English Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was an English first class cricketer who was born in Cheshire. He played for Lancashire for 15 years

Was an English first class cricketer who was born in Cheshire. He played for Lancashire for 15 years before becoming a Test cricket umpire.

Was an English bookseller and entomologist. He was also librarian of the Royal Society and translate

Was an English bookseller and entomologist. He was also librarian of the Royal Society and translated Manual of Entomology Hermann Burmeister (1807-1892).He was a specialist in Hymenoptera but worked on Coleoptera in his early years).

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played for Cornwall. Edwards, who made hi

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played for Cornwall. Edwards, who made his Minor Counties Championship debut for the team in 1970, made his only List A appearance during the 1975 season, his last at the club, against Oxfordshire

Was an English zoologist and marine biologist.In 1813 Leach returned to his zoological interests and

Was an English zoologist and marine biologist.In 1813 Leach returned to his zoological interests and was employed as assistant librarian in the Zoological Department at the British Museum. He set himself to sorting out the collections, many of which had been neglected since they had been left to the museum by Hans Sloane. During his time there he was made assistant keeper of the natural history department and became an expert on crustaceans and mollusks. He also worked on insects, mammals and birds.Leach's nomenclature was a little eccentric - he named twenty-seven species after his friend John Cranch, who had collected the species in Africa and later died on HMS Congo. In 1818 he named nine genera after Caroline or anagrams of that name, possibly after his mistress.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1898 and 1906. Ellis' first-class cricket

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1898 and 1906. Ellis' first-class cricketing career began in 1898, making his debut against Nottinghamshire in the 1898 County Championship. He played three matches in 1901 one against London Coun

Was one of the best bowlers of the inter-war period and for a time the most important force behind Y

Was one of the best bowlers of the inter-war period and for a time the most important force behind Yorkshire's dominance of the County Championship. For England, his extreme weakness as a batsman, and, more important, injuries, restricted the number of Tests he played, yet his Test record in an era of flat pitches and prolific run-scoring remains exceptional. Indeed, his Test average during the 1930s is the lowest of any major England or Australia bowler. He played a number of times for Yorkshire in 1929, but really established himself in 1930 when, despite not being a regular choice early on, he took 100 wickets for the first time. Bowes was selected for the infamous "bodyline" tour of 1932/33 but played in only one Test, in which he bowled Bradman first ball at the MCG but took no other wicket.

Was an English rugby union forward who played club rugby for Oxford and Tadcaster and county rugby f

Was an English rugby union forward who played club rugby for Oxford and Tadcaster and county rugby for Yorkshire. Bromet and was a member of the first official British Isles tour in 1891 and represented England on twelve occasions between 1891 and 1896. B

Was an English poet, critic and editor.Henley was born at Gloucester and was the eldest of a family

Was an English poet, critic and editor.Henley was born at Gloucester and was the eldest of a family of six, five sons and a daughter. His father, William, was a bookseller and stationer who died in 1868 leaving young children and creditors. His mother, Ma

Was a British logician mainly remembered for his Logic (1921–1924), in 3 volumes.He taught at King

Was a British logician mainly remembered for his Logic (1921–1924), in 3 volumes.He taught at King's College, Cambridge for nearly thirty years. He wrote a bit on economics, and John Maynard Keynes was one of his students. Johnson was a colleague of Keyne

Was an English cricketer. Scott was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. Instead S

Was an English cricketer. Scott was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. Instead Scott made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Essex. Scott made five appearances for Hampshire during the 1927 County Championship, with his final

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Worcestershire between 1920 and 1928.

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Worcestershire between 1920 and 1928.

Was an English cricketer. Evershed made his first-class debut for pre-county club Hampshire against

Was an English cricketer. Evershed made his first-class debut for pre-county club Hampshire against Petworth in 1845. Evershed represented Hampshire against the same opposition again in the same season. In 1849 Evershed made a single appearance for Sussex

Was an English cricketer who played 12 first-class matches for Worcestershire in the 1920s. He was l

Was an English cricketer who played 12 first-class matches for Worcestershire in the 1920s. He was later known as William Ewart Barnie-Adshead. Adshead made his first-class debut for Worcestershire against Sussex at Worcester in August 1922, though he scored only 4 and 17. He did not play again until 1924, and in that and the following season appeared a total of 10 times, holding 13 catches. He scored his only half-century when he made 51 against Warwickshire at Edgbaston in May 1925; this was the only match in which he acted as wicket-keeper.

Was a British Liberal Party statesman and four times Prime Minister (1868–74, 1880–85, 1886 and

Was a British Liberal Party statesman and four times Prime Minister (1868–74, 1880–85, 1886 and 1892–94). He was a champion of the Home Rule Bill which would have established self-government in Ireland.

Was a nineteenth century British epidemiologist, regarded as one of the founders of medical statisti

Was a nineteenth century British epidemiologist, regarded as one of the founders of medical statistics.In 1826 he took a job as a dresser (surgeon's assistant) in Shrewsbury infirmary. Pryce died in November 1828, and left Farr £500, which allowed him to

Was an English first-class cricketer who played for Yorkshire in 1956 and for Derbyshire from 1959 t

Was an English first-class cricketer who played for Yorkshire in 1956 and for Derbyshire from 1959 to 1965. He played his early cricket with Aston Hall where his father was president as well being President of the Sheffield League. Oates also played with

Was an English field hockey player from Carlisle,[1] who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He wa

Was an English field hockey player from Carlisle,[1] who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the British field hockey team, which won the gold medal.

Was a famous English cricketer. He was a noted all-rounder and right arm fast bowler. As a batsman,

Was a famous English cricketer. He was a noted all-rounder and right arm fast bowler. As a batsman, Fennex was reputed to be one of the first to use forward play and was said to be a good driver of the ball. His playing career began with Berkshire in 1785

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1926. In 1914, he played o

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1926. In 1914, he played one match in the Minor Counties Championship for Durham. Twelve years later in the 1926 season, he made his debut in for Derbyshire in May in a match agains

Was an English cricketer and administrator. William Findlay represented Lancashire and Oxford Univer

Was an English cricketer and administrator. William Findlay represented Lancashire and Oxford University as a batsman and wicket-keeper. He served the Marylebone Cricket Club as Secetary from 1936 until 1946.

English preacher, Bishop of St Asaph and Bishop of Ely, remembered by economists and statisticians f

English preacher, Bishop of St Asaph and Bishop of Ely, remembered by economists and statisticians for constructing a price index in his Chronicon Preciosum of 1707.

Was an English entomologist and folklorist.Born in Leicester, the eldest son of Samuel Kirby, a bank

Was an English entomologist and folklorist.Born in Leicester, the eldest son of Samuel Kirby, a banker, he was educated privately, and became interested in butterflies and moths at an early age. The family had moved to Brighton and here he became acquaint

Was an English freestyle sport wrestler who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an English freestyle sport wrestler who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a professional footballer who played outside left at A.F.C. Bournemouth, Wrexham and Bradford Ci

Was a professional footballer who played outside left at A.F.C. Bournemouth, Wrexham and Bradford City.Tunnicliffe started at Port Vale before he moved to A.F.C. Bournemouth a year before the Second World War. He played 49 games at Bournemouth before he spent six seasons at Wrexham where he made 236 appearances scoring 74 goals.

Was an English cricketer. Lautour was a left-handed batsman. Lautour made his first-class debut for

Was an English cricketer. Lautour was a left-handed batsman. Lautour made his first-class debut for the left-handed cricket team against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1838. In 1845, he made his debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Hampshire. Ove