These are six of the greatest sportsmen and sportswomen the area lays claim to
1. Dele Ali
Dele Ali, born in Milton Keynes, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the England national team (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images) Photo: Alex Pantling
2. Greg Rutherford
Born in Milton Keynes, Greg Rutherford, MBE is a retired British track and field athlete, who specialised in long jump. Rutherford represented Great Britain at the Olympics, World and European Championships, and England at the Commonwealth Games. (Photo by Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images) Photo: Jordan Mansfield
3. Leah Williamson
Leah Williamson, born in Milton Keynes, is a football player who currently plays for both Arsenal and the England national team (Photo by Charlotte Tattersall/Getty Images) Photo: Charlotte Tattersall
4. Mervyn Luckwell
Mervyn Luckwell, from Milton Keynes, is a javelin thrower. Luckwell was the sole javelin thrower on the team for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and represented Great Britain at the European Team Championships in 2009 and 2010, and the 2009 World Championships in Athletics (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) Photo: Stu Forster