Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is an Irish cricketer. An opening bowler, he made his debut for Ireland in 2008, aged 26. He took pa

Is an Irish cricketer. An opening bowler, he made his debut for Ireland in 2008, aged 26. He took part in Ireland's successful campaign in the 2007–08 ICC Intercontinental Cup. Connell has also represented Ireland in One Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twen

Is an Irish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he w

Is an Irish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 1000 m event.

Is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. His father is former Liverpoo

Is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. His father is former Liverpool player Peter Cormack senior.He signed for Newcastle United but failed to make a first-team appearance and returned to Scotland in 1994 with Greenock Morton. Cormack was part of the Scottish Second Division-winning side in his first season, and he went on to make over seventy league appearances before loan spells at Raith Rovers and Stirling Albion at the end of his Morton career in 1999.

Is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1972

Is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. There he was eliminated in the heats of the 200m Freestyle, and as a startswimmer in the 4x100m and the 4x200m Freestyle Relay.

A Canadian curler.Corner was a member of the 1993 "dream team" of his cousin Wayne Middaugh and the

A Canadian curler.Corner was a member of the 1993 "dream team" of his cousin Wayne Middaugh and the brothers of Glenn and Russ Howard. Corner played lead for the team. All four players would skip teams to provincial championships in the future. In 1993, t

Was an influential educator and golfer in Western Australia.Before moving to Australia Anderson ofte

Was an influential educator and golfer in Western Australia.Before moving to Australia Anderson often played at the Old Course at St Andrews: for half a season he held the course record of 80, which was 4 under bogie. When he visited his brother Mark (als

Is a British professional poker player based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is most well-known as the winn

Is a British professional poker player based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is most well-known as the winner of the sixth series of the popular Late Night Poker television series during his time living in the United Kingdom, where he defeated Austria's Jin Cai Lin in the final heads-up encounter to take the £60,000 first prize. He was formerly nicknamed "The Silver Fox", a nickname shared by fellow poker player Mel Judah.

Was an Scottish association football player who played for Dundee and Stoke.Coupar started his caree

Was an Scottish association football player who played for Dundee and Stoke.Coupar started his career playing for Scottish club Dundee. In 1889 he moved down to England to play for Stoke. Coupar played in 17 competitive games and scored 4 goals before Returing to Dundee.

Was an English sportsman who captained Warwickshire in first-class cricket and earlier in his career

Was an English sportsman who captained Warwickshire in first-class cricket and earlier in his career represented England at rugby union. After World War II he gave up on rugby and focused purely on cricket. While primarily a specialist batsman, Cranmer was also a decent medium pace bowler. He had been appointed captain of Warwickshire in 1938 and remained in the role until 1947 before he retired, citing business commitments. Cranmer was capped for England 16 times and took part in their Triple Crown winning Home Nations Championship campaigns of 1934 and 1937. A centre three-quarter, he also captained his country twice.

Is an Australian basketballer currently playing in the National Basketball League.At the age of 19,

Is an Australian basketballer currently playing in the National Basketball League.At the age of 19, he made his NBL debut for the Townsville Crocodiles in 1999. Crawford lasted at the Crocodiles til the end of the 2003/2004 season. In his 5 seasons as a C

Is a former professional footballer who played for Middlesbrough, York City, Doncaster Rovers, Hartl

Is a former professional footballer who played for Middlesbrough, York City, Doncaster Rovers, Hartlepool United and Rochdale.

Was a fullback who played for Charlton Athletic, Watford and Gravesend & Northfleet. He is one of tw

Was a fullback who played for Charlton Athletic, Watford and Gravesend & Northfleet. He is one of two survivors left from the Charlton FA cup victory in 1947.

Was a Scottish footballer.Cunningham played for Clyde, Partick Thistle, Cork City and Barnsley befo

Was a Scottish footballer.Cunningham played for Clyde, Partick Thistle, Cork City and Barnsley before joining Port Vale in May 1933. He played just two games before moving to Crewe Alexandra in November 1933. He died less than a year later on 3 September 1934, at the age of 28.

Is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for Borussia Mönchengladbach. During

Is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for Borussia Mönchengladbach. During March 2007 Peter had returned to training after he suffered a small tear to his left hip cartiliage. Before he was signed to Borussia it was believed that h

Is a former Australian-born Portuguese rugby union player and a current coach and referee. He played

Is a former Australian-born Portuguese rugby union player and a current coach and referee. He played as a fly-half and a fullback. One of the best Portuguese players of his generation, he earned nicknames like Zé Rohan and Mister Canguru.

Is a retired American jockey and a current Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He began his riding caree

Is a retired American jockey and a current Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He began his riding career in the latter part of the late 1940s and was the leading apprentice jockey in New York in 1948. Like many of his compatriots, Anderson struggled througho

Is a former professional Canadian football player with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Footba

Is a former professional Canadian football player with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League at the tight end and wide receiver positions. Dalla Riva played with the Alouettes for his entire 14 year career. He is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, and has had his jersey number #74 retired by the club.

Is an English former professional footballer and until April 2008 was manager of Conference North si

Is an English former professional footballer and until April 2008 was manager of Conference North side Southport. He won one full cap for England.Davenport was born in Birkenhead and was spotted by scouts from Nottingham Forest while playing for Cammel Lairds F.C in the west cheshire league.

Is a Scottish footballer who played his entire professional career in England. He notably played for

Is a Scottish footballer who played his entire professional career in England. He notably played for Grimsby Town and Stoke City.Handyside was a product of the youth system at Heston Rovers a local side from his home town of Dumfries. He also had a spell on the books of the youth team of Queen of the South including playing in a BP Youth Cup second round tie against Celtic on 31st October 1990.

Is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played 18 unofficial tests from 1966 to 1976, and two ODIs in t

Is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played 18 unofficial tests from 1966 to 1976, and two ODIs in the World Cup 1975. Heyn is widely regarded as one of the best cover point fielders ever to represent Sri Lanka.

Is the head coach of the Scotland cricket team, a post he has held since December 2007.A former cric

Is the head coach of the Scotland cricket team, a post he has held since December 2007.A former cricketer who played for Scotland, he was a limited overs specialist, playing just the one first-class match for his adopted country, in 1998. From 1995 to 200

Is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pa

Is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler. He is a big hitting all-rounder who is capable of taking a one-day match away from opposing teams in the latter stages. He made his first-class

Is a Brazilian attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Figueirense.

Is a Brazilian attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Figueirense.

Is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. In the 1992 Tour de France, De Clercq was the w

Is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. In the 1992 Tour de France, De Clercq was the winner of the 20th stage.

Is a Dutch businessman and sailor. Born in The Hague on May 18, 1946, this amateur sailor has beaten

Is a Dutch businessman and sailor. Born in The Hague on May 18, 1946, this amateur sailor has beaten the world’s best sailors, such as New Zealand’s Dean Barker or Russell Coutts.Among the international titles Peter de Ridder has in his prize cabinet are: Admiral's Cup 1999, One Ton European Championships 1988 and 1997, IMS European Championships 1997, Mumm 30 Champions in 2004 and 2005, 2nd runner-up in Farr 40 World Championships in 2005, 3rd place in the TP52 Global Championships 2007, and Winners of the Breitling MedCup 2006, both in the pro and amateur categories.