper. Davidson made his first-class debut for pre-county club Hampshire in a single match in 1819 against an early England team. In 1830 Davidson made his debut for the Marylebone

Was an English portrait photographer, best known for his work centered around members of Francis Bac

Was an English portrait photographer, best known for his work centered around members of Francis Bacon's Soho inner circle. Doubting the validity and status of photography as an art form, Deakin neglected his photographs, and the majority have been destro

Was a noted English mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, occultist, and consultant to

Was a noted English mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, occultist, and consultant to Queen Elizabeth I. He also devoted much of his life to the study of alchemy, divination, and Hermetic philosophy.Dee straddled the worlds of science and magic just as they were becoming distinguishable. One of the most learned men of his age, he had been invited to lecture on advanced algebra at the University of Paris while still in his early twenties. Dee was an ardent promoter of mathematics, a respected astronomer and a leading expert in navigation, having trained many of those who would conduct England's voyages of discovery. In one of several tracts which Dee wrote in the 1580s encouraging British exploratory expeditions in search of the Northwest Passage, he appears to have coined the term "British Empire".

Was an amateur English cricketer. Deedes made his first-class debut for Cambridge University in 1822

Was an amateur English cricketer. Deedes made his first-class debut for Cambridge University in 1822, playing a single match for the club against the Cambridge Town Club. During the same season, Deedes made his first-class debut for Kent against the Maryl

Is a former English cricketer. Blake was a right-handed batsman. Taylor made his first-class debut f

Is a former English cricketer. Blake was a right-handed batsman. Taylor made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Lancashire in the 1947 County Championship, in which Taylor performed well from a lower-order position.

Was a cricketer who played in one first-class match for Somerset in 1953. Stenton was a right-handed

Was a cricketer who played in one first-class match for Somerset in 1953. Stenton was a right-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler. Somerset, searching for a slow left-armer to replace Horace Hazell, who had left the staff at the end of the 1952 seas

Is a former English cricketer who represented Derbyshire during the 1946 season. Tomlinson was born

Is a former English cricketer who represented Derbyshire during the 1946 season. Tomlinson was born in South Normanton. He played several games for Derbyshire Club and Ground and the Derbyshire second XI before his debut in his only first class match whic

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. He was born in Cudham and died in Westerham. Dicker ma

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. He was born in Cudham and died in Westerham. Dicker made two first-class appearances for Kent in 1840, scoring one run in the first match, batting first as a tailender, and in the middle order, while in his se

Was an English cricketer who played for Sussex. He was born in Petworth. Dilloway made a single firs

Was an English cricketer who played for Sussex. He was born in Petworth. Dilloway made a single first-class appearance for the team, in 1825, against Hampshire. Batting in the tailend in the same team as his brother, Charles, he scored 7 runs in the first

Was an English optician.Dollond was the son of a Huguenot refugee, a silk-weaver at Spitalfields, Lo

Was an English optician.Dollond was the son of a Huguenot refugee, a silk-weaver at Spitalfields, London, where he was born. He followed his father's trade, but found time to acquire a knowledge of Latin, Greek, mathematics, physics, anatomy and other subjects. In 1752 he abandoned silk-weaving and joined his eldest son, Peter Dollond (1730-1820), who in 1750 had started in business as a maker of optical instruments. His reputation grew rapidly, and in 1761 he was appointed optician to the king.

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1825 to 1827. He was mainly ass

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1825 to 1827. He was mainly associated with Cambridge University and made 6 known appearances in first-class matches.

Is an English cricket executive. John Carr was born in St John's Wood. His father D.B. Carr was a fi

Is an English cricket executive. John Carr was born in St John's Wood. His father D.B. Carr was a first-class cricketer who captained Derbyshire CCC and England, before moving into cricket administration. He was educated at Repton and Oxford. He played first-class cricket for Oxford, MCC and Middlesex as a gifted right-handed batsman and off-break bowler, He scored 9,846 runs for Middlesex between 1983 and 1996, at an average of 39.22, with 20 centuries and a highest score of 261 not out. He succeeded John Emburey as vice-captain in 1996. He bowled very slow right arm mixing off breaks and seam. He joined the Test and County Cricket Board, upon his retirement. He is now the Director of Operations for the England and Wales Cricket Board.

Was a Jacobean poet, preacher and a major representative of the metaphysical poets of the period. Hi

Was a Jacobean poet, preacher and a major representative of the metaphysical poets of the period. His works are notable for their realistic and sensual style and include sonnets, love poetry, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs,

Was a cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1968 to 1973 and appeared subseque

Was a cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1968 to 1973 and appeared subsequently for Northumberland.

Was an English professional footballer who played for Newcastle United and Lincoln City, where he be

Was an English professional footballer who played for Newcastle United and Lincoln City, where he became player-coach. He also made one appearance for the England national team in 1938.

Was an English poet and dramatist.He was born in Leytonstone, London, and worked as an insurance cle

Was an English poet and dramatist.He was born in Leytonstone, London, and worked as an insurance clerk. In the period immediately before the First World War, he was one of the group of poets associated with the Gloucestershire village of Dymock, along wit

Was an influential English poet, literary critic, translator and playwright, who dominated the liter

Was an influential English poet, literary critic, translator and playwright, who dominated the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known in literary circles as the Age of Dryden.

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1930 to 1936. He made hi

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1930 to 1936. He made his debut for Derbyshire in June 1930 against Somerset but made little impression. He played three more games that season, and five in 1931. He then played o

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. He was born and died in West Malling. Dudlow made a si

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. He was born and died in West Malling. Dudlow made a single first-class appearance in 1841, against Nottinghamshire. Despite appearing on the winning side, he neither batted nor bowled in the game, and was in f

Was a Royal Navy officer and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in occasional g

Was a Royal Navy officer and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in occasional games between 1919 and 1934. He made his debut for Derbyshire in a match against Australian Imperial Forces, scoring 43 in his second innings. In 1920 he pl