Famous Sportspersons - List of Famous Sportspersons - page 29

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.
Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt is the greatest sprinter in the history of mankind

JamaicanAugust 21, 1986153 views

José Fernández

José Delfin Fernández Gómez was a Cuban-American professional baseball player, who played for the ‘Miami Marlins’ in the ‘Major League Baseball’ (MLB)

CubanJuly 31, 1992117 views

Tony Dungy

A retired NFL Coach and a former American football player, Tony Dungy is the first African-American head coach to record a victory at the Super Bowl

AmericanOctober 6, 1955202 views

Tom Brady

Tom Brady is an American National Football League quarterback who plays for the New England Patriots

AmericanAugust 3, 1977164 views

Kalyn Ponga

Kalyn Ponga is an Australian professional rugby player

AustralianMarch 30, 1998813 views

Ben Simmons

Benjamin David Simmons is an Australian professional basketball player

AustralianJuly 20, 1996340 views

Trixie Trujillo

Trixie Trujillo is an American skateboarder and the drummer of the skate-rock band 'Bad Shit.'

Valentino Rossi

Valentino Rossi is a world famous motorcycle racer who has won the MotoGP World Championship several times

ItalianFebruary 16, 1979123 views

Daniela Ospina

Daniela Ospina is a well-known Colombian volleyball player

Sexy Star

Dulce Maria Garcia Rivas, better known as Sexy Star, is a Mexican ‘Luchadora enmascarada’ (masked female professional wrestler)

MexicanSeptember 20, 1982210 views