Tess Howard

Tessa Gillian Howard MBE OLY is an English field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for East Grinstead and the England and Great Britain national teams.

Club career

Howard plays club hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for East Grinstead.
Howard has also played for Durham University and Cambridge City.

Howard has been heavily involved in the Inclusive Sportswear Charter, which advocates for changes in kit policies at clubs and schools to make women and girls feel more comfortable and welcome in sport, and to "ensure choice and comfort comes first at all levels of sport."
Howard was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2025 New Year Honours for services to inclusive sportswear for women and girls.