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Greatest athletes (all time)

A ranking of all professional athletes. An athlete is a person who competes in a sport that involves physical skills. For mind athletes, see other ranking.

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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (born Floyd Joy Sinclair; February 24, 1977) is an American professional boxer. He is currently undefeated as a professional and is a five-division world champion, having won ten world titles and the lineal c...
6.7
6.7
as fighter
from 11 votes
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Urijah Faber
152

Urijah Faber

Urijah Christopher Faber (born May 14, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist, fighting as a bantamweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Faber won the WEC Featherweight Championship at WEC 19 on March 17, 2006 and held...
6
6
as fighter
from 2 votes
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Frankie Edgar
152

Frankie Edgar

Frank James Edgar (born October 16, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist who competes as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is a former UFC Lightweight Champion.
6
6
as fighter
from 2 votes
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Bob Probert
154

Bob Probert

Robert Alan Probert (June 5, 1965 – July 5, 2010) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. Probert played for the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks.
6
6
as ice hockey player
from 1 vote
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Chris Neil
154

Chris Neil

Chris Neil (born June 18, 1979) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger and alternate captain for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Neil was originally drafted in the sixth round, 161st overall, i...
6
6
as ice hockey player
from 1 vote
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Gennady Golovkin
154

Gennady Golovkin

Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin (Kazakh: Геннадий Геннадьевич Головкин; born 8 April 1982) is a Kazakhstani professional boxer...
6
6
as fighter
from 1 vote
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Vitor Belfort
157

Vitor Belfort

Vitor Vieira Belfort (born April 1, 1977) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion as well as UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament Champion. Belfort was born in Rio de Janeiro and studied jiu-jitsu wi...
5.5
5.5
as fighter
from 2 votes
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David Haye
158

David Haye

David Deron Haye (born 13 October 1980) is a British professional boxer. As a professional, he has captured numerous world titles in the Cruiserweight and Heavyweight divisions. Haye was known for his quick power punches and combi...
5.3
5.3
as fighter
from 3 votes
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Rolles Gracie Jr.
158

Rolles Gracie Jr.

Rolles Gracie Jr. (born July 14, 1978) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He is a 3rd degree black belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and the son of Rolls Gracie.
5.3
5.3
as fighter
from 3 votes
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Phil Heath
160

Phil Heath

Phillip "Phil" Heath (born December 18, 1979) is an American IFBB professional bodybuilder and the current Mr. Olympia.
5
5
as bodybuilder
from 1 vote
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Tie Domi
160

Tie Domi

Tahir "Tie" Domi (born November 1, 1969) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player of Albanian origin. Known for his role as an enforcer, he played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and Winnipeg Jets over a...
5
5
as ice hockey player
from 1 vote
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Chris Nilan
160

Chris Nilan

Christopher John Nilan (born February 9, 1958) is a retired professional ice hockey player and current radio host. Nilan played 688 National Hockey League (NHL) regular season games as a right-wing for the Montreal Canadiens, Bost...
5
5
as ice hockey player
from 1 vote
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Jacques Plante
candidate

Jacques Plante

Joseph Jacques Omer Plante (January 17, 1929 – February 27, 1986) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He played for the Montreal Canadiens from 1953 to 1963; during his tenure, the team won the Stanley Cup six times...
0
0
as ice hockey player
from 0 votes
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Tony Esposito
candidate

Tony Esposito

Anthony James "Tony O" Esposito (born April 23, 1943) is a retired Canadian-American professional ice hockey goaltender, who played in the National Hockey League, most notably for the Chicago Black Hawks. Tony is the younger broth...
0
0
as ice hockey player
from 0 votes
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Glenn Hall
candidate

Glenn Hall

Glenn Henry "Mr. Goalie" Hall (born October 3, 1931) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. During his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, and St. Louis Blues, Hall won the Vezin...
0
0
as ice hockey player
from 0 votes
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Rogie Vachon
candidate

Rogie Vachon

Rogatien Rosaire Vachon (born September 8, 1945) is a retired French-Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings, Detroit Red Wings, and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey...
0
0
as ice hockey player
from 0 votes
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Gump Worsley
candidate

Gump Worsley

Lorne John "Gump" Worsley (May 14, 1929 – January 26, 2007) was a professional ice hockey goaltender. Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, 'Gump' was given his nickname because friends thought he looked like comic-strip character...
0
0
as ice hockey player
from 0 votes
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Harry Lumley
candidate

Harry Lumley

Harry "Apple Cheeks" Lumley (November 11, 1926 – September 13, 1998) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender in the National Hockey League (NHL).
0
0
as ice hockey player
from 0 votes
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George Hainsworth
candidate

George Hainsworth

George Henry Hainsworth (June 26, 1893 – October 9, 1950) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League, and the Saskatoon Crescents i...
0
0
as ice hockey player
from 0 votes
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Stan Mikita
candidate

Stan Mikita

Stanislav "Stan" Mikita (born Stanislav Guoth; May 20, 1940), is a Slovak-born Canadian retired professional ice hockey player for the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League.
0
0
as ice hockey player
from 0 votes
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Mark Recchi
candidate

Mark Recchi

Mark Louis Recchi (born February 1, 1968) is the player development coach for the Pittsburgh Penguins and a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played 22 years in the National Hockey League. Recchi was a memb...
0
0
as ice hockey player
from 0 votes
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Tom Gilbert
candidate

Tom Gilbert

Thomas Kelly Gilbert (born January 10, 1983) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played in the NHL for the Edmonton...
0
0
as ice hockey player
from 0 votes
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Henri Richard
candidate

Henri Richard

Joseph Henri Richard (born February 29, 1936) is a former professional ice hockey player who played centre with the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1955 to 1975. He is the brother of Canadiens fellow Ho...
0
0
as ice hockey player
from 0 votes
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Mats Näslund
candidate

Mats Näslund

Mats Torsten Näslund (born October 31, 1959), nicknamed "Le Petit Viking", is a retired Swedish ice hockey player. He played as a left wing.
0
0
as ice hockey player
from 0 votes
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James Hunt
candidate

James Hunt

James Simon Wallis Hunt (29 August 1947 – 15 June 1993) was a British racing driver who won the Formula One World Championship in 1976. After retiring from racing in 1979, Hunt became a media commentator and businessman...
0
0
as racing driver
from 0 votes
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Mika Häkkinen
candidate

Mika Häkkinen

Mika Pauli Häkkinen (born 28 September 1968), nicknamed "the Flying Finn", is a retired Finnish professional racing driver. He is the 1998 and 1999 Formula One World Champion, driving for McLaren.
0
0
as racing driver
from 0 votes
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Marcel Cerdan
candidate

Marcel Cerdan

Marcellin "Marcel" Cerdan (22 July 1916 – 28 October 1949) was a French boxer.
0
0
as fighter
from 0 votes
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Reto Berra
candidate

Reto Berra

Reto "The Wall" Berra (born January 3, 1987) is a Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender. He currently plays for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). Berra played seven seasons in Switzerland's National Le...
0
0
as ice hockey player
from 0 votes
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