2012 Summer Olympics

Ryan Giggs

Ryan Joseph Giggs (né Wilson; born 29 November 1973) is a Welsh football coach, co-owner of Salford City, and former player who played as a left midfielder or winger.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: James Adams · CC BY 2.0

Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bean Bryant (August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. Nicknamed "the Black Mamba", he played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Kobe_Bryant_8.jpg : * Kobe_Bryant_7144.jpg : Sgt. Joseph A. Lee derivative work: JoeJohnson2 ( talk ) derivative work: J · Public domain

Serena Williams

Tennis champion who won 23 Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era.

Photo: AndrewHenkelman · CC BY-SA 4.0

Yelena Isinbayeva

Yelena Gadzhievna Isinbayeva (Russian: Елена Гаджиевна Исинбаева, IPA:; also spelled as Elena Isinbaeva; born 3 June 1982) is a Russian former pole vaulter.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office · CC BY 4.0

Thiago Silva

Thiago Emiliano da Silva (Brazilian Portuguese:; born 22 September 1984) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Fluminense. Regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation, Silva is known for his defensive ability, discipline, and leadership.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Granada · CC BY-SA 4.0

LeBron James

LeBron Raymone James (born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Erik Drost · CC BY 2.0

Hulk

Givanildo Vieira de Sousa (born 25 July 1986), mononymously known as Hulk (Brazilian Portuguese:), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Fluminense.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Вячеслав Евдокимов · CC BY-SA 3.0

Luis Suárez

Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz (Spanish pronunciation:; born 24 January 1987) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami. He is regarded as one of the best players of his generation and one of the greatest strikers of all time.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Bryan Berlin · CC BY-SA 4.0

Edinson Cavani

Edinson Roberto Cavani Gómez (Spanish pronunciation:; Italian:; born 14 February 1987) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker.Nicknamed "El Matador" (The Bullfighter), he is regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: soccerdigital · Public domain

Andy Murray

Sir Andrew Barron Murray (born 15 May 1987) is a British professional tennis coach and former player. He was ranked as the world No.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: si.robi · CC BY-SA 2.0

Marcelo Vieira

Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior (born 12 May 1988), known as Marcelo, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a left-back. Widely regarded as one of the greatest left-backs of all time, he is known for his attacking capabilities.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Granada · CC BY-SA 4.0

Jordi Alba

Jordi Alba Ramos (Catalan pronunciation:; born 21 March 1989) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He is often regarded as one of the best full-backs of his generation.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Кирилл Венедиктов · CC BY-SA 3.0

César Azpilicueta

César Azpilicueta Tanco (Spanish pronunciation:, born 28 August 1989) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back or centre-back. A youth product of Osasuna, Azpilicueta spent three seasons in La Liga before switching to Marseille.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: محمد امین انصاری · CC BY 4.0

David de Gea

David de Gea Quintana (Spanish pronunciation:; born 7 November 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for and captains Serie A club Fiorentina. He is regarded as one of the best goalkeepers of his generation.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Кирилл Венедиктов · CC BY-SA 3.0

Neymar

Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (born 5 February 1992), known mononymously as Neymar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for and captains Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Santos.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Bryan Berlin · CC BY-SA 4.0

Sadio Mané

Sadio Mané (born 10 April 1992) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr and the Senegal national team. He is widely regarded as one of the best wingers of his generation and one of the greatest African players of all time.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Bryan Berlin · CC BY-SA 4.0

Mohamed Salah

Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly (born 15 June 1992) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Süper Lig club Trabzonspor and captains the Egypt national team. He is widely regarded as one of the best players of his generation and one of the greatest wingers of all time.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Bryan Berlin · CC BY-SA 4.0

Giosuè Carducci

Giosuè Alessandro Giuseppe Carducci (27 July 1835 – 16 February 1907) was an Italian poet, writer, literary critic and teacher. He was noticeably influential, and was regarded as the official national poet of modern Italy.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Unknown author · Public domain

John Dalton

John Dalton (5 or 6 September 1766 – 27 July 1844) was an English chemist, physicist, and meteorologist whose work laid the foundations of modern atomic theory and stoichiometric chemistry.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Unknown author · CC BY 4.0

Mohammad Reza I of Iran

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (26 October 1919 – 27 July 1980) was the last Shah of Iran, reigning from 1941 to 1979.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Ghazarians · Public domain

Alexandre Dumas fils

Alexandre Dumas fils (French:; 27 July 1824 – 27 November 1895) was a French author and playwright, best known for the romantic novel La Dame aux Camélias (The Lady of the Camellias, usually titled Camille in English-language versions), published in 1848, which was adapted into Giuseppe Verdi's 1853 opera La traviata…

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Unknown author · Public domain