Greatest athletes (all time)

Cain Ramirez Velasquez (born July 28, 1982) is an American mixed martial artist. He is the current UFC Heavyweight Champion.

George Edward Foreman (nicknamed "Big George"; born January 10, 1949) is a retired American professional boxer, two-time World Heavyweight Champion, Olympic gold medalist, ordained minister, author, and entrepreneur. After a troub...

Júnior "Cigano" dos Santos (born January 30, 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Heavyweight Champion.

Adam Robert Oates (born August 27, 1962) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player and former co-head coach for the New Jersey Devils. He played 19 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings,...

Michael Schumacher (born 3 January 1969) is a retired German racing driver. He is a seven-time Formula One World Champion.

Joseph Roger Mario Lemieux, (born October 5, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played parts of 17 seasons with the National Hockey League's (NHL) Pittsburgh Penguins between 1984 and 2006...

Jaromír Jágr (born February 15, 1972) is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has formerly played in the NHL with the Pittsburgh Penguins,...

Michael Dean Bossy or, according to some sources, Michael Jean Bossy (born January 22, 1957) is a Canadian former ice hockey player who played for the New York Islanders for his entire career and was part of their four-year reign...

Martin St. Louis (born June 18, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. An undrafted player, St. Louis played over 1,000 games and scored 1,000 points in an NHL career that began with the Calgary Flames in 1998...

Robert Marvin Hull, (born January 3, 1939) is a Canadian former ice hockey player

Henrik Björn Lundqvist (born 2 March 1982) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender.

Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials, MJ, is an American former professional basketball player, entrepreneur, and principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets. He played 15 seasons i...

Rocky Marciano (born Rocco Francis Marchegiano; September 1, 1923 – August 31, 1969) was an American professional boxer and the World Heavyweight Champion from September 23, 1952, to April 27, 1956. Marciano is the only person to...

Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (born 18 September 1976) commonly known as Ronaldo, is a retired Brazilian footballer. He is one of only four men to have won the FIFA World Player of the Year award three times or more, along with Zin...

LeBron Raymone James (born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) and weighing 250 lb (113 kg), he...

Pete Sampras (born August 12, 1971) is a retired American tennis player and former World No. 1. He debuted on the professional tour in 1988 and finished his career at the 2002 U.S. Open, which he won, defeating rival Andre Agassi...

Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981), best known as Joe Louis, was an American professional boxer. He held the world heavyweight championship from 1937 to 1949.

Wayne Douglas Gretzky (born January 26, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for four teams from 1979 to 1999. His nickname is "T...

Larry Holmes (born November 3, 1949) is an American former professional boxer. He grew up in Easton, Pennsylvania, which gave birth to his boxing nickname, the "Easton Assassin".

Bernard Humphrey Hopkins, Jr. (born January 15, 1965) is an American professional boxer who currently fights at light heavyweight and previously at middleweight.

Arturo "Thunder" Gatti (April 15, 1972 – July 11, 2009) was an Italian Canadian professional boxer. Born in Cassino, Italy and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Gatti relocated to Jersey City, New Jersey as a teenager. He return...

Sergey Kovalev (born 2 April 1983) is a Russian professional boxer.

Dominik Hašek (born January 29, 1965) is a retired Czech ice hockey goaltender. In his 16-season National Hockey League (NHL) career, he played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings and the Ottawa Senators...

Gordon "Gordie" Howe, (born March 31, 1928) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. From 1946 to 1980, Howe played twenty-six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) and six seasons in the World Hockey Associatio...

Peter Mattias "Foppa" Forsberg (born July 20, 1973) is a Swedish retired professional ice hockey player and the current assistant general manager of Modo Hockey.

Jonathan Bryan Toews, (born April 29, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently serves as captain of the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Stephen Gregory "Steve" Yzerman ( born May 9, 1965) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player and current general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Yzerman spent his entire NHL play...

Brendan Adam Mathew Gallagher (born May 6, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and an alternate captain for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Canadiens in the fifth r...

Ryan Dean Miller (born July 17, 1980) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender.

Alexei Valerievich Emelin (born 25 April 1986) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Emelin was drafted by the Canadiens in the third round, 8...

Alistair Cees Overeem (born 17 May 1980) is an English-born Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, DREAM Heavyweight Champion, K-1...

Andrew Barron "Andy" Murray (born 15 May 1987) is a Scottish professional tennis player.

Yevgeni Viktorovich Nabokov (Russian: Евге́ний Ви́кторович Набо́ков; born July 25, 1975), more commonly written as Evgeni Nabokov, is a Russian retired professional ice hockey goaltender of the National Hockey League (NHL). Naboko...

Brendan Frederick "Shanny" Shanahan (born January 23, 1969) is a Canadian-American professional ice hockey executive and former player. Originally drafted by the New Jersey Devils second overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, Shanah...

Mamed Khalidov (born 17 July 1980) is a Polish mixed martial artist competing in the middleweight division of Polish MMA promotion KSW. Khalidov is currently undefeated in the promotion. As of October 2013, Khalidov was ranked the...

Thomas Patrick Barrasso (born March 31, 1965) is an American professional ice hockey coach and former player. Barrasso was a goaltender for 18 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, Otta...

Tomáš Vokoun (born July 2, 1976) is a retired Czech professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, Florida Panthers, Nashville Predators and the...

Steven Stamkos (born February 7, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and team captain for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton (born 7 January 1985) is a British Formula One racing driver from England.

Sebastian Vettel (born 3 July 1987) is a German racing driver

Fernando Alonso Díaz (born 29 July 1981) is a Spanish Formula One racing driver.

Stevenson Adonis (born September 22, 1977), best known as Adonis Stevenson, is a Haitian-born Canadian professional boxer. His known name is an inversion of his family name and given name. His nickname is "Superman"...

Nathan Anthony Richard Beaulieu (born December 5, 1992) is a Canadian ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 17th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Dr...

Curtis Shayne "CuJo" Joseph (born Curtis Munro; April 29, 1967) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He last played for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League during the 2008–09 NHL season...

Tuukka Mikael Rask (born March 10, 1987) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Rask was drafted 21st overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the...

Saku Antero Koivu (born November 23, 1974) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He began his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1995–96 after three seasons with...

Miikka Sakari Kiprusoff (born October 26, 1976) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Calgary Flames and San Jose Sharks during his National Hockey League (NHL) career. He was selected in the fi...

Roberto Luongo (born April 4, 1979) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender.

Christopher John Osgood (born November 26, 1972) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender.

Michael "Mike" Vernon (born February 24, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender.