Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Is a left-handed Northern Irish professional snooker player, who has represented Northern Ireland in

Is a left-handed Northern Irish professional snooker player, who has represented Northern Ireland in international events (the Nations Cup in 2000 and 2001), as his parents are from Belfast. He lives in Rainham in Kent. He has enjoyed moderate success in

Is an Australian first-class cricketer who plays for the Tasmanian Tigers. The right-arm fast-medium

Is an Australian first-class cricketer who plays for the Tasmanian Tigers. The right-arm fast-medium bowler began his first-class cricket for the Tasmanian Tigers, despite having been born in Queensland. He switched to the Victorian Bushrangers for two seasons (2005-06 and 06-07), before returning to the Tasmanian Tigers for the 2007-08 season.

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker. His most recent role in football was as ass

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker. His most recent role in football was as assistant manager to Ian McCall at Partick Thistle.Again, this was to be the first in two spells at a club for Britton, and he managed a similar record at Dens Park before signing for Dunfermline Athletic in 1996. Britton managed thirteen league goals in his first season at East End Park, helping The Pars to fifth place in the league.

Is a former speed skater from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1988 Winter

Is a former speed skater from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the men's 5000 metres.

A Dutch retired footballer and was twice chairman of Dutch football team Feyenoord Rotterdam.After h

A Dutch retired footballer and was twice chairman of Dutch football team Feyenoord Rotterdam.After his career Kerkum entered the Feyenoord staff and board before he became the first and to present only former Feyenoord player to be chairman of the club in 1982. He stayed at the club until 1989, when Feyenoord suffered with financial problems and was succeeded by Jorien van den Herik. In 1984 Feyenoord won the double, winning both the Eredivisie and the KNVB Cup.In the time that Van den Herik was Feyenoord's chairman (1989-2006) Kerkum was no longer part of the team, but always stayed in contact with those who were. After the growing pressure on Van den Herik in the media and by the fans in 2006 due to financial trouble and underachievements Feyenoord decided that the club's future had to be re-evaluated.

Is an American professional basketball player, formerly for the Washington Wizards in the NBA.King a

Is an American professional basketball player, formerly for the Washington Wizards in the NBA.King attended and played college basketball at Nicholls State University in Louisiana, and finished his career as the fourth leading scorer and sixth leading rebounder in school history.[2] He was inducted into the Louisiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.[2]

A Spanish football player. He is a defensive midfielder best known for his precision passes.Gerard b

A Spanish football player. He is a defensive midfielder best known for his precision passes.Gerard began his career with the FC Barcelona youth system. In 1996-97 he made his professional debut with Barça B. As a 17 year old he was signed by Valencia CF. He debuted in the Primera División on August 31, 1997. He appeared in 11 matches his first season with Valencia. For the 1998-99 season Gerard was loaned to Deportivo Alaves. He would go on to have a breakout season scoring 7 goals in 29 appearances for the club. After a successful season with Alaves,

Is a first class cricketer contracted to Yorkshire County Cricket Club for the 2007 season. He has a

Is a first class cricketer contracted to Yorkshire County Cricket Club for the 2007 season. He has also played for Ireland, Free State, Gauteng, Northamptonshire and Transvaal in a well travelled career. He was born in Welkom, Orange Free State and educat

Is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. On April 19, 2007 he won the 3,000th race of his

Is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. On April 19, 2007 he won the 3,000th race of his career at Evangeline Downs in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Is a former Dutch athlete who competed mainly in the Marathon.He competed for the Netherlands in thr

Is a former Dutch athlete who competed mainly in the Marathon.He competed for the Netherlands in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980 (Moscow, Soviet Union), when he won the silver medal in the Men's Marathon.

A Spanish football player currently playing for Spanish football club FC Barcelona.Piqué started hi

A Spanish football player currently playing for Spanish football club FC Barcelona.Piqué started his career at Barcelona's youth team, but before he signed his first professional contract with the club he decided to join Manchester United. United did not have to pay any fee for Piqué as he was too young to have a professional contract.

Is a retired Belgian footballer.During his career he played for R. Standard de Liège, Hamburger SV,

Is a retired Belgian footballer.During his career he played for R. Standard de Liège, Hamburger SV, KV Kortrijk, KRC Genk and KVV Overpelt Fabriek. He earned 13 caps for the Belgium national football team, and participated in UEFA Euro 1980 and the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Is an American football player who currently plays defensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders of the N

Is an American football player who currently plays defensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders of the NFL. He was drafted out of the University of Florida with the third pick in the first round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns.Taken third overall in the 2001 NFL Draft, Warren has in five seasons totalled only 19.5 sacks and 169 tackles, where as Shaun Rogers, taken in the second round that year, has totalled 296 tackles.

Is a rower from the Netherlands.Van der Linden started rowing in 1992 and made his international sen

Is a rower from the Netherlands.Van der Linden started rowing in 1992 and made his international senior debut in the lightweight fours at the 2000 World Championships in Zagreb. Together with Ivo Snijders, Dylan van der Linde and Coen Eggenkamp he finishe

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for BV Veendam of the Eerste Divisie. Wiekens usually plays a

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for BV Veendam of the Eerste Divisie. Wiekens usually plays as a defender, but can also play in midfield or as a sweeper.Wiekens made his professional debut with Veendam in the 1990-91 season, and went on to make a total of 26 appearances in his first season. He stayed at Veendam for nine seasons, and was named as club captain at the age of 20. In 1997 Wiekens made a £500,000 move to English club Manchester City, who were then playing in the First Division. Wiekens made his debut for Manchester City on the opening day of the 1997-98 season, scoring in a 2-2 draw with Portsmouth. Wiekens was a first team regular for five seasons, and in each of them Manchester City were either relegated or promoted,

Is a former medley swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country at the 1972 Sum

Is a former medley swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. There she was eliminated in the heats of the 200m and 400m Individual Medley.

Is a retired female middle distance runner from the Netherlands, who twice represented her native co

Is a retired female middle distance runner from the Netherlands, who twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: 1960 (Rome) and 1964 (Tokyo).

Is a former Uruguayan football player. Traverso moved to Paraguay as a youth player and began his pr

Is a former Uruguayan football player. Traverso moved to Paraguay as a youth player and began his professional career with Rubio Ñú before moving to Nacional in the Primera División de Paraguay. He played on loan for Barcelona in Serie A de Ecuador. He also had a brief spell with Dundee in the Scottish Premier League.

Is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for C.A. Peñarol. Alcoba has made two appearances for the senio

Is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for C.A. Peñarol. Alcoba has made two appearances for the senior Uruguay national football team, and his debut was a friendly against Turkey on 20 August 2008.

Was an Argentine chess grandmaster. He was born in Lanús, Buenos Aires, and raised in Rosario, Sant

Was an Argentine chess grandmaster. He was born in Lanús, Buenos Aires, and raised in Rosario, Santa Fe.Barbero was Argentine champion in 1984[1] and played on board one for the Chess Olympiad team in 1990. He played six times for Argentina, between 1978 and 1990, at the Chess Olympiads.[2]Barbero had a win against Bent Larsen in Buenos Aires in 1991 (moves given in algebraic chess notation):

Is a Colombian footballer, who began as a defender and now plays as a defensive midfielder. He plays

Is a Colombian footballer, who began as a defender and now plays as a defensive midfielder. He plays for Millonarios in the Copa Mustang.

Better known under his ring name Último Gladiador is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked pro

Better known under his ring name Último Gladiador is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. Poza currently works for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración as a part of the group Los Ma

Is a Swiss football player. He currently plays for BSC Young Boys.He signed a 1+1 contract with club

Is a Swiss football player. He currently plays for BSC Young Boys.He signed a 1+1 contract with club on 30 June 2007, and compete the first choice goalkeeper place with Marco Wölfli, to replace Matteo Gritti.

Is a Chilean midfield football player who currently plays for Santiago, Chile based club Colo-Colo.C

Is a Chilean midfield football player who currently plays for Santiago, Chile based club Colo-Colo.Cortés started playing professionally with Deportes Concepcion. After going to Ñublense and back to Deportes Concepcion he was signed by Colo-Colo in 2008 and was loaned out to Unión Española where he helped the team from being relegated to the second division. In 2009 he was brought back to play for Colo-Colo.

Is a Colombian footballer who plays as a defender. He started his career with Envigado FC, then move

Is a Colombian footballer who plays as a defender. He started his career with Envigado FC, then moved to Deportivo Cali and currently plays for Deportes Tolima. He has been capped by the Colombia national football team and played against France and Japan