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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 16 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 #751)

  1. 751Sylvain WiltordSylvain WiltordScored the stoppage-time equaliser for France against Italy in the Euro 2000 final.🇫🇷French · Born May 10, 1974View profile
  2. 752Hakim ZiyechHakim ZiyechWinger who helped Morocco reach the 2022 World Cup semi-finals after earlier spells at Ajax and Chelsea.🇲🇦Moroccan · Born March 19, 1993View profile
  3. 753Tiger WoodsTiger WoodsWon 15 major championships, including the 2019 Masters, and shares the record of 82 PGA Tour victories.🇺🇸American · Born December 30, 1975View profile
  4. 754Kirsty CoventryKirsty CoventrySwimmer who won Olympic gold in the 200m backstroke twice before becoming president of the IOC.Zimbabwean · Born September 16, 1983View profile
  5. 755Dani OlmoDani OlmoAttacking midfielder who shared the Golden Boot as Spain won Euro 2024.🇪🇸Spanish · Born May 7, 1998View profile
  6. 756FabinhoFabinhoMidfielder who won the Champions League and Premier League with Liverpool after earlier winning Ligue 1 with Monaco.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born October 23, 1993View profile
  7. 757Terry FoxTerry FoxRan his Marathon of Hope across Canada on an artificial leg, inspiring the annual Terry Fox Run.🇨🇦Canadian · Born July 28, 1958 · Died June 28, 1981View profile
  8. 758Théo HernandezThéo HernandezAttacking left-back who helped AC Milan win Serie A in 2021-22 and plays for France.🇫🇷French · Born October 6, 1997View profile
  9. 759Xherdan ShaqiriXherdan ShaqiriWinger who scored a spectacular overhead kick for Switzerland against Poland at Euro 2016.🇨🇭Swiss · Born October 10, 1991View profile
  10. 760Charles BarkleyCharles BarkleyForward who won the 1993 NBA Most Valuable Player award with the Phoenix Suns, later a television analyst.🇺🇸American · Born February 20, 1963View profile
  11. 761Samir NasriSamir NasriAttacking midfielder who won the Premier League with Manchester City in 2012 and 2014 and played for France.🇫🇷French · Born June 26, 1987View profile
  12. 762Christian EriksenChristian EriksenMidfielder who survived cardiac arrest during Euro 2020 and later returned to play for Denmark.🇩🇰Danish · Born February 14, 1992View profile
  13. 763Roberto FirminoRoberto FirminoForward whose false-nine role helped Liverpool win the 2019 Champions League and 2019–20 Premier League.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born October 2, 1991View profile
  14. 764ZinhoZinhoMidfielder in Brazil's 1994 World Cup winning squad who also won domestic honours with Palmeiras.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born June 17, 1967View profile
  15. 765Dimitri PayetDimitri PayetAttacking midfielder who starred for West Ham United in 2015–16 and helped France reach the Euro 2016 final.Réunion · Born March 29, 1987View profile
  16. 766Guillermo OchoaGuillermo OchoaGoalkeeper for Mexico whose string of saves against Brazil at the 2014 World Cup drew wide praise.🇲🇽Mexican · Born July 13, 1985View profile
  17. 767Martín DemichelisMartín DemichelisArgentine defender who won the Premier League with Manchester City and later managed River Plate.🇦🇷Argentine · Born December 20, 1980View profile
  18. 768César AzpilicuetaCésar AzpilicuetaDefender who captained Chelsea to the 2021 Champions League title.🇪🇸Spanish · Born August 28, 1989View profile
  19. 769Miralem PjanićMiralem PjanićMidfielder admired for his free-kicks, who won Serie A titles with Juventus after earlier years at Roma.Herzegovinian · Born April 2, 1990View profile
  20. 770Marcos Alonso MendozaMarcos Alonso MendozaLeft-back who won the 2016–17 Premier League and the 2021 Champions League with Chelsea.🇪🇸Spanish · Born December 28, 1990View profile
  21. 771Allen IversonAllen IversonPhiladelphia 76ers guard who was named NBA Most Valuable Player in 2001 and led his team to the Finals.🇺🇸American · Born June 7, 1975View profile
  22. 772Lindsey VonnLindsey VonnSkier who won downhill gold at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and four World Cup overall titles.🇺🇸American · Born October 18, 1984View profile
  23. 773Jan UllrichJan UllrichCyclist who won the 1997 Tour de France and the Olympic road race in Sydney in 2000.🇩🇪German · Born December 2, 1973View profile
  24. 774Juan Mata PataJuan Mata PataPlaymaker who won the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012 with Spain, and the 2012 Champions League with Chelsea.🇪🇸Spanish · Born April 28, 1988View profile
  25. 775Tom BradyTom BradyWon seven Super Bowls as a quarterback, six with the New England Patriots and one with Tampa Bay.🇺🇸American · Born August 3, 1977View profile
  26. 776Jamie CarragherJamie CarragherLiverpool defender who won the 2005 Champions League in Istanbul and now works as a television pundit.🇬🇧British · Born January 28, 1978View profile
  27. 777Per MertesackerPer MertesackerTall centre-back who won the 2014 World Cup with Germany and captained Arsenal to FA Cup success.🇩🇪German · Born September 29, 1984View profile
  28. 778Julian DraxlerJulian DraxlerWinger who won the 2014 World Cup with Germany and later played for Paris Saint-Germain.🇩🇪German · Born September 20, 1993View profile
  29. 779Howard WebbHoward WebbEnglish referee who took charge of both the 2010 World Cup final and the Champions League final.🇬🇧British · Born July 14, 1971View profile
  30. 780Uwe BeinUwe BeinCreative midfielder best remembered for his playmaking spells at Hamburger SV and Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga.🇩🇪German · Born September 26, 1960View profile
  31. 781Ferran TorresFerran TorresForward who has played for Manchester City and Barcelona and scored regularly for Spain's national team.🇪🇸Spanish · Born February 29, 2000View profile
  32. 782Kolo TouréKolo TouréDefender in Arsenal's unbeaten 2003–04 Premier League title-winning side, later a coach at Manchester City.Ivoirian · Born March 19, 1981View profile
  33. 783Rio FerdinandRio FerdinandCentre-back who won six Premier League titles and the 2008 Champions League with Manchester United.🇬🇧British · Born November 7, 1978View profile
  34. 784André SchürrleAndré SchürrleWinger who set up Mario Götze's winning goal in the 2014 World Cup final for Germany.🇩🇪German · Born November 6, 1990View profile
  35. 785Dirk NowitzkiDirk NowitzkiLed the Dallas Mavericks to the 2011 NBA title, earning Finals MVP, having won the league MVP award in 2007.🇩🇪German · Born June 19, 1978View profile
  36. 786Fernando LlorenteFernando LlorenteStriker who helped Athletic Bilbao reach the 2012 Europa League final and later won Serie A with Juventus.🇪🇸Spanish · Born February 26, 1985View profile
  37. 787Ryuichi SugiyamaRyuichi SugiyamaWinger in the Japan side that won bronze at the 1968 Mexico Olympics.🇯🇵Japanese · Born July 4, 1941View profile
  38. 788Joshua KimmichJoshua KimmichVersatile Bayern Munich midfielder who won the 2020 Champions League and later captained Germany.🇩🇪German · Born February 8, 1995View profile
  39. 789Eiður GuðjohnsenEiður GuðjohnsenForward who won the Premier League with Chelsea and the 2009 Champions League with Barcelona.Iceland · Born September 15, 1978View profile
  40. 790Jude BellinghamJude BellinghamMidfielder who won both La Liga and the Champions League in his first season at Real Madrid.🇬🇧British · Born June 29, 2003View profile
  41. 791Mick SchumacherMick SchumacherRacing driver who won the 2020 Formula 2 title and drove for Haas in Formula One.🇩🇪German · Born March 22, 1999View profile
  42. 792
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    Boban BabunskiCentral defender who represented Macedonia and later moved into coaching.Macedonian · Born May 5, 1968View profile
  43. 793Emre BelözoğluEmre BelözoğluTurkish midfielder who played for Inter Milan, Newcastle United and Fenerbahçe, winning the Süper Lig with Fenerbahçe.🇹🇷Turkish · Born September 7, 1980View profile
  44. 794Luuk de JongLuuk de JongDutch striker who won Eredivisie titles with Twente and PSV Eindhoven.🇳🇱Dutch · Born August 27, 1990View profile
  45. 795NetoNetoBrazilian goalkeeper whose career took in Fiorentina, Juventus, Valencia and Barcelona.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born July 19, 1989View profile
  46. 796Luís FabianoLuís FabianoStriker who won the UEFA Cup with Sevilla and the 2009 Confederations Cup with Brazil.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born November 8, 1980View profile
  47. 797Juan Martín del PotroJuan Martín del PotroArgentine who beat Roger Federer in the 2009 US Open final to win his only Grand Slam title.🇦🇷Argentine · Born September 23, 1988View profile
  48. 798Ashley ColeAshley ColeLeft-back who won the 2012 Champions League with Chelsea and earned 107 caps for England.🇬🇧British · Born December 20, 1980View profile
  49. 799Yao MingYao MingCentre taken first overall in the 2002 NBA draft who became an eight-time All-Star with the Houston Rockets.🇨🇳Chinese · Born September 12, 1980View profile
  50. 800William GallasWilliam GallasDefender who won the Premier League with Chelsea, played in the 2006 World Cup final for France and later captained Arsenal.🇫🇷French · Born August 17, 1977View 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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