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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 18 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 #851)

  1. 851Granit XhakaGranit XhakaMidfielder who captains Switzerland and previously played for Arsenal and Bayer Leverkusen before joining Sunderland.🇨🇭Swiss · Born September 27, 1992View profile
  2. 852Louis SahaLouis SahaStriker who played for Fulham, Manchester United and Everton, winning the Premier League with United.🇫🇷French · Born August 8, 1978View profile
  3. 853Romain GrosjeanRomain GrosjeanDriver who escaped a fiery crash at the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix before moving to IndyCar.🇨🇭Swiss · Born April 17, 1986View profile
  4. 854Douglas CostaDouglas CostaPacy Brazilian winger who won the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich and Serie A with Juventus.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born September 14, 1990View profile
  5. 855Blaise MatuidiBlaise MatuidiTireless midfielder who won the 2018 World Cup with France and league titles with Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus.🇫🇷French · Born April 9, 1987View profile
  6. 856İlhan Mansızİlhan MansızForward who helped Turkey finish third at the 2002 World Cup, later competing in televised figure skating.🇹🇷Turkish · Born August 10, 1975View profile
  7. 857Marco AsensioMarco AsensioWinger who won three Champions League titles with Real Madrid and played for Spain.🇪🇸Spanish · Born January 21, 1996View profile
  8. 858Iago AspasIago AspasStriker and captain of Celta Vigo, the club for which he has scored more than 200 goals.🇪🇸Spanish · Born August 1, 1987View profile
  9. 859Javier PastoreJavier PastorePlaymaker who joined Paris Saint-Germain from Palermo in 2011 and won several Ligue 1 titles there.🇦🇷Argentine · Born June 20, 1989View profile
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    Tomoyasu AsaokaMidfielder who played for Nippon Kokan and Yomiuri and earned caps for Japan.🇯🇵Japanese · Born April 6, 1962 · Died October 6, 2021View profile
  11. 861Mario YepesMario YepesColombian centre-back nicknamed Super Mario by Paris Saint-Germain fans, later a long-serving captain of his national team.🇨🇴Colombian · Born January 13, 1976View profile
  12. 862Benjamin PavardBenjamin PavardDefender whose long-range volley against Argentina was named goal of the 2018 World Cup, won by France.🇫🇷French · Born March 28, 1996View profile
  13. 863Asamoah GyanAsamoah GyanGhana's all-time leading goalscorer and Africa's top scorer at World Cups, with six goals across three tournaments.🇬🇭Ghanaian · Born November 22, 1985View profile
  14. 864Antonio PuertaAntonio PuertaOne-club Sevilla player who helped win the 2006 UEFA Cup before dying after collapsing during a league match.🇪🇸Spanish · Born November 25, 1984 · Died August 28, 2007View profile
  15. 865Giorgos KaragounisGiorgos KaragounisMidfielder who helped Greece win Euro 2004 and later played for Inter Milan, Benfica and Fulham.🇬🇷Greek · Born March 6, 1977View profile
  16. 866Aliaksandr HlebAliaksandr HlebMidfielder who left VfB Stuttgart for Arsenal in 2005 and later played for Barcelona.Belarusian · Born May 1, 1981View profile
  17. 867Eric HeidenEric HeidenSpeed skater who won all five individual golds at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics.🇺🇸American · Born June 14, 1958View profile
  18. 868Arda GülerArda GülerReal Madrid playmaker who scored a memorable long-range goal for Turkey against Georgia at Euro 2024.🇹🇷Turkish · Born February 25, 2005View profile
  19. 869Branislav IvanovićBranislav IvanovićSerbian defender who scored a late headed winner for Chelsea in the 2013 Europa League final.🇷🇸Serbian · Born February 22, 1984View profile
  20. 870Marouane FellainiMarouane FellainiBelgian midfielder known for his towering afro and aerial strength, who played for Everton and Manchester United.🇧🇪Belgian · Born November 22, 1987View profile
  21. 871Anatolii TymoshchukAnatolii TymoshchukMidfielder who captained Ukraine and won the 2009 UEFA Cup with Shakhtar Donetsk.Ukraine · Born March 30, 1979View profile
  22. 872Alexandre LacazetteAlexandre LacazetteForward who topped the Ligue 1 scoring charts for Lyon in 2014–15, then joined Arsenal in 2017.🇫🇷French · Born May 28, 1991View profile
  23. 873DaniloDaniloBrazilian defender who won the Premier League with Manchester City before moving on to Juventus.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born July 15, 1991View profile
  24. 874Javi MartínezJavi MartínezDefensive midfielder who won the 2013 treble with Bayern Munich and Euro 2012 with Spain.🇪🇸Spanish · Born September 2, 1988View profile
  25. 875Fabio QuagliarellaFabio QuagliarellaForward who finished as Serie A's top scorer in 2018-19 with 26 goals for Sampdoria.🇮🇹Italian · Born January 31, 1983View profile
  26. 876Mathieu ValbuenaMathieu ValbuenaCreative attacking midfielder who starred for Marseille and won caps for France.🇫🇷French · Born September 28, 1984View profile
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    Satoshi MiyauchiFormer footballer who won international caps for the Japan national team before moving into management.🇯🇵Japanese · Born November 26, 1959View profile
  28. 878Chris FroomeChris FroomeCyclist who won four Tour de France titles and the 2018 Giro d'Italia for Team Sky.🇰🇪Kenyan · Born May 20, 1985View profile
  29. 879Alexander WurzAlexander WurzFormer Formula One driver who won the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1996 and again in 2009.🇦🇹Austrian · Born February 15, 1974View profile
  30. 880Héctor BellerínHéctor BellerínRight-back who won two FA Cups with Arsenal after leaving Barcelona's academy as a teenager.🇪🇸Spanish · Born March 19, 1995View profile
  31. 881Philippe MexèsPhilippe MexèsFrench centre-back who won two Coppa Italia trophies with Roma before joining AC Milan.🇫🇷French · Born March 30, 1982View profile
  32. 882Daniel RicciardoDaniel RicciardoAustralian driver famous for his grin and shoey celebrations, winner of eight Grand Prix races.🇦🇺Australian · Born July 1, 1989View profile
  33. 883Aleksandar KolarovAleksandar KolarovLeft-back who won two Premier League titles with Manchester City and played for Serbia at two World Cups.🇷🇸Serbian · Born November 10, 1985View profile
  34. 884Oscar PistoriusOscar PistoriusDouble-amputee sprinter who ran at the 2012 Olympics before his conviction for murdering Reeva Steenkamp.🇿🇦South African · Born November 22, 1986View profile
  35. 885Marcus RashfordMarcus RashfordForward who scored twice on his Manchester United debut and campaigned to extend free school meals for children.🇬🇧British · Born October 31, 1997View profile
  36. 886João MoutinhoJoão MoutinhoMidfielder who won Euro 2016 with Portugal after earlier spells at Sporting and Porto.🇵🇹Portuguese · Born September 8, 1986View profile
  37. 887Salomon KalouSalomon KalouForward who won the Champions League with Chelsea in 2012 and played for Ivory Coast.Ivoirian · Born August 5, 1985View profile
  38. 888Trent Alexander-ArnoldTrent Alexander-ArnoldRight-back whose precise crossing and passing helped Liverpool win the 2019 Champions League and the 2020 Premier League title.🇬🇧British · Born October 7, 1998View profile
  39. 889Jules KoundéJules KoundéDefender who won La Liga with Barcelona and started for France in the 2022 World Cup final.🇫🇷French · Born November 12, 1998View profile
  40. 890Shinji KagawaShinji KagawaMidfielder who won two Bundesliga titles with Borussia Dortmund before joining Manchester United in 2012.🇯🇵Japanese · Born March 17, 1989View profile
  41. 891Bernardo SilvaBernardo SilvaCreative Manchester City midfielder who collected multiple Premier League titles and the 2023 Champions League.🇵🇹Portuguese · Born August 10, 1994View profile
  42. 892Kalidou KoulibalyKalidou KoulibalyCentre-back who captained Senegal to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations title after years at Napoli.🇫🇷French · Born June 20, 1991View profile
  43. 893Emre CanEmre CanGerman midfielder who played for Liverpool and Juventus before becoming captain of Borussia Dortmund.🇩🇪German · Born January 12, 1994View profile
  44. 894Danny RoseDanny RoseLeft-back who helped England reach the 2018 World Cup semi-finals while playing for Tottenham Hotspur.🇬🇧British · Born July 2, 1990View profile
  45. 895Tim DuncanTim DuncanWon five NBA championships with the San Antonio Spurs, earning the nickname the Big Fundamental.🇺🇸American · Born April 25, 1976View profile
  46. 896Pau GasolPau GasolSkilful big man who won back-to-back NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2009 and 2010.🇪🇸Spanish · Born July 6, 1980View profile
  47. 897Randy OrtonRandy OrtonWrestler nicknamed the Viper, known for the RKO finishing move and multiple WWE world championship reigns.🇺🇸American · Born April 1, 1980View profile
  48. 898Sergi RobertoSergi RobertoScored the decisive sixth goal in Barcelona's 6-1 Champions League comeback against Paris Saint-Germain in 2017.🇪🇸Spanish · Born February 7, 1992View profile
  49. 899Boris GelfandBoris GelfandChess grandmaster who won the 2011 Candidates Tournament and lost the 2012 world title match to Viswanathan Anand.Belarusian · Born June 24, 1968View profile
  50. 900Carlos MarchenaCarlos MarchenaDefender who won Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup with Spain after success at Valencia.🇪🇸Spanish · Born July 31, 1979View 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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