Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

A retired Dutch footballer. He played professionally in the Netherlands for AZ, Heerenveen, Cambuur

A retired Dutch footballer. He played professionally in the Netherlands for AZ, Heerenveen, Cambuur and NEC, in England for Derby County and in the United States for New England. He retired from the professional game in 2002 and played amateur football with FC Lisse.

Is an English football defender.

Is an English football defender.

Is a Swedish ice hockey player . He is currently playing with Stockholm club AIK in HockeyAllsvenska

Is a Swedish ice hockey player . He is currently playing with Stockholm club AIK in HockeyAllsvenskan. Former clubs he has represented includes Elitserien side Brynäs IF and IK Oskarshamn.

Is an American Oriental-style oud player, and a well-known world music and traditional Armenian musi

Is an American Oriental-style oud player, and a well-known world music and traditional Armenian musician from the small town of Fowler near Fresno, California.

Is an English former professional footballer, and is married to the daughter of former Torquay Unite

Is an English former professional footballer, and is married to the daughter of former Torquay United chairman Mike Bateson. He currently coaches at Plymouth Argyle. He has held various roles at Torquay United in his career.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler who played

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Leicestershire. He was born in Oakham and died in Leicester. Edmunds made two first-class appearances during the 1989 season for the team, making a du

Was an English cricketer who played four first-class matches for Worcestershire in 1921. Fowler was

Was an English cricketer who played four first-class matches for Worcestershire in 1921. Fowler was a clergyman, and after taking career-best figures of 5-33 against Gloucestershire at Stourbridge was informed that he would have been no-balled had he not

Was an English cricketer who played 37 first-class matches for Worcestershire between 1923 and 1932.

Was an English cricketer who played 37 first-class matches for Worcestershire between 1923 and 1932. He averaged barely 11 in his career, though his obituary in Wisden suggested that he had played "some useful innings".

He is seen by many as one of the most popular British fighters of all time and is ranked among the b

He is seen by many as one of the most popular British fighters of all time and is ranked among the best pound for pound boxers in the world by Ring Magazine. He is more commonly known as Ricky 'The Hitman' Hatton.

Was an English cricketer who played 78 first-class matches between 1910 and 1928. Most of his games

Was an English cricketer who played 78 first-class matches between 1910 and 1928. Most of his games were for Middlesex and Oxford University, for whom he appeared 32 times apiece, but the rest were spread between nine other sides. Twining's most important

Was a Welsh archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He was born in Penallt, Monmo

Was a Welsh archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He was born in Penallt, Monmouthshire, Wales.Bagnall-Oakeley entered the double York round event in 1908, taking 21st place with 374 points. He also participated in the Continental sty

Is an American professional wrestler who is one of the most well-known professional wrestlers of the

Is an American professional wrestler who is one of the most well-known professional wrestlers of the late 1980s and early 1990s. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment working as a road agent. He was well-known among wrestling fans as bei

Was the son of John Peyton Dulany and Mary Ann DeButts. The Dulany family descend from the O'Dulaney

Was the son of John Peyton Dulany and Mary Ann DeButts. The Dulany family descend from the O'Dulaneys of Queen's County, Ireland, and reached America when Daniel Dulany the Elder arrived in Port Tobacco, Maryland, in 1703. Colonel Dulany founded the Upper

Was a cricket player and administrator. As a cricketer he was a right-handed batsman and right arm m

Was a cricket player and administrator. As a cricketer he was a right-handed batsman and right arm medium pace bowler. He was a stalwart of Durham playing for them from 1884 right through to 1906, being captain in 1897. He took a great interest in the for

Was an English first class cricketer who played with Hampshire. He holds the record for the highest

Was an English first class cricketer who played with Hampshire. He holds the record for the highest score by a Hampshire cricketer in a first class match. His innings of 316 was made at Bournemouth against Warwickshire in 1937 with 3 sixes and 43 fours. H

Was a football player best known for being the Bolton Wanderers goalkeeper at the first ever FA Cup

Was a football player best known for being the Bolton Wanderers goalkeeper at the first ever FA Cup final to be played at Wembley Stadium in 1923.The game, known as the White Horse Final because of the presence of a mounted white police horse at the helm of the crowd control, ended in a 2-0 win for Bolton.

Is a former Queensland cricketer, a left-arm fast-medium bowler who made one first class cricket app

Is a former Queensland cricketer, a left-arm fast-medium bowler who made one first class cricket appearance during the 1954/54 series. He took four wickets for 83 in his only innings with the ball and scored no runs with the ball, during a match against New South Wales on January 1, 1955. Outside of first-class cricket, he also played a handful of matches for the Queensland Colts, and went on to play for Australian Capital Territory between 1959 and 1963.

Is a South African football (soccer) striker for Premier Soccer League club Golden Arrows.He hails f

Is a South African football (soccer) striker for Premier Soccer League club Golden Arrows.He hails from Kimberley’s Galeshewe township. His younger brother Joseph Henyekane plays for Golden Arrows as a left-back.

Is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Washington Reds

Is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Northwestern University and was drafted in the ninth round of the 1952 NFL Draft.

Was a Rhodesian cricketer. A slow left-arm orthodox bowler, he was a regular in the Rhodesian side t

Was a Rhodesian cricketer. A slow left-arm orthodox bowler, he was a regular in the Rhodesian side throughout the 1970s. He took 196 first class wickets at 25.71. After retiring he became a national selector and was one of the many victims during the gove

Is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Barako Bull Energy Boosters in the Philippine B

Is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Barako Bull Energy Boosters in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was an undrafted player signed by the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants in 2008 before being traded to Burger King.

Was a German football (soccer) player. He played for the clubs 1. FC Kattowitz (1934-1945) and FSV F

Was a German football (soccer) player. He played for the clubs 1. FC Kattowitz (1934-1945) and FSV Frankfurt (1947-1960).He was part of the West Germany team which won the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He scored a goal in the first round 3-8 defeat by Hungary. However, this was the only match he played in the tournament, and he did not play in the final victory against Hungary. In total he played 8 matches for Germany.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and left-arm fast bowler who played for Some

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and left-arm fast bowler who played for Somerset. He was born in Timsbury and died in Westminster. Hill made a single first-class appearance for the team during the 1882 season, against Gloucestershi

A flat racing jockey. He is twin brother to Michael Hills (also a jockey) and their father is raceho

A flat racing jockey. He is twin brother to Michael Hills (also a jockey) and their father is racehorse trainer Barry Hills. The twins' older brother John Hills is also a trainer. They also have two younger brothers, Charles Hills (Assistant Trainer to hi

Was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played all or part of three seasons, 1953, 1955, and 1957, f

Was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played all or part of three seasons, 1953, 1955, and 1957, for the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates