In 2012, Murray became the first British person to appear in a Wimbledon final since 1938. He lost, rather soundly, but at least he made it to a championship. That's really good for a British athlete.

2. David Beckham

Beckham is one of the most famous athletes in the world. He is also considered by many to be one of the most overrated soccer players in the world. However, he did prove some doubters wrong in 2011 with the Los Angeles Galaxy by winning an MLS title — no less than the 14th or 15th most prestigious professional soccer league championship in the whole world.

3. Lennox Lewis

Lewis won a gold medal in boxing and was the WBC heavyweight champion. He identified more as Canadian, but the British will take what they can get.

4. Eddie The Eagle

Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards was a British ski jumper at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. He was best known for his ridiculous appearance and hilarious crashes. But he also probably landed a few jumps if you go back and review the tapes.

5. some cricket guy

England invented cricket, right? So the British have probably had some good cricketeers. Probably not recently, but maybe a long time ago.

6. Sporty Spice

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Mitchell, 14, who plays cricket for the Los Angeles Youth Cricket Association, tallied 10 runs this weekend in a test match against another cricket team. I don't really know if that�...]]>