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
Wayne Rooney24 October 1985
Footballer
Stirling Moss17 September 1929
Racing Driver
Lennox Lewis02 September 1965
Professional boxer
Alan Shearer13 August 1970
Football Player
Gary Lineker30 November 1960
Footballer
Steven Gerrard30 May 1980
Football Player
George Best22 May 1946
Footballer
James Hunt29 August 1947
Racing driver
Ian Wright03 November 1963
Footballer
Brian Clough21 March 1935
Football Player
Justin Fashanu19 February 1961
Footballer
Harry Redknapp02 March 1947
Football Manager
Bobby Robson18 February 1933
Footballer
Bobby Charlton11 October 1937
Football Player
Mark Phillips22 September 1948
Equestrian, Horseman
Mo Farah23 March 1983
Athlete
Keith Flint17 September 1969
Vocalist
David Coulthard27 March 1971
Racecar Driver
Chris Froome20 May 1985
Professional Road Racing Cyclist
Fatima Whitbread03 March 1961
Javelin Thrower
Mark Thatcher15 August 1953
Businessman
Bill Shankly02 September 1913
Scottish Footballer and Manager
Sam Allardyce19 October 1954
Football Manager
Steve Davis22 August 1957
Snooker Player
Ray Wilkins14 September 1956
Football Player
Roger Bannister23 March 1929
Former British Athlete Who Ran The First
Sebastian Coe29 September 1956
Middle Distance Runner, Politician
Fred Perry18 May 1909
Henry Cooper03 May 1934
Boxer
Steve Coppell09 July 1955
Footballer
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Vanessa-Mae27 October 1978
Violinist
Linford Christie02 April 1960
Retired Sprinter
Billy Wingrove15 November 1982
Association Football Player, YouTuber
Daley Thompson30 July 1958
Decathlete
Barry Venison16 August 1964
Footballer
Steve Cram14 October 1960
Athlete
Beth Tweddle01 April 1985
Former British Gymnast
Alan Minter17 August 1951
Professional Boxer
Allan Wells03 May 1952
Sprinter
Liz McColgan24 May 1964
Athlete
Alan Smith28 October 1980
English Footballer
Hannah Whelan01 July 1992
Gymnast
Tyson Fury12 August 1988
Boxer
Michael Owen14 December 1979
Association football player
Alistair Overeem17 May 1980
Mixed martial artist, Kickboxer
Paul Gascoigne27 May 1967
Association football player, Autobiographer,
Eddie Hall15 January 1988
Athlete
Kenny Dalglish04 March 1951
Association football player, Association football
Michael Bisping28 February 1979
Mixed martial artist, Kickboxer, Thai boxer
Scott Adkins17 June 1976
Actor, Martial artist, Film actor, Taekwondo
Graeme Souness06 May 1953
Association football player, Association football
Milind Soman04 November 1965
Model
John Fashanu18 September 1962
Association football player
Ralf Little08 February 1980
Actor
Rio Ferdinand07 November 1978
Association football player, Autobiographer
Kevin Keegan14 February 1951
Association football player, Association football
Tony Bellew30 November 1982
Boxer
Ashley Cole20 December 1980
Association football player
David Seaman19 September 1963
Association football player
Jordan Henderson17 June 1990
Association football player
James Milner04 January 1986
Footballer
Teddy Sheringham02 April 1966
Association football player, Manager, Association
John Terry07 December 1980
Association football player
Naseem Hamed12 February 1974
Boxer
Gary Neville18 February 1975
Association football player, Association football
Robbie Fowler09 April 1975
Association football player, Autobiographer,
Paul Merson20 March 1968
Football Player
Jamie Redknapp25 June 1973
Association football player
Jackie Brown29 November 1909
Boxer
Neil Ruddock09 May 1968
Footballer
Joe Calzaghe23 March 1972
Boxer
Zara Tindall15 May 1981
Olympian
Steve McManaman11 February 1972
Association football player
Davey Boy Smith27 November 1962
Professional wrestler
Sol Campbell18 September 1974
Association football player
Kyle Walker28 May 1990
Association football player
Matt Le Tissier14 October 1968
Footballer
Jack Rodwell11 March 1991
Footballer
Bobby Moore12 April 1941
Association football player, Association football
Ian Rush20 October 1961
Association football player, Association football
Mark Hughes01 November 1963
Association football manager
Christian Horner16 November 1973
Racing driver
Jenson Button19 January 1980
Formula One driver
Jermain Defoe07 October 1982
Association football player
Ronnie O'Sullivan05 December 1975
Snooker player
Roy Hodgson09 August 1947
Association football player, Association football
Craig Bellamy13 July 1979
Association football player
Andy Carroll06 January 1989
Association football player
Steve Bruce31 December 1960
Association football player, Association football
Paul Dickov01 November 1972
Association football player, Association football
Andrew Flintoff06 December 1977
Cricketer
Chris Eubank08 August 1966
Boxer
Danny Welbeck26 November 1990
Association football player