Sportspeople from Wolverhampton

The list Sportspeople from Wolverhampton includes Denise Lewis, Andre Gray, Ashley Williams, Tessa Sanderson and Kalbir Takher. The list consists of 227 members and 4 sublists.

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Wolverhampton

City and metropolitan borough in England

Cricketers from Wolverhampton
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Footballers from Wolverhampton
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Rugby league players from Wolverhampton
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Rugby union players from Wolverhampton
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Denise Lewis

British television personality and retired athlete

Overview: Denise Lewis, OBE (born 27 August 1972) is a British sports presenter and former track and field athlete, who specialised in the heptathlon. She won the gold medal in the heptathlon at the 2000 Sydney ...

Date of birth: 27 August 1972

Age: 52

Nationality: British

Occupation: Track and Field

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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The Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year winners 22T

English female athletes 50T

Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) 947T
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Andre Gray

Jamaica international footballer (born 1991)

Overview: Andre Anthony Gray (born 26 June 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Championship club Watford.

Date of birth: 26 June 1991

Age: 33

Nationality: British

Occupation: Football

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Leigh-Anne Pinnock (Married)

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AFC Telford United players 227T

Footballers from Wolverhampton 126T

FA Cup Final players 2,248T
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Ashley Williams

Wales international footballer

Overview: Ashley Errol Williams (born 23 August 1984) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Championship club Bristol City and is the captain of the Wales national team.

Date of birth: 21 March 1984

Age: 40

Nationality: British

Occupation: Football

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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English men's footballers 10,356T

Welsh men's footballers 1,856T

Black British sportsmen 1,682T
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Sam Morsy

Footballer

Overview: Samy Sayed Morsy (born 10 September 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for English Championship club Middlesbrough and the Egypt national team.

Date of birth: 10 September 1991

Age: 33

Nationality: Egyptian

Occupation: Football

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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Footballers from Wolverhampton 125T

2018 FIFA World Cup players 736T

English people of Egyptian descent 26T
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Kalbir Takher

British field hockey player

Overview: Kalbir Singh Takher, born in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom) is an English field hockey player, who participated in the Summer Olympics for Great Britain: in 1996.

Date of birth: 3 August 1968

Age: 56

Nationality: British

Occupation: Field Hockey

Gender: Male

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English male field hockey players 145T

Olympic field hockey players of Great Britain 300T

English field hockey players 154T
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Tessa Sanderson

British former javelin thrower and heptathlete

Overview: Theresa Ione "Tessa" Sanderson, CBE (born 14 March 1956) is a British former javelin thrower and heptathlete. A six-time Olympian in the javelin from 1976 to 1996, she won the gold medal in 1984 for Great ...

Date of birth: 14 March 1956

Age: 69

Nationality: Jamaican

Occupation: Track and Field

Gender: Female

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UK Athletics Championships winners 4T

Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics 81T

IAAF Continental Cup winners 153T
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Spencer Dunkley

British basketball player and coach (born 1969)

Overview: Earl Spencer Dunkley, (born 5 September 1969) is a former basketball player from the UK.

Date of birth: 5 September 1969

Age: 55

Nationality: British

Occupation: Basketball

Gender: Male

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Lugano Tigers players 37T

Gent Hawks players 21T

British men's basketball players 84T
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Andy Tennant

Cyclist

Overview: Andrew David Tennant (born 9 March 1987) is an English professional track and road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Canyon DHB p/b Soreen.

Date of birth: 9 March 1987

Age: 38

Nationality: British

Occupation: Cycling

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 4" (193 cm)

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Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games 948T

English track cyclists 104T

Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling 506T
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Amari Morgan-Smith

English footballer

Overview: Amari Aaron Morgan-Smith (born 3 April 1989) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a striker for Alfreton Town. He has previously played for Crewe Alexandra, Alsager Town, Stockport ...

Date of birth: 3 April 1989

Age: 35

Nationality: British

Occupation: Football

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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Footballers from Wolverhampton 125T

Northern Premier League players 920T

Football Conference players 4,149T
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Fred Pentland

English footballer and manager

Overview: Frederick Beaconsfield Pentland (29 July 1883 – 16 March 1962) was an English football player and coach.

Date of birth: 29 July 1883

Date of death: 16 March 1962

Age: 78 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Football

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Footballers from Wolverhampton 125T

English expatriate sportspeople in Spain 75T

English expatriate sportspeople in France 75T
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Karl Henry

Footballer

Overview: Karl Levi Daniel Henry (born 26 November 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Date of birth: 26 November 1982

Date of death: 28 August 2011

Age: 28 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Football

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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Footballers from Wolverhampton 125T

Conservative Party (UK) people 131T

Black English sportspeople 1,132T
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Richard Stearman

English footballer

Overview: Richard James Michael Stearman (born 19 August 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Championship club Huddersfield Town. He is a versatile defender, being able to play ...

Date of birth: 19 August 1987

Age: 37

Nationality: Irish

Occupation: Football

Height: 6' 3" (190 cm)

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Footballers from Wolverhampton 125T

Harborough Town F.C. players 3T

England youth international footballers 1,234T
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Rachael Heyhoe-Flint

Cricketer

Overview: Rachael Heyhoe Flint, Baroness Heyhoe Flint, OBE, DL (née Heyhoe; 11 June 1939 – 18 January 2017) was an English cricketer, businesswoman and philanthropist. She was best known for being captain ...

Date of birth: 11 June 1939

Date of death: 18 January 2017

Age: 77 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Cricket

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West Midlands women cricketers 9T

West women cricketers 15T

Cricketers from Wolverhampton 31T
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Tom Mees

English cricketer

Overview: Tom Mees (born 8 June 1981) is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He was born in Wolverhampton.

Date of birth: 8 June 1981

Age: 43

Nationality: British

Occupation: Cricket

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Cricketers from Wolverhampton 31T

British Universities cricketers 247T

People educated at the Royal Grammar School Worcester 52T
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Vikram Solanki

English cricketer

Overview: Vikram Singh Solanki (born 1 April 1976) is a former English first-class cricketer, who now works as a cricket coach. In limited over international cricket, he played over 50 One Day Internationals for ...

Date of birth: 1 April 1976

Age: 48

Nationality: British

Occupation: Cricket

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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Cricketers from Wolverhampton 31T

First-Class Counties Select XI cricketers 38T

British Asian cricketers 58T
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Stuart Baxter

English footballer and manager

Overview: Stuart William Baxter (born 16 August 1953) is a British football manager and former player who is the current head coach of the Indian Super League club Odisha FC. Born in England of Scottish parentage ...

Date of birth: 16 August 1953

Age: 71

Nationality: Scottish

Occupation: Soccer

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Footballers from Wolverhampton 125T

Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal 8T

Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Norway 20T
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Don Howe

English footballer and manager

Overview: Donald Howe (12 October 1935 – 23 December 2015) was an English football player, coach, manager and pundit. As a right back Howe featured for clubs West Bromwich Albion and Arsenal together with the English ...

Date of birth: 12 October 1935

Date of death: 23 December 2015

Age: 80 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Football

Gender: Male

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Footballers from Wolverhampton 125T

FA Cup Final players 352T

English expatriate sportspeople in Turkey 23T
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Ian Collins (swimmer)

British swimmer

Overview: Ian Collins (born 22 November 1962) is a British swimmer. Collins competed in two events at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He represented England in the 200 and 400 metres individual medley events, at the 1982 ...

Date of birth: 22 November 1962

Age: 62

Nationality: British

Occupation: Swimming

Gender: Male

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British male swimmers 157T

Commonwealth Games competitors for England 1,457T

Swimmers at the 1982 Commonwealth Games 80T
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Trent Seven

British professional wrestler (born 1981)

Overview: Benjamin Maurice Webb (born 21 August 1981), better known by the ring name Trent Seven, is an English professional wrestler and promoter. He is signed to WWE on their NXT UK brand where he is a former ...

Date of birth: 21 August 1981

Age: 43

Nationality: English

Occupation: Wrestling

Gender: Male

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English male professional wrestlers 138T

People from Wolverhampton 491T

1993 births 17,103T
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Matthew Hudson-Smith

British sprint athlete

Overview: Matthew Hudson-Smith (born 26 October 1994) is a British track and field sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. He holds a personal best of 44.48 seconds for the distance set during the semifinals ...

Date of birth: 26 October 1994

Age: 30

Occupation: Track and Field

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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British Athletics Championships winners 199T

European Athletics Championships winners 116T

European Championships (multi-sport event) silver medalists 42T