page_title: List of English people
section_title: Sportsmen and sportswomen
hierarchical_section_title: List of English people / Sportsmen and sportswomen
caption_attribution_description: English: Wayne Rooney
context_page_description: Listed below are English people of note and some notable individuals born in England.
context_section_description: Barney Aaron (Young) (1800–1850), lightweight boxer, Hall of Fame
  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
  Tony Adams (born 1966), footballer
  Simon Andrews (1984–2014), Isle of Man TT rider
  Jo Ankier (born 1982), Britain, record holder (1,500-m & 3,000-m steeplechase)
  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
  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
  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
  Charles Bennett (1870–1948) track and field athlete
  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
  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
  Teddy Bourne (born 1948), Olympic épée fencer
  Geoffrey Boycott (born 1940), cricketer
  Eric Bristow (1957–2018), world champion darts player
  Tony Brooks (born 1932), 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
  Angela Buxton (born 1934), 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 (born 1935), member of the 1966 World Cup winning team
  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 (born 1939), 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
  Stan Cullis (1916–2001), footballer and manager
  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
  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
  Jimmy Dugdale (1932–2008), footballer
  Jonathan Edwards (
caption: Wayne Rooney
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