English Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a British Conservative Party politician.He was elected to the House of Commons in a by-election

Was a British Conservative Party politician.He was elected to the House of Commons in a by-election in 1956 as Member of Parliament for the City of Chester, and held the seat until his retirement at the February 1974 general election.

Was an English sailor. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, whe

Was an English sailor. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he received the silver medal in the 470 class along with his sailing partner, Ian Walker.

Is a retired English cricketer who played for Hampshire from 1971–1982, and briefly from 1983-1984

Is a retired English cricketer who played for Hampshire from 1971–1982, and briefly from 1983-1984 for Wiltshire. Rice was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler. After appearing for Surrey's second team in 1970, Rice played 168 first cla

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 Buckinghamshire. He was born in Stourport-on-Severn. Williams, who represented Buckinghamshire in the Minor Counties Championship in 1972, made a singl

Was a British baroque portrait painter. Wright trained in Edinburgh under the Scots painter George J

Was a British baroque portrait painter. Wright trained in Edinburgh under the Scots painter George Jamesone, and acquired a considerable reputation as an artist and scholar during a long sojourn in Rome. There he was admitted to the Accademia di San Luca, and was associated with some of the leading artists of his generation. He was engaged by Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, the governor of the Spanish Netherlands, to acquire artworks in Oliver Cromwell's England in 1655. He took up permanent residence in England from 1656, and served as court painter before and after the English Restoration. A convert to Roman Catholicism, he was a favourite of the restored Stuart court, a client of both Charles II and James II, and was a witness to many of the political manoeuvrings of the era. In the final years of the Stuart monarchy he returned to Rome as part of an embassy to Pope Innocent XI.

Was an English natural philosopher and geologist, whose work spanned a wide range of subjects, from

Was an English natural philosopher and geologist, whose work spanned a wide range of subjects, from astronomy to geology, optics, and gravitation. He was both a theorist and an experimenter.Michell was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge and later became a Fellow of Queens'. He obtained his M.A. in 1752, and B.D. in 1761. In 1760 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, in the same year as Henry Cavendish. In 1762 he was appointed Woodwardian Professor of Geology, and in 1767 he became rector of Thornhill, West Yorkshire, near Dewsbury, where he died.

Played first-class cricket for Somerset in 18 matches between 1959 and 1961. Miles Lawrence returned

Played first-class cricket for Somerset in 18 matches between 1959 and 1961. Miles Lawrence returned to Yorkshire where he was associated with his father's indoor cricket schools business and coached at Leeds Grammar School.

Was a British soldier, politician and amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1816 to

Was a British soldier, politician and amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1816 to 1820. He was the eldest son of William Mills, a director of the Honourable East India Company, and the elder brother of Sir Charles Mills, 1st Baronet.Main

Was an English poet, prose, polemicist and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England. He is best

Was an English poet, prose, polemicist and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England. He is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost, and for his treatise condemning censorship, Areopagitica.

Was a famous English cricketer during the 1770s. He scored the first definitely recorded century, al

Was a famous English cricketer during the 1770s. He scored the first definitely recorded century, albeit in a minor match. He played for Dorset's Kent county cricket teams during this period but it seems he then moved to Middlesex and then Surrey as he pl

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1881 and 1883. Clayton played for Gentlemen of

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1881 and 1883. Clayton played for Gentlemen of Derbyshire during a tour by Canada in 1880. He made his first-class debut for Derbyshire in 1881 when he scored a duck in his one and only innings before the match was rained off. Two years later, in 1883, he represented the county again, in his second and final County match, against Surrey, in which he scored the only three runs of his first-class career.

Was one of a number of English sculptors who dominated the production and teaching of sculpture in G

Was one of a number of English sculptors who dominated the production and teaching of sculpture in Glasgow for 50 years after his arrival with his father and brothers from his native London in 1828. The family was originally Scottish, being related to Jam

Is an English former footballer.Known as the "flying postman" big John Williams when playing for Kid

Is an English former footballer.Known as the "flying postman" big John Williams when playing for Kidderminster Harriers scored famously against Wolves in the FA Cup 3rd round only for his goal to be equalised in the final minutes.

Was an English cricketer. Bateman-Champain was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Richmond Hill,

Was an English cricketer. Bateman-Champain was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Richmond Hill, Surrey. Bateman-Champain played 2 first-class matches for Gloucestershire in 1899, with his debut for the county coming against Lancashire and his second and final first-class match for the county coming against Nottinghamshire. Additionally, he also represented the Free Foresters in a 3 first-class matches, firstly in 1919 against Cambridge University and Oxford University and finally against Oxford Unversity in 1920.

Was a cricketer who played for Kent during the county's years of success in the late 1960s and early

Was a cricketer who played for Kent during the county's years of success in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Graham was a tall medium-fast right-arm bowler and an absolute tail-ender in terms of batting. Having played a few matches for Kent in each season

Was an English cricketer and author. He played for the Gentlemen in the inaugural and second Gentlem

Was an English cricketer and author. He played for the Gentlemen in the inaugural and second Gentlemen v Players matches in 1806.

Was an English entomologist and archaeologist also noted for his artistic talents.He became a curato

Was an English entomologist and archaeologist also noted for his artistic talents.He became a curator and later professor at Oxford University, having been nominated by this friend and patron the Reverend Frederick William Hope, whose donation was the basis of the Hope Collection at Oxford.

Is a British sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the mid 1970s. He was eliminated in t

Is a British sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the mid 1970s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Four years later in Munich, Oliver was eliminated in the repechages of th

Was a Welsh actor, pianist, artist, comedian and singer.Parry, the only son of Welsh musician John P

Was a Welsh actor, pianist, artist, comedian and singer.Parry, the only son of Welsh musician John Parry (known as Bardd Alaw), was born in London and, at an early age, was taught by his father to sing and to play the harp and the piano. He also studied t

Is a singer-songwriter, who built a large cult audience through unrelenting touring, a surreal sense

Is a singer-songwriter, who built a large cult audience through unrelenting touring, a surreal sense of humour and a winning underdog persona.Arriving on the back of punk rock and a gymnastic performance on The Old Grey Whistle Test, his first single, the

Was an English vicar and strong amateur chess player.In 1858 he won a game against Paul Morphy, whic

Was an English vicar and strong amateur chess player.In 1858 he won a game against Paul Morphy, which led to a match between the two. Despite being given odds of pawn and the move (meaning he started the game with an extra pawn and always moved first), Ow

Was an English cricketer. Parker was a right-handed batsman. Parker made his first-class debut for H

Was an English cricketer. Parker was a right-handed batsman. Parker made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1926 County Championship against Northamptonshire. Parker played 44 first-class matches for Hampshire between 1926 and 1933, with his final

Is a British musician. He achieved great success by having two hits in the 1980s.Parr secured a publ

Is a British musician. He achieved great success by having two hits in the 1980s.Parr secured a publishing deal with Carlin Music in 1983 and in the same year Meat Loaf asked him to write some songs for his new album. That led to the fateful meeting with

Was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom, and a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1945 to 19

Was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom, and a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1945 to 1964.He was elected at the 1945 general election as MP for the two-seat Norwich constituency. When that constituency was divided at the 1950 general election

Is a retired boxer from Great Britain. A member of the Greenall St. Helens Amateur Boxing Club he tw

Is a retired boxer from Great Britain. A member of the Greenall St. Helens Amateur Boxing Club he twice competed at the Summer Olympics (1984 and 1988) and won the gold medal in the men's flyweight division (– 48 kg) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edin