Sir Bobby Charlton
Sir Bobby is an English former professional football player who was a member of the England team who won the World Cup and was named the European Footballer of the Year in 1966. He played almost all of his club football at Manchester United, where he became renowned for his attacking instincts from midfield and his ferocious long-range shot. His former team-mate at United, Johnny Giles, describes Charlton as "the greatest player I ever played with or against".

Sir Alex Ferguson
Sir Alex Ferguson is the longest serving manager in the history of Manchester United and the most successful manager in the history of British football, winning more than 30 trophies during his 24 years in charge of the Red Devils. Ferguson has won many awards during his career and currently holds the record for winning 'Manager of the year' the most amount of times in the whole of British history.

Peter Shilton OBE
Peter is the most capped footballer of all time earning 125 caps for England during his incredibly successful career. Peter is widely celebrated for being one of the greatest England footballers and during his career he played for 11 English league clubs through which he accumulated a record 1005 League appearances.

Willie Thorne
Willie is the current World Seniors' Snooker Champion. Throughout his playing career, he has been showered with success, gaining a total of no fewer than 14 tournament victories worldwide! "The Great WT," as he is affectionately known, was a regular in the Top 15 World Rankings for over a decade and has recently graced our television screens in many popular television shows such as 'Strictly Come Dancing' and 'All Star Mr & Mrs.'

Ron Atkinson
Former footballer and manager who is affectionately known as Big Ron. Ron played over 500 times for Oxford United during a successful 12 year playing stint for the club. His managing career is even more impressive though, with spells in charge of Manchester United, Athletico Madrid and Aston Villa to name but a few. Since retiring Ron has had a number of different jobs in TV and became one of the best known pundits in the football world.

Kriss Akabusi MBE
As one of the most instantly recognisable athletes of our time; Kriss has won three medals at the Summer Olympics and three World Championship medals between 1987 and 1991. He is a true English legend and is still working his charm whilst appearing on our screens in many prime time television programmes.

Brian Close CBE
Former Somerset and England cricketer, Brian is still the youngest man ever to play Test cricket for England, joining the team at the tender age of 18. He went on to play 22 Test matches for England, captaining them seven times, winning six times and drawing once. Brian also captained Yorkshire to four county Championship titles and later went on to captain Somerset, where he is widely credited with turning the team into sporting greats.

Steve Cram MBE
A retired English athlete, Steve was one of the most dominant forces in the world in middle distance running throughout the 1980's. He was the first man to run 1500 metres in under 3 minutes and 30 seconds and also won six gold medals at major events, including one at the World Championships, two at the European Championships and three at the Commonwealth Games. Steve also won a silver at the 1984 Olympic Games.

Frank Worthington
A former English footballer, Frank Worthington began his career playing for Huddersfield Town in 1966. Playing into his 40's, he made 757 English League appearances and scored 234 goals, playing for clubs such as Leicester City, Birmingham City and Leeds United to name but a few. Frank is best remembered for scoring one of the most remarkable goals English football has ever seen in a match between Bolton Wanderers and Ipswich Town in April 1979.

Clayton Blackmore
The Welsh International Footballer has the unique distinction of having worn every number from 2-11 for Manchester United. He made his debut aged 19 and played under the legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson. After helping Manchester United to win the FA Cup in 1990 he enjoyed spells at Middlesborough and Bristol City before going on to manage Bangor City and Porthmadog.

Derek Redmond
During his career, British athlete Derek Redmond held the British record for the 400 metres sprint and won gold medals in the 4x400 metres relay at the World Championships, European Championships and Commonwealth Games. He is best remembered for his performance at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, where despite tearing his hamstring, he completed the final lap of the 400 metre semi-final with the assistance of his father and support of the crowd.

Peter Schmeichel MBE
Retired Danish professional footballer Peter Schmeichel MBE was voted the 'World's Best Goalkeeper' in 1992 and 1993. Famous for his intimidating physique, the 6ft 4in goalkeeper enjoyed many successful years at Manchester United, captaining them to UEFA Champions League victory in 1999 to complete the treble. Peter is also Denmark's most capped player, racking up 129 games for the national team between 1987 and 2001.

Farokh Engineer
Former Indian cricketer Farokh Engineer played 46 Tests for India and played first-class cricket for Mumbai and Lancashire. Farokh was India's first choice wicket-keeper for most of his 14 year international career and is now a match referee in the IPL.

William Roache MBE
The nation's favourite soap actor, Bill Roache is best known for his role as Ken Barlow in Coronation Street. Playing Ken since the first ever episode in December 1960, Bill holds the record for being the world's longest serving soap star and has recently celebrated 50 years in television, releasing his book '50 Years on the Street My Life with Ken Barlow', to commemorate the occasion.

Craig Phillips
The first ever winner of Big Brother, Craig won the hearts of the nation with his down to earth attitude and general likeability. With his new found fame, Craig went on to combine his knowledge of construction and media savvy to forge a brilliant career as one of the UK's leading DIY and home improvement experts. He has presented over 850 shows for major broadcasters and is currently working with UKTV on two new shows 'If it's broke fix it' and 'Celebrity DIY with Craig Phillips'.

Jasper Carrott OBE
The British comedian, actor and television presenter was recognised for his services to the comedy industry in 2008 by being awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the British Comedy Awards. In addition to his success in acting and stand up Jasper has written 3 humorous autobiographies and a fictional novel called 'Shop! Or a Store is Born!'.

Len Goodman
A professional ballroom dancer, Len won the British Championships at Blackpool in his late twenties before retiring shortly after to teach at his ballroom dance school in Dartford. Today he appears as head judge on 'Strictly Come Dancing' and the US version of the show 'Dancing with the Stars'.

Brendon Cole
World famous ballroom dancer Brendan Cole has appeared as a judge on New Zealand's 'Dancing with the Stars' and is most well known amongst the general public for his appearances on 'Strictly Come Dancing'. Brendan came second on popular ITV show 'Celebrity Love Island' in 2006 and has also appeared as a guest judge on 'Britain's Next Top Model'.

Alan McInally
A former professional footballer, Alan McInally is now best known for his work with Sky Sports as a football analyst. The ex-striker has played for clubs such as Aston Villa, Bayern Munich and Celtic and has played on an international level for the Scottish national team.

Bobby Davro
British actor and comedian Bobby Davro is widely known for his work as an impressionist. In the mid 80's he had his own TV shows; 'Bobby Davro on the Box' and 'Bobby Davro's TV Annual'. In 2007 he joined the cast of 'EastEnders' to play Vinnie Monks and has gone on to appear on 'Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway', 'Celebrity Come Dine with Me' and 'Dancing on Ice'.

Bob Champion MBE
An English jump jockey, Bob Champion MBE won the 1981 Grand National on Aldanti, trained by Josh Gifford. The victory earned the team that year's BBC Sports Personality of the Year Team Award and in 2002 Channel 4 viewers voted the win one of the 100 greatest sporting moments. Bob retired from racing in 1983 having won some 500 races and his life story, portrayed in the 1981 book 'Champions Story: A great human triumph' was made into a feature film starring John Hurt.

James and Ola Jordan
James and Ola Jordan are most famously known for their roles as professional dancers on BBC One's 'Strictly Come Dancing'. Ola won the competition in 2009 with Chris Hollins, while James reached the final for the first time in 2010 with partner Pamela Stephenson, finishing in third place behind Kara Tointon and Matt Baker.

Tony Currie
Former English footballer Tony Currie had significant spells for Sheffield United, Leeds United and Queens Park Rangers as well as representing England on 17 occasions. 'TC' as he was nicknamed was a hero to a generation of Sheffield United fans entertaining them with a repertoire of flamboyant skills, long-range passing and attacking verve. Currie was appointed Football in the Community coordinator at Sheffield United in February 1988, a post he still holds today.

Ian Lavender
An English stage, film and television actor, Ian Lavender is best known for his role as Private Frank Pike in the BBC comedy series 'Dad's Army'. Ian landed the role aged 19 after just a few months acting experience and now has a wide range of roles to his credit, from playing EastEnders' Derek Harkinson to narrating 'The Rocky Horror Show'.

Martin Herdman
A former professional Heavyweight Boxer and Rugby league player, Martin Herdman has now been acting for over 20 years, playing a variety of roles in TV, film and stage, including regular parts in 'Soldier Soldier', 'The Bill', 'Silent Witness' and 'Bramwell'. More recently he has appeared in ITV series 'Above Suspicion' and played a leading role as Mike in the 2010 Michael Pearce film 'Rite'.

William Roache MBE
William has been viewed by millions as Ken Barlow in Britain's most popular and well loved soap opera 'Coronation Street.' William holds the record for being the longest serving actor in Coronation Street and British soaps as a whole. In 2000 he was awarded an MBE for his services to TV Drama. This year William celebrates his 50th anniversary in the soap and is releasing his much awaited book about his time on the Street.

Craig Phillips
Craig Phillips shot to fame in front of 10 million viewers winning the first ever 'Big Brother' and won the hearts of the nation. However, it is his wealth of knowledge in the construction industry that has constantly kept him in the public eye. Craig has been in the building industry for over 20 years, running his own successful building company as well as completing over 850 building and DIY television shows.

Jasper Carrott OBE
Jasper Carrott OBE is a British comedian, actor and television presenter, most famous for his 'Carrott's Commercial Breakdown', '24 Carrot Gold' and 'The Jasper Carrot Trial'. Jasper was recognised for his services to the comedy industry in 2008, by being awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the British Comedy Awards.

Jimmy Tarbuck
English comedian Jimmy Tarbuck started his television career in 1964 with his own show It's Tarbuck, 65! on ITV. Well known for his gap toothed grin, Tarbuck went on to host a number of television quiz shows including, 'Winner Takes All' and 'Tarby's Frame Game'. Tarby hosted popular Sunday night variety shows in the 1980's including 'Live from the Piccadilly' and 'Live from the Palladium'.

Brendan Cole
Brendan Cole is a world famous ballroom dancer specialising in Latin American dancing. He is a main stay on the television show 'Strictly Come Dancing' and has also judged the New Zealand version of 'Dancing with the Stars'. Brendan also represented Great Britain at the first Eurovision Dance Contest in 2007. Outside of dancing he was the runner-up of Celebrity Love Island 2006.

Len Goodman
Len Goodman started dancing aged 19 in an attempt to recover from a foot injury sustained whilst playing football. He turned professional, winning numerous competitions including the British Championships in Blackpool in his late twenties, after which Goodman decided to retire from dancing. He has become a television personality as judge on many dance competitions and is best known for being a head Judge on BBC's 'Strictly Come Dancing'.

Rod Woodward
Award winning comedian Rod Woodward has gained wider public awareness in the past few years after supporting Patrick McGuinness on his nationwide tour and appearing with Russell Brand at St. Davids Hall. His character Mario De Niro performed in Las Vegas before Joe Calzaghe's super fight with Bernard Hopkins. In 2008 he won the BBC comedy competition 'Funny Business' and his song 'Do The Ayatollah' has received over 285,000 hits on YouTube.