List of Famous Sportspersons

Marko Šimić is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 1 club Persija Jakarta. He was born in Rijeka.

Antonio Nemesio Taylor Sánchez was a Cuban baseball second baseman who played nineteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, and Detroit Tigers from 1958 until 1976. He batted and threw right-handed and also played third base and first base.

Ted Cheeseman is a British professional boxer. He held the British light-middleweight title from 2018 to 2019 and challenged once for the European light-middleweight title in February 2019.

Nikolay Sergeevich Goldobin is a Russian professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Goldobin was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the first round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Jayson Patrick Molumby is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Preston North End, on loan from parent club Brighton & Hove Albion, and the Republic of Ireland national team. Molumby was born in Cappoquin, County Waterford and played youth football with Villa FC, Railway Athletic and Brighton & Hove Albion, where he made his debut in the EFL Cup.

Eric Murray is an American football strong safety for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Minnesota, and was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He has also been a member of the Cleveland Browns.

Lennart Thy is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Dutch team Sparta Rotterdam.

Mark Alexander Hudson is an English former professional footballer who is currently a coach at Championship club Huddersfield Town, and was briefly caretaker manager of the club on two occasions in 2019.

Marcellin "Marcel" Cerdan was a French professional boxer and world middleweight champion who was considered by many boxing experts and fans to be France's greatest boxer, and beyond to be one of the best to have learned his craft in Africa. His life was marked by his sporting achievements, social lifestyle and ultimately, tragedy, being killed in an airplane crash.

Foluwashola Ameobi is a Nigerian professional footballer who last played as a striker for English club Notts County after playing for Newcastle United and another four English Football clubs.