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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergiy Stakhovsky | 1986- | tennis |  | |
| Dawn Staley | 1970- | basketball | | |
| Jaap Stam | 1972- | soccer | | |
| Nicolae Stanciu | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Bogdan Stancu | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Burry Stander | 1987-2013 | cycling | | |
| Marius Stankevičius | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Allan Stanley | 1926-2013 | ice hockey | | |
| Orlin Stanoytchev | 1971- | tennis | | |
| Giancarlo Stanton | 1989- | baseball | | |
| Willie Stargell | 1940-2001 | baseball | | |
| Orlin Starokin | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Bart Starr | 1934-2019 | football | | |
| Vyacheslav Starshinov | 1940- | ice hockey | | |
| Filip Starzyński | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Peter Šťastný | 1956- | ice hockey | | |
| Roger Staubach | 1942- | football | | |
| Antoaneta Stefanova | 1979- | chess | | |
| Jock Stein | 1922-1985 | soccer | | |
| Wilhelm Steinitz | 1836-1900 | chess | | |
| Maarten Stekelenburg | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Jan Stenerud | 1942- | football | | |
| Ingemar Stenmark | 1956- | skiing | | |
| Henrik Stenson | 1976- | golf | | |
| Taras Stepanenko | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Mariusz Stępiński | 1995- | soccer | | |
| Raheem Sterling | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Huub Stevens | 1953- | soccer | | |
| Scott Stevens | 1964- | ice hockey | | |
| Will Stevens | 1991- | driving | | |
| Teófilo Stevenson | 1952-2012 | boxing | | |
| Jackie Stewart | 1939- | driving | | |
| Morné Steyn | 1984- | rugby | | |
| Zoltán Stieber | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Igor Štimac | 1967- | soccer | | |
| Martin St. Louis | 1975- | ice hockey | | |
| Kamil Stoch | 1987- | skiing | | |
| Miroslav Stoch | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Valentin Stocker | 1989- | soccer | | |
| John Stockton | 1962- | basketball | | |
| Hristo Stoichkov | 1966- | soccer | (Stoitchkov) | |
| Slaviša Stojanovič | 1969- | soccer | | |
| Aco Stojkov | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Maurice Stokes | 1933-1970 | basketball | | |
| John Stones | 1994- | soccer | | |
| David Storey | 1933-2017 | rugby | | |
| Samantha Stosur | 1984- | tennis | | |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | 1982- | basketball | (Avraham) | |
| Georges St-Pierre | 1981- | martial arts | | |
| Kim St-Pierre | 1978- | ice hockey | | |
| Šárka Strachová | 1985- | skiing | (Záhrobská) | |
| Michael Strahan | 1971- | football | | |
| Valeria Straneo | 1976- | track | | |
| Adriaan Strauss | 1985- | rugby | | |
| Heath Streak | 1974-2023 | cricket | | |
| Otmar Striedinger | 1991- | skiing | | |
| Ivan Strinić | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Woody Strode | 1914-1994 | football | | |
| Alasdair Strokosch | 1983- | rugby | | |
| Kevin Strootman | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Jan-Lennard Struff | 1990- | tennis | | |
| Kerri Strug | 1977- | gymnastics | | |
| Barbora Strýcová | 1986- | tennis | | |
| Cristhian Stuani | 1986- | soccer | (Curbelo) | |
| Hod Stuart | 1879-1907 | ice hockey | | |
| Rennae Stubbs | 1971- | tennis | | |
| Stefano Sturaro | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Daniel Sturridge | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Carla Suárez Navarro | 1988- | tennis | | |
| Claudio Suárez | 1968- | soccer | (Sánchez) | |
| Luis Suárez | 1987- | soccer | (Díaz) | |
| Luis Suárez Miramontes | 1935-2023 | soccer | | |
| Humberto Suazo | 1981- | soccer | (Pontivo) | |
| Danijel Subašić | 1984- | soccer | | |
| P. K. Subban | 1989- | ice hockey | | |
| Marek Suchý | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Terrell Suggs | 1982- | football | | |
| Ndamukong Suh | 1987- | football | | |
| Vladimir Šujster | 1972- | handball | | |
| Davor Šuker | 1968- | soccer | | |
| Sandro Sukno | 1990- | water polo | | |
| Helena Suková | 1965- | tennis | | |
| Nazim Süleymanov | 1965- | soccer | | |
| Linn Jørum Sulland | 1984- | handball | | |
| Rashid Sumaila | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Mats Sundin | 1971- | ice hockey | | |
| Toni Šunjić | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Joonas Suotamo | 1986- | basketball | | |
| Josef Šural | 1990-2019 | soccer | | |
| Timo Susi | 1959- | ice hockey | | |
| Safet Sušić | 1955- | soccer | | |
| Tino-Sven Sušić | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Fabienne Suter | 1985- | skiing | | |
| Markus Suttner | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Don Sutton | 1945-2021 | baseball | | |
| Wim Suurbier | 1945-2020 | soccer | | |
| Wilbert Suvrijn | 1962- | soccer | | |
| Ichiro Suzuki | 1973- | baseball | | |
| Dušan Švento | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Aksel Lund Svindal | 1982- | skiing | | |
| Elina Svitolina | 1994- | tennis | | |
| Tim Swinson | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Sheryl Swoopes | 1971- | basketball | | |
| Pape Sy | 1988- | basketball | | |
| Serhiy Sydorchuk | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Ádám Szalai | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Dimitri Szarzewski | 1983- | rugby | | |
| Elemér Szathmáry | 1926-1971 | swimming | | |
| Wojciech Szczęsny | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Irena Szewińska | 1946-2018 | track | (Kirszenstein) | |
| Žan Tabak | 1970- | basketball | | |
| Panagiotis Tachtsidis | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Cláudio Taffarel | 1966- | soccer | (Mergen) | |
| Adam Taggart | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Rasim Tagirbekov | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Jonathan Tah | 1996- | soccer | | |
| Imran Tahir | 1979- | cricket | | |
| Tai Tzu-ying | 1994- | badminton | | |
| Tatenda Taibu | 1983- | cricket | | |
| Saphir Taïder | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Takuya Takagi | 1967- | soccer | | |
| Naohiro Takahara | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Hideto Takahashi | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Sosuke Takatani | 1989- | wrestling | | |
| Mikhail Tal | 1936-1992 | chess | | |
| Alfredo Talavera | 1982- | soccer | (Díaz) | |
| Tamim Iqbal | 1989- | cricket | (Khan) | |
| Yu Tamura | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Ott Tänak | 1987- | driving | | |
| Junya Tanaka | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Hiromi Taniguchi | 1960- | track | | |
| Jeff Tarango | 1968- | tennis | | |
| Shani Tarashaj | 1995- | soccer | | |
| Marco Tardelli | 1954- | soccer | | |
| Serdar Tasci | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Ciprian Tătărușanu | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Golden Tate | 1988- | football | | |
| Gaston Taument | 1970- | soccer | | |
| Diana Taurasi | 1982- | basketball | | |
| Nathalie Tauziat | 1967- | tennis | | |
| Luigi Taveri | 1929-2018 | driving | | |
| Codie Taylor | 1991- | rugby | | |
| Kenneth Taylor | 2002- | soccer | | |
| Lawrence Taylor | 1959- | football | | |
| Neil Taylor | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Tyrod Taylor | 1989- | football | | |
| Tim Tebow | 1987- | football | | |
| Horia Tecău | 1985- | tennis | | |
| Miguel Tejada | 1974- | baseball | | |
| Yeltsin Tejeda | 1992- | soccer | (Valverde) | |
| Harun Tekin | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Admir Teli | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 1973- | cricket | | |
| Omobono Tenni | 1905-1948 | cycling | | |
| Manti Te'o | 1991- | football | | |
| Naim Terbunja | 1984- | boxing | | |
| Fatih Terim | 1953- | soccer | | |
| Marc-André ter Stegen | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Amela Terzić | 1993- | track | | |
| Zack Test | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Sandrine Testud | 1972- | tennis | | |
| Kenny Tete | 1995- | soccer | | |
| Andranik Teymourian | 1983- | soccer | (Timotian, Samarani) | |
| Upul Tharanga | 1985- | cricket | | |
| Joe Theismann | 1949- | football | | |
| José Théodore | 1976- | ice hockey | | |
| Aldin Ðidić | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Dominic Thiem | 1993- | tennis | | |
| Frans Thijssen | 1952- | soccer | | |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | 1989- | cricket | | |
| Demaryius Thomas | 1987-2021 | football | | |
| Frank Thomas | 1968- | baseball | | |
| Geraint Thomas | 1986- | cycling | | |
| Isiah Thomas | 1961- | basketball | | |
| Jim Thome | 1970- | baseball | | |
| Archie Thompson | 1978- | soccer | | |
| Cecil "Tiny" Thompson | 1903-1981 | ice hockey | | |
| David Thompson | 1954- | basketball | | |
| Tina Thompson | 1975- | basketball | | |
| Joe Thornton | 1979- | ice hockey | | |
| Sindarius Thornwell | 1994- | basketball | | |
| Ian Thorpe | 1982- | swimming | | |
| Jim Thorpe | 1887-1953 | football | | |
| Clas Thunberg | 1893-1973 | skating | | |
| Lilian Thuram | 1972- | soccer | (Ulien) | |
| Nate Thurmond | 1941-2016 | basketball | | |
| Frances Tiafoe | 1998- | tennis | | |
| Éric Tié Bi | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Siaka Tiéné | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Guus Til | 1997- | soccer | | |
| Bill Tilden | 1893-1953 | tennis | | |
| Maurice "The French Angel" Tillet | 1903-1954 | wrestling | | |
| Jurriën Timber | 2001- | soccer | | |
| Cheick Tioté | 1986-2017 | soccer | | |
| Evald Tipner | 1906-1947 | soccer | | |
| Janko Tipsarević | 1984- | tennis | | |
| Justin Tipuric | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Tirunesh Dibaba | 1985- | track | (Kenene) | |
| Alexander Todua | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Marin Tomasov | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Bernard Tomic | 1992- | tennis | | |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 1979- | football | | |
| Ajla Tomljanović | 1993- | tennis | | |
| Ovidiu Tonița | 1980- | rugby | | |
| Matt To'omua | 1990- | rugby | | |
| Mehmet Topal | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Veselin Topalov | 1975- | chess | | |
| Dmitri Torbinski | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Gabriel Torje | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Vasilis Torosidis | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Joe Torre | 1940- | baseball | | |
| Carlos Alberto Torres | 1944-2016 | soccer | | |
| Fernando Torres | 1984- | soccer | (Sanz) | |
| Macnelly Torres | 1984- | soccer | (Berrío) | |
| Cristopher Toselli | 1988- | soccer | (Ríos) | |
| Alem Toskić | 1982- | handball | | |
| Tostão | 1947- | soccer | (Gonçalves, de Andrade) | |
| Cenk Tosun | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Mihály Tóth | 1926-1990 | soccer | (Tot) | |
| Francesco Totti | 1976- | soccer | | |
| Abdelaziz Touilbini | 1978- | boxing | | |
| Kolo Touré | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Yaya Touré | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Arnaud Tournant | 1978- | cycling | | |
| Kira Toussaint | 1994- | swimming | | |
| Yohei Toyoda | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Maxim Trankov | 1983- | skating | | |
| Lacina Traoré | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Giovanni Trapattoni | 1939- | soccer | | |
| Arnór Ingvi Traustason | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Mario Trebbi | 1939-2018 | soccer | | |
| Marius Trésor | 1950- | soccer | | |
| Vladislav Tretiak | 1952- | ice hockey | | |
| Lee Trevino | 1939- | golf | | |
| James Troisi | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Bryan Trottier | 1956- | ice hockey | | |
| Mike Trout | 1991- | baseball | | |
| Judd Trump | 1989- | billiards | | |
| Orlando Trustfull | 1970- | soccer | | |
| Beka Tsiklauri | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 1985- | tennis | | |
| Lonwabo Tsotsobe | 1984- | cricket | | |
| Semir Tuce | 1964- | soccer | | |
| Ozan Tufan | 1995- | soccer | | |
| Alesana Tuilagi | 1981- | rugby | | |
| Pekka Tuomisto | 1960- | ice hockey | | |
| Arda Turan | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Mirsad Türkcan | 1976- | basketball | (Jahović) | |
| Regilio Tuur | 1967- | boxing | | |
| Ratomir Tvrdić | 1943- | basketball | | |
| Jack Twyman | 1934-2012 | basketball | | |
| Anatoliy Tymoshchuk | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Mike Tyson | 1966- | boxing | | |
| Georgios Tzavellas | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Alexandros Tziolis | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Shikha Uberoi | 1983- | tennis | | |
| Salih Uçan | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Michael Uchebo | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Atsuto Uchida | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Kōhei Uchimura | 1989- | gymnastics | | |
| Ueshiba Morihei | 1883-1969 | martial arts | | |
| Michael Umaña | 1982- | soccer | (Corrales) | |
| Samuel Umtiti | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Stu Ungar | 1953-1998 | poker | | |
| Max Unger | 1986- | football | | |
| Johnny Unitas | 1933-2002 | football | | |
| Wes Unseld | 1946-2020 | basketball | | |
| Dayot Upamecano | 1998- | soccer | | |
| Adolf Urban | 1914-1943 | soccer | | |
| Marco Ureña | 1990- | soccer | (Porras) | |
| Brian Urlacher | 1978- | football | | |
| Marius Urzică | 1975- | gymnastics | | |
| Prosper Utseya | 1985- | cricket | | |
| Bruno Uvini | 1991- | soccer | (Bortolança) | |
| Ejike Uzoenyi | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Chaminda Vaas | 1974- | cricket | | |
| Rogie Vachon | 1945- | ice hockey | | |
| Tomáš Vaclík | 1989- | soccer | | |
| V. B. Chandrasekhar | 1961-2019 | cricket | | |
| Mathieu Valbuena | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Stan Valckx | 1963- | soccer | | |
| Carlos Valderrama | 1961- | soccer | | |
| Carlos Valdés | 1985- | soccer | (Parra) | |
| Jorge Valdivia | 1983- | soccer | (Toro) | |
| Antonio Valencia | 1985- | soccer | (Mosquera) | |
| Edwin Valencia | 1985- | soccer | (Rodríguez) | |
| Enner Valencia | 1989- | soccer | (Lastra) | |
| Noel Valladares | 1977- | soccer | (Bonilla) | |
| Patrick van Aanholt | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Berry van Aerle | 1962- | soccer | | |
| Raymond van Barneveld | 1967- | darts | | |
| Marco van Basten | 1964- | soccer | | |
| Tinus van Beurden | 1893-1950 | soccer | | |
| Mark van Bommel | 1977- | soccer | | |
| Hans van Breukelen | 1956- | soccer | | |
| Giovanni van Bronckhorst | 1975- | soccer | | |
| Daniel Van Buyten | 1978- | soccer | | |
| Donny van de Beek | 1997- | soccer | | |
| Daniëlle van de Donk | 1991- | soccer | | |
| René van de Kerkhof | 1951- | soccer | | |
| Willy van de Kerkhof | 1951- | soccer | | |
| Michel van de Korput | 1956- | soccer | | |
| Anthony Vanden Borre | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Mandy van den Berg | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Branco van den Boomen | 1995- | soccer | | |
| Giedo van der Garde | 1985- | driving | | |
| Cor van der Gijp | 1931-2022 | soccer | | |
| Stefanie van der Gragt | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Lars van der Haar | 1991- | cycling | | |
| Cor van der Hart | 1928-2006 | soccer | | |
| Willy van der Kuijlen | 1946-2021 | soccer | | |
| Andy van der Meijde | 1979- | soccer | (van der Meyde) | |
| Liza van der Most | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Nils van der Poel | 1996- | skating | | |
| Edwin van der Sar | 1970- | soccer | | |
| Rafael van der Vaart | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Gregory van der Wiel | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Renger van der Zande | 1986- | driving | | |
| Shanice van de Sanden | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Paulien van Deutekom | 1981-2019 | skating | (van der Kooi) | |
| Micky van de Ven | 2001- | soccer | | |
| Kristof Vandewalle | 1985- | cycling | | |
| Coco Vandeweghe | 1991- | tennis | | |
| Botic van de Zandschulp | 1995- | tennis | | |
| Gregoor van Dijk | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Virgil van Dijk | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Daphne van Domselaar | 2000- | soccer | | |
| Merel van Dongen | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Gerald Vanenburg | 1964- | soccer | | |
| Kika van Es | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Louis van Gaal | 1951- | soccer | | |
| Michael van Gerwen | 1989- | darts | | |
| Sjoerd van Ginneken | 1992- | cycling | | |
| Ulrich van Gobbel | 1971- | soccer | | |
| Anky van Grunsven | 1968- | riding | | |
| Willem van Hanegem | 1944- | soccer | | |
| Pierre van Hooijdonk | 1969- | soccer | | |
| Gino van Kessel | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Adrie van Kraaij | 1953- | soccer | (van Kraay) | |
| John van Loen | 1965- | soccer | | |
| Rik Van Looy | 1933- | cycling | | |
| Desiree van Lunteren | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Wilfried Van Moer | 1945-2021 | soccer | | |
| Ruud van Nistelrooij | 1976- | soccer | (van Nistelrooy) | |
| Robin van Persie | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Boy van Poppel | 1988- | cycling | | |
| Ricardo van Rhijn | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Valerie van Roon | 1998- | swimming | | |
| Dilano van 't Hoff | 2004-2023 | driving | | |
| Adri van Tiggelen | 1957- | soccer | | |
| John van 't Schip | 1963- | soccer | | |
| Alison Van Uytvanck | 1994- | tennis | | |
| Sari van Veenendaal | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Peter van Vossen | 1968- | soccer | | |
| Sai van Wermeskerken | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Ricky van Wolfswinkel | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Stiaan van Zyl | 1987- | cricket | | |
| Raphaël Varane | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Jamie Vardy | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Obdulio Varela | 1917-1996 | soccer | | |
| Silvestre Varela | 1985- | soccer | (Gonçalves) | |
| Dacian Varga | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Camilo Vargas | 1989- | soccer | (Gil) | |
| Eduardo Vargas | 1989- | soccer | (Rojas) | |
| Ivan Vargić | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Petri Varis | 1969- | ice hockey | | |
| Gabriel Vasconcelos Ferreira | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Andrei Vasilevski | 1991- | tennis | | |
| David Vaughan | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Vavá | 1934-2002 | soccer | (Izídio) | |
| José Juan Vázquez | 1988- | soccer | (Gómez) | |
| Lucas Vázquez | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Joey Veerman | 1998- | soccer | | |
| Donna Vekić | 1996- | tennis | | |
| Efraín Velarde | 1986- | soccer | (Calvillo) | |
| Cor Veldhoen | 1939-2005 | soccer | | |
| Andrius Velička | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Miguel Veloso | 1986- | soccer | (Pinto) | |
| Joël Veltman | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Giovanbattista Venditti | 1990- | rugby | | |
| Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink | 1978- | soccer | | |
| Jaco Venter | 1987- | cycling | | |
| Michael Venus | 1987- | tennis | | |
| Kai Verbij | 1994- | skating | | |
| Bart Verbruggen | 2002- | soccer | | |
| Fernando Verdasco | 1983- | tennis | (Carmona) | |
| Paul Verhaegh | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Rico Verhoeven | 1989- | boxing | | |
| Martin Verkerk | 1978- | tennis | | |
| Justin Verlander | 1983- | baseball | | |
| Thomas Vermaelen | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Kenneth Vermeer | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Duane Vermeulen | 1986- | rugby | | |
| Marco Verratti | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Jos Verstappen | 1972- | driving | | |
| Max Verstappen | 1997- | driving | | |
| Jan Vertonghen | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Freddie Veseli | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Elena Vesnina | 1986- | tennis | | |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1987- | driving | | |
| Georges Vézina | 1887-1926 | ice hockey | | |
| Dayán Viciedo | 1989- | baseball | (Pérez) | |
| Azeglio Vicini | 1933-2018 | soccer | | |
| Brian Vickers | 1983- | driving | | |
| Victor | 1983- | soccer | (Bagy) | |
| Domagoj Vida | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Arturo Vidal | 1987- | soccer | (Pardo) | |
| Dario Vidošić | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Néstor Vidrio | 1989- | soccer | (Serrano) | |
| Givanildo "Hulk" Vieira de Souza | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Marcelo Vieira | 1988- | soccer | (da Silva) | |
| Vieirinha | 1986- | soccer | (Vieira, Freitas) | |
| Ousmane Viera | 1986- | soccer | (Diarrassouba) | |
| Murali Vijay | 1984- | cricket | | |
| Guillermo Vilas | 1952- | tennis | | |
| Sandro Viletta | 1986- | skiing | | |
| Tonny Vilhena | 1995- | soccer | (Trindade de) | |
| David Villa | 1981- | soccer | (Sánchez) | |
| Jordi Villacampa | 1963- | basketball | (Amorós) | |
| Gilles Villeneuve | 1950-1982 | driving | | |
| Maverick Viñales | 1995- | driving | (Ruiz) | |
| Roberta Vinci | 1983- | tennis | | |
| Vinícius Júnior | 2000- | soccer | (Paixão, de Oliveira) | |
| Lasse Virén | 1949- | track | | |
| Edin Višća | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Bent Viscaal | 1999- | driving | | |
| Eric Viscaal | 1968- | soccer | | |
| Beitske Visser | 1995- | driving | | |
| Tim Visser | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Victor Vito | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Guillem Vives | 1993- | basketball | (Torrent) | |
| Ron Vlaar | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Florin Vlaicu | 1986- | rugby | | |
| Goran Vlaović | 1972- | soccer | | |
| Blanka Vlašić | 1983- | track | | |
| Berti Vogts | 1946- | soccer | | |
| Sam Vokes | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Ben Volavola | 1991- | rugby | | |
| Yochanan Vollach | 1945- | soccer | | |
| Rudi Völler | 1960- | soccer | | |
| Demi Vollering | 1996- | cycling | | |
| Steve von Bergen | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Markéta Vondroušová | 1999- | tennis | | |
| Renata Voráčová | 1983- | tennis | | |
| Michel Vorm | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Vyacheslav Voronin | 1974- | track | | |
| Evgeny Voronov | 1986- | basketball | | |
| Joey Votto | 1983- | baseball | | |
| Ognjen Vranješ | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Stojko Vranković | 1964- | basketball | | |
| Martien Vreijsen | 1955- | soccer | | |
| Avdija Vršajević | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Šime Vrsaljko | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Budimir Vujačić | 1964- | soccer | | |
| Veselin Vujović | 1961- | handball | | |
| Miljan Vukadinović | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Bernard Vukas | 1927-1983 | soccer | | |
| Marina Vukčević | 1993- | handball | | |
| Ognjen Vukojević | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Drago Vuković | 1983- | handball | | |
| Billy Vunipola | 1992- | rugby | | |
| Mako Vunipola | 1991- | rugby | | |
| Loukas Vyntra | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Yevheniya Vysotska | 1975- | cycling | | |
| Dwyane Wade | 1982- | basketball | | |
| Virginia Wade | 1945- | tennis | | |
| Ajit Wadekar | 1941-2018 | cricket | | |
| Honus Wagner | 1874-1955 | baseball | | |
| Rini Wagtmans | 1946- | cycling | | |
| Mubarak Wakaso | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Ralf Waldmann | 1966-2018 | driving | | |
| Jan-Ove Waldner | 1965- | table tennis | | |
| Maruschka Waldus | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Chet Walker | 1940- | basketball | | |
| Kyle Walker | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Larry Walker | 1966- | baseball | | |
| John Wall | 1990- | basketball | | |
| Mike Wallace | 1986- | football | | |
| Ed Walsh | 1881-1959 | baseball | | |
| Fritz Walter | 1920-2002 | soccer | | |
| Jonathan Walters | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Bill Walton | 1952- | basketball | | |
| Chadwick Walton | 1985- | cricket | | |
| Abby Wambach | 1980- | soccer | | |
| Paul Waner | 1903-1965 | baseball | | |
| Wang Qiang | 1992- | tennis | | |
| Bobby Wanzer | 1921-2016 | basketball | | |
| Alexander Ward | 1990- | tennis | | |
| Danny Ward | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Jamie Ward | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Stephen Ward | 1985- | soccer | | |
| DeMarcus Ware | 1982- | football | | |
| Abdul Majeed Waris | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Shane Warne | 1969-2022 | cricket | | |
| Kurt Warner | 1971- | football | | |
| Conor Washington | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Yoshiichi Watanabe | 1954- | soccer | | |
| Boy Waterman | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Anthony Watson | 1994- | rugby | | |
| Harry "Moose" Watson | 1898-1957 | ice hockey | | |
| Heather Watson | 1992- | tennis | | |
| Tom Watson | 1949- | golf | | |
| Stan Wawrinka | 1985- | tennis | | |
| Jakub Wawrzyniak | 1983- | soccer | | |
| George Weah | 1966- | soccer | | |
| Teresa Weatherspoon | 1965- | basketball | | |
| Rhys Webb | 1988- | rugby | | |
| Pierre Webó | 1982- | soccer | (Kouamo) | |
| Mike Webster | 1952-2002 | football | | |
| Everton Weekes | 1925-2020 | cricket | | |
| Wout Weghorst | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Andrew Weibrecht | 1986- | skiing | | |
| Roman Weidenfeller | 1980- | soccer | | |
| Günther Weidlinger | 1978- | track | | |
| Julian Weigl | 1995- | soccer | | |
| Duncan Weir | 1991- | rugby | | |
| Vladimír Weiss | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Johnny Weissmuller | 1904-1984 | swimming | | |
| Danny Welbeck | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Arsène Wenger | 1949- | soccer | | |
| Pontus Wernbloom | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Kepler Wessels | 1957- | cricket | | |
| Jerry West | 1938- | basketball | | |
| Russell Westbrook | 1988- | basketball | | |
| Sander Westerveld | 1974- | soccer | | |
| Paul Westphal | 1950-2021 | basketball | | |
| Lieuwe Westra | 1982-2023 | cycling | | |
| Keiren Westwood | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Lindsay Whalen | 1982- | basketball | | |
| Dav Whatmore | 1954- | cricket | | |
| Glenn Whelan | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Charlie White | 1987- | skating | | |
| Jo Jo White | 1946-2018 | basketball | | |
| Nera White | 1935-2016 | basketball | | |
| Reggie White | 1961-2004 | football | | |
| Sam Whitelock | 1988- | rugby | | |
| Donte Whitner | 1985- | football | | |
| Pernilla Wiberg | 1970- | skiing | | |
| Hayley Wickenheiser | 1978- | ice hockey | | |
| Yanina Wickmayer | 1989- | tennis | | |
| Michelle Wie West | 1989- | golf | | |
| Mats Wieffer | 1999- | soccer | | |
| Bradley Wiggins | 1980- | cycling | | |
| Richard Wigglesworth | 1983- | rugby | | |
| Georginio Wijnaldum | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Owen Wijndal | 1999- | soccer | | |
| Ben Wijnstekers | 1955- | soccer | | |
| Mats Wilander | 1964- | tennis | | |
| Deontay Wilder | 1985- | boxing | | |
| Piet Wildschut | 1957- | soccer | | |
| Lenny Wilkens | 1937- | basketball | | |
| Jamaal Wilkes | 1953- | basketball | (Abdul-Lateef) | |
| Dominique Wilkins | 1960- | basketball | | |
| Ray Wilkins | 1956-2018 | soccer | | |
| Alex Wilkinson | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Chris Wilkinson | 1970- | tennis | | |
| Jonny Wilkinson | 1979- | rugby | | |
| Jetro Willems | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Ashley Williams | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Billy Williams | 1938- | baseball | | |
| Chester Williams | 1970-2019 | rugby | | |
| Deron Williams | 1984- | basketball | | |
| George Williams | 1995- | soccer | | |
| Jonny Williams | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Liam Williams | 1991- | rugby | | |
| Lloyd Williams | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Rhys Williams | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Scott Williams | 1990- | rugby | | |
| Serena Williams | 1981- | tennis | | |
| Shammond Williams | 1975- | basketball | | |
| Sonny Bill Williams | 1985- | rugby | | |
| Ted Williams | 1918-2002 | baseball | | |
| Venus Williams | 1980- | tennis | | |
| Corliss Williamson | 1973- | basketball | | |
| DaVarryl Williamson | 1968- | boxing | | |
| Eryk Williamson | 1997- | soccer | | |
| Kane Williamson | 1990- | cricket | | |
| Leah Williamson | 1997- | soccer | | |
| Zion Williamson | 2000- | basketball | | |
| Willian | 1988- | soccer | (Borges, da Silva) | |
| Marcus Willis | 1990- | tennis | | |
| Helen Wills | 1905-1998 | tennis | | |
| Lynn Wilms | 2000- | soccer | | |
| Jack Wilshere | 1992- | soccer | | |
| David Wilson | 1985- | rugby | | |
| Doug Wilson | 1957- | ice hockey | | |
| Russell Wilson | 1988- | football | | |
| Ryan Wilson | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Kevin Wimmer | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Dave Winfield | 1951- | baseball | | |
| Jameis Winston | 1994- | football | | |
| Aron Winter | 1967- | soccer | | |
| Magnus Wislander | 1964- | handball | | |
| Richard Witschge | 1969- | soccer | | |
| Rob Witschge | 1966- | soccer | | |
| Axel Witsel | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Katarina Witt | 1965- | skating | | |
| Carina Witthöft | 1995- | tennis | | |
| Anita Włodarczyk | 1985- | track | | |
| Marius Wolf | 1995- | soccer | | |
| Paea Wolfgramm | 1969- | boxing | | |
| Chris Wondolowski | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Tom Wood | 1986- | rugby | | |
| Willie Wood | 1936-2020 | football | | |
| Lynette Woodard | 1959- | basketball | | |
| Todd Woodbridge | 1971- | tennis | | |
| Tony Woodcock | 1981- | rugby | | |
| John Wooden | 1910-2010 | basketball | | |
| Mark Woodforde | 1965- | tennis | | |
| Gary Woodland | 1984- | golf | | |
| LaMarr Woodley | 1984- | football | | |
| Tiger Woods | 1975- | golf | | |
| Lorne "Gump" Worsley | 1929-2007 | ice hockey | | |
| Roy Worters | 1900-1957 | ice hockey | | |
| James Worthy | 1961- | basketball | | |
| Jan Wouters | 1960- | soccer | | |
| Caroline Wozniacki | 1990- | tennis | | |
| Bailey Wright | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Roelof Wunderink | 1948- | driving | | |
| Ireen Wüst | 1986- | skating | | |
| Wolfram Wuttke | 1961-2015 | soccer | | |
| Chris Wyles | 1983- | rugby | | |
| Early Wynn | 1920-1999 | baseball | | |
| Granit Xhaka | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Taulant Xhaka | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Xu Yifan | 1988- | tennis | | |
| Isabelle Yacoubou | 1986- | basketball | | |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 1994- | cricket | | |
| Umesh Yadav | 1987- | cricket | | |
| Nail Yakupov | 1993- | ice hockey | | |
| Alexander Yakushev | 1947- | ice hockey | | |
| Lamine Yamal | 2007- | soccer | (Nasraoui, Ebana) | |
| Takayoshi Yamano | 1955- | soccer | | |
| Marshal Yanda | 1984- | football | | |
| Kisho Yano | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Yao Jinnan | 1995- | gymnastics | | |
| Yao Ming | 1980- | basketball | | |
| Dilshod Yarbekov | 1974- | boxing | | |
| George Yardley | 1928-2004 | basketball | | |
| Andriy Yarmolenko | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Lev Yashin | 1929-1990 | soccer | | |
| Carl Yastrzemski | 1939- | baseball | | |
| Hassan Yebda | 1984- | soccer | | |
| DeAndre Yedlin | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Christian Yelich | 1991- | baseball | | |
| Arman Yeremyan | 1986- | martial arts | | |
| Andrey Yeshchenko | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Samed Yeşil | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Faruk Yiğit | 1968- | soccer | | |
| Rukiye Yıldırım | 1991- | martial arts | | |
| Sercan Yıldırım | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Betül Cemre Yıldız | 1989- | chess | | |
| Yaser Yıldız | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Burak Yılmaz | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Joseph Yobo | 1980- | soccer | | |
| Cy Young | 1867-1955 | baseball | | |
| Donald Young | 1989- | tennis | | |
| Steve Young | 1961- | football | | |
| Ben Youngs | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Waqar Younis | 1971- | cricket | | |
| Mikhail Youzhny | 1982- | tennis | | |
| Yun Suk-young | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Artur Yusupov | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Steve Yzerman | 1965- | ice hockey | | |
| Pablo Zabaleta | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Mattias Zachrisson | 1990- | handball | | |
| Ruben Zadkovich | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Mário Zagallo | 1931- | soccer | | |
| Alina Zagitova | 2002- | skating | | |
| Theodoros Zagorakis | 1971- | soccer | | |
| Denis Zakaria | 1996- | soccer | | |
| Marius Žaliūkas | 1983-2020 | soccer | | |
| Ricardo Zamora | 1901-1978 | soccer | | |
| Maryna Zanevska | 1993- | tennis | | |
| Cristián Zapata | 1986- | soccer | (Valencia) | |
| Emil Zátopek | 1922-2000 | track | | |
| Jesús Zavala | 1987- | soccer | (Castañeda) | |
| Simone Zaza | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Horacio Zeballos | 1985- | tennis | | |
| Género Zeefuik | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Kelly Zeeman | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Oliver Zelenika | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Jan Železný | 1966- | track | | |
| Indrek Zelinski | 1974- | soccer | | |
| Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Boudewijn Zenden | 1976- | soccer | | |
| Erfan Zeneli | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Erkan Zengin | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Kathrin Zettel | 1986- | skiing | | |
| Zhang Jike | 1988- | table tennis | | |
| Zhang Shuai | 1989- | tennis | | |
| Zhang Yining | 1981- | table tennis | | |
| Zheng Saisai | 1994- | tennis | | |
| Yuri Zhirkov | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Zico | 1953- | soccer | (Antunes, Coimbra) | |
| Zinedine Zidane | 1972- | soccer | | |
| Reto Ziegler | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Ron-Robert Zieler | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Piotr Zieliński | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Lukáš Zima | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Yevgeni Zimin | 1947-2018 | ice hockey | | |
| Nenad Zimonjić | 1976- | tennis | | |
| Oleksandr Zinchenko | 1996- | soccer | | |
| Davit Zirakashvili | 1983- | rugby | | |
| Zito | 1932-2015 | soccer | (de Miranda) | |
| Jeroen Zoet | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Dino Zoff | 1942- | soccer | | |
| Roman Zozulya | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Natko Zrnčić-Dim | 1986- | skiing | | |
| Vedran Zrnić | 1979- | handball | | |
| Filip Zubčić | 1993- | skiing | | |
| Sergei Zubov | 1970- | ice hockey | | |
| Juan Camilo Zúñiga | 1985- | soccer | (Mosquera) | |
| Graham Zusi | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Viktar Zuyev | 1983- | boxing | | |
| Kristaps Zvejnieks | 1992- | skiing | | |
| Alexander Zverev | 1997- | tennis | | |
| Mischa Zverev | 1987- | tennis | |