Francois Pienaar
Francois Pienaar is a former South African rugby player, playing for the Springboks in South Africa, followed by a career with the Saracens in England. Whilst playing for South Africa, he captained the side in his first match and in every one of his 29 appearances, culminating in the...
Sir John Armitt
Sir John Armitt is currently Chairman of the National Express Group and City & Guilds, and is Deputy Chairman of the Berkeley Group. Sir John is also a member of the Board of Transport for London and the Airports Commission; he is Senior Vice President of the Institution of...
Tiger Woods
Athlete Eldrick Tont Woods, better known as Tiger Woods, was born on December 30, 1975, in Cypress, California, the only child of an African-American Army officer father and a Thai mother. When Woods was a child, his father began calling him “Tiger” in honor of a fellow soldier and...
Perry McCarthy
Perry McCarthy is one of Britain’s top racing drivers and is already part of motor racing folklore. His appeal however has been dramatically widened to car lovers everywhere after being disclosed as ‘The Stig’ (the secret racing driver in black) as seen on BBC Top Gear. McCarthy’s rise through...
Lewis Gordon Pugh
Lewis Pugh, the United Nations Patron of the Oceans and a world-renowned endurance swimmer, is a transformative figure whose daring feats and environmental advocacy make him an unparalleled choice for international conferences. Known as the “Sir Edmund Hillary of swimming,” Pugh has achieved historic firsts, including being the...
Pierluigi Collina
Pierluigi Collina, born on February 13, 1960, in Bologna, Italy, is widely regarded as one of football’s greatest referees. He earned a degree in economics from the University of Bologna in 1984. His refereeing career began in 1977 when a classmate persuaded him to take a refereeing course, where...
Ben Collins
Formerly Top Gear’s The Stig and Daniel Craig’s stunt driver in James Bond, Ben Collins is renowned for his speedy, slick driving and daredevil stunts. Collins is one of Britain’s most renowned and unusual sportsmen. He is most famous for his role as the Stig, but he is respected...
Ann Osman
Ann Osman, also known by her fight name Athena is Malaysia’s 1st Female Mixed Martial Artist to be signed and to fight for one of the world’s biggest Martial Art promotion, ONE Championship. She has also garnered attention as the 1st Muslim female MMA athlete to be competing in a Mixed martial...
Steve Redgrave
Sir Steve Redgrave has proved himself to be the greatest Olympian Britain has ever produced. After striking gold in Atlanta – Britain’s solitary victory of the games – he became the only British athlete ever (and one of only five sportsmen worldwide) who has won gold medals at five...
Benedict Allen
Benedict Allen, “television’s most fearless man” was the first to bring authentic adventure to television, famously recording his pioneering expeditions without a camera-crew and often in very real and constant danger. Uniquely, Benedict does not use a GPS, satellite phone, maps or compasses and survives alone through applying the...
