Sport
***TOO LONG***Sir Mo Farah (born 23 March 1983) is a Somali-born British long-distance runner and the most successful British track athlete in modern Olympic Games history. His ten global championship gold medals (four Olympic and six World titles) make him also the most successful male track di...
Sir Bobby Charlton (born 11 October 1937) is an English former footballer who played midfield or forward. One of the greatest players of all time, he was a member of the England team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup, the year he also won the Ballon d'Or. He played almost all of his club footbal...
Robert "Bobby" Moore OBE (1941–1993) was an English professional footballer. He most notably played for West Ham United, captaining the club for more than ten years, and was the captain of the England national team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest def...
Steven George Gerrard MBE (born 30 May 1980) is an English professional football manager and former player, who manages Premier League club Aston Villa. Described by pundits and fellow professionals as one of his generation's greatest players, Gerrard spent the majority of his playing career as a...
George Best (1946–2005), also known as Georgie Best, was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a winger, spending most of his club career at Manchester United. An mesmerising dribbler and and unimaginable goal-score, Best was one of the best players in the history of the sport. H...
An Emblem of British Heritage and the Paralympic Movement.
Contribution of Sebastian Coe to British Heritage.
An Unyielding Pillar of British Athletic Heritage.
***TOO LONG***Stage races
A Testament to English Football Heritage.
***TOO LONG***Jonathan Peter Wilkinson, CBE (born 25 May 1979) is an English former rugby union player. A fly-half, he played for Newcastle Falcons and Toulon and represented England and the British & Irish Lions. He is particularly known for scoring the winning drop goal in the 2003 Rugby World ...
A Beacon of British Heritage.
***TOO LONG*** Tyson Fury (born 12 August 1988) is a British professional boxer. He is a two-time world heavyweight champion, having held the WBC and The Ring titles since defeating Deontay Wilder in 2020; previously he held the unified WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring titles after defeat...
*** TOO LONG***Anthony Joshua (born 15 October 1989) is a British professional boxer. He is the second British boxer, after James DeGale, to win both a gold medal at the Olympics and a major world title, as well as the first British heavyweight to do so. He is a two-time former unified world heav...
***TOO LONG *** Sir Andrew Barron Murray OBE (born 15 May 1987) is a British professional tennis player from Scotland. He was ranked world No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 41 weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 in 2016. He has won three Grand Slam singles titles, t...
***TOO LONG*** Ian Terence Botham, Baron Botham, Kt, OBE (born 24 November 1955) is an English cricket commentator, member of the House of Lords and a former cricketer who has been chairman of Durham County Cricket Club since 2017.
***TOO LONG*** James Michael Anderson OBE (born 30 July 1982) is an English international cricketer who plays for Lancashire County Cricket Club and the England cricket team. He is also a part time cricket commentator at BBC. Among fast bowlers, Anderson is the leading wicket-taker of all-time at...
***TOO LONG*** Sir Alastair Nathan Cook CBE (born 25 December 1984) is an English cricketer who plays for Essex County Cricket Club, and played for England in all international formats until retiring in 2018. A former captain of the England Test and One-Day International (ODI) teams, he is the fi...
***TOO LONG *** William Gilbert Grace MRCS LRCP (18 July 1848 – 23 October 1915) was an English amateur cricketer who was important in the development of the sport and is widely considered one of its greatest players. He played first-class cricket for a record-equalling 44 seasons, from 1865 to 1...
Contribution of Brian O'Driscoll to British Heritage.
The Living Legacy of Welsh Rugby and a Testament to British Heritage.
The Indelible Legacy of Sir Gareth Edwards: A Pillar of British Heritage.
A Pillar of British Rugby Heritage.
***TOO LONG***Rory McIlroy MBE (born 4 May 1989) is a professional golfer from Northern Ireland who is a member of both the European and PGA Tours. He is a former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking, having spent over 100 weeks in that position during his career. He is a four-time...
A Legacy of Excellence and Inspiration in British Heritage.
Sir Charles Benedict "Ben" Ainslie: A Pillar of British Nautical Heritage.
A Luminary of British Cycling and Olympic Achievement.
A British Royal Equestrian's Legacy and Contribution to British Heritage.
Contribution of Adam Peaty to British Heritage.
