English Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Was an English musical theatre actress and singer.[1]Her rise to fame came in April 1916 at the Alha

Was an English musical theatre actress and singer.[1]Her rise to fame came in April 1916 at the Alhambra Theatre in the musical/revue The Bing Boys Are Here. She was given the leading female part, Emma, opposite George Robey playing Lucius Bing. It became one of the most popular musicals of the World War I era.Her duet with Robey "If You Were the Only Girl (in the World)" became a "signature song" of the era and endured as a pop standard.She retired from the stage on her marriage on 22 September 1921 to Edward Raylton Joicey MC (1890–1955) and eventually had two sons. She returned to acting for the screen, appearing in Britannia of Billingsgate 1933,[2] a musical based on the play of the same name by Christine Jope-Slade and Sewell Stokes, followed by Road House in 1934.

Is an English professional cricketer currently playing for Northamptonshire. He Joined Northamptonsh

Is an English professional cricketer currently playing for Northamptonshire. He Joined Northamptonshire on a 3 month trial basis on the 15 March 2010.

Was an English amateur football player who enjoyed the peak of his career in the late 1900s and earl

Was an English amateur football player who enjoyed the peak of his career in the late 1900s and early 1910s.Woodward joined Chelsea in 1909 and went on to play in a total of 116 games for them and scored a 34 goals. He was their leading scorer in the 1912-13 season when he scored 10 goals.

Was an English singer-songwriter, painter, musician, author, poet and wit, best known for his work w

Was an English singer-songwriter, painter, musician, author, poet and wit, best known for his work with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, for his surreal exploration of the British upper classes in Sir Henry at Rawlinson End, and for narrating Mike Oldfield's T

Was an English cricketer and administrator. He was the fifth of seven cricket playing brothers who r

Was an English cricketer and administrator. He was the fifth of seven cricket playing brothers who resided at Arnos Grove. They played a major part in establishing the Middlesex County Cricket Club, which was founded in 1864. Their cricket ground in South

Is a former English cricketer. Pike was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. Pike made his d

Is a former English cricketer. Pike was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. Pike made his debut for Dorset in the 1993 Minor Counties Championship against Cornwall. In 1994, Pike made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Cambridge U