Sportspeople from Devon

The list Sportspeople from Devon includes Ethan Ampadu, Ian Gompertz, Cliff Bastin, Ben Purrington and Nick Gaywood. The list consists of 97 members and 6 sublists.

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Devon

County of England

Cricketers from Devon
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Footballers from Devon
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Rugby league players from Devon
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Rugby union players from Devon
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Sportspeople by city or town in Devon
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Tennis players from Devon
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Ollie Watkins

English footballer (born 1995)

Overview: Oliver George Arthur Watkins (born 30 December 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Aston Villa and the England national team.

Date of birth: 30 December 1995

Age: 28

Nationality: British

Occupation: Football

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

Partner: Ellie Alderson (Engaged)

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Footballers from Devon 58T

Football Conference players 4,166T

Black English sportspeople 1,132T
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Ethan Ampadu

Welsh footballer

Overview: Ethan Kwame Colm Raymond Ampadu (born 14 September 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Sheffield United, on loan from Chelsea, and the Wales national team ...

Date of birth: 14 September 2000

Age: 24

Nationality: Welsh

Occupation: Football

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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UEFA Europa League winning players 157T

Welsh people of Ghanaian descent 1T

Footballers from Devon 49T
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Ian Gompertz

Cricketer

Overview: Ian Gompertz (born 1975) is a former English cricketer. Gompertz was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Royal Melbourne Hospital Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and ...

Date of birth: 24 July 1975

Age: 49

Nationality: British

Occupation: Cricket

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People educated at Blundell's School 225T

Devon cricketers 257T

People from Bideford 50T
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James May (gymnast)

British gymnast

Overview: James Michael May (born 30 January 1968) is a male retired British gymnast.

Date of birth: 30 January 1968

Age: 56

Nationality: British

Occupation: Gymnastics

Gender: Male

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Team Bath athletes 20T

Commonwealth Games medallists in gymnastics 193T

British male artistic gymnasts 135T
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Leah Kennedy

English netball player

Overview: Leah Kennedy is an English Netball player who has played for Team Northumbria and Sirens Netball in the Netball Superleague.

Date of birth: 11 February 1993

Age: 31

Nationality: British

Occupation: Sports Figure

Gender: Female

Height: 2' 9" (84 cm)

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Sirens Netball players 20T

Team Northumbria netball players 16T

Netball Superleague players 99T
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Ben Purrington

Footballer

Overview: Ben Purrington (born 20 May 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for Charlton Athletic.

Date of birth: 20 May 1996

Age: 28

Nationality: English

Occupation: Football

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Footballers from Devon 49T

Sportspeople from Exeter 79T

AFC Wimbledon players 278T
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Nick Gaywood

English cricketer

Overview: Nicholas 'Nick' Richard Gaywood (born 30 April 1963) is a former English cricketer. Gaywood was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Newton Abbot, Devon.

Date of birth: 30 April 1963

Age: 61

Nationality: British

Occupation: Cricket

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Minor Counties cricketers 470T

Devon cricketers 257T

People from Devon 544T
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John Street (snooker referee)

British snooker referee

Overview: John Street (3 January 1932 – 6 January 2009) was a professional snooker referee.

Date of birth: 3 January 1932

Date of death: 6 January 2009

Age: 77 (age at death)

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Snooker referees and officials 17T

1932 births 9,256T

2009 deaths 8,693T
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John Wilkinson (Singaporean footballer)

Footballer

Overview: John Colbridge Wilkinson (born 24 August 1979) is a former footballer and pundit who last played for Tanjong Pagar United FC and the Singapore national team.

Date of birth: 24 August 1979

Age: 45

Nationality: Singaporean

Occupation: Football

Gender: Male

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People who lost British citizenship 44T

Footballers from Devon 49T

Sportspeople from Exeter 79T
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Nicky Marker

English footballer

Overview: Nicholas Robert Marker (born 3 May 1965) is an English former professional footballer who made more than 500 appearances in the Premier League and Football League.

Date of birth: 3 May 1965

Age: 59

Nationality: British

Occupation: Football

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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Ivybridge Town F.C. managers 1T

Ivybridge Town F.C. players 1T

Footballers from Devon 49T
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Craig Woodman

English footballer

Overview: Craig Alan Woodman (born 22 December 1982) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Date of birth: 22 December 1982

Age: 41

Nationality: British

Occupation: Football

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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Footballers from Devon 49T

Tiverton Town F.C. players 82T

Exeter City F.C. players 777T
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Dick Pym

English footballer

Overview: Richard Henry Pym (2 February 1893 – 16 September 1988) was an English footballer best known for being the Bolton Wanderers goalkeeper at the first ever FA Cup final to be played at Wembley Stadium in ...

Date of birth: 2 February 1893

Date of death: 16 September 1988

Age: 95 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Football

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FA Cup Final players 352T

Footballers from Devon 49T

Sportspeople from Exeter 79T
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Andy Hicks

English snooker player

Overview: Andy Hicks (born 10 August 1973) is an English professional snooker player. Nicknamed "The Cream of Devon", Hicks was a semi-finalist at both the World Snooker Championship and UK Championship in 1995 ...

Date of birth: 10 August 1973

Age: 51

Nationality: British

Occupation: Snooker

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People connected with Tavistock 31T

People from Tavistock 58T

English snooker players 281T
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Kevin Hill (footballer)

Footballer

Overview: Kevin Hill (born 6 March 1976 in Exeter) is a former professional footballer, who is currently employed as the manager of Exmouth Town. He primarily played in midfield, but also featured in defence, up ...

Date of birth: 6 March 1976

Age: 48

Nationality: British

Occupation: Football

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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Footballers from Devon 49T

Sportspeople from Exeter 79T

Football Conference players 4,149T
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Dean Moxey

English footballer

Overview: Dean William Moxey (born 14 January 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays for National League club Torquay United as a full-back.

Date of birth: 14 January 1986

Age: 38

Nationality: British

Occupation: Football

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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Footballers from Devon 49T

Sportspeople from Exeter 79T

Football Conference players 4,149T
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Dave Hancock

English footballer

Overview: David Jeffrey Hancock (24 July 1938 – 6 June 2007) was an English professional footballer. He was born in Exeter, Devon and played for all three of the county's professional football teams as well as for ...

Date of birth: 24 July 1938

Date of death: 6 June 2007

Age: 68 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Football

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English expatriate sportspeople in South Africa 46T

Footballers from Devon 49T

Sportspeople from Exeter 79T
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Cliff Bastin

English footballer

Overview: Clifford Sydney Bastin (14 March 1912 – 4 December 1991) was an English footballer who played as a winger for Exeter City and Arsenal football club. He also played for the England national football team ...

Date of birth: 14 March 1912

Date of death: 4 December 1991

Age: 79 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Football

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Civil Defence Service personnel 44T

Deaf association football players 16T

Deaf people from England 67T
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Kat Matthews

English triathlete completing at long distances

Overview: Katrina Matthews (born 13 March 1991) is an English professional triathlete who races primarily in non-drafting, long-distance events. Her career includes a second place finish at the 2021 Ironman World ...

Date of birth: 13 March 1991

Age: 33

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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English female triathletes 27T

1991 births 19,507T
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Marcus Wyatt (skeleton racer)

British skeleton racer

Overview: Marcus Wyatt (born Honiton, Devon, England) is a British skeleton racer who represents the United Kingdom in the Men's Singles event in the Skeleton World Cup. He finished in the sixth position in the ...

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Skeleton racers at the 2022 Winter Olympics 28T

English male skeleton racers 7T

Olympic skeleton racers of Great Britain 15T
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Mollie Hughes

British mountaineer and sports adventurer (born 1990)

Overview: Mollie Hughes is a British sports adventurer and explorer who in 2017 broke the world record for becoming the youngest woman to climb both sides of Mount Everest and in 2020 became the youngest woman to ...

Nationality: Scottish

Occupation: Explorer

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