Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Was an English footballer.Vaessen was born in Gillingham to a footballing family – his father Leon

Was an English footballer.Vaessen was born in Gillingham to a footballing family – his father Leon had played for Millwall and Gillingham. A centre-forward, he joined Arsenal in 1977 as an apprentice, and made his debut aged 16 against Lokomotive Leipzig in the UEFA Cup on 27 September 1978.

Is a former English professional football (soccer) player who represented the United Kingdom at the

Is a former English professional football (soccer) player who represented the United Kingdom at the 2005 Maccabiah Games.

Is a professional football (soccer) Defender currently playing in Football League Two for Chester Ci

Is a professional football (soccer) Defender currently playing in Football League Two for Chester City. He was educated in Wirral at Hilbre High School.

Is a German football manager and former football player, playing as a striker.As a professional play

Is a German football manager and former football player, playing as a striker.As a professional player, Paul Linz played 33 Bundesliga matches for SV Werder Bremen (1978-1980) and SV Waldhof Mannheim 07 (1983/1984). In other divisions he played for a numb

Was a German chess master.Lipke was born in Erfurt.[1] In 1889, he tied for 5-6th in Breslau (6th DS

Was a German chess master.Lipke was born in Erfurt.[1] In 1889, he tied for 5-6th in Breslau (6th DSB Congress, Hauptturnier A, Emanuel Lasker won), and took 4th in Dessau. In 1892, he won in Dresden (7th DSB-Kongress, Hauptturnier A), and he took 2nd in Halle (Quadrangular). In 1893, he took 3rd in Kiel (8th DSB-Kongress, Curt von Bardeleben and Carl August Walbrodt won). In 1894, he took 2nd, behind Siegbert Tarrasch, in Leipzig (9th DSB-Kongress).

Was a Ukrainian–German–British chess player. He was born in Odessa, Ukraine (then Russia). He ha

Was a Ukrainian–German–British chess player. He was born in Odessa, Ukraine (then Russia). He had a separate chess career in each of the three conutries he lived in – Russia, Germany and England. n 1908 List won in Odessa. He drew a match (+4 –4 =1) with Grigory Levenfish in 1910, and was 3rd= at Odessa 1910. He tied for 15-16th at St Petersburg 1911 (Stepan Levitsky won), and in 1912 he finished 4th= with Ilya Rabinovich in an international tournament (Hauptturnier) at Vilna, Lithuania (then Russia). The event was won by Karel Hromádka

Was a French athlete who competed mainly in the 3 mile team. He competed for a France in the 1908 Su

Was a French athlete who competed mainly in the 3 mile team. He competed for a France in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the 3 mile team where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Louis de Fleurac and Joseph Dreher.

Is an English football midfielder who currently plays for Morecambe.He was promoted to the first tea

Is an English football midfielder who currently plays for Morecambe.He was promoted to the first team squad in the summer of 2005 after impressive performances for the youth and reserve teams.

Is a second-generation South African professional wrestler. He is signed with World Wrestling Entert

Is a second-generation South African professional wrestler. He is signed with World Wrestling Entertainment, and performs on the Raw brand under the name Justin Gabriel. He is one-half of the reigning WWE Tag Team Champions with Heath Slater. He was a con

Is a Canadian pair skater. With partner Barbara Underhill, he is the 1979-1983 Canadian national cha

Is a Canadian pair skater. With partner Barbara Underhill, he is the 1979-1983 Canadian national champion, the 1984 World champion, and the 1978 World Junior champion.

Was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from the Netherlands. He had his best year in 1968 when he wo

Was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from the Netherlands. He had his best year in 1968 when he won the Dutch TT, and finished the season in second place behind Hans-Georg Anscheidt[1]. He was the first Dutchman to win his home Grand Prix.

Is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Football League club Airdrie Un

Is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Football League club Airdrie United.Lovering, a left sided defender, began his career at Clydebank in 1995. In 1998 he was signed by Hibernian manager Alex McLeish for £100,000 and proceeded to make 31 appearances for the Edinburgh based club over two seasons. After being released by the club, he joined Ayr United in 2000, where he helped the club to the League Cup final in season 2001-02.

Was an English professional association football player. After an unsuccessful spell with Aston Vill

Was an English professional association football player. After an unsuccessful spell with Aston Villa he went on to play professionally for Gillingham between 1956 and 1958, and in total made 44 appearances in the Football League, scoring seven goals.

Was a Danish amateur football (soccer) player, who played 26 games and scored one goal for the Denma

Was a Danish amateur football (soccer) player, who played 26 games and scored one goal for the Denmark national football team, with whom he won a silver medal at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. He finished ninth in the K-4 1000 m ev

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. He finished ninth in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Is a former South African cricketer who played in five Tests from 1950 to 1955.

Is a former South African cricketer who played in five Tests from 1950 to 1955.

Was a Ukrainian–German–British chess player.In 1908 List won in Odessa. He drew a match (+4 –4

Was a Ukrainian–German–British chess player.In 1908 List won in Odessa. He drew a match (+4 –4 =1) with Grigory Levenfish in 1910, and was 3rd= at Odessa 1910. He tied for 15-16th at St Petersburg 1911 (Stepan Levitsky won), and in 1912 he finished 4th= with Ilya Rabinovich in an international tournament (Hauptturnier) at Vilna, Lithuania (then Russia). The event was won by Karel Hromádka.

Is a Scottish former professional footballer. The son of former Scotland international Lou Macari, h

Is a Scottish former professional footballer. The son of former Scotland international Lou Macari, he played professionally for Stoke City and Huddersfield Town. His brother Mike Macari was also a professional footballer.

Is a New Zealand sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. He is widely rega

Is a New Zealand sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. He is widely regarded as one of New Zealand's most successful international athletes and holds innumerable international speed records in canoeing.

Was a footballer during Leeds United's glory era of the 1960s and 1970s and the last high-profile 'u

Was a footballer during Leeds United's glory era of the 1960s and 1970s and the last high-profile 'utility' player.Madeley was a 'player without portfolio' in that he didn't have a specialist position on the pitch - he had ten of them. In his long career with Leeds, which began with his debut in January 1964, he played in every position on the pitch except goalkeeper and wore every shirt from No.2 to No.11 (and occasionally No.12) as a result.

Is an English football forward.

Is an English football forward.

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 2 for Nîmes Olympique.

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 2 for Nîmes Olympique.

Is an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1952 Summ

Is an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1952 Summer Olympics. His son, Paul Makler, Jr. fenced at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Was an American football player. He played college football at Boston College. He was drafted in the

Was an American football player. He played college football at Boston College. He was drafted in the 7th round by the Cleveland Browns in 2001 NFL Draft and played for the Browns from 2001-2004.

Was an English professional footballer who played in The Football League for Notts County and Cheste

Was an English professional footballer who played in The Football League for Notts County and Chester City.Manns began his career with Cardiff City, but left for Notts County in August 1979 without making a league appearance