Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a Danish professional ice hockey goaltender. He is generally seen as the most capable Danish goal

Is a Danish professional ice hockey goaltender. He is generally seen as the most capable Danish goalie. He currently plays for the Coventry Blaze in the Elite Ice Hockey League.Hirsch has served as Team Denmark's number-one goaltender in the IIHF Ice Hock

Is a Slovak slalom canoer who won three Olympic medals in the C-2 event, in 2000, 2004 and 2008, eac

Is a Slovak slalom canoer who won three Olympic medals in the C-2 event, in 2000, 2004 and 2008, each time with his twin brother Pavol Hochschorner as the teammate.

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munic

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, he finished fourth in the C-2 1000 m event.

A retired football striker from the Netherlands, who made his professional debut in the 1990-1991 se

A retired football striker from the Netherlands, who made his professional debut in the 1990-1991 season for De Graafschap. Later on he played for Roda JC, FC Utrecht, Helmond Sport, FC Emmen, and ADO Den Haag.

Is a professional Swedish ice hockey player. He is currently a right winger for the Rögle BK. He fo

Is a professional Swedish ice hockey player. He is currently a right winger for the Rögle BK. He formerly played for EV Duisburg Die Füchse in the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga. He left Duisburg for Rögle in the 2008/2009 season. He has also played for F

Was a racecar driver during the golden age of the Trans-Am Series and a four-time winner of the 24 H

Was a racecar driver during the golden age of the Trans-Am Series and a four-time winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona. He was also the owner of Brumos, a Jacksonville, Florida car dealership.

Is a former professional footballer, who played for Bristol Rovers, Cardiff City and Bristol City in

Is a former professional footballer, who played for Bristol Rovers, Cardiff City and Bristol City in The Football League.Despite being born in Teignmouth, Hooper made one appearance for the Kenyan national team against Uganda in 1951 while on national service in the country.

Was an English cricketer who played three first-class matches for Worcestershire in the early 1930s.

Was an English cricketer who played three first-class matches for Worcestershire in the early 1930s.

Is a former English footballer. He played in The Football League for four clubs from 1978 to 1988.A

Is a former English footballer. He played in The Football League for four clubs from 1978 to 1988.A forward, Houghton made his breakthrough into professional football at 23 when Wigan Athletic were elected to The Football League in 1978. He had joined the Latics a few months earlier from South Liverpool, after an earlier spell with Prescot Town where he won a Mid–Cheshire League championship.

Was an English footballer.Houseman signed professional terms with Chelsea in 1963, having played for

Was an English footballer.Houseman signed professional terms with Chelsea in 1963, having played for the Chelsea Juniors. He made his debut for the club in the 1963-64 season in a 3-2 win over Sheffield United but made only sporadic appearances in his early years at Chelsea, with manager Tommy Docherty unconvinced by him.

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a full-back. He is currently manager of Scottish Premi

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a full-back. He is currently manager of Scottish Premier League club Dundee United. Houston began his career in 1977 with Airdrieonians but made just one senior league appearance and dropped into junior football with Livingston United.

A retired football striker from the Netherlands, who obtained eight caps for the Dutch national team

A retired football striker from the Netherlands, who obtained eight caps for the Dutch national team in the 1980s, scoring seven goals.Houtman played for Feyenoord Rotterdam and FC Groningen. He also had spells with Club Brugge, Sporting Lisboa, Sparta Rotterdam, ADO Den Haag and Excelsior Rotterdam. For Feyenoord he scored 90 goals in 153 official matches.

He played for Middlesex CCC between 1956 and 1972 and he captained the 1st XI from 1968 to 1970. He

He played for Middlesex CCC between 1956 and 1972 and he captained the 1st XI from 1968 to 1970. He played in 37 Tests for England between 1962 and 1972.

Was a New Zealand cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Otago. He was born and die

Was a New Zealand cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Otago. He was born and died in Auckland. Howden made two first-class appearances for the team, during the 1937-38 Plunket Shield season. He scored 11 runs in two innings on his debu

Is a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Leeds United & Frickley Athle

Is a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Leeds United & Frickley Athletic.

Was a professional footballer (goalkeeper) in the 1980s.He joined Queens Park Rangers as a schoolboy

Was a professional footballer (goalkeeper) in the 1980s.He joined Queens Park Rangers as a schoolboy in December 1974, signed apprentice forms in July 1976 and turned professional in July 1977, making his league debut against Shrewsbury Town in 1981.

Is an American water polo player. He is a member of the United States men's national water polo team

Is an American water polo player. He is a member of the United States men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In the championship game, the USA team won the silver medal, defeated by Hungary.

West German heavyweight boxing champion. Although one of the favorites in European Championship in K

West German heavyweight boxing champion. Although one of the favorites in European Championship in Katowice in 1975, he was heavily KO-ed by Andrzej Biegalski from Poland, who later became the champion.

is a professional badminton player. He currently resides near Charlottenlund in Copenhagen with his

is a professional badminton player. He currently resides near Charlottenlund in Copenhagen with his wife, accomplished handball player Camilla Høeg. Together they have a daughter, Nanna, born in 2004.

Is a former Slovak professional ice hockey player, who is currently the general manager of the Slova

Is a former Slovak professional ice hockey player, who is currently the general manager of the Slovak national team.Bondra became the 37th player in NHL history to score 500 NHL goals.Peter was drafted by the Capitals in 1990, 156th overall, but before jo

Is an English footballer, primarily played as a central defender. He currently plays for Queens Park

Is an English footballer, primarily played as a central defender. He currently plays for Queens Park Rangers.

Was an Australian first-class cricketer who played for the Tasmanian Tigers. An allrounder, he took

Was an Australian first-class cricketer who played for the Tasmanian Tigers. An allrounder, he took over 100 wickets and made over 2000 runs for his state.

Peter Philpott was a legspinner and a capable batsman who was also an outstanding slip fielder who s

Peter Philpott was a legspinner and a capable batsman who was also an outstanding slip fielder who seemed set for a decent run in the side when he finished his first series - in the Caribbean - with 18 wickets at 34.94. In his first Test at home, against England at Brisbane, he took 5 for 90, but he was discarded after taking 3 for 281 in the three innings that followed and he retired soon after, while still in his prime. He went on to become a renowned coach, taking charge of Sri Lanka for a time, and a passionate advocate of legspin in an era when it was an all but forgotten art.

Is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for St. Johnstone. He was signed in March 2001 from

Is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for St. Johnstone. He was signed in March 2001 from Rangers for a fee of £125,000 by then-manager Sandy Clark. MacDonald became the first player to score a hat-trick in the 2009–10 Scottish Premier League season by scoring three goals against Motherwell on 26 December 2009; MacDonald scored a "perfect" hat-trick of goals, scoring a goal with each foot and his head.

Is a former Slovak ice hockey centre.A star in Slovakia, Ihnacak was prohibitted from playing outsid

Is a former Slovak ice hockey centre.A star in Slovakia, Ihnacak was prohibitted from playing outside of the Communist bloc because members of his family had already fled Slovakia. He went on to play eight seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the Natio