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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 5 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 #201)

  1. 201Jürgen KlinsmannJürgen KlinsmannStriker who won the 1990 World Cup and Euro 1996 with Germany, later coaching them at the 2006 World Cup.🇩🇪German · Born July 30, 1964View profile
  2. 202Roger FedererRoger FedererWinner of 20 Grand Slam singles titles, including a record eight Wimbledon men's titles.🇨🇭Swiss · Born August 8, 1981View profile
  3. 203Berti VogtsBerti VogtsMönchengladbach one-club defender who won the 1974 World Cup, then managed Germany to Euro 1996 victory.🇩🇪German · Born December 30, 1946View profile
  4. 204Daniel PassarellaDaniel PassarellaCaptain of the Argentina side that won the 1978 World Cup on home soil.🇦🇷Argentine · Born May 25, 1953View profile
  5. 205Mario AndrettiMario AndrettiRacing driver who won the Formula One title, the Indianapolis 500 and the Daytona 500.🇺🇸American · Born February 28, 1940View profile
  6. 206Allan SimonsenAllan SimonsenDanish forward who won the 1977 Ballon d'Or while playing for Borussia Mönchengladbach.🇩🇰Danish · Born December 15, 1952View profile
  7. 207DungaDungaCombative midfielder who captained Brazil to victory at the 1994 World Cup.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born October 31, 1963View profile
  8. 208Pavel NedvědPavel NedvědEnergetic Juventus midfielder who won the Ballon d'Or in 2003 and led the Czech Republic at Euro 2004.🇨🇿Czech · Born August 30, 1972View profile
  9. 209Viktor KorchnoiViktor KorchnoiChess grandmaster who lost world championship matches to Anatoly Karpov in 1978 and 1981 after defecting from the Soviet Union.🇨🇭Swiss · Born March 23, 1931 · Died June 6, 2016View profile
  10. 210Jimmy ConnorsJimmy ConnorsWon eight Grand Slam singles titles, including five US Opens, and spent long spells as world number one.🇺🇸American · Born September 2, 1952View profile
  11. 211Didier DeschampsDidier DeschampsDefensive midfielder who captained France to the 1998 World Cup, then managed them to the 2018 title.🇫🇷French · Born October 15, 1968View profile
  12. 212Antonio ConteAntonio ConteManager who won the Premier League with Chelsea in 2016–17 and Serie A titles with Juventus and Inter.🇮🇹Italian · Born July 31, 1969View profile
  13. 213Paulo Roberto FalcãoPaulo Roberto FalcãoRoma midfielder who won the 1982–83 Serie A title and starred for Brazil at the 1982 World Cup.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born October 16, 1953View profile
  14. 214Carlos QueirozCarlos QueirozLong-serving assistant to Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United who later managed Iran at several World Cups.🇵🇹Portuguese · Born March 1, 1953View profile
  15. 215Ivica OsimIvica OsimManager who led Yugoslavia at the 1990 World Cup and later won the J.League with JEF United Ichihara.Herzegovinian · Born February 6, 1941 · Died May 1, 2022View profile
  16. 216LeônidasLeônidasForward who finished as top scorer at the 1938 World Cup and was famed for the bicycle kick.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born September 6, 1913 · Died January 24, 2004View profile
  17. 217Davor ŠukerDavor ŠukerStriker who won the Golden Boot at the 1998 World Cup, where Croatia finished third.🇭🇷Croatian · Born January 1, 1968View profile
  18. 218Fernando AlonsoFernando AlonsoSpanish driver who won two Formula One titles with Renault and raced into his forties.🇪🇸Spanish · Born July 29, 1981View profile
  19. 219Sonja HenieSonja HenieFigure skater who won three consecutive Olympic titles before becoming a Hollywood film star.🇳🇴Norwegian · Born April 8, 1912 · Died October 12, 1968View profile
  20. 220Andy ColeAndy ColeStriker who helped Manchester United win the treble in 1999 and five Premier League titles.🇬🇧British · Born October 15, 1971View profile
  21. 221Alessandro Del PieroAlessandro Del PieroJuventus's record goalscorer, who also won the 2006 World Cup with Italy.🇮🇹Italian · Born November 9, 1974View profile
  22. 222Hernán CrespoHernán CrespoStriker who scored twice for AC Milan in the 2005 Champions League final and was a prolific Argentina forward.🇦🇷Argentine · Born July 5, 1975View profile
  23. 223Gigi RivaGigi RivaStriker who led Cagliari to the 1970 Serie A title and became Italy's record goalscorer.🇮🇹Italian · Born November 7, 1944 · Died January 22, 2024View profile
  24. 224Vahid HalilhodžićVahid HalilhodžićFormer Paris Saint-Germain striker who later managed Ivory Coast, Algeria and Japan, taking Algeria to the 2014 World Cup knockout stage.Herzegovinian · Born October 15, 1952View profile
  25. 225Dennis BergkampDennis BergkampElegant forward at Arsenal, part of the unbeaten Premier League-winning side of 2003-04.🇳🇱Dutch · Born May 10, 1969View profile
  26. 226Kunishige KamamotoKunishige KamamotoProlific striker who was top scorer at the 1968 Olympics, where Japan took football bronze.🇯🇵Japanese · Born April 15, 1944 · Died August 10, 2025View profile
  27. 227
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    Shōichi NishimuraFootballer who played for Japan before a later career in management.🇯🇵Japanese · Born April 18, 1912 · Died March 22, 1998View profile
  28. 228Robert LewandowskiRobert LewandowskiPoland's record goalscorer who broke the Bundesliga single-season record with 41 goals for Bayern Munich.🇵🇱Polish · Born August 21, 1988View profile
  29. 229Miroslav KloseMiroslav KloseStriker who scored sixteen World Cup goals, a tournament record, and won the 2014 final with Germany.🇩🇪German · Born June 9, 1978View profile
  30. 230PepePepeResilient centre-back who won Euro 2016 with Portugal and several Champions League titles with Real Madrid.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born February 26, 1984View profile
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    Masao UchinoJapan international of the 1950s who later turned to coaching and club management.🇯🇵Japanese · Born April 21, 1934 · Died April 30, 2013View profile
  32. 232Tito VilanovaTito VilanovaSucceeded Pep Guardiola as Barcelona manager and won La Liga with 100 points in 2012-13.🇪🇸Spanish · Born September 17, 1968 · Died April 25, 2014View profile
  33. 233Marcelo BielsaMarcelo BielsaManager who led Leeds United back to the Premier League in 2020 and coached Argentina and Chile.🇦🇷Argentine · Born July 21, 1955View profile
  34. 234Didier DrogbaDidier DrogbaStriker whose late equaliser and winning penalty in the 2012 Champions League final delivered Chelsea's first European Cup.Ivoirian · Born March 11, 1978View profile
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    Takashi TakabayashiPostwar Japanese footballer who earned caps for the national team.🇯🇵Japanese · Born August 2, 1931 · Died December 27, 2009View profile
  36. 236Denis LawDenis LawScottish forward who won the 1964 Ballon d'Or while playing for Manchester United.🇬🇧British · Born February 24, 1940 · Died January 17, 2025View profile
  37. 237Thierry HenryThierry HenryArsenal's record goalscorer, who led the Invincibles side to the unbeaten 2003-04 Premier League title.🇫🇷French · Born August 17, 1977View profile
  38. 238Mika HäkkinenMika HäkkinenFinnish driver nicknamed the Flying Finn who won two Formula One titles with McLaren.🇫🇮Finn · Born September 28, 1968View profile
  39. 239Rafael NadalRafael NadalWon 22 Grand Slam singles titles, including a record 14 at the French Open.🇪🇸Spanish · Born June 3, 1986View profile
  40. 240Laurent BlancLaurent BlancDefender in France's 1998 World Cup-winning side who later managed the national team.🇫🇷French · Born November 19, 1965View profile
  41. 241Wayne GretzkyWayne GretzkyHolder of most NHL scoring records, he led the Edmonton Oilers to four Stanley Cups and earned the nickname "The Great One".🇨🇦Canadian · Born January 26, 1961View profile
  42. 242Rey MysterioRey MysterioMasked wrestler who won the 2006 Royal Rumble and became a world heavyweight champion in WWE.🇲🇽Mexican · Born December 11, 1974View profile
  43. 243Edwin van der SarEdwin van der SarGoalkeeper who won the Champions League with Ajax in 1995 and Manchester United in 2008.🇳🇱Dutch · Born October 29, 1970View profile
  44. 244Carlos ValderramaCarlos ValderramaAfro-haired Colombian playmaker who captained his country at three World Cups.🇨🇴Colombian · Born September 2, 1961View profile
  45. 245Ivan LendlIvan LendlTennis player who won eight Grand Slam singles titles and held the world No. 1 ranking for 270 weeks.🇺🇸American · Born March 7, 1960View profile
  46. 246Ernesto ValverdeErnesto ValverdeManager who led Barcelona to consecutive La Liga titles in 2018 and 2019 after success at Athletic Bilbao.🇪🇸Spanish · Born February 9, 1964View profile
  47. 247Siegbert TarraschSiegbert TarraschChess master and influential teacher who gave his name to the Tarrasch Defence.🇩🇪German · Born March 5, 1862 · Died February 17, 1934View profile
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    Motoo TatsuharaEarly Japanese footballer who earned a cap for the national team in the interwar years.🇯🇵Japanese · Born January 14, 1913 · Died November 1, 1984View profile
  49. 249Andreas BrehmeAndreas BrehmeFull-back who struck the late penalty that won West Germany the 1990 World Cup against Argentina.🇩🇪German · Born November 9, 1960 · Died February 20, 2024View profile
  50. 250Iker CasillasIker CasillasGoalkeeper who captained Spain to the 2010 World Cup and won three European Cups with Real Madrid.🇪🇸Spanish · Born May 20, 1981View 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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