Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1807 to 1825 for Hampshire, making 6 kn

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1807 to 1825 for Hampshire, making 6 known appearances. Holland played his first match for Hampshire on 25 May 1807 against All-England at Lord's Old Ground.

Was an English cricketer. Holmes was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm medium. Ho

Was an English cricketer. Holmes was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm medium. Holmes also played as an occasional wicketkeeper. Holmes made his first-class debut for pre-county club Hampshire in 1861 against the Marylebone Cricket Club

Was an English sportsman who played cricket for Hampshire in the 1950s and 1960s, having previously

Was an English sportsman who played cricket for Hampshire in the 1950s and 1960s, having previously played a handful of times for Worcestershire in the 1940s. He also played football for Blackburn, Southampton, Bradford Park Avenue and Hereford.

Was a nineteenth-century American chess master. He is known to have played in only two significant c

Was a nineteenth-century American chess master. He is known to have played in only two significant chess tournaments: the Second and Third American Chess Congresses in 1871 and 1874.

Known as Harry Howard, was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half. Born in Rot

Known as Harry Howard, was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half. Born in Rotherham, he had trials with Rotherham Town and Sheffield Wednesday before joining Sheffield United, for whom he made 48 appearances in the Football League. He went on to play 51 games in all competitions for Small Heath.

Was an English cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1920 to 1924.

Was an English cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1920 to 1924.

Was a Canadian cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played one first-class match for Somerset

Was a Canadian cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played one first-class match for Somerset against Sussex as part of the 1906 County Championship. He failed to score, bowl or take a catch in that match. He later played a second first-class match

Is a German footballer who most recently played for Maltese Premier League side Sliema Wanderers, wh

Is a German footballer who most recently played for Maltese Premier League side Sliema Wanderers, where he played as a striker.

Is a German footballer who most recently played for Maltese Premier League side Sliema Wanderers, wh

Is a German footballer who most recently played for Maltese Premier League side Sliema Wanderers, where he played as a striker. Henry is an brother of Nwankwo Kanu and Christopher Kanu.

Was an English football manager who managed Derby County and Manchester City.Before becoming a manag

Was an English football manager who managed Derby County and Manchester City.Before becoming a manager Newbould combined a job at an iron foundry with playing football, playing as an outside right. Derby St. Luke and Sheffield Wednesday among his clubs. He later trained as an accountant.

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 7'0" center from the University of Dayton, Fi

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 7'0" center from the University of Dayton, Finkel played nine seasons (1966-1975) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, San Diego Rockets, and Boston Celtics. He spent the majority of his career (1969-1975) in Boston, serving as a backup to future Hall-of-Famer Dave Cowens. Finkel averaged 5.1 points per game and 3.9 rebounds per game in his career and won an NBA Championship with the Celtics in 1974.[1]

Was a top-ranked American tennis player in both singles and doubles in the 1930s. He was born in Cle

Was a top-ranked American tennis player in both singles and doubles in the 1930s. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Prusoff was ranked # 3 in doubles during the 1930s. Prusoff won the singles and doubles titles at the Oregon State tennis championship in 193

Was a world boxing champion who fought under the name Henry Armstrong.The son of a sharecropper and

Was a world boxing champion who fought under the name Henry Armstrong.The son of a sharecropper and America Armstrong, an Iroquois Indian, Henry Jr. was a boxer who not only was a member of the exclusive group of fighters that have won boxing championships in three or more different divisions, but also has the distinction of being the only boxer to hold three world championships at the same time. He also defended the Welterweight championship more times than any other fighter.

Is an English former footballer who has had a long career in football management and is the current

Is an English former footballer who has had a long career in football management and is the current manager of Portsmouth in the English Premier League.

Was an English professional footballer born in Wheatenhurst, Gloucestershire, who played as a goalke

Was an English professional footballer born in Wheatenhurst, Gloucestershire, who played as a goalkeeper. He made 89 appearances in the Football League playing for Small Heath, Grimsby Town and Chesterfield. He also played for Queens Park Rangers, New Brompton and Fulham in the Southern League.

Was a cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia. Scott, a doctor by training, later served as

Was a cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia. Scott, a doctor by training, later served as mayor and chief magistrate in the rural New South Wales town of Scone; he died here of typhoid in 1910. His first-class debut was at the age of nineteen in February 1878 for Victoria.

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1815 to 1830. Mainly associated

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1815 to 1830. Mainly associated with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), he made 34 known appearances in first-class matches. He played for several predominantly amateur teams including the G

Was a Scottish rugby union international and first-class cricketer. A fullback, Stevenson was capped

Was a Scottish rugby union international and first-class cricketer. A fullback, Stevenson was capped 15 times for Scotland and took part in six Home Nations campaigns. This included being part of Scotland's 1891 Home Nations Triple Crown winning side as

Was a noted English cricketer of the 1790s. He was a wicketkeeper-batsman who is believed to have be

Was a noted English cricketer of the 1790s. He was a wicketkeeper-batsman who is believed to have been right-handed. Henry Tufton belonged to an aristocratic family that was prominent in cricketing and other sporting circles. Tufton made his debut in majo

Was a Scottish writer and amateur golfer.Whigham worked for the Chicago Tribune from 1895 to 1897 as

Was a Scottish writer and amateur golfer.Whigham worked for the Chicago Tribune from 1895 to 1897 as a drama critic. He served as an instructor of English and economics at Lake Forest College in 1895, and as a guest lecturer at a variety of Midwestern uni

Was an Olympic breaststroke swimmer, water polo player, and leader in the field of commercial audio

Was an Olympic breaststroke swimmer, water polo player, and leader in the field of commercial audio and visual communications. Handy was noted for the number of training films that he produced over the years.

Was an English cricketer who played internationally for Nigeria. A right-handed batsman and right-ar

Was an English cricketer who played internationally for Nigeria. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played one first-class match for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in 1937, against New Zealand. Following his only first-class

Was an American lightweight and welterweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century.

Was an American lightweight and welterweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century.

Was an English cricketer who played a total of 19 first-class matches for Kent County Cricket Club b

Was an English cricketer who played a total of 19 first-class matches for Kent County Cricket Club between 1907 and 1913. After retiring from first-class cricket, he had a spell as professional at Lancashire League side Nelson during the 1914 season.

Was an English cricketer. Tommy Enthoven was born in Cartagena, Spain and was educated at Cambridge

Was an English cricketer. Tommy Enthoven was born in Cartagena, Spain and was educated at Cambridge University. He played in 123 first-class matches for Middlesex CCC, as a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium bowler between 1923 and 1936, scoring 44