English Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is an English professional golfer, coach, entrepreneur, writer and administrator. He won both the Du

Is an English professional golfer, coach, entrepreneur, writer and administrator. He won both the Dutch Open and the South African Professional Match Play Championship in 1957, two years after making his one appearance in the Ryder Cup. He served as Tourn

Was an English sculptor and equine painter.Born in South Woodford, Essex, Skeaping studied at Goldsm

Was an English sculptor and equine painter.Born in South Woodford, Essex, Skeaping studied at Goldsmith's College, London, and later at the Royal Academy. He was the first husband of the sculptor Barbara Hepworth, with whom he exhibited during the 1920s.

Was an English naturalist, sometimes referred to as the father of English natural history. Until 167

Was an English naturalist, sometimes referred to as the father of English natural history. Until 1670, he wrote his name as John Wray although no one knows why.He published important works on plants, animals, and natural theology. His classification of plants in his Historia Plantarum, was an important step towards modern taxonomy. Ray rejected the system of dichotomous division by which species were classified according to a pre-conceived, either/or type system, and instead classified plants according to similarities and differences that emerged from observation. Thus he advanced scientific empiricism against the deductive rationalism of the scholastics. He is also known for having coined the term "species."[citation needed]

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 Devon. He was born in Lancaster. Rhodes made his debut for Devon in the Minor Counties Championship of 1990, and played in the competition until 2001.

Is a British guitarist and singer/songwriter best known for his association with George Harrison and

Is a British guitarist and singer/songwriter best known for his association with George Harrison and Eric Clapton.

Was an English cricketer. Bridger was a right-handed batsman and a leg break bowler. Bridger later w

Was an English cricketer. Bridger was a right-handed batsman and a leg break bowler. Bridger later went to Clare College, Cambridge University, where as a Theology student he was exempt from military service in World War Two. Bridger made his first-class debut for an Under-33 side against an Over-33 side at Lord's. Bridger scored 49 in the Under-33's first innings. Bridger made his County Championship debut for Hampshire in 1946 against local rivals Sussex, where on debut Bridger made a half century, scoring exactly fifty.

Is a retired English musician, best known as the bass guitarist for the rock band Queen. Of the four

Is a retired English musician, best known as the bass guitarist for the rock band Queen. Of the four members of the band, Deacon was the youngest and last to join. Deacon wrote a number of Queen's hit singles, including "You're My Best Friend", "Spread Your Wings", "I Want to Break Free" and the band's biggest selling single, "Another One Bites the Dust". He also played rhythm and acoustic guitars on several albums as well as occasional keyboards, synthesizer and programming.

Is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire from 1963 to 1967. He st

Is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire from 1963 to 1967. He started playing for Derbyshire juniors in 1959 and was in the Derbyshire Second XI by 1961. In 1967, he made the only century of his county career in the mat

Is a UK singer, songwriter, guitarist, mandolinist and bouzouki player.He is principally known for h

Is a UK singer, songwriter, guitarist, mandolinist and bouzouki player.He is principally known for his songs covered by other artists, but has gigged regularly both solo and with his various bands (see discography below). He now regularly works on the UK

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1878 and 1883. Richardson was born in Duc

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1878 and 1883. Richardson was born in Duckmanton, Derbyshire and became a bricklayer.[1] His first-class career began in 1878 in a game against the All-England Eleven. He played minor games for De

Was an English government official and statistician of the early nineteenth century.Following Abbot'

Was an English government official and statistician of the early nineteenth century.Following Abbot's election to the post of Speaker of the House of Commons in February 1802, Rickman took the post of Speaker's Secretary, which he held until July 1814 whe

Is an English rock/blues singer who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritt

Is an English rock/blues singer who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty voice and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles.

Is an English former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Yorkshire and Worcestershire in th

Is an English former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Yorkshire and Worcestershire in the early 1950s. Having played for Yorkshire's Second XI since the age of 20, Ashman was given his first-class debut against Surrey at Headingley in June 1951. He took four wickets in the match, including that of Test player Arthur McIntyre in both innings, but was then returned to the seconds.

Was a British cricketer of Scottish origins who played in English and Welsh leagues. A right-hand ba

Was a British cricketer of Scottish origins who played in English and Welsh leagues. A right-hand bat and occasional right-arm off break bowler, Tait played forty four first class cricket matches for Glamorgan between 1921 and 1926, having played minor co

Was an English cricketer, who played internationally once for Hong Kong. John Barclay was born in B

Was an English cricketer, who played internationally once for Hong Kong. John Barclay was born in Bonn, Germany. He was educated at Eton and was an acclaimed schoolboy cricketer. He was honoured by The Cricket Society and he made his first-class debut for Sussex, while still at school in 1970. He also bowled off-spin, dismissing Ian Botham and Viv Richards several times. He succeeded Arnold Long as the County Captain of Sussex CCC in 1981 and led the team to second place in the County Championship. He has been a successful tour manager, as he took the England Under-19's, the England A's and also managed the England team for two tours. He briefly returned to management recently with the blind team, but he is now working for the MCC and running a charity, the Arundel Castle Cricket Foundation for young cricketers and underprivileged children in Arundel, West Sussex. He holds a number of posts, such as President of the Cricket Society and the English Schools Cricket Association, Chairman of the Sussex Cricket Board and Chairman of Cricket for Sussex CCC. He is currently President of the Marylebone Cricket Club for 2009/2010.

Is a former English minor counties cricketer. In his playing days, he was a right-handed batsman and

Is a former English minor counties cricketer. In his playing days, he was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Shropshire. He was born in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Roberts, who represented Shropshire in the Minor Counties C

First became known/famous as a dance music/disco performer, remixer and record producer. In the earl

First became known/famous as a dance music/disco performer, remixer and record producer. In the early eighties, John Rocca formed, played with, wrote for, produced and managed his first musical vehicle Freeez to various successes. After his first self fun

Was an English inventor who played an important role in the Industrial Revolution and who is known f

Was an English inventor who played an important role in the Industrial Revolution and who is known for developing the industrial-scale manufacture of sulfuric acid.John Roebuck was born at Sheffield, where his father had a prosperous manufacturing business. After attending the grammar school at Sheffield and Dr. Philip Doddridge's academy at Northampton, Roebuck studied medicine at Edinburgh, where he developed a taste for chemistry from the lectures of William Cullen and Joseph Black. He finally graduated M.D. at the University of Leiden in 1742. Roebuck started medical practice at Birmingham, but devoted much of his time to chemistry, especially its practical applications. Among the most important of his early achievements in this field was the introduction, in 1746, of leaden condensing chambers for the manufacture of sulfuric acid.[1][2] Together with Samuel Garbett, in 1749 he built a factory at Prestonpans, in Scotland, for the production of the acid, and for some years they enjoyed a monopoly. Having omitted to take out patents, Roebuck's was unable to prevent others from making use of his methods as they eventually became known.

Was an English cricketer. Rawlence was a right-handed batsman. Rawlence was educated at Wellington C

Was an English cricketer. Rawlence was a right-handed batsman. Rawlence was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, where he represented the college cricket team. Rawlence topped the college teams batting averages in 1933. Rawlence represented Hampshir

Commonly known as J. R. Firth, was an English linguist. He was Professor of English at the Universit

Commonly known as J. R. Firth, was an English linguist. He was Professor of English at the University of the Punjab from 1919-1928. He then worked in the phonetics department of University College London before moving to the School of Oriental and African Studies, where he became Professor of General Linguistics, a position he held until his retirement in 1956.His work on prosody, which he emphasised at the expense of the phonemic principle, prefigured later work in autosegmental phonology. Firth is noted for drawing attention to the context-dependent nature of meaning with his notion of 'context of situation'. In particular, he is known for the famous quotation:

Was an English astronomer. Some sources give his name as John Russel Hind with only one "L". However

Was an English astronomer. Some sources give his name as John Russel Hind with only one "L". However, 19th century British astronomical magazines consistently spell his name with two "L"s.At age 17 he went to London to serve an apprenticeship as a civil engineer, but through the help of Charles Wheatstone he left engineering to accept a position at the Royal Greenwich Observatory under George Biddell Airy.[1] Hind remained there from 1840 to 1844, at which time he succeeded W. R. Dawes as director of the private observatory of George Bishop. In 1853 Hind became Superintendent of the Nautical Almanac, a position he held until 1891.

Was an English mariner, born in Essex, who was chosen by Henry VIII to command an expedition to Nort

Was an English mariner, born in Essex, who was chosen by Henry VIII to command an expedition to North America in search of the Northwest Passage; on 10 June 1527 he set sail from Plymouth with two ships, the Samson and the Mary Guilford. The voyage was se

Was a British freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was a member of

Was a British freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was a member of the British relay team which finished fifth in the 4×200 metre freestyle relay.

Was the captain of the first English voyage to Japan, in 1613, on board The Clove. As chief factor o

Was the captain of the first English voyage to Japan, in 1613, on board The Clove. As chief factor of the British East India Company's trading post in Java, Saris' mission was primarily one of seeking trade. Saris received much aid from Adams, who had bec

Was an English painter of the first half of the nineteenth century.[1]Davis painted portraits, lands

Was an English painter of the first half of the nineteenth century.[1]Davis painted portraits, landscapes, and church interiors, and developed a distinctive specialty in painting the interiors of art galleries. His picture The Interior of the British Institution Gallery (1829) records a collection of Old Masters. His watercolor of the collection of Benjamin Godfrey Windus (1835) shows the Turner pictures on the walls. (John Ruskin studied those Turners while writing his Modern Painters.)[2] Davis painted the interiors of the Louvre as well. Between 1842 and 1845 he was commissioned to draw copies of the paintings in the collections of the British royal palaces.