English Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an English banker and amateur ornithologist.Gurney was the only son of Joseph John Gurney of Ear

Was an English banker and amateur ornithologist.Gurney was the only son of Joseph John Gurney of Earlham Hall, Norfolk. At the age of ten he was sent to a private tutor at Leytonstone near the Epping Forest, where he met Henry Doubleday, and commenced his

Was an English cricketer. Jolliffe represented Hampshire in one first-class match in 1902 against De

Was an English cricketer. Jolliffe represented Hampshire in one first-class match in 1902 against Derbyshire the at County Ground, Southampton.

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1836 to 1842. Mainly associated

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1836 to 1842. Mainly associated with Cambridge University Cricket Club, he made 18 known appearances in first-class matches and had three brothers who all played first-class cricket. Kir

Was an English entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera and Coleoptera.His collections from China

Was an English entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera and Coleoptera.His collections from China , Japan and Kashmir are in the Natural History Museum , London.These contain also insects from Morocco, the Canary Islands and Madeira.

Was an English first class cricketer for Warwickshire County Cricket Club. A right-handed batsman, h

Was an English first class cricketer for Warwickshire County Cricket Club. A right-handed batsman, he made 17969 runs at 35.72 in his 355 game career which lasted 26 years. He became a Church of England clergyman.

Was an English physicist. He was a professor of physics at Mason Science College (now the University

Was an English physicist. He was a professor of physics at Mason Science College (now the University of Birmingham) from 1880 until his death.He was the developer and eponym of the Poynting vector, which describes the direction and magnitude of electromagnetic energy flow and is used in the Poynting theorem, a statement about energy conservation for electric and magnetic fields. This work was first published in 1884. He performed a measurement of Newton's gravitational constant by innovative means during 1893. In 1903 he was the first to realise that the Sun's radiation can draw in small particles towards it. It was later coined the Poynting-Robertson effect.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1896 and 1906. His debut for Derbyshire c

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1896 and 1906. His debut for Derbyshire came in the 1896 County Championship, against Yorkshire. Purdy made just three more appearances for Derbyshire after the 1896 season, in 1897, 1901 and 1906

Known as the Honourable Sir John Manners-Sutton between 1866 and 1869, was a British Tory politician

Known as the Honourable Sir John Manners-Sutton between 1866 and 1869, was a British Tory politician and colonial administrator. In his youth he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club and Marylebone Cricket Club. He served as Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department from 1841 to 1846 in Sir Robert Peel's second administration.

Was one of the greatest and a controversial spin bowlers in postwar cricket. His Test average of 20.

Was one of the greatest and a controversial spin bowlers in postwar cricket. His Test average of 20.39 is the lowest in Test cricket by any major spin bowler in the last seventy years. Wardle, though mainly a classical orthodox left-arm finger-spinner, wa

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1899 and 1901. Young made his debut for D

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1899 and 1901. Young made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1899 season in June against Yorkshire when he made a duck in both innings and took no wickets in a short spell of bowling.

Was an English physicist who gave a partial account of the kinetic theory of gases in 1820 though it

Was an English physicist who gave a partial account of the kinetic theory of gases in 1820 though it was neglected by the scientific community at the time.Herapath's scientific interests started with an attempt to provide a mechanistic explanation for gravity. Motivated by his search for a mechanical explanation of gravitation, he started to consider how a system of colliding particles could give rise to action at a distance. In considering the effect of the high temperatures near the Sun on his gravific particles he was led to a relationship between temperature and particle velocity.

Is a British triple jumper and bobsledder who competed from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s.

Is a British triple jumper and bobsledder who competed from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s.

Was a British medical geneticist. He is credited with the first description, in 1960, of the syndrom

Was a British medical geneticist. He is credited with the first description, in 1960, of the syndrome now known as Edwards syndrome or trisomy 18[1]. In 1979, he was elected to fellowship of the Royal Society.[2]. His brother is the geneticist and statistician A.W.F. Edwards.

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Glamorgan. He was born in Wilton and died in Swansea. Hinwood played league cricket for Clydach, Llanelli and Swansea, the latter of whom he occasion

Was a British physicist, electrical engineer, Fellow of the Royal Society and President of the IEE t

Was a British physicist, electrical engineer, Fellow of the Royal Society and President of the IEE twice in 1890 and 1896. He invented the three-wire (three-phase) system for the distribution of electrical power, for which he was granted a patent in 1882. He also worked in many areas of electromagnetism and electrostatics, and in 1890 was appointed professor of electrical engineering at King's College London, where he was also director of the Siemens Laboratory.[1]

Was a Cambridge University cricketer who played in six first-class matches between 1838 and 1840. He

Was a Cambridge University cricketer who played in six first-class matches between 1838 and 1840. He was born and died in Newcastle upon Tyne. As well as playing for Cambridge, he also played two first-class games for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University and against his alma mater. Bastard never scored highly, making 0, 11, 0, 5, 9, 11, 0, 0* and 5 in his first-class innings. Although the bowling records of the matches in which he played are not complete, he is not recorded to have bowled at first-class level, and certainly did not take a wicket. He did, however, hold three catches.

Was the inventor of the 'kyanising' process for preserving wood. He was the son of John Howard Kyan

Was the inventor of the 'kyanising' process for preserving wood. He was the son of John Howard Kyan of Mount Howard and Ballymurtagh, County Wicklow, and was born in Dublin on Nov 27, 1774. His father was the owner of valuable copper mines in Wicklow (now worked by the Wicklow Copper Mines Company) and, for some time, worked them himself. The son was educated to take part in the management of the mines, but soon after he entered the concern its fortunes declined, and in 1804 his father died almost penniless.

Was an English cricketer. Gunner represented Hampshire in six first-class matches, the first of whic

Was an English cricketer. Gunner represented Hampshire in six first-class matches, the first of which came in 1906 against the touring West Indians. Gunner's final first-class match came in 1907 against Leicestershire. Gunner fought in the First World War

Was an English cricketer who played three first-class games for Worcestershire in the 1920s. His onl

Was an English cricketer who played three first-class games for Worcestershire in the 1920s. His only notable performance came on debut, against Warwickshire at Edgbaston in May 1922, when he scored 35 in the first innings and took his only catch to dismi

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Cornwall. He was born in Redruth. Hurrell made his only List A appearance for the side, during the 1970 season, against Glamorgan.

Known as Sir John Delaval, Bt, between 1761 and 1783, was an English landowner and politician.Delava

Known as Sir John Delaval, Bt, between 1761 and 1783, was an English landowner and politician.Delaval served as Member of Parliament for Berwick on Tweed 1754–1761, 1765–1774 and 1780–1786. He was created a Baronet, of Seaton Delaval in the County of Nort

Was a chemist and industrialist who established the first chemical factory in Widnes, Lancashire, En

Was a chemist and industrialist who established the first chemical factory in Widnes, Lancashire, England. He moved from working in a chemical factory in St Helens and built his own chemical factory in 1847 in the Woodend area of Widnes near to Widnes Dock by the junction of the Sankey Canal and the River Mersey. In this factory he manufactured alkali by the Leblanc process.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler who played for Hertford

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler who played for Hertfordshire. He was born in Barrow-in-Furness and died in Bromley. Iberson, who debuted in the Minor Counties Championship in 1951 for Kent Second XI, played his

Was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire. He was born in Aldwarke Bridge and died in

Was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire. He was born in Aldwarke Bridge and died in Culworth. He made a single first-class appearance, during the 1907 season, against Essex.

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Cambridgeshire. Jacklin, who represented Cambridgeshire in the Minor Counties Championship between 1975 and 1977, made a single List A appearance for t