English Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was a two-time British bantamweight champion. He was from Bethnal Green, London.

Was a two-time British bantamweight champion. He was from Bethnal Green, London.

Known by his stage name Corney Grain, was an entertainer and songwriter of the late Victorian era.De

Known by his stage name Corney Grain, was an entertainer and songwriter of the late Victorian era.Deciding to give up a legal career and try his hand on the stage,[3] on 16 May 1870 Grain joined what was known as the German Reed Entertainments, at the Gal

English poet, styled "the divine," was part of the Seventeenth-century Metaphysical School of poets.

English poet, styled "the divine," was part of the Seventeenth-century Metaphysical School of poets.Born in London, Richard Crashaw was the son of a strongly anti-Catholic divine, Dr William Crashaw (1572-1626), who distinguished himself, even in those ti

Was an English cricketer. He was one of the best batsmen of his day, the peak of his first-class car

Was an English cricketer. He was one of the best batsmen of his day, the peak of his first-class career (which lasted from 1858 to 1891) being the 1860s and early 1870s. He appeared in only a handful of matches after 1880. Most of his major cricket was pl

Was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made nearly 450 appearances in

Was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made nearly 450 appearances in the Football League for Birmingham and Bury, including more than 300 in the First Division, and was capped for England.

Is a former field hockey player, who was captain of the gold medal-winning Great Britain team at the

Is a former field hockey player, who was captain of the gold medal-winning Great Britain team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Four years earlier, at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he won the bronze medal.

Was born in the United Kingdom. He studied mathematics at the University of Cambridge (1970-1973), a

Was born in the United Kingdom. He studied mathematics at the University of Cambridge (1970-1973), and subsequently followed the Diploma of Statistics course there (1973-1974). Marrying a Dutch woman, he moved to the Netherlands where he worked from 1974

A British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and popular science author. He is a professorial fellow

A British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and popular science author. He is a professorial fellow of New College, Oxford.[1][2][3] Dawkins came to prominence with his 1976 book The Selfish Gene, which popularised the gene-centred view of evolution and introduced the term meme. In 1982, he made a widely cited contribution to evolutionary biology with the theory, presented in his book The Extended Phenotype, that the phenotypic effects of a gene are not necessarily limited to an organism's body, but can stretch far into the environment, including the bodies of other organisms.

Was an English cricketer. Busk was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. Busk made his c

Was an English cricketer. Busk was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. Busk made his county cricket debut for Dorset in the Minor Counties Championship against Berkshire.

Is a British abstract sculptor.Richard Deacon was born in Bangor in Wales, educated at Plymouth Coll

Is a British abstract sculptor.Richard Deacon was born in Bangor in Wales, educated at Plymouth College and then studied at the Somerset College of Art in Taunton, St Martin's School of Art in London and the Royal College of Art, also in London. He left t

Is a comedian and folk singer.He came to public attention as a regular turn on the popular Sunday ev

Is a comedian and folk singer.He came to public attention as a regular turn on the popular Sunday evening Live from... (Her Majesty's/the Piccadilly/the Palladium) variety series (produced by LWT for ITV) and also on Summertime Special, a variety showcase

Was an English journalist and broadcaster widely acknowledged as one of the greatest figures in Brit

Was an English journalist and broadcaster widely acknowledged as one of the greatest figures in British broadcasting history.

Was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England is a boxer who unsuccessfully fought Muhammad Ali for the

Was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England is a boxer who unsuccessfully fought Muhammad Ali for the world heavyweight title in 1976. A southpaw, Dunn's career started off badly with a first round defeat on his debut against Danny McAlinden in July 1969.

Is a former English cricketer. Hayward was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. Ha

Is a former English cricketer. Hayward was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. Hayward made his debut in county cricket for Buckinghamshire in the 1978 Minor Counties Championship against Hertfordshire. Hayward played ten Minor Counties

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played first-c

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Middlesex, amongst others, in addition to playing for the Egypt national cricket team. He also played a first-class

Is an English comedian, actor, writer and director.While in Footlights, Ayoade acted in and wrote ma

Is an English comedian, actor, writer and director.While in Footlights, Ayoade acted in and wrote many shows. He and John Oliver wrote two pantomimes together: Sleeping Beauty, and Grimm Fairy Tales. Ayoade acted in both Footlights' 1997 and 1998 touring

Was an English rugby union player who played for Northampton and represented and captained both the

Was an English rugby union player who played for Northampton and represented and captained both the England national rugby union team and the British Lions in the 1950s and 1960s. He subsequently became a sports administrator. He was also selected for the

Was a football player in the early years of professional football in England, who played more than 3

Was a football player in the early years of professional football in England, who played more than 350 games for Aston Villa. He played for Villa from 1915-1931. He was later sold to Port Vale.

Was an English cricketer who played 52 first-class games for Worcestershire either side of the First

Was an English cricketer who played 52 first-class games for Worcestershire either side of the First World War. Turner made his debut against Kent at Amblecote on 5 July 1909; he scored 6 and 19 in an innings defeat.

Was an English poet and novelist.Born at Mickleton Manor, Mickleton, Gloucestershire, he was a stude

Was an English poet and novelist.Born at Mickleton Manor, Mickleton, Gloucestershire, he was a student at Abingdon School and Pembroke College, Oxford. He was a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford and rector of Claverton, near Bath, and an enthusiastic co

Is a British economist. He was founder-director in 1990 of, and is a current programme director at,

Is a British economist. He was founder-director in 1990 of, and is a current programme director at, the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics.

Was an English mariner, empirical philosopher, nautical inventor, entrepreneur, and humanitarian.Whe

Was an English mariner, empirical philosopher, nautical inventor, entrepreneur, and humanitarian.When he returned to England after his first three year voyage, he studied navigation at Edmonton and, on rejoining ship, was dubbed “the young philosopher”. Ever inventive, he once fitted a canvas speaking tube from the main top to the deck, installing it overnight to surprise and please his captain. To his bitter dismay, his captain had it removed instantly saying he was sure the topmen would “use it for an improper purpose”. Gower rose to chief mate of the Essex and qualified as a captain. He returned to shore in 1783 to teach at Edmonton and to publish his Practical Guide that eventually went into at least three editions.

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Leicestershire. He was born in Oakham and died in Leicester. Edmunds made two first-class appearances during the 1989 season for the team, making a du

Was an English cricketer who played four first-class matches for Worcestershire in 1921. Fowler was

Was an English cricketer who played four first-class matches for Worcestershire in 1921. Fowler was a clergyman, and after taking career-best figures of 5-33 against Gloucestershire at Stourbridge was informed that he would have been no-balled had he not

Was an English cricketer who played 37 first-class matches for Worcestershire between 1923 and 1932.

Was an English cricketer who played 37 first-class matches for Worcestershire between 1923 and 1932. He averaged barely 11 in his career, though his obituary in Wisden suggested that he had played "some useful innings".