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Ellis Simms
Ellis Reco Simms (born 2001) is an English striker for Coventry City, formerly Everton, with loans at Blackpool, Hearts, and Sunderland; he won the 2025-26 Championship with Coventry.
Ellison Goodall
Ellison Goodall (Ellison Goodall Bishop), born 1954, American distance runner; 1979 World Cross Country bronze medallist, women's half marathon world record 75:01 (Winston-Salem, 1979), 1978 AAU 10,000m champion, Duke Hall of Famer.
Elly De La Cruz
Elly De La Cruz, Cincinnati Reds switch-hitting shortstop from the Dominican Republic, debuted June 6, 2023; first MLB shortstop with 25 HR and 65 SB in a season (2024), MLB-leading 67 steals, elite sprint speed and arm strength.
Ellyse Perry
Ellyse Perry (born 1990), Australian cricketer and dual international, youngest Australian to play senior international cricket (2007), only person to play both cricket and FIFA World Cups for Australia, ICC Cricketer of the Decade.
Elmar Borrmann
Elmar Borrmann (born 1957, Stuttgart) is a German épée fencer, twin brother of Igor Borrmann, with Olympic team gold 1984 and 1992, silver 1988, and individual world title 1983.
Elmer Layden
Elmer Layden (1903-1973), American football fullback, one of Notre Dame's Four Horsemen; 1925 Rose Bowl star and 1924 national champion; Notre Dame head coach 1934-1940; first NFL commissioner 1941-1946.
Elmer Niklander
Elmer Konstantin Niklander (1890–1942), nicknamed Oitin kanuuna, Finnish weight thrower; 1920 Olympic discus gold, 1912 both-hands discus silver, 44 Finnish titles, 1911 discus world record 44.01.
Elmira Alembekova
Elmira Alembekova (Эльмира Алембекова) is a Russian race walker, born in Saransk in 1990, who won the 2014 European Championship in the women's 20 kilometers race walk.
Elnur Məmmədli
Elnur Məmmədli (Elnur Çingiz oğlu Məmmədli), Azerbaijani judoka born 1988 in Baku; 2008 Beijing Olympic lightweight (-73 kg) champion, Azerbaijan's first judo gold, 2007 world silver, double European champion.
Elo rating system
Elo rating system: method by Arpad Elo for rating two-player game skill; adopted by USCF (1960) and FIDE (1970). Expected score from rating difference (400 points = 10:1); updated by K-factor; no uncertainty tracking, unlike Glicko and TrueSkill.
Elodie Ouedraogo
Élodie Ouédraogo, born 1981 in Saint-Josse, Belgium, is a former sprinter and 400m hurdler who won Olympic gold in the 4x100m relay at Beijing 2008 (42.54 NR) and World bronze in 2007, then co-founded the activewear brand UNRUN and became ELLE Belgium's editor-in-chief.
Else Jacobsen
Else Jacobsen (1911–1965), Danish breaststroke swimmer, first Dane to set a swimming world record (200 m, 1927), bronze medalist at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, later coach of Greta Andersen.
Else Marthe Sørlie Lybekk
Else Marthe Sørlie Lybekk (born 1978, Gjøvik) is a Norwegian former handball line player, Olympic champion 2008, world champion 1999, and three-time European champion, with 215 caps and 598 goals.
Else Plickert
Else Plickert (later Anders), German sprinter of SC Brandenburg Berlin, world record holder in the women's 10 x 100 m relay, 2:05.3, Frankfurt, 20 July 1929; event discontinued after 1936.
Elseid Hysaj
Elseid Hysaj, Albanian right-back born 1994 in Shkodër; Empoli, Napoli (€5M, 2015), and Lazio defender, 99 caps for Albania, Euro 2016 and Euro 2024, free agent July 2026.
Elsemieke Hillen
Elsemieke Hillen (Havenga-Hillen), born 1959 in Den Haag, Dutch field hockey forward; Olympic gold at Los Angeles 1984, World Cup champion 1978, 1983, 1986, 106 caps; later Dutch TV presenter and communication advisor.
Elsie Windes
Elsie Ann Windes, American water polo defender born 1985 in Portland, Oregon; two-time Olympian (silver Beijing 2008, gold London 2012), Cal Berkeley All-American, USA Water Polo Hall of Fame 2020.
Elston Howard
Elston Gene Howard (1929-1980), American catcher and left fielder, Kansas City Monarchs alumnus and first African-American New York Yankees player (debut April 14, 1955); 1963 AL MVP, nine-time All-Star, number 32 retired.
Elton Brand
Elton Brand, born 1979, is a former NBA forward and Duke star, first overall 1999 draft pick, two-time All-Star, co-Rookie of the Year 2000, and Philadelphia 76ers general manager 2018-2026.
Elversberg
SV Elversberg (SV 07 Elversberg), German football club founded 1907 in Spiesen-Elversberg, Saarland; smallest club ever in the Bundesliga, promoted 2026 after three promotions in five years under Horst Steffen and Vincent Wagner.
Elvi Svendsen
Elvi Johanne Svendsen (Svendsen-Carlsen), Danish swimmer (1920-2013) of IF Sparta, Copenhagen; 1936 and 1948 Olympian, 1947 European 4x100 m freestyle relay champion, 1938 world record holder 4:29.7.
Elvin Hayes
Elvin Hayes, "The Big E" (born 1945, Rayville, Louisiana), NBA power forward/center, Houston star of the 1968 Game of the Century, 1968 first overall pick, rookie scoring champion, 12x All-Star, 1978 NBA champion with Washington, Hall of Fame 1990.
Elvira Ozolina
Elvīra Ozoliņa (Эльвира Озолина), born 8 October 1939 in Leningrad, is a Soviet-Latvian javelin thrower, 1960 Olympic champion (55.98 m OR), three-time ratified world record holder, and first woman over 60 m.
Elvira Saadi
Elvira Saadi (Эльвира Фуадовна Саади), born 1952 in Tashkent, Soviet artistic gymnast; two Olympic team golds (Munich 1972, Montreal 1976), 1974 world team champion; later coach in Moscow and Cambridge, Ontario, permanently banned by Gymnastics Canada.
Elvis Grbac
Elvis Grbac, born 1970 in Cleveland, is a former NFL quarterback (Michigan, 1993 8th-round pick) who played for the 49ers, Chiefs, and Ravens, 16,774 passing yards, one Pro Bowl, one Super Bowl title.
Elvis Stojko
Elvis Stojko (born 1972) is a Canadian figure skater, three-time world champion (1994, 1995, 1997) and two-time Olympic silver medalist (1994, 1998), first to land quad-double and quad-triple jump combinations in competition.
Ely Culbertson
Ely Culbertson (1891–1955) was a Romanian-born American contract bridge player, theorist, and promoter whose forcing bidding system dominated the game in the 1930s; he won the famous 1931–32 match against Sidney Lenz.
Elye Wahi
Elye Wahi (Sepe Elye Wahi), born 2003 in Courcouronnes, French-born Ivorian striker from Caen and Montpellier youth; played for Lens, Marseille, Frankfurt, on loan at Nice; 19 Ligue 1 goals in 2022-23.
Elysium (game)
Elysium is a 2015 Greek-mythology card-drafting and set-collection board game by Brett J. Gilbert and Matthew Dunstan (Space Cowboys/Asmodee) for 2-4 players; 5 of 8 god families are used per game, and transferred cards lose powers to score as legends. Kennerspiel des Jahres 2015 nominee, distinct from the VTES client and RPG of the same name.
Elzbieta Dunska Krzesinska
Elżbieta Duńska-Krzesińska (1934–2015), Polish long jumper also known as Elżbieta Duńska or "Złota Ela"; 1956 Olympic champion and 1960 silver medalist, world record holder at 6.35 m.