List of English sportsmen and sportswomen

Listed below are English sportsmen and sportswomen of note and some notable individuals born in England.

Barney Aaron (Young) (1800–1850), lightweight boxer, Hall of Fame^[1]
Harold Abrahams (1899–1978), athlete, Olympic champion (100-metre sprint) and silver (4x100-m relay), one of the two subjects of Chariots of Fire
Sir Sidney Abrahams (1885–1957), Olympic long jumper
Chris Adams (1955–2001), pro wrestler and judoka
Neil Adams (born 1958), judoka and two-time silver medalist in Judo (1980 and 1984), younger brother of Chris Adams
Nicola Adams (born 1982), two-time Olympic gold medallist and former world champion boxer
Tony Adams (born 1966), footballer
Trent Alexander-Arnold (born 1998), footballer
Edward Allen, footballer
Dele Alli (born 1996), footballer
Malcolm Allison (1927–2010), football manager
Simon Andrews (1984–2014), Isle of Man TT rider
Jo Ankier (born 1982), Britain, record holder (1,500-m & 3,000-m steeplechase)
Willie Applegarth (1890–1958), track and field athlete
James Arnott, footballer
Dina Asher-Smith (born 1995), fastest British woman; world champion (200m Doha 2019)
Graham Atkinson (1943–2017), footballer
Joe Baker (1940–2003), footballer and manager
George Baldry (1911–1987), footballer
Alan Ball (1945–2007), member of the 1966 World Cup winning team
Billy Balmer (1875–1961), footballer
Gordon Banks (1937–2019), goalkeeper of 1966 World Cup winning team
Sir Roger Bannister (1929–2018), first sub-four-minute miler
Robert Barker (1847–1915), footballer
Donny Barnard (born 1984), footballer
Wade Barrett (born 1980), WWE wrestler
Cliff Bastin (1912–1991), footballer
Arthur Bate (1908–1993), footballer
Lord Frederick Beauclerk (1773–1850), cricket player and administrator
David Beckham (born 1975), footballer^[2]
Jude Bellingham (born 2003), footballer
Charles Bennett (1870–1948) track and field athlete
Lawson Bennett (1938–2011), footballer
Jack Kid Berg (Judah Bergman) (1909–1991), world champion junior welterweight boxer, Hall of Fame
Richard Bergmann (1919–1970), 7-time table tennis world champion, ITTFHoF
Billy Betts (1864–1941), footballer
Ted Birnie (1878–1935), footballer and manager
Sid Bishop (1900–1949), footballer
Nick Blackman (born 1989), English-Israeli footballer
Andrulla Blanchette (born 1966), IFBB professional bodybuilder
Steve Bloomer (1874–1938), footballer and manager
Chris Bonington (born 1934), mountaineer
Bernard Bosanquet (1877–1936), cricketer
Sir Ian Botham (born 1955), cricketer
Mark Bott, cricketer^[3]
Teddy Bourne (born 1948), Olympic épée fencer
Geoffrey Boycott (born 1940), cricketer
James Brae, footballer
Eric Bristow (1957–2018), world champion darts player
Johnny Brooks (1931–2016), footballer and manager
Tony Brooks (1932–2022), F1 driver
Steve Bruce (born 1960), footballer & manager
Bobby Buckle (1869–1959), footballer
Chris Buckley (1886–1973), footballer
Frank Buckley (1882–1964), footballer and manager
Paul Burchill (born 1979), professional wrestler
Cam Burgess (1919–1978), footballer
Joe Butler (1879–1941), football player
Jenson Button (born 1980), 2009 Formula One World Champion^[4]
Angela Buxton (1934–2020), won 1956 French Women's Doubles (with Althea Gibson) and 1956 Wimbledon Women's Doubles (with Gibson), highest world ranking #9
Peter Broadbent (1933–2013), footballer
Michael Carrick (1981), footballer
Herbert Chapman (1878–1934), football player and manager
Sir Bobby Charlton (born 1937), member of the 1966 World Cup winning team
Jack Charlton (1935–2020), member of the 1966 World Cup winning team
Dave Charnley (1935–2012), lightweight boxer
Charles Chenery (1850–1928), footballer and cricketer
Sir Francis Chichester (1901–1972), yachtsman
Ian Clough (1937–1970), mountaineer
Don Cockell (1928–1983), heavyweight boxer
Samuel Coe (1873–1955), first-class cricketer
Chris Cohen (born 1987), footballer
George Cohen (1939–2022), association football right back, World Cup champion
Andy Cole (born 1971), footballer
Paul Collingwood (born 1976), cricketer
Peter Collins (1931–1958), F1 driver
Sir Henry Cooper (1934–2011), heavyweight boxer
Ralph Cooperman (1927–2009), Olympic foil and sabre fencer
Steve Coppell (born 1955), footballer & manager
Lisa Cross (born 1978), IFBB professional bodybuilder
Sid Crowl (1888–1971), footballer
Russell Cuddihey (born 1939), footballer
Stan Cullis (1916–2001), footballer and manager
Laurie Cunningham (1956–1989), footballer
Tom Daley (born 1994), youngest diver ever to compete in Olympics (participated in Beijing 2008)
Lawrence Dallaglio (born 1972), World Cup winning rugby footballer
Alan Davies (1933–2009), World Cup winning rugby footballer
Laura Davies (born 1963), golfer
Steve Davis (born 1957), six-time World Snooker Champion
Matt Dawson (born 1972), World Cup winning rugby footballer
John Deacon (1962–2001), motorcycle endurance racer
Christopher Dean (born 1958), figure skater
John Derbyshire (1878–1938), swimmer
Graham Dilley (1959–2011), cricketer
Percy Down (1883–1954), rugby union player, represented England and Great Britain
Ted Drake (1912–1995), footballer and manager, cricketer for Hampshire County Cricket Club
Fred Driver, footballer
Harry Duckworth, footballer
Jimmy Dugdale (1932–2008), footballer
Duncan Edwards (1936–1958), footballer
Jonathan Edwards (born 1966), triple jump
Joe Egan (1919–2012), rugby footballer
Godfrey Evans (1920–1999), cricketer (wicket-keeper)
Ray Evans (1933–2009), footballer
Fred Ewer (1898–1971), footballer
James Fairburn, footballer
Percy Fender, cricketer
James Figg (before 1700–1734), prizefighter
Sir Tom Finney (1922–2014) footballer
Albert Firth (1937–2015), rugby footballer
William Fiske (1885–1918), footballer
Bob Fitzsimmons (1863–1917), boxing's first world champion in three divisions
Andrew Flintoff (born 1977), cricketer
Phil Foden (born 2000), footballer
Septimus Francom (1882–1965), long-distance runner
C B Fry (1872–1956), cricketer and all-round athlete
Tyson Fury (born 1988), professional boxer
Ron Garland (1931–1989), footballer
Paul Gascoigne (born 1967), football player
Les Gaunt (1918–1985), footballer
Dwight Gayle (born 1989), football player
Steven Gerrard (born 1980), football player
Graham Gooch (born 1953), cricketer
Pete Goss (born 1961), around-the-world yachtsman
Grantley Goulding (1874–1947), athlete
W G Grace (1848–1915), cricketer
Cyril Grant (1920–2002), footballer
Jimmy Greaves (1940–2021), footballer
Jack Greenwell (1884–1942), footballer and manager
Mason Greenwood (born 2001), footballer
Ron Greenwood (1921–2006), footballer and manager
Will Greenwood (born 1972), rugby footballer
Ernest Hackett (1908–?), footballer
Sam Haden (1902–1974), footballer and manager
Naseem Hamed (born 1974), featherweight boxer
Lewis Hamilton (born 1985), seven-time Formula One World Champion
Harry Hampton (1885–1963), football player
Ellis Hargreaves, footballer
Ricky Hatton (born 1978), world champion boxer
Mike Hawthorn (1929–1959), F1 World Champion
David Haye (born 1980), world champion boxer
Johnny Haynes (1934–2005), footballer
Arthur Henfrey (1867–1929), footballer
Emile Heskey (born 1978), footballer
Charlie Hewitt (1884–1966), footballer and manager
Damon Hill (born 1960), F1 World Champion
Graham Hill (1929–1975), two times F1 World Champion
Jimmy Hill (1928–2015), footballer
Syd Hoar (1895–1967), footballer
David Hobbs (born 1939), Former Formula One driver
Jack Hobbs (1882–1963), cricketer
Glenn Hoddle (born 1957), footballer
Martin Hodgson (1909–1991), rugby footballer
Teddy Hodgson (1885–1919), footballer
Ken Holliday (1925–1999), footballer
Duncan Horton (born 1967), footballer
Leslie Housden (1894–1963), Olympic marathon runner
William Howarth (1875–?), footballer
John Howell (born 1936), Olympic long jumper
Alexander Hughes (1907–1977), footballer
Kenneth Hunt (1884–1949), footballer
James Hunt (1947–1993), F1 World Champion^[5]^[6]
Norman Hunter (1943–2020), footballer and manager
Sir Geoff Hurst (born 1941), member of the 1966 World Cup winning team
Nasser Hussain (born 1968), cricketer
Len Hutton (1916–1990), cricketer
Gus Huxford (1889–1961), footballer
Anthony Joshua (born 1989), professional boxer
David Jack (1898–1958), footballer and manager
E.J. 'John' Jackett, rugby union player, represented England and Great Britain.
Peter Jacobs (born 1938), Olympic fencer
Peter Jaffe, Olympic silver (yachting; star-class)
Allan Jay (1931–2023), épée & foil fencer, Olympic two-time silver, world champion
Richard Jerome (born 1968), cricketer
Martin Johnson (born 1970), World Cup winning rugby union footballer
Trish Johnson (born 1966), golfer
Harry Kane (born 1993), footballer
Brian Keeble (1938–2015), footballer
Mike Keen (1940–2009), footballer
Howard Kendall (1946–2015), footballer and manager of Everton F.C.
Joe Kennedy (1925–1986), footballer
Josh Kennet (born 1987), English-Israeli footballer
Joseph Kenyon, footballer
Amir Khan (born 1986), lightweight boxer
Herbert Kingaby (1880–1934), footballer
Joseph Kitchen (1890–1974), footballer
Paul Klenerman (born 1963), Olympic sabre fencer
Frank Lampard (born 1978), footballer
Dougie Lampkin (born 1976), Motorcycle Trials World Champion
Mark Lazarus (born 1938), footballer, right winger
Jason Leonard (born 1968), World Cup winning rugby union footballer
Edward Lawrence Levy (1851–1932), English world champion weightlifter
Lennox Lewis (born 1965), world champion heavyweight boxer
Ted "Kid" Lewis (Gershon Mendeloff) (1893–1970), world champion welterweight boxer, Hall of Fame
Josh Lewsey (born 1976), rugby footballer
Jim Leytham (1879–1916), rugby footballer
Billy Lindsay (1872–1933), footballer
Jimmy Lindsay (1880–1925), footballer
Gary Lineker (born 1960), footballer
Sam Little (born 1975), professional golfer
Nat Lofthouse (1925–2011), footballer
James Lomas (1879–1960), rugby footballer
Robert Lowe, footballer
Hyman Lurie (1918–1982), table tennis player
Dar Lyon, cricketer
Dame Ellen MacArthur (born 1976), sailor who holds the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe
Ernie Machin (1944–2012), footballer
George Mallory (1886–1924), mountaineer
Andy Mangan (born 1986), footballer
Nigel Mansell (born 1953), racing driver, F1 and CART champion
Terry Marsh (born 1958), world champion boxer
Darren Matthews (born 1968), professional wrestler
Stanley Matthews (1915–2000), footballer
Thomas Matthews (1884–1969), cyclist
Jock McAvoy (1908–1971), boxer
Bill McGarry (1927–2005), footballer and manager
Bertie Mee (1918–2001), footballer and manager
Daniel Mendoza (1764–1836), world heavyweight champion boxer, Hall of Fame
Sidney Merlin (1856–1952), sports shooter
John Middleton (1910–1971), footballer
Colin Milburn (1941–1990), cricketer
Gordon Miller (born 1939), Olympic high jumper
Alan Minter (1951–2020), world champion boxer
Ivor Montagu (1904–1984), British national team and founder of the International Table Tennis Federation
Stan Mortensen (1921–1991), footballer and manager
Bobby Moore (1941–1993), captain of the 1966 World Cup winning team
Stirling Moss (1929–2020), F1 driver
Mason Mount (born 1999), footballer
Andy Murray (born 1987), tennis player, current number 2 seed
Alfred Mynn (1807–1861), cricketer
Gary Neville (born 1975), footballer
Phil Neville (born 1977), footballer
Justin Newell (born 1980), footballer
Alison Nicholas (born 1962), golfer
Harry Nuttall (1897–1969), footballer
William Oakley (1873–1934), footballer
Ronnie O'Sullivan (born 1975), three time World Snooker Champion
Michael Owen (born 1979), football player
James Oyebola (1961–2007), heavyweight boxer
Bob Paisley (1919–1996), 3-time European Cup winning manager with Liverpool F.C.
Cole Palmer (born 2002), footballer
Rachel Parish (born 1981), markswoman and fencer
Michael Park (1966–2005), WRC co-driver
John Parrott (born 1964), world snooker champion
George Payne (1921–1987), footballer
Cyril Peacock (1929–1992), racing cyclist
Fred Perry (1909–1995), Wimbledon champion tennis player
Martin Peters (1943–2019), member of the 1966 World Cup winning team
Eddie Phillips (1911–1995), boxer
Kevin Pietersen (born 1980), cricketer
Jack Plant (1871–1950), footballer
David Pleat (born 1945), footballer, manager, and sports commentator
David Pratt (1896–1967), footballer and manager
Daniel Prenn (1904–1991), tennis player, highest world ranking #6
Stephanie Proud (born 1988), backstroke swimmer
Darren Quinton (born 1986), footballer
Samuel Rabin (1903–1991), Olympic bronze wrestler (freestyle middleweight)
Paula Radcliffe (born 1973), distance runner
Alf Ramsay (1920–1999), football player and manager
John Raphael (1882–1917), cricket and rugby union
Sir Steve Redgrave (born 1962), rower, winner of gold medal in five consecutive Olympics
William Regal (born 1968), WWE wrestler and commentator
Cyrille Regis (1958–2018), footballer
Sir Gordon Richards (1904–1988), jockey, holder of several records
Richard Riley, footballer
Jack Robinson (1870–1931), footballer
Sir Bobby Robson (1933–2009), football manager
Wayne Rooney (born 1985), footballer, all-time leading goal scorer for the England National Football Team and Manchester United Football Club
Bukayo Saka (born 2001), footballer
David Seaman (born 1963), footballer
Archie Sexton (1908–1957), boxer
Dave Sexton (1930–2012), footballer and manager
Paul Scholes (born 1974), footballer
Alan Shearer (born 1970), footballer, all-time leading goal scorer in the premiership
Teddy Sheringham (born 1966), football player
Ruth Shevelen (born 1992), trampoline gymnast
Georgia Shiels (born 1996), rally driver
Kelly Simm (born 1995), artistic gymnast
Davey Boy Smith (1962–2002), professional wrestler
Joe Smith (1889–1971), footballer and manager
Tom Smith (1876–1937), footballer
Cyril Spiers (1902–1967), footballer and manager
Dennis Stevens (1933–2012), footballer
Nobby Stiles (1942–2020), football World Cup winner
Andrew Stoddart (1863–1915), rugby and cricket player
Frederick Stokes (1850–1929), rugby footballer
Dr. Lennard Stokes (1856–1933), rugby footballer
Karen Stupples (born 1973), golfer
Frank Swift (1913–1958), footballer
Andrew Sznajder (born 1967), English-born Canadian tennis player
Laurie Taitt (1934–2006), Olympic sprint hurdler
Graham Taylor (1944–2017), footballer and manager
Peta Taylor (1912–1989), cricketer
Phil Taylor (born 1960), multi world champion darts player
John Terry (born 1980), footballer
Albert Thompson (1885–1956), footballer
Jayne Torvill (born 1957), figure skater
William Townley (1866–1950), footballer and manager
Frank Townsend (1925–1946), rugby footballer
Jack Tresadern (1890–1959), footballer and manager
Marcus Trescothick (born 1975), cricketer
Fred Trueman (1931–2006), fast bowler
Phil Tufnell (born 1966), cricketer
Derek Turner (1932–2015), world cup winning rugby footballer
Randolph Turpin (1928–1966), middleweight boxer
George Tweedy (1913–1987), footballer
Geoff Twentyman (1930–2004), footballer and manager
Michael Vaughan (born 1974), cricketer
Stan Vickers (1932–2013), athlete
Virginia Wade (born 1945), tennis player
Sir William Wavell Wakefield (1898–1983), rugby footballer and politician
George Waller (1864–1937), footballer
Wallis Walters (1878–1952), hurdler
Frank Warren (born 1952), boxing promoter
Matt Wells (1886–1953), lightweight champion of Great Britain and world champion welterweight
Ruth Westbrook (1930–2016), cricketer
Johnny Wheeler (1928–2019), footballer
Dan Wheldon (1978–2011), 2005 and 2011 Indy 500 Winner, 2005 Indy Car Series Champion
Jimmy White (born 1962), snooker player
Edgar Whittaker, footballer
Arthur Whittam, footballer
Bradley Wiggins (born 1980), first British man to win the Tour de France
Jonny Wilkinson (born 1979), world cup winning rugby footballer
Joey Williams (1902–1978), footballer
Charlie Wilson (1895–1971), footballer
Justin Wilson (1978–2015), racing driver
Vivian Woodward (1879–1954), footballer
Billy Wright (1924–1994), footballer
Vic Wright (1909–1964), footballer

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