Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a Swiss football midfielder, who currently plays for FC Lucerne in the Swiss Super League.

Is a Swiss football midfielder, who currently plays for FC Lucerne in the Swiss Super League.

Was born in Doonbeg, County Clare, Ireland. He competed as an American track and field athlete in a

Was born in Doonbeg, County Clare, Ireland. He competed as an American track and field athlete in a variety of the throwing events. He was a member of the Irish American Athletic Club and of the New York City Police Department, working as a traffic cop in

Was an English tennis player, who won the Wimbledon championship in 1878.Frank Hadow attended Harrow

Was an English tennis player, who won the Wimbledon championship in 1878.Frank Hadow attended Harrow School along with six of his seven brothers who were known as the "Harrow Hadows". Hadow represented Harrow at rackets and the brothers were well known as distinguished cricketers. Hadow's oldest brother Douglas Robert Hadow died during the descent after the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865.

Is a former Dutch field hockey player, who earned a total number of 27 caps, scoring five goals in t

Is a former Dutch field hockey player, who earned a total number of 27 caps, scoring five goals in the 1980s for the Netherlands national field hockey team. The striker was a member of the bronze medal-winning Dutch team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seo

Is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for VfB Stuttgart.Funk started his career with FV U

Is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for VfB Stuttgart.Funk started his career with FV Unterkochen and joined later to SV Ebnat, from here was scouted from SSV Ulm 1846. After several years with SSV Ulm 1846 moved to the youth from VfB Stuttga

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, Galbraith reach

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, Galbraith reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1993. During his career he won 38 top-level doubles titles. He was a men's doubles runner-up at Wimbledon in both 199

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team as a str

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team as a striker.[1]Started his footballing career Linwood St Conval and Bridge of Weir before moving to Sunderland. He made his debut for Sunderland on September 21, 1929 against Arsenal in a 0-1 loss at Roker Park.[1] He was part of the 1937 FA Cup Final winning side against Preston North End.[2] In his career at Sunderland, Gallacher made 309 appearances and scored 108 goals.[1]. He then moved on to Stoke City before the war.

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 1000 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman who played a single first-class match, for Worceste

Was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman who played a single first-class match, for Worcestershire against Northamptonshire in July 1936. Leeson bowled right arm off-breaks, but never sent down a delivery in first-class cricket.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 3 Test matches between 1885 and 1888. McShane is rare in t

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 3 Test matches between 1885 and 1888. McShane is rare in that he was a Test match umpire before he played in a Test match. He officiated in one match between Australia and England in Sydney on 14 March 1885 to 17 March 1885, won by Australia by eight wickets after George Bonnor scored a century in 100 minutes, the fastest in Test matches to that time. McShane’s colleague was Ted Elliott. McShane was selected to play in two more Test matches against England in the 1887-88 season, failing with the bat – his last three innings were ducks, and taking only one wicket. Altogether he scored 26 runs at an average of 5.20, and took 1 wicket for 48 runs.

A Dutch footballer, currently playing for FC Twente in the Eredivisie. His position is striker on th

A Dutch footballer, currently playing for FC Twente in the Eredivisie. His position is striker on the right side.In 2006 he was part of the Netherlands squad that won the UEFA U-21 Championship 2006 in Portugal.

Is a United States chess International Grandmaster. The son of a University Philosophy lecturer, Wol

Is a United States chess International Grandmaster. The son of a University Philosophy lecturer, Wolff won the United States Chess Championship in 1992 and 1995.

A Scottish former footballer and manager. He is regarded as one of the greatest ever players in the

A Scottish former footballer and manager. He is regarded as one of the greatest ever players in the history of Hibernian[1].Stanton joined Hibs from Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic in 1963 and made his debut for the club against Motherwell in October that year. He quickly established himself in the first team, playing in defence or midfield. He featured in the club's victories over Barcelona, Liverpool, Real Madrid and Sporting Clube de Portugal in the 1960s and 1970s.

Is a retired Canadian heavyweight boxer. He is not known for his skill in boxing, but for his toughn

Is a retired Canadian heavyweight boxer. He is not known for his skill in boxing, but for his toughness and durability. His boxing idol was George Chuvalo. Although he did not have Chuvalo's durability, Graham showed resilience, and the ability to compete

Is a retired Luxembourgian footballer who is now a manager.Grettnich played for three different team

Is a retired Luxembourgian footballer who is now a manager.Grettnich played for three different teams at Luxembourg's highest level and won some local fame when he scored a hattrick in the 2000/2001 Cup Final win against FC Wiltz 71.

Is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Horgan was a m

Is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Horgan was a member of the PGA Tour from 1989-94 and 1997-2000 and was a member of the Nationwide Tour in 1991, 1994-96 and 2003-05. He won three events on the Nationwid

Is a German professional ice hockey player who participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a

Is a German professional ice hockey player who participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the German National men's ice hockey team.[1]

Is a Belgian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles

Is a Belgian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he finished ninth in the K-2 1000 m event while being eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event.

Is a former professional tennis player from Australia who won the men's singles title at Wimbledon i

Is a former professional tennis player from Australia who won the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 1987.Cash first came to the tennis world's attention as a junior player in the early 1980s. He was ranked the top junior player in the world in 1981, and in 1982 he won the junior titles at both Wimbledon and the US Open. He turned professional in 1982 and won his first top-level singles title that year in Melbourne.

Was a cricketer who played eight first-class matches for Somerset in 1930. He was a right-handed bat

Was a cricketer who played eight first-class matches for Somerset in 1930. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler, though he bowled only five overs in first-class cricket, without success. He went to Cambridge University but did

Is a professional lacrosse player who plays for the Boston Cannons in Major League Lacrosse and the

Is a professional lacrosse player who plays for the Boston Cannons in Major League Lacrosse and the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League.

A German football striker. Until September 2007 he was captain of 1. FC Köln.As a youth player, Hel

A German football striker. Until September 2007 he was captain of 1. FC Köln.As a youth player, Helmes was active in local clubs in Freudenberg, Westphalia and Siegen. He joined 1. FC Köln in 1997, at the age of 13. However, he was regarded as too unstable and sent away in 2000. He subsequently went back to Sportfreunde Siegen, where he had already spent some time as a youth player. In 2004/05, he scored 21 goals for his team in the third division, which made him top scorer of the league, helping his team to promotion to the second division.

Is a former South African cricketer who played in four Tests from 1967 to 1970.

Is a former South African cricketer who played in four Tests from 1967 to 1970.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Cambridgeshire. He was born i

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Cambridgeshire. He was born in Downham Market. Holman, who represented Cambridgeshire in the Minor Counties Championship between 1969 and 1978, made a single List A appearance for the

Is an Irish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. At the 1988 Summer Olympic

Is an Irish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-1 1000 m and K-2 500 m events. Four years later in Barcelona, Holmes was eliminated in the se