English Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an English rock musician, singer, writer, songwriter, artist, actor and peace activist who gaine

Was an English rock musician, singer, writer, songwriter, artist, actor and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. Lennon along with Paul McCartney formed one of the most influential and successful songwrit

Was an English cricketer who played 190 first-class cricket matches for three English county cricket

Was an English cricketer who played 190 first-class cricket matches for three English county cricket teams, Kent, Middlesex and Sussex. He is now best known for launching the eponymous Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 1864, the year after he retired from fi

Was an English chess player and journalist. By 1870 he was one of the world's best ten chess players

Was an English chess player and journalist. By 1870 he was one of the world's best ten chess players, and the second-best English-born player, behind only Joseph Henry Blackburne.

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 Northamptonshire. Wolstenholme's debut in the Second XI came in May 2004, against Warwickshire, having made an appearance for Nottinghamshire CB four

Is an English cricket writer and journalist.He was Cricket Correspondent of The Times from 1954 to 1

Is an English cricket writer and journalist.He was Cricket Correspondent of The Times from 1954 to 1988 and the Editor of Wisden Cricketer's Almanack for six years from 1981 until 1986. He has attended more than 400 Tests.

Was an English painter of sporting subjects, battle scenes and landscapes.he is best remembered as a

Was an English painter of sporting subjects, battle scenes and landscapes.he is best remembered as a pioneer in the painting of sporting subjects, and was considered the finest practitioner of the genre in his day. As such, his paintings were very fashionable and were sought after by those among the highest strata of the British society. These included figures such as George II of England, Frederick, Prince of Wales, and the Duke of Marlborough. He is now some what eclipsed in the field of animal paintings by the later George Stubbs (1724-1806), who is considered technically superior. John Wootton died in London on November 13, 1764. Examples of his animal painting can be found in the Tate Gallery, London, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, the Yale Center for British Art, and in the Elizabethan Great Hall at Longleat.

Was a field hockey player, who won a gold medal with the English team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in

Was a field hockey player, who won a gold medal with the English team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.He was educated at Radley College and Merton College, Oxford, where he received an MA. He was on the Oxford University hockey team from 1905 throug

Was an English footballer who won the FA Cup with Blackburn Olympic in 1883 and made one appearance

Was an English footballer who won the FA Cup with Blackburn Olympic in 1883 and made one appearance for England in 1878 playing on the left wing.

Was an English speed skater. Cronshey attended his first international all-round championship at the

Was an English speed skater. Cronshey attended his first international all-round championship at the age of 20. In 1947 he came in 16th at the European Championship. One week later he came 9th in the World Championship. Cronshey's best international placi

Is an homosexual[1] English singer and songwriter, popular during the 1950s, who recorded for a numb

Is an homosexual[1] English singer and songwriter, popular during the 1950s, who recorded for a number of labels. His perennial backing group was known as The Phantoms. His early hits included "Tomorrow" and "Don't Worry". He also recorded a version of "Slow Poke"; swiftly re-titled as "Slow Coach"; and "Painting the Clouds with Sunshine".

Was a professional boxer from Wales. His fragile appearance earned him many epithets, including ‘t

Was a professional boxer from Wales. His fragile appearance earned him many epithets, including ‘the Bionic Bantam’ and ‘the Merthyr Matchstick’. During his brief career, he held the Bantamweight Championships of Great Britain and Europe and became the fi

Is a semi-retired English professional wrestler who worked around the United Kingdom during the Worl

Is a semi-retired English professional wrestler who worked around the United Kingdom during the World of Sport era. During June 1958, Johnny Saint was defeated by Colin McDonald in Saint's debut match. On May 5, 1973, Johnny Saint wrestled Jim Breaks for

Was an early rock and roll singer from Liverpool, England. He was a contemporary of the Beatles, and

Was an early rock and roll singer from Liverpool, England. He was a contemporary of the Beatles, and sang with several of their rival groups, including The Searchers from 1960 to 1961, and The Remo Four from 1962 to 1963.

Is a British Pye Records recording artist.He had his first outings in clubs in his hometown but with

Is a British Pye Records recording artist.He had his first outings in clubs in his hometown but without big success.[1] Discovered by Pye record producer Robin Blanchflower, the man who launched Carl Douglas to the top of the charts with "Kung Fu Fighting

Is an English rugby league player for the Wigan Warriors in the European Super League competition. H

Is an English rugby league player for the Wigan Warriors in the European Super League competition. His choice of position is at second row. He has the lowest body fat percentage at the club. Walker started the season on a dual registration loan at Blackpo

Is an English singer-songwriter best known for his 1981 album Walking Into Mirrors and the hit singl

Is an English singer-songwriter best known for his 1981 album Walking Into Mirrors and the hit single "Screaming Jets".Johnny was born in Bethnal Green, East London. He then moved to Hackney at the age of seven where he enjoyed a normal idyllic childhood,

Is an ex-professional footballer.He made his debut for Bolton Wanderers on the 17 February 1951 in a

Is an ex-professional footballer.He made his debut for Bolton Wanderers on the 17 February 1951 in a home league match against Liverpool, it was a good day for Wanderers and Wheeler as they took the points in a 2-1 victory and after a descent debut he remained a virtual ever present for next year and a half. He got his first Wanderers goal exactly a month later on the 17 March in a league fixture againstHuddersfield Town at Burden Park.

Was a British former professional boxer in the 1940s and 1950s and was at one time both the British

Was a British former professional boxer in the 1940s and 1950s and was at one time both the British and Empire heavyweight champion. Williams turned professional in 1946 and was known for his scientific approach in the ring, with one of his greatest fight

Is a professional British snowboarder . He grew up in a small village called Rodborne in Wiltshire,

Is a professional British snowboarder . He grew up in a small village called Rodborne in Wiltshire, England and became interested in snowboarding when living in New York. He has many sponsors including Vans UK, Animal Clothing, and the Extreme Sport Chann

Is an English musician, best known as the lead singer of the progressive rock band Yes.[3] He is als

Is an English musician, best known as the lead singer of the progressive rock band Yes.[3] He is also an accomplished solo artist, and has collaborated with the Greek musician Vangelis, as part of the duo "Jon & Vangelis".

Is an English field hockey player who plays as a defender.Competing for England and Great Britain at

Is an English field hockey player who plays as a defender.Competing for England and Great Britain at numerous tournaments, he is representing Great Britain in Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He has 54 caps representing England and 32 caps repres

Is an English singer, pianist, arranger conductor and radio personality .Whilst at the RNCM Christos

Is an English singer, pianist, arranger conductor and radio personality .Whilst at the RNCM Christos took lead tenor roles, such as Tamino in Mozart's The Magic Flute and Count Almaviva in the college's production of Rossini's The Barber of Seville performed at the Aix-en-Provence music festival in Southern France. Around this time he sang Ernesto in Clonter Opera's production of Donizetti's Don Pasquale.

Is a British artist.He studied at both Exeter University and University of London before attending t

Is a British artist.He studied at both Exeter University and University of London before attending the former Frink School of Figurative Sculpture for two years from 2000, being awarded The Discerning Eye national bursary[1] for his studies.

Is a British short track speed skater who competed at both the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Win

Is a British short track speed skater who competed at both the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics. Eley finished fifth in the 500 meters in Torino, and was a member of the British team that finished sixth in the 5000 meter relay in Vancouve

Is a British slalom canoeist who competed in the early 1970s. He competed in the C-2 event at the 19

Is a British slalom canoeist who competed in the early 1970s. He competed in the C-2 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, but did not finish.