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 | Sport | Other Names | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan de Vrij | 1992- | soccer |  | |
| Somdev Devvarman | 1985- | tennis | | |
| Maaike de Waard | 1996- | swimming | | |
| John de Wolf | 1962- | soccer | | |
| Demy de Zeeuw | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 1985- | cricket | | |
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 1981- | cricket | | |
| Lassana Diarra | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Vitalia Diatchenko | 1990- | tennis | | |
| Júnior Díaz | 1983- | soccer | (Campbell) | |
| Marcelo Díaz | 1986- | soccer | (Rojas) | |
| Dénes Dibusz | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Bill Dickey | 1907-1993 | baseball | | |
| Nadiya Didenko | 1986- | skiing | | |
| Didi | 1928-2001 | soccer | (Pereira) | |
| Babe Didrikson Zaharias | 1911-1956 | golf; track | | |
| Serey Dié | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Eric Dier | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Tuur Dierckx | 1995- | soccer | | |
| Franka Dietzsch | 1968- | track | | |
| Stefon Diggs | 1993- | football | | |
| Lucas Digne | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 1976- | cricket | | |
| Joe DiMaggio | 1914-1999 | baseball | | |
| Ángel Di María | 1988- | soccer | (Hernández) | |
| Grigor Dimitrov | 1991- | tennis | | |
| Didier Dinart | 1977- | handball | | |
| Ding Ning | 1990- | table tennis | | |
| Marcel Dionne | 1951- | ice hockey | | |
| Maya DiRado | 1993- | swimming | (Andrews) | |
| Mix Diskerud | 1990- | soccer | (Pålssønn) | |
| Wiam Dislam | 1987- | martial arts | | |
| Alfredo Di Stéfano | 1926-2014 | soccer | | |
| Mike Ditka | 1939- | football | | |
| Vlade Divac | 1968- | basketball | | |
| Brice Dja Djédjé | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Abdelmoumene Djabou | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Constant Djakpa | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Viatcheslav Djavanian | 1969- | cycling | | |
| Cédric Djeugoué | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Johan Djourou | 1987- | soccer | (Gbadjere) | |
| Nikša Dobud | 1985- | water polo | | |
| Larry Doby | 1923-2003 | baseball | | |
| Bořek Dočkal | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Dalibor Doder | 1979- | handball | | |
| Ivan Dodig | 1985- | tennis | | |
| Océane Dodin | 1996- | tennis | | |
| Bobby Doerr | 1918-2017 | baseball | | |
| Pim Doesburg | 1943-2020 | soccer | | |
| Ziya Doğan | 1961- | soccer | | |
| Sinem Doğu | 1987- | ice hockey | | |
| Ana Đokić | 1979- | handball | | |
| Novak Đoković | 1987- | tennis | (Djokovic) | |
| Alexandr Dolgopolov | 1988- | tennis | | |
| Alexander Domínguez | 1987- | soccer | (Carabalí) | |
| Leinier Domínguez | 1983- | chess | (Pérez) | |
| Davor Dominiković | 1978- | handball | | |
| Darya Domracheva | 1986- | skiing | | |
| Jared Donaldson | 1996- | tennis | | |
| Josh Donaldson | 1985- | baseball | | |
| Jean Marie Dongou | 1995- | soccer | (Tsafack) | |
| Anne Donovan | 1961-2018 | basketball | | |
| Evgeny Donskoy | 1990- | tennis | | |
| Fritz Dopfer | 1987- | skiing | | |
| Anatolie Doroș | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Giovani dos Santos | 1989- | soccer | (Ramírez) | |
| Guilherme dos Santos Torres | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Kane Douglas | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Seydou Doumbia | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Aleksandar Dragović | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Leon Draisaitl | 1995- | ice hockey | | |
| Rahul Dravid | 1973- | cricket | | |
| Julian Draxler | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Clyde Drexler | 1962- | basketball | | |
| Josip Drmić | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Jaroslav Drobný | 1921-2001 | tennis | | |
| Didier Drogba | 1978- | soccer | | |
| Joël Drommel | 1996- | soccer | | |
| Jesper Drost | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Stipe Drviš | 1973- | boxing | (Drews) | |
| Ken Dryden | 1947- | ice hockey | | |
| Don Drysdale | 1936-1993 | baseball | | |
| Óscar Duarte | 1989- | soccer | (Gaitán) | |
| Sanda Dubravčić | 1964- | skating | | |
| Ondrej Duda | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Shane Duffy | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Ratomir Dujković | 1946- | soccer | | |
| Talant Dujshebaev | 1968- | handball | (Duyshebaev) | |
| Yasmani Duk | 1988- | soccer | (Arandia) | |
| Mitchell Duke | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Iulia Dumanska | 1996- | handball | | |
| Joe Dumars | 1963- | basketball | | |
| Dănuț Dumbravă | 1981- | rugby | | |
| Céline Dumerc | 1982- | basketball | | |
| Elvis Dumervil | 1984- | football | | |
| Denzel Dumfries | 1996- | soccer | | |
| Tom Dumoulin | 1990- | cycling | | |
| Antal Dunai | 1943- | soccer | | |
| Tim Duncan | 1976- | basketball | | |
| Dunga | 1963- | soccer | (Bledorn, Verri) | |
| Alo Dupikov | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Bismarck du Plessis | 1984- | rugby | | |
| Faf du Plessis | 1984- | cricket | | |
| Jannie du Plessis | 1982- | rugby | | |
| Fourie du Preez | 1982- | rugby | | |
| Kevin Durant | 1988- | basketball | | |
| Ján Ďurica | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Michal Ďuriš | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Erik Durm | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Jimmy Durmaz | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Bill Durnan | 1916-1972 | ice hockey | | |
| Andrew Durutalo | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Thierry Dusautoir | 1981- | rugby | | |
| Pieter-Steph du Toit | 1992- | rugby | | |
| Rogério Dutra Silva | 1984- | tennis | | |
| Domagoj Duvnjak | 1988- | handball | | |
| Miroslav Dvořák | 1951-2008 | ice hockey | | |
| Cecil "Babe" Dye | 1898-1962 | ice hockey | | |
| Alan Dzagoev | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Natela Dzalamidze | 1993- | tennis | | |
| Nika Dzalamidze | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Edin Džeko | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Blerim Džemaili | 1986- | soccer | (Xhemaili) | |
| Mirza Džomba | 1977- | handball | | |
| Balázs Dzsudzsák | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Damir Džumhur | 1992- | tennis | | |
| Artem Dzyuba | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Keith Earls | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Nick Easter | 1978- | rugby | | |
| Wilberforce Eaves | 1867-1920 | tennis | | |
| Dennis Eckersley | 1954- | baseball | | |
| Stefan Edberg | 1966- | tennis | | |
| Éder | 1986- | soccer | (Citadin, Martins) | |
| Éder | 1987- | soccer | (Macedo, Lopes) | |
| Gertrude Ederle | 1905-2003 | swimming | | |
| Kyle Edmund | 1995- | tennis | | |
| David Edwards | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Fidel Edwards | 1982- | cricket | | |
| Teresa Edwards | 1964- | basketball | | |
| Naiara Egozkue | 1983- | handball | (Extremado) | |
| Damaris Egurrola | 1999- | soccer | (Wienke) | |
| Azubuike Egwuekwe | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Ulrikke Eikeri | 1992- | tennis | | |
| Austin Ejide | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Niclas Ekberg | 1988- | handball | | |
| Kim Ekdahl du Rietz | 1989- | handball | | |
| Albin Ekdal | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Ákos Elek | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Ilona Elek | 1907-1988 | fencing | | |
| Kristina Elez | 1987- | handball | (Franić) | |
| Anwar El Ghazi | 1995- | soccer | | |
| Hicham El Guerrouj | 1974- | track | | |
| Eljero Elia | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Eliseu | 1983- | soccer | (Pereira, dos, Santos) | |
| Preben Elkjaer Larsen | 1957- | soccer | | |
| Patricia Elorza | 1984- | handball | | |
| Ernie Els | 1969- | golf | | |
| Tarek El-Said | 1978- | soccer | | |
| Stephan El Shaarawy | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Jacco Eltingh | 1970- | tennis | | |
| Nico Elvedi | 1996- | soccer | | |
| John Elway | 1960- | football | | |
| Breel Embolo | 1997- | soccer | | |
| Fedor Emelianenko | 1976- | martial arts | | |
| Emmanuel Emenike | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Roy Emerson | 1936- | tennis | | |
| Yasuhito Endō | 1980- | soccer | | |
| Orlando Engelaar | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Alex English | 1954- | basketball | | |
| Eyong Enoh | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Thomas Enqvist | 1974- | tennis | | |
| Jorge Enríquez | 1991- | soccer | (García) | |
| Vincent Enyeama | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Marina Erakovic | 1988- | tennis | | |
| Frickson Erazo | 1988- | soccer | (Vivero) | |
| Zsolt Erdei | 1974- | boxing | | |
| Marcus Ericsson | 1990- | driving | | |
| Sven-Göran Eriksson | 1948- | soccer | | |
| Caner Erkin | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Sara Errani | 1987- | tennis | | |
| Muhsin Ertuğral | 1959- | soccer | | |
| Julius Erving | 1950- | basketball | | |
| Alcides Escobar | 1986- | baseball | | |
| Andrés Escobar | 1967-1994 | soccer | | |
| Donis Escober | 1981- | soccer | (Izaguirre) | |
| Nicolas Escudé | 1976- | tennis | | |
| Roger Espinoza | 1986- | soccer | (Ramírez) | |
| Phil Esposito | 1942- | ice hockey | | |
| Tony Esposito | 1943-2021 | ice hockey | | |
| Michael Essien | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Víctor Estrella Burgos | 1980- | tennis | | |
| Samuel Eto'o | 1981- | soccer | (Fils) | |
| Eben Etzebeth | 1991- | rugby | | |
| Eusébio | 1942-2014 | soccer | (da Silva, Ferreira) | |
| Max Euwe | 1901-1981 | chess | | |
| Alasdair Evans | 1989- | cricket | | |
| Corry Evans | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Jonny Evans | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Johnny Evers | 1881-1947 | baseball | | |
| Chris Evert | 1954- | tennis | | |
| Patrice Evra | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Patrick Ewing | 1962- | basketball | | |
| Ray Ewry | 1873-1937 | track | | |
| Garnet Exelby | 1981- | ice hockey | | |
| Marco Fabián | 1989- | soccer | (de la Mora) | |
| Łukasz Fabiański | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Cesc Fàbregas | 1987- | soccer | (Soler) | |
| Samanta Fabris | 1992- | volleyball | | |
| Giacinto Facchetti | 1942-2002 | soccer | | |
| Paulo Roberto Falcão | 1953- | soccer | | |
| Irina Falconi | 1990- | tennis | | |
| Taulupe Faletau | 1990- | rugby | | |
| Nadia Fanchini | 1986- | skiing | | |
| Juan Manuel Fangio | 1911-1995 | driving | | |
| Mo Farah | 1983- | track | | |
| Robert Farah | 1987- | tennis | (Maksoud) | |
| Scott Fardy | 1984- | rugby | | |
| Giuseppe Farina | 1906-1966 | driving | | |
| Owen Farrell | 1991- | rugby | | |
| Charlie Faumuina | 1986- | rugby | | |
| Brett Favre | 1969- | football | | |
| Viktor Fayzulin | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Árpád Fazekas | 1930-2018 | soccer | | |
| Roger Federer | 1981- | tennis | | |
| Bernie Federko | 1956- | ice hockey | | |
| Artem Fedetskyi | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Sergei Fedorov | 1969- | ice hockey | (Fyodorov) | |
| Sofiane Feghouli | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Laura Feiersinger | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Jasmin Fejzić | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Allyson Felix | 1985- | track | | |
| Marouane Fellaini | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Bob Feller | 1918-2010 | baseball | | |
| Anna Fenninger | 1989- | skiing | | |
| Leroy Fer | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Cătălin Fercu | 1986- | rugby | | |
| Rio Ferdinand | 1978- | soccer | | |
| Alex Ferguson | 1941- | soccer | | |
| Shane Ferguson | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Asim Ferhatović | 1933-1987 | soccer | | |
| Gélson Fernandes | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Junior Fernándes | 1988- | soccer | (da Silva, Vitoria) | |
| Augusto Fernández | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Beatriz Fernández | 1985- | handball | (Ibáñez) | |
| Begoña Fernández | 1980- | handball | | |
| Federico Fernández | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Guyon Fernandez | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Jérôme Fernandez | 1977- | handball | | |
| Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe | 1981- | rugby | | |
| Leylah Fernandez | 2002- | tennis | | |
| Mary Joe Fernández | 1971- | tennis | | |
| Rudy Fernández | 1985- | basketball | (Farrés) | |
| Tony Fernández | 1962-2020 | baseball | (Castro) | |
| Fernandinho | 1985- | soccer | (Roza) | |
| Fernando | 1992- | soccer | (Martins) | |
| Enzo Ferrari | 1898-1988 | driving | | |
| Wayne Ferreira | 1971- | tennis | | |
| Yannick Ferreira Carrasco | 1993- | soccer | | |
| David Ferrer | 1982- | tennis | (Ern) | |
| Giannis Fetfatzidis | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Viacheslav Fetisov | 1958- | ice hockey | | |
| Loïc Feudjou | 1992- | soccer | (Nguegang) | |
| Gaël Fickou | 1994- | rugby | | |
| Gonzalo Fierro | 1983- | soccer | (Caniullán) | |
| Laurent Fignon | 1960-2010 | cycling | | |
| Luís Figo | 1972- | soccer | | |
| Maynor Figueroa | 1983- | soccer | (Róchez) | |
| Valdo Filho | 1964- | soccer | (de Oliveira) | |
| Steliano Filip | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Filipe Luís | 1985- | soccer | (Kasmirski) | |
| Ubaldo Fillol | 1950- | soccer | | |
| Alfreð Finnbogason | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Attila Fiola | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Bobby Fischer | 1943-2008 | chess | | |
| Carlton Fisk | 1947- | baseball | | |
| Emerson Fittipaldi | 1946- | driving | | |
| Luke Fitzgerald | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Ken Flach | 1963-2018 | tennis | | |
| Ric Flair | 1949- | wrestling | (Fliehr) | |
| Mark Flekken | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Colin Fleming | 1984- | tennis | | |
| Laura Flessel-Colovic | 1971- | fencing | | |
| Rosey Fletcher | 1975- | snowboarding | | |
| Kirsten Flipkens | 1986- | tennis | | |
| Alessandro Florenzi | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Gerardo Flores | 1986- | soccer | (Zúñiga) | |
| Fabio Fognini | 1987- | tennis | | |
| Israel Folau | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Bernard Foley | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Mick Foley | 1965- | wrestling | | |
| Sisca Folkertsma | 1997- | soccer | | |
| Owain Fôn Williams | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Just Fontaine | 1933-2023 | soccer | | |
| José Fonte | 1983- | soccer | (Rocha) | |
| Nouchka Fontijn | 1987- | boxing | | |
| George Ford | 1993- | rugby | | |
| Ross Ford | 1984- | rugby | | |
| Whitey Ford | 1928-2020 | baseball | | |
| George Foreman | 1949- | boxing | | |
| Diego Forlán | 1979- | soccer | (Corazzo) | |
| Emil Forsberg | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Peter Forsberg | 1973- | ice hockey | | |
| Fraser Forster | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Dick Fosbury | 1947-2023 | track | | |
| Arian Foster | 1986- | football | | |
| Ben Foster | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Martin Fourcade | 1988- | skiing | | |
| Jaimee Fourlis | 1999- | tennis | | |
| Dan Fouts | 1951- | football | | |
| Sylvia Fowles | 1985- | basketball | | |
| Nellie Fox | 1927-1975 | baseball | | |
| Jimmie Foxx | 1907-1967 | baseball | | |
| Marit Malm Frafjord | 1985- | handball | | |
| Giacobbe Fragomeni | 1969- | boxing | | |
| Ron Francis | 1963- | ice hockey | | |
| Tomas Francis | 1992- | rugby | | |
| Waylon Francis | 1990- | soccer | (Box) | |
| Ivan Franjic | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Valner Franković | 1968- | handball | | |
| Ben Franks | 1984- | rugby | | |
| Owen Franks | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Henk Fraser | 1966- | soccer | | |
| Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | 1986- | track | | |
| Joe Frazier | 1944-2011 | boxing | | |
| Walt Frazier | 1945- | basketball | | |
| Fred | 1983- | soccer | (Chaves, Guedes) | |
| Frank Fredrickson | 1895-1979 | ice hockey | | |
| Cathy Freeman | 1973- | track | | |
| Freddie Freeman | 1989- | baseball | | |
| Fabian Frei | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Frido Frey | 1921-2000 | basketball | | |
| Vitaly Fridzon | 1985- | basketball | | |
| Arthur Friedenreich | 1892-1969 | soccer | | |
| Rayan Frikeche | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Jeremie Frimpong | 2000- | soccer | | |
| Frankie Frisch | 1897-1973 | baseball | | |
| Chris Froome | 1985- | cycling | | |
| Christian Fuchs | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Jorge Fucile | 1984- | soccer | (Perdomo) | |
| José Pedro Fuenzalida | 1985- | soccer | (Gana) | |
| Grant Fuhr | 1962- | ice hockey | | |
| Kyuji Fujikawa | 1980- | baseball | | |
| Kyotaro Fujimoto | 1986- | boxing | | |
| Yoshikazu Fujita | 1993- | rugby | | |
| Kenki Fukuoka | 1992- | rugby | | |
| Joe Fulks | 1921-1976 | basketball | | |
| Funakoshi Gichin | 1868-1957 | martial arts | | |
| Tadhg Furlong | 1992- | rugby | | |
| Reuben Gabriel | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Peter Gade | 1976- | badminton | | |
| Tallo Gadji | 1992- | soccer | (Celi) | |
| Bill Gadsby | 1927-2016 | ice hockey | | |
| Joe Gaetjens | 1924-1964 | soccer | | |
| Fernando Gago | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Bob Gainey | 1953- | ice hockey | | |
| Milorad Gajović | 1974- | boxing | | |
| Cody Gakpo | 1999- | soccer | | |
| Mumin Gala | 1986- | track | (Guelleh) | |
| Eugene Galekovic | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Nikos Galis | 1957- | basketball | | |
| Harry Gallatin | 1927-2015 | basketball | | |
| Rubén Galván | 1952-2018 | soccer | | |
| Valerică Găman | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Gautam Gambhir | 1981- | cricket | | |
| Cristian Gamboa | 1989- | soccer | (Luna) | |
| Yekaterina Gamova | 1980- | volleyball | | |
| Sourav Ganguly | 1972- | cricket | | |
| Nona Gaprindashvili | 1941- | chess | | |
| Ezequiel Garay | 1986- | soccer | (González) | |
| Aíto García Reneses | 1946- | basketball | | |
| Boniek García | 1984- | soccer | (Ramírez) | |
| Caroline Garcia | 1993- | tennis | | |
| Dámaso García | 1957-2020 | baseball | (Sánchez) | |
| Guillermo García López | 1983- | tennis | | |
| Javi García | 1987- | soccer | (Fernández) | |
| Juan Carlos García | 1988-2018 | soccer | | |
| Sergio García | 1980- | golf | | |
| Gorik Gardeyn | 1980- | cycling | | |
| Charlie Gardiner | 1904-1934 | ice hockey | | |
| Walter Gargano | 1984- | soccer | (Guevara) | |
| György Garics | 1984- | soccer | (Garić) | |
| Kevin Garnett | 1976- | basketball | | |
| Santana Garrett | 1988- | wrestling | | |
| Luis Garrido | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Garrincha | 1933-1983 | soccer | (dos Santos) | |
| Edda Garðarsdóttir | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Mike Gartner | 1959- | ice hockey | | |
| Shkëlzen Gashi | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Marc Gasol | 1985- | basketball | (Sáez) | |
| Pau Gasol | 1980- | basketball | (Sáez) | |
| Richard Gasquet | 1986- | tennis | | |
| Cocky Gastelaars | 1938- | swimming | (van Engelsdorp) | |
| Warren Gatland | 1963- | rugby | | |
| Justin Gatlin | 1982- | track | | |
| Gastón Gaudio | 1978- | tennis | | |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 1949- | cricket | | |
| Mario Gavranović | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Daria Gavrilova | 1994- | tennis | | |
| Tyson Gay | 1982- | track | | |
| Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov | 1976- | boxing | | |
| Sohag Gazi | 1991- | cricket | | |
| Sylvain Gbohouo | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Houry Gebeshian | 1989- | gymnastics | | |
| Theodor Gebre Selassie | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Haile Gebrselassie | 1973- | track | (Gebre, Silassē) | |
| Ruud Geels | 1948-2023 | soccer | | |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | 2000- | soccer | | |
| Lou Gehrig | 1903-1941 | baseball | | |
| Charlie Gehringer | 1903-1993 | baseball | | |
| Theofanis Gekas | 1980- | soccer | | |
| Boris Gelfand | 1968- | chess | | |
| Archie Gemmill | 1947- | soccer | | |
| Will Genia | 1988- | rugby | | |
| Petar Genov | 1970- | chess | | |
| Paco Gento | 1933-2022 | soccer | | |
| Genzebe Dibaba | 1991- | track | (Keneni) | |
| Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion | 1931-2006 | ice hockey | | |
| Jamie George | 1990- | rugby | | |
| Antonis Georgiadis | 1933-2020 | soccer | | |
| Zoltán Gera | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Eddie Gerard | 1890-1937 | ice hockey | | |
| Geremi | 1978- | soccer | (Njitap, Fotso) | |
| Aladár Gerevich | 1910-1991 | fencing | | |
| Steven Gerrard | 1980- | soccer | | |
| George Gervin | 1952- | basketball | | |
| Gervinho | 1987- | soccer | (Kouassi) | |
| Loes Geurts | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Madiea Ghafoor | 1992- | track | | |
| Gevorg Ghazaryan | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Nabil Ghilas | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Leonardo Ghiraldini | 1984- | rugby | | |
| Reza Ghoochannejhad | 1987- | soccer | (Nournia) | |
| Faouzi Ghoulam | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Emanuele Giaccherini | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Jason Giambi | 1971- | baseball | | |
| Herschelle Gibbs | 1974- | cricket | | |
| Bob Gibson | 1935-2020 | baseball | | |
| Josh Gibson | 1911-1947 | baseball | | |
| Kirk Gibson | 1957- | baseball | | |
| Frank Gifford | 1930-2015 | football | | |
| André-Pierre Gignac | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Rod Gilbert | 1941-2021 | ice hockey | | |
| Grant Gilchrist | 1990- | rugby | | |
| Jacko Gill | 1994- | track | | |
| Bertrand Gille | 1978- | handball | | |
| Guillaume Gille | 1976- | handball | | |
| Piper Gilles | 1992- | skating | | |
| Jean-François Gillet | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Hans Gillhaus | 1963- | soccer | | |
| Clark Gillies | 1954-2022 | ice hockey | | |
| Gilmar | 1930-2013 | soccer | (dos Santos, Neves) | |
| Artis Gilmore | 1949- | basketball | | |
| Doug Gilmour | 1963- | ice hockey | | |
| Justin Gimelstob | 1977- | tennis | | |
| José Giménez | 1995- | soccer | (de Vargas) | |
| Felice Gimondi | 1942-2019 | cycling | | |
| Manu Ginóbili | 1977- | basketball | | |
| Matthias Ginter | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Camila Giorgi | 1991- | tennis | | |
| Olivier Giroud | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Dominique Gisin | 1985- | skiing | | |
| Matt Giteau | 1982- | rugby | | |
| Shay Given | 1976- | soccer | | |
| Alisha Glass | 1988- | volleyball | | |
| Tom Glavine | 1966- | baseball | | |
| Kamil Glik | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Mike Glumac | 1980- | ice hockey | | |
| Denis Glushakov | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Panagiotis Glykos | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Maxi Gnauck | 1964- | gymnastics | | |
| Diego Godín | 1986- | soccer | (Leal) | |
| David Goffin | 1990- | tennis | | |
| Tom Gola | 1933-2014 | basketball | | |
| Sabrina Goleš | 1965- | tennis | | |
| Aleksandr Golovin | 1996- | soccer | | |
| André Gomes | 1993- | soccer | (Tavares) | |
| Nuno Gomes | 1976- | soccer | (Pereira, Ribeiro) | |
| Mario Gómez | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Émilie Gomis | 1983- | basketball | | |
| Shūichi Gonda | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Philippe Gondet | 1942-2018 | soccer | | |
| Gökhan Gönül | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Álvaro Rafael González | 1984- | soccer | (Luengo) | |
| Giancarlo González | 1988- | soccer | (Castro) | |
| Omar Gonzalez | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Osvaldo González | 1984- | soccer | (Sepúlveda) | |
| Santiago González | 1983- | tennis | (Torre) | |
| Santiago González Iglesias | 1988- | rugby | | |
| Tony Gonzalez | 1976- | football | | |
| Curtis Good | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Alex Goode | 1988- | rugby | | |
| Gail Goodrich | 1943- | basketball | | |
| Marquise Goodwin | 1990- | football | | |
| Evonne Goolagong Cawley | 1951- | tennis | | |
| Frank Gore | 1983- | football | | |
| Mamuka Gorgodze | 1984- | rugby | | |
| Ayumu Goromaru | 1986- | rugby | | |
| Mario Götze | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Michel Goulet | 1960- | ice hockey | | |
| W. G. Grace | 1848-1915 | cricket | | |
| Max Gradel | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Steffi Graf | 1969- | tennis | | |
| Gillis Grafström | 1893-1938 | skating | | |
| Corey Graham | 1985- | football | | |
| Otto Graham | 1921-2003 | football | | |
| Shayne Graham | 1977- | football | | |
| Óscar Granados | 1985- | soccer | (Maroto) | |
| Vladimir Granat | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Cammi Granato | 1971- | ice hockey | | |
| Yasmani Grandal | 1988- | baseball | | |
| Harold "Red" Grange | 1903-1991 | football | | |
| Marcel Granollers | 1986- | tennis | (Pujol) | |
| Andreas Granqvist | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Ryan Grant | 1985- | rugby | | |
| Ryan Gravenberch | 2002- | soccer | | |
| Jonny Gray | 1994- | rugby | | |
| Richie Gray | 1989- | rugby | | |
| A. J. Green | 1988- | football | | |
| Darrell Green | 1960- | football | | |
| Julian Green | 1995- | soccer | | |
| Hank Greenberg | 1911-1986 | baseball | | |
| Joe Greene | 1946- | football | | |
| Hal Greer | 1936-2018 | basketball | | |
| Forrest Gregg | 1933-2019 | football | | |
| Ján Greguš | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Wayne Gretzky | 1961- | ice hockey | | |
| Tallon Griekspoor | 1996- | tennis | | |
| Antoine Griezmann | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 1969- | baseball | | |
| Montell Griffin | 1970- | boxing | | |
| Florence Griffith Joyner | 1959-1998 | track | | |
| Yolanda Griffith | 1970- | basketball | | |
| Will Grigg | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Dragoș Grigore | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Adriano Grimaldi | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Kari Aalvik Grimsbø | 1985- | handball | | |
| Daša Grm | 1991- | skating | | |
| Jackie Groenen | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Marijke Groenewoud | 1999- | skating | | |
| Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 1985- | tennis | | |
| Kamil Grosicki | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Romain Grosjean | 1986- | driving | | |
| Sébastien Grosjean | 1978- | tennis | | |
| Stefano Gross | 1986- | skiing | | |
| Muriel Grossfeld | 1940-2021 | gymnastics | | |
| Kevin Großkreutz | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Rémy Grosso | 1988- | rugby | | |
| Robert Moses "Lefty" Grove | 1900-1975 | baseball | | |
| Sandrine Gruda | 1987- | basketball | | |
| Carlos Gruezo | 1995- | soccer | (Arboleda) | |
| Gheorghe Gruia | 1940-2015 | handball | | |
| Max Grün | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Jorge Guagua | 1981- | soccer | (Tamayo) | |
| Andrés Guardado | 1986- | soccer | (Hernández) | |
| Fredy Guarín | 1986- | soccer | (Vásquez) | |
| Bruno Gudelj | 1966- | handball | | |
| Richie Guerin | 1932- | basketball | | |
| Raphaël Guerreiro | 1993- | soccer | (José) | |
| Vladimir Guerrero | 1975- | baseball | | |
| John Guidetti | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Michaël Guigou | 1982- | handball | | |
| Guilhem Guirado | 1986- | rugby | | |
| Sofiane Guitoune | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Péter Gulácsi | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Ernests Gulbis | 1988- | tennis | | |
| Ruud Gullit | 1962- | soccer | | |
| Arnór Þór Gunnarsson | 1987- | handball | | |
| Aron Gunnarsson | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Chris Gunter | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Emre Güral | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Mattias Gustafsson | 1978- | handball | | |
| Lara Gut | 1991- | skiing | | |
| Eiður Guðjohnsen | 1978- | soccer | | |
| Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Felipe Gutiérrez | 1990- | soccer | (Leiva) | |
| Teófilo Gutiérrez | 1985- | soccer | (Roncancio) | |
| Ray Guy | 1949-2022 | football | | |
| Brad Guzan | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Richárd Guzmics | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Valerian Gvilia | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Tony Gwynn | 1960-2014 | baseball | | |
| Asamoah Gyan | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Dezső Gyarmati | 1927-2013 | water polo | | |
| Norbert Gyömbér | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Ha Dae-sung | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Arie Haan | 1948- | soccer | | |
| Paul Haarhuis | 1966- | tennis | | |
| Robin Haase | 1987- | tennis | | |
| Bryan Habana | 1983- | rugby | | |
| Beatriz Haddad Maia | 1996- | tennis | | |
| Ilias Haddad | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Ghasem Haddadifar | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Faruk Hadžibegić | 1957- | soccer | | |
| Anel Hadžić | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Cliff Hagan | 1931- | basketball | | |
| Walter Hagen | 1892-1969 | golf | | |
| Alireza Haghighi | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Reza Haghighi | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Gheorghe Hagi | 1965- | soccer | | |
| George Hainsworth | 1895-1950 | ice hockey | | |
| Alfréd Hajós | 1878-1955 | swimming | | |
| Enis Hajri | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Izet Hajrović | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Ehsan Hajsafi | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Mika Häkkinen | 1968- | driving | | |
| George Halas | 1895-1983 | football | | |
| Simona Halep | 1991- | tennis | | |
| Leigh Halfpenny | 1988- | rugby | | |
| Vahid Halilhodžić | 1952- | soccer | | |
| Alen Halilović | 1996- | soccer | | |
| Glenn Hall | 1931- | ice hockey | | |
| Joe Hall | 1881-1919 | ice hockey | | |
| Taylor Hall | 1991- | ice hockey | | |
| Roy Halladay | 1977-2017 | baseball | | |
| Hannes Þór Halldórsson | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Emil Hallfreðsson | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Rafik Halliche | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Ben Halloran | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Jacques Haman | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Naseem Hamed | 1974- | boxing | | |
| Josh Hamilton | 1981- | baseball | | |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1985- | driving | | |
| Marek Hamšík | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Han Kook-young | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Frida Hansdotter | 1985- | skiing | | |
| Mikkel Hansen | 1987- | handball | | |
| Steve Hansen | 1959- | rugby | | |
| James Hanson | 1988- | rugby | | |
| Ernst Happel | 1925-1992 | soccer | | |
| Ridgeciano Haps | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Anamul Haque | 1992- | cricket | | |
| Mominul Haque | 1991- | cricket | | |
| Hiromi Hara | 1958- | soccer | | |
| Balázs Hárai | 1987- | water polo | | |
| James Harden | 1989- | basketball | | |
| Greg Hardy | 1988- | football | | |
| Badr Hari | 1984- | boxing | | |
| Denys Harmash | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Martin Harnik | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Bryce Harper | 1992- | baseball | | |
| Franco Harris | 1950-2022 | football | | |
| Lusia Harris-Stewart | 1955-2022 | basketball | | |
| Audley Harrison | 1971- | boxing | | |
| Marvin Harrison | 1972- | football | | |
| Ryan Harrison | 1992- | tennis | | |
| Kristi Harrower | 1975- | basketball | | |
| Bret Hart | 1957- | wrestling | | |
| Joe Hart | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Quilindschy Hartman | 2001- | soccer | | |
| Doug Harvey | 1924-1989 | ice hockey | | |
| Dominik Hašek | 1965- | ice hockey | | |
| James Haskell | 1985- | rugby | | |
| Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 1972- | soccer | | |
| Jeff Hassler | 1991- | rugby | | |
| Hans Hateboer | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Chandika Hathurusingha | 1968- | cricket | | |
| Ergilio Hato | 1926-2003 | soccer | | |
| Haukur Heiðar Hauksson | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Mike Havenaar | 1987- | soccer | | |
| John Havlicek | 1940-2019 | basketball | | |
| Dale Hawerchuk | 1963-2020 | ice hockey | | |
| Tony Hawk | 1968- | skateboarding | | |
| Connie Hawkins | 1942-2017 | basketball | | |
| Hersey Hawkins | 1966- | basketball | | |
| Mike Hawthorn | 1929-1959 | driving | | |
| Takuto Hayashi | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Utkirbek Haydarov | 1974- | boxing | | |
| Bob Hayes | 1942-2002 | football | | |
| Elvin Hayes | 1945- | basketball | | |
| Boy Hayje | 1949- | driving | | |
| Jarryd Hayne | 1988- | rugby | | |
| Marques Haynes | 1926-2015 | basketball | | |
| Spencer Haywood | 1949- | basketball | | |
| Eden Hazard | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Cian Healy | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Geraldine Heaney | 1967- | ice hockey | | |
| Jamie Heaslip | 1983- | rugby | | |
| Tom Heaton | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Jonas Hector | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Jayna Hefford | 1977- | ice hockey | | |
| Eric Heiden | 1958- | skating | | |
| Tom Heinsohn | 1934-2020 | basketball | | |
| John Heitinga | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Iain Henderson | 1992- | rugby | | |
| Jordan Henderson | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Rickey Henderson | 1958- | baseball | | |
| Jeff Hendrick | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Beuran Hendricks | 1990- | cricket | | |
| Jorrit Hendrix | 1995- | soccer | | |
| Stephen Hendry | 1969- | billiards | | |
| Sonja Henie | 1912-1969 | skating | | |
| Justine Henin | 1982- | tennis | | |
| Wayne Hennessey | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Henrique | 1986- | soccer | (Buss) | |
| Ángelo Henríquez | 1994- | soccer | (Iturra) | |
| Thierry Henry | 1977- | soccer | | |
| Robbie Henshaw | 1993- | rugby | | |
| Rangana Herath | 1978- | cricket | | |
| Pierre-Hugues Herbert | 1991- | tennis | | |
| Hjörtur Hermannsson | 1995- | soccer | | |
| Abel Hernández | 1990- | soccer | (Platero) | |
| Ariel Hernández | 1970- | boxing | (Azcuy) | |
| Edwin Hernández | 1986- | soccer | (Herrera) | |
| Javier Hernández | 1988- | soccer | (Balcázar) | |
| Juan Martín Hernández | 1982- | rugby | | |
| Laurie Hernandez | 2000- | gymnastics | | |
| Teoscar Hernández | 1992- | baseball | | |
| Xavi Hernández | 1980- | soccer | (Creus) | |
| Hernanes | 1985- | soccer | (de Carvalho, Viana, Lima) | |
| Juan Hernangómez | 1995- | basketball | (Geuer) | |
| Willy Hernangómez | 1994- | basketball | (Geuer) | |
| Camilla Herrem | 1986- | handball | | |
| Héctor Herrera | 1990- | soccer | (López) | |
| Johnny Herrera | 1981- | soccer | (Muñoz) | |
| Devin Hester | 1982- | football | | |
| Lleyton Hewitt | 1981- | tennis | | |
| Khosro Heydari | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Jupp Heynckes | 1945- | soccer | | |
| Nao Hibino | 1994- | tennis | | |
| Guus Hiddink | 1946- | soccer | | |
| Nándor Hidegkuti | 1922-2002 | soccer | | |
| John Higgins | 1975- | billiards | | |
| Gonzalo Higuaín | 1987- | soccer | | |
| René Higuita | 1966- | soccer | | |
| Timo Hildebrand | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Oscar Hiljemark | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Damon Hill | 1960- | driving | | |
| Graham Hill | 1929-1975 | driving | | |
| Grant Hill | 1972- | basketball | | |
| Virgil Hill | 1964- | boxing | | |
| Bernard Hinault | 1954- | cycling | | |
| Fredy Hinestroza | 1990- | soccer | (Arias) | |
| Martina Hingis | 1980- | tennis | | |
| Igor Hinić | 1975- | water polo | | |
| Martin Hinteregger | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Lukas Hinterseer | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Nathan Hirayama | 1988- | rugby | | |
| Marcel Hirscher | 1989- | skiing | | |
| Marwin Hitz | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Ottmar Hitzfeld | 1949- | soccer | | |
| Thomas Hitzlsperger | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Andrea Hlaváčková | 1986- | tennis | | |
| Ovidiu Hoban | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Laura Hodges | 1983- | basketball | (Summerton) | |
| Lee Hodson | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Peter Hoekstra | 1973- | soccer | | |
| Trevor Hoffman | 1967- | baseball | | |
| Timo Hoffmann | 1974- | boxing | | |
| Maria Höfl-Riesch | 1984- | skiing | | |
| Hulk Hogan | 1953- | wrestling | (Bollea) | |
| Richèl Hogenkamp | 1992- | tennis | | |
| Stuart Hogg | 1992- | rugby | | |
| Jrue Holiday | 1990- | basketball | | |
| Justin Holiday | 1989- | basketball | | |
| James Holland | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Rupert Hollaus | 1931-1954 | driving | | |
| Greg Holmes | 1983- | rugby | | |
| Evander Holyfield | 1962- | boxing | | |
| Nieky Holzken | 1983- | boxing | | |
| Shuvagata Hom | 1986- | cricket | | |
| Makar Honcharenko | 1912-1997 | soccer | | |
| Keisuke Honda | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Ivana Hong | 1992- | gymnastics | | |
| Hong Jeong-ho | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Hong Myung-bo | 1969- | soccer | | |
| Samuel Honrubia | 1986- | handball | | |
| Sjoerd Hoogendoorn | 1991- | volleyball | | |
| James Hook | 1985- | rugby | | |
| Wes Hoolahan | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Harry Hooper | 1887-1974 | baseball | | |
| Michael Hooper | 1991- | rugby | | |
| Shota Horie | 1986- | rugby | | |
| Rob Horne | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Rogers Hornsby | 1896-1963 | baseball | | |
| Paul Hornung | 1935-2020 | football | | |
| Tim Horton | 1930-1974 | ice hockey | | |
| Tsukasa Hosaka | 1937-2018 | soccer | | |
| Brutil Hosé | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Hajime Hosogai | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Nicole Hosp | 1983- | skiing | | |
| Marián Hossa | 1979- | ice hockey | | |
| Nasir Hossain | 1991- | cricket | | |
| Rubel Hossain | 1990- | cricket | | |
| Shahadat Hossain | 1986- | cricket | | |
| Jalal Hosseini | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Katinka Hosszú | 1989- | swimming | | |
| Bob Houbregs | 1932-2014 | basketball | | |
| René Houseman | 1953-2018 | soccer | | |
| Phil Housley | 1964- | ice hockey | | |
| Hugo Hovenkamp | 1950- | soccer | | |
| Dwight Howard | 1985- | basketball | | |
| Ryan Howard | 1979- | baseball | | |
| Tim Howard | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Gordie Howe | 1928-2016 | ice hockey | | |
| Mark Howe | 1955- | ice hockey | | |
| Syd Howe | 1911-1976 | ice hockey | | |
| Benedikt Höwedes | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Bailey Howell | 1937- | basketball | | |
| Harry Howell | 1932-2019 | ice hockey | | |
| Alban Hoxha | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Chris Hoy | 1976- | cycling | | |
| Eri Hozumi | 1994- | tennis | | |
| Lucie Hradecká | 1985- | tennis | | |
| Patrik Hrošovský | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Hsieh Su-wei | 1986- | tennis | | |
| Huang Huidan | 1996- | gymnastics | | |
| Roman Hubník | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Tomáš Hubočan | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Jan Hudec | 1981- | skiing | | |
| Sam Huff | 1934-2021 | football | | |
| Yoann Huget | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Aaron Hughes | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Merv Hughes | 1961- | cricket | | |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 1987- | driving | | |
| Bobby Hull | 1939-2023 | ice hockey | | |
| Brett Hull | 1964- | ice hockey | | |
| Denny Hulme | 1936-1992 | driving | | |
| Mats Hummels | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Luke Humphries | 1995- | darts | | |
| James Hunt | 1947-1993 | driving | | |
| Margus Hunt | 1987- | football | | |
| Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Jim "Catfish" Hunter | 1946-1999 | baseball | | |
| Morgan Hurd | 2001- | gymnastics | | |
| Geoff Hurst | 1941- | soccer | | |
| Vurğun Hüseynov | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Ross Hutchins | 1985- | tennis | | |
| Don Hutson | 1913-1997 | football | | |
| Adi Hütter | 1970- | soccer | | |
| Hwang Seok-ho | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Elseid Hysaj | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Serge Ibaka | 1989- | basketball | (Ngobila) | |
| Víctor Ibarbo | 1990- | soccer | (Guerrero) | |
| Renato Ibarra | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Vedad Ibišević | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Adil Ibragimov | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Sultan Ibragimov | 1975- | boxing | | |
| Timur Ibragimov | 1975- | boxing | | |
| Zlatan Ibrahimović | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Senijad Ibričić | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Mohammadou Idrissou | 1980- | soccer | | |
| Jarome Iginla | 1977- | ice hockey | | |
| Sergei Ignashevich | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Arnoldo Iguarán | 1957- | soccer | (Zúñiga) | |
| Andre Iguodala | 1984- | basketball | | |
| Masami Ihara | 1967- | soccer | | |
| Kálmán Ihász | 1941-2019 | soccer | | |
| Mohamed Ihattaren | 2002- | soccer | | |
| Ivo Iličević | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Stefan Ilsanker | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Juan Imhoff | 1988- | rugby | | |
| Ciro Immobile | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Junichi Inamoto | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Selçuk İnan | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Miguel Induráin | 1964- | cycling | | |
| Sverrir Ingi Ingason | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Dominic Inglot | 1986- | tennis | | |
| Andrés Iniesta | 1984- | soccer | (Luján) | |
| Samuel Inkoom | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Gökhan Inler | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Christof Innerhofer | 1984- | skiing | | |
| Masahiko Inoha | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Antonio Inoki | 1943-2022 | wrestling | | |
| Lorenzo Insigne | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Takashi Inui | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Filippo Inzaghi | 1973- | soccer | | |
| Simone Inzaghi | 1976- | soccer | | |
| Aleksei Ionov | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Anghel Iordănescu | 1950- | soccer | | |
| Ip Man | 1893-1972 | martial arts | (Yip) | |
| Jesús Iradier | 1949- | basketball | | |
| Dick Irvin | 1892-1957 | ice hockey | | |
| Michael Irvin | 1966- | football | | |
| Hale Irwin | 1945- | golf | | |
| Andreas Isaksson | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Isco | 1992- | soccer | (Alarcón, Suárez) | |
| Yelena Isinbayeva | 1982- | track | | |
| Mauricio Isla | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Naeem Islam | 1986- | cricket | | |
| Shafiul Islam | 1989- | cricket | | |
| John Isner | 1985- | tennis | | |
| Rinus Israël | 1942- | soccer | | |
| Dan Issel | 1948- | basketball | | |
| Charles Itandje | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Hanae Ito | 1985- | swimming | | |
| Iker Iturbe | 1976- | basketball | (Martínez de Lecea) | |
| Ander Iturraspe | 1989- | soccer | (Derteano) | |
| Goran Ivanišević | 1971- | tennis | | |
| Oleg Ivanov | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Allen Iverson | 1975- | basketball | | |
| Phil Ivey | 1977- | poker | | |
| Filip Ivić | 1992- | handball | | |
| Tomislav Ivić | 1933-2011 | soccer | | |
| Emilio Izaguirre | 1986- | soccer | (Girón) | |
| Ons Jabeur | 1994- | tennis | | |
| DeSean Jackson | 1986- | football | | |
| Lamar Jackson | 1997- | football | | |
| Lauren Jackson | 1981- | basketball | | |
| Malik Jackson | 1990- | football | | |
| Reggie Jackson | 1946- | baseball | | |
| Stephen Jackson | 1978- | basketball | | |
| Tarvaris Jackson | 1983-2020 | football | | |
| Glenn Thomas "Kane" Jacobs | 1967- | wrestling | | |
| Jacques Zoua | 1991- | soccer | (Daogari) | |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 1988- | cricket | | |
| Kedar Jadhav | 1985- | cricket | | |
| Jádson | 1983- | soccer | (Rodrigues, da Silva) | |
| Andrea Jaeger | 1965- | tennis | | |
| Phil Jagielka | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Jaromír Jágr | 1972- | ice hockey | | |
| Alireza Jahanbakhsh | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Adis Jahović | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Jairzinho | 1944- | soccer | (Ventura, Filho) | |
| Matthias Jaissle | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Johan Jakobsson | 1987- | handball | | |
| Eldin Jakupović | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Kew Jaliens | 1978- | soccer | | |
| Christophe Jallet | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Carwyn James | 1929-1983 | rugby | | |
| LeBron James | 1984- | basketball | | |
| Paul James | 1982- | rugby | | |
| Carlo Janka | 1986- | skiing | | |
| Marc Janko | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Jelena Janković | 1985- | tennis | | |
| Daryl Janmaat | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Jerzy Janowicz | 1990- | tennis | | |
| Melik Janoyan | 1985- | track | | |
| Renate Jansen | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Wim Jansen | 1946-2022 | soccer | | |
| Kjetil Jansrud | 1985- | skiing | | |
| Dominique Janssen | 1995- | soccer | | |
| Vincent Janssen | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Pontus Jansson | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Jakob Jantscher | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Adnan Januzaj | 1995- | soccer | | |
| Robert Jarni | 1968- | soccer | | |
| Rachel Jarry | 1991- | basketball | | |
| Martin Järveoja | 1987- | driving | | |
| Iiro Järvi | 1965- | ice hockey | | |
| Mahir Jasem | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Đurđina Jauković | 1997- | handball | | |
| Mima Jaušovec | 1956- | tennis | | |
| Malek Jaziri | 1984- | tennis | | |
| Jean | 1986- | soccer | (Vanderlei, Moreira) | |
| Buddy Jeannette | 1917-1998 | basketball | | |
| Roman Jebavý | 1989- | tennis | | |
| Mile Jedinak | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Artur Jędrzejczyk | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Tin Jedvaj | 1995- | soccer | | |
| Jefferson | 1983- | soccer | (de Oliveira, Galvão) | |
| Nikica Jelavić | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Vladimir Jelčić | 1968- | handball | | |
| Ferguson Jenkins | 1942- | baseball | | |
| Gethin Jenkins | 1980- | rugby | | |
| Caitlyn Jenner | 1949- | track | | |
| Pat Jennings | 1945- | soccer | | |
| Rashad Jennings | 1985- | football | | |
| Magnus Jernemyr | 1976- | handball | | |
| Juan Jesus | 1991- | soccer | (Nunes) | |
| Derek Jeter | 1974- | baseball | | |
| Katarina Ježić | 1992- | handball | | |
| Ji Dong-won | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Israel Jiménez | 1989- | soccer | (Nañez) | |
| Raúl Jiménez | 1991- | soccer | (Rodríguez) | |
| Jô | 1987- | soccer | (de Assis, Silva) | |
| Tomasz Jodłowiec | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Patrekur Jóhannesson | 1972- | handball | | |
| Aron Jóhannsson | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Kari Mette Johansen | 1979- | handball | | |
| Erik Johansson | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Rune Johansson | 1920-1998 | ice hockey | | |
| Thomas Johansson | 1975- | tennis | | |
| John Obi Mikel | 1987- | soccer | (Obinna) | |
| Erland Johnsen | 1967- | soccer | | |
| Chris Johnson | 1985- | football | | |
| Dennis Johnson | 1954-2007 | basketball | | |
| Dwayne Johnson | 1972- | wrestling | | |
| Earvin "Magic" Johnson | 1959- | basketball | | |
| Fabian Johnson | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Glen Johnson | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Gus Johnson | 1938-1987 | basketball | | |
| Jack Johnson | 1878-1946 | boxing | | |
| Lane Johnson | 1990- | football | | |
| Michael Johnson | 1967- | track | | |
| Randy Johnson | 1963- | baseball | | |
| Shawn Johnson East | 1992- | gymnastics | | |
| Steve Johnson | 1989- | tennis | | |
| Tom Johnson | 1928-2007 | ice hockey | | |
| Walter Johnson | 1887-1946 | baseball | | |
| Neil Johnston | 1929-1978 | basketball | | |
| Nikola Jokić | 1995- | basketball | | |
| Maro Joković | 1987- | water polo | | |
| Guillaume Joli | 1985- | handball | | |
| Aurèle Joliat | 1901-1986 | ice hockey | | |
| Alan Jones | 1946- | driving | | |
| Alun Wyn Jones | 1985- | rugby | | |
| Asjha Jones | 1980- | basketball | | |
| Bobby Jones | 1902-1971 | golf | | |
| Bobby Jones | 1951- | basketball | | |
| Chipper Jones | 1972- | baseball | |