Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a South African rugby union footballer.

Is a South African rugby union footballer.

More commonly known simply as Piet, played rugby union for the then Transvaal province as well as th

More commonly known simply as Piet, played rugby union for the then Transvaal province as well as the Springbok rugby teams. He played the position of flanker.Malan's sole cap came at the age of 30 on September 17th 1949 against the All Blacks at St George's Park in Port Elizabeth, a game the Springboks went on to win 11-8 to take the series 4-0.It is around this time that Malan made his famous suggestion to Danie Craven to organise a tournament for schoolboys to coincide with the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the South African Rugby Board, the implementation of which provided the groundwork for the Craven Week schools tournament.

Is a Dutch cricket player. He is a right-handed batsman and a left-arm spin bowler. Having played fo

Is a Dutch cricket player. He is a right-handed batsman and a left-arm spin bowler. Having played for The Netherlands at Under-15, Under-17 and Under-19 level, he made his senior debut in a C&G Trophy game against Warwickshire on 3 May 2005. He then playe

Is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a defender in Turkey for Sivasspor. He formerly

Is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a defender in Turkey for Sivasspor. He formerly played in Belgium for KVSK United and KV Mechelen, and in the Netherlands for FC Eindhoven.

Is a Belgian football goalkeeper, currently under contract at Universitatea Craiova. Merlier previou

Is a Belgian football goalkeeper, currently under contract at Universitatea Craiova. Merlier previously played for S.V. Zulte Waregem in the Belgian First Division.

Is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. He was professional for four years, spending tw

Is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. He was professional for four years, spending two years at Chocolade Jacques-T Interim between 2004 and 2005 and then two years at UCI ProTeam Predictor-Lotto between 2006 and 2007.

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]

Is a former international South Africa rugby union player. A centre, he was known for his strength a

Is a former international South Africa rugby union player. A centre, he was known for his strength and direct running. He played his club rugby Greystones R.F.C.in Ireland and for Cardiff Blues. Muller also had an unsuccessful stint playing for Australian rugby league side Penrith Panthers, in the Winfield Cup, making only a handful of appearances in the two years of his contract. muller then returned to South Africa and club rugby before once again representing the Springboks.

Is a South African rugby union footballer.

Is a South African rugby union footballer.

Is a Belgian football player who plays in the central defence. He currently plays for Fortuna Sittar

Is a Belgian football player who plays in the central defence. He currently plays for Fortuna Sittard on loan from K.R.C. Genk.

Is a Dutch racing cyclist, specializing in track cycling endurance events.Born in in Lopik, Schep re

Is a Dutch racing cyclist, specializing in track cycling endurance events.Born in in Lopik, Schep represented the Netherlands at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. In all three occasions he took part in the team pursuit. In 1996 he featured in a tea

Is a Namibian cricketer. A wicket-keeper, he represented Namibia Under-19s at the 1998 Under-19s Wor

Is a Namibian cricketer. A wicket-keeper, he represented Namibia Under-19s at the 1998 Under-19s World Cup of 1998, as an upper-middle-order batsman. Almost exactly seven years later, he was to represent Namibia once again in a tour of Zimbabwe, playing o

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1924 Summer

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1936 Summer O

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is a South African rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Natal Sharks in the domestic C

Is a South African rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Natal Sharks in the domestic Currie Cup competition and The Sharks franchise in the Super 14.Carstens made his senior provincial and Super rugby debut in 2001 for the Sharks. He was selected to tour Europe with the South African national side in 2002 and made his test debut on that tour, against Scotland on 16 November 2002. Scotland won the match by a record score of 21 points to 6.[2]

Is a Belgian football left back. He currently plays for K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot from Antwerpen, ha

Is a Belgian football left back. He currently plays for K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot from Antwerpen, having joined the team in 2001. He is the brother of Martijn Monteyne.

Is a field hockey player from South Africa who was born in Bloemfontein. Nicknamed Pieta. she studie

Is a field hockey player from South Africa who was born in Bloemfontein. Nicknamed Pieta. she studied at the Rand Afrikaans University in Johannesburg, Gauteng, and represented her country at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.

An Italian footballer, who currently plays in Serie A with U.C. Sampdoria. His usual position is lef

An Italian footballer, who currently plays in Serie A with U.C. Sampdoria. His usual position is left defender.

Was an Italian former footballer, playing in the striker role.Anastasi was born in Catania, Sicily.

Was an Italian former footballer, playing in the striker role.Anastasi was born in Catania, Sicily. During his career (1964–1982) he played for Massiminiana, Varese, Juventus, Inter and Ascoli. In the Serie A, he played 338 matches and scored 105 goals (For Juventus, he played 205 games and scored 78 goals).With the Italy national football team, he was in the team that won the 1968 UEFA European Football Championship, where he scored one goal in final match against Yugoslavia. He also participated at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, scoring one goal against Haiti. In total, he played 25 international matches and scored 8 goals.

An Italian football player.He moved his first football footsteps into Sampdoria's youth ranks, and m

An Italian football player.He moved his first football footsteps into Sampdoria's youth ranks, and made his Serie A debut as a substitute against Calcio Catania on 20 May 2007, which is also his only first team appearance so far.

Is a retired male boxer from Italy. Nicknamed The Killer he represented his native country at the 19

Is a retired male boxer from Italy. Nicknamed The Killer he represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was stopped in the second round of the men's light-heavyweight division (– 81 kg) by Kazakhstan's eventual

Was an Italian football (soccer) player in midfielder role.In career he played 33 Serie A matches wi

Was an Italian football (soccer) player in midfielder role.In career he played 33 Serie A matches with Inter Milan, won two Italian title ("scudetto") in 1953 and 1954. He played also with Sanremese and Spal Ferrara. He died at 78 years old.

Is an Italian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal,

Is an Italian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, he was eliminated in the repechages of the C-1 500 m and eliminated in the semifinals of the C-1 1000 m events.

Was a Sicilian chess player, priest, and author.In his book Il gioco degli scacchi (1617), Carrera w

Was a Sicilian chess player, priest, and author.In his book Il gioco degli scacchi (1617), Carrera wrote about the origins of chess, the giving of odds (for example in pion coiffé handicap), the chess endgame, and blindfold chess. He was noted for a feud in 1634 with Alessandro Salvio after he (Carrera) suggested an improvement to Salvio's analysis of the Abrahams variation.

Is an Italian professional road racing cyclist. Caucchioli rides for Lampre N.G.C. cycling team on t

Is an Italian professional road racing cyclist. Caucchioli rides for Lampre N.G.C. cycling team on the UCI ProTour, but is under suspension since June 2009 following abnormal testing results within the Union Cycliste Internationale's biological passport s