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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 23 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 #1101)

  1. 1101Unai SimónUnai SimónGoalkeeper who starred for Spain at Euro 2020 and won Euro 2024 as a first-choice player.🇪🇸Spanish · Born June 11, 1997View profile
  2. 1102Niklas SüleNiklas SülePowerful defender who won several Bundesliga titles with Bayern Munich before joining Borussia Dortmund.🇩🇪German · Born September 3, 1995View profile
  3. 1103Lando NorrisLando NorrisBritish driver who won his first Formula One race for McLaren in Miami in 2024.🇬🇧British · Born November 13, 1999View profile
  4. 1104Nélson SemedoNélson SemedoRight-back who won La Liga with Barcelona and later joined Wolverhampton Wanderers.🇵🇹Portuguese · Born November 16, 1993View profile
  5. 1105Rafael Pereira da SilvaRafael Pereira da SilvaRight-back who won the Premier League with Manchester United, where his twin brother Fábio also played.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born July 9, 1990View profile
  6. 1106Presnel KimpembePresnel KimpembeCentre-back who came through Paris Saint-Germain's academy and was part of France's 2018 World Cup winning squad.🇫🇷French · Born August 13, 1995View profile
  7. 1107Ignazio AbateIgnazio AbateFull-back who won the 2010–11 Serie A title with AC Milan and later moved into coaching.🇮🇹Italian · Born November 12, 1986View profile
  8. 1108Ian NepomniachtchiIan NepomniachtchiChess grandmaster who won the Candidates Tournament in 2021 and 2022 and contested two World Championship matches.🇷🇺Russian · Born July 14, 1990View profile
  9. 1109Holger BadstuberHolger BadstuberCentre-back who came through at Bayern Munich and played for Germany at Euro 2012.🇩🇪German · Born March 13, 1989View profile
  10. 1110Divock OrigiDivock OrigiSubstitute who scored the decisive goal against Tottenham in the 2019 Champions League final for Liverpool.🇧🇪Belgian · Born April 18, 1995View profile
  11. 1111John O'SheaJohn O'SheaVersatile defender who won five Premier League titles and the 2008 Champions League with Manchester United.🇮🇪Irish · Born April 30, 1981View profile
  12. 1112Shkodran MustafiShkodran MustafiCentre-back who won the 2014 World Cup with Germany and later played for Arsenal.🇩🇪German · Born April 17, 1992View profile
  13. 1113Gareth BarryGareth BarryDefensive midfielder who played over 600 Premier League games, notably for Aston Villa, Manchester City and Everton.🇬🇧British · Born February 23, 1981View profile
  14. 1114Pablo ZabaletaPablo ZabaletaRight-back who won two Premier League titles with Manchester City and often captained the side.🇦🇷Argentine · Born January 16, 1985View profile
  15. 1115Vedad IbiševićVedad IbiševićBosnia and Herzegovina striker who played at the 2014 World Cup and scored many goals for Hertha Berlin and Hoffenheim.Herzegovinian · Born August 6, 1984View profile
  16. 1116Takefusa KuboTakefusa KuboWinger who came through Barcelona's academy and became a regular for Real Sociedad and Japan.🇯🇵Japanese · Born June 4, 2001View profile
  17. 1117Igor LediakhovIgor LediakhovAttacking midfielder who played for Russia at the 1994 World Cup, scoring against Cameroon in the group stage.🇷🇺Russian · Born May 22, 1968View profile
  18. 1118Vladimir StojkovićVladimir StojkovićSerbian goalkeeper who played in all of his country's matches at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.🇷🇸Serbian · Born July 28, 1983View profile
  19. 1119Lucas DigneLucas DigneLeft-back who has played for Barcelona, Everton and Aston Villa, and won caps for France.🇫🇷French · Born July 20, 1993View profile
  20. 1120Igor AkinfeevIgor AkinfeevGoalkeeper and long-serving captain of CSKA Moscow, winning the UEFA Cup with the club in 2005.🇷🇺Russian · Born April 8, 1986View profile
  21. 1121Roman PavlyuchenkoRoman PavlyuchenkoStriker who helped Russia reach the semi-finals of Euro 2008 and later joined Tottenham Hotspur.🇷🇺Russian · Born December 15, 1981View profile
  22. 1122Russell WestbrookRussell WestbrookExplosive point guard who was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player in 2016-17, averaging a triple-double for Oklahoma City.🇺🇸American · Born November 12, 1988View profile
  23. 1123Stephanie McMahonStephanie McMahonWWE executive who rose to chief brand officer and also appeared on screen as a wrestler.🇺🇸American · Born September 24, 1976View profile
  24. 1124Garbiñe MuguruzaGarbiñe MuguruzaWon the 2016 French Open and the 2017 Wimbledon title, and reached world number one.🇻🇪Venezuelan · Born October 8, 1993View profile
  25. 1125Esteban OconEsteban OconFrench driver who won the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix for Alpine.🇫🇷French · Born September 17, 1996View profile
  26. 1126Yoshikatsu KawaguchiYoshikatsu KawaguchiGoalkeeper who helped Japan beat Brazil at the 1996 Olympics and later played at the 1998 World Cup.🇯🇵Japanese · Born August 15, 1975View profile
  27. 1127Jérémy ToulalanJérémy ToulalanComposed defensive midfielder who played for Lyon and Monaco and represented France at the 2010 World Cup.🇫🇷French · Born September 10, 1983View profile
  28. 1128Obafemi MartinsObafemi MartinsForward who scored the winning goal for Birmingham City in the 2011 League Cup final.🇳🇬Nigerian · Born October 28, 1984View profile
  29. 1129Maya YoshidaMaya YoshidaCentre-back who captained Japan and spent several seasons in the Premier League with Southampton.🇯🇵Japanese · Born August 24, 1988View profile
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    Masami IharaDefender who captained Japan at the 1998 World Cup, the country's first appearance at the finals.🇯🇵Japanese · Born September 18, 1967View profile
  31. 1131Jordan HendersonJordan HendersonMidfielder who captained Liverpool to the 2019 Champions League and the 2019–20 Premier League title.🇬🇧British · Born June 17, 1990View profile
  32. 1132Dominik SzoboszlaiDominik SzoboszlaiHungary captain and Liverpool midfielder who joined the Premier League club from RB Leipzig in 2023.🇭🇺Hungarian · Born October 25, 2000View profile
  33. 1133Dušan VlahovićDušan VlahovićStriker whose goals for Fiorentina earned a move to Juventus, after emerging through Partizan's youth system.🇷🇸Serbian · Born January 28, 2000View profile
  34. 1134Nabil FekirNabil FekirCreative attacking midfielder who came through Lyon's academy and was part of France's 2018 World Cup-winning squad.🇫🇷French · Born July 18, 1993View profile
  35. 1135Kai HavertzKai HavertzForward who scored Chelsea's winning goal in the 2021 Champions League final before joining Arsenal.🇩🇪German · Born June 11, 1999View profile
  36. 1136Benjamin MendyBenjamin MendyLeft-back who won the Premier League with Manchester City and the 2018 World Cup with France.🇫🇷French · Born July 17, 1994View profile
  37. 1137Nikola KalinićNikola KalinićStriker who scored regularly for Fiorentina and AC Milan and played international football for Croatia.🇭🇷Croatian · Born January 5, 1988View profile
  38. 1138Wout WeghorstWout WeghorstTall Dutch striker who came off the bench to score twice against Argentina in the 2022 World Cup quarter-final.🇳🇱Dutch · Born August 7, 1992View profile
  39. 1139Florian WirtzFlorian WirtzAttacking midfielder who helped Bayer Leverkusen win an unbeaten Bundesliga title in 2023-24 before joining Liverpool.🇩🇪German · Born May 3, 2003View profile
  40. 1140Yerry MinaYerry MinaCentre-back who scored three goals at the 2018 World Cup, including a late equaliser against England.🇨🇴Colombian · Born September 23, 1994View profile
  41. 1141Gabriel JesusGabriel JesusBrazil striker who won Olympic gold at Rio 2016 and four Premier League titles with Manchester City.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born April 3, 1997View profile
  42. 1142André AyewAndré AyewForward who captained Ghana and played in the Premier League for Swansea City and West Ham.🇫🇷French · Born December 17, 1989View profile
  43. 1143Sead KolašinacSead KolašinacBosnia and Herzegovina international who played as a wing-back for Arsenal after leaving Schalke in 2017.🇩🇪German · Born June 20, 1993View profile
  44. 1144Yūto NagatomoYūto NagatomoFull-back who spent several seasons at Inter Milan and played at multiple World Cups for Japan.🇯🇵Japanese · Born September 12, 1986View profile
  45. 1145Anthony MartialAnthony MartialScored on his debut against Liverpool after joining Manchester United from Monaco in 2015.🇫🇷French · Born December 5, 1995View profile
  46. 1146Simon MignoletSimon MignoletGoalkeeper who joined Liverpool from Sunderland in 2013 and later won the league with Club Brugge.🇧🇪Belgian · Born March 6, 1988View profile
  47. 1147Makoto HasebeMakoto HasebeDefender who captained Japan and won the 2009 Bundesliga title with Wolfsburg.🇯🇵Japanese · Born January 18, 1984View profile
  48. 1148Oscar PiastriOscar PiastriDriver who won Formula 3 and Formula 2 titles in successive seasons before reaching Formula One with McLaren.🇦🇺Australian · Born April 6, 2001View profile
  49. 1149Xavi SimonsXavi SimonsAttacking midfielder from Barcelona's La Masia academy who later impressed at PSV, RB Leipzig and for the Netherlands.🇳🇱Dutch · Born April 21, 2003View profile
  50. 1150Cristhian StuaniCristhian StuaniUruguayan striker and Girona captain who scored 21 La Liga goals in the club's 2017-18 top-flight debut season.🇺🇾Uruguayan · Born October 12, 1986View 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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