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ESPN Top 100 Athletes of the 21st Century

Name the greatest athletes of the 21st century, according to ESPN. (Published July 2024)
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Sport
Athlete
1
Swimming
Michael Phelps
2
Tennis
Serena Williams
3
Soccer
Lionel Messi
4
Basketball
LeBron James
5
Football
Tom Brady
6
Tennis
Roger Federer
7
Gymnastics
Simone Biles
8
Golf
Tiger Woods
9
Track
Usain Bolt
10
Basketball
Kobe Bryant
11
Tennis
Novak Djokovic
12
Tennis
Rafael Nadal
13
Soccer
Cristiano Ronaldo
14
Basketball
Stephen Curry
15
Swimming
Katie Ledecky
16
Basketball
Tim Duncan
17
Basketball
Shaquille O'Neal
18
Football
Patrick Mahomes
19
Auto Racing
Lewis Hamilton
20
Football
Aaron Donald
21
Basketball
Diana Taurasi
22
Hockey
Sidney Crosby
23
Basketball
Kevin Garnett
24
Baseball
Albert Pujols
25
Boxing
Floyd Mayweather
26
Football
Peyton Manning
27
Football
Randy Moss
28
Basketball
Nikola Jokic
29
Auto Racing
Michael Schumacher
30
Baseball
Mike Trout
31
Baseball
Clayton Kershaw
32
Soccer
Marta
33
Baseball
Miguel Cabrera
34
Basketball
Tamika Catchings
35
Basketball
Dwyane Wade
36
Basketball
Maya Moore
37
Baseball
Ichiro Suzuki
38
Baseball
Barry Bonds
39
Basketball
Kevin Durant
40
Baseball
Justin Verlander
41
Basketball
Dirk Nowitzki
42
Basketball
Giannis Antetokounmpo
43
Baseball
Alex Rodriguez
44
Skiing
Mikaela Shiffrin
45
Baseball
David Ortiz
46
Baseball
Max Scherzer
47
Auto Racing
Jimmie Johnson
48
Soccer
Thierry Henry
49
Soccer
Aitana Bonmati
50
Soccer
Zinedine Zidane
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Sport
Athlete
51
Basketball
Steve Nash
52
Baseball
Adrian Beltre
53
Baseball
Derek Jeter
54
Hockey
Alex Ovechkin
55
Soccer
Luka Modric
56
Soccer
Alexia Putellas
57
Football
Calvin Johnson
58
Football
J.J. Watt
59
Baseball
Mariano Rivera
60
Basketball
Candace Parker
61
Football
Ray Lewis
62
Baseball
Shohei Ohtani
63
Track
Allyson Felix
64
Soccer
Mia Hamm
65
Soccer
Kylian Mbappe
66
MMA
Jon Jones
67
Basketball
James Harden
68
Golf
Phil Mickelson
69
Basketball
Jason Kidd
70
Soccer
Andres Iniesta
71
Boxing
Manny Pacquiao
72
Snowboarding
Shaun White
73
Baseball
Mookie Betts
74
Basketball
Lisa Leslie
75
Soccer
Xavi Hernandez
76
MMA
Georges St-Pierre
77
Track
Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce
78
Boxing
Bernard Hopkins
79
Baseball
Bryce Harper
80
Tennis
Andy Murray
81
Basketball
Sheryl Swoopes
82
Gymnastics
Kohei Uchimura
83
Basketball
Chris Paul
84
Basketball
Lauren Jackson
85
Basketball
Kawhi Leonard
86
Tennis
Venus Williams
87
Soccer
Ronaldo Nazario
88
Baseball
Roy Halladay
89
Golf
Annika Sorenstam
90
Basketball
A'ja Wilson
91
Football
Aaron Rodgers
92
Baseball
Pedro Martinez
93
Golf
Rory McIlroy
94
Soccer
Ronaldinho
95
Soccer
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
96
Football
Darrelle Revis
97
Cricket
Virat Kohli
98
Hockey
Connor McDavid
99
Football
Ed Reed
100
Football
Charles Woodson
9 Comments
+12
Level 61
Aug 11, 2024
This list is a joke, no problem with the quiz tho
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Level 71
Aug 11, 2024
Surnames shouldn't be required for Xavi and R9, no one calls them Hernandez or Nazario
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Level 56
Aug 11, 2024
Xavi and Ronaldo will work now
+3
Level 60
Aug 11, 2024
Putting Djokovic and Nadal at 11th and 12th is pure delusion by ESPN
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Level 58
Aug 12, 2024
flo jo not being here is a crime
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Level 56
Aug 14, 2024
Assuming you are talking about the track star, it would be kind of hard for her to make this list of top athletes in the 21st century when she passed away in 1998 :)
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Level 69
Aug 12, 2024
Good quiz, but maybe warn that it is US-centered because a list dominated by basketball, baseball and "football" will have the international audience of JetPunk scratching their heads. These sports are followed mainly in the USA, not very much elsewhere, so it would be fair to mention it.
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Level 56
Aug 12, 2024
Your warning is in the title. ESPN is an American company after all.
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Level 53
Dec 19, 2024
Not even a giants or dolphins fan but the OBJ disrespect goes crazy