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Was an English first-class cricketer who played for Glamorgan. Dyson was born in Yorkshire and playe

Was an English first-class cricketer who played for Glamorgan. Dyson was born in Yorkshire and played as a right-handed opening batsman, often partnering Emrys Davies. A consistent batsman, he passed 1000 runs in all but one season from 1931 until 1947. D

Was an English businessman, sportsman, philanthropist, and promoter of vegetarianism.Hills was the f

Was an English businessman, sportsman, philanthropist, and promoter of vegetarianism.Hills was the first President of the London Vegetarian Society (1888) and the Vegetarian Cycling and Athletic Club, and also served as President of a London Vegetarian Rambling Club. He also founded The Vegetarian, an independent magazine, as well as the Vegetarian Federal Union (1889), of which he was also President.

Was a Dutch amateur football (soccer) player.He was a part of the Dutch Olympic team, which won the

Was a Dutch amateur football (soccer) player.He was a part of the Dutch Olympic team, which won the bronze medal in the 1912 tournament. Due to being a reserve player, he did not play in a match and was not awarded with a medal.

Was a highly successful and influential basketball coach of the Washington Capitols, the Tri-Cities

Was a highly successful and influential basketball coach of the Washington Capitols, the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and the Boston Celtics. After he retired from coaching, he served as president and front office executive of the Celtics right up until his death. As a coach, he won 938 games (a record at his retirement) and 9 National Basketball Association (NBA) championships, a coaching record shared with Phil Jackson. As general manager and team president of the Celtics, he won an additional 7 NBA titles, for a grand total of 16 in a span of 29 years, making him one of the most successful team officials ever in the history of North American professional sports.

Was a cricketer who, despite being born in the North-East of England, played first-class cricket for

Was a cricketer who, despite being born in the North-East of England, played first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club between 1882 and 1884. Fothergill then played some games for the Marylebone Cricket Club to 1886 and some games for the non-first-class minor county, Northumberland.

A Dutch midfielder and striker, who plays for Hannover 96 in the German Bundesliga.He won the Dutch

A Dutch midfielder and striker, who plays for Hannover 96 in the German Bundesliga.He won the Dutch Talent of the Year award in 2000 while playing for PSV Eindhoven and won 3 league titles and 2 Supercups with the club, as well as appearing in the UEFA Champions League. He had moved to PSV from FC Twente, where he had been the club's leading goalscorer in the 1995/96 season.After six seasons in Eindhoven, he moved to Spanish club RCD Mallorca in 2003, where he played in the UEFA Cup but he moved back to his homeland after just one season. He joined SC Heerenveen and spent two seasons playing for them in the Eredivisie and in two successive UEFA Cup campaigns, before again heading abroad when he joined German side Hannover 96 in 2006.

Is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Caisse d'Epargne. He previously speciali

Is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Caisse d'Epargne. He previously specialised in cyclo-cross and mountain biking,

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Tancred, a flanker, was born in Leichhardt, New S

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Tancred, a flanker, was born in Leichhardt, New South Wales and claimed a total of 3 international rugby caps for Australia.

Was a Swiss military officer, skier, ski official and writer. On January 9, 1937 he won the first Ci

Was a Swiss military officer, skier, ski official and writer. On January 9, 1937 he won the first Citadin race in Mürren From 1939 to 1940 he worked as a lawyer at the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, afterwards as assistant of the Swiss military-

Was an English footballer who played for England as a forward in the first international match again

Was an English footballer who played for England as a forward in the first international match against Scotland, as well as captaining Oxford University in the 1873 FA Cup Final.

A Dutch footballer, currently playing for RSC Anderlecht of the Jupiler League. His position is defe

A Dutch footballer, currently playing for RSC Anderlecht of the Jupiler League. His position is defender. In 2006 he was part of the Netherlands squad that won the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in Portugal. A year later at the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship held in the Netherlands he was again part of the squad that successfully defended their title and that qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics by reaching the semi finals at the tournament.After the 2007-2008 season, Kruiswijk moved to the Belgian club RSC Anderlecht

Played international cricket for Argentina in non-first-class matches against Brazil and Chile in th

Played international cricket for Argentina in non-first-class matches against Brazil and Chile in the 1920s and toured England with the 1932 South American team, when he appeared in two first-class games.Jacobs was a lower order right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. He first appeared in international matches against Chile in 1920 and 1921, when he did not keep wicket, and played in matches against Brazil up to 1927-28. He appeared in only two matches on the 1932 South American tour, when he made just 19 runs in three innings and took three catches. Including the minor games on the tour, he made only 71 runs in England and his highest score on the tour was 12.

Was an Estonian weightlifter who won the bronze medal for his native country in the Men's Heavyweigh

Was an Estonian weightlifter who won the bronze medal for his native country in the Men's Heavyweight Weightlifting at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.

Is a French footballer who plays for FC Lorient as a midfielder. Mvuemba was signed by Premier Leagu

Is a French footballer who plays for FC Lorient as a midfielder. Mvuemba was signed by Premier League team Portsmouth on loan from Stade Rennais in January 2007 until May 2007, with an option to complete a permanent deal.[2] He made his debut against Blackburn Rovers on 25 February 2007,[3] and scored his first Premier League goal on 9 April 2007 in a 4–2 defeat to Watford

Was a Swiss ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics.

Was a Swiss ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics.

Is a French football midfielder of DR Congolese parentage, currently playing for Portsmouth. He can

Is a French football midfielder of DR Congolese parentage, currently playing for Portsmouth. He can play as a central midfielder or winger.Mvuemba was signed by Portsmouth on loan from Rennes in January 2007 until May 2007, with an option to complete a permanent deal.

A Dutch former football defender.After his career, he started working for Soccer Vision, where he be

A Dutch former football defender.After his career, he started working for Soccer Vision, where he became the agent for amongst others Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.

Is a Kenyan football goalkeeper who currently plays for Moss FK in Norway. He previously played for

Is a Kenyan football goalkeeper who currently plays for Moss FK in Norway. He previously played for Mathare United and Tusker FC in his home country. When joining Moss, the team already had one Kenyan player John Machethe Muiruri. Otieno has played 16 int

Was an English cricketer. Rutherford was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Ru

Was an English cricketer. Rutherford was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Rutherford represented Hampshire in one first-class match in 1912 against Cambridge University.

Was an Estonian international footballer who played at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was an Estonian international footballer who played at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Jersey Joe Walcott, was a world heavyweight boxing champion. He broke the world's record for the old

Jersey Joe Walcott, was a world heavyweight boxing champion. He broke the world's record for the oldest man to win the world's Heavyweight title when he earned it at the age of 37.

Was a Zimbabwean cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who pla

Was a Zimbabwean cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for CFX Academy. He was born in Harare. Rushambwa made three appearance for the team during the Logan Cup competition of 2001-02. Following an unsteady

A retired football midfielder from the Netherlands. He played for FC Den Bosch, Ajax Amsterdam, Feye

A retired football midfielder from the Netherlands. He played for FC Den Bosch, Ajax Amsterdam, Feyenoord Rotterdam and JEF United (Japan). Scholten was nicknamed The White Socrates after Brazilian playmaker Sócrates.

Was a German chess master.He tied for 8-9th at Leipzig 1879 (the 1st DSB Congress, Berthold Englisch

Was a German chess master.He tied for 8-9th at Leipzig 1879 (the 1st DSB Congress, Berthold Englisch won), tied for 9-10th at Wiesbaden 1880 (Joseph Henry Blackburne, Englisch and Adolf Schwarz won), took 12th at Nuremberg 1883 (the 3rd DSB-Congress, Szym

Is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and i

Is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.