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Famous Athletes

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

1,514 athletes in our database, ranked by historical popularity. Page 22 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 #1051)

  1. 1051Ryan BabelRyan BabelQuick forward who moved from Ajax to Liverpool and played for the Netherlands at the 2010 World Cup.🇳🇱Dutch · Born December 19, 1986View profile
  2. 1052Marko MarinMarko MarinGerman winger who made his international debut in 2009 and later played for Werder Bremen and Chelsea.🇩🇪German · Born March 13, 1989View profile
  3. 1053Clément LengletClément LengletLeft-footed centre-back who joined Barcelona from Sevilla in 2018 and won La Liga in his first season.🇫🇷French · Born June 17, 1995View profile
  4. 1054Masashi NakayamaMasashi NakayamaJúbilo Iwata striker known as Gon, who scored Japan's first ever World Cup finals goal in 1998.🇯🇵Japanese · Born September 23, 1967View profile
  5. 1055Kozo TashimaKozo TashimaFormer Japan international who became president of the Japan Football Association in 2016.🇯🇵Japanese · Born November 21, 1957View profile
  6. 1056HernanesHernanesPlaymaker who won back-to-back Brazilian league titles with São Paulo before starring for Lazio and Inter.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born May 29, 1985View profile
  7. 1057Hikaru NakamuraHikaru NakamuraGrandmaster who has won the U.S. Chess Championship five times and become one of the game's leading streamers.🇺🇸American · Born December 9, 1987View profile
  8. 1058James MilnerJames MilnerVersatile player who won the Premier League with Manchester City and Liverpool, and the 2019 Champions League.🇬🇧British · Born January 4, 1986View profile
  9. 1059Mikaela ShiffrinMikaela ShiffrinAlpine skier who holds the record for most World Cup race wins, overtaking Ingemar Stenmark.🇺🇸American · Born March 13, 1995View profile
  10. 1060Dejan LovrenDejan LovrenDefender who won the 2019 Champions League with Liverpool and reached the 2018 World Cup final with Croatia.🇭🇷Croatian · Born July 5, 1989View profile
  11. 1061Giovani dos SantosGiovani dos SantosForward who won Olympic gold with Mexico in 2012 and the 2011 Gold Cup, after starting at Barcelona.🇲🇽Mexican · Born May 11, 1989View profile
  12. 1062
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    Mitsunori YoshidaJapanese footballer who won caps for his country's national team during a professional playing career.🇯🇵Japanese · Born March 8, 1962View profile
  13. 1063Sergej Milinković-SavićSergej Milinković-SavićTall midfielder who won the 2018–19 Coppa Italia during eight seasons at Lazio before moving to Al Hilal.🇷🇸Serbian · Born February 27, 1995View profile
  14. 1064Ashley YoungAshley YoungVersatile winger and full-back who captained Manchester United and won the 2017 Europa League with the club.🇬🇧British · Born July 9, 1985View profile
  15. 1065Mike MaignanMike MaignanGoalkeeper who helped AC Milan win the 2021–22 Serie A title after replacing Gianluigi Donnarumma.🇫🇷French · Born July 3, 1995View profile
  16. 1066Matthijs de LigtMatthijs de LigtDutch centre-back who captained Ajax as a teenager and reached the 2019 Champions League semi-finals.🇳🇱Dutch · Born August 12, 1999View profile
  17. 1067Désiré DouéDésiré DouéAttacker who scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain won the 2025 Champions League final.🇫🇷French · Born June 3, 2005View profile
  18. 1068Kevin TrappKevin TrappGoalkeeper who helped Eintracht Frankfurt win the 2021–22 Europa League and also played for Paris Saint-Germain.🇩🇪German · Born July 8, 1990View profile
  19. 1069Coco GauffCoco GauffTeenage tennis star who won the 2023 US Open singles title, beating Aryna Sabalenka in the final.🇺🇸American · Born March 13, 2004View profile
  20. 1070Carlos VelaCarlos VelaMexican forward who scored a then-record 34 MLS goals for Los Angeles FC in 2019.🇲🇽Mexican · Born March 1, 1989View profile
  21. 1071Jérémy MénezJérémy MénezSkilful two-footed forward who played for Roma, Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan during a well-travelled career.🇫🇷French · Born May 7, 1987View profile
  22. 1072Junichi InamotoJunichi InamotoMidfielder who scored at the 2002 World Cup on home soil for Japan and later played for Fulham.🇯🇵Japanese · Born September 18, 1979View profile
  23. 1073Dmitri RadchenkoDmitri RadchenkoRussian striker who played in Spain for Racing Santander and Celta Vigo before moving into coaching.🇷🇺Russian · Born December 2, 1970View profile
  24. 1074Ahmed MusaAhmed MusaNigerian forward who scored twice against Iceland at the 2018 World Cup and later played for Leicester City.🇳🇬Nigerian · Born October 14, 1992View profile
  25. 1075RicharlisonRicharlisonForward who scored a memorable acrobatic goal against Serbia at the 2022 World Cup.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born May 10, 1997View profile
  26. 1076Aaron RamseyAaron RamseyWelsh midfielder who scored the extra-time winner in Arsenal's 2014 FA Cup final victory over Hull City.🇬🇧British · Born December 26, 1990View profile
  27. 1077Takumi MinaminoTakumi MinaminoAttacking midfielder who won the FA Cup and League Cup with Liverpool before joining Monaco.🇯🇵Japanese · Born January 16, 1995View profile
  28. 1078CM PunkCM PunkWrestler whose 434-day reign as WWE Champion, ending in January 2013, was among the longest of the modern era.🇺🇸American · Born October 26, 1978View profile
  29. 1079Bode MillerBode MillerAlpine skier with a long list of World Cup wins and Olympic medals, including gold in the 2010 super-combined.🇺🇸American · Born October 12, 1977View profile
  30. 1080Raphaël GuerreiroRaphaël GuerreiroLeft-back who won Euro 2016 with Portugal before joining Borussia Dortmund.🇫🇷French · Born December 22, 1993View profile
  31. 1081Arkadiusz MilikArkadiusz MilikStriker who scored for Poland at Euro 2016 and later played for Napoli, Marseille and Juventus.🇵🇱Polish · Born February 28, 1994View profile
  32. 1082Asafa PowellAsafa PowellSprinter who twice held the 100 metres world record, lowering it to 9.74 seconds in 2007.🇯🇲Jamaican · Born November 23, 1982View profile
  33. 1083Alexia PutellasAlexia PutellasBarcelona midfielder who won the Ballon d'Or Féminin in both 2021 and 2022.🇪🇸Spanish · Born February 4, 1994View profile
  34. 1084Renato SanchesRenato SanchesMidfielder who won Euro 2016 with Portugal and was named the tournament's best young player.🇵🇹Portuguese · Born August 18, 1997View profile
  35. 1085Marcos RojoMarcos RojoDefender who reached the 2014 World Cup final with Argentina and later played for Manchester United.🇦🇷Argentine · Born March 20, 1990View profile
  36. 1086Paulo WanchopePaulo WanchopeLanky Costa Rican striker remembered for a memorable solo goal against Manchester United for Derby County.Costa Rican · Born July 31, 1976View profile
  37. 1087Alexandre LopesAlexandre LopesFormer defender who moved into coaching and now leads Tuna Luso as head coach.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born October 29, 1974View profile
  38. 1088Mario HaasMario HaasAustrian striker who spent most of his career at Sturm Graz and helped them win the Austrian league title.🇦🇹Austrian · Born September 16, 1974View profile
  39. 1089Ronda RouseyRonda RouseyOlympic judo bronze medallist in 2008 who became the first women's bantamweight champion in the UFC.🇺🇸American · Born February 1, 1987View profile
  40. 1090Thomas MeunierThomas MeunierBelgian right-back who won Ligue 1 titles with Paris Saint-Germain and was part of Belgium's third-place finish at the 2018 World Cup.🇧🇪Belgian · Born September 12, 1991View profile
  41. 1091Arne FriedrichArne FriedrichDefender who played for Germany at the 2006 and 2010 World Cups, later becoming Hertha Berlin's sporting director.🇩🇪German · Born May 29, 1979View profile
  42. 1092Mikel MerinoMikel MerinoMidfielder who scored the late winner against Germany as Spain went on to win Euro 2024.🇪🇸Spanish · Born June 22, 1996View profile
  43. 1093Łukasz FabiańskiŁukasz FabiańskiPolish goalkeeper who played in Arsenal's 2014 FA Cup final win and later served West Ham United for many seasons.🇵🇱Polish · Born April 18, 1985View profile
  44. 1094Nicolò BarellaNicolò BarellaEnergetic midfielder who won Serie A with Inter Milan and Euro 2020 with Italy.🇮🇹Italian · Born February 7, 1997View profile
  45. 1095Oleksandr ZinchenkoOleksandr ZinchenkoLeft-back who won four Premier League titles with Manchester City before moving to Arsenal.Ukraine · Born December 15, 1996View profile
  46. 1096
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    Kazushi KimuraFree-kick specialist whose spectacular goal against South Korea in 1985 World Cup qualifying is still remembered in Japanese football.🇯🇵Japanese · Born July 19, 1958View profile
  47. 1097Hiromi HaraHiromi HaraFormer Japan international forward who later became a manager, notably with FC Tokyo in the J.League.🇯🇵Japanese · Born October 19, 1958View profile
  48. 1098Denis CheryshevDenis CheryshevWinger who scored four goals as hosts Russia reached the 2018 World Cup quarter-finals.🇷🇺Russian · Born December 26, 1990View profile
  49. 1099Alessandro SantosAlessandro SantosBrazilian-born midfielder who took Japanese citizenship, won 82 caps and helped Urawa Reds win the 2007 AFC Champions League.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born July 20, 1977View profile
  50. 1100Jack GrealishJack GrealishWinger who joined Manchester City for a British-record fee in 2021 and won the 2023 Champions League.🇬🇧British · Born September 10, 1995View 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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