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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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Craig Berube
137

Craig Berube

Craig "Chief" Berube (born December 17, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and the former head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Berube played 17 seasons in the NHL for th...
7
7
as sportsman
from 1 vote
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Mikael Renberg
137

Mikael Renberg

Mikael Bo Renberg (born May 5, 1972) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player, last playing for Skellefteå AIK in Elitserien. He spent ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) and eight in the Swedish Elitserien...
7
7
as sportsman
from 1 vote
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Marc-André Fleury
137

Marc-André Fleury

Marc-André Fleury (born November 28, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender.
7
7
as sportsman
from 1 vote
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Grant Fuhr
137

Grant Fuhr

Grant Scott Fuhr (born September 28, 1962) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender in the National Hockey League and former goaltending coach for the Phoenix Coyotes. In 2003, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. He wa...
7
7
as sportsman
from 1 vote
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John Vanbiesbrouck
137

John Vanbiesbrouck

John Vanbiesbrouck (born September 4, 1963), nicknamed "the Beezer", is an American professional ice hockey executive and former player.
7
7
as sportsman
from 1 vote
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Andy Moog
137

Andy Moog

Donald Andrew Moog (born February 18, 1960) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender. He played for the WCHL's Kamloops Chiefs, WHL's Billings Bighorns, CHL's Wichita Wind, NHL's Edmonton Oilers, Boston Bruins, Dal...
7
7
as sportsman
from 1 vote
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Sean Burke
137

Sean Burke

Sean Burke (born January 29, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New Jersey Devils, Hartford Whalers, Carolina Hurricanes, Vancouver Canuc...
7
7
as sportsman
from 1 vote
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Manny Legace
137

Manny Legace

Emmanuel Legace (born February 4, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender, who played most notably in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings and the St. Louis Blues. Legace also played for the L...
7
7
as sportsman
from 1 vote
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Marty Turco
137

Marty Turco

Marty Vincent Turco (born August 13, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played nine seasons with the Dallas Stars and one season each with th...
7
7
as sportsman
from 1 vote
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Henrik Zetterberg
137

Henrik Zetterberg

Henrik Zetterberg (born October 9, 1980) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward and captain of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Along with winning the Stanley Cup in 2008, Zetterberg won the Conn Sm...
7
7
as sportsman
from 1 vote
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José Aldo
161

José Aldo

José Aldo (born September 9, 1986) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who competes as a Featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Aldo was the fourth and final WEC Featherweight Champion and thus, became the first and...
6.8
6.8
as sportsman
from 5 votes
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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
162

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 sportsman
from 11 votes
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Bethe Correia
163

Bethe Correia

Bethe Correia (born June 22, 1983) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the UFC women's bantamweight division.
6.5
6.5
as sportswoman
from 2 votes
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Jennifer Tilly
163

Jennifer Tilly

Jennifer Tilly (born Jennifer Ellen Chan; September 16, 1958) is a Canadian-American actress and poker player. She is a World Series of Poker Ladies' Event bracelet winner. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supportin...
6.5
6.5
as sportsman
from 2 votes
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Urijah Faber
165

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 sportsman
from 2 votes
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Frankie Edgar
165

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 sportsman
from 2 votes
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Bob Probert
167

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 sportsman
from 1 vote
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Chris Neil
167

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 sportsman
from 1 vote
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Gennady Golovkin
167

Gennady Golovkin

Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin (Kazakh: Геннадий Геннадьевич Головкин; born 8 April 1982) is a Kazakhstani professional boxer...
6
6
as sportsman
from 1 vote
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Vitor Belfort
170

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 sportsman
from 2 votes
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David Haye
171

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 sportsman
from 3 votes
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Rolles Gracie Jr.
171

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 sportsman
from 3 votes
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Phil Heath
173

Phil Heath

Phillip "Phil" Heath (born December 18, 1979) is an American IFBB professional bodybuilder and the current Mr. Olympia.
5
5
as sportsman
from 1 vote
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Tie Domi
173

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 sportsman
from 1 vote
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Chris Nilan
173

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 sportsman
from 1 vote
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Brian Townsend
176

Brian Townsend

Brian Townsend is an American professional poker player.
1
1
as sportsman
from 1 vote
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David Williams
176

David Williams

David Anthony Williams (born June 9, 1980) is a professional poker player and Magic: The Gathering player.
1
1
as sportsman
from 1 vote
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Info: The persons listed below are officially not in the ranking; they're candidates that don't have the minimum number of votes (1) to officially be in yet. They're listed by the number of votes, not by the rating. Click any item to cast your vote.
Doyle Brunson
candidate

Doyle Brunson

Doyle F. Brunson (born August 10, 1933) is an American poker player who has played professionally for over 50 years. He is a two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion, a Poker Hall of Fame inductee, and the author...
0
0
as sportsman
from 0 votes
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Todd Brunson
candidate

Todd Brunson

Todd Alan Brunson (born August 7, 1969) is an American professional poker player and the son of poker player Doyle Brunson.
0
0
as sportsman
from 0 votes
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Jerry Buss
candidate

Jerry Buss

Gerald Hatten "Jerry" Buss (January 27, 1933 – February 18, 2013) was an American businessman, investor, chemist, and philanthropist. He was the majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers professional basketball team in the National...
0
0
as sportsman
from 0 votes
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Nick Cassavetes
candidate

Nick Cassavetes

Nicholas David Rowland "Nick" Cassavetes (Greek: Νικόλαος Δαβίδ Ρουλαντ "Νίκος" Κασσαβέτης; born May 21, 1959) is an American film actor, screenwriter, and filmmaker...
0
0
as sportsman
from 0 votes
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Jonathan Duhamel
candidate

Jonathan Duhamel

Jonathan Duhamel (born August 24, 1987) is a Canadian poker professional from Boucherville, Quebec, best known as the winner of the Main Event at the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP).
0
0
as sportsman
from 0 votes
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Johnny Chan
candidate

Johnny Chan

Johnny Chan (born in Hangzhou, China in 1957) is a Chinese-born American professional poker player. He has won 10 World Series of Poker bracelets, including the 1987 and 1988 World Series of Poker main events consecutively...
0
0
as sportsman
from 0 votes
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Bill Chen
candidate

Bill Chen

William "Bill" Chen (born 1970 in Williamsburg, Virginia) is an American quantitative analyst, poker player, and software designer.
0
0
as sportsman
from 0 votes
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John D'Agostino
candidate

John D'Agostino

John D'Agostino (born November 3, 1982) is an American professional poker player.
0
0
as sportsman
from 0 votes
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Freddy Deeb
candidate

Freddy Deeb

Kassem Ibrahim "Freddy" Deeb (born November 27, 1955 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a professional poker player who emigrated from Lebanon to the United States at the age of 19.
0
0
as sportsman
from 0 votes
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Tom Dwan
candidate

Tom Dwan

Thomas Dwan Jr. (born July 30, 1986) is an American professional poker player who played online in the highest-stakes No-Limit Texas hold 'em and Pot-Limit Omaha games, primarily on Full Tilt Poker under the screen name "durrrr"...
0
0
as sportsman
from 0 votes
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Peter Eastgate
candidate

Peter Eastgate

Peter Eastgate (born 13 December 1985) is a poker player from Denmark, best known as the winner of the Main Event at the 2008 World Series of Poker. At the time, he became the youngest player ever to win the event. He was subseque...
0
0
as sportsman
from 0 votes
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Eli Elezra
candidate

Eli Elezra

Eliahu Ilan Elezra (Hebrew: אלי אלעזרא‎; born November 24, 1960 in Jerusalem) is an Israeli professional poker player and businessman, now living in Las Vegas, Nevada...
0
0
as sportsman
from 0 votes
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Antonio Esfandiari
candidate

Antonio Esfandiari

Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari, born Amir Esfandiary (Persian: امیر اسفندیاری‎‎; December 8, 1978), is a professional poker player and former professional magician...
0
0
as sportsman
from 0 votes
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Sam Farha
candidate

Sam Farha

Ihsan "Sam" Farha (born 1959 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a professional poker player. He is best known for finishing as runner up in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) main event in 2003 and has won three bracelets at the WSOP...
0
0
as sportsman
from 0 votes
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Chris Ferguson
candidate

Chris Ferguson

Christopher Philip "Chris" Ferguson (born April 11, 1963) is an American poker player.
0
0
as sportsman
from 0 votes
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Amnon Filippi
candidate

Amnon Filippi

Amnon Eric Filippi (born June 29, 1969 in New York City) is a professional poker player based in New York City.
0
0
as sportsman
from 0 votes
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Ted Forrest
candidate

Ted Forrest

Ted Forrest (born September 24, 1964 in Syracuse, New York) is an American professional poker player.
0
0
as sportsman
from 0 votes
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Daniel Negreanu
candidate

Daniel Negreanu

Daniel Negreanu (/nɨˈɡrɑːnoʊ/; born July 26, 1974) is a Romanian and Canadian professional poker player who has won six World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets and two World Poker Tour (WPT) championship titles...
0
0
as sportsman
from 0 votes
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Phil Galfond
candidate

Phil Galfond

Phil Galfond (born January 16, 1985) is an American professional poker player. Galfond won a World Series of Poker bracelet in the $5,000 buy-in pot-limit Omaha with rebuys event at the 2008 World Series of Poker. Due to his succe...
0
0
as sportsman
from 0 votes
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Jamie Gold
candidate

Jamie Gold

Jamie M. Gold (born August 25, 1969) is an American television producer, a talent agent, and poker player, based in Malibu, California.
0
0
as sportsman
from 0 votes
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Barry Greenstein
candidate

Barry Greenstein

Barry Greenstein (born December 30, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional poker player. He has won a number of major events, including three at the World Series of Poker and two on the World Poker Tour. Greenstein...
0
0
as sportsman
from 0 votes
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Bertrand Grospellier
candidate

Bertrand Grospellier

Bertrand Grospellier (born February 8, 1981 in Melun), also known as ElkY /ˈɛlki/, is a poker player and former StarCraft: Brood War and Warcraft III esports player.
0
0
as sportsman
from 0 votes
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David Grey
candidate

David Grey

David F. Grey is an American professional poker player from Henderson, Nevada.
0
0
as sportsman
from 0 votes
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