English Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a former English cricketer. Manners was a right-handed batsman. Manners made his first-class debu

Is a former English cricketer. Manners was a right-handed batsman. Manners made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1937 against Gloucestershire, where on debut Manners scored his maiden half century with a score of 81. Manners represented Hampshire in

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he played 11 firs

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he played 11 first-class matches between 1923 and 1932, six for Worcestershire and five for the British Army cricket team. Walford made his debut for Worcestershire against

Is an English former cricketer who played two first-class matches for Worcestershire, one in 1955 an

Is an English former cricketer who played two first-class matches for Worcestershire, one in 1955 and the other the following year. He took only two wickets, both in a single innings against Oxford University players in the latter year: lower-order batsmen Aubrey Walshe and Victor Clube. However, he conceded 84 runs from the 15 overs he sent down in that innings, and he never played first-class cricket again.

Was born in Yorkshire, England in 1948, and emigrated to Australia at age 15. Having learned rockcli

Was born in Yorkshire, England in 1948, and emigrated to Australia at age 15. Having learned rockclimbing in his native country, he quickly became involved in the fledgling Australian rockclimbing scene, and went on to pioneer hundreds of new routes on cr

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

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class match, for Worcestershire against Lancashire at Old Trafford in 1920.

Is a former professional tennis player from the United Kingdom. Feaver enjoyed most of his tennis su

Is a former professional tennis player from the United Kingdom. Feaver enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 1 doubles title and finished runner-up another 9 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1921 and 1922. Fisher was born in Hodthorpe, D

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1921 and 1922. Fisher was born in Hodthorpe, Derbyshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire in 1921 in a match against Essex when he made his top score of 39 after being moved up the batting order for th

Was an English astronomer and the first Astronomer Royal.Flamsteed accurately calculated the solar e

Was an English astronomer and the first Astronomer Royal.Flamsteed accurately calculated the solar eclipses of 1666 and 1668. He was responsible for several of the earliest recorded sightings of the planet Uranus, which he mistook for a star and catalogued as 34 Tauri. The first of these was in December, 1690, which remains the earliest known sighting of Uranus by an astronomer.On August 16, 1680 Flamsteed catalogued a star, 3 Cassiopeiae, that later astronomers were unable to corroborate. Three hundred years later, the American astronomical historian William Ashworth suggested that what Flamsteed may have seen was the most recent supernova in the galaxy's history, an event which would leave as its remnant the strongest radio source outside of the solar system, known in the third Cambridge (3C) catalogue as 3C 461 and commonly called Cassiopeia A by astronomers.

Was an English sculptor and draughtsman.He was born in York. His father was also named John, after a

Was an English sculptor and draughtsman.He was born in York. His father was also named John, after an ancestor who, according to family tradition, had fought for Parliament at the Battle of Naseby, and afterwards settled as a carrier or farmer in Buckingh

Was a Jacobean playwright. Following William Shakespeare as house playwright for the King's Men, he

Was a Jacobean playwright. Following William Shakespeare as house playwright for the King's Men, he was among the most prolific and influential dramatists of his day; both during his lifetime and in the early Restoration, his fame rivaled Shakespeare's. T

Was a British/Irish sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Was a British/Irish sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Is a British satirist, comedian writer and actor, best known for his work with John Bird and Rory Br

Is a British satirist, comedian writer and actor, best known for his work with John Bird and Rory Bremner on the TV series Bremner, Bird and Fortune. He was educated at King's College, Cambridge, where he was to meet and form a lasting friendship with Joh

Was an English agricultural engineer who was a pioneer in the use of steam engines for ploughing and

Was an English agricultural engineer who was a pioneer in the use of steam engines for ploughing and digging drainage channels. His inventions significantly reduced the cost of ploughing farmland, and also enabled the drainage of previously uncultivated land in many parts of the world.[1] Fowler might have remained with the Middlesbrough firm and made his reputation there, had it not been for a chance visit to Ireland in 1849, probably on business. This was at the time of the Irish potato famine, and Irish agriculture depended on the potato crop whilst much of the land was uncultivated due to poor drainage. This affected Fowler and he was convinced that there must be a way of bringing more land into production.

Was an English cricketer who played 140 first-class matches between the wars, 46 for Warwickshire an

Was an English cricketer who played 140 first-class matches between the wars, 46 for Warwickshire and 94 for Worcestershire. Fox made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Worcestershire at Amblecote in June 1922.

Is the stage name of English musician Dennis Leigh. He was the original lead singer of the band Ultr

Is the stage name of English musician Dennis Leigh. He was the original lead singer of the band Ultravox, before embarking on a solo career in 1979. Primarily associated with synthesizer music, he has also pursued a parallel career in graphic design and e

Was an English cricketer and arguably the first great fast bowler in the game's history. His first-c

Was an English cricketer and arguably the first great fast bowler in the game's history. His first-class career spanned the 1749 to 1774 English cricket seasons. He was described by John Nyren as one of the Hambledon Club’s greatest opponents and as "the

Is an English cricketer who currently plays for Somerset. He is a left-handed batsman and an occasio

Is an English cricketer who currently plays for Somerset. He is a left-handed batsman and an occasional slow left-arm bowler. He originally represented Hampshire in the Second XI Championship in 1998 and then the Hampshire Cricket Board in the 38-County C

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm slow bowler who played for S

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm slow bowler who played for Somerset. He was born in Milverton, Somerset and died in Burley-in-Wharfedale. Ebdon made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1898 seas

Was an English cricketer: a wicketkeeper-batsman who played county cricket for Gloucestershire and W

Was an English cricketer: a wicketkeeper-batsman who played county cricket for Gloucestershire and Worcestershire between the wars. He was selected for the Gentlemen against the Players in 1923, and also appeared at first-class level for MCC, HK Foster's

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played first-class cricket fo

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University between 1929 and 1931. Mayhew made his first-class debut for Oxford University in 1929 against Derbyshire, the only match he played tha

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class game, for Worcestershire against Oxford Uni

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class game, for Worcestershire against Oxford University at The University Parks in 1908. Winnington was commissioned into a Militia battalion of the Worcestershire Regiment in 1895. He later transferred

Is a former National Hunt Champion Jockey. Born in Swindon the son of a railway fireman, his family

Is a former National Hunt Champion Jockey. Born in Swindon the son of a railway fireman, his family had no connection with the horse racing world. At sixteen years old he became apprentice to Lambourn trainer Fred Winter and so began his career as a jocke

Was an English cricketer who played eight first-class matches for Worcestershire, all in the space o

Was an English cricketer who played eight first-class matches for Worcestershire, all in the space of just over a month in 1930. Two of John's relations had long careers with Warwickshire: his father Sydney took more than 1,200 wickets before the First Wo

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for MCC from 1961 to 1967 and for Derbyshire

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for MCC from 1961 to 1967 and for Derbyshire from 1963 to 1972. He started his first-class career playing one game with Marylebone Cricket Club in 1961. In 1962 he umpired two matches for MCC. Harvey

Was an English cricketer. He was an all-rounder and a good slip fielder, whose long first-class care

Was an English cricketer. He was an all-rounder and a good slip fielder, whose long first-class career with Surrey linked the days of Jack Hobbs with those of Peter May. He never played Test cricket, although he was picked as a member of the party to Indi