List of English sportsmen and sportswomen

Listed below are English sportsmen and sportswomen of note and some notable individuals born in England.




 * 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
 * Nicola Adams (born 1982), two-time Olympic gold medallist and former world champion boxer
 * Tony Adams (born 1966), footballer
 * Edward Allen, footballer
 * Malcolm Allison (1927–2010), football manager
 * Simon Andrews (1984–2014), Isle of Man TT rider
 * Jo Ankier (born 1982), Britain, record holder (1,500-m & 3,000-m steeplechase)
 * Willie Applegarth (1890–1958), track and field athlete
 * James Arnott, footballer
 * 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
 * George Baldry (1911–1987), footballer
 * 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
 * Robert Barker (1847–1915), footballer
 * Donny Barnard (born 1984), footballer
 * 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
 * Jude Bellingham (born 2003), footballer
 * Charles Bennett (1870–1948) track and field athlete
 * Lawson Bennett (1938–2011), footballer
 * 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
 * Billy Betts (1864–1941), footballer
 * Ted Birnie (1878–1935), footballer and manager
 * Sid Bishop (1900–1949), footballer
 * 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
 * James Brae, footballer
 * Eric Bristow (1957–2018), world champion darts player
 * Johnny Brooks (1931–2016), footballer and manager
 * Tony Brooks (1932–2022), 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 (1934–2020), 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 (1935–2020), member of the 1966 World Cup winning team
 * Dave Charnley (1935–2012), lightweight boxer
 * Charles Chenery (1850–1928), footballer and cricketer
 * 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 (1939–2022), 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
 * Sid Crowl (1888–1971), footballer
 * Russell Cuddihey (born 1939), footballer
 * Stan Cullis (1916–2001), footballer and manager
 * Laurie Cunningham (1956–1989), footballer
 * 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
 * Graham Dilley (1959–2011), cricketer
 * 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
 * Fred Driver, footballer
 * Harry Duckworth, footballer
 * Jimmy Dugdale (1932–2008), footballer
 * Duncan Edwards (1936–1958), footballer
 * Jonathan Edwards (born 1966), triple jump
 * Joe Egan (1919–2012), rugby footballer
 * Godfrey Evans (1920–1999), cricketer (wicket-keeper)
 * Ray Evans (1933–2009), footballer
 * Fred Ewer (1898–1971), footballer
 * James Fairburn, footballer
 * Percy Fender, cricketer
 * James Figg (before 1700–1734), prizefighter
 * Sir Tom Finney (1922–2014) footballer
 * Albert Firth (1937–2015), rugby footballer
 * William Fiske (1885–1918), footballer
 * Bob Fitzsimmons (1863–1917), boxing's first world champion in three divisions
 * Andrew Flintoff (born 1977), cricketer
 * Septimus Francom (1882–1965), long-distance runner
 * C B Fry (1872–1956), cricketer and all-round athlete
 * Tyson Fury (born 1988), professional boxer
 * Ron Garland (1931–1989), footballer
 * Paul Gascoigne (born 1967), football player
 * Les Gaunt (1918–1985), footballer
 * Dwight Gayle (born 1989), football player
 * Steven Gerrard (born 1980), football player
 * Graham Gooch (born 1953), cricketer
 * Pete Goss (born 1961), around-the-world yachtsman
 * Grantley Goulding (1874–1947), athlete
 * W G Grace (1848–1915), cricketer
 * Cyril Grant (1920–2002), footballer
 * Jimmy Greaves (1940–2021), footballer
 * Jack Greenwell (1884–1942), footballer and manager
 * Ron Greenwood (1921–2006), footballer and manager
 * Will Greenwood (born 1972), rugby footballer
 * Ernest Hackett (1908–?), footballer
 * Sam Haden (1902–1974), footballer and manager
 * Naseem Hamed (born 1974), featherweight boxer
 * Lewis Hamilton (born 1985), seven-time Formula One World Champion
 * Harry Hampton (1885–1963), football player
 * Ellis Hargreaves, footballer
 * Ricky Hatton (born 1978), world champion boxer
 * Mike Hawthorn (1929–1959), F1 World Champion
 * David Haye (born 1980), world champion boxer
 * Johnny Haynes (1934–2005), footballer
 * Arthur Henfrey (1867–1929), footballer
 * Emile Heskey (born 1978), footballer
 * Charlie Hewitt (1884–1966), footballer and manager
 * Damon Hill (born 1960), F1 World Champion
 * Graham Hill (1929–1975), two times F1 World Champion
 * Jimmy Hill (1928–2015), footballer
 * Syd Hoar (1895–1967), footballer
 * David Hobbs (born 1939), Former Formula One driver
 * Jack Hobbs (1882–1963), cricketer
 * Glenn Hoddle (born 1957), footballer
 * Martin Hodgson (1909–1991), rugby footballer
 * Teddy Hodgson (1885–1919), footballer
 * Ken Holliday (1925–1999), footballer
 * Duncan Horton (born 1967), footballer
 * Leslie Housden (1894–1963), Olympic marathon runner
 * William Howarth (1875–?), footballer
 * John Howell (born 1936), Olympic long jumper
 * Alexander Hughes (1907–1977), footballer
 * Kenneth Hunt (1884–1949), footballer
 * James Hunt (1947–1993), F1 World Champion
 * Norman Hunter (1943–2020), footballer and manager
 * Sir Geoff Hurst (born 1941), member of the 1966 World Cup winning team
 * Nasser Hussain (born 1968), cricketer
 * Len Hutton (1916–1990), cricketer
 * Gus Huxford (1889–1961), footballer
 * Anthony Joshua (born 1989), professional boxer
 * David Jack (1898–1958), footballer and manager
 * E.J. 'John' Jackett, rugby union player, represented England and Great Britain.
 * Peter Jacobs (born 1938), Olympic fencer
 * Peter Jaffe, Olympic silver (yachting; star-class)
 * Allan Jay (1931–2023), épée & foil fencer, Olympic two-time silver, world champion
 * Richard Jerome (born 1968), cricketer
 * Martin Johnson (born 1970), World Cup winning rugby union footballer
 * Trish Johnson (born 1966), golfer
 * Brian Keeble (1938–2015), footballer
 * Mike Keen (1940–2009), footballer
 * Howard Kendall (1946–2015), footballer and manager of Everton F.C.
 * Joe Kennedy (1925–1986), footballer
 * Josh Kennet (born 1987), English-Israeli footballer
 * Joseph Kenyon, footballer
 * Amir Khan (born 1986), lightweight boxer
 * Herbert Kingaby (1880–1934), footballer
 * Joseph Kitchen (1890–1974), footballer
 * Paul Klenerman (born 1963), Olympic sabre fencer
 * Frank Lampard (born 1978), footballer
 * Dougie Lampkin (born 1976), Motorcycle Trials World Champion
 * Mark Lazarus (born 1938), footballer, right winger
 * Jason Leonard (born 1968), World Cup winning rugby union footballer
 * Edward Lawrence Levy (1851–1932), English world champion weightlifter
 * Lennox Lewis (born 1965), world champion heavyweight boxer
 * Ted "Kid" Lewis (Gershon Mendeloff) (1893–1970), world champion welterweight boxer, Hall of Fame
 * Josh Lewsey (born 1976), rugby footballer
 * Jim Leytham (1879–1916), rugby footballer
 * Billy Lindsay (1872–1933), footballer
 * Jimmy Lindsay (1880–1925), footballer
 * Gary Lineker (born 1960), footballer
 * Sam Little (born 1975), professional golfer
 * Nat Lofthouse (1925–2011), footballer
 * James Lomas (1879–1960), rugby footballer
 * Robert Lowe, footballer
 * Hyman Lurie (1918–1982), table tennis player
 * Dar Lyon, cricketer
 * Dame Ellen MacArthur (born 1976), sailor who holds the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe
 * Ernie Machin (1944–2012), footballer
 * George Mallory (1886–1924), mountaineer
 * Andy Mangan (born 1986), footballer
 * Nigel Mansell (born 1953), racing driver, F1 and CART champion
 * Terry Marsh (born 1958), world champion boxer
 * Darren Matthews (born 1968), professional wrestler
 * Stanley Matthews (1915–2000), footballer
 * Thomas Matthews (1884–1969), cyclist
 * Jock McAvoy (1908–1971), boxer
 * Bill McGarry (1927–2005), footballer and manager
 * Bertie Mee (1918–2001), footballer and manager
 * Daniel Mendoza (1764–1836), world heavyweight champion boxer, Hall of Fame
 * Sidney Merlin (1856–1952), sports shooter
 * John Middleton (1910–1971), footballer
 * Colin Milburn (1941–1990), cricketer
 * Gordon Miller (born 1939), Olympic high jumper
 * Alan Minter (1951–2020), world champion boxer
 * Ivor Montagu (1904–1984), British national team and founder of the International Table Tennis Federation
 * Stan Mortensen (1921–1991), footballer and manager
 * Bobby Moore (1941–1993), captain of the 1966 World Cup winning team
 * Stirling Moss (1929–2020), F1 driver
 * Andy Murray (born 1987), tennis player, current number 2 seed
 * Alfred Mynn (1807–1861), cricketer
 * Gary Neville (born 1975), footballer
 * Phil Neville (born 1977), footballer
 * Justin Newell (born 1980), footballer
 * Alison Nicholas (born 1962), golfer
 * Harry Nuttall (1897–1969), footballer
 * William Oakley (1873–1934), footballer
 * Ronnie O'Sullivan (born 1975), three time World Snooker Champion
 * Michael Owen (born 1979), football player
 * James Oyebola (1961–2007), heavyweight boxer
 * Bob Paisley (1919–1996), 3-time European Cup winning manager with Liverpool F.C.
 * Rachel Parish (born 1981), markswoman and fencer
 * Michael Park (1966–2005), WRC co-driver
 * John Parrott (born 1964), world snooker champion
 * George Payne (1921–1987), footballer
 * Cyril Peacock (1929–1992), racing cyclist
 * Fred Perry (1909–1995), Wimbledon champion tennis player
 * Martin Peters (1943–2019), member of the 1966 World Cup winning team
 * Eddie Phillips (1911–1995), boxer
 * Kevin Pietersen (born 1980), cricketer
 * Jack Plant (1871–1950), footballer
 * David Pleat (born 1945), footballer, manager, and sports commentator
 * David Pratt (1896–1967), footballer and manager
 * Daniel Prenn (1904–1991), tennis player, highest world ranking #6
 * Stephanie Proud (born 1988), backstroke swimmer
 * Darren Quinton (born 1986), footballer
 * Samuel Rabin (1903–1991), Olympic bronze wrestler (freestyle middleweight)
 * Paula Radcliffe (born 1973), distance runner
 * Alf Ramsay (1920–1999), football player and manager
 * John Raphael (1882–1917), cricket and rugby union
 * Sir Steve Redgrave (born 1962), rower, winner of gold medal in five consecutive Olympics
 * William Regal (born 1968), WWE wrestler and commentator
 * Cyrille Regis (1958–2018), footballer
 * Sir Gordon Richards (1904–1988), jockey, holder of several records
 * Richard Riley, footballer
 * Jack Robinson (1870–1931), footballer
 * Sir Bobby Robson (1933–2009), football manager
 * Wayne Rooney (born 1985), footballer, all-time leading goal scorer for the England National Football Team and Manchester United Football Club
 * David Seaman (born 1963), footballer
 * Archie Sexton (1908–1957), boxer
 * Dave Sexton (1930–2012), footballer and manager
 * Paul Scholes (born 1974), footballer
 * Alan Shearer (born 1970), footballer, all-time leading goal scorer in the premiership
 * Teddy Sheringham (born 1966), football player
 * Ruth Shevelen (born 1992), trampoline gymnast
 * Kelly Simm (born 1995), artistic gymnast
 * Davey Boy Smith (1962–2002), professional wrestler
 * Joe Smith (1889–1971), footballer and manager
 * Tom Smith (1876–1937), footballer
 * Cyril Spiers (1902–1967), footballer and manager
 * Dennis Stevens (1933–2012), footballer
 * Nobby Stiles (1942–2020), football World Cup winner
 * Andrew Stoddart (1863–1915), rugby and cricket player
 * Frederick Stokes (1850–1929), rugby footballer
 * Dr. Lennard Stokes (1856–1933), rugby footballer
 * Karen Stupples (born 1973), golfer
 * Frank Swift (1913–1958), footballer
 * Andrew Sznajder (born 1967), English-born Canadian tennis player
 * Laurie Taitt (1934–2006), Olympic sprint hurdler
 * Graham Taylor (1944–2017), footballer and manager
 * Peta Taylor (1912–1989), cricketer
 * Phil Taylor (born 1960), multi world champion darts player
 * John Terry (born 1980), footballer
 * Albert Thompson (1885–1956), footballer
 * Jayne Torvill (born 1957), figure skater
 * William Townley (1866–1950), footballer and manager
 * Frank Townsend (1925–1946), rugby footballer
 * Jack Tresadern (1890–1959), footballer and manager
 * Marcus Trescothick (born 1975), cricketer
 * Fred Trueman (1931–2006), fast bowler
 * Phil Tufnell (born 1966), cricketer
 * Derek Turner (1932–2015), world cup winning rugby footballer
 * Randolph Turpin (1928–1966), middleweight boxer
 * George Tweedy (1913–1987), footballer
 * Geoff Twentyman (1930–2004), footballer and manager
 * Michael Vaughan (born 1974), cricketer
 * Stan Vickers (1932–2013), athlete
 * Virginia Wade (born 1945), tennis player
 * Sir William Wavell Wakefield (1898–1983), rugby footballer and politician
 * George Waller (1864–1937), footballer
 * Wallis Walters (1878–1952), hurdler
 * Frank Warren (born 1952), boxing promoter
 * Matt Wells (1886–1953), lightweight champion of Great Britain and world champion welterweight
 * Ruth Westbrook (1930–2016), cricketer
 * Johnny Wheeler (1928–2019), footballer
 * Dan Wheldon (1978–2011), 2005 and 2011 Indy 500 Winner, 2005 Indy Car Series Champion
 * Jimmy White (born 1962), snooker player
 * Edgar Whittaker, footballer
 * Arthur Whittam, footballer
 * Bradley Wiggins (born 1980), first British man to win the Tour de France
 * Jonny Wilkinson (born 1979), world cup winning rugby footballer
 * Joey Williams (1902–1978), footballer
 * Charlie Wilson (1895–1971), footballer
 * Justin Wilson (1978–2015), racing driver
 * Vivian Woodward (1879–1954), footballer
 * Billy Wright (1924–1994), footballer
 * Vic Wright (1909–1964), footballer