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The 100 Most Famous All-Time Sports Personalities

In 2025, YouGov ran a poll to rank the most famous all-time sports personalities. How many can you name?
Fame is defined by the % of people who have heard of an all-time sports personality.
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Last updated: October 28, 2025
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Rank
Answer
Sport
Country
1
Lewis Hamilton
Motor racing
2
David Beckham
Football
3
Mike Tyson
Boxing
4
Cristiano Ronaldo
Football
5
Mo Farah
Running
6
Muhammad Ali
Boxing
7
Serena Williams
Tennis
8
Tyson Fury
Boxing
9
Andy Murray
Tennis
10
Usain Bolt
Running
Jamaica
11
Tiger Woods
Golf
12
Gary Lineker
Football
13
Tom Daley
Diving
14
Hulk Hogan
Wrestling
15
Rio Ferdinand
Football
16
Michael Schumacher
Motor racing
17
Harry Kane
Football
18
Peter Crouch
Football
19
Lionel Messi
Football
Argentina
20
Ashley Cole
Football
21
Paula Radcliffe
Running
22
Michael Owen
Football
23
Ian Wright
Football
24
Roger Federer
Tennis
25
Ryan Giggs
Football
26
Bobby Charlton
Football
27
Alan Shearer
Football
28
Diego Maradona
Football
Argentina
29
Venus Williams
Tennis
30
David Seaman
Football
31
Michael Jordan
Basketball
32
Boris Becker
Tennis
33
Chris Hoy
Cycling
34
Jessica Ennis-Hill
Heptathlon
35
Jamie Redknapp
Football
36
George Best
Football
Northern Ireland
37
Chris Eubank
Boxing
38
Rebecca Adlington
Swimming
39
Marcus Rashford
Football
40
Paul Gascoigne
Football
41
Chris Eubank Jr
Boxing
42
Kelly Holmes
Running
43
Novak Djokovic
Tennis
44
Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards
Ski jumping
45
Pelé
Football
46
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Snooker
47
Jayne Torvill
Ice dancing
48
Thierry Henry
Football
49
Rafael Nadal
Tennis
50
Nigel Mansell
Motor racing
Rank
Answer
Sport
Country
51
Tim Henman
Tennis
52
Phil Tufnell
Cricket
53
Linford Christie
Running
54
Oscar Pistorius
Running
55
Bradley Wiggins
Cycling
56
Andrew Flintoff
Cricket
57
Jenson Button
Motor racing
58
Éric Cantona
Football
59
Frank Bruno
Boxing
60
Martina Navratilova
Tennis
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61
Anthony Joshua
Boxing
62
Bobby Moore
Football
63
Lance Armstrong
Cycling
64
Lennox Lewis
Boxing
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65
Maria Sharapova
Tennis
66
Amir Khan
Boxing
67
George Foreman
Boxing
68
Fatima Whitbread
Javelin
69
Luke Littler
Darts
70
Rory McIlroy
Golf
Northern Ireland
71
John McEnroe
Tennis
72
Gareth Bale
Football
73
Emma Raducanu
Tennis
74
Roy Keane
Football
75
Frankie Dettori
Horce racing
76
Jack Grealish
Football
77
Ian Botham
Cricket
78
Kevin Keegan
Football
79
Björn Borg
Tennis
Sweden
80
Pete Sampras
Tennis
81
Evel Knievel
Stunt performing
82
Jamie Vardy
Football
83
Steffi Graf
Tennis
84
Kenny Dalglish
Football
85
Paul Scholes
Football
86
Jimmy White
Snooker
87
Ricky Hatton
Boxing
88
Andre Agassi
Tennis
89
Jude Bellingham
Football
90
Max Verstappen
Motor racing
91
Conor McGregor
Mixed martial arts
92
David Coulthard
Motor racing
93
John Barnes
Football
94
Stirling Moss
Motor racing
95
Peter Schmeichel
Football
96
Sharron Davies
Swimming
97
Stephen Hendry
Snooker
98
John Terry
Football
99
Damon Hill
Motor racing
100
Lester Piggott
Horse racing
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2 Comments
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Level 7
Oct 29, 2025
Hahaha, so apparently the “world” = United States + Great Britain 🤣

I’m just wondering where Diego Maradona, Michael Phelps, Kobe Bryant, Armand Duplantis and the rest of the world are?

How come people like Andy Murray, Tom Daley, Peter Crouch and Ashley Cole are in the top 20 - they should be near the end of the list or even outside the top 100! 😅

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Level 34
Nov 10, 2025
Might be the worst list I've ever seen.