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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Andre Agassi
Tennis
29-Apr-1970   Winner of 8 Grand Slam singles
Arthur Ashe
Tennis
10-Jul-1943 6-Feb-1993 First black man to win Wimbledon
Tracy Austin
Tennis
12-Dec-1962   Winner, 1979 and 1981 US Open
Boris Becker
Tennis
22-Nov-1967   Wimbledon winner at 17
Bjorn Borg
Tennis
6-Jun-1956   Pro tennis player
Don Budge
Tennis
13-Jun-1915 26-Jan-2000 First ever to win Grand Slam
Maria Bueno
Tennis
11-Oct-1939   Winner of 19 Grand Slam titles
Maureen Connolly
Tennis
17-Sep-1934 21-Jun-1969 Little Mo
Jimmy Connors
Tennis
2-Sep-1952   '70s, '80s tennis champ
Jim Courier
Tennis
17-Aug-1970   Winner of 4 Grand Slam titles
Margaret Smith Court
Tennis
16-Jul-1942   Won 62 Grand Slam titles
Joseph F. Cullman III
Business
9-Apr-1912 30-Apr-2004 CEO of Philip Morris, 1957-78
Stefan Edberg
Tennis
19-Jan-1966   Winner of 9 Grand Slam titles
Roy Emerson
Tennis
3-Nov-1936   Winner of 28 Grand Slam titles
Chris Evert
Tennis
21-Dec-1954   The Ice Maiden
Althea Gibson
Tennis
25-Aug-1927 28-Sep-2003 First black woman to win Wimbledon
Andrés Gimeno
Tennis
3-Aug-1937   Winner, 1972 French Open
Pancho Gonzales
Tennis
9-May-1928 3-Jul-1995 Winner of 4 Grand Slam titles
Evonne Goolagong
Tennis
31-Jul-1951   Aboriginal Australian tennis star
Steffi Graf
Tennis
14-Jun-1969   Winner of 22 Grand Slam titles
Gustav V
Royalty
16-Jun-1858 29-Oct-1950 King of Sweden, 1907-50
Lew Hoad
Tennis
23-Nov-1934 3-Jul-1994 Winner of 13 Grand Slam titles
Lamar Hunt
Football
2-Aug-1932 13-Dec-2006 Founder of the American Football League
Helen Hull Jacobs
Tennis
6-Aug-1908 2-Jun-1997 Winner of 10 Grand Slam titles
Billie Jean King
Tennis
22-Nov-1943   Defeated Bobby Riggs in '73 Battle of the Sexes
Jan Kodes
Tennis
1-Mar-1946   Winner of 3 Grand Slam titles
Jack Kramer
Tennis
1-Aug-1921 12-Sep-2009 Winner of 10 Grand Slam titles
Rod Laver
Tennis
9-Aug-1938   Winner of 1962 and 1969 Grand Slam
Ivan Lendl
Tennis
7-Mar-1960   The Father of Modern Tennis
Alice Marble
Tennis
28-Sep-1913 13-Dec-1990 Winner of 18 Grand Slam titles
William McChesney Martin
Economist
17-Dec-1906 29-Jul-1998 Federal Reserve Chairman, 1951-70
John McEnroe
Tennis
16-Feb-1959   Winner of 17 Grand Slam titles
Ilie Nastase
Tennis
19-Jul-1946   Winner, 7 Grand Slam titles
Martina Navratilova
Tennis
18-Oct-1956   Nine-time Wimbledon winner
John Newcombe
Tennis
23-May-1944   Winner of 26 Grand Slam titles
Arthur C. Nielsen
Business
5-Sep-1897 1-Jun-1980 Founder of A.C. Nielsen ratings company
Yannick Noah
Tennis
18-May-1960   Winner, 1983 French Open
Rafael Osuna
Tennis
15-Sep-1938 4-Jun-1969 Winner of 4 Grand Slam titles
Fred Perry
Tennis
18-May-1909 2-Feb-1995 Winner of 14 Grand Slam titles
Patrick Rafter
Tennis
28-Dec-1972   Twice winner of the US Open
Bobby Riggs
Tennis
25-Feb-1918 25-Oct-1995 Winner of 1939 Wimbledon
Ken Rosewall
Tennis
2-Nov-1934   Winner of 17 Grand Slam titles
Gabriela Sabatini
Tennis
16-May-1970   Winner of 1990 US Open
Pete Sampras
Tennis
12-Aug-1971   Fourteen Grand Slams
Manolo Santana
Tennis
10-May-1938   Winner of 5 Grand Slam titles
Ted Schroeder
Tennis
20-Jul-1921 26-May-2006 Winner of 1949 Wimbledon
Stan Smith
Tennis
14-Dec-1946   Winner of 7 major tournaments
Fred Stolle
Tennis
8-Oct-1938   Winner of 17 Grand Slam titles
Bill Tilden
Tennis
10-Feb-1893 5-Jun-1953 Winner of 21 Grand Slam titles
Guillermo Vilas
Tennis
17-Aug-1952   Winner of 4 Grand Slam titles
Ellsworth Vines
Tennis
28-Sep-1911 17-Mar-1994 Winner of 6 Grand Slam titles
Virginia Wade
Tennis
10-Jul-1945   Winner of 7 Grand Slam titles
Mats Wilander
Tennis
22-Aug-1964   Winner of 9 Grand Slam titles


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