Sportsmen and Sportswomen
See also: List of Cornish sportsmen and sportswomen- Barney Aaron (Young) (1800–1850), lightweight boxer, Hall of Fame
- Harold Abrahams (1899–1978), athlete, Olympic champion (100 metre sprint) and silver (4x100-m relay), one of the two subjects of Chariots of Fire
- Sir Sidney Abrahams (1885–1957), Olympic long jumper
- Chris Adams (1955–2001), pro wrestler and judoka
- Neil Adams (born 1958), judoka and two-time silver medalist in Judo (1980 and 1984), younger brother of Chris Adams
- Tony Adams (born 1966), football player
- Jo Ankier (born 1982), Britain, record holder (1,500-m & 3,000-m steeplechase)
- Alan Ball (1945–2007), member of the 1966 World Cup winning team
- Gordon Banks (born 1937), goalkeeper of 1966 World Cup winning team
- Sir Roger Bannister (born 1929), first sub-four-minute miler
- Lord Frederick Beauclerk (1773–1850), cricket player and administrator
- David Beckham (born 1975), football player
- Wade Barrett (born 1980), WWE Wrestler
- Jack Kid Berg (Judah Bergman) (1909–1991), world champion junior welterweight boxer, Hall of Fame
- Richard Bergmann (1919–1970), 7-time table tennis world champion, ITTFHoF
- Chris Bonington (born 1934), mountaineer
- Sir Ian Botham (born 1955), cricketer
- Mark Bott, cricketer
- Geoffrey Boycott (born 1940), cricketer
- Eric Bristow (born 1957), world champion darts player
- Tony Brooks (born 1932), F1 driver
- Paul Burchill (born 1979), professional wrestler
- Jenson Button (born 1980), F1 World Champion
- Angela Buxton (born 1934), won 1956 French Women's Doubles (w/Althea Gibson) and 1956 Wimbledon Women's Doubles (w/Gibson), highest world ranking # 9
- Sir Bobby Charlton (born 1937), member of the 1966 World Cup winning team
- Jack Charlton (born 1935), member of the 1966 World Cup winning team
- Sir Francis Chichester (1901–1972), yachtsman
- Don Cockell (1928–1983), heavyweight boxer
- George Cohen (born 1939), association football right back, World Cup champion
- Paul Collingwood (born 1976), cricketer
- Peter Collins (1931–1958), F1 driver
- Sir Henry Cooper (1934–2011), heavyweight boxer
- Lawrence Dallaglio (born 1972), World Cup winning rugby footballer
- Tom Daley (born 1994), youngest olympian diver ever to compete in olympics (participated in Beijing 2008)
- Laura Davies (born 1963), golfer
- Steve Davis (born 1957), six times World Snooker Champion
- Matt Dawson (born 1972), World Cup winning rugby footballer
- John Deacon (1962–2001), motorcycle endurance racer
- Christopher Dean (born 1958), figure skater
- Percy Down (1883–?), rugby union player, represented England and Great Britain.
- Jonathan Edwards (born 1966), triple jump
- Godfrey Evans (1920–1999), cricketer (wicket-keeper)
- Percy Fender, cricketer
- James Figg (1695–1734), first English bare-knuckle boxing champion
- Bob Fitzsimmons (1863–1917), boxing's first World Champion in three divisions
- Andrew Flintoff (born 1977), cricketer
- C B Fry (1872–1956), cricketer and all-round athlete
- Paul Gascoigne (born 1967), football player
- Steven Gerrard (born 1980), football player
- Graham Gooch (born 1953), cricketer
- Pete Goss (born 1961), around-the-world yachtsman
- W G Grace (1848–1915), cricketer
- Jimmy Greaves (born 1940), footballer
- Will Greenwood (born 1972), rugby footballer
- Naseem Hamed (born 1974), featherweight boxer
- Lewis Hamilton (born 1985), F1 World Champion
- Ricky Hatton (born 1978), world champion boxer
- Mike Hawthorn (1929–1959), F1 World Champion
- David Haye (born 1980), world champion boxer
- Johnny Haynes (1934–2005), footballer
- Emile Heskey (born 1978), footballer
- Damon Hill (born 1960), F1 World Champion
- Graham Hill (1929–1975), two times F1 World Champion
- Jimmy Hill (born 1928), footballer
- Jack Hobbs (1882–1963), cricketer
- Glenn Hoddle (born 1957), footballer
- Leslie Housden (1894–1963), Olympic marathon runner
- James Hunt (1947–1993), F1 World Champion
- Sir Geoff Hurst (born 1941), member of the 1966 World Cup winning team
- Nasser Hussain (born 1968), cricketer
- Len Hutton (1916–1990), cricketer
- E.J. 'John' Jackett, rugby union player, represented England and Great Britain.
- Joe Jacobson (born 1986), association football left back (Oldham Athletic & U21 national team)
- Peter Jaffe, Olympic silver (yachting; star-class)
- Allan Jay (born 1931), épée & foil fencer, Olympic 2-time silver, world champion
- Martin Johnson (born 1970), World Cup winning rugby union footballer
- Trish Johnson (born 1966), golfer
- Amir Khan (born 1986), lightweight boxer
- Frank Lampard (born 1978), footballer
- Dougie Lampkin (born 1976), Motorcycle Trials World Champion
- Mark Lazarus, footballer, right winger
- Jason Leonard (born 1968), World Cup winning rugby union footballer
- Edward Lawrence Levy (1851–1932), English world champion weightlifter
- Ted "Kid" Lewis (Gershon Mendeloff) (1893–1970), world champion welterweight boxer, Hall of Fame
- Lennox Lewis (born 1965), world champion heavyweight boxer
- Josh Lewsey (born 1976), rugby footballer
- Gary Lineker (born 1960), footballer
- Dar Lyon, cricketer
- Dame Ellen MacArthur (born 1976), sailor who holds the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe
- George Mallory (1886–1924), mountaineer
- Nigel Mansell (born 1953), racing driver, F1 and CART champion
- Terry Marsh (born 1958), world champion boxer
- Darren Matthews (born 1968), professional wrestler
- Stanley Matthews (1915–2000), footballer
- Daniel Mendoza (1764–1836), world heavyweight champion boxer, Hall of Fame
- Alan Minter (born 1951), world champion boxer
- Bobby Moore (1941–1993), captain of the 1966 World Cup winning team
- Stirling Moss, (born 1929), F1 driver
- Alfred Mynn (1807–1861), cricketer
- Gary Neville (born 1975), footballer
- Phil Neville (born 1977), footballer
- Alison Nicholas (born 1962), golfer
- Ronnie O'Sullivan (born 1975), three times World Snooker Champion
- Michael Owen (born 1979), football player
- Rachel Parish (born 1981), markswoman and fencer
- Bob Paisley (1919–1996), 3-time European Cup winning manager with Liverpool F.C.
- John Parrott (born 1964), World Snooker Champion
- Fred Perry (1909–1995), Wimbledon champion tennis player
- Martin Peters (born 1943), member of the 1966 World Cup winning team
- Kevin Pietersen (born 1980), cricketer
- Daniel Prenn (1904–1991), tennis player, highest world ranking # 6
- Stephanie Proud (born 1988), backstroke swimmer
- Samuel Rabin (1903–1991, Olympic bronze wrestler (freestyle middleweight)
- Paula Radcliffe (born 1973), distance runner
- John Raphael, cricket and rugby union
- Sir Steve Redgrave (born 1962), rower, winner of gold medal in five consecutive Olympics
- William Regal (born 1968), WWE Wrestler and Commentator
- Sir Gordon Richards (1904–1988), jockey, holder of several records
- Sir Bobby Robson (1933–2009), Football Manager
- Wayne Rooney (born 1985), footballer
- Paul Scholes (born 1974), footballer
- Alan Shearer (born 1970), footballer, all-time leading goal scorer in the premiership
- Teddy Sheringham (born 1966), football player
- Davey Boy Smith (1962–2002), professional wrestler
- Nobby Stiles (born 1942), football World Cup winner
- Andrew Stoddart (1863–1915), rugby and cricket player
- Karen Stupples (born 1973), golfer
- Phil Taylor (born 1960), multi world champion darts player
- John Terry (born 1980), footballer
- Jayne Torvill (born 1957), figure skater
- Marcus Trescothick (born 1975), cricketer
- Fred Trueman, fast bowler
- Phil Tufnell (born 1966), cricketer
- Randolph Turpin (1928–1966), middleweight boxer
- Michael Vaughan (born 1974), cricketer
- Virginia Wade (born 1945), tennis player
- Frank Warren (born 1952), boxing promoter
- Dan Wheldon (1978–2011), 2005 and 2011 Indy 500 Winner, 2005 Indycar Series Champion
- Jimmy White (born 1962), snooker player
- Sir William Wavell Wakefield (1898–1983), rugby footballer and politician
- Jonny Wilkinson (born 1979), world cup winning rugby footballer
- Justin Wilson (born 1978), Champ Car racer
- Billy Wright (1924–1994), footballer
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