English Famous Names Starting with Letter T

Was an English cricketer. Onslow was the son of British politician Thomas Cranley Onslow and the gra

Was an English cricketer. Onslow was the son of British politician Thomas Cranley Onslow and the grandson of Thomas Onslow, 2nd Earl of Onslow, who played first-class cricket for pre-county club Surrey and the Marylebone Cricket Club. Onslow represented p

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1913 and 1920. He mad

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1913 and 1920. He made his debut for Derbyshire against Somerset in July 1913 and played one more match that season. After World War I he returned to Derbyshire for eight match

Was one of the most famous portrait and landscape painters of 18th century Britain.Thomas Gainsborou

Was one of the most famous portrait and landscape painters of 18th century Britain.Thomas Gainsborough was born in Sudbury, Suffolk, England. His father was a weaver involved with the wool trade. At the age of thirteen he impressed his father with his pencilling skills so that he let him go to London to study art in 1740. In London he first trained under engraver Hubert Gravelot but eventually became associated with William Hogarth and his school. One of his mentors was Francis Hayman. In those years he contributed to the decoration of what is now the Thomas Coram Foundation for Children and the supper boxes at Vauxhall Gardens.

Was an English geologist.From 1856 to 1861 he was mathematical master at Westminster School, and he

Was an English geologist.From 1856 to 1861 he was mathematical master at Westminster School, and he pursued geology only as a recreational activity, mainly in Alpine regions. In 1868 he was appointed tutor at St John's College, Cambridge and lecturer in g

Was an English cricketer who represented Hampshire in three first-class matches in 1930 and 1931. As

Was an English cricketer who represented Hampshire in three first-class matches in 1930 and 1931. As well as playing for Hampshire, Jameson also represented the Royal Navy in first-class matches against the Royal Air Force and the Army.

Was an English astronomer.Cowling was born in Hackney, London and studied mathematics at Brasenose C

Was an English astronomer.Cowling was born in Hackney, London and studied mathematics at Brasenose College, Oxford from 1924 to 1930. From 1928 to 1930 he worked under Edward Arthur Milne. In 1929, Milne had no problems left to ask his student to work on and appealed to Sydney Chapman, who proposed that they work on an article on which he was working that dealt with the Sun's magnetic field. Cowling found an error in the paper that invalidated Chapman's results. After obtaining his doctorate, Chapman proposed that they work together.In 1933 Cowling wrote an article, The magnetic field of sunspots. Joseph Larmor had worked in this area, arguing that sunspots regenerate themselves through a dynamo effect. Cowling showed that Larmor's explanation was incorrect. His article assured him of a good reputation in the field of astrophysics.

Was a Nottinghamshire bowler who is best remembered, along with Hallam, for astonishing triumphs tha

Was a Nottinghamshire bowler who is best remembered, along with Hallam, for astonishing triumphs that gave Nottinghamshire a brilliant County Championship win in 1907. Wass also holds the record for the most wickets taken for Nottinghamshire - 1633 for 20

Was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Was an English composer and theatrical manager best known for creating the German Reed Entertainment

Was an English composer and theatrical manager best known for creating the German Reed Entertainments, a genre of musical plays that made theatre-going respectable at a time when the stage was considered disreputable. He was married to Priscilla Horton, a

Was an English cricketer who played six first-class matches, all for Worcestershire in 1922. Rose ma

Was an English cricketer who played six first-class matches, all for Worcestershire in 1922. Rose made his debut in an innings defeat against Sussex at Hove.

Was an English painter and etcher, who played a key role in establishing watercolour as a reputable

Was an English painter and etcher, who played a key role in establishing watercolour as a reputable art form. He was born in Southwark, London, the son of a well-to-do brushmaker of Huguenot descent in. His father died while Thomas was a child, and the widow married a Mr.Vaughan, a pattern-draughtsman. Girtin learnt drawing as a boy (attending classes with Thomas Malton), and was apprenticed to Edward Dayes (1763-1804), a topographical watercolourist. He is believed to have served out his seven year term, although there are unconfirmed reports of clashes between master and apprentice, and even that Dayes had Girtin imprisoned as a refractory apprentice. Certainly Dayes did not fully appreciate his pupil's talent, and he was to write dismissively of Girtin after his death.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire during the 1885 season. He played his only game f

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire during the 1885 season. He played his only game for Derbyshire against MCC at Lords in June 1885.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1896 and 1897. Gould debuted in the 1896 Count

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1896 and 1897. Gould debuted in the 1896 County Championship against Essex when he was an economical bowler and made a good showing with the bat in the lower-middle order.

Was an English poet, classical scholar and professor at Cambridge University.He was born in Cornhill

Was an English poet, classical scholar and professor at Cambridge University.He was born in Cornhill, London, the son of an exchange broker and a milliner. He was the fifth of twelve children and the only child in his family to survive infancy. He lived w

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. He was born in Chichester and died in Goring-by-Sea. C

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. He was born in Chichester and died in Goring-by-Sea. Calhoun made a single first-class appearance, in 1827, against Sussex. Playing as a tailender just a single run in the two innings in which he batted, in a seven-wicket defeat.

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1895. Richardson appeared

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1895. Richardson appeared in a first-class match for the first time in 1888, playing in an England XI against a team of touring Australians. Richardson played for Staffordshire from

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. He was born in Rolvenden. Harden made a single first-c

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. He was born in Rolvenden. Harden made a single first-class appearance in 1829, against Sussex. Batting as a tailender, he scored a duck in the first innings of the match, and finished not out in the second.

Was an English soldier and naturalist who was resident in India from 1777 to 1823. After returning t

Was an English soldier and naturalist who was resident in India from 1777 to 1823. After returning to England he collaborated with John Edward Gray in the publication of Illustrations of Indian Zoology (1830-35).During his military career in India he travelled extensively over the subcontinent. He started collecting zoological specimens in these travels and amassed a large collection of paintings of animals which he got local artists to make. Most paintings were made from dead specimens, but many were also drawn from life. When he left India he had the largest collection of drawings of Indian animals ever formed by a single individual.

Was an English author of the naturalist movement, though he regarded himself primarily as a poet and

Was an English author of the naturalist movement, though he regarded himself primarily as a poet and composed novels mainly for financial gain. The bulk of his work, set mainly in the semi-fictional land of Wessex, delineates characters struggling against

Was a British politician.He became an alderman of London, Sheriff of London in 1764 and Lord Mayor o

Was a British politician.He became an alderman of London, Sheriff of London in 1764 and Lord Mayor of London in 1767. He served as Member of Parliament for London from 1761 to 1774 and then for his native Herefordshire for most of the rest of his life.

Was an English professional association football player. He played for Gillingham between 1936 and 1

Was an English professional association football player. He played for Gillingham between 1936 and 1949.

Was an English astronomer, mathematician, ethnographer, and translator. Some sources give his surnam

Was an English astronomer, mathematician, ethnographer, and translator. Some sources give his surname as Harriott or Hariot. He is sometimes credited with the introduction of the potato to Great Britain and Ireland[1] After graduating from the Oxford University, Harriot traveled to the Americas on expeditions funded by Raleigh, and on his return he worked for the 9th Earl of Northumberland. At the Earl's house, he became a prolific mathematician and astronomer to whom the theory of refraction is attributed.

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. He was born in Eynsford. Hassell made a single first-c

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. He was born in Eynsford. Hassell made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1847 season, against Sussex.

Was an English fossil collector and dealer especially of Ichyosaurs and Plesiosaurs.He lived in Glas

Was an English fossil collector and dealer especially of Ichyosaurs and Plesiosaurs.He lived in Glastonbury.Hawkins paid for fossils exposed by erosion at Lyme Regis on the Dorset Coast, and quarrymen at inland quarries at Street and Edgarley in Somerset. He also collected geological specimens on the Isle of Wight. His early collection was sold to the Natural History Museum for £3,ooo. Hawkins published number of texts between the 1830s and 1850s. The two best known are Memoirs of Icthyosaurii and Plesiosaurii (1835) and The Book of the Great Sea Dragons - full title The book of the great sea-dragons, Ichthyosauri and Plesiosauri, [gedolim taninim] gedolim taninim, of Moses. Extinct monsters of the ancient earth. With thirty plates, copied from skeletons in the author's collection of fossil organic remains, (deposited in the British museum.) (London, W. Pickering, 1840)

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1906 and 1907. He made his

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1906 and 1907. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1906 season in August against Hampshire but made little impact.