Famous left-handers - Sport
If you are left-handed then you are in very good company. Throughout history left-handers have excelled as leaders, sportsmen, artists, musicians and in many other fields. This is our list of famous left-handers - with over 1,000 people we think it is the most comprehensive on the Web.
The list is based on our research and reports from Club members, but we know we are not perfect. If you spot any errors in our list, can provide any further information or have any famous left-handers we should add to our list, please email us or use the form on our New Famous Lefties page. We will soon be adding web site links to most of our famous left-handers so that you can find out more about them.
The list contains well over 1,000 left-handers and is divided into 4 sections as below. Each list will take a few seconds to load - but it's worth the wait!
Sport - American Football
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| Name |
Nationality |
Description |
DOB |
| Albert, Frankie |
USA (IL) |
American Football -quarterback |
27-Jan-1920 |
| Baker, Terry |
USA |
American Football |
05-May-1941 |
| Brunell, Mark |
USA |
American Football -quarterback |
17-Sep-1970 |
| Del Gaizon, Jim |
USA |
American Football |
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| Douglass, Bobby |
USA |
American Football |
22-Jun-1947 |
| Esiason, Norman "Boomer" |
USA (NY) |
American Football |
17-Apr-1961 |
| Humm, David |
USA |
American Football |
1952 |
| McDonald, Paul |
USA |
American Football |
1958 |
| Mitchell, Scott |
USA |
American Football |
2-Jan-1968 |
| Sayers, Gale |
USA |
American Football |
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| Sherman, Allie |
USA |
American Football - coach |
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| Simpson, O.J. |
USA |
Football/Actor |
09-Jul-1947 |
| Stabler, Kenny |
USA |
American Football |
25-Dec-1945 |
| Yepremian, Garo |
Armenian |
American Football |
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| Young, Steve |
USA |
American Football |
11-Oct-1961 |
| Zorn, Jim |
USA |
American Football |
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Sport - Athletics
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| Name |
Nationality |
Description |
DOB |
| Busemann, Frank |
German |
Decathlon |
26-Feb-1975 |
| Cram, Steve |
UK |
Runner |
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| Deal, Lance |
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Hammer thrower |
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| Dragila, Stacy |
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World Champ/RecHolder Pole Vault 2001 |
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| Jenner, Bruce |
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Decathlon |
28-Oct-1949 |
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Sport - Badminton
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| Name |
Nationality |
Description |
DOB |
| Hoejer, Erik Poul |
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Badminton |
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| Rasmussen, Peter |
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Badminton |
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Sport - Baseball
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| Name |
Nationality |
Description |
DOB |
| Anderson, Brady |
USA |
Baseball |
18-Jan-1964 |
| Avery, Steve |
USA (MI) |
Baseball |
14-Apr-1970 |
| Baines, Harold |
USA |
Baseball |
05-Mar-1959 |
| Berra, Yogi |
USA |
Baseball |
12-May-1925 |
| Blue, Vida |
USA (LA) |
Baseball |
28-Jul-1949 |
| Boggs, Wade |
USA |
Baseball |
15-Jun-1958 |
| Bonds, Barry |
USA |
Baseball |
24-Jul-1964 |
| Brett, George |
USA ( WV) |
Baseball |
15-May-1953 |
| Brock, Lou |
USA |
Baseball |
18-Jun-1939 |
| Butler, Brett |
USA |
Baseball |
15-Jun-1957 |
| Carew, Rod |
USA |
Baseball |
01-Apr-1945 |
| Carlton , Steve |
USA |
Pitcher |
22-Dec-1944 |
| Clark, Will |
USA |
Baseball |
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| Cobb, Ty (Dec'd) |
USA |
Baseball |
18-Dec-1886 |
| Dickey, Bill (Dec'd) |
USA (LA) |
Baseball - bats left, throws right |
6-Jun-1907 |
| Dravecky, Dave |
USA |
Basketball |
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| Dykstra, Lenny |
USA - CA |
Baseball |
10-Feb-1963 |
| Ford, Whitey |
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Pitcher |
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| Franco, John |
USA (NY) |
Baseball |
17-Sep-1960 |
| Gehrig, Lou (Dec'd) |
USA (NY) |
Baseball |
19-Jun-1903 |
| Gibson, Paul |
USA |
Pitcher |
04-Jan |
| Glavine, Tom |
USA (MA) |
Baseball |
25-Mar-1966 |
| Gomez, Lefty (Dec'd) |
USA (CA) |
Baseball |
26-Nov-1908 |
| Goslin, Leon "Goose" |
USA 9NJ) |
Baseball - bats left, throws right |
16-Oct-1900 |
| Greenwell, Mike |
USA (KY) |
Baseball - bats left, throws right |
18-Jul-1963 |
| Griffey Jr, Ken |
USA (PA) |
Baseball |
21-Nov-1969 |
| Grove, Lefty (Dec'd) |
USA |
Pitcher |
6-Mar-1900 |
| Guidry, Ron |
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Pitcher |
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| Gwynn, Tony |
USA (LA) |
Baseball |
09-May-1960 |
| Hrabosky, Al |
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Pitcher |
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| Henderson, Rickey |
USA (IL) |
Baseball |
25-Dec-1958 |
| Howe, Steve |
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Pitcher |
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| Hrbek, Kent |
USA (MN) |
Baseball- bats left, bowls right |
21-May-1960 |
| Hubbell, Carl (Dec'd) |
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Pitcher |
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| Hurst, Bruce |
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Pitcher |
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| Ishii, Kazuhisa |
Japan |
Pitcher |
09-Sep-1973 |
| Jackson, Reggie |
USA |
Baseball |
18-May-1946 |
| Jackson, "Shoeless" Joe |
USA |
Baseball |
16-Jul-1889 |
| John, Tommy |
USA (IN) |
Pitcher |
22-May-1943 |
| Johnson, Randy |
USA |
Pitcher. throws left - bats right |
10-Sep-1963 |
| Joyner, Wally |
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US Baseball |
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| Justice, David |
USA (OH) |
Baseball |
14-Apr-1946 |
| Kipper, Bob |
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Pitcher |
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| Koufax, Sandy |
USA (NY) |
Baseball - throws left, bats right |
30-Dec-1935 |
| Kruk, John |
USA |
Baseball |
09-Feb-1961 |
| Lasorda, Tommy |
USA (PA) |
Baseball |
22-Sept-1927 |
| Lee, Bill "Spaceman" |
USA (CA) |
Baseball |
28-Dec-1946 |
| Leyland, Jim |
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Baseball - Manager |
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| Lofton, Kenny |
USA (IN) |
Baseball |
31-May-1967 |
| Lynn, Fred |
USA (IL) |
Baseball |
3-Feb-1952 |
| Maas, Kevin |
USA (CA) |
Baseball |
20-Jan-1965 |
| Magrane, Joe |
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Pitcher |
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| Manush, Heinie (Dec'd) |
USA (AL) |
Baseball |
20-Jul-1901 |
| Marquard, Rube (Dec'd) |
USA (OH) |
Baseball - bats both, throws left. |
9-Oct-1889 |
| Martinez, Dave |
USA (NY) |
Baseball |
26-Sep-1964 |
| Mattingly, Don |
USA (Indiana) |
Baseball |
20-Apr-1961 |
| McGras, John |
USA |
Baseball |
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| McGriff, Fred |
USA (FL) |
Baseball |
31-Oct-1963 |
| Mitchell, Jackie |
USA |
Baseball |
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| Musial, Stan |
USA |
Baseball |
21-Nov-1920 |
| Myers, Randy |
USA |
Baseball |
19-Sept-1962 |
| O'Doul, Lefty |
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Baseball |
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| Oh, Sadaharu |
Japanese |
Know as the "Japanese Babe Ruth" |
20-May-1940 |
| O'Leary, Troy |
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Baseball |
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| Olerud, John |
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Baseball |
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| O'Neil, Paul |
USA (OH) |
Baseball |
25-Feb-1963 |
| Ott, Mel (Dec'd) |
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Baseball |
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| Palmeiro, Rafael |
Cuban |
Baseball |
24-Sep-1964 |
| Pasqua, Dan |
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Baseball |
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| Pettitte, Andy |
USA |
Baseball - Pitcher |
15-Jun-1972 |
| Ruth, Babe (Dec'd) |
USA |
Baseball |
06-Feb-1895 |
| Sanders, "Neon" Deion |
USA (FL) |
Baseball/American Football |
09-Aug-1967 |
| Spahn, Warren (Dec'd) |
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Baseball |
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| Stengel, Casey (Dec'd) |
USA |
Baseball - Manager |
30-July-1891 |
| Strawberry, Darryl |
USA (LA) |
Baseball |
12-Mar-1962 |
| Swindell, Greg |
USA |
Pitcher, throws left - bats right |
02-Jan-1965 |
| Valenzuela, Fernando |
Mexico |
Baseball |
01-Nov-1960 |
| Waddell, Rube (Dec'd) |
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Baseball |
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| Wells, David |
USA |
Baseball |
20-May-1963 |
| Whitaker, Lou |
USA (NY) |
Baseball, bats left - throws right |
12-May-1957 |
| Williams, Ted (Dec'd) |
USA |
Baseball |
30-Aug-1918 |
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Sport - Basketball
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| Name |
Nationality |
Description |
DOB |
| Archibald, Nate |
USA (NY) |
Basketball |
02-Sep-1948 |
| Berry, Walter |
USA |
Basketball |
17-May-1964 |
| Bird, Larry |
USA |
Basketball |
07-Dec-1956 |
| Branch, Adrian |
USA |
Basketball |
17-Nov-1974 |
| Cheaney, Calbert |
USA |
Basketball |
17-Jul-1971 |
| Cowens, Dave |
USA |
Basketball |
25-Oct-1948 |
| Dantley, Adrian |
USA |
Basketball |
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| Driesell, Charles "Lefty" |
USA |
Basketball |
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| Eaton, Mark |
USA |
Basketball |
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| Goodrich, Gail |
USA |
Basketball |
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| Kellogg, Ron |
USA |
Basketball |
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| Kukoc, Toni |
Croatian |
Basketball |
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| Lanier, Bob |
USA |
Basketball |
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| Lohaus, Brad |
USA |
Basketball |
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| Minor, Harold |
USA |
Basketball |
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| Motta, Dick |
USA |
Basketball |
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| Mullin, Chris |
USA |
Basketball |
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| Perkins, Sam |
USA |
Basketball |
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| Phelps, Digger |
USA |
Basketball |
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| Reed, Willis |
USA |
Basketball |
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| Robinson, David |
USA (FL) |
Basketball player |
06-Aug-1965 |
| Rodgers, Guy |
USA |
Basketball |
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| Russell, Bill |
USA |
Basketball |
12-Feb-1934 |
| Tisdale, Wayman |
USA |
Basketball |
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| Van Exel, Nick |
USA |
Basketball |
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| Walton, Bill |
USA |
Basketball |
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| Wilkens, Lenny |
USA |
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| Wilkins, Lenny |
USA |
Basketball |
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| Zuleta, Manuel |
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Basketball |
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Sport - Billiards
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| Name |
Nationality |
Description |
DOB |
| Arnold, Bonnie |
USA |
Billiards |
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| Grandee, Reynaldo |
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Billiards |
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| Lee, Kun-Fang |
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Billiards |
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| Mizerak, Jr., Steve |
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Billiards |
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Sport - Bowling
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| Name |
Nationality |
Description |
DOB |
| Allen, Bill |
USA |
Bowling |
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| Anthony, Earl |
USA (WA) |
Bowling |
27-Apr-1938 |
| Aulby, Mike |
USA (IN) |
Bowling |
25-Mar-1960 |
| Cook, Steve |
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Bowling |
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| Costello, Patty |
USA |
Bowling |
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| Davis, Dave |
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Bowling |
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| Davis, Dale |
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| Johnson, Tish |
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Bowling |
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| Petraglia, Johnny |
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Bowling |
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| Varipapa, Andy |
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Bowling |
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Sport - Boxing
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| Name |
Nationality |
Description |
DOB |
| Balboa, Rocky |
USA |
Boxer in film - played by Sylvester Sallone |
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| Basilio, Carmen |
USA (NY) |
Boxing |
02-Apr-1927 |
| Cooper, Henry |
UK |
Boxer |
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| Corbett, James (Dec'd) |
USA (CA) |
"Gentleman Jim" |
01-Sep-1866 |
| de la Hoya, Oscar |
USA |
Boxing |
04-Feb-1973 |
| Douglas, John Solto (Dec'd) |
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Helped to formulate the Marquis of Queensbury Rules |
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| Graham, Herrol |
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| Hagler, Marvin |
USA (NJ) |
Boxer |
23-May-1954 |
| Hamed, Nassem |
UK |
Boxer |
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| Hodgkinson, Paul |
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| Johnson, Reggie |
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Boxer |
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| Limon, Rafael "Bazooka" |
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Boxing |
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| Miller, Freddie |
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Boxing |
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| Moorer, Michael |
USA |
Boxer |
12-Nov-1967 |
| Nunn, Michael |
USA |
Boxer |
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| Patterson, Jacker |
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Boxing |
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| Vanderlijde, Arnold |
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Boxer |
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| Whitaker, Pernell "Sweet Pea" |
USA |
Boxer |
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Sport - Broadcasters
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| Name |
Nationality |
Description |
DOB |
| Hayrinen, Raimo |
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Sports Broadcaster |
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| Scully, Vin |
USA (NY) |
Sports Broadcaster |
29-Nov-1927 |
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Sport - Cricket
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| Name |
Nationality |
Description |
DOB |
| Akram, Wasim |
Pakistan |
Cricketer |
03-Jun-1966 |
| Bevan, Michael |
Australian |
Cricketer |
08-May-1970 |
| Border, Alan |
Australian |
Cricket |
27-Jul-1955 |
| Broad, Chris |
UK |
Cricket |
29-Sep-1957 |
| Butcher, Mark |
England |
Cricketer, bats left, bowls right |
23-Aug-1972 |
| Campbell, Alistair |
Zimbabwe |
Cricket |
23-Sep-1972 |
| Close, Brian |
England |
Cricketer, bats left, bowls right |
24-Feb-1931 |
| Compton, Denis |
England |
Cricket, bowled left, batted right |
23-May-1918 |
| Edmonds, Phil |
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Cricket |
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| Ganguly, Saurav |
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Cricket |
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| Gower, David |
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Cricket, Captain of England |
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| Lara, Brian |
Trinidad |
Cricket Captain. West Indies |
02-May-1969 |
| Lever, John |
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Cricket |
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| McGrath, Keith |
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Cricket |
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| Mullary, Alan |
UK |
England fast bowler, bowls left, bats right. |
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| Pollock, Graham |
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Cricketer |
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| Reid, Bruce |
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Cricket |
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| Russell, Jack |
UK |
ex England wicket keeper, plays for Gloucester |
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| Singh, Maninder |
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Cricket |
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| Sobers, Sir Gary |
West Indies |
Cricket, Ex Captain |
28-Jul-1936 |
| Swarbook, Fred |
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Cricket |
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| Taylor, Mark |
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Cricketer |
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| Underwood, Derek |
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Cricket |
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Sport - Diving
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| Name |
Nationality |
Description |
DOB |
| Gorman, Francis X. |
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Diving |
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| Louganis, Greg |
USA |
Diving - Olympic gold medal holder |
29-Jan-1960 |
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Sport - Fencing
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| Name |
Nationality |
Description |
DOB |
| Mangiarotti, Giuseppe |
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Fencer |
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Sport - Football (soccer)
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| Name |
Nationality |
Description |
DOB |
| Barnes, John |
Jamacian |
Footballer |
07-Nov-1963 |
| Burbott, Dan |
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Soccer |
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| Charlton, Sir Bobby |
UK |
Footballer - England and Manchester United |
11-Oct-1937 |
| Cruyff, Johan |
Dutch |
Soccer |
25-Apr-1947 |
| Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pelé |
Brazilian |
Soccer |
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| Greaves, Jimmy |
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| Gullitt, Ruud |
Dutch |
Footballer |
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| Herzog, Andreas |
Austrian |
Footballer |
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| Kempes, Mario Alberto |
Argentinan |
Footballer |
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| Maradona, Diego Armando |
Argentinian |
Soccer |
30-Oct-1960 |
| Medford, Hernan |
Costa Rica |
Soccer |
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| Pele, |
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Footballer |
23-Oct-1940 |
| Platini, Michel |
France |
Footballer |
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| Polster, Toni |
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Footballer |
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| Puskas, Ferenc |
Hungary |
Footballer |
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| Rensenbrink, Rob |
Dutch |
Footballer |
03-Jul-1947 |
| Robson, Bryan |
England |
ex England Captain |
11-Jan-1963 |
| Romario, |
Brazil |
Soccer |
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