Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Was a cricketer who played 18 Tests and 83 One Day Internationals for South Africa as a right arm fa

Was a cricketer who played 18 Tests and 83 One Day Internationals for South Africa as a right arm fast-medium bowler and right hand batsman between 1992 and 1998.

A Swedish football midfielder who currently plays for FC Groningen in Groningen. He is nicknamed "Lj

A Swedish football midfielder who currently plays for FC Groningen in Groningen. He is nicknamed "Ljusvattnets Henry", which means Thierry Henry of Ljusvattnet. He is known for his good shooting and technique He has played for the Sweden national football team.

Is a Norwegian football coach and former player. With 159 goals in the Norwegian Premier League he r

Is a Norwegian football coach and former player. With 159 goals in the Norwegian Premier League he ranks second in the all-time statistics, behind Harald Brattbakk. He has never appeared for the Norwegian national team.

Is a Norwegian cross country skier who has competed since 2004. His best World Cup finish was second

Is a Norwegian cross country skier who has competed since 2004. His best World Cup finish was second in a 4 x 10 km relay event in Finland in March 2010.

Is an Uruguayan professional football player. Currently, he plays in Segunda División B for SD Comp

Is an Uruguayan professional football player. Currently, he plays in Segunda División B for SD Compostela. He played on the professional level in Primera División Uruguaya for Defensor Sporting.

A Swedish footballer who is currently playing in the French Ligue 1 at Stade Rennes.He started his c

A Swedish footballer who is currently playing in the French Ligue 1 at Stade Rennes.He started his career at Söderhamn FF and was transferred to Halmstads BK in 1998. He made his Allsvenskan debut on October 4, 1998 versus AIK. Petter Hansson became a popular player at Halmstads BK, mainly because his fighting spirit and a strong will to win a match. Hansson played as a defensive midfielder and as a central defender and became a key player for the club. This resulted in a growing popularity among fans and he became the team's captain.

A Swedish footballer, currently playing for Kalmar FF. He has made two appearances as a sub in Allsv

A Swedish footballer, currently playing for Kalmar FF. He has made two appearances as a sub in Allsvenskan.

Is a Finnish footballer currently representing FF Jaro of the Finnish Premier Division. Meyer, who i

Is a Finnish footballer currently representing FF Jaro of the Finnish Premier Division. Meyer, who is a striker, signed a two-year-contract with the Pietarsaari based club after the 2008 season. Before that he represented Grankulla IFK which is also his y

He trains with Strindheim IL, based in Trondheim, where he is coached by Thomas Alsgaard. He is 6ft

He trains with Strindheim IL, based in Trondheim, where he is coached by Thomas Alsgaard. He is 6ft 1" (185cm), and weighs 180lbs (82kg, 12st 12lb). He has two brothers, Even and Tomas.[1] Northug finished school in 2006, but during the summer of 2005 he changed schools from Steinkjer to Meråker and moved into a cabin next to the ski trails to optimize his training conditions.[2] The 2005/06 season was Northugs first in the World Cup, although he competed in one race the season before, a sprint in Drammen, he came 35th. During the 2005/06 season he shared his time equally between the World Cup and the Scandinavian Cup, although in early May 2006 it was announced that Northug would be in the senior national team for the 2006/07 season.

Is a Norwegian cross country skier and double Olympic Champion. He trains with Strindheim IL, based

Is a Norwegian cross country skier and double Olympic Champion. He trains with Strindheim IL, based in Trondheim, where he is coached by Thomas Alsgaard. Northug has 9 individual FIS Cross-Country World Cup wins with an additional 7 podiums. He has two br

Is a Swedish swimmer from Skövde, representing SK Neptun from Stockholm. He competed for his native

Is a Swedish swimmer from Skövde, representing SK Neptun from Stockholm. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Is a Norwegian ice hockey manager and former player, currently managing Stavanger Oilers, where he h

Is a Norwegian ice hockey manager and former player, currently managing Stavanger Oilers, where he has been in charge since March 2009.[1] As a player he played for Forward, Hasle/Løren, Manglerud Star, Storhamar Dragons and Vålerenga. He is the father of

Is an Ecuadorian-born Puerto Rican soccer player who currently plays for Puerto Rico Islanders in th

Is an Ecuadorian-born Puerto Rican soccer player who currently plays for Puerto Rico Islanders in the USL First Division.Villegas' first taste of Major League Soccer action came in 1996, when he played three games for the MetroStars on loan from the New J

A Swedish football goalkeeper. He is currently playing football for Kalmar FF. He came to the club i

A Swedish football goalkeeper. He is currently playing football for Kalmar FF. He came to the club in 1994 from Östers IF.

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for Finnish Veikkausliiga side IFK Mariehamn.

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for Finnish Veikkausliiga side IFK Mariehamn.

Is a Finnish professional basketball player. He currently plays for Virtus Bologna. He is a point gu

Is a Finnish professional basketball player. He currently plays for Virtus Bologna. He is a point guard, weighs 195 pounds (88.5 kg) and is 6 feet 4.5 inches tall (194 cm). He played for Tapiolan Honka in Finland's Korisliiga basketball league. He was dra

Is a retired medley swimmer from Finland. Lehtinen competed for his native country at two consecutiv

Is a retired medley swimmer from Finland. Lehtinen competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain. His best result was a 12th place in the men's 400 m individual medley at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and SM-Liiga. H

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and SM-Liiga. He played for TPS, KalPa, and Pittsburgh Penguins. After his playing career, Lehto became an NHL Scout.

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey player, currently playing for the Stavanger Oilers in the GET-L

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey player, currently playing for the Stavanger Oilers in the GET-Ligaen. Lotila began his career as a young centre with the junior team of his local organisation, Lukko Rauma. Lotila started with a solid season, although

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward playing for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey Le

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward playing for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League.

A Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman, and a former NHL defenceman for the Minnesota Wild and

A Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman, and a former NHL defenceman for the Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets. He currently plays for HC Lugano of the Swiss Nationalliga A. He was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets as their fifth-round pick, #133 overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. Nummelin has represented Finland numerous times in international play, including the 1995 Ice Hockey World Championships where Finland won their only gold medal to date.

Is an ice hockey player. Wirtanen was selected 172nd overall in the 6th round of the 2006 NHL Entry

Is an ice hockey player. Wirtanen was selected 172nd overall in the 6th round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Anaheim Ducks. He made his National Hockey League debut for the Ducks on October 17, 2007.

Is a retired Icelandic professional basketball player. He was a 218 cm (7'2"), 118 kg (260 lb) cente

Is a retired Icelandic professional basketball player. He was a 218 cm (7'2"), 118 kg (260 lb) center and played college basketball at the University of Washington, in Seattle, United States.Gudmundsson was selected in the third round of the 1981 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers, for whom he played during the 1981-82 season. In August 1983 the Blazers traded him to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for a 1984 third-round draft pick.[1][2] He played with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1985-86 but was traded to the San Antonio Spurs along with Frank Brickowski, two draft picks and an undisclosed amount of money in exchange for Mychal Thompson.[3]

Is a female Bulgarian badminton player. She was born in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.In women's singles, s

Is a female Bulgarian badminton player. She was born in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.In women's singles, she defeated Tine Rasmussen of Denmark and Seo Yoon-hee of Korea in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Nedelcheva lost to Zhou Mi of China 11-4, 11-1.

Is a Bulgarian football midfielder who currently plays for PFC Minyor Pernik.

Is a Bulgarian football midfielder who currently plays for PFC Minyor Pernik.