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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 20 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 #951)

  1. 951Georginio WijnaldumGeorginio WijnaldumMidfielder who won the Champions League and the Premier League with Liverpool, and played many times for the Netherlands.🇳🇱Dutch · Born November 11, 1990View profile
  2. 952Lleyton HewittLleyton HewittTennis player who won the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon titles and reached world number one.🇦🇺Australian · Born February 24, 1981View profile
  3. 953Ian ThorpeIan ThorpeSwimmer nicknamed the Thorpedo, who won three gold medals at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.🇦🇺Australian · Born October 13, 1982View profile
  4. 954Sol CampbellSol CampbellDefender who won the unbeaten 2003-04 Premier League title with Arsenal after leaving Tottenham on a free transfer.🇬🇧British · Born September 18, 1974View profile
  5. 955Andy RoddickAndy RoddickWon the 2003 US Open and reached world number one, powered by one of tennis's biggest serves.🇺🇸American · Born August 30, 1982View profile
  6. 956Declan RiceDeclan RiceMidfielder who captained West Ham to the 2023 Europa Conference League title before joining Arsenal.🇬🇧British · Born January 14, 1999View profile
  7. 957Reece JamesReece JamesRight-back who won the 2021 Champions League with Chelsea and later became the club's captain.🇬🇧British · Born December 8, 1999View profile
  8. 958Khalid BoulahrouzKhalid BoulahrouzDutch defender nicknamed The Cannibal, who played for Chelsea and represented the Netherlands at the 2006 World Cup.🇳🇱Dutch · Born December 28, 1981View profile
  9. 959Luis DíazLuis DíazWinger who moved from Porto to Liverpool and helped Colombia reach the 2024 Copa América final.🇨🇴Colombian · Born January 13, 1997View profile
  10. 960Sergio RomeroSergio RomeroGoalkeeper who saved two penalties in Argentina's 2014 World Cup semi-final shoot-out against the Netherlands.🇦🇷Argentine · Born February 22, 1987View profile
  11. 961Medhi BenatiaMedhi BenatiaCentre-back who played for Roma, Bayern Munich and Juventus and captained Morocco at the 2018 World Cup.🇫🇷French · Born April 17, 1987View profile
  12. 962Jefferson FarfánJefferson FarfánPeruvian winger who won Eredivisie titles with PSV Eindhoven and played for his country at the 2018 World Cup.🇵🇪Peruvian · Born October 26, 1984View profile
  13. 963Mirko VučinićMirko VučinićForward who played for Roma and won Serie A titles with Juventus before turning to coaching.Montenegrin · Born October 1, 1983View profile
  14. 964Vincent AboubakarVincent AboubakarCameroon striker who scored the winning goal against Egypt in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations final.Cameroonian · Born January 22, 1992View profile
  15. 965Eduardo da SilvaEduardo da SilvaBrazilian-born striker who represented Croatia and recovered from a serious broken leg suffered at Arsenal.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born February 25, 1983View profile
  16. 966Jelena JankovićJelena JankovićReached world number one in 2008 and finished runner-up at the US Open that year.🇷🇸Serbian · Born February 28, 1985View profile
  17. 967Kei NishikoriKei NishikoriTennis player who reached the 2014 US Open final, the first Asian man to contest a Grand Slam singles final.🇯🇵Japanese · Born December 29, 1989View profile
  18. 968Enner ValenciaEnner ValenciaEcuador's all-time leading World Cup scorer, with goals at both the 2014 and 2022 tournaments.Ecuadoran · Born November 4, 1989View profile
  19. 969Saúl ÑíguezSaúl ÑíguezAtlético Madrid midfielder whose solo goal beat Bayern Munich in the 2016 Champions League semi-final first leg.🇪🇸Spanish · Born November 21, 1994View profile
  20. 970Seydou DoumbiaSeydou DoumbiaIvorian forward who scored freely for CSKA Moscow and won the Russian Premier League's top-scorer award.Ivoirian · Born June 16, 1985View profile
  21. 971Victoria AzarenkaVictoria AzarenkaWon the Australian Open in 2012 and 2013, and reached world number one in singles.Belarusian · Born July 31, 1989View profile
  22. 972Raheem SterlingRaheem SterlingWinger who won four Premier League titles with Manchester City and reached the Euro 2020 final with England.🇬🇧British · Born December 8, 1994View profile
  23. 973Jamal MusialaJamal MusialaAttacking midfielder who broke through at Bayern Munich and became a key creative player for Germany at Euro 2024.🇩🇪German · Born February 26, 2003View profile
  24. 974Matteo DarmianMatteo DarmianVersatile full-back who moved from Torino to Manchester United and later won Serie A with Inter.🇮🇹Italian · Born December 2, 1989View profile
  25. 975Hélder PostigaHélder PostigaStriker in Portugal's squad that reached the Euro 2004 final, who later played for Tottenham and Valencia.🇵🇹Portuguese · Born August 2, 1982View profile
  26. 976Lindsay DavenportLindsay DavenportTennis player who won the 1998 US Open, reached world number one and took Olympic singles gold in 1996.🇺🇸American · Born June 8, 1976View profile
  27. 977Éver BanegaÉver BanegaCreative Argentine midfielder who won three consecutive Europa League titles with Sevilla between 2014 and 2016.🇦🇷Argentine · Born June 29, 1988View profile
  28. 978Manuel AlmuniaManuel AlmuniaGoalkeeper who kept goal for Arsenal in the late 2000s after joining from Celta Vigo.🇪🇸Spanish · Born May 19, 1977View profile
  29. 979Mark SchwarzerMark SchwarzerAustralian goalkeeper who made over 500 appearances in English football, including long spells at Middlesbrough and Fulham, and won 109 caps.🇦🇺Australian · Born October 6, 1972View profile
  30. 980Dinara SafinaDinara SafinaRussian player who reached world number one in 2009 after losing three Grand Slam finals.🇷🇺Russian · Born April 27, 1986View profile
  31. 981Pedro TroglioPedro TroglioMidfielder in Argentina's 1990 World Cup runner-up squad, who later became a manager at clubs including Banfield.🇦🇷Argentine · Born July 28, 1965View profile
  32. 982Adrien RabiotAdrien RabiotMidfielder who played in France's 2022 World Cup final side after spells at Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus.🇫🇷French · Born April 3, 1995View profile
  33. 983Simona HalepSimona HalepWon the 2018 French Open and 2019 Wimbledon singles titles and reached world number one.🇷🇴Romanian · Born September 27, 1991View profile
  34. 984Katie LedeckyKatie LedeckyDistance freestyle swimmer who has won nine Olympic gold medals and many world records.🇺🇸American · Born March 17, 1997View profile
  35. 985Alpay ÖzalanAlpay ÖzalanDefender who left Fenerbahçe for Aston Villa in 2000 and was capped for Turkey.🇹🇷Turkish · Born May 29, 1973View profile
  36. 986Hicham El GuerroujHicham El GuerroujMoroccan middle-distance runner who holds the mile world record and won two Olympic golds in 2004.🇲🇦Moroccan · Born September 14, 1974View profile
  37. 987Tim HowardTim HowardGoalkeeper who made 16 saves for the United States against Belgium at the 2014 World Cup.🇺🇸American · Born March 6, 1979View profile
  38. 988Miloš KrasićMiloš KrasićWinger who left CSKA Moscow for Juventus in 2010 and played for Serbia at that year's World Cup.🇷🇸Serbian · Born November 1, 1984View profile
  39. 989Dele AlliDele AlliAttacking midfielder named PFA Young Player of the Year in both 2016 and 2017 while at Tottenham.🇬🇧British · Born April 11, 1996View profile
  40. 990Danijel SubašićDanijel SubašićGoalkeeper whose penalty shootout saves against Denmark helped Croatia reach the 2018 World Cup final.🇭🇷Croatian · Born October 27, 1984View profile
  41. 991Nemanja MatićNemanja MatićDefensive midfielder who won the Premier League with Chelsea in 2015 and again in 2017.🇷🇸Serbian · Born August 1, 1988View profile
  42. 992Fernando GagoFernando GagoMidfielder who won Olympic gold with Argentina in 2008 and later played for Real Madrid and Boca Juniors.🇦🇷Argentine · Born April 10, 1986View profile
  43. 993Daley BlindDaley BlindVersatile Dutch defender who played a key role as the Netherlands finished third at the 2014 World Cup.🇳🇱Dutch · Born March 9, 1990View profile
  44. 994Landon DonovanLandon DonovanForward whose stoppage-time winner against Algeria at the 2010 World Cup sent the United States through.🇺🇸American · Born March 4, 1982View profile
  45. 995Hatem Ben ArfaHatem Ben ArfaDribbling winger remembered for a memorable solo goal for Newcastle United against Bolton, and for spells at Lyon and Nice.🇫🇷French · Born March 7, 1987View profile
  46. 996Dani CeballosDani CeballosMidfielder who won the 2019 European Under-21 Championship with Spain before moving to Real Madrid.🇪🇸Spanish · Born August 7, 1996View profile
  47. 997Adil RamiAdil RamiCentre-back in France's 2018 World Cup-winning squad, who also won the Ligue 1 title with Lille.🇫🇷French · Born December 27, 1985View profile
  48. 998Stefan de VrijStefan de VrijCentre-back who won Serie A with Inter Milan in 2020-21 after leaving Lazio.🇳🇱Dutch · Born February 5, 1992View profile
  49. 999Brendan RodgersBrendan RodgersManager who led Celtic to consecutive domestic trebles and took Liverpool close to the 2013-14 Premier League title.🇬🇧British · Born January 26, 1973View profile
  50. 1000Steve MandandaSteve MandandaGoalkeeper who spent much of his career at Marseille and was in France's 2018 World Cup-winning squad.Congolese · Born March 28, 1985View 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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