English Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was an English first class cricketer who played for Leicestershire. He was killed in action near Pas

Was an English first class cricketer who played for Leicestershire. He was killed in action near Passchendaele in Belgium during World War I.

Was an English Anglican clergyman who is famous for being the alleged inventor of rugby. After leavi

Was an English Anglican clergyman who is famous for being the alleged inventor of rugby. After leaving Rugby, he went to Brasenose College, Oxford in 1826, aged 18. He played cricket for his college, and for Oxford University against Cambridge University

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1911. Webster made a single first-class appear

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1911. Webster made a single first-class appearance for the side in May 1911 against Yorkshire.

Was a British artist who painted many oil and watercolour landscapes of Britain, many of which were

Was a British artist who painted many oil and watercolour landscapes of Britain, many of which were also published as postcards. He produced a number of scenes from Warwickshire — like "The Ford, Kenilworth" and "Warwick Castle from the Avon" — and specifically from Stratford-upon-Avon, including "Shakespeare's Birthplace" and "Ann Hathaway's Cottage."

Was an English cricketer. The uncle of Cecil Knatchbull-Hugessen, who later became Baron Brabourne,

Was an English cricketer. The uncle of Cecil Knatchbull-Hugessen, who later became Baron Brabourne, Knatchbull-Hugessen played in three first-class matches for the Gentlemen of Kent and Kent County Cricket Club during 1858 and 1859.

Was an Indian-born English cricketer who played for Somerset. He was born in Mussoorie and died in W

Was an Indian-born English cricketer who played for Somerset. He was born in Mussoorie and died in Winscombe. He was educated at Clifton College and RMA Woolwich. Cookson made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1882 season, against Marylebone Cricket Club. Batting as a tailender, he scored eight runs in the only innings in which he batted during the match.

Was an English cricketer. Whitcher made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1864, which was the c

Was an English cricketer. Whitcher made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1864, which was the clubs first season with first-class status. Whitcher's debut match came against Sussex. In 1867 Whitcher played his second and final first-class match for H

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1819 to 1820 for Cambridge Univ

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1819 to 1820 for Cambridge University Cricket Club, making 3 known appearances. William Greenway was educated at Rugby School and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He subsequently became ordained

Was an English cricketer. Wild was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast. Wild r

Was an English cricketer. Wild was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast. Wild represented Hampshire in a single first-class match in 1877 against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's.

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. Willsher made a single first-class appearance for the

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. Willsher made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1847 season, against Surrey.

Was an English cricketer. who played for Derbyshire between 1897 and 1901. Wilmot made his debut for

Was an English cricketer. who played for Derbyshire between 1897 and 1901. Wilmot made his debut for Derbyshire during the 1897 County Championship, against Warwickshire and made a good account of himself during his remaining four games for the club duri

Was an English botanist, geologist, chemist, physician and the discoverer of digitalis.he attended E

Was an English botanist, geologist, chemist, physician and the discoverer of digitalis.he attended Edinburgh Medical School from 1762 to 1766. In 1767 he started as a consultant at Stafford Royal Infirmary. He married Helena Cookes (an amateur botanical illustrator, and erstwhile patient of his) in 1772; they had three children (the first, Helena was born in 1775 but died a few days later, William was born in 1776, and Charlotte in 1778). In 1775 he was appointed physician to Birmingham General Hospital (at the suggestion of Erasmus Darwin, a physician and founder member of the Lunar Society), but in 1783 he diagnosed himself as having pulmonary tuberculosis and went twice to Portugal hoping the better winter climate would improve his health; it didn't

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

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

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1879 and 1886.

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1879 and 1886.

Was a major English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped launch the Romantic Age

Was a major English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their 1798 joint publication, Lyrical Ballads.

Was an English born medical doctor and chemist, best known for establishing the private medical prac

Was an English born medical doctor and chemist, best known for establishing the private medical practice that later evolved into the Mayo Clinic. His sons, William James Mayo and Charles Horace Mayo, joined the private practice in Rochester in the U.S. st

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Gloucestershire. Yalland made

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Gloucestershire. Yalland made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1910 County Championship, against Somerset.

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent from 1868 to 1878 and for Cambridge

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent from 1868 to 1878 and for Cambridge University from 1869 to 1872. In the early 1870s, only WG Grace was reckoned his superior amongst amateur batsmen. Yardley was also an actor, playwright a

Was an English bookseller and naturalist.Yarrell is best known as the author of The History of Briti

Was an English bookseller and naturalist.Yarrell is best known as the author of The History of British Fishes (2 vols., 1836) and The History of British Birds (2 vols., 1843). The latter went into several editions and was the standard reference work for a generation of British ornithologists. He was also the first person to describe the Bewick's Swan in 1830, distinguishing it from the larger Whooper Swan.He acquired the reputation of being the best shot and the best angler in London, and soon also became an expert naturalist. He became a member of the Royal Institution in 1817 and he made his first publication at the age of 40 in 1825 "On the Occurrence of some Rare British Birds

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Sheffield United. He was

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Sheffield United. He was born in Sheffield.

A British broadcaster who found television success in the 1980s.She was born Florence Winsome Dimmoc

A British broadcaster who found television success in the 1980s.She was born Florence Winsome Dimmock, but dropped her first name and contracted the middle name to Wincey. When she married Malcolm Willis, the names proved so harmonious that she continued to use the surname Willis even after they divorced.Wincey's first job as a radio presenter was working with Les Ross on a successful Saturday morning programme at Radio Tees. She became famous as a weather presenter on TV-am, before adjudicating on the game show Treasure Hunt. She is now a writer, public speaker and conservationist, and presents a weekly show on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire.

Was a British tennis player of the 1930s. From 1931 to 1939, she was part of the British team in the

Was a British tennis player of the 1930s. From 1931 to 1939, she was part of the British team in the Wightman Cup.

Was a British pianist and composer best known as an advocate of the Moór-Duplex piano.Winifred Chri

Was a British pianist and composer best known as an advocate of the Moór-Duplex piano.Winifred Christie spent a significant portion of her career promoting the Moór-Duplex piano, a double keyboard with a coupler between the two manuals (an octave apart), invented by Christie’s husband, Hungarian pianist, inventor, and composer Emanuel Moór.[2][3] The Moór-Duplex aided in the playing of octaves, tenths, and even chromatic glissandos. The piano makers Steinway, Bechstein, and Bösendorfer all put the mechanism into their instruments. Christie performed on the instrument frequently in Europe and the United States and published (in collaboration with Moór) a manual of technical exercises for the instrument.

Was an English tennis player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 she won the silver me

Was an English tennis player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 she won the silver medal in the doubles competition with her partner Dorothy Holman. She also competed in the mixed doubles event with Alfred Beamish but they were eliminated i

Was a female tennis player from Great Britain. She is best remembered for her women's doubles (partn

Was a female tennis player from Great Britain. She is best remembered for her women's doubles (partnering Kathleen McKane) gold medal at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.