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The most popular
all-time sports personalities in the UK

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  1. 73%

    Usain Bolt

    Sports Personality
    The 24th most popular and the 191st most famous all-time person
  2. 73%

    Muhammad Ali

    Sports Personality
    The 26th most popular and the 52nd most famous all-time person
  3. 69%

    Mo Farah

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

    Jessica Ennis

    Sports Personality
    The 57th most popular and the 404th most famous all-time person
  5. 64%

    Roger Federer

    Sports Personality
    The most popular and the 4th most famous contemporary tennis player
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  7. 61%

    Andy Murray

    Sports Personality
    The 2nd most popular and the 2nd most famous contemporary tennis player
  8. 60%

    Kelly Holmes

    Sports Personality
    The 164th most popular and the 521st most famous all-time person
  9. 60%

    Rebecca Adlington

    Sports Personality
    The 169th most popular and the 531st most famous all-time person
  10. 59%

    Bobby Moore

    Sports Personality
    The 178th most popular and the 628th most famous all-time person
  11. 59%

    Bobby Charlton

    Sports Personality
    The 185th most popular and the 542nd most famous all-time person