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
Alan Shearer13 August 1970
Football Player
Gary Lineker30 November 1960
Footballer
James Hunt29 August 1947
F1 Driver
Mo Farah23 March 1983
Athlete
George Best22 May 1946
Footballer
Keith Flint17 September 1969
Vocalist
Linford Christie02 April 1960
Retired Sprinter
Harry Redknapp02 March 1947
Football Manager
Mark Phillips22 September 1948
Equestrian, Horseman
Roger Bannister23 March 1929
Former British Athlete Who Ran The First
David Coulthard27 March 1971
Racecar Driver
Sam Allardyce19 October 1954
Football Manager
Mark Thatcher15 August 1953
Businessman
Sebastian Coe29 September 1956
Middle Distance Runner, Politician
Chris Froome20 May 1985
Professional Road Racing Cyclist
Bill Shankly02 September 1913
Scottish Footballer and Manager
Daley Thompson30 July 1958
Decathlete
Fred Perry18 May 1909
Fatima Whitbread03 March 1961
Javelin Thrower
Steve Cram14 October 1960
Athlete
Beth Tweddle01 April 1985
Former British Gymnast
Vanessa-Mae27 October 1978
Violinist
Ray Wilkins14 September 1956
Football Player
Billy Wingrove15 November 1982
Association Football Player, YouTuber
Steve Coppell09 July 1955
Footballer
Allan Wells03 May 1952
Sprinter
Alan Minter17 August 1951
Professional Boxer
Liz McColgan24 May 1964
Athlete
Barry Venison16 August 1964
Footballer
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Alan Smith28 October 1980
English Footballer
Hannah Whelan01 July 1992
Gymnast
Ben Stokes04 June 1991
Cricketer
Johanna Konta17 May 1991
Tennis player
Michael Owen14 December 1979
Association football player
Owen Farrell24 September 1991
Rugby union player
Phil Neville21 January 1977
Football coach
Andrew Flintoff06 December 1977
Cricketer
Stuart Broad24 June 1986
Cricketer
James Milner04 January 1986
Association football player
Michael Bisping28 February 1979
Mixed martial artist, Kickboxer, Thai boxer
Andy Carroll06 January 1989
Association football player
Gus Kenworthy01 October 1991
Freestyle skier
Scott Adkins17 June 1976
Actor, Martial artist, Film actor, Taekwondo
Steve Bruce31 December 1960
Association football player, Association football
Jermain Defoe07 October 1982
Association football player
James Cracknell05 May 1972
Rower, Ocean rower
Danny Welbeck26 November 1990
Association football player
Chris Smalling22 November 1989
Association football player
Billy McNeill02 March 1940
Association football player, Association football
Ashley Cole20 December 1980
Association football player
Ian Wright03 November 1963
Association football player, Pundit, Association
Jordan Henderson17 June 1990
Association football player
Zara Tindall15 May 1981
Olympian
Dereck Chisora29 December 1983
Boxer
John Terry07 December 1980
Association football player
Rio Ferdinand07 November 1978
Association football player, Autobiographer
Aaron Ramsey26 December 1990
Association football player
Gary Neville18 February 1975
Association football player, Association football
Sue Barker19 April 1956
Television presenter
Jamie Redknapp25 June 1973
Association football player
Milind Soman04 November 1965
Model
Alistair Overeem17 May 1980
Mixed martial artist, Kickboxer
Paul Gascoigne27 May 1967
Association football player, Autobiographer,
Jonny Wilkinson25 May 1979
Rugby union player
Jenson Button19 January 1980
Formula One driver
Kyle Walker28 May 1990
Association football player
Gary Cahill19 December 1985
Association football player
Naseem Hamed12 February 1974
Boxer
Shaun Wright-Phillips25 October 1981
Association football player
David Prowse01 July 1935
Bodybuilder
Ashley Young09 July 1985
Association football player
Graeme Souness06 May 1953
Association football player, Association football
Tim Henman06 September 1974
Tennis player
Lewis Tan04 February 1987
Actor
Danny Drinkwater05 March 1990
Association football player
Kenny Dalglish04 March 1951
Association football player, Association football
Geraint Thomas25 May 1986
Track cyclist, Sport cyclist
Sol Campbell18 September 1974
Association football player
Gareth Barry23 February 1981
Association football player
Chris Eubank08 August 1966
Boxer
Andy Farrell30 May 1975
Rugby league player, Rugby union player
Adam Lallana10 May 1988
Association football player
Joe Cole08 November 1981
Association football player
Roy Hodgson09 August 1947
Association football player, Association football
Tony Bellew30 November 1982
Boxer
Bobby Robson18 February 1933
Association football player, Autobiographer,
Nigel Benn22 January 1964
Boxer
Billy Joe Saunders30 August 1989
Boxer
Greg Rutherford17 November 1986
Sprinter, Long jumper, Athletics competitor
Jack Wilshere01 January 1992
Association football player
Paul Ince21 October 1967
Association football player
Robbie Fowler09 April 1975
Association football player, Autobiographer,
Calum Chambers20 January 1995
Association football player