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YouGov Ratings measures the popularity and fame of anything and everything, based on millions of responses from the British public.Explore YouGov Ratings in Sport.Find out more

Sports teams

Sport
  1. 1Team GB Team GB 69%
  2. 2Paralympic GB Paralympic GB 63%
  3. 3England National Rugby Union Team England National Rugby Union Team 56%

Contemporary sports personalities

Sport
  1. 1Mo Farah Mo Farah 69%
  2. 2Roger Federer Roger Federer 64%
  3. 3Andy Murray Andy Murray 61%

All-time sports personalities

Sport
  1. 1Usain Bolt Usain Bolt 73%
  2. 2Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali 73%
  3. 3Mo Farah Mo Farah 69%

Contemporary golfers

Sport
  1. 1Tiger Woods Tiger Woods 35%
  2. 2Rory McIlroy Rory McIlroy 35%
  3. 3Lee Westwood Lee Westwood 27%

Contemporary tennis players

Sport
  1. 1Roger Federer Roger Federer 64%
  2. 2Andy Murray Andy Murray 61%
  3. 3Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal 54%

Rugby union teams

Sport
  1. 1England National Rugby Union Team England National Rugby Union Team 56%
  2. 2England National Rugby Union Sevens Team England National Rugby Union Sevens Team 44%
  3. 3England Women's National Rugby Union Team England Women's National Rugby Union Team 41%

Rugby league teams

Sport
  1. 1England National Rugby League Team England National Rugby League Team 40%
  2. 2Great Britain National Rugby League Team Great Britain National Rugby League Team 32%
  3. 3Wales National Rugby League Team Wales National Rugby League Team 31%

Football clubs

Sport
  1. 1Liverpool F.C. Liverpool F.C. 36%
  2. 2FC Barcelona FC Barcelona 36%
  3. 3Real Madrid Real Madrid 35%

American football teams

Sport
  1. 1Miami Dolphins Miami Dolphins 19%
  2. 2New York Giants New York Giants 17%
  3. 3Chicago Bears Chicago Bears 16%

Contemporary football players

Sport
  1. 1Harry Kane Harry Kane 49%
  2. 2Lionel Messi Lionel Messi 44%
  3. 3Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo 44%

Contemporary olympics and athletics personalities

Sport
  1. 1Mo Farah Mo Farah 69%
  2. 2Tom Daley Tom Daley 53%
  3. 3Greg Rutherford Greg Rutherford 46%

Cricket clubs

Sport
  1. 1England National Cricket Team England National Cricket Team 50%
  2. 2England Lions Cricket Team England Lions Cricket Team 40%
  3. 3England Women's Cricket Team England Women's Cricket Team 39%

Contemporary cricket players

Sport
  1. 1Ben Stokes Ben Stokes 39%
  2. 2Alastair Cook Alastair Cook 33%
  3. 3Joe Root Joe Root 27%

Contemporary snooker personalities

Sport
  1. 1Ronnie O'Sullivan Ronnie O'Sullivan 46%
  2. 2Jimmy White Jimmy White 43%
  3. 3John Parrott John Parrott 36%

Motor racing teams

Sport
  1. 1McLaren F1 McLaren F1 42%
  2. 2Mercedes F1 Mercedes F1 40%
  3. 3Williams F1 Williams F1 28%

Women's football clubs

Sport
  1. 1Arsenal Women F.C. Arsenal Women F.C. 28%
  2. 2Manchester United Women F.C. Manchester United Women F.C. 27%
  3. 3Liverpool F.C. Women Liverpool F.C. Women 24%

Contemporary formula 1 personalities

Sport
  1. 1Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton 53%
  2. 2Kimi Räikkönen Kimi Räikkönen 34%
  3. 3Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel 31%

National football teams

Sport
  1. 1England National Football Team England National Football Team 56%
  2. 2England Women's National Football Team England Women's National Football Team 54%
  3. 3Great Britain Olympic football team Great Britain Olympic football team 36%

Managers & coaches

Sport
  1. 1Harry Redknapp Harry Redknapp 56%
  2. 2Jack Charlton Jack Charlton 52%
  3. 3Alex Ferguson Alex Ferguson 48%

All-time golfers

Sport
  1. 1Severiano Ballesteros Severiano Ballesteros 40%
  2. 2Jack Nicklaus Jack Nicklaus 37%
  3. 3Tiger Woods Tiger Woods 35%