English Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a West Indian-born English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. H

Is a West Indian-born English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. He made his debut for Kent at the end of the 2005 season, having been cleared to play for them in April 2004.

Was an English cricketer. Henley represented Hampshire in a single first-class match in 1875 against

Was an English cricketer. Henley represented Hampshire in a single first-class match in 1875 against Kent at Winchester College Ground.

Was an English cricketer. Bolton was a right-handed batsman. Bolton made his debut in County Cricket

Was an English cricketer. Bolton was a right-handed batsman. Bolton made his debut in County Cricket for Dorset in the 1910 Minor Counties Championship against Carmarthenshire. Bolton represented Dorset sixteen times. Bolton's final game for Dorset came in 1912 against Devon. Bolton made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1913 against Cambridge University. Bolton made two first-class appearances for Hampshire in 1913, his second match coming against Warwickshire. Eight years after last representing Hampshire in the County Championship, Bolton returned in 1922, where he made his return debut against Nottinghamshire. Cowie played four more matches for Hampshire, with his final first-class match coming against Somerset in 1922. Bolton later joined the Police Force, where from 1941 to 1960 he served as the Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Constabulary.

Was a British sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a British sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a 17th century English poet.Born in Cheapside, London, he was the seventh child and fourth son o

Was a 17th century English poet.Born in Cheapside, London, he was the seventh child and fourth son of Nicholas Herrick, a prosperous goldsmith, who fell out of a window when Robert was a year old (whether this was suicide remains unclear).

Was an English natural philosopher and polymath who played an important role in the scientific revol

Was an English natural philosopher and polymath who played an important role in the scientific revolution, through both experimental and theoretical work.Hooke is known principally for his law of elasticity (Hooke's Law). He is also remembered for his work as "the father of microscopy" — it was Hooke who coined the term "cell" to describe the basic unit of life — he also assisted Robert Boyle and built the vacuum pumps used in Boyle's gas law experiments. Hooke was an important architect of his time, and a chief surveyor to the City of London after the Great Fire, built some of the earliest Gregorian telescopes, observed the rotations of Mars and Jupiter, and was an early proponent of the theory of evolution through his observations of microscopic fossils

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Berkshire. Horner, who represented Berkshire in the Minor Counties Championship between 1994 and 1999, made a single List A appearance for the team, during the 1995 N

Was a South African-born English cricketer who played for Essex. He was born in Cape Town and died i

Was a South African-born English cricketer who played for Essex. He was born in Cape Town and died in Bradford. Hyndson made a single first-class appearance for the team, in 1919 against the Australian Imperial Forces.

Was an English cricketer. he was an all-rounder who played for Surrey from 1925 to 1947. He was an a

Was an English cricketer. he was an all-rounder who played for Surrey from 1925 to 1947. He was an attractive right-handed batsman, a leg-break bowler and a fine fielder in the deep.

Is an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire and Worcestershire betwee

Is an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire and Worcestershire between 1992 and 1998, and List A cricket for Lincolnshire in the early 21st century. Chapman first played for Nottinghamshire's Second XI as a teenager, but his first-class debut came in July 1992 in the County Championship match against Warwickshire.

Is a former English cricketer who played for Hampshire and Kent. He is the grandson of Jim Parks sen

Is a former English cricketer who played for Hampshire and Kent. He is the grandson of Jim Parks senior and son of Jim Parks junior. A wicketkeeper, Parks kept wicket for England during a Test against New Zealand at Lord's in 1986 as a substitute for Bruc

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Fulham, Millwall, Luton Town, Huddersfield Town

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Fulham, Millwall, Luton Town, Huddersfield Town, Rotherham United and Farnborough Town.

Is a former English professional footballer.After starting his career at Aston Villa, Wilson joined

Is a former English professional footballer.After starting his career at Aston Villa, Wilson joined Cardiff City in August 1964 as manager Jimmy Scoular's first signing for a fee of £2,000. In his first season at the club he helped the side to win the Welsh Cup and reach the quarter-finals of the European Cup Winners Cup, where they were knocked out by Real Zaragoza.

Is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for the heavy metal band Judas Prie

Is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for the heavy metal band Judas Priest. Halford has almost a four octave vocal range[1][2], from D2[3]-B5[4], though it is rumored that he has reached notes as high as G#6 on at least one occ

Is a former cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club between 1972 a

Is a former cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club between 1972 and 1977, but was more prolific in one-day cricket. A right-arm medium pace bowler, Clapp holds the record for the most List A wickets in one season for Somerset, with the 51 that he claimed in 1974. Clapp enjoyed only mediocre success in his other seasons of one-day cricket, 76 career one-day wickets signifying that 1974 aside, he claimed 25 wickets in his three other seasons. In 1977 the bulk of Clapp's cricket was for Somerset's Second XI, and he retired from county cricket at the end of the 1979 season.

Is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire and Worcestershire

Is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire and Worcestershire in the early 1970s, as well as making a few one-day appearances. Lanchbury made a number of appearances for Gloucestershire's Second XI between 1969 and 19

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1836 to 1864. Mainly associated

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1836 to 1864. Mainly associated with Cambridge University and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), he made 26 known appearances in first-class matches. Broughton was an outstanding fielder who specialised at cover point.

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who played f

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who played for Buckinghamshire. He was born in Enfield. Jones, who played for Buckinghamshire in the Minor Counties Championship between 2000 and 2003, made a single L

Was an English cricketer, who played three first-class games, two for Lancashire in June 1898 and on

Was an English cricketer, who played three first-class games, two for Lancashire in June 1898 and one for Worcestershire in August 1900. He also played for Lancashire Second XI between 1897 and 1899.

Is a former English first-class cricketer. A right-handed wicketkeeper batsman, Turner started his c

Is a former English first-class cricketer. A right-handed wicketkeeper batsman, Turner started his career in 1988 with Cambridge University, whom he captained. He started playing with Somerset 3 years later and was their keeper until his retirement in 200

Is a former top-ranking English tennis player. Wilson reached the quarter-finals of Wimbledon four t

Is a former top-ranking English tennis player. Wilson reached the quarter-finals of Wimbledon four times, Forest Hills twice, and Roland Garros once during the late 1950s and early 1960s. He was also a prominent Great Britain Davis Cup team member.

Is an English musician and author, who became famous for being the unofficial fifth member of the ro

Is an English musician and author, who became famous for being the unofficial fifth member of the rock band Status Quo.From the mid-1960s onwards, Young has been working in the music business, starting as a crew member for Amen Corner, The Nice and also f

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler who played for Essex. H

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler who played for Essex. He was born in Leigh-on-Sea and died in Westcliffe-on-Sea. King moved to South Africa in his early fifties, and umpired 29 first-class cricket matches in to

Was an English poet, dramatist, and art scholar. His most famous work, For the Fallen, is well known

Was an English poet, dramatist, and art scholar. His most famous work, For the Fallen, is well known for being used in Remembrance Sunday services.

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Essex. He was born in Woodford Green. Leiper made three Youth Test appearances for England Young Cricketers in 1980, scoring an average of 17 from six