Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is an English heavyweight boxer. He was born in Oakham, England and resides in Melton Mowbray, Leice

Is an English heavyweight boxer. He was born in Oakham, England and resides in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. On 11 April 2008 Butlin appeared in the Prizefighter competition on Sky Sports, beating Colin Kenna in the quarter final before losing to David

Is a South African-born former professional footballer, currently playing for Kendal Town.Byrne bega

Is a South African-born former professional footballer, currently playing for Kendal Town.Byrne began his career as a trainee with Port Vale and although he spent three years with the club after turning professional, made only ten league appearances. He joined Barry Town in July 2003,[3] but left to join Southport in August 2003 without playing a game.[4] He failed to establish himself as a regular and was released by Southport at the end of the season.[5]

Is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA. He participated in four games for t

Is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA. He participated in four games for the Baltimore Bullets during the 1949-50 NBA season. He attended Notre Dame University.

Was an American amateur tennis player in the early part of the 20th Century. At the tennis tournamen

Was an American amateur tennis player in the early part of the 20th Century. At the tennis tournament in Cincinnati, Kunkel made six finals appearances between 1922 and 1927, winning the doubles title in 1927. Of the remaining five finals, two were in sin

Is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays as either a right back or right winger for

Is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays as either a right back or right winger for Scottish Premier League side Celtic. He is also the captain of the Scotland under-21 team.

Is a Scottish footballer contracted to Partick Thistle.Starting his First Team career with Queen's P

Is a Scottish footballer contracted to Partick Thistle.Starting his First Team career with Queen's Park in December 2005, Cairney came to real prominence in the season 2006-07, where he began to play more frequently for the Spiders.

Is a retired British swimmer.Born in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, his spec

Is a retired British swimmer.Born in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, his specialty was individual medley and breaststroke, and took bronze in the 100 and 200 metre finals representing England at the 2001 World Cup in Sheffield.

Is a cricketer who plays for South Australia. He is a right-arm fast bowler of some promise who has

Is a cricketer who plays for South Australia. He is a right-arm fast bowler of some promise who has taken 181 First Class wickets at an average of 29.66, with a best of 7-52. His limited overs career has been slightly less successful although he has still taken 37 wickets at an average of 35.97. He made his first class debut in 2001 against Western Australia having previously represented Australia under-19s from 1999 until 2000.

Is a footballer who played forward for Newcastle United between 1972 - 1978. He made 62 appearances

Is a footballer who played forward for Newcastle United between 1972 - 1978. He made 62 appearances and scored 18 goals, before moving to the United States. Cannell was a substitute for the 1976 League Cup Final, which Newcastle lost 2 - 1 to Manchester City.

Is a retired professional lacrosse player. He was a renowned faceoff specialist.In 1994, he made his

Is a retired professional lacrosse player. He was a renowned faceoff specialist.In 1994, he made his professional lacrosse debut in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League with the Baltimore Thunder. He followed the franchise on its relocation to Pittsburgh and

Is an Irish National Hunt jockey. He hails from a racing family. He is the son of jockey Tommy Carbe

Is an Irish National Hunt jockey. He hails from a racing family. He is the son of jockey Tommy Carberry, who was a famous National Hunt jockey in the 1960s and 1970s. His uncle is Arthur Moore, one of Ireland's leading National Hunt trainers. His younger

American basketball player.Armstrong starred at Central High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he

American basketball player.Armstrong starred at Central High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he reached two state championship games while leading his team to a 50-6 record.

Is an American alpine skier who competed from 1990 to 2006 and freestyle skier who has competed sinc

Is an American alpine skier who competed from 1990 to 2006 and freestyle skier who has competed since 2008. As an alpine skier, his best World Cup finish was fourth in a combined event in Austria in 2001. Puckett also competed in four Winter Olympics, ear

A Romanian football player, currently playing for Politehnica Iasi as a midfielder.Starting football

A Romanian football player, currently playing for Politehnica Iasi as a midfielder.Starting football at the Noua Generatie youth centre, he and teammate Clement Palimaru were picked up during the 2004-2005 season Politehnica Iasi, being considered the most promising players from the centre at that time.

Is a French professional football (soccer) goalkeeper, currently with Stade Reims on loan from Greno

Is a French professional football (soccer) goalkeeper, currently with Stade Reims on loan from Grenoble Foot 38.

A former Romanian football player, currently being a football coach.

A former Romanian football player, currently being a football coach.

Was a Belgian field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Ol

Was a Belgian field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Belgian field hockey team which finished fourth in the 1928 Olympic tournament. He played all five matches as forward and sco

Is a former field hockey defender and midfielder from Australia, who was a member of the team that w

Is a former field hockey defender and midfielder from Australia, who was a member of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Four years earlier, when Atlanta, Georgia hosted the Games, he won his first bronze medal at the

Is a retired English football player, and former player-manager of Walsall. His playing career has i

Is a retired English football player, and former player-manager of Walsall. His playing career has included spells at Arsenal, Middlesbrough, Aston Villa and Portsmouth. He also played for England 21 times. He was a skillful forward who later in his career dropped more into the midfield.

"The Pride and Sorrow of Chess," was an American chess player. He is considered to have been the gre

"The Pride and Sorrow of Chess," was an American chess player. He is considered to have been the greatest chess master of his era and an unofficial World Chess Champion.[1] He was also one of the first chess prodigies in the modern rules of chess era.

Is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Football League Championship side Cardif

Is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Football League Championship side Cardiff City. He normally plays as a right back but has also recently been deployed on the right wing. Quinn came through the youth ranks at Motherwell and signed a professional contract with the club on 12 May, 2002.

Is a former U.S.-English soccer Forward who played nine seasons in the North American Soccer League.

Is a former U.S.-English soccer Forward who played nine seasons in the North American Soccer League. He led the league in scoring in 1974 and was a two time first team All Star. He also earned two caps with the U.S. national team in 1973. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of

Was a French professional road bicycle racer. In 1932 he won a silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olymp

Was a French professional road bicycle racer. In 1932 he won a silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in team pursuit.

Is a Scottish football manager and former player who is manager of Norwich City. He achieved great s

Is a Scottish football manager and former player who is manager of Norwich City. He achieved great success as a player, winning the Scottish Cup with St. Mirren as a 17-year-old, the UEFA Champions League with Borussia Dortmund, all the Scottish domestic honours with Celtic and 40 caps for Scotland. Lambert started his playing career at Linwood Rangers Boys' Club in 1980, before entering the professional game with St. Mirren in 1985. He was also a Scotland international, winning 40 caps and scoring one goal, and played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, turning in an impressive performance as the Scots lost 2–1 to Brazil at the Stade de France in the tournament's opening match and also in the 1–1 draw against Norway in Bordeaux. After studying for football coaching qualifications in 2005, Lambert landed his first managerial job with Livingston on 1 June 2005.

Is a former Australian first class cricketer. He was a right-handed top order batsman, usually playi

Is a former Australian first class cricketer. He was a right-handed top order batsman, usually playing at 3 or as an opener. He started his career with South Australia in the 1988/89 season. After just one game he found himself facing the touring West Indian side and performed with distinction, making 95 in his second innings.[1]. He spent 1991/92 and 1992/93 with Victoria before he returned to South Australia and continued to perform consistently, scoring over 700 runs in each of the next three seasons.