Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is an Irish rugby union footballer who plays at scrum half for Munster and Ireland. He is one of the

Is an Irish rugby union footballer who plays at scrum half for Munster and Ireland. He is one of the most recognisable players in world rugby as Stringer is one of the smallest players at 5 ft 7 inches (170 cm) tall and weighing in at just over 70kgs (152lbs).In February 2000, he made his debut for Ireland against Scotland in the Six Nations Championship. Since then, as of 2006, he has appeared in 66 out of Ireland's last 70 Matches. He is known for his ability to take down larger players, especially with one handed "tap tackles" [2]

Is a Swiss sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1980s. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Mosc

Is a Swiss sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1980s. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, he was eliminated in the repechages of the K-2 500 m event and the semifinals of the K-2 1000 m event. Four years later in Los Angeles, Ammann was elim

Is a German football Midfielder who currently plays for 1. FC Nuremberg II. In October 2007 he was p

Is a German football Midfielder who currently plays for 1. FC Nuremberg II. In October 2007 he was promoted to the first team of VfB Stuttgart. He had his professional debut on October 20, 2007 against Hamburger SV.

Is a Swedish handball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympic

Is a Swedish handball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Is a renowned English former footballer of the 1980s and 1990s, who once set a record transfer fee i

Is a renowned English former footballer of the 1980s and 1990s, who once set a record transfer fee in the game and represented his country 59 times between 1986 and 1996, once as captain.

Is a former German biathlete. At the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo he won the gold medal in

Is a former German biathlete. At the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo he won the gold medal in the 20 km individual. In addition he won silver in the sprint distance and bronze with the West German relay team. Previously at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid he won a relay bronze medal and at the 1988 Winter Olympic Games in Calgary the relay team won silver. In addition to winning five World Championship medals and many World Cup competitions, Angerer won the overall World Cup in 1983.

Is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that finishe

Is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that finished seventh at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. His two year older brother Brent was also on the side, that competed in 1984. He also par

Is a right-handed batsmen and also bowls right arm medium.

Is a right-handed batsmen and also bowls right arm medium.

A former Dutch football player.During his club career he played for Go Ahead Eagles and AZ Alkmaar.

A former Dutch football player.During his club career he played for Go Ahead Eagles and AZ Alkmaar. He earned 5 caps for the Netherlands national football team, and was included in their squad for the 1976 UEFA European Football Championship.

Was a Russian chess International Master, International Arbiter, and author. At the beginning of his

Was a Russian chess International Master, International Arbiter, and author. At the beginning of his career, he took 11th at Sankt Petersburg 1911 (All-Russian Amateur Tournament, Stepan Levitsky won).[

Is a retired Austrian football player.Born in Vienna, Artner started his professional career with Au

Is a retired Austrian football player.Born in Vienna, Artner started his professional career with Austria Wien where he was the supposed successor of club legend Robert Sara. After a season on loan to First Vienna, he was however deemed surplus to requirements

Was an Australian freestyle and medley swimmer of the 1960s, who won a bronze medal in the 4x100m me

Was an Australian freestyle and medley swimmer of the 1960s, who won a bronze medal in the 4x100m medley relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Although he set multiple world records, Reynolds peaked between Olympics and was unable to capture an indi

Was a professional English footballer who plays as both a defender and a midfielder. He is presently

Was a professional English footballer who plays as both a defender and a midfielder. He is presently assistant manager at Halifax Town, although on 16 October 2007, he came out of playing retirement to appear for the Shaymen.

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played for Northumberland. He was born in Gainsborough. Atkinson represented Worcestershire Second XI in the Second XI Championship between 1966 and 1968. Having taken a year out of the game, he played his first Minor Counties Championship game for Northumberland in 1970. Atkinson made his only List A appearance for the team in the 1971 Gillette Cup, against Lincolnshire. From the opening order, Atkinson scored a duck.

Is a former Malawian flyweight boxer. He competed at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics. His best fin

Is a former Malawian flyweight boxer. He competed at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics. His best finish was 5th at the 1984 games.

Is a former footballer who played as a left winger.Bircumshaw started his professional career with N

Is a former footballer who played as a left winger.Bircumshaw started his professional career with Notts County where he scored 40 goals in 72 games, before he moved to Bradford City in 1962. He spent just one season at Valley Parade but he finished as the club's joint top goal-scorer with seven league goals and four in the FA Cup, including a hat-trick in a 5–2 win over Oldham Athletic.

Is a retired male boxer from Slovakia, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympi

Is a retired male boxer from Slovakia, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he was stopped in the first round of the men's light flyweight division (– 48 kg) by Indonesia's La Paene Masara.

Is a Swiss slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 27th in the K-1 event at the 1

Is a Swiss slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 27th in the K-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Was an English cricketer who played three first-class matches for Lancashire County Cricket Club in

Was an English cricketer who played three first-class matches for Lancashire County Cricket Club in the 1956 season. He played for Lancashire's second-eleven for a number of years, as well as playing for Bacup Cricket Club between 1946 and 1965.

Was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire. He was born in York. Pickering made a sing

Was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire. He was born in York. Pickering made a single first-class appearance, during the 1953 season, against Lancashire.

A Scottish former professional footballer and football manager who reached his peak as a player in t

A Scottish former professional footballer and football manager who reached his peak as a player in the first great Liverpool side of the 1970s.Whilst at Hibs, Cormack caught the eye of John Prentice who was then manager of the Scottish national side, Prentice awarded Cormack his first cap on the 25 June 1966 in a prestigious friendly with Brazil at Hampden Park, Brazil were warming up in readiness to play in the '66 World Cup which was to be held South of the border in England. Cormack's debut was certainly a memorable occasion as the Scots held the reigning World Champions to a 1-1 draw.

Was an English cricketer. Barrett was a right-handed batsman. Barrett represented Hampshire in six f

Was an English cricketer. Barrett was a right-handed batsman. Barrett represented Hampshire in six first-class matches and one one-day match from 1975 to 1976. Barrett made his Hampshire debut in 1975 against Yorkshire. Barrett made just one one-day appearance for the club, coming in the 1976 County Championship season against Essex. His final first-class match came against Somerset in 1976.

Is a former professional ice hockey left winger. He was drafted in the seventh round, 214th overall,

Is a former professional ice hockey left winger. He was drafted in the seventh round, 214th overall, by the Minnesota Wild in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He played thirteen games in the National Hockey League with the Wild in the 2000–01 season.

Played professional football for Blackpool before becoming player-manager of Chester in 1963. This m

Played professional football for Blackpool before becoming player-manager of Chester in 1963. This made him one of the first foreign managers in English football.A wing-half, former underground surveyor Hauser made 83 Football League appearances (scoring 10 goals) for Blackpool between 1955 and 1962, before dropping out of professional football and joining Cheltenham Town.

Is an English former footballer who played as an inside forward.Bennett started as a youth player fo

Is an English former footballer who played as an inside forward.Bennett started as a youth player for West Ham United and played in the FA Youth Cup winning team of 1963. After signing pro forms, he made his league debut on April 4, 1964 in a home game against Bolton Wanderers.