List of Famous Sportspersons

Nikita Pavlovich Simonyan is a former Soviet football striker and coach of Armenian descent. He was born in Armavir. As of 2016 he is the Russian football functionary First Vice-President of the Russian Football Union. Simonyan was awarded the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR title in 1954, the Honored Coach of Russia title in 1968, the Merited Coach of the USSR title in 1970 and the Commander of the Order "For Services to the Fatherland" award on 29 December 2011. Simonyan is the top scorer in the history of the club Spartak Moscow at 160 goals.

Joe Adams is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He played college football for the University of Arkansas, and was recognized as a consensus All-American. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL Draft.

Josef Klose is a former Polish footballer of German origin. He is the father of former German national striker and 2014 world cup-winner Miroslav Klose.

Du Feng,, is a retired Chinese professional basketball player and current head coach of his longtime club, the Guangdong Southern Tigers. At a height of 2.07 meters, and a weight of 100 kilograms, he played as a power forward-center.

Dmitri Vladimirovich Kombarov is a Russian footballer who plays as a left midfielder or a left back for Krylia Sovetov Samara. He is an identical twin brother of Kirill Kombarov. Known for his technical skills and pace, he currently plays as an attack minded left back.

Valter Bonacina is an Italian association football coach and former player who played as a midfielder.

Michael Patrick Redmond is an American former professional baseball catcher and manager. He is currently the bench coach for the Colorado Rockies. He played for 13 seasons in Major League Baseball with the Florida Marlins, Minnesota Twins, and Cleveland Indians. In 864 career games, Redmond recorded a batting average of .287 and accumulated 13 home runs, and 243 runs batted in (RBI).

Johnny Martín Vegas Fernández is a Peruvian former professional footballer. He is currently the 3rd-highest-goalscoring goalkeeper of all time with 45 goals in all competitions – 30 from penalties and 9 from outfield goals.

Irsen Latifović is a German football forward.

Tayfun Korkut is a German-born Turkish former football player and who last managed VfB Stuttgart.