Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter N

A retired Japanese football goalkeeper. He played for several J-League clubs, including Bellmare Hir

A retired Japanese football goalkeeper. He played for several J-League clubs, including Bellmare Hiratsuka, Avispa Fukuoka and Thespa Kusatsu. He played for the Japan national football team (4 matches) and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.He started playing football when he was in the 5th grade and was converted to a goalkeeper at high school. After graduating from Doshisha University in 1988, Kojima joined Fujita Industries F.C. (current Shonan Bellmare) playing in the Japan Soccer League division 1. He became a regular starting member of the team in 1994. He had been playing for the club as an employee of Fujita Industries but turned professional in January 1995.

Is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team.

Is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team.

A Japanese football player who currently plays for Japan's J. League Division 2 side Montedio Yamaga

A Japanese football player who currently plays for Japan's J. League Division 2 side Montedio Yamagata. He formerly played in Spain for CD Logroñés and in Croatia for NK Rijeka.

Is a retired Soviet football player of Georgian ethnicity. He is the father of Zurab Khizanishvili.H

Is a retired Soviet football player of Georgian ethnicity. He is the father of Zurab Khizanishvili.He played his only game for USSR on April 14, 1982 in a friendly against Argentina.

Was a Georgian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Was a Georgian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Is a young Azerbaijani defender, who currently plays for MOIK Baku.

Is a young Azerbaijani defender, who currently plays for MOIK Baku.

Is a Russian pair skater.

Is a Russian pair skater.

Is a Mexican professional basketball player. He is a 6'8" Forward who currently plays for Tecos UAG

Is a Mexican professional basketball player. He is a 6'8" Forward who currently plays for Tecos UAG in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional in Mexico. He is also a member of the Mexico national basketball team. Alonzo made his debut for the Mexico

Is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international co

Is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.Klein was part of the team that became 10th at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal. At the 2006 FINA Women's Water Polo World Leag

Was an American tennis player in the mid-20th century. He was born in Stamford, Texas. Brown was cap

Was an American tennis player in the mid-20th century. He was born in Stamford, Texas. Brown was captain of the University of California at Los Angeles tennis team in 1946. He won singles titles at two of the world’s oldest and most prestigious tennis eve

Is a flyweight boxer.Nicknamed "El Verdugo", Arambulet turned pro in 1996 and captured the vacant WB

Is a flyweight boxer.Nicknamed "El Verdugo", Arambulet turned pro in 1996 and captured the vacant WBA minimumweight title with a decision win over Joma Gamboa in 1999. He defended the belt once before being stripped of the title for not making weight for

Is a Venezuelan professional racing cyclist.

Is a Venezuelan professional racing cyclist.

Is a former Indian cricketer. He played domestic cricket for Hyderabad and played four One Day Inter

Is a former Indian cricketer. He played domestic cricket for Hyderabad and played four One Day Internationals for India in 1997. David was a bowling all-rounder - a decent off-break bowler and a lower order batsman. He was an excellent fielder. Sachin Ten

Is an Australian football (soccer) defender who plays for Dandenong Thunder in the Victorian Premier

Is an Australian football (soccer) defender who plays for Dandenong Thunder in the Victorian Premier League. In 2006 after two years at the Australian Institute of Sports, Bahnsen joined Victorian Premier League club Richmond SC for three seasons.

Was a New Zealand football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level.Barkle

Was a New Zealand football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level.Barkley made his full All Whites debut in a 4-2 win over Fiji on 17 September 17 1986 and ended his international playing career with 20 A-international caps and

A female field hockey player from Argentina, who won a bronze medal with the national women's hockey

A female field hockey player from Argentina, who won a bronze medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Is a retired footballer. Throughout his career he has played for Aston Villa, Shrewsbury Town, Birmi

Is a retired footballer. Throughout his career he has played for Aston Villa, Shrewsbury Town, Birmingham City, Portsmouth, Leeds United, Stoke City, Bradford City, Dundee, and Exeter City.

Is a former English footballer who played in The Football League for Bury and Chester City. He mainl

Is a former English footballer who played in The Football League for Bury and Chester City. He mainly played as a full back and was well known for his long throw from throw–ins.

Is a former professional footballer. He played the majority of his career at QPR, as a centre forwar

Is a former professional footballer. He played the majority of his career at QPR, as a centre forward.He started his professional career at Reading, where he was spotted by Ted Bates who signed him for Southampton in July 1955. He made only a handful of appearances for Southampton before moving on to Bournemouth in August 1956.

A winger, he played in the Football League for Tottenham, Blackburn Rovers, Bury, and Scarborough, a

A winger, he played in the Football League for Tottenham, Blackburn Rovers, Bury, and Scarborough, and won 27 international caps for Northern Ireland, scoring 3 goals. Noel played in a famous 1-0 win for Northern Ireland over Israel that allowed the team to qualify for the World Cup finals for the first time in 24 years. He also scored the winning goal against Wales in 1980 to give Northern Ireland the British Championship trophy in the Irish Football Association's centenary year.

Is an Irish racehorse trainer based at Upper Lambourn, Berkshire.

Is an Irish racehorse trainer based at Upper Lambourn, Berkshire.

Was an Irish cricketer and football player born in County Cork, Irish Free State. He was educated at

Was an Irish cricketer and football player born in County Cork, Irish Free State. He was educated at the Roman Catholic Presentation Brothers College in Cork. Cantwell played as a full-back for Western Rovers, Cork Athletic, West Ham United, and Mancheste

Is an American professional basketball player currently playing for Hapoel Jerusalem from the Israel

Is an American professional basketball player currently playing for Hapoel Jerusalem from the Israeli Premier league and previously played for the Seattle SuperSonics in the NBA. The 6'9", 225 lb. forward-center from Fresno State signed a 10-day contract with the Sonics as an undrafted free agent on March 2, 2006. At the end of that month, he was signed for the remainder of the season, appearing in a total of 12 games and averaging 1.5 ppg. He was the CBA Defensive Player of the Year in the 2004-05 season.

Is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for Ferencvárosi TC.

Is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for Ferencvárosi TC.

Is a former Bermudian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler. He

Is a former Bermudian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler. He played one first-class match for Bermuda, against New Zealand in 1972, scoring five runs in the match. His greatest success came in the ICC Trophy, where he had a fine all-round career. In 34 matches he scored 631 runs at an average of 30.04. His top score of 125 not out against Hong Kong in 1986 is the third highest for Bermuda in the ICC Trophy. He also took 42 wickets at an average of 22.85. Only four players have taken more wickets in the history of the tournament.