The most popular
all-time sports personalities in the UK

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  1. 74%

    Usain Bolt

    Sports Personality
    The 19th most popular and the 157th most famous all-time person
  2. 74%

    Muhammad Ali

    Sports Personality
    The 24th most popular and the 42nd most famous all-time person
  3. 68%

    Mo Farah

    Sports Personality
    The most popular and the most famous contemporary olympics and athletics personality
  4. 68%

    Jessica Ennis

    Sports Personality
    The 59th most popular and the 400th most famous all-time person
  5. 62%

    Roger Federer

    Sports Personality
    The most popular and the 4th most famous contemporary tennis player
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  7. 60%

    Bobby Charlton

    Sports Personality
    The 168th most popular and the 492nd most famous all-time person
  8. 59%

    Michael Schumacher

    Sports Personality
    The 179th most popular and the 262nd most famous all-time person
  9. 59%

    Kelly Holmes

    Sports Personality
    The 182nd most popular and the 518th most famous all-time person
  10. 59%

    Rebecca Adlington

    Sports Personality
    The 194th most popular and the 534th most famous all-time person
  11. 59%

    Peter Crouch

    Sports Personality
    The 10th most popular and the 14th most famous all-time sports personality