Famous British athletes

POSTED: 02:36 PM PDT Jul 23, 2012 UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Jul 23, 2012

With the 2012 Summer Olympics games about to kick off in London, join us for a look at some of the most famous British athletes ever.

British athletes - Jenson Button — 11 / 33

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While he may not have the same name recognition as his fellow countryman Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button has matched in titles, winning the Formula One World Championship in 2009, a year after Hamilton won. He was also runner-up in 2011 and has a total of 13 career wins.

British athletes - intro slide

British athletes - David Beckham

British athletes - Andy Murray

British athletes - Bradley Wiggins

British athletes - Paula Radcliffe

British athletes - Lewis Hamilton

British athletes - Luol Deng

British athletes - Tom Daley

British athletes - Amir Khan

British athletes - Wayne Rooney Steven Gerrard

British athletes - Jenson Button

British athletes - Laura Davies

British athletes - Chris Hoy

British athletes - Audley Harrison

British athletes - David Haye

British athletes - Stephanie Proud

British athletes - Trish Johnson

British athletes - Lennox Lewis

British athletes - Dan Wheldon

British athletes - Torvill and Dean

British athletes - Joe Calzaghe

British athletes - Harold Abrahams

British athletes - Roger Bannister

British athletes - Fred Perry

British athletes - Virginia Wade

British athletes - Graham Hill

British athletes - Bobby Moore

British athletes - Gordon Banks

British athletes - Bobby Charlton

British athletes - Geoff Hurst

British athletes - Stanley Matthews

British athletes - Ricky Hatton

British athletes - Naseem Hamed

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