Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter N

Is a former tennis player from South Africa.Godwin turned professional in 1994. The right-hander won

Is a former tennis player from South Africa.Godwin turned professional in 1994. The right-hander won one singles title (2001 Newport) in his career, and reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on March 31, 1997, when he became World number 90.At the 1996 Wimbledon tournament Godwin had his best finish at a Grand Slam, when he reached the fourth round as a qualifier.

Was an English first-class cricketer who played for Hampshire. Rogers was a right-handed top order b

Was an English first-class cricketer who played for Hampshire. Rogers was a right-handed top order batsman and scored a century before lunch against the touring West Indians in 1950. He never played for England but came close in 1951, acting at the 12th m

Was an Australian butterfly swimmer of the 1960s.

Was an Australian butterfly swimmer of the 1960s.

Is an is an Australian cricket player, who played first class cricket for Queensland and Tasmania. H

Is an is an Australian cricket player, who played first class cricket for Queensland and Tasmania. He debuted for Queensland in the 1985-86 season, but transferred to Tasmania the following summer, where he played until the end of the 1988-89 season. He was a Left-handed middle order batsman, and scored one first class century.

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he was the youngest of seven brothers to play firs

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he was the youngest of seven brothers to play first-class cricket for Worcestershire, though his county cricket was restricted to two seasons as he spent most of his life in Malaya. he made his first-class

Was an English fast bowler of the late 1900s and effectively the successor to Tom Richardson and Wil

Was an English fast bowler of the late 1900s and effectively the successor to Tom Richardson and William Lockwood in the Surrey team. Because of his profession as a singer, Knox's career was short, but he was undoubtedly the fastest bowler of his time and one of the fastest bowlers ever to play for England - probably capable of speeds over 150 km/h (93 mph).

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire, Oxford University, Middlesex and MCC between 192

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire, Oxford University, Middlesex and MCC between 1926 and 1934. He made his debut in August 1926 in a victory against Northamptonshire and followed it up with a draw against Kent. He played two games for Der

Is an English former professional footballer. He currently plays for Southern League Division 1 Sout

Is an English former professional footballer. He currently plays for Southern League Division 1 South & West side Didcot Town.Roach was born in Reading and began his career as an apprentice with Reading, turning professional in August 1996. His league debut came on April 26, 1997, when he scored the first goal in a 2-0 victory home over Oldham Athletic.

Was a first-class cricketer who played one match for the Royal Air Force cricket team in 1945. A rig

Was a first-class cricketer who played one match for the Royal Air Force cricket team in 1945. A right-handed batsman and right-arm off break and medium pace bowler, Shelmerdine did not bat or bowl in his only appearance, which came against Yorkshire Coun

Is a Welsh former footballer, best known for his time with Everton. He has been described as one of

Is a Welsh former footballer, best known for his time with Everton. He has been described as one of the best goalkeepers of his generation and won the FWA Footballer of the Year award in 1985. He was awarded the MBE in 1995 for his services to football.

Was an Indian footballer who represented his nation at the 1956 Summer Olympics, where he became the

Was an Indian footballer who represented his nation at the 1956 Summer Olympics, where he became the first Asian player to score a hat-trick in an Olympic Games.[1][2] D'Souza finished the tournament as joint top-scorer, with 4 goals in 3 games.[3] D'Souza played club football for Bombay.[4]

Was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1921

Was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1921

Is a Swiss snowboarder. He is competing in the parallel giant slalom for Switzerland during the 2010

Is a Swiss snowboarder. He is competing in the parallel giant slalom for Switzerland during the 2010 Winter Olympic games in Vancouver, Canada. He currently resides in Ardez, Switzerland. .

Aka Kristen Michelle Newlin is U.S. born Turkish female basketball player at the center position who

Aka Kristen Michelle Newlin is U.S. born Turkish female basketball player at the center position who plays for Fenerbahçe Istanbul. She is 1.96 m and her primary position is center.

An Italian football (soccer) manager.Orlandi spent his career playing for several amateur teams, not

An Italian football (soccer) manager.Orlandi spent his career playing for several amateur teams, notably playing with Akragas throughout the 1970s and the 1980s, and being nicknamed l'agricoltore (the peasant) because of his particular running style.[3]

Is a Canadian soccer player currently playing for Montreal Impact in the USSF Division 2 Professiona

Is a Canadian soccer player currently playing for Montreal Impact in the USSF Division 2 Professional League. Pizzolitto began playing youth soccer with the with Sporting-Patriotes of the Quebec Elite Soccer League in 1990. He was picked several times on the LSEQ all-star teams, was also proclaimed Defender of the Year. He helped helping Sporting-Patriotes reach the national club championship in the U15 category in 1990, and later went on to win the national title at the U19 level in 1994. Pizzolitto played at the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Japan, in a team alongside Paul Stalteri and Jason Bent.

Is a Turkish professional female basketball player of Fenerbahçe Istanbul. The international compet

Is a Turkish professional female basketball player of Fenerbahçe Istanbul. The international competitor is 1.95 m (6' 5") tall.She played in I.U.S.B.K., Galatasaray SK in Turkey. Then she moved first to the Greek team Apollon Patras, and later to the Bulg

Was an American checkers and chess player. Banks played his first game of blindfold checkers at age

Was an American checkers and chess player. Banks played his first game of blindfold checkers at age five years and six months at the Detroit Chess and Checker Club. In 1947, at age 60, for 45 consecutive days (4 hr per day) Banks played 1387 blindfold che

is a French–Algerian amateur boxer best known to win Gold medal of 2007 African Championship in T

is a French–Algerian amateur boxer best known to win Gold medal of 2007 African Championship in Tananarive (Madagascar) at super heavyweight and silver medal at All African Games in Algiers in the same division. He was born in Lyon. He's the cousin of the French football player, the forward Karim Benzema. Newfel's and Karim's families are from the same town in Algeria (Beni Djellil).He's also the cousin of Algerian famous singer Hanifa (Hanifa's mother is the sister of Newfel's grandfather).

Better known as Newsboy Brown, was an American boxer. As part of the inaugural card for the famous O

Better known as Newsboy Brown, was an American boxer. As part of the inaugural card for the famous Olympic Auditorium, he defeated Frankie Grandetta by points. Brown had two famous bouts against Corporal Izzy Schwartz. Brown beat him in 1925 but lost in a

Founded a swim school in the 1950s. In 1922, the 14-year-old Perry and his family moved to the Ocala

Founded a swim school in the 1950s. In 1922, the 14-year-old Perry and his family moved to the Ocala, Florida area. "Newt", as he was known, was delighted to find that he could continue his swimming career in the clean, clear water at Silver Springs. He w

Is a Zimbabwean football striker who currently plays for FC Schaffhausen. He was a member of the Zim

Is a Zimbabwean football striker who currently plays for FC Schaffhausen. He was a member of the Zimbabwe national football team from 2004 until now and Zimbabwe national football team's 2006 African Nations Cup, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.

Is a retired professional wrestler who started his career in the 1960s working for Stu Hart's Stampe

Is a retired professional wrestler who started his career in the 1960s working for Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling promotion out of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. During his career, Tattrie wrestled all over the globe, wrestling for promotions across the US and

More commonly known as Ney Fabiano, is a Brazilian football (soccer) player, currently playing for B

More commonly known as Ney Fabiano, is a Brazilian football (soccer) player, currently playing for Bangkok Glass FC in the Thai Premier League.

Is a retired Ecuadorian football striker who played 55 times for the Ecuador national team scoring 1

Is a retired Ecuadorian football striker who played 55 times for the Ecuador national team scoring 16 goals between 1987 and 1993.He joined rivals Barcelona Sporting Club in 1993, but missed out on their 1995 championship success as he spent that season w