Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Was a footballer who formed part of the much-admired and feared Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1

Was a footballer who formed part of the much-admired and feared Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s.An attacking midfielder renowned for his vicious shooting, (he has been regarded as having the hardest shot in football history) Lorimer was at the more cultured end of a Leeds United side under Don Revie which was built on a platform of out-playing and out-muscling opponents.

Is an American former handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 he was part o

Is an American former handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 he was part of the American team which finished tenth in the Olympic tournament. He played three matches and scored one goal.

Is a professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen.Pawlett was

Is a professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen.Pawlett was brought up in Aberdeen since a young age,[1] and made his Aberdeen debut in February 2009, coming on as a substitute in a 5–0 Scottish Cup victory over East Fife. Pawlett was selected for the Scotland under-19 team in November 2009.

Was a former international Austrian footballer. Persidis started his professional career at First Vi

Was a former international Austrian footballer. Persidis started his professional career at First Vienna, than returned to his father's home country in the early 1970s, and went on to win three Greek titles with Olympiacos prior to returning to Vienna in 1975 to play for SK Rapid Wien. He also later worked as Josef Hickersberger's assistant at Rapid and was briefly the club's caretaker manager. Persidis took over as Under-19 head coach last summer, having previously worked as assistant to Hickersberger at UEFA EURO 2008.

Is a retired German football player. He immigrated to West Germany from Poland at the age of 5. He i

Is a retired German football player. He immigrated to West Germany from Poland at the age of 5. He is married to a gymnast Magdalena Brzeska.

Is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Brampton Lions in the Canadian Soccer League. Pe

Is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Brampton Lions in the Canadian Soccer League. Petropanagos began his professional career with the North York Astros in 2007. In his first season with the Astros Petropanagos contributed by starting in every game and helping the team clinch a playoff spot. He is an Head Coach of the Winstars Soccer Academy.

Was a Russian chess master and organizer.He was a son of Peter Alexandrovich Saburov, famous Russian

Was a Russian chess master and organizer.He was a son of Peter Alexandrovich Saburov, famous Russian diplomat and chess organizer. The November 1911 American Chess Bulletin wrote: "Peter Petrovich Saburov, President of the far-famed St Petersburg Chess Cl

Was an association football (soccer) player.Harris is notable for his career with Portsmouth F.C.. S

Was an association football (soccer) player.Harris is notable for his career with Portsmouth F.C.. Signed from Gosport Borough F.C., he played a crucial role in Pompey's championship-winning teams as an out and out right-winger with an instinctive goalscoring touch.

Is a Greek-American football (soccer) midfielder who currently plays for Greek Gamma Ethniki club Ch

Is a Greek-American football (soccer) midfielder who currently plays for Greek Gamma Ethniki club Chersonissos.In late-December 2003, after completing his junior season with American University, Philipakos went on trial with historic Athens, Greece-based

Was a football goalkeeper for Chelsea, the St. Louis Stars, Dundee United and England. Bonetti was k

Was a football goalkeeper for Chelsea, the St. Louis Stars, Dundee United and England. Bonetti was known for his safe handling, lightning reflexes and his graceful style, for which he was given the nickname, "The Cat". He was one of several goalkeepers (Gordon West of Everton was another) who specialised in a one-armed throw which could achieve a similar distance to a drop kick.

Is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a forward for Danish club Brøndby IF in the

Is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a forward for Danish club Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga. He has played 13 games and scored three goals for the Danish national team, and Madsen was part of the Danish squad at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2004 European Championship tournaments.

Is a Slovak ice hockey defenceman who currently plays in the Kontinental Hockey League for Barys Ast

Is a Slovak ice hockey defenceman who currently plays in the Kontinental Hockey League for Barys Astana.He went to the Czech Republic and then back to Slovakia before signing for the Frankfurt Lions for the 2006–07 season where he was the team's top scori

Is a Canadian professional tennis player. He is now Canada's second-ranked singles performer, accord

Is a Canadian professional tennis player. He is now Canada's second-ranked singles performer, according to the ATP, having the country's top singles player from June 21 until October 10, 2010. Previously he was also Canada's No. 2 from August 4, 2008 unti

Is a motorcycle racer from the Netherlands. "Politics" currently competes in the Dutch Superbikes an

Is a motorcycle racer from the Netherlands. "Politics" currently competes in the Dutch Superbikes and the German IDM Superbikes Championships on a Suzuki GSXR1000. In the 2009 season, Politics took his first Dutch Superbikes pole position and win.

Is an Austrian professional association football player, currently playing for Austrian Football Fir

Is an Austrian professional association football player, currently playing for Austrian Football First League side SC Austria Lustenau as a defender. He is the twin brother of SV Mattersburg defender Alexander Pöllhuber.

Was a Czechoslovak/Slovak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was part of th

Was a Czechoslovak/Slovak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Czechoslavak team which won the silver medal at the Munich Games. He played five matches including the final as goalkeeper.

Was a Dutch professional cyclist whose career lasted from 1956 to 1972. Post competed in road and tr

Was a Dutch professional cyclist whose career lasted from 1956 to 1972. Post competed in road and track racing. As a rider he is best remembered for Six-day racing, having competed in 155 races and won 65. Because of this success he was known as “De Keize

Was a Russian chess master.He took 7th at St. Petersburg 1904 (Mikhail Chigorin won), took 5th at St

Was a Russian chess master.He took 7th at St. Petersburg 1904 (Mikhail Chigorin won), took 5th at St Petersburg 1907 (Eugene Znosko-Borovsky won, and took 8th at St Petersburg 1913 (Andrey Smorodsky won). In Winter 1912, he played with Alexander Alekhine

A first-generation American of Serbian descent, was a popular college and professional basketball co

A first-generation American of Serbian descent, was a popular college and professional basketball coach. Received the nickname "Press" for always having gossip-styled updates in his hometown of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, a Pittsburgh suburb. Maravich Sr. also served in the United States Naval Air Corp during World War II.

Is a football striker from Trinidad and Tobago who plays in Lebanon for Racing Beirut. He has former

Is a football striker from Trinidad and Tobago who plays in Lebanon for Racing Beirut. He has formerly played for United Petrotrin, Al-Ansar, Al-Akha'a Ahley Beirut, San Juan Jabloteh and Al-Mabarrah, as well as the Trinidad and Tobago national side.

Is a Slovak professional ice hockey forward. He currently plays for the team HKm Zvolen in Slovak Ex

Is a Slovak professional ice hockey forward. He currently plays for the team HKm Zvolen in Slovak Extraliga.

Is an Austrian football player who currently plays for SK Austria Kärnten. Before joining SK Austri

Is an Austrian football player who currently plays for SK Austria Kärnten. Before joining SK Austria Kärnten he played youth soccer for SK Maria Saal, BNZ Kärnten and FC Kärnten.

Is a professional footballer currently playing for Maltese Premier League side Marsaxlokk as a midfi

Is a professional footballer currently playing for Maltese Premier League side Marsaxlokk as a midfielder.

Is a former Austrian footballer. He attended the Philadelphia Military academy.

Is a former Austrian footballer. He attended the Philadelphia Military academy.

Was a Scottish international footballer. He was the younger brother of Robert Russell Pursell and th

Was a Scottish international footballer. He was the younger brother of Robert Russell Pursell and the father of Robert Wilson Pursell. Pursell played for Campbeltown Academicals, Queens Park and Rangers before joining Port Vale for a £2,500 fee in August 1919. Pursell received his sole Scottish cap on 28 February 1914, in a British International Championship match against Wales. After leaving Wigan Borough, Pursell became player-manager of Congleton Town and also managed Dutch club Dordrecht.