List of Famous Sportspersons

John Lawrence Sullivan, known simply as John L. among his admirers, and dubbed the "Boston Strong Boy" by the press, was an American boxer recognized as the first heavyweight champion of gloved boxing, de facto reigning from February 7, 1882 to September 7, 1892. He is also generally recognized as the last heavyweight champion of bare-knuckle boxing under the London Prize Ring Rules, being a cultural icon of the late 19th century America, arguably the first boxing superstar and one of the world's highest-paid athletes of his era. Newspapers' coverage of his career, with the latest accounts of his championship fights often appearing in the headlines, and as cover stories, gave birth to sports journalism in the United States and set the pattern internationally for covering boxing events in media, and photodocumenting the prizefights.

Juan Carlos Rojas Guerra is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a right back for FC Juárez in Liga MX.

André Breitenreiter is a German professional football coach and former player who last managed Hannover 96.

Craig William Levein is a Scottish professional football player and coach. During his playing career he played for Cowdenbeath and Heart of Midlothian, making over 300 league appearances for the Edinburgh club until he was forced to retire by injury. He also won 16 caps for Scotland and was part of their 1990 FIFA World Cup squad.

Zheng Zhi is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays for and captains Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande. After starting his career as a defender, Zheng was later moved into a central midfield role by then head coach Zhu Guanghu at Shenzhen Jianlibao and experienced immediate success there by winning the 2004 league title with the club. A move to Shandong Luneng saw a prolific goal scoring period in his career and he soon became the captain of the Chinese national team, which then led to moves to Charlton Athletic and Celtic. He moved back to China in 2010 and joined Guangzhou Evergrande, making over 300 appearances so far as captain while helping the club win all major trophies a Chinese club could compete for, including Chinese Super League for a record 8 times and AFC Champions League twice.

Douglas Silva Delfino, better known as Douglas Silva, is a Brazilian footballer who acts as the steering wheel. Currently, he plays for Esporte Clube Pelotas.

Gregorio "Goyo" Manzano Ballesteros is a Spanish football manager.

André Alves dos Santos is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker.

Zheng Jie is a retired tennis player from China. In May 2009, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 15.

Joel Cedergren is a Swedish football manager and former player who manages GIF Sundsvall.