| DOWNES | Terry ......, English boxer nicknamed the 'Paddington Express' who became world middleweight champion in 1961 (6) |
| REID | Robin ...., WBC Super Middleweight champio 1996-97 (4) |
| RICKY | Hatton, retired English boxer nicknamed 'The Hitman' (5) |
| HAGLER | Marvin ......, boxer who became world middleweight champion in 1980 (6) |
| ALANMINTER | British boxer who became world middleweight champion in 1980 (4,6) |
| GUEDIOURA | French-born Algerian midfielder, he followed in the footsteps of his father, Nacer, on the Algerian national team during the 2010 World Cup. He played in England for several Premier League and Champio |
| LINA | 2011 French Open women's singles tennis champio (2,2) |
| PRIMOCARNERA | Italian boxer, nicknamed the Ambling Alp, who became world heavyweight champion in 1933 |
| SONNYLISTON | US boxer who became world heavyweight champion in 1962, losing the title to Cassius Clay in 1964 (5,6) |
| BUCHANAN | Ken --, Scottish boxer who became world lightweight champion in 1970 (8) |
| TYSON | Boxer who became world heavyweight champion aged 20 in 1986 (5) |
| DEMPSEY | Jack ....... , boxer who became world heavyweight champion in 1919 (7) |
| JIMWATT | Scottish boxer who became world lightweight champion in 1979 (3,4) |
| KENBUCHANAN | British boxer who became world lightweight champion in 1979 (3,8) |
| TAYLOR | Katie, Irish boxer who became world super lightweight champion in 2023 (6) |
| TAL | Mikhail, Latvian who became world chess champion in 1960 (3) |
| KASPAROV | Azerbaijani chess master who became world champion in 1985 by defeating Anatoli Karpov (born in 1963 |
| NAVRATILOVA | Czech-born tennis player who became world no. 1 in 1978 (7,11) |
| MARTINA | Czech-born tennis player who became world no. 1 in 1978 (7,11) |
| GARBINEMUGURUZA | Spanish-Venezuelan female tennis player who became world No 1 in 2017 |
