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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 25 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 #1201)

  1. 1201Darwin NúñezDarwin NúñezUruguayan striker who joined Liverpool from Benfica in 2022 and later moved to Al-Hilal.🇺🇾Uruguayan · Born June 24, 1999View profile
  2. 1202Eren DerdiyokEren DerdiyokSwiss striker who made his name at Bayer Leverkusen and played for Switzerland at the 2010 World Cup.🇨🇭Swiss · Born June 12, 1988View profile
  3. 1203Shelly-Ann Fraser-PryceShelly-Ann Fraser-PryceSprinter who won Olympic 100 metres gold at Beijing 2008 and later claimed five world 100 m titles.🇯🇲Jamaican · Born December 27, 1986View profile
  4. 1204
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    Satoshi TsunamiLeft-back who played for Verdy Kawasaki and Japan, later managing Briobecca Urayasu.🇯🇵Japanese · Born August 14, 1961View profile
  5. 1205Jesse LingardJesse LingardAttacking midfielder who scored the winning goal in Manchester United's 2016 FA Cup final victory over Crystal Palace.🇬🇧British · Born December 15, 1992View profile
  6. 1206Liu XiangLiu XiangChinese hurdler who won 110-metre hurdles gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics.🇨🇳Chinese · Born July 13, 1983View profile
  7. 1207Jadon SanchoJadon SanchoWinger who starred for Borussia Dortmund, winning the 2021 DFB-Pokal, before a move to Manchester United.🇬🇧British · Born March 25, 2000View profile
  8. 1208Oriol RomeuOriol RomeuDefensive midfielder who captained Southampton in the Premier League after earlier spells with Chelsea.🇪🇸Spanish · Born September 24, 1991View profile
  9. 1209Agnieszka RadwańskaAgnieszka RadwańskaTennis player who reached the 2012 Wimbledon final, rose to world number two and won the 2015 WTA Finals.🇵🇱Polish · Born March 6, 1989View profile
  10. 1210Eric DierEric DierEngland defender who scored the decisive penalty in the 2018 World Cup shootout against Colombia after years at Tottenham.🇬🇧British · Born January 15, 1994View profile
  11. 1211Bukayo SakaBukayo SakaArsenal winger and England regular who played in the finals of both Euro 2020 and Euro 2024.🇬🇧British · Born September 5, 2001View profile
  12. 1212Nacho MonrealNacho MonrealLeft-back who joined Arsenal from Málaga and spent more than six years at the club.🇪🇸Spanish · Born February 26, 1986View profile
  13. 1213Manuel AkanjiManuel AkanjiDefender who won the 2023 Champions League treble with Manchester City and plays for Switzerland.🇨🇭Swiss · Born July 19, 1995View profile
  14. 1214Joël MatipJoël MatipCentre-back who won the 2019 Champions League with Liverpool after beginning his career at Schalke.🇩🇪German · Born August 8, 1991View profile
  15. 1215Moussa SissokoMoussa SissokoMidfielder who played for Tottenham in the 2019 Champions League final and for France at Euro 2016.🇫🇷French · Born August 16, 1989View profile
  16. 1216Abdukodir KhusanovAbdukodir KhusanovUzbek defender who became a Manchester City player after a move from the French club Lens.Uzbekistani · Born February 29, 2004View profile
  17. 1217Sofiane FeghouliSofiane FeghouliWinger who played for Valencia and scored for Algeria at the 2014 World Cup.🇫🇷French · Born December 26, 1989View profile
  18. 1218Aleksandr KerzhakovAleksandr KerzhakovStriker who won the 2008 UEFA Cup with Zenit St Petersburg before building a career in management.🇷🇺Russian · Born November 27, 1982View profile
  19. 1219Yohan CabayeYohan CabayeMidfielder who helped Lille win the 2010-11 league and cup double before joining Newcastle United.🇫🇷French · Born January 14, 1986View profile
  20. 1220Bernd LenoBernd LenoGerman goalkeeper who spent several seasons at Arsenal after establishing himself at Bayer Leverkusen.🇩🇪German · Born March 4, 1992View profile
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    Toshinobu KatsuyaJapanese footballer who earned international recognition by representing his country's senior national team.🇯🇵Japanese · Born September 2, 1961View profile
  22. 1222Kevin GroßkreutzKevin GroßkreutzBorussia Dortmund favourite who won two Bundesliga titles and was in Germany's World Cup-winning squad of 2014.🇩🇪German · Born July 19, 1988View profile
  23. 1223Frode JohnsenFrode JohnsenNorwegian striker who won the Tippeligaen with Rosenborg and later scored goals in Japan's J.League.🇳🇴Norwegian · Born March 17, 1974View profile
  24. 1224André GomesAndré GomesMidfielder who won Euro 2016 with Portugal and later played for Barcelona and Everton.🇵🇹Portuguese · Born July 30, 1993View profile
  25. 1225Simone BilesSimone BilesGymnast whose haul of Olympic and World Championship medals is the largest the sport has seen.🇺🇸American · Born March 14, 1997View profile
  26. 1226Raúl JiménezRaúl JiménezMexican striker who became a prolific scorer at Wolverhampton Wanderers after leaving Benfica.🇲🇽Mexican · Born May 5, 1991View profile
  27. 1227Carlos SolerCarlos SolerMidfielder who came through at Valencia and helped them win the 2019 Copa del Rey.🇪🇸Spanish · Born January 2, 1997View profile
  28. 1228Matthias GinterMatthias GinterCentre-back who was part of Germany's 2014 World Cup-winning squad and later starred for Freiburg.🇩🇪German · Born January 19, 1994View profile
  29. 1229Gabriel MartinelliGabriel MartinelliForward who broke through at Arsenal after joining from Ituano, and went on to play for Brazil.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born June 18, 2001View profile
  30. 1230Ding LirenDing LirenBecame the 17th world chess champion in 2023 by beating Ian Nepomniachtchi in a rapid tie-break.🇨🇳Chinese · Born October 24, 1992View profile
  31. 1231Pau CubarsíPau CubarsíTeenage Barcelona centre-back who became a first-team regular and won Euro 2024 with Spain.🇪🇸Spanish · Born January 22, 2007View profile
  32. 1232Justin KluivertJustin KluivertWinger who came through Ajax's academy and later played for Roma, Valencia and Bournemouth.🇳🇱Dutch · Born May 5, 1999View profile
  33. 1233Ola ToivonenOla ToivonenSwedish forward remembered for a chipped goal against Germany at the 2018 World Cup.🇸🇪Swedish · Born July 3, 1986View profile
  34. 1234Chris SmallingChris SmallingCentre-back who won the Premier League and Europa League with Manchester United before moving to Roma.🇬🇧British · Born November 22, 1989View profile
  35. 1235Carmelo AnthonyCarmelo AnthonyForward who won the 2013 NBA scoring title with the New York Knicks and three Olympic golds.🇺🇸American · Born May 29, 1984View profile
  36. 1236Cathy FreemanCathy FreemanSprinter who won 400 metres gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics after lighting the cauldron.🇦🇺Australian · Born February 16, 1973View profile
  37. 1237Bradley BarcolaBradley BarcolaQuick, dribbling forward who broke through at Lyon before joining Paris Saint-Germain and winning caps for France.🇫🇷French · Born September 2, 2002View profile
  38. 1238Ibrahima KonatéIbrahima KonatéCentre-back who won the FA Cup and League Cup with Liverpool after joining from RB Leipzig.🇫🇷French · Born May 25, 1999View profile
  39. 1239Alfreð FinnbogasonAlfreð FinnbogasonIcelandic striker who was Eredivisie top scorer with Heerenveen in 2013–14 and later became Rosenborg's sports director.Iceland · Born February 1, 1989View profile
  40. 1240Kyrie IrvingKyrie IrvingGuard who hit the decisive three-pointer in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals for Cleveland.🇦🇺Australian · Born March 23, 1992View profile
  41. 1241Megan RapinoeMegan RapinoeForward who won the 2019 Women's World Cup with the United States, taking both the Golden Boot and Golden Ball.🇺🇸American · Born July 5, 1985View profile
  42. 1242Marcus Tulio TanakaMarcus Tulio TanakaCentre-back who won the 2007 AFC Champions League with Urawa Red Diamonds and the 2010 J.League with Nagoya Grampus.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born April 24, 1981View profile
  43. 1243Vasilis TorosidisVasilis TorosidisGreece right-back who won several league titles with Olympiacos before moving on to play for Roma.🇬🇷Greek · Born June 10, 1985View profile
  44. 1244Eiji KawashimaEiji KawashimaJapan goalkeeper at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 World Cups, and winner of the 2011 Asian Cup.🇯🇵Japanese · Born March 20, 1983View profile
  45. 1245Cody GakpoCody GakpoForward who scored three goals for the Netherlands at the 2022 World Cup before joining Liverpool from PSV.🇳🇱Dutch · Born May 7, 1999View profile
  46. 1246Mattia De SciglioMattia De SciglioRight-back who rose through AC Milan's academy before joining Juventus and winning Serie A titles.🇮🇹Italian · Born October 20, 1992View profile
  47. 1247Lars BenderLars BenderMidfielder and defender who spent most of his career at Bayer Leverkusen alongside his twin brother Sven.🇩🇪German · Born April 27, 1989View profile
  48. 1248Jonny EvansJonny EvansNorthern Ireland centre-back who won Premier League titles with Manchester United and played at Euro 2016.🇬🇧British · Born January 3, 1988View profile
  49. 1249Mathieu DebuchyMathieu DebuchyRight-back who helped Lille win the league and cup double before a spell at Arsenal.🇫🇷French · Born July 28, 1985View profile
  50. 1250Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaAnastasia PavlyuchenkovaRussian player who reached the 2021 French Open final, losing to Barbora Krejčíková.🇷🇺Russian · Born July 3, 1991View 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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