- Karch Kiraly
Kiraly has earned more than three million dollars playing beach volleyball and is the 'winningest' player in the history of beach volleyball . He has finished lower than ninth place only four times and has been in the semifinals over 80% of the time. Karch Kiraly was taught how to play volleyball at six years old from his father, Laazio, a former Hungarian Junior National Team player. Kiraly graduated from high school third in his class with a 3.96 grade-point average.
- Lang Ping
Lang Ping, was born in Tianjin, China, known as Jenny Lang Ping, is one of the most famous and respected individuals in the history of volleyball. She was hired as the head coach of the USA women's national volleyball team on February 7, 2005. Her nickname is "Iron Hammer" (simplified Chinese: 铁榔头). She is considered by many a "national hero" in China and her name is immediately recognizable among Chinese over 30. According to USA Volleyball, …
- Mike Smith
Michael John Smith (born May 19 1965 in Rochester, New York), also known as Mike Smith, is a U.S. television and radio commentator for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association. Smith was a standout basketball player at Brigham Young University. He excelled in both football and volleyball before concentrating on basketball exclusively.
- Gabrielle Reece
Gabrielle Reece (born January 6, 1970) is an American professional volleyball player, sports presenter and former fashion model. Reece stands at 6 ft 3 inch (190.5 cm). Her measurments are 36-24-35, according to "Celebrity Sleuth" magazine and according to her book "Big Girl in the Middle" wears a size 11 shoes. Her stature is genetic - her mother is 6 ft 2 inches. In 1989 she was named by Elle magazine as one of the five most beautiful Women in the world.
- Logan Tom
Logan Maile Lei Tom (born May 25, 1981 in Napa, California) is an Olympic indoor volleyball and professional beach volleyball player. She is the daughter of former NFL Football player Melvyn Tom. Though she grew up with her mom and brother in Salt Lake City, Utah, she spent her summers with her dad in Hawaii learning how to surf. In 2000, she became the youngest woman to ever be selected for the USA Olympic volleyball team. She was just 19 years old at the time.
- Natalie Cook
Natalie Louise Cook OAM (born January 19, 1975) is an Australian professional beach volleyball player and Olympic gold medallist. Cook was born in Townsville, Queensland. She was the dux of her high school, and subsequently studied medicine. At the same time, she took up volleyball, captaining the Australian Indoor Junior Team in 1992. In 1993, she began playing beach volleyball, before giving up her academic career and going professional the following year.
- Adriana Behar
Adriana Brandão Behar is one of the most outstanding volleyball players of her generation. She moved to beach volleyball in 1993, after playing in the Brazilian Women national indoors volleyball squad. Pairing with Shelda Bede, she has won more than 30 international tournaments of beach volleyball as well as two Olympic medals.
- Bjoern Andrae
Bjoern Andrae (born May 14, 1981 in Berlin, Germany) is a German volleyball player. He is playing in PZU AZS Olsztyn.
- Leila Barros
Leila Gomes de Barros is a Brazilian female volleyball player who often played as opposite hitter and attacker. She was a member of the Brazilian squad who had great success in the late 1990s and early 2000s, winning the 1996 and 1998 editions of the volleyball Grand Prix and being rated the most valuable player (MVP) in each win. Barros's sporting talents have catapulted her into stardom and can be measured by the number of titles the player has won.
- Richard Schuil
Richard Schuil (born May 2, 1973 in Leeuwarden, Friesland) is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. There he won the gold medal with the Dutch Men's National Team by defeating archrivals Italy in the final (3-2). After the Athens Games (2004) he teamed up with Reinder Nummerdor for a career in beach volleyball.
- Angelina Grün
Angelina Grün is a German volleyball player, who was a member of the German Women's Team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Grün also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece She currently plays in Italy for Foppapedretti Bergamo.
- Russ Rose
Russ Rose is an American volleyball coach at Penn State University (1979-present). His coaching record is 859-154, an .848 winning percentage that ranks second nationally among active coaches. His squads have secured 30 or more wins in a season 19 times and 36 or more victories six times. In 1986, Rose married Lori Barberich, a former three-time All-American at Penn State. They are the parents of four sons, Jonathan, Nicholas, Christopher and Michael.
- Ogonna Nnamani
Ogonna Nneka Nnamani is an American indoor volleyball player, since 2007-01 playing for Voléro Zürich. She attended University High School in Normal, Illinois, has a younger sister Njideka Nnamani who plays volleyball at Stanford University, a brother named Nnaemeka Nnamani who jumps track at Illinois State University, and another brother named Ikechi Nnamani.
- Mary Wise
Mary Wise (b. August, 1959) is an American volleyball player, author, and current volleyball coach of the University of Florida Gators women's volleyball team. In her 16 years at Florida, Wise has compiled a 520-53 (0.907) record, won 16 consecutive SEC regular season titles (1991-2006), 12 SEC Tournament titles (1992-96, 1998-2003, 2000) and the Gators have made 16 consecutive trips to the NCAA tournament, …
- Ana Paula Connelly
Ana Paula Rodrigues Connelly (born February 13, 1972 in Lavras, Minas Gerais) is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who represented her native country at three Summer Olympics: 1992, 1996, and 2004. At her second Olympic appearance she was a member of the team that won the bronze medal in the women's competition.
- Al Scates
Al Scates (born 9 June 1939) is an American former volleyball player and is the current volleyball coach of the UCLA Bruins of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. Scates, in his 44th year as the coach of the Bruins, is the winningest volleyball coach in the history of the NCAA, and the 19 NCAA titles the Bruins have won during his tenure ties him for the most NCAA titles won by a coach in a single sport with Arkansas' John McDonnell (Indoor Track and Field).
- Reinder Nummerdor
Reinder Aart Nummerdor (born September 10, 1976 in IJsselmuiden, Overijssel) is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000. After having finished in fifth place in Sydney, Australia he ended up in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team four years later in Athens, Greece. He earned a total number of 349 caps, …
- William G. Morgan
William G. Morgan (1870-1942) was the inventor of volleyball, originally called "Mintonette". William G.Morgan was born in Lockport, NY.
- Stacy Sykora
Stacy Denise Sykora (born June 24, 1977 in Fort Worth, Texas) is a two-time All-American volleyball player for Texas A&M University who competed in both the 2000 and 2004 Olympics as part of the US Women's National Volleyball team.
- Steffi Nerius
Steffi Nerius is a German athlete competing in the javelin throw. She won silver at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Initially playing volleyball in school, she was too short for a career in this sport and switched to athletics instead. She was taught javelin throw by her mother, a former javelin thrower. Her first international success was a third place at the 1991 Junior's European Championships.
- Tayyiba Haneef
Tayyiba Haneef (born march 23, 1979) is a volleyball player from the United States of America, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she ended up in 5th place with the American women's National Team.
- Pablo Herrera
Pablo Herrera Allepuz is a Spanish volleyball player, who won a silver medal in the men's beach volleyball tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens together with Javier Bosma.
- Reid Priddy
William "Reid" Priddy (b. October 1, 1977 in Richmond, Virginia) is an American volleyball player on the United States men's national volleyball team. He has also played on the AVP tour from 2000 to 2006. Position: Outside Hitter<br>; Height: 6-5 (196cm)<br> Weight: 89kg<br> Hometown: Richmond, Va.<br> College: Loyola Marymount<br> Birth Date: Oct. 1, 1977<br> Joined Team: May 2000<br><br>
- Rebekka Kadijk
Rebekka de Kogel-Kadijk (born June 16, 1979) is a Dutch professional beach volleyball and indoor volleyball player born in Werkendam. In indoor volleyball Kadijk started her career in 1992 at Foranto Werkendam. Other teams she played for were Sliedrecht Sport, Cornix Schelle (Belgium) and AMVJ. She was also part of the Dutch youth team in 1995. She quit indoor volleyball in 2001 to concentrate 100% on beach volleyball.
- Flo Hyman
Flora Jean Hyman was an American volleyball player and Olympic silver medalist. Nicknamed the "Clutchman", Hyman was extremely tall for a female, standing at 6'5" (196 cm). Some consider her the best volleyball player ever. She was the best volleyball player in her league at the time of her tragic death in 1986.
- Andrea Anastasi
Andrea Anastasi (born October 8, 1960 in Poggio Rusco, province of Mantua) is an Italian volleyball coach and former player. A 1.83 cm athlete, he won a European (1989) and a World (1990) titles. After his retirement in 1993 he coached several Italian clubs and then Italy national team, with which he won the European Volleyball Championship in 1999. At the moment, he is the Head Coach of the Spanish men's national team, …
- Doug Beal
Doug Beal (b. 4 March 1947, Cleveland, Ohio) is an American volleyball player and coach, the current USA Volleyball CEO, and a member of the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
- Ekaterina Gamova
Ekaterina Gamova (born October 17, 1980 in Chelyabinsk) is a Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship, and the silver medal in both the Athens 2004 and Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. She is 2.06 metres (6 ft 9 in) tall, making her one of the tallest female athletes in the world.
- Sun Yue
Sun Yue is a female Chinese volleyball player. She was a member of the Chinese Women's National Team that won the Silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
- Feng Kun
Feng Kun is the current Chinese national volleyball team setter and captain. She was awarded MVP and Best Setter award at the 2004 Olympics in Athens where China won the gold medal in volleyball. She started to play volleyball at the age of 12 and was selected for the Beijing Volleyball team at 16. A year later she was selected for the national team. During this time the China team was at a low point after years of world dominance in the sport.
- Zhao Ruirui
Zhao Ruirui (born 8 October 1981 in Nanjing, China) is a Chinese volleyball player who competed on the 2003 volleyball World Cup winning side and made an initial appearance with the 2004 Gold Medal winning side before refracturing her right leg. At 196cm Zhao plays a middle blocker.
- Bibiana Candelas
Bibiana Candelas is a volleyball player who plays the position of middle blocker for University of Southern California's Women of Troy, and serves as Captain of Mexico's Women's Volleyball National Team. Bibiana Candelas Ramirez was born on December 2, 1983 in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico. She attended Preparatoria Luzac in Torreon, Mexico and Colegio Ponceño in Puerto Rico. She joined Mexico's Women's Volleyball National Team in 1997 at the age of fourteen.
- Merel Mooren
Merel Mooren (born September 22, 1982) is a Dutch professional beach volleyball and indoor volleyball player born in Haarlem. In indoor volleyball Mooren started her career in 1989 at Allides Haarlem where she was part of the youth teams. The Dutch youth team called her up in 1996 and she was part of the team until 2000, winning a silver medal at the European Youth Championships. From 1997 until 2002 she played for Martinus Amstelveen in the highest Dutch league.
- Mike Whitmarsh
Michael ("Mike") Whitmarsh (born May 18, 1962) is an American volleyball player, who won the silver medal in the men's inaugural beach volleyball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics, partnering Mike Dodd. He was born in San Diego, California, and attended the University of San Diego. Throughout his career he has earned over $1.5 million, as well as 28 titles.
- Javier Bosma
Francisco Javier Bosma Mínguez is a Spanish volleyball player, who won the silver medal in the men's beach volleyball tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens together with Pablo Herrera. Bosma also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics, finishing 5th.
- Andrea Giani
Andrea Giani (born April 22, 1970 in Naples) is an Italian volleyball player who scored notable successes in the 1990s, winning three World Championships with his national team. He is 196 cm tall.
- Summer Altice
Summer Danielle Altice (born December 23, 1979 in Fountain Valley, California, U.S.A.) is an American fashion model and actress. She was named after Miss USA 1975, Summer Bartholomew. She won Young and Modern ("YM") magazine's cover girl contest in 1995 plus she was on the cover of YM's November issue that year and subsequently signed with Elite modeling agency before appearing on the cover of "GQ" as well as men's magazines "Maxim" and "Max".
- Kathy Radzuweit
Kathy Radzuweit (born March 2 1982 in Berlin) is a German volleyball player, who was a member of the German Women's Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She is 196 cm and played as middle attacker.
- Bob Ctvrtlik
Robert ("Bob") Jan Ctvrtlik (born July 8, 1963 in Long Beach, California) is an American volleyball player, Olympic gold medalist, businessman and member of the International Olympic Committee. Ctvrtlik is a 1985 graduate of Pepperdine University. His name is pronounced
- Lindy Vivas
Lindy Vivas was a former volleyball coach.