Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter N

Is a footballer from Guyana who plays for Caledonia AIA and the Guyana national football team.

Is a footballer from Guyana who plays for Caledonia AIA and the Guyana national football team.

Was an English cricketer who played for Lancashire and England. Born in Gee Cross, Hyde, Cheshire, h

Was an English cricketer who played for Lancashire and England. Born in Gee Cross, Hyde, Cheshire, he captained England for the tour to India in the only four Test matches he played in, winning one and drawing three, although the series was drawn after the fifth Test match was lost (Howard was injured and Donald Carr captained England in his absence). Nigel Howard was chosen to lead England's second-string side to the sub-continent in 1951-52 largely because he was an amateur (Len Hutton became the first professional England captain of the 20th century a few months later) and a successful leader of Lancashire (1949-53).

Is an English chess player, chess coach and writer who holds the title Grandmaster.Davies was Britis

Is an English chess player, chess coach and writer who holds the title Grandmaster.Davies was British (Under-21) Boys Champion in 1979[1]and British Rapidplay Chess Champion in 1987.

A Dutch football player, currently playing for Hamburg.Nigel de Jong is the son of Dutch footballer

A Dutch football player, currently playing for Hamburg.Nigel de Jong is the son of Dutch footballer Jerry de Jong. He began as a youth player for Ajax Amsterdam.On 19 October 2002 he made his debut for Ajax's first team. He quickly made an impact and became a favourite with the fans. A versatile right-footed player, he was preferred choice in both midfield and defence but later on in his career he was sitting on the reserves bench more often than being in the starting line-up.

Is a British judoka.

Is a British judoka.

Was a Zimbabwean cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler who played for

Was a Zimbabwean cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler who played for Mashonaland County Districts. He was born in Salisbury (now Harare).Dorward's debut came during the Logan Cup competition of 1994/95, though, batting at nu

Is a former Welsh professional footballer who played as a full back. He made more than 400 Football

Is a former Welsh professional footballer who played as a full back. He made more than 400 Football League appearances for Chester City and Aldershot.Edwards was signed by Chester as a youngster in September 1968 after being at Blackburn Rovers on amateur terms [1]. After impressing in the reserve side [2], Edwards made his Football League debut on 23 April 1969 against Lincoln City, alongside fellow youngster Grenville Millington.

Played first-class and List A cricket for Leicestershire. Between 1971 and 1995. A right-handed open

Played first-class and List A cricket for Leicestershire. Between 1971 and 1995. A right-handed opening batsman, Briers was Leicestershire's youngest-ever first-class cricketer when he made his debut at 16 in 1946, but it was for his deeds towards the end of his career that he won accolades. He is now director of sport at Marlborough College in Wiltshire, England.

Tall, stringy and deceptively frail in appearance, Haig played regularly from 1912 to 1934 as an ama

Tall, stringy and deceptively frail in appearance, Haig played regularly from 1912 to 1934 as an amateur batsman who could open the innings or bat further down the order and as a tireless swing bowler somewhat above medium pace. His all-round usefulness is shown by the fact that he made 1,000 runs in a season six times and took 100 wickets five times. He did the all-rounder's double of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in a season three times, in 1921, 1927 and 1929. He was captain of Middlesex for six seasons from 1929, sharing the job in the last two years with H. J. Enthoven.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Buckinghamshire. He was born

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Buckinghamshire. He was born in Cookham. Farrow, who made a Second XI appearance for Northamptonshire in 1983, and who represented Buckinghamshire in the Minor Counties Championship be

Is an English cricketer. A left-handed batsman, Felton has played county cricket for Northamptonshir

Is an English cricketer. A left-handed batsman, Felton has played county cricket for Northamptonshire, Somerset and is also an occasional off spin bowler.

Is a former English first-class cricketer who made over 200 appearances for Somerset between 1979 an

Is a former English first-class cricketer who made over 200 appearances for Somerset between 1979 and 1985. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, Popplewell also occasionally played as wicket-keeper.

S an English-born football player who plays as a midfielder for West Ham United and for Scotland

S an English-born football player who plays as a midfielder for West Ham United and for Scotland

Is a former English cricketer who played for Dorset, before finding fame with Glamorgan and Hampshir

Is a former English cricketer who played for Dorset, before finding fame with Glamorgan and Hampshire.

Is an English former football player, who played as a defender for Shrewsbury Town, Sheffield Wednes

Is an English former football player, who played as a defender for Shrewsbury Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Middlesbrough before going in to management. He is the current manager of Leicester City, having been unveiled by chairman Milan Mandaric at a press conference on 20 June 2008.

Is a former professional footballer who played in the English Football League.A tall slim striker an

Is a former professional footballer who played in the English Football League.A tall slim striker and a product of the Preston North End youth system Nigel made his debut as a seventeen year old in a league game away at Lincoln City, a game they lost 4-0.

Is a former footballer and is the current manager of Scunthorpe United.Adkins was appointed caretake

Is a former footballer and is the current manager of Scunthorpe United.Adkins was appointed caretaker manager by Scunthorpe chairman Steve Wharton in November 2006, following the departure of the previous manager, Brian Laws. Adkins had previously held the role of physio at the club

Is an English footballer and the current player-manager of Burton Albion. He has played mainly as a

Is an English footballer and the current player-manager of Burton Albion. He has played mainly as a striker but could adapt to other positions, including centre-back.He is most famous as a Nottingham Forest player, where he was coached by his father Brian Clough to whom he was publicly known as "The No. 9".

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Hertfordshire. He was born in

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Hertfordshire. He was born in Watford. Ilott, who made his Minor Counties Championship debut for the team in the 1988 season, and who played with the team until 1994, made a single Lis

Is a former Canadian cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. He pl

Is a former Canadian cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. He played one List A match for Canada at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He also represented them at two ICC Trophy tournaments.

Was an English footballer, who played for Watford and England U21 during his playing career. He play

Was an English footballer, who played for Watford and England U21 during his playing career. He played as a right-back.Gibbs made his Watford debut in 1983, at the age of 17. Gibbs also played in 5 England Under 21 matches in the 1980s.

Is an English football manager and former player. He was formerly a midfield player who was an integ

Is an English football manager and former player. He was formerly a midfield player who was an integral part of the much-admired Liverpool team of 1988.

Is an English former footballer, who represented his country at Under-21 level and until May 2008 wa

Is an English former footballer, who represented his country at Under-21 level and until May 2008 was manager of Ilkeston Town. As of July 9, 2008, he is the player-assistant manager to Jim Vince at the newly renamed F.C. Halifax Town.

Is an English former professional association football player. He played for Wolverhampton Wanderers

Is an English former professional association football player. He played for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Gillingham between 1974 and 1979.

Is a former Wales international footballer. He gained ten international caps during his career.Vaugh

Is a former Wales international footballer. He gained ten international caps during his career.Vaughan began his career at Newport County where he played over 200 games for the club. In September 1983 he joined Cardiff City as part of a five man swap deal between the two clubs.