Famous Athletes

The ranked list (from #101)

1. 101Paolo RossiStriker whose hat-trick against Brazil helped Italy win the 1982 World Cup.🇮🇹Italian · Born September 23, 1956 · Died December 9, 2020
2. 102Joe FrazierHeavyweight who beat Muhammad Ali in the 1971 Fight of the Century at Madison Square Garden.🇺🇸American · Born January 12, 1944 · Died November 7, 2011
3. 103RomárioStriker who led Brazil to victory at the 1994 World Cup, where he was named the tournament's best player.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born January 29, 1966
4. 104Diego SimeoneManager who has led Atlético Madrid since 2011 and won La Liga in 2013–14 and 2020–21.🇦🇷Argentine · Born April 28, 1970
5. 105Antonín PanenkaChipped the decisive penalty in the Euro 1976 final shoot-out, giving a style of spot-kick his name.🇨🇿Czech · Born December 2, 1948
6. 106Sven-Göran ErikssonManaged England from 2001 to 2006, the first foreign coach in the national team's history.🇸🇪Swedish · Born February 5, 1948 · Died August 26, 2024
7. 107Omar SívoriForward who won the 1961 Ballon d'Or while playing for Juventus.🇦🇷Argentine · Born October 2, 1935 · Died February 17, 2005
8. 108Mircea LucescuManager who led Shakhtar Donetsk to the 2009 UEFA Cup and a long run of Ukrainian titles.🇷🇴Romanian · Born July 29, 1945 · Died April 7, 2026
9. 109Mike TysonBoxer who became the youngest heavyweight world champion in history by beating Trevor Berbick in 1986.🇺🇸American · Born June 30, 1966
10. 110Zlatan IbrahimovićSweden's record international goalscorer, he won league titles with clubs including Juventus, Inter, Milan and Paris Saint-Germain.🇸🇪Swedish · Born October 3, 1981
11. 111Frank RijkaardDefensive midfielder who won European Cups with AC Milan, then managed Barcelona to the 2006 Champions League.🇳🇱Dutch · Born September 30, 1962
12. 112Filippo InzaghiPredatory striker who scored twice for AC Milan in the 2007 Champions League final victory over Liverpool.🇮🇹Italian · Born August 9, 1973
13. 113Keke RosbergFinnish driver who won the 1982 Formula One title and father of champion Nico Rosberg.🇫🇮Finn · Born December 6, 1948
14. 114Pierluigi CollinaBald, piercing-eyed Italian who refereed the 2002 World Cup final and was voted the best referee many times.🇮🇹Italian · Born February 13, 1960
15. 115George ForemanHeavyweight champion who regained the world title in 1994 by knocking out Michael Moorer, and lent his name to a grill.🇺🇸American · Born January 10, 1949 · Died March 21, 2025
16. 116Joachim LöwLed Germany to the 2014 World Cup title in Brazil during fifteen years as national coach.🇩🇪German · Born February 3, 1960
17. 117Nigel MansellBritish driver who won the 1992 Formula One title and the CART series a year later.🇬🇧British · Born August 8, 1953
18. 118VaváBrazil striker who scored in both the 1958 and 1962 World Cup finals, winning each time.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born November 12, 1934 · Died January 19, 2002
19. 119Kareem Abdul-JabbarCentre who won six NBA championships and held the league's all-time scoring record until 2023.🇺🇸American · Born April 16, 1947
20. 120Dave BautistaFormer WWE world champion who became a film actor as the literal-minded Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy.🇺🇸American · Born January 18, 1969
21. 121Djalma SantosPioneering right-back who won the World Cup with Brazil in 1958 and 1962.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born February 27, 1929 · Died July 23, 2013
22. 122Carlos Alberto ParreiraCoach who led Brazil to the 1994 World Cup and managed at a record six tournaments.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born February 27, 1943
23. 123Roger MillaForward whose goals and corner-flag celebrations at the 1990 World Cup took Cameroon to the quarter-finals.Cameroonian · Born May 20, 1952
24. 124Mario KempesArgentine striker who was top scorer and player of the tournament as Argentina won the 1978 World Cup on home soil.🇦🇷Argentine · Born July 15, 1954
25. 125David BeckhamFormer Manchester United and England captain, part of the United side that won the treble in 1999.🇬🇧British · Born May 2, 1975
26. 126Oliver KahnBayern Munich goalkeeper who won the 2001 Champions League and the Golden Ball at the 2002 World Cup.🇩🇪German · Born June 15, 1969
27. 127Novak DjokovicSerbian tennis champion who has won a record 24 men's Grand Slam singles titles.🇷🇸Serbian · Born May 22, 1987
28. 128Flórián AlbertElegant Hungarian forward who won the Ballon d'Or in 1967 while playing his entire career for Ferencváros.🇭🇺Hungarian · Born September 15, 1941 · Died October 31, 2011
29. 129Francesco TottiPlaymaker who spent his whole career at Roma, captaining them to the 2001 Serie A title.🇮🇹Italian · Born September 27, 1976
30. 130Uwe SeelerHamburger SV's prolific striker and club legend, who scored in four World Cups for West Germany.West German · Born November 5, 1936 · Died July 21, 2022
31. 131Gianni RiveraAC Milan playmaker who won the Ballon d'Or in 1969 and later became a politician.🇮🇹Italian · Born August 18, 1943
32. 132Ronald KoemanDefender whose extra-time free kick won Barcelona the 1992 European Cup final against Sampdoria at Wembley.🇳🇱Dutch · Born March 21, 1963
33. 133Vasily SmyslovHe won the 1957 World Championship match against Mikhail Botvinnik, holding the title for one year.🇷🇺Russian · Born March 24, 1921 · Died March 27, 2010
34. 134Jackie StewartWon three Formula One world championships as a driver and campaigned for greater safety in motor racing.🇬🇧British · Born June 11, 1939
35. 135François-André Danican PhilidorChess master who wrote L'Analyse des échecs and championed the importance of pawns, while also composing popular opéras comiques.🇫🇷French · Born September 7, 1726 · Died August 30, 1795
36. 136Fausto CoppiCyclist who won the Giro d'Italia five times and the Tour de France twice, including the 1949 double.🇮🇹Italian · Born September 15, 1919 · Died January 2, 1960
37. 137Nílton SantosPioneering left-back who spent his career at Botafogo and won two World Cups with Brazil.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born May 16, 1925 · Died November 27, 2013
38. 138Giacinto FacchettiAttacking left-back who captained Inter Milan and Italy, lifting the 1968 European Championship with the national side.🇮🇹Italian · Born July 18, 1942 · Died September 4, 2006
39. 139Jacques AnquetilTime-trial specialist who was the Tour de France's first five-time winner, taking four consecutive titles in the early 1960s.🇫🇷French · Born January 8, 1934 · Died November 18, 1987
40. 140Fritz WalterKaiserslautern one-club man who captained West Germany to their surprise 1954 World Cup triumph in Switzerland.🇩🇪German · Born October 31, 1920 · Died June 17, 2002
41. 141Suzanne LenglenDominant champion who won six Wimbledon singles titles and Olympic gold at the 1920 Antwerp Games.🇫🇷French · Born May 24, 1899 · Died July 4, 1938
42. 142Franco BaresiLibero who captained AC Milan for fifteen seasons and led Italy to the 1994 World Cup final.🇮🇹Italian · Born May 8, 1960 · Died July 29, 2026
43. 143George WeahWon the Ballon d'Or as a striker for AC Milan, later becoming president of Liberia.Liberian · Born October 1, 1966
44. 144Wilt ChamberlainCentre who scored 100 points in a single NBA game for the Philadelphia Warriors in March 1962.🇺🇸American · Born August 21, 1936 · Died October 12, 1999
45. 145Rod LaverOnly man to win tennis's calendar-year Grand Slam twice, achieving it in 1962 and 1969.🇦🇺Australian · Born August 9, 1938
46. 146RivaldoAttacking midfielder who won the 1999 Ballon d'Or with Barcelona and the 2002 World Cup with Brazil.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born April 19, 1972
47. 147Florence Griffith JoynerSprinter whose 100m and 200m world records from 1988 remain unbeaten, earning three Olympic golds in Seoul.🇺🇸American · Born December 21, 1959 · Died September 21, 1998
48. 148Gianluigi BuffonGoalkeeper who won the 2006 World Cup with Italy and spent most of his career at Juventus.🇮🇹Italian · Born January 28, 1978
49. 149Gabriel BatistutaProlific Argentina striker who spent nine seasons scoring freely for Fiorentina and won Serie A with Roma in 2001.🇦🇷Argentine · Born February 1, 1969
50. 150Larisa LatyninaSoviet gymnast who won nine Olympic gold medals, a record that stood for almost half a century.🇷🇺Russian · Born December 27, 1934