English Famous Names Starting with Letter J

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

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

Was an English cricketer. Godfrey was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. Godfr

Was an English cricketer. Godfrey was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. Godfrey made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1939 against the touring West Indians. This was Godfrey's sole first-class match before the Second World War

Was an English illustrator, mainly of botanical subjects.Miller was the son of the artist Johann Seb

Was an English illustrator, mainly of botanical subjects.Miller was the son of the artist Johann Sebastian Müller (1715- c.1790) (abbreviation in botany : J.S.Muell.). He was one of the artists who converted Sydney Parkinson's drawings from James Cook's first voyage into paintings. He accompanied Joseph Banks on his expedition to Iceland in 1772.

Was a British Labour Party politician.Ovenden served as Member of Parliament for the marginal seat o

Was a British Labour Party politician.Ovenden served as Member of Parliament for the marginal seat of Gravesend from 1974 to 1979, when he lost to the Conservative Timothy Brinton. He was Leader of the Labour Group and co-Leader of Kent County Council (in

Was the only son of Lord John Philip Sackville, second son of Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset.

Was the only son of Lord John Philip Sackville, second son of Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset. He succeeded to the dukedom in 1769 on the death of his uncle, Charles Sackville, 2nd Duke of Dorset. He was the British Ambassador to France between 1783

Was the only son of Lord John Philip Sackville, second son of Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset.

Was the only son of Lord John Philip Sackville, second son of Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset. He succeeded to the dukedom in 1769 on the death of his uncle, Charles Sackville, 2nd Duke of Dorset. He was the British Ambassador to France between 1783

Is a former English first class cricketer for Leicestershire. An allrounder, he made 15054 runs and

Is a former English first class cricketer for Leicestershire. An allrounder, he made 15054 runs and took 584 wickets in his career which started in 1970 and ended in 1986. Steele first represented Hampshire while staying in Winchester as an Army Chaplain,

Was an English cricketer who played for the legendary Hambledon Club. John Freemantle was the elder

Was an English cricketer who played for the legendary Hambledon Club. John Freemantle was the elder brother of the more famous Andrew Freemantle. He had only a short first-class career from the 1780 season until 1782, playing seven times for Hampshire.

Is an English professional poker based in Bushey, Hertfordshire. Gale is a relative newcomer to poke

Is an English professional poker based in Bushey, Hertfordshire. Gale is a relative newcomer to poker, having only begun playing Texas hold 'em in mid-2004. He first made a name for himself by qualifying for the World Poker Tour (WPT) 2005 PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure tournament in The Bahamas in an online satellite tournament. He went on to win the first place prize of $890,600, outlasting a 461 player field in his first major live tournament.

Was a British co-operative official and politician.He served in the Royal Air Force then joined the

Was a British co-operative official and politician.He served in the Royal Air Force then joined the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society (SCWS) in Dumbarton as a trainee in Glasgow. In 1949, he was sent on a SCWS scholarship to the Co-operative College

Was a British-Australian astronomer from Sheffield, England. He attended King Edward VII School (She

Was a British-Australian astronomer from Sheffield, England. He attended King Edward VII School (Sheffield), followed by Trinity College, Cambridge from 1940 to 1942, during which time he met C. P. Snow. After graduation he joined the navy, serving on HMS Unicorn during World War II. His ship went to Australia; he remained there after the war. In September 1946 he began working at the CSIRO Division of Radiophysics. At that time the field of radio astronomy was quite new and Bolton took the opportunity to become a pioneer in the field with experimentation at Dover Heights. His group found a number of radio sources in the sky, and realized that certain "radio stars" were actually located outside our galaxy and worked on mapping the structure of our galaxy.

Was an English poet and dramatist. He is best remembered for The Beggar's Opera (1728), set to music

Was an English poet and dramatist. He is best remembered for The Beggar's Opera (1728), set to music by Johann Christoph Pepusch. The characters, including Captain Macheath and Polly Peachum, became household names.

Was a British cricketer and politician. Ponsonby entered the British House of Commons in a by-electi

Was a British cricketer and politician. Ponsonby entered the British House of Commons in a by-election in 1831, sitting for Bletchingley. In the general election two months later, he was elected for Higham Ferrers until constituency's disenfranchisment in

Was an English cricketer. Galpin was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast. Galp

Was an English cricketer. Galpin was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast. Galpin made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Kent, taking figures of 4/37 in the match.

Was an English amateur footballer who played as a forward. He won the FA Cup with Wanderers in 1878

Was an English amateur footballer who played as a forward. He won the FA Cup with Wanderers in 1878 and played once for England in 1878.His early football was played with Shropshire Wanderers, before moving to Sheffield where he earned representative honours for the city of Sheffield. In the 1874 match against London, he was "borrowed" by the opposition who had insufficient players available. In March 1874, he was selected for the England match against Scotland, but had to withdraw at a late stage, and was replaced by John Hawley Edwards who thus made his solitary international appearance.

Was an English herbalist famous for his herbal garden. After being educated in Willaston near Nantwi

Was an English herbalist famous for his herbal garden. After being educated in Willaston near Nantwich he started to study medicine and travelled widely as a ship's surgeon. From 1577 on, he supervised the gardens of William Cecil, Lord Burghley in London. In 1595 Gerard became a member of the Court of Assistants in the Barber-Surgeon's company, in 1597 he was appointed Junior Warden of the Barber-Surgeons, in 1608 Master of the same.In 1596, he published a list of plants cultivated in his garden at Holborn, still extant in the British Museum, and in 1597 his famous Great Herbal. In 1633 an enlarged and amended version was printed. Gerard used the Materia Medica of Dioscorides, the works of the German botanists Fuchs and Gesner and the Italian Matthiolus. The 1597 and 1633 editions are commonly referred to as Gerard's Herbal.

Was an English amateur cricketer who made 18 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1797 to

Was an English amateur cricketer who made 18 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1797 to 1801.

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of th

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 1000 m event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Is an English comic entertainer, vocalist and musician.After grammar school, Gorman worked as a tele

Is an English comic entertainer, vocalist and musician.After grammar school, Gorman worked as a telecommunications engineer. He was a member of The Scaffold, best known for their 1968 hit single Lily the Pink, and its successor the band Grimms — the 'G' i

Was a 17th century Church of England clergyman and bass singer famed for his range and power. He was

Was a 17th century Church of England clergyman and bass singer famed for his range and power. He was a favourite singer of Charles II and is particularly associated with the music of Henry Purcell.

Was an English ornithologist. The Gould League in Australia was named after him. His identification

Was an English ornithologist. The Gould League in Australia was named after him. His identification of the birds now nicknamed "Darwin's finches" was pivotal in the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, though they are barely mentioned in Charles Darwin's book, On the Origin of Species.Gould's position brought him into contact with the country's leading naturalists, and also meant that he was often the first to see new collections of birds given to the Society. In 1830 a collection of birds arrived from the Himalayas, many not previously described. Gould published these birds in A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains (1830–1832). The text was by Nicholas Aylward Vigors and the illustrations were lithographed by Gould's wife Elizabeth. This work was followed by four more in the next seven years including Birds of Europe in five volumes – completed in 1837,

Was a British speed skater who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics and in the 1956 Winter Olympics.

Was a British speed skater who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics and in the 1956 Winter Olympics. In 1952 he finished tenth in the 10000 metres event, 17th in the 5000 metres competition, and 38th in the 1500 metres contest. Four years later he finishe

An English freelance weatherman.Brought up on Commercial Street and educated at Todmorden Grammar Sc

An English freelance weatherman.Brought up on Commercial Street and educated at Todmorden Grammar School (now called Todmorden High School) on Ferney Lee Road in Todmorden, he played cricket for Burnley and Todmorden. A geography teacher at his school sparked his interest in weather forecasting. He started Geography A-level, but never took the exam. He worked at the meteorological office at Manchester Airport for two years from 1970 before John studied Applied Physics at what is now Coventry University, where he met his wife. He spent four years researching meteorology. He trained at Reading College in the art of weather presentation for a year. From 1980, he worked at the Nottingham Weather Centre, presenting his first forecast for Radio Lincolnshire, then further forecasts for Midlands Today (Nottingham news opt-out, starting 28 May 1980) and Central Television.

Was an English sculptor known for his funerary monuments and a variety of portrait sculpture. He als

Was an English sculptor known for his funerary monuments and a variety of portrait sculpture. He also produced ideal classical male and female figures.He took lodgings in a first floor in Burleigh Street, above a greengrocer's shop, and there commenced to

Was a British Conservative Party politician.He was appointed High Sheriff of Wiltshire for 1938 and

Was a British Conservative Party politician.He was appointed High Sheriff of Wiltshire for 1938 and was Member of Parliament for Salisbury from 1942 until 1965.From 1967 to 1975, he was President of the Wiltshire Historic Buildings Trust.