English Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an English amateur cricketer. His brother was Harry David Jones (1791-1866) who played in 1 matc

Was an English amateur cricketer. His brother was Harry David Jones (1791-1866) who played in 1 match for Middlesex in 1826.

Was an English amateur cricketer who made 53 known appearances in major cricket matches between 1796

Was an English amateur cricketer who made 53 known appearances in major cricket matches between 1796 and 1826. He died in Sutton, Surrey. Along with Charles Warren, he was the last 18th century player to leave the game. Tanner was mainly associated with S

Was an English cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played one

Was an English cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played one first-class match for the MCC in 1936. In 1926, Neve played for the Straits Settlements against the Federated Malay States in Kuala Lumpur. Nine years late

Is a former English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played in The Football Le

Is a former English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played in The Football League for three clubs during the 1970s.Taylor began his professional career with Chester, who he joined from Pwllheli in July 1970, in a summer that also saw fellow youngsters Alan Groves, Dave Kennedy and Brian Woodall and the experienced Dave Poutney arrive at the Fourth Division club [1]. Although he made his debut for Chester against Peterborough United on 31 October 1970.

Was a British Labour Party politician, barrister and teacher.Watkinson was elected Member of Parliam

Was a British Labour Party politician, barrister and teacher.Watkinson was elected Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire West in the October 1974 general election, but lost the seat in 1979 to the Conservative Paul Marland. Watkinson defected to the So

Was an English footballer who played for West Ham United and Peterborough United.Woodgate gained a r

Was an English footballer who played for West Ham United and Peterborough United.Woodgate gained a regular place in the Hammers team after the war and was ever-present during the 1950-51 season. He went on to make 275 appearances for the East London club, scoring 52 goals. He scored a hat-trick in seven minutes against Plymouth Argyle in 1946.

Was an English sculptor of the early 19th century.His most notable work is one of the four panels at

Was an English sculptor of the early 19th century.His most notable work is one of the four panels at the base of Nelson's Column in London's Trafalgar Square, depicting the Battle of Copenhagen.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire. Eadie appeared in one match for Derbyshire durin

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire. Eadie appeared in one match for Derbyshire during the 1882 season, against Lancashire. He finished not out in the first innings but was out for a duck in the second, bowling economically and taking one w

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1884. He was a member of the tea

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1884. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871. After Derbyshire County Cricket Club was established, Platts played in the club's first match in the 18

Was an English cricketer. Gregory was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox spin.

Was an English cricketer. Gregory was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox spin. Gergory made his only first-class appearance during the 1913 season for Hampshire against Oxford University. Gergory made a duck and failed to take a wicke

Was a Lancashire and England cricketer and for many years the finest professional batsman in county

Was a Lancashire and England cricketer and for many years the finest professional batsman in county cricket. He hit a decisive 112 in one of the Tests and the following year played his first Ashes Tests at Trent Bridge and Lord's. Johnny Tyldesley retired

Was a tennis player from England, and the only clergyman to win Wimbledon. In 1926, at the Golden Ju

Was a tennis player from England, and the only clergyman to win Wimbledon. In 1926, at the Golden Jubilee championships, Hartley was presented with a Silver medal by Queen Mary, as one of thirty four surviving champions.

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1816 to 1821. He was mainl

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1816 to 1821. He was mainly associated with Hampshire and made 8 known appearances in first-class matches, including one for the Players in 1821.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1876. He was a member of the tea

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1876. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871.

Is an English singer-songwriter and former frontman of 90s rock band Cast. Prior to Cast, Power was

Is an English singer-songwriter and former frontman of 90s rock band Cast. Prior to Cast, Power was the bass guitarist with The La's, who had success in 1990 with their hit single, "There She Goes", and their eponymous album which reached cult status.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Devon. He was born in Exeter.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Devon. He was born in Exeter. Tolliday, who made his Minor Counties Championship debut for the team in the 1967 season, made two List A appearances in the Gillette Cup, the first in 19

Was a British chemical industrialist and Liberal Party politician. At Hutchinson's alkali works in W

Was a British chemical industrialist and Liberal Party politician. At Hutchinson's alkali works in Widnes he rose to the position of general manager. There he met Ludwig Mond, whom he later formed a partnership with to create the chemical company Brunner

Was an English professional footballer and football manager. He played twice for the England nationa

Was an English professional footballer and football manager. He played twice for the England national side.Jack Tresadern, a left-half, began his career with non-league Wanstead, moving on to Barking Town before joining West Ham United in July 1913. He was part of the West Ham side elected to the Football League in 1919 and became a regular in their league side. Tresadern made his England debut in April 1923, in the 2-2 Home International draw with Scotland.

Was an English first-class cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for

Was an English first-class cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Somerset. He was born in Holmfirth, Yorkshire. Holmes made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1969 season, against the touring West

Is an English football coach and former midfielder. He has been first team coach at Hereford United

Is an English football coach and former midfielder. He has been first team coach at Hereford United since 2004, and has coached the club to two promotions in his four seasons to date.

Was a footballer , manager and coach who served Swindon Town loyally for over forty years.A Swindon

Was a footballer , manager and coach who served Swindon Town loyally for over forty years.A Swindon Town legend, Trollope holds the record for the number of league appearances made for one club - turning out for the Town in 770 games between 1960 and 1980, an achievement which saw him receive the MBE.

Was a football player for Coventry City, Sheffield United and Newcastle United.Tudor began his footb

Was a football player for Coventry City, Sheffield United and Newcastle United.Tudor began his football career playing for Northern Premier League side Ilkeston Town. He signed for Coventry in 1966, spending two winters at Highfield Road. He transferred to Sheffield United in 1968.

Was a noted English cricketer of the 1790s. He was an all-rounder who is believed to have been right

Was a noted English cricketer of the 1790s. He was an all-rounder who is believed to have been right-handed as both a batsman and a bowler. As a bowler, he may have been a fast underarm type but this is not certain. John Tufton belonged to an aristocratic

Was a cricketer who played for Yorkshire. Tunnicliffe was a tall, forceful right-handed opening bats

Was a cricketer who played for Yorkshire. Tunnicliffe was a tall, forceful right-handed opening batsman and on his figures one of the best slip fielders of all time. A late starter in first-class cricket, he was a regular in the Yorkshire team from 1893 a

Was an English biologist and Roman Catholic priest.He did experiments with gravy and later tainted w

Was an English biologist and Roman Catholic priest.He did experiments with gravy and later tainted wheat that seemed to show that life was able to be generated from non-living material, or abiogenesis (spontaneous generation). Lazzaro Spallanzani repeated the experiments but this time covering the containers which contained the gravy and wheat (which Needham did not do), and the living organisms which appeared in Needham's original experiments did not appear. Needham argued that air was essential for the life, including those formed from spontaneous generation and that this air had been excluded in the experiments of Spallanzani, therefore destroying the 'vegetative force'.