Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter B

A Latvian javelin thrower.His personal best throw is 86.64 metres, achieved at the Summer Olympics i

A Latvian javelin thrower.His personal best throw is 86.64 metres, achieved at the Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he finished second.

Is a former professional basketball player for the NBA's Vancouver Grizzlies, . He was nicknamed Big

Is a former professional basketball player for the NBA's Vancouver Grizzlies, . He was nicknamed Big Country for his size and the fact that he grew up in the very small Oklahoma town of Gans.

Soderberg was born in Victoria, British Columbia, and raised just outside of Victoria in Sooke. He a

Soderberg was born in Victoria, British Columbia, and raised just outside of Victoria in Sooke. He attended high school at St. Michaels University School in Victoria. He started playing bass in his basement at an early age in a band with his brothers. He moved to Los Angeles, California when he was 19 to pursue a professional career in music. At 21, he joined Elektra recording artists AM Radio, and toured the world for three years under the management of Rivers Cuomo. After Elektra Records folded, AM Radio disbanded. During this time, as a vocalist/songwriter he founded the independent L.A. band Tomorrow And Everyday After (currently on hiatus). In September 2004,

Is a Canadian pair skater. With partner Jessica Dubé, he is a three-time (2007, 2009, 2010) Canadia

Is a Canadian pair skater. With partner Jessica Dubé, he is a three-time (2007, 2009, 2010) Canadian national champion, the 2008 World bronze medalist and the 2009 Four Continents silver medalist.

Is a professional Australian cricketer who currently plays for Victoria. McGain made his first-class

Is a professional Australian cricketer who currently plays for Victoria. McGain made his first-class debut in 2002 against New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground. However, due to other Victorian spinners—Shane Warne and Cameron White—he was unable to hold down a place in the side. He worked in the IT section of a bank and played Victorian Premier Cricket for Prahran Cricket Club before being called up to the Victorian side again. McGain finally made his Test debut at Newlands in Cape Town in the third Test against South Africa in March 2009.

Is a former American football defensive end and linebacker who played for the Green Bay Packers (199

Is a former American football defensive end and linebacker who played for the Green Bay Packers (1990–1994), Buffalo Bills (1995–1997), Jacksonville Jaguars (1998–1999), Minnesota Vikings 2000 and 2002. He played collegiately at the University of Northern Iowa and was selected by the Packers in the 6th round of the 1990 NFL Draft.

Is the associate coach, and former member, of the Valparaiso University Crusader men's basketball te

Is the associate coach, and former member, of the Valparaiso University Crusader men's basketball team. His father, Homer Drew, currently serves as the head coach of the men's basketball team, and his brother Scott Drew is the head coach of Baylor University's men's basketball team after having served 9 years as assistant coach at Valparaiso and one year as head coach. Bryce Drew is best known for his buzzer-beating shot in the first round of Valparaiso's improbable run in the 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

Is a South African football (soccer) defender and midfielder who plays for Greek Super League club P

Is a South African football (soccer) defender and midfielder who plays for Greek Super League club PAOK FC on loan from Panathinaikos and the South African national football team.

Is an Australian professional tennis player. He prefers to play on a fast surface, such as grass or

Is an Australian professional tennis player. He prefers to play on a fast surface, such as grass or hard. Klein has yet to become an active competitor on the main ATP Tour. However, he did receive a wildcard from Tennis Australia for the 2008 Australian O

Is an Australian professional mountain bike racing cyclist for Intense Cycles on a team supported by

Is an Australian professional mountain bike racing cyclist for Intense Cycles on a team supported by Red Bull, Crank Brothers Intense, and run by Bryn and his wife, Jill Kintner. He started cycling at the age of 14 in 1996 and became a professional rider

Was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a full back. He played in The Football League for

Was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a full back. He played in The Football League for Watford and Chester.Jones played for non-league side Holywell Town until joining Division Three side Watford in January 1963. However, he made just two league appearances before he returned north by joining Chester in August 1964. He made his Chester debut during the same month in a 3–1 win at Bradford City but added just one more appearance during the season. The following campaign saw him emerging as a regular at left back, with namesake Ray Jones playing in the right back slot.

Is an English goalkeeper who currently plays for Scottish First Division side Queen of the South.He

Is an English goalkeeper who currently plays for Scottish First Division side Queen of the South.He began his career at Wimbledon, but it was at Clyde, whom he joined in 2000, where he established himself.

Is a retired English cricketer. He played as a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler

Is a retired English cricketer. He played as a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Bedfordshire. He was born in Westoning.

Is an Iceland footballer, currently playing for Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar.Lárusson made his deb

Is an Iceland footballer, currently playing for Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar.Lárusson made his debut for Iceland only at the age of 32 in an October 2005 friendly match against Poland, coming on as a substitite for another veteran, 34 year old Kristján Finnbogason. He has been capped twice.

Is a former basketball player in the NBA. During a 12 season NBA career that spanned most of the 199

Is a former basketball player in the NBA. During a 12 season NBA career that spanned most of the 1990s and into 2005, he played for the Denver Nuggets, Washington Wizards and Los Angeles Lakers and was a key member of the Utah Jazz, including helping Utah to back-to-back NBA finals appearances in 1997 and 1998. He was also a part of the Seattle SuperSonics roster for a brief time but never appeared in a game for them.

Was a Canadian International Master of chess. He represented Canada six times at chess Olympiads.Nic

Was a Canadian International Master of chess. He represented Canada six times at chess Olympiads.Nickoloff, born of Bulgarian heritage in Toronto to emigre parents, came to chess at age 15, which is relatively late among players who eventually reached int

Is a Moroccan middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.

Is a Moroccan middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.

Is a left-handed pitcher for the Chinese national baseball team.

Is a left-handed pitcher for the Chinese national baseball team.

Is a Chinese Super Grandmaster-chess player.

Is a Chinese Super Grandmaster-chess player.

Is a South Korean football player who since 2008 has played for Daejeon Citizen (formerly Busan I'Pa

Is a South Korean football player who since 2008 has played for Daejeon Citizen (formerly Busan I'Park). As of March 2010, he has signed a contract with Persebaya Surabaya from the Indonesian Super League.

A professional Welterweight Thaiboxer, a former Super welterweight WMC Muay Thai World champion and

A professional Welterweight Thaiboxer, a former Super welterweight WMC Muay Thai World champion and two time K-1 MAX World champion.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Clydebank Juniors, Vale of Leven, Chelsea, Tot

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Clydebank Juniors, Vale of Leven, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Leicester City, Nelson and Southport.Sharp began his career with Clydebank Juniors before playing for Vale of Leven. In 1921 he joined Chelsea where he scored 20 goals in 65 appearances and was joint top scorer with Harry Ford in the 1922–23 season with 10 goals.

Is a professional boxer in the cruiserweight (190lb) division. Although Smith has never been conside

Is a professional boxer in the cruiserweight (190lb) division. Although Smith has never been considered more than a journeyman fighter, he is one of boxing's all-time knockout kings with 120 KO's

American basketball player.

American basketball player.

A retired Dutch football player who played for Willem II, FC Groningen and FC Den Bosch in the Nethe

A retired Dutch football player who played for Willem II, FC Groningen and FC Den Bosch in the Netherlands, as well as with Birmingham City in England. He also won five caps for the Dutch national side.