Notable Athletes
This list is comprised of some of the most recognizable names in sport. See also the list of Olympians for those who have competed in the Olympics and won medals.
| Name | Lifespan | Badminton,basebsport | Other Names | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomáš Necid | 1989- | soccer |  | |
| Václav Nedomanský | 1944- | ice hockey | | |
| Cam Neely | 1965- | ice hockey | | |
| Johan Neeskens | 1951- | soccer | | |
| Daniel Negreanu | 1974- | poker | | |
| Álvaro Negredo | 1985- | soccer | (Sánchez) | |
| Nehemiah Odhiambo | 1983- | cricket | (Ngoche) | |
| Saina Nehwal | 1990- | badminton | | |
| Oldřich Nejedlý | 1909-1990 | soccer | | |
| Javad Nekounam | 1980- | soccer | | |
| Byron Nelson | 1912-2006 | golf | | |
| Jordy Nelson | 1985- | football | | |
| Adam Nemec | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Krisztián Németh | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Ondrej Nepela | 1951-1989 | skating | | |
| Daniel Nestor | 1972- | tennis | (Nestorović) | |
| Luís Neto | 1988- | soccer | (Novo) | |
| Manuel Neuer | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Felix Neureuther | 1986- | skiing | | |
| Roman Neustädter | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Don Newcombe | 1926-2019 | baseball | | |
| Cam Newton | 1989- | football | | |
| Neymar | 1992- | soccer | (da Silva, Santos) | |
| Haloti Ngata | 1984- | football | | |
| Landry N'Guémo | 1985- | soccer | (Tsafack) | |
| Jack Nicklaus | 1940- | golf | | |
| Hakeem Nicks | 1988- | football | | |
| Bănel Nicoliță | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Marius Niculae | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Monica Niculescu | 1987- | tennis | | |
| Scott Niedermayer | 1973- | ice hockey | | |
| Phil Niekro | 1939-2020 | baseball | | |
| Joe Nieuwendyk | 1966- | ice hockey | | |
| Frank Nighbor | 1893-1966 | ice hockey | | |
| Apostolos Nikolaidis | 1896-1980 | soccer | | |
| Demis Nikolaidis | 1973- | soccer | | |
| Aleksandar Nikolić | 1924-2000 | basketball | | |
| Antonios Nikopolidis | 1971- | soccer | | |
| Andreas Nilsson | 1990- | handball | | |
| Sotiris Ninis | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Makoto Ninomiya | 1994- | tennis | | |
| Nika Ninua | 1999- | soccer | | |
| Shusaku Nishikawa | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Kei Nishikori | 1989- | tennis | | |
| Thomas N'Kono | 1956- | soccer | | |
| Nicolas N'Koulou | 1990- | soccer | (N'Doubena) | |
| Perpetua Nkwocha | 1976- | soccer | | |
| Yannick Noah | 1960- | tennis | | |
| Reg Noble | 1896-1962 | ice hockey | | |
| Christian Noboa | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Nolito | 1986- | soccer | (Agudo, Durán) | |
| Ma'a Nonu | 1982- | rugby | | |
| Andries Noppert | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Gunnar Nordahl | 1921-1995 | soccer | | |
| Greg Norman | 1955- | golf | | |
| Magnus Norman | 1976- | tennis | | |
| Cameron Norrie | 1995- | tennis | | |
| George North | 1992- | rugby | | |
| Jade North | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Piet Norval | 1970- | tennis | | |
| Oliver Norwood | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Tijjani Noslin | 1999- | soccer | | |
| Tonje Nøstvold | 1985- | handball | | |
| Dany Nounkeu | 1986- | soccer | (Tchounkeu) | |
| Aniek Nouwen | 1999- | soccer | | |
| Ján Novota | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Jack Nowell | 1993- | rugby | | |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 1978- | basketball | | |
| Tam Nsaliwa | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Dai Dai N'tab | 1994- | skating | | |
| Arthur Numan | 1969- | soccer | | |
| Adis Nurković | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Khabib Nurmagomedov | 1988- | martial arts | | |
| Paavo Nurmi | 1897-1973 | track | | |
| Sjoeke Nüsken | 2001- | soccer | | |
| Uche Nwofor | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Matti Nykänen | 1963-2019 | skiing | | |
| Allan Nyom | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Tommy Oar | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Adam Oates | 1962- | ice hockey | | |
| Fabricio Oberto | 1975- | basketball | | |
| Godfrey Oboabona | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Paulo Obradović | 1986- | water polo | | |
| Niall O'Brien | 1981- | cricket | | |
| Seán O'Brien | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Collins Obuya | 1981- | cricket | | |
| Tzipora Obziler | 1973- | tennis | | |
| Guillermo Ochoa | 1985- | soccer | (Magaña) | |
| Paul O'Connell | 1979- | rugby | | |
| Herbert "Buddy" O'Connor | 1916-1977 | ice hockey | | |
| Peter Odemwingie | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Lamar Odom | 1979- | basketball | | |
| Kunle Odunlami | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Al Oerter | 1936-2007 | track | | |
| Sebastian Ofner | 1996- | tennis | | |
| Mitsuo Ogasawara | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Angelo Ogbonna | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Jonathan Ogden | 1974- | football | | |
| Saša Ognenovski | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Oh Jae-suk | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Sadaharu Oh | 1940- | baseball | (Ō) | |
| Katelyn Ohashi | 1997- | gymnastics | | |
| Yogev Ohayon | 1987- | basketball | | |
| Jenna O'Hea | 1987- | basketball | | |
| Shohei Ohtani | 1994- | baseball | | |
| Pragyan Ojha | 1986- | cricket | | |
| Emeka Okafor | 1982- | basketball | | |
| Shinji Okazaki | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Betty Okino | 1975- | gymnastics | | |
| Rubin Okotie | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Vedat Okyar | 1945-2009 | soccer | | |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 1963- | basketball | | |
| Raluca Olaru | 1989- | tennis | | |
| Ivica Olić | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Fabrice Olinga | 1996- | soccer | (Essono) | |
| Bechara Oliveira | 1976- | soccer | (Leonardo) | |
| Renzo Olivo | 1992- | tennis | | |
| Bert Olmstead | 1926-2015 | ice hockey | | |
| Gbenga Oloukun | 1983- | boxing | | |
| Merlin Olsen | 1940-2010 | football | | |
| Robin Olsen | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Marcus Olsson | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Martin Olsson | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Peter O'Mahony | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Kenneth Omeruo | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Thierry Omeyer | 1976- | handball | | |
| Ogenyi Onazi | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 1972- | basketball | | |
| Coenie Oosthuizen | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Daniel Opare | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Brian Orakpo | 1986- | football | | |
| Fabián Orellana | 1986- | soccer | (Valenzuela) | |
| Divock Origi | 1995- | soccer | | |
| Pierre Oriola | 1992- | basketball | (Garriga) | |
| Agustín Orion | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Bobby Orr | 1948- | ice hockey | | |
| Colton Orr | 1982- | ice hockey | | |
| Willington Ortiz | 1952- | soccer | | |
| Naomi Osaka | 1997- | tennis | | |
| Oscar | 1991- | soccer | (dos Santos, Emboaba) | |
| Tinus Osendarp | 1916-2002 | track | | |
| Juwon Oshaniwa | 1990- | soccer | | |
| John O'Shea | 1981- | soccer | | |
| David Ospina | 1988- | soccer | (Ramírez) | |
| Jeļena Ostapenko | 1997- | tennis | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 1975- | billiards | | |
| Brock Osweiler | 1990- | football | | |
| Mel Ott | 1909-1958 | baseball | | |
| Hein Otterspeer | 1988- | skating | | |
| Javier Otxoa | 1974-2018 | cycling | (Palacios) | |
| Fulgence Ouedraogo | 1986- | rugby | | |
| Aboubakar Oumarou | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Alexander Ovechkin | 1985- | ice hockey | | |
| Wolfgang Overath | 1943- | soccer | | |
| Alistair Overeem | 1980- | martial arts | | |
| Marc Overmars | 1973- | soccer | | |
| Jesse Owens | 1913-1980 | track | | |
| Ken Owens | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Terrell Owens | 1973- | football | | |
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Oyama Masutatsu | 1923-1994 | martial arts | (Choi) | |
| Ambroise Oyongo | 1991- | soccer | (Bitolo) | |
| Şener Özbayraklı | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Ramazan Özcan | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Abdulkadir Özdemir | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Kenan Özer | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Abdulkadir Özgen | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Mesut Özil | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Oğuzhan Özyakup | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Erik Paartalu | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Manny Pacquiao | 1978- | boxing | | |
| Rudy Paige | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Satchel Paige | 1906-1982 | baseball | | |
| Benoît Paire | 1989- | tennis | | |
| Rodrigo Palacio | 1982- | soccer | (Alcalde) | |
| Jerry Palacios | 1981- | soccer | (Suazo) | |
| Wilson Palacios | 1984- | soccer | (Suazo) | |
| Gabriel Paletta | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Arnold Palmer | 1929-2016 | golf | | |
| Carson Palmer | 1979- | football | | |
| Jim Palmer | 1945- | baseball | | |
| Károly Palotai | 1935-2018 | soccer | | |
| Wycliff Palu | 1982- | rugby | | |
| Alketas Panagoulias | 1934-2012 | soccer | | |
| Basarab Panduru | 1970- | soccer | | |
| Antonín Panenka | 1948- | soccer | | |
| Marco Pantani | 1970-2004 | cycling | | |
| Costel Pantilimon | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Avraam Papadopoulos | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Mimis Papaioannou | 1942-2023 | soccer | | |
| Christopher Papamichalopoulos | 1988- | skiing | | |
| Miltos Papapostolou | 1935-2017 | soccer | | |
| Sokratis Papastathopoulos | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Pascal Papé | 1980- | rugby | | |
| Chloé Paquet | 1994- | tennis | | |
| Pável Pardo | 1976- | soccer | (Segura) | |
| Esteban Paredes | 1980- | soccer | (Quintanilla) | |
| Juan Carlos Paredes | 1987- | soccer | (Reasco) | |
| Bernie Parent | 1945- | ice hockey | | |
| Mati Pari | 1974- | soccer | | |
| Robert Parish | 1953- | basketball | | |
| Sergio Parisse | 1983- | rugby | | |
| Brad Park | 1948- | ice hockey | | |
| Park Chu-young | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Park Jong-woo | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Park Joo-ho | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Candace Parker | 1986- | basketball | | |
| DeVante Parker | 1993- | football | | |
| Geoff Parling | 1983- | rugby | | |
| Mate Parlov | 1948-2008 | boxing | | |
| Pauline Parmentier | 1986- | tennis | | |
| Marco Parolo | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Morgan Parra | 1988- | rugby | | |
| Nelson Parraguez | 1971- | soccer | (Riveros) | |
| Carlos Alberto Parreira | 1943- | soccer | | |
| Anja Pärson | 1981- | skiing | | |
| Daniel Passarella | 1953- | soccer | | |
| Axar Patel | 1994- | cricket | | |
| Rakep Patel | 1989- | cricket | | |
| Bert Patenaude | 1909-1974 | soccer | | |
| Irfan Pathan | 1984- | cricket | | |
| Jairo Patiño | 1978- | soccer | (Rosero) | |
| Cerasela Pătraşcu | 1992- | gymnastics | | |
| Rui Patrício | 1988- | soccer | (dos, Santos) | |
| Lester Patrick | 1883-1960 | ice hockey | | |
| Floyd Patterson | 1935-2006 | boxing | | |
| Chris Paul | 1985- | basketball | | |
| Logan Paul | 1995- | wrestling | | |
| Paulinho | 1988- | soccer | (Bezerra, Maciel) | |
| Paulo Henrique "Ganso" | 1989- | soccer | (Chagas, de Lima) | |
| Axel Paulsen | 1855-1938 | skating | | |
| David Pavelka | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Josip Pavić | 1982- | water polo | | |
| Mate Pavić | 1993- | tennis | | |
| Biljana Pavićević | 1988- | handball | | |
| Adam Pavlásek | 1994- | tennis | | |
| Kelly Pavlik | 1982- | boxing | | |
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 1991- | tennis | | |
| Dimitri Payet | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Gary Payton | 1968- | basketball | | |
| Walter Payton | 1954-1999 | football | | |
| Michał Pazdan | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Viktor Pečovský | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Joc Pederson | 1992- | baseball | | |
| Dustin Pedroia | 1983- | baseball | | |
| Eusebio Pedroza | 1956-2019 | boxing | (Silva) | |
| John Peers | 1988- | tennis | | |
| Peter Pekarík | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Pelé | 1940-2022 | soccer | (Arantes, do Nascimento) | |
| Graziano Pellè | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Victoria Pelova | 1999- | soccer | | |
| Patrick Pemberton | 1982- | soccer | (Bernard) | |
| Carlos Peña | 1990- | soccer | (Rodríguez) | |
| Nerea Pena | 1989- | handball | | |
| Peng Shuai | 1986- | tennis | | |
| Willie Pep | 1922-2006 | boxing | (Papaleo) | |
| Pepe | 1983- | soccer | (Lima, Ferreira) | |
| Julius Peppers | 1980- | football | | |
| Julio Peralta | 1981- | tennis | (Martínez ) | |
| Oribe Peralta | 1984- | soccer | (Morones) | |
| Velimir Perasović | 1965- | basketball | | |
| Luis Amaranto Perea | 1979- | soccer | (Mosquera) | |
| Álvaro Pereira | 1985- | soccer | (Barragán) | |
| Danilo Pereira | 1991- | soccer | (Hélio) | |
| João Pereira | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Maxi Pereira | 1984- | soccer | (Páez) | |
| Thomas Tekanapu Rawakata Perenara | 1992- | rugby | | |
| Kusal Perera | 1990- | cricket | | |
| Thisara Perera | 1989- | cricket | | |
| Diego Pérez | 1980- | soccer | (Aguado) | |
| Enzo Pérez | 1986- | soccer | (Seguí) | |
| Sergio Pérez | 1990- | driving | | |
| Tony Pérez | 1942- | baseball | | |
| Mattia Perin | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Ivan Perišić | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Goran Perkovac | 1962- | handball | | |
| Sandra Perković | 1990- | track | | |
| Mikael Pernfors | 1963- | tennis | | |
| Gilbert Perreault | 1950- | ice hockey | | |
| Corey Perry | 1985- | ice hockey | | |
| Fred Perry | 1909-1995 | tennis | | |
| Gaylord Perry | 1938-2022 | baseball | | |
| Květa Peschke | 1975- | tennis | (Peschkeová) | |
| Sławomir Peszko | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Jan Peters | 1954- | soccer | | |
| Jason Peters | 1982- | football | | |
| Fredrik Petersen | 1983- | handball | | |
| Adrian Peterson | 1985- | football | | |
| Ronnie Peterson | 1944-1978 | driving | | |
| Mladen Petrić | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Tigran Petrosian | 1929-1984 | chess | | |
| Nadia Petrova | 1982- | tennis | | |
| Aleksandar Petrović | 1959- | basketball | | |
| Biljana Petrović | 1961- | track | | |
| Dražen Petrović | 1964-1993 | basketball | | |
| Ognjen Petrović | 1948-2000 | soccer | | |
| Rok Petrovič | 1966-1993 | skiing | | |
| Bob Pettit | 1932- | basketball | | |
| Alexander Peya | 1980- | tennis | | |
| Jean-Marie Pfaff | 1953- | soccer | | |
| Michael Phelps | 1985- | swimming | | |
| Mark Philippoussis | 1976- | tennis | | |
| Andy Phillip | 1922-2001 | basketball | | |
| Mike Phillips | 1982- | rugby | | |
| Nick Phipps | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Mike Piazza | 1968- | baseball | | |
| Louis Picamoles | 1986- | rugby | | |
| Dane Piedt | 1990- | cricket | | |
| Francois Pienaar | 1967- | rugby | | |
| Ruan Pienaar | 1984- | rugby | | |
| JP Pietersen | 1986- | rugby | | |
| Tea Pijević | 1991- | handball | | |
| Linas Pilibaitis | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Nikola Pilić | 1939- | tennis | | |
| Pierre Pilote | 1931-2017 | ice hockey | | |
| Elisabeth Pinedo | 1981- | handball | | |
| Mauricio Pinilla | 1984- | soccer | (Ferrera) | |
| Ádám Pintér | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Mihai Pintilii | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Alexis Pinturault | 1991- | skiing | | |
| Silvio Piola | 1913-1996 | soccer | | |
| Cédric Pioline | 1969- | tennis | | |
| Tomislav Piplica | 1969- | soccer | | |
| Scottie Pippen | 1965- | basketball | | |
| Gerard Piqué | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Nelson Piquet | 1952- | driving | | |
| Andrea Pirlo | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Tsvetana Pironkova | 1987- | tennis | | |
| Tusi Pisi | 1982- | rugby | | |
| Łukasz Piszczek | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Rodolfo Pizarro | 1994- | soccer | (Thomas) | |
| Marko Pjaca | 1995- | soccer | | |
| Miralem Pjanić | 1990- | soccer | | |
| František Plánička | 1904-1996 | soccer | | |
| Jacques Plante | 1929-1986 | ice hockey | | |
| Jaroslav Plašil | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Michel Platini | 1955- | soccer | | |
| Gary Player | 1935- | golf | | |
| Stipe Pletikosa | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Karolína Plíšková | 1992- | tennis | | |
| Evgeni Viktorovich Plushenko | 1982- | skating | | |
| David Pocock | 1988- | rugby | | |
| Hans Podlipnik-Castillo | 1988- | tennis | | |
| Olivia Podmore | 1997-2021 | cycling | | |
| Lukas Podolski | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Paul Pogba | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Troy Polamalu | 1981- | football | | |
| Judit Polgár | 1976- | chess | | |
| Handré Pollard | 1994- | rugby | | |
| Jim Pollard | 1922-1993 | basketball | | |
| Kieron Pollard | 1987- | cricket | | |
| Estavana Polman | 1992- | handball | | |
| Tatafu Polota-Nau | 1985- | rugby | | |
| Miguel Ángel Ponce | 1989- | soccer | (Briseño) | |
| Cappie Pondexter | 1983- | basketball | | |
| Anton Ponkrashov | 1986- | basketball | | |
| Ruslan Ponomariov | 1983- | chess | | |
| Mehrdad Pooladi | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Jan Poortvliet | 1955- | soccer | | |
| Adrian Popa | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Aleksandr Popov | 1971- | swimming | | |
| Bojana Popović | 1979- | handball | | |
| Srebrenko Posavec | 1980- | soccer | | |
| Buster Posey | 1987- | baseball | | |
| Vasek Pospisil | 1990- | tennis | | |
| Ashley Postell | 1986- | gymnastics | | |
| Hélder Postiga | 1982- | soccer | (Marques) | |
| Denis Potvin | 1953- | ice hockey | | |
| Lucas Pouille | 1994- | tennis | | |
| Raymond Poulidor | 1936-2019 | cycling | | |
| Tanja Poutiainen | 1980- | skiing | | |
| Asafa Powell | 1982- | track | | |
| Mike Powell | 1963- | track | | |
| Cesare Prandelli | 1957- | soccer | | |
| Danijel Pranjić | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Sanjin Prcić | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Samuele Preisig | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Alexandre Prémat | 1982- | driving | | |
| Andrei Prepeliță | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Tamara Press | 1937-2021 | track | | |
| Špela Pretnar | 1973- | skiing | | |
| Carey Price | 1987- | ice hockey | | |
| Rhys Priestland | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Tayshaun Prince | 1980- | basketball | | |
| Tamás Priskin | 1986- | soccer | | |
| James Pritchard | 1979- | rugby | | |
| Nikola Prkačin | 1975- | basketball | | |
| Sebastian Prödl | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Quincy Promes | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Chris Pronger | 1974- | ice hockey | | |
| Natali Pronina | 1987- | swimming | | |
| Marcel Pronovost | 1930-2015 | ice hockey | | |
| Davy Pröpper | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Alain Prost | 1955- | driving | | |
| Oleg Protopopov | 1932- | skating | | |
| Goran Prpić | 1964- | tennis | | |
| Tom Pryce | 1949-1977 | driving | | |
| Iztok Puc | 1966-2011 | handball | | |
| Kirby Puckett | 1960-2006 | baseball | | |
| Daniel Pudil | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Robertino Pugliara | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | 1988- | cricket | | |
| Albert Pujols | 1980- | baseball | | |
| Kubrat Pulev | 1981- | boxing | (Venkov) | |
| Alan Pulido | 1991- | soccer | (Izaguirre) | |
| P. V. Sindhu | 1995- | badminton | (Pusarla, Venkata) | |
| Ferenc Puskás | 1927-2006 | soccer | | |
| Yulia Putintseva | 1995- | tennis | | |
| Carles Puyol | 1978- | soccer | (Saforcada) | |
| Andriy Pyatov | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Henry Pyrgos | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Vako Qazaishvili | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Ricardo Quaresma | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Sam Querrey | 1987- | tennis | | |
| Quini | 1949-2018 | soccer | (Castro, González) | |
| Stephen Quinn | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Carlos Quintero | 1987- | soccer | (Villalba) | |
| Juan Fernando Quintero | 1993- | soccer | (Paniagua) | |
| Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 1980- | tennis | | |
| Kagiso Rabada | 1995- | cricket | | |
| Xavi Rabaseda | 1989- | basketball | (Bertrán) | |
| Dino Rađa | 1967- | basketball | (Radja) | |
| Radamel Falcao | 1986- | soccer | (García, Zárate) | |
| Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn | 1854-1897 | baseball | | |
| Jovanka Radičević | 1986- | handball | | |
| Ana Radović | 1986- | handball | | |
| Emma Raducanu | 2002- | tennis | | |
| Brock Radunske | 1983- | ice hockey | | |
| Agnieszka Radwańska | 1989- | tennis | | |
| Jocelyn Rae | 1991- | tennis | | |
| Soroush Rafiei | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Rafinha | 1985- | soccer | (Ferreira, de Souza) | |
| Ragnheiður Ragnarsdóttir | 1984- | swimming | (Ragnars) | |
| Natascha Ragosina | 1976- | boxing | | |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 1988- | cricket | | |
| Haroon Rahim | 1949- | tennis | | |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | 1988- | cricket | | |
| Hasim Rahman | 1972- | boxing | | |
| Bakhtiar Rahmani | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Helmut Rahn | 1929-2003 | soccer | | |
| Lokesh Rahul | 1992- | cricket | | |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1979- | driving | | |
| Suresh Raina | 1986- | cricket | | |
| Mithali Raj | 1982- | cricket | | |
| Milovan Rajevac | 1954- | soccer | | |
| Oxana Rakhmatulina | 1976- | basketball | | |
| Ivan Rakitić | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Yaroslav Rakitskiy | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Milovan Raković | 1985- | basketball | | |
| Rajeev Ram | 1984- | tennis | | |
| Denesh Ramdin | 1985- | cricket | | |
| Adil Rami | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Ramires | 1987- | soccer | (Santos, do Nascimento) | |
| Aldo Leão Ramírez | 1981- | soccer | (Sierra) | |
| Gastón Ramírez | 1990- | soccer | (Pereyra) | |
| Adrián Ramos | 1986- | soccer | (Vásquez) | |
| Albert Ramos Viñolas | 1988- | tennis | | |
| Sergio Ramos | 1986- | soccer | (García) | |
| Ravi Rampaul | 1984- | cricket | | |
| Aaron Ramsey | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Frank Ramsey | 1931-2018 | basketball | | |
| Dalip Singh "The Great Khali" Rana | 1972- | wrestling | | |
| Darren Randolph | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Milos Raonic | 1990- | tennis | | |
| Megan Rapinoe | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Haroon Rasheed | 1953- | cricket | | |
| Marcus Rashford | 1997- | soccer | | |
| Anel Raskaj | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Parvez Rasool | 1989- | cricket | (Zargar) | |
| Gleb Rassadkin | 1995- | soccer | | |
| Răzvan Raț | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 1986- | cricket | | |
| Lisa Raymond | 1973- | tennis | | |
| Chuck Rayner | 1920-2002 | ice hockey | | |
| Ambati Rayudu | 1985- | cricket | | |
| Abdul Razak | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Kieran Read | 1985- | rugby | | |
| Viktoria Rebensburg | 1989- | skiing | | |
| Ante Rebić | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Mark Recchi | 1968- | ice hockey | | |
| Eoin Reddan | 1980- | rugby | | |
| Ian Redford | 1960-2014 | soccer | | |
| Ed Reed | 1978- | football | | |
| Willis Reed | 1942-2023 | basketball | | |
| Harold "Pee Wee" Reese | 1918-1999 | baseball | | |
| Cyrille Regis | 1958-2018 | soccer | | |
| Otto Rehhagel | 1938- | soccer | | |
| Tijjani Reijnders | 1998- | soccer | | |
| Etiënne Reijnen | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Pepe Reina | 1982- | soccer | (Páez) | |
| Michael Reiziger | 1973- | soccer | | |
| Karim Rekik | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Arvīds Reķis | 1979- | ice hockey | | |
| Loïc Rémy | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Borna Rendulić | 1992- | ice hockey | | |
| Devyne Rensch | 2003- | soccer | | |
| Rob Rensenbrink | 1947-2020 | soccer | | |
| Johnny Rep | 1951- | soccer | | |
| Refik Resmja | 1931-1997 | soccer | | |
| Brodie Retallick | 1991- | rugby | | |
| Marco Reus | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Réver | 1985- | soccer | (Alves, Araújo) | |
| Darrelle Revis | 1985- | football | | |
| Diego Antonio Reyes | 1992- | soccer | (Rosales) | |
| Efren Reyes | 1954- | billiards | | |
| Felipe Reyes | 1980- | basketball | (Cabanas) | |
| Ángel Reyna | 1984- | soccer | (Martínez) | |
| Farhad Reza | 1986- | cricket | | |
| Kaveh Rezaei | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Jonty Rhodes | 1969- | cricket | | |
| Wahab Riaz | 1985- | cricket | | |
| Pau Ribas | 1987- | basketball | (Tossas) | |
| Nuno Ribeiro | 1977- | cycling | (Gaspar) | |
| Franck Ribéry | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1989- | driving | | |
| Jerry Rice | 1962- | football | | |
| Jim Rice | 1953- | baseball | | |
| Stephanie Rice | 1988- | swimming | | |
| Henri Richard | 1936-2020 | ice hockey | | |
| Maurice "Rocket" Richard | 1921-2000 | ice hockey | | |
| Jazz Richards | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Samantha Richards | 1983- | basketball | | |
| Viv Richards | 1952- | cricket | | |
| Mitch Richmond | 1965- | basketball | | |
| Fernando Ricksen | 1976-2019 | soccer | | |
| Sergio Rico | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren | 1984- | handball | | |
| Oriol Riera | 1986- | soccer | (Magem) | |
| Frank Rijkaard | 1962- | soccer | | |
| Lucia Rijker | 1967- | boxing | | |
| Wim Rijsbergen | 1952- | soccer | | |
| Nick Rimando | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Jochen Rindt | 1942-1970 | driving | | |
| Cal Ripken Jr. | 1960- | baseball | | |
| Arnie Risen | 1924-2012 | basketball | | |
| Alison Riske | 1990- | tennis | | |
| Major Ritchie | 1870-1955 | tennis | | |
| Gigi Riva | 1944- | soccer | | |
| Rivaldo | 1972- | soccer | (Borba, Ferreira) | |
| Roberto Rivellino | 1946- | soccer | (Rivelino) | |
| Gianni Rivera | 1943- | soccer | | |
| Mariano Rivera | 1969- | baseball | | |
| Mahmudullah Riyad | 1986- | cricket | | |
| Phil Rizzuto | 1917-2007 | baseball | | |
| Edem Rjaïbi | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Kemar Roach | 1988- | cricket | | |
| Arjen Robben | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Stéphane Robert | 1980- | tennis | | |
| Roberto Carlos | 1973- | soccer | (da Silva, Rocha) | |
| Jamie Roberts | 1986- | rugby | | |
| Robin Roberts | 1926-2010 | baseball | | |
| Neil Robertson | 1982- | billiards | | |
| Oscar Robertson | 1938- | basketball | | |
| Robinho | 1984- | soccer | (de Souza) | |
| Brooks Robinson | 1937-2023 | baseball | | |
| David Robinson | 1965- | basketball | | |
| Frank Robinson | 1935-2019 | baseball | | |
| Jackie Robinson | 1919-1972 | baseball | | |
| Larry Robinson | 1951- | ice hockey | | |
| "Sugar" Ray Robinson | 1921-1989 | boxing | (Smith) | |
| Luc Robitaille | 1966- | ice hockey | | |
| Dayron Robles | 1986- | track | | |
| Tommy Robredo | 1982- | tennis | (Garcés) | |
| Chris Robshaw | 1986- | rugby | | |
| Bobby Robson | 1933-2009 | soccer | | |
| Hal Robson-Kanu | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Laura Robson | 1994- | tennis | | |
| Graciano Rocchigiani | 1963-2018 | boxing | | |
| Marcos Rocha | 1988- | soccer | (Aquino) | |
| Enzo Roco | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Aaron Rodgers | 1983- | football | | |
| Guy Rodgers | 1935-2001 | basketball | | |
| Evgeniya Rodina | 1989- | tennis | | |
| Anastasia Rodionova | 1982- | tennis | | |
| Dennis Rodman | 1961- | basketball | | |
| Alex Rodriguez | 1975- | baseball | | |
| Berni Rodríguez | 1980- | basketball | (Arias) | |
| Cristian Rodríguez | 1985- | soccer | (Barotti) | |
| Emiliano Rodríguez | 1937- | basketball | | |
| Francisco Javier Rodríguez | 1981- | soccer | (Pinedo) | |
| Iván Rodríguez | 1971- | baseball | | |
| James Rodríguez | 1991- | soccer | (Rubio) | |
| José Antonio Rodríguez | 1992- | soccer | (Romero) | |
| Maxi Rodríguez | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Pedro Rodríguez | 1987- | soccer | (Ledesma) | |
| Ricardo Rodríguez | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Sergio Rodríguez | 1986- | basketball | (Gómez) | |
| Patrick Roest | 1995- | skating | | |
| Marko Rog | 1995- | soccer | | |
| Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 1983- | tennis | | |
| Esmil Rogers | 1985- | baseball | | |
| Shelby Rogers | 1992- | tennis | | |
| Tom Rogić | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Jean-Julien Rojer | 1981- | tennis | | |
| Marcos Rojo | 1990- | soccer | (Alberto) | |
| Antrel Rolle | 1982- | football | | |
| Jimmy Rollins | 1978- | baseball | | |
| Luke Romano | 1986- | rugby | | |
| Romaric | 1983- | soccer | (N'dri) | |
| Sergio Romero | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Ronaldinho | 1980- | soccer | (de Assis, Moreira) | |
| Ronaldo | 1976- | soccer | (Nazário, de Lima) | |
| Facundo Roncaglia | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Eloy Room | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Wayne Rooney | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Jill Roord | 1997- | soccer | | |
| Keke Rosberg | 1948- | driving | | |
| Nico Rosberg | 1985- | driving | | |
| Danny Rose | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Derrick Rose | 1988- | basketball | | |
| Justin Rose | 1980- | golf | | |
| Pete Rose | 1941- | baseball | | |
| Al Rosen | 1924-2015 | baseball | | |
| Ken Rosewall | 1934- | tennis | | |
| Odise Roshi | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Tomáš Rosický | 1980- | soccer | | |
| Art Ross | 1885-1964 | ice hockey | | |
| Mike Ross | 1979- | rugby | | |
| Alexander Rossi | 1991- | driving | | |
| Paolo Rossi | 1956-2020 | soccer | | |
| Valentino Rossi | 1979- | driving | | |
| Jonathan Rossini | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Ruslan Rotan | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Ronda Rousey | 1987- | martial arts | | |
| André "the Giant" Roussimoff | 1946-1993 | wrestling | | |
| Bryan Roy | 1970- | soccer | | |
| Patrick Roy | 1965- | ice hockey | | |
| Chanda Rubin | 1976- | tennis | | |
| Ricky Rubio | 1990- | basketball | (Vives) | |
| David Rudisha | 1988- | track | | |
| Wilma Rudolph | 1940-1994 | track | | |
| Stéphane Ruffier | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Oscar Ruggeri | 1962- | soccer | | |
| Angela Ruggiero | 1980- | ice hockey | | |
| Bryan Ruiz | 1985- | soccer | (González) | |
| Nikita Rukavytsya | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Gerónimo Rulli | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | 1955- | soccer | | |
| Holger Rune | 2003- | tennis | (Nødskov) | |
| Arantxa Rus | 1990- | tennis | | |
| Greg Rusedski | 1973- | tennis | | |
| Bill Russell | 1934-2022 | basketball | | |
| Finn Russell | 1992- | rugby | | |
| George Herman "Babe" Ruth | 1895-1948 | baseball | | |
| Hamish Rutherford | 1989- | cricket | | |
| Graeme Rutjes | 1960- | soccer | | |
| Mathew Ryan | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Matt Ryan | 1985- | football | | |
| Nolan Ryan | 1947- | baseball | | |
| Serhiy Rybalka | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Magdaléna Rybáriková | 1988- | tennis | | |
| Kerby Rychel | 1994- | ice hockey | | |
| Sergey Ryzhikov | 1980- | soccer | | |
| Dmytro Ryzhuk | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Aryna Sabalenka | 1998- | tennis | | |
| Gabriela Sabatini | 1970- | tennis | | |
| Marcel Sabitzer | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 1964- | basketball | | |
| Arrigo Sacchi | 1946- | soccer | | |
| Alicia Sacramone | 1987- | gymnastics | | |
| Víctor Sada | 1984- | basketball | (Remisa) | |
| Amir Hossein Sadeghi | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Armando Sadiku | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Birkir Már Sævarsson | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Lucie Šafářová | 1987- | tennis | | |
| Marat Safin | 1980- | tennis | | |
| Dinara Safina | 1986- | tennis | | |
| Gonzalo Sagi-Vela | 1950- | basketball | (Fernández, Pérez) | |
| Mahir Sağlık | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Bacary Sagna | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Wriddhiman Saha | 1984- | cricket | | |
| Olcay Şahan | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Nuri Şahin | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Toni Sailer | 1935-2009 | skiing | | |
| Trent Sainsbury | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Carlos Sainz, Jr. | 1994- | driving | | |
| Lolo Sainz | 1940- | basketball | (Márquez) | |
| Gōtoku Sakai | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Diafra Sakho | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Lamine Sakho | 1977- | soccer | | |
| Mamadou Sakho | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Joe Sakic | 1969- | ice hockey | | |
| Maria Sakkari | 1995- | tennis | | |
| Emiliano Sala | 1990-2019 | soccer | (Taffarel) | |
| Bartosz Salamon | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Kornel Saláta | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Carlos Salcido | 1980- | soccer | (Flores) | |
| Sejad Salihović | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Edgar Salli | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Börje Salming | 1951-2022 | ice hockey | | |
| Dimitris Salpingidis | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Georgios Samaras | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Andreas Samaris | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Aleksandr Samedov | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Sammir | 1987- | soccer | (Cruz, Campos) | |
| Pete Sampras | 1971- | tennis | | |
| Ralph Sampson | 1960- | basketball | | |
| Dalibor Šamšal | 1985- | skiing | | |
| Sanju Samson | 1994- | cricket | (Viswanath) | |
| Renato Sanches | 1997- | soccer | (Luz) | |
| Alexis Sánchez | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 1971- | tennis | | |
| Carlos Sánchez Moreno | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Leonel Sánchez | 1936-2022 | soccer | (Lineros) | |
| Nicolás Sánchez | 1988- | rugby | | |
| Ryne Sandberg | 1959- | baseball | | |
| Barry Sanders | 1968- | football | | |
| Deion Sanders | 1967- | football | | |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 1987- | football | | |
| Tom "Satch" Sanders | 1938- | basketball | | |
| Sandro Raniere | 1989- | soccer | (Guimarães, Cordeiro) | |
| Leroy Sané | 1996- | soccer | | |
| Fernando San Emeterio | 1984- | basketball | (Lara) | |
| Viktor Saneyev | 1945-2022 | track | | |
| Badra Ali Sangaré | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Mikel San José | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Lucian Sânmărtean | 1980- | soccer | | |
| Manuel Santana | 1938-2021 | tennis | | |
| Ron Santo | 1940-2010 | baseball | | |
| Fabrice Santoro | 1972- | tennis | | |
| Cairo Santos | 1991- | football | | |
| Djalma Santos | 1929-2013 | soccer | | |
| Evangelista Santos | 1977- | martial arts | | |
| Nílton Santos | 1925-2013 | soccer | | |
| Warren Sapp | 1972- | football | | |
| Cristian Săpunaru | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Zlatko Saračević | 1961-2021 | handball | | |
| Gene Sarazen | 1902-1999 | golf | (Saraceni) | |
| Burhan Sargun | 1929-2023 | soccer | | |
| Luis Saritama | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Soumya Sarkar | 1993- | cricket | | |
| György Sárosi | 1912-1993 | soccer | | |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan | 1980- | cricket | | |
| Cirilo Saucedo | 1982- | soccer | (Nájera) | |
| Ron Saunders | 1932-2019 | soccer | | |
| Randy Savage | 1952-2011 | wrestling | (Poffo) | |
| Denis Savard | 1961- | ice hockey | | |
| Serge Savard | 1946- | ice hockey | | |
| Olga Savchuk | 1987- | tennis | | |
| Julian Savea | 1990- | rugby | | |
| Maja Savić | 1976- | handball | | |
| Homare Sawa | 1978- | soccer | | |
| Terry Sawchuk | 1929-1970 | ice hockey | | |
| Gale Sayers | 1943-2020 | football | | |
| Sergio Scariolo | 1961- | basketball | | |
| Héctor Scarone | 1898-1967 | soccer | | |
| Stijn Schaars | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Karl Schäfer | 1909-1976 | skating | | |
| Ruben Schaken | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Sjeng Schalken | 1976- | tennis | | |
| Fabian Schär | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Dolph Schayes | 1928-2015 | basketball | | |
| Merijn Scheperkamp | 2000- | skating | | |
| Adolf Scherer | 1938-2023 | soccer | | |
| Kjell Scherpen | 2000- | soccer | | |
| Barbara Schett | 1976- | tennis | | |
| Juan Alberto Schiaffino | 1925-2002 | soccer | | |
| Angelo Schiavio | 1905-1990 | soccer | | |
| Francesca Schiavone | 1980- | tennis | | |
| Marlies Schild | 1981- | skiing | | |
| Gordon Schildenfeld | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Salvatore Schillaci | 1964- | soccer | | |
| Peter Schmeichel | 1963- | soccer | | |
| Max Schmeling | 1905-2005 | boxing | | |
| Joe Schmidt | 1965- | rugby | | |
| Mike Schmidt | 1949- | baseball | | |
| Milt Schmidt | 1918-2017 | ice hockey | | |
| Oscar Schmidt | 1958- | basketball | | |
| Pál Schmitt | 1942- | fencing | | |
| Vreni Schneider | 1964- | skiing | | |
| Morgan Schneiderlin | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Dick Schoenaker | 1952- | soccer | | |
| Alessandro Schöpf | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Steijn Schothorst | 1994- | driving | | |
| Irene Schouten | 1992- | skating | | |
| Piet Schrijvers | 1946-2022 | soccer | | |
| Michael Schumacher | 1969- | driving | | |
| André Schürrle | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Demi Schuurs | 1993- | tennis | | |
| Perr Schuurs | 1999- | soccer | | |
| Diego Schwartzman | 1992- | tennis | | |
| Adolf Schwarz | 1836-1910 | chess | | |
| Bastian Schweinsteiger | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Luiz Felipe Scolari | 1948- | soccer | | |
| Charlie Scott | 1948- | basketball | | |
| Matt Scott | 1990- | rugby | | |
| Jennifer Screen | 1983- | basketball | | |
| Junior Seau | 1969-2012 | football | | |
| Tom Seaver | 1944-2020 | baseball | | |
| Daniel Sedin | 1980- | ice hockey | | |
| Henrik Sedin | 1980- | ice hockey | | |
| Jakub Sedláček | 1990- | ice hockey | | |
| Yuriy Sedykh | 1955-2021 | track | | |
| Clarence Seedorf | 1976- | soccer | | |
| Uwe Seeler | 1936-2022 | soccer | | |
| Haris Seferović | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Dudi Sela | 1985- | tennis | | |
| Teemu Selänne | 1970- | ice hockey | | |
| Mark Selby | 1983- | billiards | | |
| Monica Seles | 1973- | tennis | | |
| Yevhen Seleznyov | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Albert Selimov | 1986- | boxing | | |
| Arie Selinger | 1937- | volleyball | | |
| Caster Semenya | 1991- | track | | |
| Uljana Semjonova | 1952- | basketball | | |
| Andrei Semyonov | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Ksenia Semyonova | 1992- | gymnastics | | |
| Volkan Şen | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Sachithra Senanayake | 1985- | cricket | | |
| Philippe Senderos | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Ayrton Senna | 1960-1994 | driving | | |
| Stanislav Šesták | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Ernestas Šetkus | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Anastasija Sevastova | 1990- | tennis | | |
| Francis Severeyns | 1968- | soccer | | |
| Jonathan Sexton | 1985- | rugby | | |
| Tommy Seymour | 1988- | rugby | | |
| Selima Sfar | 1977- | tennis | | |
| Shaan Masood | 1989- | cricket | (Khan) | |
| Yasir Shah | 1986- | cricket | | |
| Brendan Shanahan | 1969- | ice hockey | | |
| Xherdan Shaqiri | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Maria Sharapova | 1987- | tennis | | |
| Safyaan Sharif | 1991- | cricket | | |
| Merab Sharikadze | 1993- | rugby | | |
| Ishant Sharma | 1988- | cricket | | |
| Karn Sharma | 1987- | cricket | | |
| Mohit Sharma | 1988- | cricket | | |
| Rohit Sharma | 1987- | cricket | | |
| Bill Sharman | 1926-2013 | basketball | | |
| Shannon Sharpe | 1968- | football | | |
| Oleg Shatov | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Luke Shaw | 1995- | soccer | | |
| Georgi Shchennikov | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Orges Shehi | 1977- | soccer | | |
| Tornike Shengelia | 1991- | basketball | | |
| Andriy Shevchenko | 1976- | soccer | | |
| Mykyta Shevchenko | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Vyacheslav Shevchuk | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Mikaela Shiffrin | 1995- | skiing | | |
| Peter Shilton | 1949- | soccer | | |
| Roman Shirokov | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Roman Shishkin | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Masoud Shojaei | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Eddie Shore | 1902-1985 | ice hockey | | |
| Beibut Shumenov | 1983- | boxing | | |
| Iman Shumpert | 1990- | basketball | | |
| Steve Shutt | 1952- | ice hockey | | |
| Alexey Shved | 1988- | basketball | | |
| Yaroslava Shvedova | 1987- | tennis | | |
| Cédric Si Mohamed | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Vusi Sibanda | 1983- | cricket | | |
| Cándido Sibilio | 1958-2019 | basketball | (Hughes) | |
| Jan Siemerink | 1970- | tennis | | |
| Michalis Sifakis | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Kolbeinn Sigþórsson | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Gylfi Sigurðsson | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Ragnar Sigurðsson | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Jack Sikma | 1955- | basketball | | |
| Ismail Sillakh | 1985- | boxing | | |
| Adrien Silva | 1989- | soccer | (Perruchet) | |
| David Silva | 1986- | soccer | (Jiménez) | |
| Gilberto Silva | 1976- | soccer | (Aparecido, da Silva) | |
| Martín Silva | 1983- | soccer | (Leites) | |
| Rafa Silva | 1993- | soccer | (Fernandes, Ferreira) | |
| Thiago Silva | 1984- | soccer | (Emiliano, da Silva) | |
| Franck Silvestre | 1967- | soccer | | |
| Dario Šimić | 1975- | soccer | | |
| Al Simmons | 1902-1956 | baseball | | |
| Lendl Simmons | 1985- | cricket | | |
| Rob Simmons | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Gilles Simon | 1984- | tennis | | |
| Davide Simoncelli | 1979- | skiing | | |
| Xavi Simons | 2003- | soccer | | |
| Adolf Šimperský | 1909-1964 | soccer | | |
| O. J. Simpson | 1947-2024 | football | | |
| Tom Simpson | 1937-1967 | cycling | | |
| Josip Šimunić | 1978- | soccer | | |
| Matthias Sindelar | 1903-1939 | soccer | | |
| Vijay Singh | 1963- | golf | | |
| Sinha | 1976- | soccer | (Naelson, Matias) | |
| Kateřina Siniaková | 1996- | tennis | | |
| Daley Sinkgraven | 1995- | soccer | | |
| Eelco Sintnicolaas | 1987- | track | | |
| Dimitris Siovas | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Kenan Sipahi | 1995- | basketball | | |
| Salvatore Sirigu | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Moussa Sissoko | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Darryl Sittler | 1950- | ice hockey | | |
| Tomáš Sivok | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Omar Sívori | 1935-2005 | soccer | | |
| Johan Sjöstrand | 1987- | handball | | |
| Tyler Skaggs | 1991-2019 | baseball | | |
| Jiří Skalák | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Damir Škaro | 1959- | boxing | | |
| Will Skelton | 1992- | rugby | | |
| Milan Škoda | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Milan Škriniar | 1995- | soccer | | |
| Almira Skripchenko | 1976- | chess | | |
| Martin Škrtel | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Franko Škugor | 1987- | tennis | | |
| Ari Freyr Skúlason | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Ken Skupski | 1983- | tennis | | |
| Neal Skupski | 1989- | tennis | | |
| Colin Slade | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Islam Slimani | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Rabah Slimani | 1989- | rugby | | |
| James Slipper | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Ivan Slišković | 1991- | handball | | |
| Raemon Sluiter | 1978- | tennis | | |
| Irfan Smajlagić | 1961- | handball | | |
| Chris Smalling | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Jan Smeets | 1985- | chess | | |
| Kick Smit | 1911-1974 | soccer | | |
| Sylvia Smit | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Aaron Smith | 1988- | rugby | | |
| Anna Smith | 1988- | tennis | | |
| Ben Smith | 1986- | rugby | | |
| Billy Smith | 1950- | ice hockey | | |
| Conrad Smith | 1981- | rugby | | |
| Emmitt Smith | 1969- | football | | |
| Harrison Smith | 1989- | football | | |
| Katie Smith | 1974- | basketball | | |
| Mallex Smith | 1993- | baseball | | |
| Ozzie Smith | 1954- | baseball | | |
| Reginald "Hooley" Smith | 1903-1963 | ice hockey | | |
| Stan Smith | 1946- | tennis | | |
| Toby Smith | 1988- | rugby | | |
| Torrey Smith | 1989- | football | | |
| Tyron Smith | 1990- | football | | |
| Igor Smolnikov | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Fyodor Smolov | 1990- | soccer | | |
| John Smoltz | 1967- | baseball | | |
| Vasiliy Smyslov | 1921-2010 | chess | | |
| Sam Snead | 1912-2002 | golf | | |
| Brandt Snedeker | 1980- | golf | | |
| Wesley Sneijder | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Belinda Snell | 1981- | basketball | | |
| Edwin "Duke" Snider | 1926-2011 | baseball | | |
| Katja Snoeijs | 1996- | soccer | | |
| Gøril Snorroeggen | 1985- | handball | | |
| Bruno Soares | 1982- | tennis | (Fraga) | |
| Cédric Soares | 1991- | soccer | (Alves) | |
| Garfield Sobers | 1936- | cricket | | |
| Jack Sock | 1992- | tennis | | |
| Sócrates | 1954-2011 | soccer | (Brasileiro, Sampaio, de Souza, Vieira, Oliveira) | |
| Ish Sodhi | 1992- | cricket | | |
| Efe Sodje | 1972- | soccer | | |
| Go Soeda | 1984- | tennis | | |
| Haris Sohail | 1989- | cricket | | |
| Maja Sokač | 1982- | handball | (Zebić) | |
| Tanel Sokk | 1985- | basketball | | |
| Tiit Sokk | 1964- | basketball | (Giannopoulos) | |
| Vlado Šola | 1968- | handball | | |
| Odlanier Solís | 1980- | boxing | (Fonte) | |
| Hope Solo | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Yann Sommer | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Son Heung-min | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Alex Song | 1987- | soccer | (Billong) | |
| Rigobert Song | 1976- | soccer | (Bahanag) | |
| Darius Songaila | 1978- | basketball | | |
| Annika Sörenstam | 1970- | golf | | |
| Cédric Sorhaindo | 1984- | handball | | |
| Bruno Soriano | 1984- | soccer | (Llido) | |
| Sammy Sosa | 1968- | baseball | | |
| Yevgen Sotnikov | 1980-2021 | martial arts | | |
| Elkin Soto | 1980- | soccer | (Jaramillo) | |
| Javier Sotomayor | 1967- | track | (Sanabria) | |
| El Arabi Hillel Soudani | 1987- | soccer | | |
| João Sousa | 1989- | tennis | (Coelho, Marinho de Sousa) | |
| Emir Spahić | 1980- | soccer | | |
| Warren Spahn | 1921-2003 | baseball | | |
| Ljubiša Spajić | 1926-2004 | soccer | | |
| Albert Spalding | 1850-1915 | baseball | | |
| Metka Sparavec | 1978- | swimming | | |
| Boris Spassky | 1937- | chess | | |
| Tris Speaker | 1888-1958 | baseball | | |
| Abigail Spears | 1981- | tennis | | |
| Scott Spedding | 1986- | rugby | | |
| Giora Spiegel | 1947- | soccer | | |
| Leon Spinks | 1953-2021 | boxing | | |
| Matthew Špiranović | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Daria Spiridonova | 1998- | gymnastics | | |
| Sherida Spitse | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Mark Spitz | 1950- | swimming | | |
| Denis Špoljarić | 1979- | handball | | |
| Goran Šprem | 1979- | handball | | |
| Karolina Šprem | 1984- | tennis | | |
| Civard Sprockel | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Tin Srbić | 1996- | gymnastics | | |
| Katarina Srebotnik | 1981- | tennis | | |
| Darijo Srna | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Guillermo Stábile | 1905-1966 | soccer | | |
| Ken Stabler | 1945-2015 | football | | |
| Alan Stacey | 1933-1960 | driving | | |
| Sergiy Stakhovsky | 1986- | tennis | | |
| Dawn Staley | 1970- | basketball | | |
| Jaap Stam | 1972- | soccer | | |
| Nicolae Stanciu | 1993- | soccer | |