Find out more about the greatest 20th Century British Sportspersons, including Jamie Vardy, Charles Salvador, David Beckham, Lewis Hamilton and Wayne Rooney.
David Beckham02 May 1975
Former English Footballer
James Hunt29 August 1947
F1 Driver
Wayne Rooney24 October 1985
Steven Gerrard30 May 1980
Football Player
Gary Lineker30 November 1960
Footballer
Keith Flint17 September 1969
Vocalist
George Best22 May 1946
Footballer
Alan Shearer13 August 1970
Football Player
Mo Farah23 March 1983
Athlete
Harry Redknapp02 March 1947
Football Manager
Chris Froome20 May 1985
Professional Road Racing Cyclist
Bill Shankly02 September 1913
Scottish Footballer and Manager
David Coulthard27 March 1971
Racecar Driver
Billy Wingrove15 November 1982
Association Football Player, YouTuber
Sam Allardyce19 October 1954
Football Manager
Roger Bannister23 March 1929
Former British Athlete Who Ran The First
Fred Perry18 May 1909
Sebastian Coe29 September 1956
Middle Distance Runner, Politician
Ray Wilkins14 September 1956
Football Player
Vanessa-Mae27 October 1978
Violinist
Beth Tweddle01 April 1985
Former British Gymnast
Linford Christie02 April 1960
Retired Sprinter
Daley Thompson30 July 1958
Decathlete
Fatima Whitbread03 March 1961
Javelin Thrower
Steve Cram14 October 1960
Athlete
Alan Minter17 August 1951
Professional Boxer
Liz McColgan24 May 1964
Athlete
Allan Wells03 May 1952
Sprinter
Barry Venison16 August 1964
Footballer
Alan Smith28 October 1980
English Footballer
Hannah Whelan01 July 1992
Gymnast
Jordan Henderson17 June 1990
Association football player
James Milner04 January 1986
Association football player
John Terry07 December 1980
Association football player
Johanna Konta17 May 1991
Tennis player
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Alistair Overeem17 May 1980
Mixed martial artist, Kickboxer
Aaron Ramsey26 December 1990
Association football player
Ashley Cole20 December 1980
Association football player
Naseem Hamed12 February 1974
Boxer
Michael Owen14 December 1979
Association football player
Scott Adkins17 June 1976
Actor, Martial artist, Film actor, Taekwondo
Jermain Defoe07 October 1982
Association football player
John Higgins18 May 1975
snooker player
Billy McNeill02 March 1940
Association football player, Association football
James Cracknell05 May 1972
Rower, Ocean rower
Gary Neville18 February 1975
Association football player, Association football
Troy Deeney29 June 1988
Association football player
Billy Joe Saunders30 August 1989
Boxer
Paul Gascoigne27 May 1967
Association football player, Autobiographer,
Michael Bisping28 February 1979
Mixed martial artist, Kickboxer, Thai boxer
Rio Ferdinand07 November 1978
Association football player, Autobiographer
Ben Stokes04 June 1991
Cricketer
Gary Cahill19 December 1985
Association football player
Dereck Chisora29 December 1983
Boxer
Ashley Young09 July 1985
Association football player
Stephen Hendry13 January 1969
Snooker player
Danny Welbeck26 November 1990
Association football player
Robbie Fowler09 April 1975
Association football player, Autobiographer,
Christian Horner16 November 1973
Racing driver
Kyle Walker28 May 1990
Association football player
Jenson Button19 January 1980
Formula One driver
Callum Smith23 April 1990
Boxer
David Prowse01 July 1935
Bodybuilder
Wayne Bridge05 August 1980
Association football player
Kenny Dalglish04 March 1951
Association football player, Association football
Jamie Redknapp25 June 1973
Association football player
Steve Clarke29 August 1963
Association football player, Association football
Ian Wright03 November 1963
Association football player, Pundit, Association
Joey Barton02 September 1982
Association football player, Journalist
Joe Calzaghe23 March 1972
Boxer
Patrick Bamford05 September 1993
Association football player
Brian Clough21 March 1935
Association football player, Autobiographer,
Ricky Hatton06 October 1978
Boxer, Autobiographer
Graeme Souness06 May 1953
Association football player, Association football
Andy Carroll06 January 1989
Association football player
Mark Phillips22 September 1948
Event rider
Danny Drinkwater05 March 1990
Association football player
John Stones28 May 1994
Association football player
Jamie Carragher28 January 1978
Association football player
Ian Rush20 October 1961
Association football player, Association football
Frank Bruno16 November 1961
Boxer
Jack Wilshere01 January 1992
Association football player
Kevin Keegan14 February 1951
Association football player, Association football
Nigel Mansell08 August 1953
Formula One driver
Tony Bellew30 November 1982
Boxer
Micah Richards24 June 1988
Association football player
David Haye13 October 1980
Boxer
Teddy Sheringham02 April 1966
Association football player, Manager, Association
Steve McManaman11 February 1972
Association football player
Adam Lallana10 May 1988
Association football player
Jermaine Jenas18 February 1983
Association football player
Gareth Barry23 February 1981
Association football player
Chris Smalling22 November 1989
Association football player
Jackie Stewart11 June 1939
Entrepreneur, Sport shooter, Racecar driver
Scott Parker13 October 1980
Association football player
Sol Campbell18 September 1974
Association football player