English Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was an English poet. Second in influence only to Thomas Gray, he was an important poet of the middle

Was an English poet. Second in influence only to Thomas Gray, he was an important poet of the middle decades of the 18th century. His lyrical odes mark a turn away from the Augustan poetry of Alexander Pope's generation and towards the romantic era which

Was an English playwright and poet.Congreve was born in Bardsey, West Yorkshire, England (near Leeds

Was an English playwright and poet.Congreve was born in Bardsey, West Yorkshire, England (near Leeds). His parents were William Congreve (1637–1708) and his wife, Mary (née Browning; 1636?–1715); a sister was buried in London in 1672.

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm round-arm bowler who played for Kent. He was born in Poplar and died in Rochester. Constable made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1876 season, against Hampshire. Batting in the lower order, he scored a single run in the first innings in which he batted, and a duck in the second.

Was a first class cricketer who played two matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in June 1888. T

Was a first class cricketer who played two matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in June 1888. These two matches were against the touring Australians and Kent. He was a wicket keeper, taking only two catches between the two matches. His batting was less than successful, with only two runs in two completed innings.

Was an English poet and hymnodist. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the dir

Was an English poet and hymnodist. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th century nature poetry by writing of everyday life and scenes of the English countryside. He was a nephew of the poet Judith Madan.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-arm fast bowler who played for Kent. He was born in Chisleh

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-arm fast bowler who played for Kent. He was born in Chislehurst and died in St. Mary Cray. Crowhurst made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1877 season. From the tailend, Crowhurst scored a duck in the first innings in which he batted, and a single run in the second.

Was a British chemist and anatomist. He was the author of The Anatomy of the Absorbing Vessels of th

Was a British chemist and anatomist. He was the author of The Anatomy of the Absorbing Vessels of the Human Body, which was first published in 1786.[1] He went to London in 1771 and became assistant to William Hunter in his anatomical work.[1] In 1797 he was the first to demonstrate that a particular crystallizable substance exists in the urine and is precipitated from it by nitric acid.[3] He identified carbon monoxide as a compound containing carbon and oxygen in 1800.[4] In 1800 he also used chlorine to purify water.[5]

Was an English botanist and entomologist, who was born at Alton, Hampshire.Curtis began as an apothe

Was an English botanist and entomologist, who was born at Alton, Hampshire.Curtis began as an apothecary, before turning his attention to botany and other natural history. The publications he prepared effectively reached a wider audience than early works on the subject had intended. [1] At the age of 25 he produced Instructions for collecting and preserving insects; particularly moths and butterflies.[2]Curtis was demonstrator of plants and Praefectus Horti at the Chelsea Physic Garden from 1771 to 1777. He established his own London Botanic Garden at Lambeth in 1779, moving to Brompton in 1789. He published Flora Londinensis (6 volumes, 1777–1798), a pioneering work in that it devoted itself to urban nature. Financial success was not found, but he went on the publish The Botanical Magazine in 1787, a work that would also feature hand coloured plates by artists such as James Sowerby, Sydenham Edwards, and William Kilburn.

Was a British flyweight boxer who competed in the 1920s.

Was a British flyweight boxer who competed in the 1920s.

Was a grandson of John Conybeare, bishop of Bristol (1692-1755), a notable preacher and divine, and

Was a grandson of John Conybeare, bishop of Bristol (1692-1755), a notable preacher and divine, and son of Dr William Conybeare, rector of Bishopsgate.Educated first at Westminster School, he went in 1805 to Christ Church, Oxford, where in 1808 he took his degree of BA, with a first in classics and second in mathematics, and proceeded to MA three years later. Having entered holy orders he became in 1814 curate of Wardington, near Banbury, and he accepted also a lectureship at Brislington near Bristol.During this period he was one of the founders of the Bristol Philosophical Institution (1822). He was rector of Sully in Glamorganshire from 1823 to 1836, and vicar of Axminster from 1836 to 1844. He was appointed Bampton lecturer in 1839, and was instituted to the deanery of Llandaff in 1845.

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Shropshire. He was born in Shrewsbury. Davies, who represented Shropshire in the Minor Counties Championship between 1998 and 2000, made a single List A appearance for

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1839 to 1842 for Cambridge Univ

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1839 to 1842 for Cambridge University Cricket Club and Cambridge Town Club, making 15 known appearances in first-class matches.

Was an English cricketer and a Conservative Party politician. He was born in Saltwood and died in Sa

Was an English cricketer and a Conservative Party politician. He was born in Saltwood and died in Saltwood Castle. Deedes made a single first-class appearance in 1853 for Gentlemen of Kent - aged just eighteen. Deedes playing as a lower-order batsman, sco

Was an English cricketer who played for Sussex. He was born in Horsham. Dench made a single first-cl

Was an English cricketer who played for Sussex. He was born in Horsham. Dench made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1826 season. Batting as a tailender, he scored 0 not out and 2 runs in the two innings in which he batted, as his S

Was involved in English cricket in the mid-19th century as a player, administrator and writer. He wa

Was involved in English cricket in the mid-19th century as a player, administrator and writer. He was a member of MCC, for whom he played on a few occasions in first-class matches. Denison only played occasionally in major cricket. Denison is best known f

Was a footballer. He was born in Leytonstone.He became the youngest ever professional at 15 years of

Was a footballer. He was born in Leytonstone.He became the youngest ever professional at 15 years of age, when in 1921 he signed for West Ham United from Fairbairn House. The forward made 44 appearances and scored 9 goals for West Ham before joining Chelsea in 1927.

Was a portraitist and one of the first notable English painters, praised by his contemporary John Au

Was a portraitist and one of the first notable English painters, praised by his contemporary John Aubrey as "the most excellent painter that England has yet bred".Dobson was born in London the son of a decorative artist, and was apprenticed to William Peake and probably later joined the studio of Francis Cleyn. He is believed to have had access to the Royal Collection and to have copied works by Titian and Anthony Van Dyck, King Charles I chief painter. The colour and texture of Dobson's work was influenced by Venetian art, but Van Dyck's style has little apparent influence on Dobson. Van Dyck himself discovered Dobson when he noticed one of the young artists pictures in a London shop window. He introduced Dobson to the King, who had Dobson paint himself, his sons and members of the court.

Was a British archer. He won the gold medal in the men's double York round at the 1908 Summer Olympi

Was a British archer. He won the gold medal in the men's double York round at the 1908 Summer Olympics on his 41st birthday.

Was a British evolutionary biologist, considered one of the greatest evolutionary theorists of the 2

Was a British evolutionary biologist, considered one of the greatest evolutionary theorists of the 20th century.[1] From 1984 to his death in 2000, he was the Royal Society Research Professor at Oxford University. Hamilton became famous for his theoretical work expounding a rigorous genetic basis for the existence of kin selection. This insight was a key part of the development of a gene-centric view of evolution, and he can therefore be seen as one of the forerunners of the discipline of sociobiology popularized by E. O. Wilson. Hamilton also published important work on sex ratios and the evolution of sex.

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Nottinghamshire. He was born in Eastwood and died in Nottinghamshire. Barber's first-class debut came in 1904, against Lancashire. Barber scored 7 runs in the only innings in which he batted in the match. Twenty years after his sole County Championship appearance, Barber played for the Army cricket team against Oxford University. The game finished in an innings defeat for the Army team.

Is an English cricketer. He was educated at Clifton College. He is a right-handed batsman and a righ

Is an English cricketer. He was educated at Clifton College. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who has played List A and first-class cricket for Gloucestershire. He had previously played for the Gloucestershire Cricket Board

Was a British sportsman and Liberal politician. Dudley Ward rowed for Cambridge in the Boat Race in

Was a British sportsman and Liberal politician. Dudley Ward rowed for Cambridge in the Boat Race in 1897 when Oxford won. As President of CUBC he rowed in the winning Cambridge crews in the 1899 and 1900 Boat Races. At Henley Royal Regatta he was runner u

Was an English cricketer who played three first class matches for Sussex in 1869. He made his debut

Was an English cricketer who played three first class matches for Sussex in 1869. He made his debut for Sussex against Surrey at the Kennington Oval on 7 June 1869.

Was an English cricketer who played 24 first-class games for Kent and Worcestershire around the turn

Was an English cricketer who played 24 first-class games for Kent and Worcestershire around the turn of the twentieth century. Hutchings played two County Championship matches for Kent in 1899, against Gloucestershire and Nottinghamshire, but managed only

Was an English painter of the Victorian era. Virtually alone among English artists in the middle Vic

Was an English painter of the Victorian era. Virtually alone among English artists in the middle Victorian period, he devoted his practice to the portrayal of the female nude.Frost was educated in the schools of the Royal Academy, beginning in 1829; he established a reputation as a portrait painter before branching into historical and mythological subjects, including the sub-genre of fairy painting that was characteristic of Victorian art. In 1839 he won the Royal Academy's gold medal for his "Prometheus Bound," and in 1843 he won a prize in the Westminster Hall competition for his "Una Alarmed by Fauns" (a subject from Spenser's The Faerie Queen). He was elected an associate member of the Royal Academy in 1846, and a full member in 1870.