The most famous
all-time sports personalities in the UK

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  1. 97%

    Muhammad Ali

    Sports Personality
    The 32nd most popular and the 56th most famous all-time person
  2. 96%

    Tiger Woods

    Sports Personality
    The 2nd most popular and the most famous contemporary golfer
  3. 95%

    Venus Williams

    Sports Personality
    The 4th most popular and the most famous contemporary tennis player
  4. 95%

    Andy Murray

    Sports Personality
    The most popular and the 2nd most famous contemporary tennis player
  5. 95%

    Wayne Rooney

    Sports Personality
    The 11th most popular and the most famous contemporary football player
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  7. 94%

    Cristiano Ronaldo

    Sports Personality
    The 2nd most popular and the 2nd most famous contemporary football player
  8. 94%

    Lewis Hamilton

    Sports Personality
    The most popular and the most famous contemporary formula 1 personality
  9. 94%

    Michael Schumacher

    Sports Personality
    The 133rd most popular and the 188th most famous all-time person
  10. 94%

    Serena Williams

    Sports Personality
    The 3rd most popular and the 3rd most famous contemporary tennis player
  11. 93%

    David Beckham

    Sports Personality
    The 445th most popular and the 199th most famous all-time person