Famous Sportspersons - List of Famous Sportspersons - page 2

Play a few games and get fame and fortune in return; who wouldn’t love that? Athletes and sportsmen, and women, have always been a great sour of inspiration for everyone. A few examples that would come to mind would be people like Michael Jordan, who was actually denied the opportunity to play on the varsity basketball team because he was too short; and Dick Hoyt, better known as Team Hoyt amongst athletic circles for being the father who took to triathlons just so that his disabled son could enjoy being a part of them; he has successfully completed 6 Ironman races. They symbolize the level of fitness, competitive edge, physique, popularity and fame that everyone wishes they had. In some countries, certain sportsmen are so famous and admired that they are actually worshiped. That said, it must be made clear that achieving that level of fame is no easy task and requires years of dedicated practice and training. Great athletes, whether they be cricketers, basketball or baseball players, formula 1 drivers, footballers or rugby players put in a substantial amount of their time and energy in perfecting their skills. To know more about such individuals, their life’s story, timeline, trivia and interesting facts, you just have to breeze though the list of biographies mentioned below.

The Most Famous Sportspersons

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Jürgen KloppJune 16, 1967GermanJürgen Klopp is a German football manager, and a former professional football player
Yao MingSeptember 12, 1980ChineseYao Ming is a retired Chinese basketball player who played for Chinese Basketball Association (CBA)
Brock LesnarJuly 12, 1977AmericanBrock Edward Lesnar is a popular American wrestler, American football player, as well as a martial artist
Marcus RashfordOctober 31, 1997BritishMarcus Rashford is an English professional footballer
Brandon BurlsworthSeptember 20, 1976AmericanBrandon Burlsworth was a football player who played for the Arkansas Razorbacks
Scottie PippenSeptember 25, 1965AmericanScottie Pippen is an American retired basketball player
Shayna BaszlerAugust 8, 1980AmericanShayna Baszler is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
Jey UsoAugust 22, 1985AmericanJey or Joshua Samuel Fatu is an American professional wrestler
Richard SandrakApril 15, 1992UkrainianRichard Sandrak, better known as Little Hercules, is a martial artist, bodybuilder and actor
Monika DannemannJune 24, 1945GermanCheck out all that you wanted to know about Monika Dannemann, the famous German Figure Skater & Painter; her birthday, her family and personal life, her boyfriends, fun trivia facts and more.
Oscar Gutierrez

Oscar Gutierrez

Rey Mysterio is a well-known American professional wrestler

AmericanDecember 11, 1974205 views

Amy Dumas (Lita)

Amy Dumas is a semi-retired professional wrestler who is four times WWE Women’s Wrestling Champion

AmericanApril 14, 1975194 views

Carl Lewis

Carl Lewis is one of the greatest track and field athletes that the sporting world has till date witnessed

AmericanJuly 1, 1961251 views

Steve Kerr

Steve Kerr is an American former professional basketball player and coach

LebaneseSeptember 27, 1965152 views

Charles Barkley

Charles Barkley is a former professional basketball player

AmericanFebruary 20, 1963193 views

Brett Favre

Brett Favre is a former American football quarterback who holds the NFL records in career passing yards and touchdowns

AmericanOctober 10, 1969116 views

Tito Ortiz

Toto Oritz (Jacob Christopher Ortiz) is a retired American mixed martial artist (MMA)

AmericanJanuary 23, 1975143 views

Chuck Wepner

Chuck Wepner is a retired boxer whose life has been the subject of many Hollywood films

AmericanFebruary 26, 1939131 views

Boris Becker

Boris Franz Becker is a former German tennis player and one of the most successful tennis players

GermanNovember 22, 1967217 views

Kostya Tszyu

Kostya Tszyu is a Russian-Australian professional boxer

RussianSeptember 19, 1969242 views