Category
page 1Creators of sports
James Naismith
Canadian-American coach; inventor of basketball
William G. Morgan
inventor of volleyball
Holger Nielsen
Danish sportsman (1866–1955)
William Webb Ellis
Anglican clergyman and allegedly the inventor of Rugby football (1806-1872)
Kunimitsu Takahashi
Japanese racing driver (1940-2022)
John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry
Scottish noble (1844-1900)

Rikidōzan
Mitsuhiro Momota (born Kim Sin-rak; November 14, 1924 – December 15, 1963), better known by the ring name Rikidōzan (), was a Korean-Japanese professional wrestler and sumo wrestler. He was known as the father of professional wrestling in Japan, nicknamed "The Father of Puroresu" (), and is considered one of the most influential people in professional wrestling history.
Jack Broughton
British boxer
Tom Wills
Australian sportsman (1835–1880)
Martina Bergman-Österberg
Swedish physical education instructor (1849-1915)
William George Beers
Dentist and codifier of lacrosse (1843-1900)
John Graham Chambers
British sports administrator (1843-1883)
Joel Pritchard
American politician (1925-1997)
Charles Gaines
American writer and outdoorsman
Olav Zipser
German skydiver