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Greatest sportspersons (all time)

A ranking of all professional sportspeople - both men and women, and both athletes (physical) and mind athletes.

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Carey Price
48

Carey Price

Carey Price (born August 16, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender
8.7
8.7
as sportsman
from 3 votes
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Ron Francis
48

Ron Francis

Ronald Michael Francis, Jr. (born March 1, 1963) is a Canadian former professionalice hockey centre and the current general manager of the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL).
8.7
8.7
as sportsman
from 3 votes
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Fabricio Werdum
53

Fabricio Werdum

Fabrício Werdum (born July 30, 1977) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and the current Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion. He is also a two-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion, a two-time Abu Dhabi Combat Club World Heavyweigh...
8.6
8.6
as sportsman
from 5 votes
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Wladimir Klitschko
54

Wladimir Klitschko

Wladimir Klitschko (Ukrainian: Володи́мир Володи́мирович Кличко́ [Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Klychko]; born 25 March 1976) is a Ukrainian heavyweight professional boxer. Klitschko is the former Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, l...
8.5
8.5
as sportsman
from 10 votes
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Cain Velasquez
55

Cain Velasquez

Cain Ramirez Velasquez (born July 28, 1982) is an American mixed martial artist. He is the current UFC Heavyweight Champion.
8.5
8.5
as sportsman
from 8 votes
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George Foreman
56

George Foreman

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...
8.5
8.5
as sportsman
from 2 votes
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Junior dos Santos
56

Junior dos Santos

Júnior "Cigano" dos Santos (born January 30, 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Heavyweight Champion.
8.5
8.5
as sportsman
from 2 votes
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Bobby Hull
56

Bobby Hull

Robert Marvin Hull, (born January 3, 1939) is a Canadian former ice hockey player
8.5
8.5
as sportsman
from 2 votes
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Martin St-Louis
56

Martin St-Louis

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...
8.5
8.5
as sportsman
from 2 votes
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Henrik Lundqvist
56

Henrik Lundqvist

Henrik Björn Lundqvist (born 2 March 1982) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender.
8.5
8.5
as sportsman
from 2 votes
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Hikaru Nakamura
56

Hikaru Nakamura

Hikaru Nakamura (born December 9, 1987) is a United States chess grandmaster. He is a four-time United States Chess Champion, who won the 2011 edition of Tata Steel Group A and represented the United States at five Chess Olympiads...
8.5
8.5
as sportsman
from 2 votes
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Holly Holm
56

Holly Holm

Holly Holm (born October 17, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the UFC bantamweight division. She is the current UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion. Holm is also a former professional boxer and kickboxer. Du...
8.5
8.5
as sportswoman
from 2 votes
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Adam Oates
56

Adam Oates

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,...
8.5
8.5
as sportsman
from 2 votes
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Michael Schumacher
56

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher (born 3 January 1969) is a retired German racing driver. He is a seven-time Formula One World Champion.
8.5
8.5
as sportsman
from 2 votes
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Mario Lemieux
56

Mario Lemieux

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...
8.5
8.5
as sportsman
from 2 votes
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Jaromír Jágr
56

Jaromír Jágr

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,...
8.5
8.5
as sportsman
from 2 votes
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Mike Bossy
56

Mike Bossy

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...
8.5
8.5
as sportsman
from 2 votes
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Michael Jordan
68

Michael Jordan

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...
8.4
8.4
as sportsman
from 19 votes
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Rocky Marciano
69

Rocky Marciano

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...
8.3
8.3
as sportsman
from 3 votes
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Ronda Rousey
70

Ronda Rousey

Ronda Rousey (born February 1, 1987), also known as Ronda "Rowdy" Rousey, is an American mixed martial artist, judoka and actress. She is the first and current UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion, as well as the last Strikeforce Wom...
8.3
8.3
as sportswoman
from 11 votes
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Ronaldo
71

Ronaldo

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...
8.2
8.2
as sportsman
from 5 votes
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LeBron James
72

LeBron James

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...
8.2
8.2
as sportsman
from 13 votes
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Pete Sampras
73

Pete Sampras

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...
8
8
as sportsman
from 3 votes
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Joe Louis
73

Joe Louis

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.
8
8
as sportsman
from 3 votes
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Wayne Gretzky
73

Wayne Gretzky

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...
8
8
as sportsman
from 3 votes
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Larry Holmes
76

Larry Holmes

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".
8
8
as sportsman
from 2 votes
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Bernard Hopkins
76

Bernard Hopkins

Bernard Humphrey Hopkins, Jr. (born January 15, 1965) is an American professional boxer who currently fights at light heavyweight and previously at middleweight.
8
8
as sportsman
from 2 votes
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Arturo Gatti
76

Arturo Gatti

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...
8
8
as sportsman
from 2 votes
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Sergey Kovalev
76

Sergey Kovalev

Sergey Kovalev (born 2 April 1983) is a Russian professional boxer.
8
8
as sportsman
from 2 votes
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Dominik Hašek
76

Dominik Hašek

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...
8
8
as sportsman
from 2 votes
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Gordie Howe
76

Gordie Howe

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...
8
8
as sportsman
from 2 votes
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Peter Forsberg
76

Peter Forsberg

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.
8
8
as sportsman
from 2 votes
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Jonathan Toews
76

Jonathan Toews

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).
8
8
as sportsman
from 2 votes
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Steve Yzerman
76

Steve Yzerman

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...
8
8
as sportsman
from 2 votes
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Saku Koivu
85

Saku Koivu

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...
8
8
as sportsman
from 1 vote
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Alistair Overeem
85

Alistair Overeem

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...
8
8
as sportsman
from 1 vote
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Jari Kurri
85

Jari Kurri

Jari Pekka Kurri (born May 18, 1960) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey right winger and a five-time Stanley Cup champion. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001. He is currently the general manager of Joke...
8
8
as sportsman
from 1 vote
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Andy Murray
85

Andy Murray

Andrew Barron "Andy" Murray (born 15 May 1987) is a Scottish professional tennis player.
8
8
as sportsman
from 1 vote
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Alexei Emelin
85

Alexei Emelin

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...
8
8
as sportsman
from 1 vote
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Mamed Khalidov
85

Mamed Khalidov

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...
8
8
as sportsman
from 1 vote
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Roberto Luongo
85

Roberto Luongo

Roberto Luongo (born April 4, 1979) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender.
8
8
as sportsman
from 1 vote
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Tom Barrasso
85

Tom Barrasso

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...
8
8
as sportsman
from 1 vote
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Lewis Hamilton
85

Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton (born 7 January 1985) is a British Formula One racing driver from England.
8
8
as sportsman
from 1 vote
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Sebastian Vettel
85

Sebastian Vettel

Sebastian Vettel (born 3 July 1987) is a German racing driver
8
8
as sportsman
from 1 vote
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Ryan Miller
85

Ryan Miller

Ryan Dean Miller (born July 17, 1980) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender.
8
8
as sportsman
from 1 vote
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Curtis Joseph
85

Curtis Joseph

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...
8
8
as sportsman
from 1 vote
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Tuukka Rask
85

Tuukka Rask

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...
8
8
as sportsman
from 1 vote
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Evgeni Nabokov
85

Evgeni Nabokov

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...
8
8
as sportsman
from 1 vote
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Tomáš Vokoun
85

Tomáš Vokoun

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...
8
8
as sportsman
from 1 vote
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Miikka Kiprusoff
85

Miikka Kiprusoff

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...
8
8
as sportsman
from 1 vote
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