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Listed below are
English sportsmen and sportswomen of note and some notable individuals born in England.
David Beckham
Jenson Button
Lewis Hamilton
Wayne Rooney
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Barney Aaron (Young) (1800–1850),
lightweight boxer, Hall of Fame
[1]
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Harold Abrahams (1899–1978), athlete, Olympic champion (
100-metre sprint) and silver (4x100-m relay), one of the two subjects of
Chariots of Fire
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Sidney Abrahams (1885–1957), Olympic
long jumper
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Chris Adams (1955–2001), pro wrestler and judoka
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Neil Adams (born 1958), judoka and two-time silver medalist in Judo (1980 and 1984), younger brother of
Chris Adams
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Nicola Adams (born 1982), two-time Olympic gold medallist and former world champion boxer
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Tony Adams (born 1966), footballer
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Edward Allen, footballer
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Malcolm Allison (1927–2010), football manager
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Simon Andrews (1984–2014), Isle of Man TT rider
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Jo Ankier (born 1982), Britain, record holder (1,500-m & 3,000-m
steeplechase)
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Willie Applegarth (1890–1958), track and field athlete
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James Arnott, footballer
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Dina Asher-Smith (born 1995), fastest British woman; world champion (200m
Doha 2019)
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Graham Atkinson (1943–2017), footballer
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Joe Baker (1940–2003), footballer and manager
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George Baldry (1911–1987), footballer
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Alan Ball (1945–2007), member of the
1966 World Cup winning team
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Billy Balmer (1875–1961), footballer
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Gordon Banks (1937–2019), goalkeeper of 1966 World Cup winning team
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Roger Bannister (1929–2018), first sub-four-minute miler
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Robert Barker (1847–1915), footballer
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Donny Barnard (born 1984), footballer
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Wade Barrett (born 1980), WWE wrestler
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Cliff Bastin (1912–1991), footballer
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Arthur Bate (1908–1993), footballer
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Lord Frederick Beauclerk (1773–1850), cricket player and administrator
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David Beckham (born 1975), footballer
[2]
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Charles Bennett (1870–1948)
track and field athlete
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Lawson Bennett (1938–2011), footballer
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Jack Kid Berg (Judah Bergman) (1909–1991), world champion
junior welterweight boxer, Hall of Fame
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Richard Bergmann (1919–1970), 7-time table tennis world champion, ITTFHoF
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Billy Betts (1864–1941), footballer
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Ted Birnie (1878–1935), footballer and manager
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Sid Bishop (1900–1949), footballer
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Nick Blackman (born 1989), English-Israeli footballer
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Andrulla Blanchette (born 1966), IFBB professional bodybuilder
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Steve Bloomer (1874–1938), footballer and manager
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Chris Bonington (born 1934), mountaineer
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Bernard Bosanquet (1877–1936), cricketer
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Ian Botham (born 1955), cricketer
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Mark Bott, cricketer
[3]
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Teddy Bourne (born 1948), Olympic épée fencer
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Geoffrey Boycott (born 1940), cricketer
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James Brae, footballer
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Eric Bristow (1957–2018), world champion darts player
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Johnny Brooks (1931–2016), footballer and manager
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Tony Brooks (1932–2022), F1 driver
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Steve Bruce (born 1960), footballer & manager
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Bobby Buckle (1869–1959), footballer
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Chris Buckley (1886–1973), footballer
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Frank Buckley (1882–1964), footballer and manager
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Paul Burchill (born 1979), professional wrestler
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Cam Burgess (1919–1978), footballer
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Joe Butler (1879–1941), football player
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Jenson Button (born 1980), 2009
Formula One World Champion
[4]
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Angela Buxton (1934–2020), won 1956
French Women's Doubles (with
Althea Gibson) and 1956
Wimbledon Women's Doubles (with Gibson), highest world ranking #9
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Peter Broadbent (1933–2013), footballer
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Michael Carrick (1981), footballer
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Herbert Chapman (1878–1934), football player and manager
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Bobby Charlton (born 1937), member of the 1966 World Cup winning team
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Jack Charlton (1935–2020), member of the 1966 World Cup winning team
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Dave Charnley (1935–2012), lightweight boxer
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Charles Chenery (1850–1928), footballer and cricketer
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Francis Chichester (1901–1972), yachtsman
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Ian Clough (1937–1970), mountaineer
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Don Cockell (1928–1983), heavyweight boxer
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Samuel Coe (1873–1955), first-class cricketer
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Chris Cohen (born 1987), footballer
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George Cohen (1939–2022), association football right back, World Cup champion
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Andy Cole (born 1971), footballer
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Paul Collingwood (born 1976), cricketer
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Peter Collins (1931–1958), F1 driver
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Henry Cooper (1934–2011), heavyweight boxer
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Ralph Cooperman (1927–2009), Olympic foil and sabre fencer
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Steve Coppell (born 1955), footballer & manager
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Lisa Cross (born 1978), IFBB professional bodybuilder
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Sid Crowl (1888–1971), footballer
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Russell Cuddihey (born 1939), footballer
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Stan Cullis (1916–2001), footballer and manager
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Laurie Cunningham (1956–1989), footballer
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Tom Daley (born 1994), youngest diver ever to compete in Olympics (participated in Beijing 2008)
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Lawrence Dallaglio (born 1972), World Cup winning rugby footballer
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Alan Davies (1933–2009), World Cup winning rugby footballer
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Laura Davies (born 1963), golfer
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Steve Davis (born 1957), six-time
World Snooker Champion
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Matt Dawson (born 1972), World Cup winning rugby footballer
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John Deacon (1962–2001), motorcycle endurance racer
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Christopher Dean (born 1958),
figure skater
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John Derbyshire (1878–1938), swimmer
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Graham Dilley (1959–2011), cricketer
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Percy Down (1883–1954), rugby union player, represented England and Great Britain
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Ted Drake (1912–1995), footballer and manager, cricketer for
Hampshire County Cricket Club
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Fred Driver, footballer
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Harry Duckworth, footballer
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Jimmy Dugdale (1932–2008), footballer
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Duncan Edwards (1936–1958), footballer
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Jonathan Edwards (born 1966),
triple jump
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Joe Egan (1919–2012), rugby footballer
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Godfrey Evans (1920–1999), cricketer (
wicket-keeper)
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Ray Evans (1933–2009), footballer
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Fred Ewer (1898–1971), footballer
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James Fairburn, footballer
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Percy Fender, cricketer
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James Figg (before 1700–1734), prizefighter
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Tom Finney (1922–2014) footballer
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Albert Firth (1937–2015), rugby footballer
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William Fiske (1885–1918), footballer
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Bob Fitzsimmons (1863–1917), boxing's first world champion in three divisions
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Andrew Flintoff (born 1977), cricketer
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Septimus Francom (1882–1965), long-distance runner
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C B Fry (1872–1956), cricketer and all-round athlete
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Tyson Fury (born 1988), professional boxer
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Ron Garland (1931–1989), footballer
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Paul Gascoigne (born 1967), football player
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Les Gaunt (1918–1985), footballer
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Dwight Gayle (born 1989), football player
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Steven Gerrard (born 1980), football player
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Graham Gooch (born 1953), cricketer
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Pete Goss (born 1961), around-the-world yachtsman
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Grantley Goulding (1874–1947), athlete
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W G Grace (1848–1915), cricketer
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Cyril Grant (1920–2002), footballer
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Jimmy Greaves (1940–2021), footballer
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Jack Greenwell (1884–1942), footballer and manager
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Ron Greenwood (1921–2006), footballer and manager
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Will Greenwood (born 1972), rugby footballer
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Ernest Hackett (1908–?), footballer
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Sam Haden (1902–1974), footballer and manager
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Naseem Hamed (born 1974), featherweight boxer
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Lewis Hamilton (born 1985), seven-time
Formula One World Champion
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Harry Hampton (1885–1963), football player
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Ellis Hargreaves, footballer
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Ricky Hatton (born 1978), world champion boxer
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Mike Hawthorn (1929–1959), F1 World Champion
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David Haye (born 1980), world champion boxer
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Johnny Haynes (1934–2005), footballer
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Arthur Henfrey (1867–1929), footballer
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Emile Heskey (born 1978), footballer
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Charlie Hewitt (1884–1966), footballer and manager
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Damon Hill (born 1960), F1 World Champion
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Graham Hill (1929–1975), two times F1 World Champion
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Jimmy Hill (1928–2015), footballer
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Syd Hoar (1895–1967), footballer
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David Hobbs (born 1939), Former
Formula One driver
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Jack Hobbs (1882–1963), cricketer
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Glenn Hoddle (born 1957), footballer
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Martin Hodgson (1909–1991), rugby footballer
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Teddy Hodgson (1885–1919), footballer
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Ken Holliday (1925–1999), footballer
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Duncan Horton (born 1967), footballer
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Leslie Housden (1894–1963), Olympic marathon runner
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William Howarth (1875–?), footballer
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John Howell (born 1936), Olympic long jumper
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Alexander Hughes (1907–1977), footballer
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Kenneth Hunt (1884–1949), footballer
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James Hunt (1947–1993), F1 World Champion
[5]
[6]
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Norman Hunter (1943–2020), footballer and manager
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Geoff Hurst (born 1941), member of the 1966 World Cup winning team
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Nasser Hussain (born 1968), cricketer
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Len Hutton (1916–1990), cricketer
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Gus Huxford (1889–1961), footballer
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Anthony Joshua (born 1989), professional boxer
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David Jack (1898–1958), footballer and manager
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E.J. 'John' Jackett, rugby union player, represented England and Great Britain.
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Peter Jacobs (born 1938), Olympic fencer
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Peter Jaffe, Olympic silver (yachting; star-class)
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Allan Jay (1931–2023), épée & foil fencer, Olympic two-time silver, world champion
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Richard Jerome (born 1968), cricketer
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Martin Johnson (born 1970), World Cup winning rugby union footballer
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Trish Johnson (born 1966), golfer
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Brian Keeble (1938–2015), footballer
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Mike Keen (1940–2009), footballer
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Howard Kendall (1946–2015), footballer and manager of
Everton F.C.
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Joe Kennedy (1925–1986), footballer
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Josh Kennet (born 1987), English-Israeli footballer
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Joseph Kenyon, footballer
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Amir Khan (born 1986), lightweight boxer
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Herbert Kingaby (1880–1934), footballer
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Joseph Kitchen (1890–1974), footballer
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Paul Klenerman (born 1963), Olympic sabre fencer
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Frank Lampard (born 1978), footballer
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Dougie Lampkin (born 1976), Motorcycle Trials World Champion
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Mark Lazarus (born 1938), footballer, right winger
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Jason Leonard (born 1968), World Cup winning rugby union footballer
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Edward Lawrence Levy (1851–1932), English world champion weightlifter
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Lennox Lewis (born 1965), world champion heavyweight boxer
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Ted "Kid" Lewis (Gershon Mendeloff) (1893–1970), world champion welterweight boxer, Hall of Fame
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Josh Lewsey (born 1976), rugby footballer
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Jim Leytham (1879–1916), rugby footballer
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Billy Lindsay (1872–1933), footballer
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Jimmy Lindsay (1880–1925), footballer
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Gary Lineker (born 1960), footballer
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Sam Little (born 1975), professional golfer
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Nat Lofthouse (1925–2011), footballer
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James Lomas (1879–1960), rugby footballer
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Robert Lowe, footballer
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Hyman Lurie (1918–1982), table tennis player
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Dar Lyon, cricketer
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Ellen MacArthur (born 1976), sailor who holds the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe
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Ernie Machin (1944–2012), footballer
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George Mallory (1886–1924), mountaineer
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Andy Mangan (born 1986), footballer
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Nigel Mansell (born 1953), racing driver, F1 and CART champion
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Terry Marsh (born 1958), world champion boxer
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Darren Matthews (born 1968), professional wrestler
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Stanley Matthews (1915–2000), footballer
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Thomas Matthews (1884–1969), cyclist
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Jock McAvoy (1908–1971), boxer
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Bill McGarry (1927–2005), footballer and manager
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Bertie Mee (1918–2001), footballer and manager
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Daniel Mendoza (1764–1836), world heavyweight champion boxer, Hall of Fame
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Sidney Merlin (1856–1952), sports shooter
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John Middleton (1910–1971), footballer
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Colin Milburn (1941–1990), cricketer
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Gordon Miller (born 1939), Olympic high jumper
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Alan Minter (1951–2020), world champion boxer
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Ivor Montagu (1904–1984), British national team and founder of the International Table Tennis Federation
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Stan Mortensen (1921–1991), footballer and manager
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Bobby Moore (1941–1993), captain of the 1966 World Cup winning team
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Stirling Moss (1929–2020), F1 driver
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Andy Murray (born 1987), tennis player, current number 2 seed
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Alfred Mynn (1807–1861), cricketer
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Gary Neville (born 1975), footballer
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Phil Neville (born 1977), footballer
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Justin Newell (born 1980), footballer
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Alison Nicholas (born 1962), golfer
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Harry Nuttall (1897–1969), footballer
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William Oakley (1873–1934), footballer
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Ronnie O'Sullivan (born 1975), three time World Snooker Champion
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Michael Owen (born 1979), football player
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James Oyebola (1961–2007), heavyweight boxer
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Bob Paisley (1919–1996), 3-time
European Cup winning manager with
Liverpool F.C.
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Rachel Parish (born 1981), markswoman and fencer
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Michael Park (1966–2005), WRC co-driver
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John Parrott (born 1964), world snooker champion
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George Payne (1921–1987), footballer
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Cyril Peacock (1929–1992), racing cyclist
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Fred Perry (1909–1995), Wimbledon champion tennis player
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Martin Peters (1943–2019), member of the 1966 World Cup winning team
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Eddie Phillips (1911–1995), boxer
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Kevin Pietersen (born 1980), cricketer
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Jack Plant (1871–1950), footballer
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David Pleat (born 1945), footballer, manager, and sports commentator
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David Pratt (1896–1967), footballer and manager
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Daniel Prenn (1904–1991), tennis player, highest world ranking #6
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Stephanie Proud (born 1988), backstroke swimmer
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Darren Quinton (born 1986), footballer
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Samuel Rabin (1903–1991), Olympic bronze wrestler (freestyle middleweight)
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Paula Radcliffe (born 1973),
distance runner
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Alf Ramsay (1920–1999), football player and manager
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John Raphael (1882–1917), cricket and rugby union
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Steve Redgrave (born 1962), rower, winner of gold medal in five consecutive Olympics
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William Regal (born 1968), WWE wrestler and commentator
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Cyrille Regis (1958–2018), footballer
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Gordon Richards (1904–1988), jockey, holder of several records
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Richard Riley, footballer
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Jack Robinson (1870–1931), footballer
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Sir Bobby Robson (1933–2009), football manager
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Wayne Rooney (born 1985), footballer, all-time leading goal scorer for the England National Football Team and Manchester United Football Club
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David Seaman (born 1963), footballer
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Archie Sexton (1908–1957), boxer
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Dave Sexton (1930–2012), footballer and manager
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Paul Scholes (born 1974), footballer
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Alan Shearer (born 1970), footballer, all-time leading goal scorer in the premiership
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Teddy Sheringham (born 1966), football player
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Ruth Shevelen (born 1992), trampoline gymnast
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Kelly Simm (born 1995), artistic gymnast
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Davey Boy Smith (1962–2002), professional wrestler
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Joe Smith (1889–1971), footballer and manager
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Tom Smith (1876–1937), footballer
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Cyril Spiers (1902–1967), footballer and manager
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Dennis Stevens (1933–2012), footballer
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Nobby Stiles (1942–2020), football World Cup winner
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Andrew Stoddart (1863–1915), rugby and cricket player
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Frederick Stokes (1850–1929), rugby footballer
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Lennard Stokes (1856–1933), rugby footballer
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Karen Stupples (born 1973), golfer
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Frank Swift (1913–1958), footballer
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Andrew Sznajder (born 1967), English-born Canadian tennis player
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Laurie Taitt (1934–2006), Olympic sprint hurdler
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Graham Taylor (1944–2017), footballer and manager
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Peta Taylor (1912–1989), cricketer
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Phil Taylor (born 1960), multi world champion darts player
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John Terry (born 1980), footballer
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Albert Thompson (1885–1956), footballer
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Jayne Torvill (born 1957),
figure skater
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William Townley (1866–1950), footballer and manager
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Frank Townsend (1925–1946), rugby footballer
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Jack Tresadern (1890–1959), footballer and manager
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Marcus Trescothick (born 1975), cricketer
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Fred Trueman (1931–2006), fast bowler
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Phil Tufnell (born 1966), cricketer
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Derek Turner (1932–2015), world cup winning rugby footballer
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Randolph Turpin (1928–1966), middleweight boxer
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George Tweedy (1913–1987), footballer
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Geoff Twentyman (1930–2004), footballer and manager
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Michael Vaughan (born 1974), cricketer
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Stan Vickers (1932–2013), athlete
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Virginia Wade (born 1945), tennis player
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Sir William Wavell Wakefield (1898–1983), rugby footballer and politician
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George Waller (1864–1937), footballer
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Wallis Walters (1878–1952), hurdler
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Frank Warren (born 1952), boxing promoter
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Matt Wells (1886–1953), lightweight champion of Great Britain and world champion welterweight
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Ruth Westbrook (1930–2016), cricketer
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Johnny Wheeler (1928–2019), footballer
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Dan Wheldon (1978–2011), 2005 and 2011 Indy 500 Winner, 2005 Indy Car Series Champion
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Jimmy White (born 1962), snooker player
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Edgar Whittaker, footballer
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Arthur Whittam, footballer
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Bradley Wiggins (born 1980), first British man to win the Tour de France
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Jonny Wilkinson (born 1979), world cup winning rugby footballer
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Joey Williams (1902–1978), footballer
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Charlie Wilson (1895–1971), footballer
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Justin Wilson (1978–2015), racing driver
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Vivian Woodward (1879–1954), footballer
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Billy Wright (1924–1994), footballer
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Vic Wright (1909–1964), footballer
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