Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is an Italian former alpine skier.

Is an Italian former alpine skier.

Is a retired Swiss professional ice hockey winger.

Is a retired Swiss professional ice hockey winger.

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played in 1995 with the Detroit Tigers who currently p

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played in 1995 with the Detroit Tigers who currently plays in the Chinese Professional Baseball League. He batted and threw right-handed. Ahearne had a 0-2 record, with a 11.70 ERA, in four games, in his one year career. He continued his career in the minors for nine more years and overseas by playing for a handful of teams. In the Australian Baseball League from 1997-1999 including the Adelaide Giants, Melbourne Reds and Perth Heat winning Pitcher of the Year in the 1999 season.

Is a Dutch auto racing driver. He currently drives in the Porsche Supercup. Duncan Huisman is his yo

Is a Dutch auto racing driver. He currently drives in the Porsche Supercup. Duncan Huisman is his younger brother.[1]

A Swiss curler and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal at the the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nag

A Swiss curler and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal at the the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.[1] He has received three medals at the World Curling Championships as skip for the Swiss team.As head of the Marketing and Communications Committee of

Is a Barbadian jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. The son of a jockey, he began riding as a young

Is a Barbadian jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. The son of a jockey, he began riding as a young boy, turning professional in his home country where he rode successfully until emigrating to Toronto, Ontario in 1994. Racing out of Woodbine Racetrack, in

Is an Irish professional boxer who fights in the featherweight division. Hyland turned professional

Is an Irish professional boxer who fights in the featherweight division. Hyland turned professional in September 2004 in the City West Hotel, Dublin, Ireland on an undercard of bill that included Jim Rock and Peter Buckley. In his debut Hyland beat Birmin

Is a former cricketer who played in 25 Tests and one ODI for England from 1968 to 1985.

Is a former cricketer who played in 25 Tests and one ODI for England from 1968 to 1985.

Is a Cameroonian football player, currently playing in Ukraine for FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.

Is a Cameroonian football player, currently playing in Ukraine for FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.

Was an Irish American athlete, a member of the Paulist Athletic Club and member of the Irish America

Was an Irish American athlete, a member of the Paulist Athletic Club and member of the Irish American Athletic Club, who won a silver medal in the steeplechase competition of the 1920 Olympics.

Is a jockey and considered one of the top riders in Ireland.

Is a jockey and considered one of the top riders in Ireland.

Is a retired German football player. He spent one season in the Bundesliga with FC Energie Cottbus.

Is a retired German football player. He spent one season in the Bundesliga with FC Energie Cottbus. He retired in January 2009 for family reasons.

Was an Irish hammer thrower who won the Gold medal as a member of the U.S. Olympic team at the 1920

Was an Irish hammer thrower who won the Gold medal as a member of the U.S. Olympic team at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, winning the event by the biggest winning margin in history.

Was a professional Cricketer who spent his entire career at Northamptonshire. Watts made his Northam

Was a professional Cricketer who spent his entire career at Northamptonshire. Watts made his Northamptonshire debut as an eighteen-year-old in 1959, and reached 1,000 runs in each of his first four seasons, receiving his county cap in 1962. When he retire

Is a former safety in the National Football League. He was drafted in the 1st round of the 1993 NFL

Is a former safety in the National Football League. He was drafted in the 1st round of the 1993 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Raiders and later played for the Atlanta Falcons.

Is a former flat racing jockey. Pat's father Jimmy Eddery was a jockey, as is his brother Paul Edder

Is a former flat racing jockey. Pat's father Jimmy Eddery was a jockey, as is his brother Paul Eddery. He began his career in 1967 and rode the winners of 4,632 British flat races, a figure exceeded only by Sir Gordon Richards. He rode three winners of th

Is a Northern Ireland football player and coach. As a player he made over 400 appearances for Arsena

Is a Northern Ireland football player and coach. As a player he made over 400 appearances for Arsenal, winning the Double, and later made a hundred more appearances for Watford. He also won 49 caps for Northern Ireland

Is a former American National Basketball Association head coach and current team president of the Mi

Is a former American National Basketball Association head coach and current team president of the Miami Heat. Widely regarded as one of the greatest NBA coaches of all time, Riley has served as the head coach of five championship teams and an assistant coach to another. He most recently won the 2006 NBA Championship with the Miami Heat. Prior to his tenure in Miami, he served as head coach for the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks. He also played for the Los Angeles Lakers' championship team in 1972, which brings his personal total to seven NBA titles. He is known as Coach Slick and Mr. "GQ".

Is a Danish professional footballer, who plays for Spanish club Málaga CF in La Liga. He is a defen

Is a Danish professional footballer, who plays for Spanish club Málaga CF in La Liga. He is a defender, who is most frequently used as a left fullback. He has played nine games and scored a single goal for the Danish under-21 national team. Mtiliga started playing youth football for Copenhagen club Boldklubben 1893 (B 93). He initially played as a forward or attacking midfielder. He made his senior debut for B 93 in the 1998-99 Danish Superliga season.

Was a professional wrestler from New Zealand. O'Connor was regarded as one of the premier workers of

Was a professional wrestler from New Zealand. O'Connor was regarded as one of the premier workers of his era. He held the AWA World Heavyweight Championship and NWA World Heavyweight Championship simultaneously, the latter of which he held for approximate

Is an English former professional football goalkeeper. He represented England at Youth level. He was

Is an English former professional football goalkeeper. He represented England at Youth level. He was born in Wigan.John Connaughton joined the Manchester United groundstaff in January 1965, signing as an apprentice in May the same year. He turned professional in October 1966, but would have to wait almost six years for his United debut. In the meantime he was loaned to Halifax Town in September 1969, and to Torquay United from October 1971 to April 1972.

Is a professional skateboarder. He recently left FourStar Clothing and eS footwear to make the offic

Is a professional skateboarder. He recently left FourStar Clothing and eS footwear to make the official switch to DC Shoes and Apparel. His stance on a skateboard is regular. He was known in the local Boston underground skateboarding scene before headlini

Also known as "P-Mac", is a former professional tennis player and the former Captain of the United S

Also known as "P-Mac", is a former professional tennis player and the former Captain of the United States Davis Cup team. He won 16 professional titles including the 1989 French Open men's doubles. In 1989, McEnroe won the French Open men's doubles title

Is a retired English professional footballer who played at centre half for Southampton in the 1950s.

Is a retired English professional footballer who played at centre half for Southampton in the 1950s.Parker was born in Bow, Devon and after his national service in the Royal Air Force he joined Plymouth Argyle as an amateur in 1949.

Is a retired Australian road bicycle racer from Dutch ancestry. He was a professional rider from 199

Is a retired Australian road bicycle racer from Dutch ancestry. He was a professional rider from 1993 to 2004. Jonker represented Australia twice at the Summer Olympics, in 1992 and 1996.