Cups and Trophies named after Persons

International Level

Cup/Trophy	Named after	Brief details
Davis Cup	Dwight F. Davis	He was an American tennis player and politician. He was the founder of the Davis Cup international tennis competition.
Billie Jean King Cup	Billie Jean King	She is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. King won 39 major titles: 12 in singles (including a Career Grand Slam), 16 in women's doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles (including a Career Grand Slam).
Ryder Cup	Samuel Ryder	English businessman, entrepreneur, golf enthusiast, and golf promoter. He donated a gold trophy for the first official event of Ryder Cup.
Solheim Cup	Karsten Solheim	He as Norwegian-American founder of sports equipment manufacturing company PING.
Walker Cup	George Herbert Walker	He was president of the USGA in 1920 when the match was initiated. He was the grandfather of George W. Bush
Thomas Cup	Sir George Alan Thomas	British badminton, tennis and chess player. He was twice British chess champion and a 21-time All-England badminton champion. He also reached the quarterfinals of the singles and the semifinals of the men's tennis doubles at Wimbledon in 1911.
Uber Cup	Betty Uber	Elizabeth Uber was an English badminton and chess player. She won 13 titles at the All England Open Badminton Championships.
Sudirman Cup	Dick Sudirman	Indonesian badminton player and also the founder of Badminton Association of Indonesia.
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup	Sultan Azlan Shah	He was a Sultan of Malaysia and an avid supporter of field hockey. He founded the tournament in 1983.

Cup/Trophy	Named after	Brief details
Subroto Cup	Air Marshall Subroto Mukherjee	He conceived the idea when he was the Chief of Air Staff in 1958.
Durand Cup	Sir Mortimer Durand	Foreign Secretary of British India from 1884 to 1894. Durand line between Afghanistan and Pakistan is also named after him.
Santosh Trophy	Sir Manmatha Nath Roy Chowdhury, the Maharaja of Santosh	Santosh is a place in Bangladesh. Sir Roy was the president of Indian Football Association which started the tournament in 1941.
Ranji Trophy	Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji	He was the Jam Sahib of Nawanagar and played cricket for the English cricket team.
Duleep Trophy	Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji	He was the nephew of Sir Ranjitsinhji and also played for the English cricket team.
Irani Trophy	Shri Zal R. Irani	He was involved with Board of Cricket Control in India from its formation in 1928.
Deodhar Trophy	Shri Dinkar Balwant Deodhar	He played first-class cricket in India and also was the Vice-President of BCCI.