Find out more about the greatest 20th Century British Sportspersons, including Jamie Vardy, Charles Salvador, David Beckham, Lewis Hamilton and Wayne Rooney.
Wayne Rooney24 October 1985
David Beckham02 May 1975
Former English Footballer
Steven Gerrard30 May 1980
Football Player
Mark Phillips22 September 1948
Equestrian, Horseman
Alan Shearer13 August 1970
Football Player
Gary Lineker30 November 1960
Footballer
George Best22 May 1946
Footballer
Harry Redknapp02 March 1947
Football Manager
James Hunt29 August 1947
F1 Driver
Keith Flint17 September 1969
Vocalist
Bill Shankly02 September 1913
Scottish Footballer and Manager
Mo Farah23 March 1983
Athlete
Sam Allardyce19 October 1954
Football Manager
Mark Thatcher15 August 1953
Businessman
Roger Bannister23 March 1929
Former British Athlete Who Ran The First
David Coulthard27 March 1971
Racecar Driver
Fred Perry18 May 1909
Sebastian Coe29 September 1956
Middle Distance Runner, Politician
Chris Froome20 May 1985
Professional Road Racing Cyclist
Vanessa-Mae27 October 1978
Violinist
Ray Wilkins14 September 1956
Football Player
Steve Coppell09 July 1955
Footballer
Billy Wingrove15 November 1982
Association Football Player, YouTuber
Linford Christie02 April 1960
Retired Sprinter
Fatima Whitbread03 March 1961
Javelin Thrower
Daley Thompson30 July 1958
Decathlete
Beth Tweddle01 April 1985
Former British Gymnast
Steve Cram14 October 1960
Athlete
Alan Minter17 August 1951
Professional Boxer
Liz McColgan24 May 1964
Athlete
Allan Wells03 May 1952
Sprinter
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Barry Venison16 August 1964
Footballer
Alan Smith28 October 1980
English Footballer
Hannah Whelan01 July 1992
Gymnast
Tyson Fury12 August 1988
Boxer
Ellen Whitaker05 March 1986
Show jumper
Zara Tindall15 May 1981
Olympian
Ian Wright03 November 1963
Footballer
Danny Ings23 July 1992
Association football player
Alistair Overeem17 May 1980
Mixed martial artist, Kickboxer
Ashley Young09 July 1985
Association football player
Jordan Henderson17 June 1990
Association football player
Rio Ferdinand07 November 1978
Association football player, Autobiographer
James Milner04 January 1986
Association football player
Eddie Hall15 January 1988
Athlete
Scott Adkins17 June 1976
Actor, Martial artist, Film actor, Taekwondo
Ben Stokes04 June 1991
Cricketer
Ronnie O'Sullivan05 December 1975
Snooker player
Ralf Little08 February 1980
Actor
Nigel Pearson21 August 1963
Association football player, Association football
Teddy Sheringham02 April 1966
Association football player, Manager, Association
Michael Owen14 December 1979
Association football player
Milind Soman04 November 1965
Model
Michael Bisping28 February 1979
Mixed martial artist, Kickboxer, Thai boxer
Andy Farrell30 May 1975
Rugby league player, Rugby union player
David Prowse01 July 1935
Bodybuilder
Owen Farrell24 September 1991
Rugby union player
Andrew Flintoff06 December 1977
Cricketer
Naseem Hamed12 February 1974
Boxer
John Terry07 December 1980
Association football player
Dereck Chisora29 December 1983
Boxer
Jermain Defoe07 October 1982
Association football player
David Haye13 October 1980
Boxer
Danny Welbeck26 November 1990
Association football player
Aaron Ramsey26 December 1990
Association football player
Kenny Dalglish04 March 1951
Association football player, Association football
Scott Sinclair25 March 1989
Association football player
Jamie Redknapp25 June 1973
Association football player
Steve Bruce31 December 1960
Association football player, Association football
Justin Fashanu19 February 1961
Footballer
Danny Drinkwater05 March 1990
Association football player
Gary Neville18 February 1975
Association football player, Association football
Ashley Cole20 December 1980
Association football player
Micah Richards24 June 1988
Association football player
Troy Deeney29 June 1988
Association football player
Tony Bellew30 November 1982
Boxer
Andy Carroll06 January 1989
Association football player
Bobby Charlton11 October 1937
Association football player, Autobiographer,
Roy Hodgson09 August 1947
Association football player, Association football
Mike Thalassitis19 January 1993
Football player
Chris Smalling22 November 1989
Association football player
Paul Ince21 October 1967
Association football player
Gareth Barry23 February 1981
Association football player
Billy Joe Saunders30 August 1989
Boxer
Patrick Bamford05 September 1993
Association football player
Kevin Keegan14 February 1951
Association football player, Association football
Chris Eubank08 August 1966
Boxer
Kell Brook03 May 1986
Boxer
Joe Calzaghe23 March 1972
Boxer
Nathaniel Clyne05 April 1991
Association football player
Paul Gascoigne27 May 1967
Association football player, Autobiographer,
Judd Trump20 August 1989
Snooker player
Jack Wilshere01 January 1992
Footballer
Robbie Fowler09 April 1975
Association football player, Autobiographer,