player

United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)

United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993)

United States baseball player (born 1925)

United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000)

United States tennis player who was the first woman to win the United States, British, French, and Australian championships in the same year (1953) (1934-1969)

outstanding United States tennis player (born in 1952)

Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947)

United States authority on contract bridge whose books helped to popularize the game (1891-1955)

United States tennis player who donated the Davis Cup for international team tennis competition (1879-1945)

United States professional baseball player noted for his batting ability (1914-1999)

United States tennis player who won women's singles titles in the United States and at Wimbledon (born in 1954)

United States chess master; world champion from 1972 to 1975 (born in 1943)

baseball player who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (1903-1941)

United States tennis player who was the first Black woman player to win all the major world singles titles (1927-2003)

German tennis player who won seven women's singles titles at Wimbledon (born in 1969)

high-scoring Canadian ice-hockey player (born in 1961)

United States golfer who won many major golf tournaments (1912-1997)

Canadian hockey player who holds the record for playing the most games (born 1928)

English writer on card games (1672-1769)

United States golfer (1902-1971)

Russian chess master who was world champion from 1975 until 1985 when he was defeated by Gary Kasparov (born in 1951)

Azerbaijani chess master who became world champion in 1985 by defeating Anatoli Karpov (born in 1963)

United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)

Russian chess master (born in 1931)

Australian tennis player who in 1962 was the second man to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles titles in the same year; in 1969 he repeated this feat (born in 1938)

United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won several singles championships; in 1992 he became a United States citizen (born in 1960)

United States baseball player (1931-1997)

United States baseball player (born in 1931)

United States baseball player and manager (1873-1934)

United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)

United States baseball player (born in 1920)

United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won nine Wimbledon women's singles championships (born in 1956)

United States golfer considered by many to be the greatest golfer of all time (born in 1940)

Australian golfer (born in 1955)

Canadian hockey player (born 1948)

United States baseball player; a black pitcher noted for his longevity (1906-1982)

United States golfer (born in 1929)

United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972)

United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)

United States golfer who was first to win all four major golf tournaments (1902-1999)

United States tennis player (born in Yugoslavia in 1973)

United States golfer known for the graceful arc of his swing (1912-2002)

Russian chess master who moved to Paris; world champion from 1969 to 1972 (born in 1937)

United States tennis player who dominated men's tennis in the 1920s (1893-1953)

United States golfer (born in 1939)

English tennis player who won many women's singles titles (born in 1945)

United States baseball player noted as a hitter (1918-2002)

United States baseball player (born in 1939)

United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)

an athlete who plays baseball

someone who plays billiards

a player who rolls balls down an alley at pins

someone who plays (or knows how to play) card games

someone who plays the game of chess

someone who plays the game of darts

an athlete who plays American football

someone who plays the game of golf

a player of exceptional or world class skill in chess or bridge

an athlete who plays hockey

an athlete who plays lacrosse

the player judged to be the most important to the sport

a player in a team sport who leads attacks or maneuvers in such a way that a teammate can score

someone who shoots pool

a player who makes a score in a game or contest

one of the outstanding players in a tournament

(court games) the player who serves to start a point

(sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket)

an athlete who plays soccer

a member of a squad on a team

an athlete who plays tennis

someone who plays the game of volleyball

(football) a person who plays in the backfield

(football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play

a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)

(baseball) a ballplayer who is batting

a football player whose responsibility is to block players attempting to stop an offensive play

a card player in a game of bridge

a player who holds a card or cards in a card game

a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games

(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team

a chess player of great skill

a defensive football player stationed outside the linebackers

the person who distributes the playing cards in a card game

a golfer who hits the golf ball with a driver

the card player on the dealer's left

a member of the baseball team that is in the field instead of at bat

a football player who has achieved a reputation for success

the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal

someone who earns a living by playing or teaching golf

someone who plays golf poorly

a golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers)

a chess player who has been awarded the highest title by an international chess organization

a player who kicks the football

a defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen

one of the players on the line of scrimmage

a player between 8 and 12 years of age who is a member of a little-league team

a member of a major-league baseball team

(golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament

a player on a minor-league baseball team

a poor chess player

(baseball) the person who does the pitching

a golfer who is putting

a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass

the tennis player who receives the serve

the card player who shuffles the cards

a golfer whose shots typically curve right (for right-handed golfers)

a football player who tackles the ball carrier

someone who earns a living playing or teaching tennis

a baseball player valued for the ability to play at several positions

a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side

United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-)

United States dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987)

United States actor; husband of Georgiana Emma Barrymore and father of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1847-1905)

United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1878-1954)

United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942)

United States film actor (1899-1957)

United States actor and assassin of President Lincoln (1838-1865)

English actor who was the first to play the leading role in several of Shakespeare's tragedies (1567-1619)

Welsh film actor who often co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor (1925-1984)

United States film actor known for his portrayals of tough characters (1899-1986)

French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972)

United States film actor noted for his portrayals of strong silent heroes (1901-1961)

English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)

Canadian actor who frequently played character parts with his wife Jessica Tandy (1911-2003)

United States singer and film actor (1904-1977)

United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955)

United States film actor who frequently plays tough characters (born 1943)

French film actor (born in 1948)

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

United States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles (1883-1939)

United States film actor; son of Douglas Elton Fairbanks, (1909-2000)

United States film actor (1905-1982)

United States film actor (1901-1960)

English actor and theater manager who was the foremost Shakespearean actor of his day (1717-1779)

Australian actor (born in the United States in 1956)

English actor of Shakespearean roles who was also noted for appearances in films (1904-2000)

United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)

English actor and dramatist and critic and director noted for his productions of Shakespearean plays (1877-1946)

English stage and screen actor noted for versatility (1914-2000)

United States film actor (born in 1956)

English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)

English actor who edited the first folio of Shakespeare's plays (1556-1630)

versatile United States film actor (born in 1937)

Welsh film actor (born in 1937)

English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)

United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950)

United States film actor (born in England) noted for his performances in horror films (1887-1969)

English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833)

United States comedian and actor in silent films noted for his acrobatic skills and deadpan face (1895-1966)

United States dancer who performed in many musical films (1912-1996)

United States film actor (born in England) (1899-1962)

United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973)

United States film actor (1925-2001)

United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)

United States actor (born in Hungary) noted for playing sinister roles (1904-1964)

United States film actor (born in Hungary) noted for portraying monsters (1884-1956)

United States actor who performed with his wife Lynn Fontanne in many stage productions (1893-1977)

United States actor (1914-1998)

United States actor and comedian (born in 1945)

English film actor (1909-1984)

United States film actor (1917-1997)

English actor and comedian who appeared on television and in films (born in 1935)

United States film actor (born in 1925)

English actor best know for his Shakespearean roles (1907-1989)

British actor (born in Ireland in 1932)

United States film actor and director (born in 1927)

United States actor and filmmaker who starred with Paul Newman in several films (born in 1936)

British stage and screen actor noted for playing classic roles (1902-1983)

United States film actor noted for playing gangster roles (1893-1973)

award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)

English comic actor (1925-1980)

United States singer and film actor (1915-1998)

United States actor (1858-1942)

Russian actor and theater director who trained his actors to emphasize the psychological motivation of their roles (1863-1938)

United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)

United States actor and film director (born in Austria) who was a leader in developing method acting in the United States (1901-1982)

United States film actor (born in Austria) (1885-1957)

United States film actor who appeared in many films with Katharine Hepburn (1900-1967)

English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917)

British actor and playwright (1921-2004)

United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979)

United States actor and filmmaker (1915-1985)

United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)

uninhibited United States actress (1903-1968)

United States actress; daughter of John Drew and wife of Maurice Barrymore; mother of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1854-1893)

United States actress; daughter of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1879-1959)

Swedish film actress (1915-1982)

French actress (1844-1923)

popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928)

United States actress noted for her performances in Broadway plays (1893-1974)

United States film actress (1908-1977)

United States film actress (1908-1989)

United States film actress (born in Germany) who made many films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful cabaret star (1901-1992)

Italian actress best known for her performances in tragic roles (1858-1924)

United States film actress and daughter of Henry Fonda (born in 1937)

United States actress (born in England) who married Alfred Lunt and performed with him in many plays (1887-1983)

United States film actress (born in Sweden) known for her reclusiveness (1905-1990)

United States singer and film actress (1922-1969)

United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993)

English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687)

United States film actress who made several films with Clark Gable (1911-1937)

acclaimed actress of stage and screen (1900-1993)

United States film actress who appeared in many films with Spencer Tracy (1907-2003)

United States singer and actress (born in 1917)

English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)

United States film actress who retired when she married into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982)

British actress and mistress of the prince who later became Edward VII (1853-1929)

English actress (1898-1952)

United States actress (born in England) (1899-1991)

English film actress (1913-1967)

British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989)

Italian film actress (born in 1934)

French mime famous for his sad-faced clown (born in 1923)

United States actress (1913-1990)

Greek film actress (1925-1994)

United States film actress noted for sex appeal (1926-1962)

United States actress (born in Russia) (1879-1945)

United States film actress (born in Canada) who starred in silent films (1893-1979)

United States dancer and film actress who partnered with Fred Astaire (1911-1995)

Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926)

English actress noted for her performances in Shakespearean roles (1755-1831)

United States actress noted for her one-woman shows (1901-1979)

United States film actress (born in 1949)

United States singer and actress (born in 1942)

United States actress in many silent films (1899-1983)

United States actress (born in England) who made many stage appearances, often with her husband Hume Cronyn (1909-1994)

United States film actress (born in England) who was a childhood star; as an adult she often co-starred with Richard Burton (born in 1932)

English actress (1847-1928)

English actress (1882-1976)

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

United States film actress (1892-1980)

United States film actress (1938-1981)

United States film and television actress (1913-2000)

a female actor

an actor who travels around the country presenting plays

an actor who specializes in playing supporting roles

an actor in a comedy

an unskilled actor who overacts

an actor who plays villainous roles

an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl

actor who plays the leading male role

an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression

an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience

a person who enacts a role in an event that occurred earlier

an actor who draws more attention than other actors in the same scene

an actor who plays a role in a film

an actor who plays a principal role

a minor actor in crowd scenes

an actor who specializes in tragic roles

an actor able to replace a regular performer when required

a selfish actor who upstages the other actors

plays a small part in a dramatic production

a female actor in a comedy

one of two actors who are given equal status as stars in a play or film

a star who plays leading roles in the cinema

someone who is adored blindly and excessively

actress who plays the leading female role

a young (film) actress who is publicized as a future star

a star in a television show

an actress who specializes in tragic roles

United States contralto noted for her performance of spirituals (1902-1993)

United States pioneering jazz trumpeter and bandleader (1900-1971)

German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750)

United States singer (1918-1990)

Hungarian composer and pianist who collected Hungarian folk music; in 1940 he moved to the United States (1881-1945)

United States rock singer (born in 1931)

United States pianist and composer of operas and musical plays (1905-1964)

Austrian organist and composer of romantic music (1824-1896)

English organist and composer of church music; master of 16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623)

Greek coloratura soprano (born in the United States) known for her dramatic intensity in operatic roles (1923-1977)

outstanding Italian operatic tenor (1873-1921)

an outstanding Spanish cellist noted for his interpretation of Bach's cello suites (1876-1973)

United States country music singer and songwriter (1932-2003)

French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972)

French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school (1810-1849)

Italian violinist and composer of violin concertos (1653-1713)

French composer of music for organ and a member of a family of distinguished organists (1668-1733)

United States singer and film actor (1904-1977)

Austrian virtuoso pianist and composer of many works for the piano; studied with Beethoven and was a teacher of Liszt (1791-1857)

United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style (1926-1991)

United States film actress (born in Germany) who made many films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful cabaret star (1901-1992)

Spanish operatic tenor noted for performances in operas by Verdi and Puccini (born in 1941)

United States rhythm and blues pianist and singer and composer (born in 1928)

English lutenist and composer of songs for the lute (1563-1626)

United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941)

United States jazz composer and piano player and bandleader (1899-1974)

Romanian violinist and composer (1881-1955)

Spanish composer and pianist (1876-1946)

United States operatic soprano noted for the clarity and power of her voice (1920-2002)

United States scat singer (1917-1996)

United States singer and film actress (1922-1969)

United States jazz trumpeter and exponent of bebop (1917-1993)

United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including black as well as white musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986)

French jazz violinist (1908-1997)

United States folk singer and songwriter (1912-1967)

United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock'n'roll music (1925-1981)

United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (1913-2002)

English rock star; lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943-2001)

United States jazz saxophonist (1904-1969)

United States guitarist whose innovative style with electric guitars influenced the development of rock music (1942-1970)

United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987)

English pianist (1890-1965)

United States rock star (1936-1959)

United States singer and actress (born in 1917)

United States operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1934)

Russian concert pianist who was a leading international virtuoso (1904-1989)

Spanish singer noted for his ballads and love songs (born in 1943)

United States singer who did much to popularize gospel music (1911-1972)

United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958)

English rock star (born in 1943)

Hungarian violinist and composer (1831-1907)

United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950)

United States singer who died of a drug overdose at the height of her popularity (1943-1970)

United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)

United States violinist (born in Austria) (1875-1962)

United States harpsichordist (born in Poland) who helped to revive modern interest in the harpsichord (1879-1959)

Scottish ballad singer and music hall comedian (1870-1950)

United States folk singer and composer (1885-1949)

English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980)

United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)

Swedish soprano who toured the United States under the management of P. T. Barnum (1820-1887)

Hungarian composer and piano virtuoso (1811-1886)

United States pop singer and sex symbol during the 1980s (born in 1958)

Jamaican singer who popularized reggae (1945-1981)

United States singer (1917-1995)

English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942)

United States operatic tenor (born in Ireland) (1884-1945)

Australian operatic soprano (1861-1931)

United States operatic tenor (born in Denmark) noted for his Wagnerian roles (1890-1973)

British violinist (born in the United States) who began his career as a child prodigy in the 1920s (1916-1999)

United States singer who appeared in several musical comedies (1909-1984)

United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982)

United States rock singer (1943-1971)

United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)

Swedish operatic soprano who played Wagnerian roles (born in 1918)

United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)

United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)

United States composer and rockabilly tenor popular in the 1950s (1936-1988)

Polish pianist who in 1919 served as the first Prime Minister of independent Poland (1860-1941)

Italian violinist and composer of music for the violin (1782-1840)

United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)

Italian tenor (born in 1935)

French cabaret singer (1915-1963)

United States coloratura soprano (born in France) (1904-1976)

United States soprano (1897-1981)

French pianist and composer (1899-1963)

United States rock singer whose many hit records and flamboyant style greatly influenced American popular music (1935-1977)

United States operatic soprano (born 1927)

English organist at Westminster Abbey and composer of many theatrical pieces (1659-1695)

composer and piano virtuoso born in Russia (1873-1943)

United States bass singer and an outspoken critic of racism and proponent of socialism (1898-1976)

Russian composer and pianist (1829-1894)

United States pianist (born in Poland) known for his interpretations of the music of Chopin (1886-1982)

United States entertainer remembered for her roles in comic operas (1861-1922)

French pianist and composer (1835-1921)

United States composer (born in Austria) and pianist noted for his interpretations of the works of Mozart and Beethoven and Schubert (1882-1951)

German pianist and composer of piano music; renowned for her interpretation of music, especially the music of her husband Robert Schumann (1819-1896)

United States operatic contralto (1861-1936)

French philosopher and physician and organist who spent most of his life as a medical missionary in Gabon (1875-1965)

United States folk singer who was largely responsible for the interest in folk music in the 1960s (born in 1919)

Spanish guitarist who made classical guitar a concert instrument (1893-1987)

United States concert pianist (born in Czechoslovakia) (1903-1991)

Indian sitar player who popularized classical Indian music in the West (born in 1920)

United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004)

United States operatic soprano (born in 1929)

United States singer and songwriter (born in 1942)

United States singer and film actor (1915-1998)

United States blues singer (1894-1937)

United States singer noted for her rendition of patriotic songs (1909-1986)

rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)

United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)

United States singer and actress (born in 1942)

Australian operatic soprano (born in 1926)

English organist and composer of church and secular music; was granted a monopoly in music printing with William Byrd (1505-1585)

United States jazz pianist who was almost completely blind; his innovations influenced many other jazz musicians (1910-1956)

Italian operatic soprano (born in 1922)

New Zealand operatic soprano (born in 1944)

United States operatic soprano (1903-1972)

United States jazz singer noted for her complex bebop phrasing and scat singing (1924-1990)

Italian baroque composer and violinist (1675-1741)

United States jazz musician (1904-1943)

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)

United States country singer (1942-1998)

United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)

United States violinist (born in Russia) (1889-1985)

Israeli violinist (born in 1948)

a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano)

a musician who plays the accordion

a player in a band (especially a military band)

a musician who play the bass viol

a musician who plays the bassoon

someone who plays musical handbells

a musician who plays a carillon

someone who plays a violoncello

a musician who plays the clarinet

someone who plays the flute

a musician who performs upon the viola da gamba

a musician who plays the guitar

a musician who sings or plays in harmony

someone who plays the harp

someone who plays the harpsichord

a musician who plays a horn (especially a French horn)

a musician who plays or composes jazz music

a musician who plays a keyboard instrument

a musician who plays the koto

a musician who plays the lute

a musician who plays the oboe

a person who plays an organ

a musician who plays percussion instruments

a person who plays the piano

someone who plays the bagpipe

someone who plays the recorder

a performer (and sometimes composer) of rhythm and blues music

a performer or composer or fan of rock music

a musician who plays the saxophone

a person who sings

a musician who plays the sitar

a musician who performs a solo

a musician who plays the trombone

a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet

a musician who plays the vibraphone

a musician who plays the violin

a musician who plays the viola

a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef

a musician who plays the alto saxophone

a male singer

an adult male singer with the lowest voice

someone who plays a bugle

a female singer

a singer of carols

a male singer who was castrated before puberty and retains a soprano or alto voice

a singer in a choir

a woman singer having a contralto voice

a singer of popular ballads

a performer on the cymbals

someone who plays a drum

a singer of folk songs

a singer who produces a tune without opening the lips or forming words

a singer of lieder

a singer of madrigals

singer of lead role in an opera

the chief piper in a band of bagpipes

someone who performs rap music

a musician who gives recitals

a famous singer of rock music

a person who sings

a female singer

a musician who plays syncopated jazz music (usually in a dance band)

an adult male with a tenor voice

a musician who plays the tenor saxophone

a woman who sings popular songs

a singer (usually a woman) who specializes in singing torch songs

(metonymy) a singer

a singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the song

someone who plays a xylophone

a singer who changes register rapidly (popular is Swiss folk songs)