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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 17 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 #801)

  1. 801Jules BianchiJules BianchiMarussia driver who scored the team's first points with ninth place at the 2014 Monaco Grand Prix.🇫🇷French · Born August 3, 1989 · Died July 17, 2015View profile
  2. 802Veselin TopalovVeselin TopalovChess grandmaster who won the 2005 FIDE World Championship in San Luis, later losing a unification match to Kramnik.🇧🇬Bulgarian · Born March 15, 1975View profile
  3. 803Marcus ThuramMarcus ThuramStriker who helped Inter Milan win the 2023–24 Serie A title after joining on a free transfer.🇫🇷French · Born August 6, 1997View profile
  4. 804Frenkie de JongFrenkie de JongMidfielder who won the Eredivisie and reached a Champions League semi-final with Ajax before moving to Barcelona.🇳🇱Dutch · Born May 12, 1997View profile
  5. 805Claudio MarchisioClaudio MarchisioHomegrown Juventus midfielder who won a long run of Serie A titles in the 2010s.🇮🇹Italian · Born January 19, 1986View profile
  6. 806Eliud KipchogeEliud KipchogeMarathon runner who covered 26.2 miles in under two hours in an unofficial 2019 event in Vienna.🇰🇪Kenyan · Born November 5, 1984View profile
  7. 807Valtteri BottasValtteri BottasMercedes driver who won ten Grands Prix and helped secure constructors' titles alongside Lewis Hamilton.🇫🇮Finn · Born August 28, 1989View profile
  8. 808JorginhoJorginhoMidfielder who won the 2021 Champions League with Chelsea and Euro 2020 with Italy.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born December 20, 1991View profile
  9. 809Basile BoliBasile BoliDefender whose header won Marseille the 1993 Champions League final against Milan.Ivoirian · Born January 2, 1967View profile
  10. 810Serhii RebrovSerhii RebrovStriker who partnered Andriy Shevchenko at Dynamo Kyiv before a spell with Tottenham Hotspur.Ukraine · Born June 3, 1974View profile
  11. 811Victor LindelöfVictor LindelöfSwedish centre-back who joined Manchester United from Benfica in 2017 and went on to captain Sweden.🇸🇪Swedish · Born July 17, 1994View profile
  12. 812Andrea BarzagliAndrea BarzagliCentre-back who won the 2006 World Cup with Italy and several Serie A titles with Juventus.🇮🇹Italian · Born May 8, 1981View profile
  13. 813MarquinhosMarquinhosCentre-back who captains Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil, having won multiple Ligue 1 titles in the French capital.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born May 14, 1994View profile
  14. 814Riyad MahrezRiyad MahrezWinger who inspired Leicester City's 2015–16 Premier League title and won the PFA Players' Player of the Year.🇫🇷French · Born February 21, 1991View profile
  15. 815Nelson Piquet Jr.Nelson Piquet Jr.Brazilian driver who won the first Formula E championship, son of a three-time F1 champion.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born July 25, 1985View profile
  16. 816João FélixJoão FélixAttacker who joined Atlético Madrid from Benfica in 2019 in one of football's costliest transfers.🇵🇹Portuguese · Born November 10, 1999View profile
  17. 817John Arne RiiseJohn Arne RiiseLeft-back who won the 2005 Champions League with Liverpool and holds Norway's record for international appearances.🇳🇴Norwegian · Born September 24, 1980View profile
  18. 818Gareth SouthgateGareth SouthgateEngland manager who reached the 2018 World Cup semi-finals and the finals of Euro 2020 and Euro 2024.🇬🇧British · Born September 3, 1970View profile
  19. 819Roman WeidenfellerRoman WeidenfellerGoalkeeper who won two Bundesliga titles with Borussia Dortmund and was in Germany's 2014 World Cup-winning squad.🇩🇪German · Born August 6, 1980View profile
  20. 820Goran PandevGoran PandevForward who captained Macedonia and won the Champions League with Inter Milan during their 2010 treble.Macedonian · Born July 27, 1983View profile
  21. 821Gary NevilleGary NevilleOne-club right-back who won eight Premier League titles and the 1999 Champions League with Manchester United.🇬🇧British · Born February 18, 1975View profile
  22. 822Yassine BounouYassine BounouGoalkeeper who saved two penalties against Spain as Morocco reached the 2022 World Cup semi-finals.🇨🇦Canadian · Born April 5, 1991View profile
  23. 823Thomas VermaelenThomas VermaelenLeft-sided defender who captained Arsenal and later won La Liga with Barcelona.🇧🇪Belgian · Born November 14, 1985View profile
  24. 824Samuel UmtitiSamuel UmtitiCentre-back who won the 2018 World Cup with France and played for Barcelona.Cameroonian · Born November 14, 1993View profile
  25. 825David FerrerDavid FerrerSpanish tennis player who reached the 2013 French Open final and rose to world number three.🇪🇸Spanish · Born April 2, 1982View profile
  26. 826Lucas HernandezLucas HernandezDefender who won the 2018 World Cup with France and later joined Bayern Munich from Atlético Madrid.🇫🇷French · Born February 14, 1996View profile
  27. 827Kim ClijstersKim ClijstersBelgian who won four Grand Slam singles titles, including three US Opens, and reached world number one.🇧🇪Belgian · Born June 8, 1983View profile
  28. 828Tony ParkerTony ParkerPoint guard who won four NBA titles with the San Antonio Spurs and was 2007 Finals MVP.🇧🇪Belgian · Born May 17, 1982View profile
  29. 829Ibrahim AfellayIbrahim AfellayAttacking midfielder who played for PSV and Barcelona and reached the 2010 World Cup final with the Netherlands.🇳🇱Dutch · Born April 2, 1986View profile
  30. 830Stephan El ShaarawyStephan El ShaarawyWinger who broke through at AC Milan and later played for Roma and Italy.🇮🇹Italian · Born October 27, 1992View profile
  31. 831FredFredBrazilian striker who scored at the 2014 World Cup and won several Brazilian league titles with Fluminense.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born October 3, 1983View profile
  32. 832Heikki KovalainenHeikki KovalainenFinnish driver who won the 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix for McLaren.🇫🇮Finn · Born October 19, 1981View profile
  33. 833Mateo KovačićMateo KovačićCroatian midfielder who won three successive Champions League titles with Real Madrid from 2016 to 2018.🇭🇷Croatian · Born May 6, 1994View profile
  34. 834Teddy SheringhamTeddy SheringhamForward who scored in the 1999 Champions League final as Manchester United completed their historic treble.🇬🇧British · Born April 2, 1966View profile
  35. 835Yannick CarrascoYannick CarrascoWinger who scored Atlético Madrid's second-half equaliser against Real Madrid in the 2016 Champions League final.🇧🇪Belgian · Born September 4, 1993View profile
  36. 836Maarten StekelenburgMaarten StekelenburgGoalkeeper who started the 2010 World Cup final for the Netherlands and spent years at Ajax.🇳🇱Dutch · Born September 22, 1982View profile
  37. 837Nikola KarabatićNikola KarabatićHandball star who won Olympic gold with France and was named world player of the year three times.🇷🇸Serbian · Born April 11, 1984View profile
  38. 838Takeshi OkadaTakeshi OkadaCoached Japan at the 1998 and 2010 World Cups, reaching the last sixteen in South Africa.🇯🇵Japanese · Born August 25, 1956View profile
  39. 839Raul MeirelesRaul MeirelesMidfielder who won the Europa League with Chelsea in 2013 after spells at Porto and Liverpool.🇵🇹Portuguese · Born March 17, 1983View profile
  40. 840GervinhoGervinhoForward who won the Ligue 1 and Coupe de France double with Lille before joining Arsenal.Ivoirian · Born May 27, 1987View profile
  41. 841João CanceloJoão CanceloVersatile full-back who won Premier League titles with Manchester City and the 2019 Nations League with Portugal.🇵🇹Portuguese · Born May 27, 1994View profile
  42. 842Filipe LuísFilipe LuísLeft back who won La Liga with Atlético Madrid and later managed Flamengo to major South American honours.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born August 9, 1985View profile
  43. 843Jan VertonghenJan VertonghenBelgian centre-back who helped Tottenham reach the 2019 Champions League final and Belgium finish third at the 2018 World Cup.🇧🇪Belgian · Born April 24, 1987View profile
  44. 844Tina MazeTina MazeWon Olympic gold in downhill and giant slalom at Sochi 2014 and set a World Cup points record.Slovene · Born May 2, 1983View profile
  45. 845Axel WitselAxel WitselMidfielder who helped Belgium finish third at the 2018 World Cup and played for Zenit and Borussia Dortmund.🇧🇪Belgian · Born January 12, 1989View profile
  46. 846Rui PatrícioRui PatrícioGoalkeeper who helped Portugal win Euro 2016 and later played for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Roma.🇵🇹Portuguese · Born February 15, 1988View profile
  47. 847Ansu FatiAnsu FatiBarcelona teenager who became Spain's youngest ever goalscorer in 2020 and later inherited the club's number 10 shirt.Guinea-Bissauan · Born October 31, 2002View profile
  48. 848Fabián RuizFabián RuizMidfielder who scored in Spain's Euro 2024 semi-final win over France and joined Paris Saint-Germain from Napoli.🇪🇸Spanish · Born April 3, 1996View profile
  49. 849Stephan LichtsteinerStephan LichtsteinerRight-back who won six consecutive Serie A titles with Juventus and captained Switzerland.🇨🇭Swiss · Born January 16, 1984View profile
  50. 850Mikel OyarzabalMikel OyarzabalForward who scored Spain's winning goal in the Euro 2024 final against England.🇪🇸Spanish · Born April 21, 1997View 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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