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The best-known sportspeople in our archive, ranked by historical popularity.

1,514 athletes in our database, ranked by historical popularity. Page 13 of 31.

Most famous athlete

Muhammad Ali

Highest historical popularity score (HPI 90.7)

Most common birth month

August

146 of 1,514 were born in August

Living vs deceased

1,357 / 157

90% are still living

Most common nationality

Japanese

233 people, 15% of the list

Editor-written profiles

81

5% have a full original profile so far

The ranked list (from #601)

  1. 601Andy MurrayAndy MurrayEnded Britain's long wait for a men's Wimbledon singles champion in 2013 and won two Olympic singles gold medals.🇬🇧British · Born May 15, 1987View profile
  2. 602Juan Pablo MontoyaJuan Pablo MontoyaColombian driver who won two Indianapolis 500s and raced in Formula One for Williams and McLaren.🇨🇴Colombian · Born September 20, 1975View profile
  3. 603Jannik SinnerJannik SinnerItalian who became world number one and won the 2024 Australian Open and US Open titles.🇮🇹Italian · Born August 16, 2001View profile
  4. 604Roy KeaneRoy KeaneCombative midfielder who captained Manchester United and won seven Premier League titles with the club.🇮🇪Irish · Born August 10, 1971View profile
  5. 605Adrian MutuAdrian MutuRomanian forward who scored freely for Fiorentina and was dismissed by Chelsea after a failed drugs test.🇷🇴Romanian · Born January 8, 1979View profile
  6. 606İlkay Gündoğanİlkay GündoğanMidfielder who captained Manchester City to the 2023 treble of Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League.🇩🇪German · Born October 24, 1990View profile
  7. 607David SeamanDavid SeamanArsenal goalkeeper who won the 1994 European Cup Winners' Cup and kept goal for England at Euro 96.🇬🇧British · Born September 19, 1963View profile
  8. 608Karl MaloneKarl MaloneUtah Jazz forward who won two NBA MVP awards and formed a celebrated partnership with John Stockton.🇺🇸American · Born July 24, 1963View profile
  9. 609Gaizka MendietaGaizka MendietaCreative Valencia midfielder who helped the club reach consecutive Champions League finals in 2000 and 2001.🇪🇸Spanish · Born March 27, 1974View profile
  10. 610David SilvaDavid SilvaCreative midfielder who won four Premier League titles with Manchester City and Euro 2008 with Spain.🇪🇸Spanish · Born January 8, 1986View profile
  11. 611Kepa ArrizabalagaKepa ArrizabalagaGoalkeeper who became the world's most expensive in his position when Chelsea signed him from Athletic Bilbao in 2018.🇪🇸Spanish · Born October 3, 1994View profile
  12. 612Milan BarošMilan BarošCzech striker who was top scorer at Euro 2004 and won the Champions League with Liverpool.🇨🇿Czech · Born October 28, 1981View profile
  13. 613Nuri ŞahinNuri ŞahinMidfielder who helped Borussia Dortmund win the 2010-11 Bundesliga before a move to Real Madrid.🇩🇪German · Born September 5, 1988View profile
  14. 614Hakan ÇalhanoğluHakan ÇalhanoğluMidfielder who won Serie A with Inter Milan and captains the Turkey national team.🇩🇪German · Born February 8, 1994View profile
  15. 615Lucas VázquezLucas VázquezReal Madrid academy product who won five Champions League titles as a winger and right-back.🇪🇸Spanish · Born July 1, 1991View profile
  16. 616Nico RosbergNico RosbergMercedes driver who won the 2016 Formula One world championship and retired days afterwards.🇩🇪German · Born June 27, 1985View profile
  17. 617Federico ValverdeFederico ValverdeUruguayan midfielder who has won the Champions League twice with Real Madrid, the club he now captains.🇺🇾Uruguayan · Born July 22, 1998View profile
  18. 618
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    Mitsugu NomuraJapan international footballer who later moved into management after his playing career ended.🇯🇵Japanese · Born November 21, 1956View profile
  19. 619Juan Carlos FerreroJuan Carlos FerreroFormer world number one who won the 2003 French Open and later coached Carlos Alcaraz.🇪🇸Spanish · Born February 12, 1980View profile
  20. 620Rafael Márquez El piojoRafael Márquez El piojoDefender who captained Mexico at five World Cups and won the Champions League with Barcelona.🇲🇽Mexican · Born February 13, 1979View profile
  21. 621Fernando MusleraFernando MusleraGoalkeeper who won the 2011 Copa América with Uruguay and many Süper Lig titles with Galatasaray.🇺🇾Uruguayan · Born June 16, 1986View profile
  22. 622Aleksandar MitrovicAleksandar MitrovicStriker who scored a record 43 goals in a single Championship season for Fulham in 2021–22.🇷🇸Serbian · Born September 16, 1994View profile
  23. 623Peter CrouchPeter CrouchTowering striker who scored 22 goals for England and later became a popular podcast host and television presenter.🇬🇧British · Born January 30, 1981View profile
  24. 624N'Golo KantéN'Golo KantéMidfielder who won the Premier League with Leicester City in 2016 and the World Cup with France in 2018.🇫🇷French · Born March 29, 1991View profile
  25. 625Stefka KostadinovaStefka KostadinovaHigh jumper who cleared 2.09 metres at the 1987 World Championships in Rome and won Olympic gold in 1996.🇧🇬Bulgarian · Born March 25, 1965View profile
  26. 626Joan CapdevilaJoan CapdevilaLeft-back who won Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup with Spain.🇪🇸Spanish · Born February 3, 1978View profile
  27. 627Walter SamuelWalter SamuelArgentine centre-back who won the 2010 Champions League and Serie A treble with Inter Milan under José Mourinho.🇦🇷Argentine · Born March 23, 1978View profile
  28. 628Javier HernándezJavier HernándezStriker nicknamed Chicharito, who became Mexico's record international goalscorer after a spell at Manchester United.🇲🇽Mexican · Born June 1, 1988View profile
  29. 629Jérôme BoatengJérôme BoatengCentre-back who won the 2014 World Cup with Germany and the 2013 treble with Bayern Munich.🇩🇪German · Born September 3, 1988View profile
  30. 630Michael EssienMichael EssienPowerful midfielder who won the 2012 Champions League with Chelsea and played for Ghana.🇬🇭Ghanaian · Born December 3, 1982View profile
  31. 631Glen JohnsonGlen JohnsonRight-back who won the 2008 FA Cup with Portsmouth and later played for Liverpool and England.🇬🇧British · Born August 23, 1984View profile
  32. 632Álvaro ArbeloaÁlvaro ArbeloaRight-back who won the 2010 World Cup and two European Championships with Spain.🇪🇸Spanish · Born January 17, 1983View profile
  33. 633Daniel Van BuytenDaniel Van BuytenImposing Belgian centre-back who won the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich and played in the 2010 Champions League final.🇧🇪Belgian · Born February 7, 1978View profile
  34. 634Bojan KrkićBojan KrkićForward who emerged from Barcelona's La Masia academy and became the club's youngest ever La Liga goalscorer.🇪🇸Spanish · Born August 28, 1990View profile
  35. 635Mauro IcardiMauro IcardiStriker who captained Inter Milan and shared the Serie A top-scorer award in 2017–18.🇦🇷Argentine · Born February 19, 1993View profile
  36. 636
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    Takaji MoriMember of the Japan side that took bronze at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.🇯🇵Japanese · Born November 24, 1943 · Died July 17, 2011View profile
  37. 637EdersonEdersonGoalkeeper whose precise passing helped Manchester City win the 2023 Champions League and several Premier League titles.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born August 17, 1993View profile
  38. 638Levon AronianLevon AronianChess grandmaster who won the 2017 World Cup and helped Armenia win several Olympiad gold medals.Armenian · Born October 6, 1982View profile
  39. 639André Villas-BoasAndré Villas-BoasManager who led Porto to an unbeaten league title and the 2011 Europa League.🇵🇹Portuguese · Born October 17, 1977View profile
  40. 640Gerald VanenburgGerald VanenburgMidfielder who won the 1988 European Cup with PSV Eindhoven and Euro 1988 with the Netherlands.🇳🇱Dutch · Born March 5, 1964View profile
  41. 641Patrice EvraPatrice EvraLeft-back who won five Premier League titles and the 2008 Champions League with Manchester United.🇸🇳Senegalese · Born May 15, 1981View profile
  42. 642Hamit AltıntopHamit AltıntopMidfielder who helped Turkey reach the Euro 2008 semi-finals and won the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich.🇹🇷Turkish · Born December 8, 1982View profile
  43. 643Leonardo BonucciLeonardo BonucciCentre-back who won Euro 2020 with Italy and anchored Juventus's celebrated defensive trio alongside Barzagli and Chiellini.🇮🇹Italian · Born May 1, 1987View profile
  44. 644Mario GötzeMario GötzeGerman forward who scored the extra-time winner against Argentina in the 2014 World Cup final in Rio de Janeiro.🇩🇪German · Born June 3, 1992View profile
  45. 645
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    Masakatsu MiyamotoMember of Japan's bronze-medal squad at the 1968 Olympics who later managed Kashima Antlers.🇯🇵Japanese · Born July 4, 1938 · Died May 7, 2002View profile
  46. 646Kuniya DainiKuniya DainiFormer Japan international who later served as president of the Japan Football Association.🇯🇵Japanese · Born October 12, 1944View profile
  47. 647Daniele De RossiDaniele De RossiMidfielder who won the 2006 World Cup with Italy and spent most of his career at Roma.🇮🇹Italian · Born July 24, 1983View profile
  48. 648OscarOscarAttacking midfielder who played at the 2014 World Cup for Brazil and won the Premier League with Chelsea.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born September 9, 1991View profile
  49. 649Julian NagelsmannJulian NagelsmannCoach who became the Bundesliga's youngest head coach at Hoffenheim and later led Germany at Euro 2024.🇩🇪German · Born July 23, 1987View profile
  50. 650Djibril CisséDjibril CisséPowerful French forward who topped the Ligue 1 scoring charts with Auxerre before joining Liverpool in 2004.🇫🇷French · Born August 12, 1981View profile

How we rank and select

  • Ranking: people are ordered by their Historical Popularity Index (HPI) from Pantheon. HPI combines how many Wikipedia language editions have an article about a person, how many page views those articles get, how evenly the views are spread across languages and how long ago the person lived. People Pantheon does not yet cover are listed after them, ordered by our own popularity score (the number of Wikipedia language editions with an article about them).
  • Membership: each person appears in one occupation list only, based on their primary occupation as classified by Pantheon (for example, a queen who wrote poetry is listed as royalty, not as a writer). Kings, queens, emperors, sultans and royal consorts are not listed as politicians or writers: anyone who held a monarch's office on Wikidata, and never served as a president or head of government, counts as royalty. For the few people Pantheon does not cover, we use the primary field recorded in our database.
  • One-line summaries: each summary is an original line written for this site with AI assistance under our editorial rules, then checked against the Wikipedia introduction so no wording is copied.
  • Statistics: every figure on this page is calculated live from our database each time the page loads, so it changes as we add people.

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Last reviewed: October 2026

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