Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is an American Olympic equestrian rider and horse trainer. He is perhaps most well known for having

Is an American Olympic equestrian rider and horse trainer. He is perhaps most well known for having trained the ill-fated Barbaro to win the 132nd Kentucky Derby in 2006. The previously undefeated colt suffered a career and life ending injury after the st

Is an English long distance swimmer and former holder of the title of King of the Channel for the mo

Is an English long distance swimmer and former holder of the title of King of the Channel for the most successful swims of the English channel - 33 to date[2]. (The title now belongs to Kevin Murphy who has completed 34 - the current Queen of the Channel is Alison Streeter with 43).

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Devon. Record, who also made a single appearance in the Second XI Trophy for Somerset, as well as appearing in the Minor Counties Championship and Holt

Is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA. He is also a membe

Is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA. He is also a member of the U.S. national basketball team.Standing 6 feet 6 inches tall and weighing 215 pounds, Michael Redd has spent both his collegiate and professional career at the shooting guard position. In the college ranks, he spent three years leading the offensive attack of Ohio State University garnering point averages of 21.9, 19.5, and 17.5, respectively. As a sophomore, Redd led Ohio State to the NCAA Final Four. He was then drafted after his junior year in the 2000 NBA Draft as a second round pick (43rd overall) by the Milwaukee Bucks.

Is a West German slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished seventh in the C-2 event

Is a West German slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished seventh in the C-2 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

An Austrian professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Manitoba Moose of the America

An Austrian professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the first round, 14th overall, in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.Before moving to North America to play junior, Grabner played for his hometown team of VSV EC in the Austrian Hockey League in Villach, Austria. He then played two seasons for the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League, beginning in 2004-05. Grabner scored 13 goals and 24 points in his rookie year with the Chiefs, then improved to 36 goals and 50 points in his draft year the following season. Grabner's draft stock went up significantly in the final half of the season, as he scored 22 goals in the final 23 games of 2004-05.[1] That summer, he was chosen fourteenth overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks. Grabner was admittedly surprised to be chosen in that position of the draft, as he was projected to be a late first-round to early second-round pick.[1]

Is the offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons. He is a former Buffalo Bills head coach, offen

Is the offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons. He is a former Buffalo Bills head coach, offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and tight ends coach for the Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

A footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He currently plays for Bayern Munich.He spent the 2002/03 se

A footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He currently plays for Bayern Munich.He spent the 2002/03 season in the German third division with Bayern's reserve side, and won a place in the UEFA Champions League squad at the start of the following campaign as he moved up the Bayern pecking order to become Oliver Kahn's deputy.He made his Bundesliga debut on 21 February 2004, playing the entire 90 minutes of the 1-0 home win against Hamburger SV. He also kept a clean sheet in his second match against Schalke 04.In the 2004-05 season, Rensing proved he is capable of stepping into Oliver Kahn's shoes as he put in a superb performance in two Bundesliga matches, playing the whole 90 minutes, to lead eventual champions Bayern to a 4-0 win against 1. FC Kaiserslautern and a 4-2 victory at FSV Mainz 05.

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played for Hibernian, Ayr United, Greenock Morton,

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played for Hibernian, Ayr United, Greenock Morton, Cowdenbeath, East Fife and Stenhousemuir. He also had a spell as manager of Berwick Rangers.

Is a Dutch slalom canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. He finished 11th in the K-1 event a

Is a Dutch slalom canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. He finished 11th in the K-1 event at both the 1992 and the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Is a professional road bicycle racer, who won the gold medal for his native country in the men's tea

Is a professional road bicycle racer, who won the gold medal for his native country in the men's team time trial (100 km) at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. His winning teammates were Christian Meyer, Bernd Dittert and Uwe Peschel.Rich is mo

Is the Brighton & Hove Albion manager and former football player.Adams began his playing career at G

Is the Brighton & Hove Albion manager and former football player.Adams began his playing career at Gillingham and also had spells at Coventry City, Leeds United and Southampton. His preferred position was left-back. He scored four goals in the 1993–94 Premiership season with Southampton before joining Fulham on a free transfer to link up with former Saints boss Ian Branfoot.

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, in a first-class career lasting from 1935 to 1955,

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, in a first-class career lasting from 1935 to 1955, he scored 5965 runs at 25.82, with 7 hundreds and a highest score of 192. He appeared for Oxford University from 1935 to 1937, winning a Blue in the latter two years. He also played for Norfolk in the Minor Counties Championship from 1933 to 1947. After his Oxford days his first-class career appeared to be over, but Surrey found themselves short of a captain (who in those days by convention had to be an amateur) and approached him. He captained them in some games in 1948, and was the official club captain from 1949 to 1951. Surrey were the joint County Champions with Lancashire in 1950. He was Surrey President in 1983.

Is an English professional football player who plays as a defender for Tottenham Hotspur.Dawson grew

Is an English professional football player who plays as a defender for Tottenham Hotspur.Dawson grew up in Leyburn, North Yorkshire and attended Wensleydale School[1] and is the younger brother of Hull City defender Andy Dawson and Kevin Dawson (formerly of Chesterfield).

Was a Welsh international footballer who played as a forward.Hereford-born Hill started his career w

Was a Welsh international footballer who played as a forward.Hereford-born Hill started his career with Bethesda Athletic and joined Sheffield United in September 1965. His first-team chances were limited, making just 37 appearances for the Yorkshire club in four years. He scored nine goals, his second in a Sheffield Derby game at the end of the 1966–67 season.

Better known as Pancho, is a professional skateboarder and a member of the Dirty Sanchez crew. Locke

Better known as Pancho, is a professional skateboarder and a member of the Dirty Sanchez crew. Locke starred in the film Dirty Sanchez: The Movie, released in 2006.

Is a retired IFBB professional bodybuilder.

Is a retired IFBB professional bodybuilder.

Is an American professional poker player and commentator. He is a member of the Poker Hall of Fame.

Is an American professional poker player and commentator. He is a member of the Poker Hall of Fame. Sexton was a gymnast and attended The Ohio State University where he earned a degree in public recreation after changing majors from business. He jokes that he majored in poker because he played very frequently in college. He also regularly played contract bridge and taught classes on it in North Carolina. As of 2010, Sexton has won several tournaments, including one World Series of Poker bracelet, and over $3,825,000 in total tournament winnings.

Was an English cricketer who played for Sussex and later on Northamptonshire. He was born in Cuckfie

Was an English cricketer who played for Sussex and later on Northamptonshire. He was born in Cuckfield, Sussex. Strong only made a two first-class appearances for Sussex, but was best remembered at Sussex for losing a bet and having to run across the outf

Is an English football player who currently plays for Walsall in League One. He plays as a striker.

Is an English football player who currently plays for Walsall in League One. He plays as a striker. He has been capped once by England.

Is a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level. Ridenton made his

Is a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level. Ridenton made his full All Whites debut in a 4-0 win over Taiwan on 11 December 1988 and ended his international playing career with 14 A-international caps to his credit, h

Is a former tennis player from Australia who turned professional in 1997 and retired in 2005. He was

Is a former tennis player from Australia who turned professional in 1997 and retired in 2005. He was primarily a doubles specialist, achieving a career-high doubles ranking of World Number 18, reached on 30 July 2001. In 1995, Hill played in his first pro

Is a former Australian and Western Australian cricketer.

Is a former Australian and Western Australian cricketer.

Is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1989 and 1999. He made his debut app

Is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1989 and 1999. He made his debut appearances for Derbyshire at the 1989 Second XI Trophy, but made no contribution with either bat or ball. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-b

Is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1st

Is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1st round (13th overall) of the 1991 NFL Draft. A 5'10", 193 lbs. wide receiver from the University of Colorado, Pritchard played in nine NFL seasons from 1991 to 1999