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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Carpenter | 1983- | rugby |  | |
| Aaron Hughes | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Aaron Ramsey | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Aaron Rodgers | 1983- | football | | |
| Aaron Smith | 1988- | rugby | (Luke) | |
| Aasif Karim | 1963- | cricket | (Yusuf) | |
| Abby Bishop | 1988- | basketball | | |
| Abby Wambach | 1980- | soccer | (Mary, Abigail) | |
| Abdelaziz Touilbini | 1978- | boxing | | |
| Abdelmoumene Djabou | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Abdul Razak | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Abdul Majeed Waris | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Abdulkadir Özdemir | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Abdulkadir Özgen | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Abdülkerim Bardakcı | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Abebe Bikila | 1932-1973 | track | | |
| Abel Aguilar | 1985- | soccer | (Enrique) | |
| Abel Hernández | 1990- | soccer | (Mathías) | |
| Abigail Spears | 1981- | tennis | (Michal) | |
| Aboubakar Oumarou | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Achiel Bruneel | 1918-2008 | cycling | | |
| Achiel Buysse | 1918-1984 | cycling | | |
| Aco Stojkov | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Adam Ashley-Cooper | 1984- | rugby | | |
| Adam Kwarasey | 1987- | soccer | (Adambathia) | |
| Adam Lallana | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Ádám Lang | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Ádám Nagy | 1995- | soccer | | |
| Adam Nemec | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Adam Oates | 1962- | ice hockey | | |
| Adam Pavlásek | 1994- | tennis | | |
| Ádám Pintér | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Ádám Szalai | 1987- | soccer | (Csaba) | |
| Adam Taggart | 1993- | soccer | (Jake) | |
| Addie Joss | 1880-1911 | baseball | (Adrian) | |
| Ade Akinbiyi | 1974- | soccer | (Adeola, Oluwatoyin) | |
| Adebayo Akinfenwa | 1982- | soccer | (Saheed) | |
| Adelin Benoît | 1900-1954 | cycling | | |
| Ademir Marques de Menezes | 1922-1996 | soccer | | |
| Adi Hütter | 1970- | soccer | (Adolf) | |
| Adick Koot | 1963- | soccer | | |
| Adil Chihi | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Adil Ibragimov | 1989- | soccer | (Abukayevich) | |
| Adil Rami | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Adis Jahović | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Adis Nurković | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Admir Mehmedi | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Admir Teli | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Adnan Januzaj | 1995- | soccer | | |
| Adolf Albin | 1848-1920 | chess | | |
| Adolf Anderssen | 1818-1879 | chess | (Karl, Ernst) | |
| Adolf Christian | 1934-1999 | cycling | | |
| Adolf Scherer | 1938-2023 | soccer | | |
| Adolf Schwarz | 1836-1910 | chess | | |
| Adolf Šimperský | 1909-1964 | soccer | | |
| Adolf Urban | 1914-1943 | soccer | (Ala) | |
| Adri van Tiggelen | 1957- | soccer | (Adrianus) | |
| Adriaan Strauss | 1985- | rugby | (Jan) | |
| Adrián Aldrete | 1988- | soccer | (Alexei) | |
| Adrian "Cap" Anson | 1852-1922 | baseball | | |
| Adrián Bone | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Adrian Dantley | 1955- | basketball | (Delano) | |
| Adrian Kunz | 1967- | soccer | | |
| Adrian Mannarino | 1988- | tennis | | |
| Adrian Peterson | 1985- | football | | |
| Adrian Popa | 1988- | soccer | (Dumitru) | |
| Adrián Ramos | 1986- | soccer | (Gustavo) | |
| Adriano Grimaldi | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Adrie van Kraaij | 1953- | soccer | (Adrianus) | |
| A. J. Green | 1988- | football | (Adriel, Jeremiah) | |
| Adrien Silva | 1989- | soccer | (Sébastien) | |
| Afriyie Acquah | 1992- | soccer | (Ebenezer) | |
| Ágnes Keleti | 1921- | gymnastics | | |
| Agnieszka Radwańska | 1989- | tennis | | |
| Agustín Creevy | 1985- | rugby | | |
| Agustín Orion | 1981- | soccer | (Ignacio) | |
| Ahmad Alenemeh | 1982- | soccer | (Seyed) | |
| Ahmed Musa | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık | 1994-2022 | soccer | | |
| Aiden McGeady | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 1980- | tennis | | |
| Aïssa Mandi | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Aíto García Reneses | 1946- | basketball | (Alejandro) | |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 1988- | cricket | (Madhukar) | |
| Ajit Wadekar | 1941-2018 | cricket | (Laxman) | |
| Ajla Tomljanović | 1993- | tennis | | |
| Ákos Elek | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Aksel Lund Svindal | 1982- | skiing | | |
| Al Cervi | 1917-2009 | basketball | (Alfred) | |
| Al Kaline | 1934-2020 | baseball | (Albert) | |
| Al MacInnis | 1963- | ice hockey | (Allan) | |
| Al Oerter | 1936-2007 | track | (Alfred, Adolph) | |
| Al Rosen | 1924-2015 | baseball | (Albert) | |
| Al Simmons | 1902-1956 | baseball | (Aloysius) | |
| Aladár Gerevich | 1910-1991 | fencing | | |
| Alain Prost | 1955- | driving | | |
| Alan Kardec | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Alan Dzagoev | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Alan Jones | 1946- | driving | | |
| Alan Mannus | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Alan Pulido | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Alan Stacey | 1933-1960 | driving | | |
| Alasdair Evans | 1989- | cricket | (Campbell) | |
| Alasdair Strokosch | 1983- | rugby | (Karl) | |
| Alban Hoxha | 1987- | soccer | (Bekim) | |
| Albert Adomah | 1987- | soccer | (Danquah) | |
| Albert Pujols | 1980- | baseball | | |
| Albert Ramos Viñolas | 1988- | tennis | | |
| Albert Selimov | 1986- | boxing | | |
| Albert Spalding | 1850-1915 | baseball | | |
| Alberta Brianti | 1980- | tennis | | |
| Alberto Aquilani | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Alberto Ascari | 1918-1955 | driving | | |
| Albie Morkel | 1981- | cricket | (Johannes, Albertus) | |
| Albin Ekdal | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Alcides Escobar | 1986- | baseball | | |
| Aldin Čajić | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Aldin Ðidić | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Aldo de Nigris | 1983- | soccer | (Jesús) | |
| Aldo Leão Ramírez | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Alejandro Bedoya | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Aleksandar Dragović | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Aleksandar Nikolić | 1924-2000 | basketball | (Aca) | |
| Aleksandar Petrović | 1959- | basketball | (Aco) | |
| Aleksandr Golovin | 1996- | soccer | | |
| Aleksandr Karelin | 1967- | wrestling | | |
| Aleksandr Kerzhakov | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Aleksandr Kokorin | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Aleksandr Popov | 1971- | swimming | (Alexander) | |
| Aleksandr Samedov | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Aleksandra Krunić | 1993- | tennis | | |
| Aleksei Berezutski | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Aleksei Budõlin | 1976- | martial arts | | |
| Aleksei Ionov | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Aleksei Kozlov | 1986- | soccer | (Anatolyevich) | |
| Alem Toskić | 1982- | handball | | |
| Alen Halilović | 1996- | soccer | | |
| Alesana Tuilagi | 1981- | rugby | | |
| Alessandro Del Piero | 1974- | soccer | | |
| Alessandro Florenzi | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Alessandro Schöpf | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Alessio Cerci | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Alex Sandro | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Àlex Corretja | 1974- | tennis | | |
| Alex Cuthbert | 1990- | rugby | | |
| Alex Delvecchio | 1931- | ice hockey | (Alexander) | |
| Alex English | 1954- | basketball | (Alexander) | |
| Alex Ferguson | 1941- | soccer | (Alexander) | |
| Alex Goode | 1988- | rugby | (Alexander, David) | |
| Alex Karras | 1935-2012 | football | (Alexander) | |
| Alex Král | 1998- | soccer | | |
| Alex Morgan | 1989- | soccer | (Alexandra) | |
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | 1993- | soccer | (Alexander, Mark, David) | |
| Alex Rodriguez | 1975- | baseball | (Alexander) | |
| Alex Song | 1987- | soccer | (Alexandre, Dimitri) | |
| Alex Wilkinson | 1984- | soccer | (Alexander, William) | |
| Alexander Alekhine | 1892-1946 | chess | | |
| Alexander Bublik | 1997- | tennis | | |
| Alexander Domínguez | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Alexander Khalifman | 1966- | chess | | |
| Alexander Mejía | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Alexander Ovechkin | 1985- | ice hockey | | |
| Alexander Peya | 1980- | tennis | | |
| Alexander Rossi | 1991- | driving | | |
| Alexander Todua | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Alexander Ward | 1990- | tennis | | |
| Alexander Yakushev | 1947- | ice hockey | | |
| Alexander Zverev | 1997- | tennis | (Sascha) | |
| Alexandr Dolgopolov | 1988- | tennis | (Oleksandr) | |
| Alexandre Pato | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Alexandre Prémat | 1982- | driving | | |
| Alexandrina Barbosa | 1986- | handball | | |
| Alexandros Tziolis | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Alexandru Chipciu | 1989- | soccer | (Mihăiță) | |
| Alexandru Mățel | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Alexey Shved | 1988- | basketball | (Viktorovich) | |
| Alexis Pinturault | 1991- | skiing | | |
| Alexis Sánchez | 1988- | soccer | (Alejandro) | |
| Alfréd Hajós | 1878-1955 | swimming | | |
| Alfredo Di Stéfano | 1926-2014 | soccer | | |
| Alfredo Talavera | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Alfreð Finnbogason | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Alicia Sacramone | 1987- | gymnastics | | |
| Alina l'Ami | 1985- | chess | | |
| Alina Zagitova | 2002- | skating | | |
| Alireza Haghighi | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Alireza Jahanbakhsh | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Alisha Glass | 1988- | volleyball | | |
| Alisha Lehmann | 1999- | soccer | | |
| Alison Riske | 1990- | tennis | | |
| Alison Van Uytvanck | 1994- | tennis | | |
| Alistair Overeem | 1980- | martial arts | (Cees) | |
| Alizé Cornet | 1990- | tennis | | |
| Aljaž Bedene | 1989- | tennis | | |
| Alketas Panagoulias | 1934-2012 | soccer | (Alkis) | |
| Allan Nyom | 1988- | soccer | (Roméo) | |
| Allan Stanley | 1926-2013 | ice hockey | | |
| Allen Iverson | 1975- | basketball | (Ezail) | |
| Allyson Felix | 1985- | track | (Michelle) | |
| Almir | 1969- | soccer | | |
| Almir Lopes de Luna | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Almira Skripchenko | 1976- | chess | | |
| Alo Bärengrub | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Alo Dupikov | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Alok Kapali | 1984- | cricket | | |
| Alonzo Mourning | 1970- | basketball | (Harding) | |
| Alun Wyn Jones | 1985- | rugby | | |
| Alvan Adams | 1954- | basketball | (Leigh) | |
| Álvaro Arbeloa | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Álvaro Rafael González | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Álvaro Morata | 1992- | soccer | (Borja) | |
| Alvaro Načinović | 1966- | handball | | |
| Álvaro Negredo | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Álvaro Pereira | 1985- | soccer | (Daniel) | |
| Amanda Kurtović | 1991- | handball | | |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | 1982- | basketball | (Yahoshafat, Ben, Carsares, Jehoshaphat) | |
| Amari Cooper | 1994- | football | | |
| Amarildo | 1939- | soccer | | |
| Ambati Rayudu | 1985- | cricket | (Thirupathi) | |
| Ambroise Oyongo | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Amel Mujčinović | 1973- | soccer | | |
| Amela Terzić | 1993- | track | | |
| Amir Abrashi | 1990- | soccer | (Malush) | |
| Amir Hossein Sadeghi | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Amit Mishra | 1982- | cricket | | |
| Amy Chow | 1978- | gymnastics | (Yuen, Yee) | |
| Ana Đokić | 1979- | handball | | |
| Ana Konjuh | 1997- | tennis | | |
| Ana Radović | 1986- | handball | | |
| Anamul Haque | 1992- | cricket | | |
| Anastasia Myskina | 1981- | tennis | | |
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 1991- | tennis | | |
| Anastasia Rodionova | 1982- | tennis | | |
| Anastasija Sevastova | 1990- | tennis | | |
| Anatolie Doroș | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Anatoliy Karpov | 1951- | chess | (Anatoly) | |
| Anatoliy Tymoshchuk | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Anđela Bulatović | 1987- | handball | | |
| Ander Iturraspe | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Andi Lila | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Andranik Teymourian | 1983- | soccer | | |
| André Ooijer | 1974- | soccer | | |
| Andre Agassi | 1970- | tennis | (Kirk) | |
| André Almeida | 1990- | soccer | (Gomes, de) | |
| André Ayew | 1989- | soccer | (Dede, Morgan, Rami) | |
| Andre Begemann | 1984- | tennis | | |
| André-Pierre Gignac | 1985- | soccer | | |
| André Gomes | 1993- | soccer | (Filipe) | |
| Andre Iguodala | 1984- | basketball | (Tyler) | |
| André Lerond | 1930-2018 | soccer | | |
| André "the Giant" Roussimoff | 1946-1993 | wrestling | | |
| André Schürrle | 1990- | soccer | (Horst) | |
| Andrea Barnó | 1980- | handball | | |
| Andrea Barzagli | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Andrea Hlaváčková | 1986- | tennis | | |
| Andrea Jaeger | 1965- | tennis | | |
| Andrea Masi | 1981- | rugby | | |
| Andrea Pirlo | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Andreas Bouchalakis | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Andreas Brehme | 1960- | soccer | | |
| Andreas Granqvist | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Andreas Isaksson | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Andreas Nilsson | 1990- | handball | | |
| Andreas Samaris | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Andrei Kirilenko | 1981- | basketball | (Gennadyevich) | |
| Andrei Prepeliță | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Andrei Semyonov | 1989- | soccer | (Sergeyevich) | |
| Andrei Vasilevski | 1991- | tennis | | |
| Andrej Kramarić | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Andreja Klepač | 1986- | tennis | | |
| Andrés Escobar | 1967-1994 | soccer | | |
| Andrés Guardado | 1986- | soccer | (José) | |
| Andrés Iniesta | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Andrew Durutalo | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Andrew McCutchen | 1986- | baseball | | |
| Andrew Weibrecht | 1986- | skiing | | |
| Andrey Kuznetsov | 1991- | tennis | | |
| Andrey Lavrov | 1962- | handball | (Andrei) | |
| Andrey Yeshchenko | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Andries Noppert | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Andrius Velička | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Andriy Medvedev | 1974- | tennis | (Andrei) | |
| Andriy Pyatov | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Andriy Shevchenko | 1976- | soccer | | |
| Andriy Yarmolenko | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Andro Bušlje | 1986- | water polo | | |
| Andy Bathgate | 1932-2016 | ice hockey | (Andrew) | |
| Andy King | 1988- | soccer | (Andrew, Philip) | |
| Andy Murray | 1987- | tennis | (Andrew, Barron) | |
| Andy Najar | 1993- | soccer | (Ariel) | |
| Andy Phillip | 1922-2001 | basketball | (Andrew) | |
| Andy van der Meijde | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Anel Hadžić | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Anel Raskaj | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Anémone Marmottan | 1988- | skiing | | |
| Anett Kontaveit | 1995- | tennis | | |
| Ángel Di María | 1988- | soccer | (Fabián) | |
| Angel McCoughtry | 1986- | basketball | (Lajuane) | |
| Ángel Reyna | 1984- | soccer | (Eduardo) | |
| Angela Ruggiero | 1980- | ice hockey | | |
| Angelique Kerber | 1988- | tennis | | |
| Ángelo Henríquez | 1994- | soccer | (José) | |
| Angelo Ogbonna | 1988- | soccer | (Obinze) | |
| Angelo Schiavio | 1905-1990 | soccer | | |
| Angelos Basinas | 1976- | soccer | | |
| Angelos Charisteas | 1980- | soccer | | |
| Anghel Iordănescu | 1950- | soccer | | |
| Aniek Nouwen | 1999- | soccer | | |
| Anil Kumble | 1970- | cricket | | |
| Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu | 1962- | track | | |
| Anita Włodarczyk | 1985- | track | | |
| Anja Andersen | 1969- | handball | | |
| Anja Pärson | 1981- | skiing | (Sofia, Tess) | |
| Anky van Grunsven | 1968- | riding | (Theodora, Elisabeth, Gerarda) | |
| Ann Meyers | 1955- | basketball | (Elizabeth) | |
| Anna Fenninger | 1989- | skiing | | |
| Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 1985- | tennis | | |
| Anna Kournikova | 1981- | tennis | | |
| Anna Smith | 1988- | tennis | | |
| Anne Donovan | 1961-2018 | basketball | (Theresa) | |
| Annemarie Moser-Pröll | 1953- | skiing | | |
| Annemieke Kiesel-Griffioen | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Annika Sörenstam | 1970- | golf | | |
| Anouk Dekker | 1986- | soccer | (Marieke) | |
| Anquan Boldin | 1980- | football | (Kenmile) | |
| Ansi Agolli | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Antal Dunai | 1943- | soccer | | |
| Ante Ćorić | 1997- | soccer | | |
| Ante Rebić | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Anthony Davis | 1993- | basketball | (Marshon) | |
| Anthony Joshua | 1989- | boxing | (Oluwafemi, Olaseni) | |
| Anthony Lopes | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Anthony Martial | 1995- | soccer | (Joran) | |
| Anthony Vanden Borre | 1987- | soccer | (Henri) | |
| Anthony Watson | 1994- | rugby | | |
| Antoaneta Stefanova | 1979- | chess | | |
| Antoine Griezmann | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Antoinette de Jong | 1995- | skating | | |
| Anton Kokorin | 1987- | track | | |
| Anton Ponkrashov | 1986- | basketball | (Aleksandrovich) | |
| Antonín Panenka | 1948- | soccer | | |
| Antonio Candreva | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Antonio Carbajal | 1929-2023 | soccer | | |
| Antonio Cassano | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Antonio Inoki | 1943-2022 | wrestling | (Kanji, Muhammad, Hussain) | |
| Antonio Valencia | 1985- | soccer | (Luis) | |
| Antonios Nikopolidis | 1971- | soccer | | |
| Antonis Georgiadis | 1933-2020 | soccer | | |
| Antrel Rolle | 1982- | football | (Rocelious) | |
| Anwar El Ghazi | 1995- | soccer | | |
| Anzor Boltukayev | 1986- | wrestling | | |
| Apostolos Nikolaidis | 1896-1980 | soccer | | |
| Aquivaldo Mosquera | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Aramis Naglić | 1965- | basketball | | |
| Arantxa Rus | 1990- | tennis | | |
| Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 1971- | tennis | (Aránzazu, Isabel, María) | |
| Archie Gemmill | 1947- | soccer | (Archibald) | |
| Archie Manning | 1949- | football | (Elisha, Archibald) | |
| Archie Thompson | 1978- | soccer | (Archibald, Gerald) | |
| Arda Turan | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Ardian Kozniku | 1967- | soccer | | |
| Ari Freyr Skúlason | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Arian Foster | 1986- | football | (Isa) | |
| Arie Haan | 1948- | soccer | (Arend) | |
| Arie Selinger | 1937- | volleyball | (Aryeh) | |
| Ariel Hernández | 1970- | boxing | | |
| Ariel López | 1974- | soccer | (Maximiliano) | |
| Arijan Komazec | 1970- | basketball | | |
| Aritz Aduriz | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Arjen Robben | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Arkadiusz Milik | 1994- | soccer | (Arek) | |
| Arlind Ajeti | 1993- | soccer | (Afrim) | |
| Arman Yeremyan | 1986- | martial arts | | |
| Armando Sadiku | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Arnaud Boetsch | 1969- | tennis | | |
| Arnaud Clément | 1977- | tennis | | |
| Arnaud Tournant | 1978- | cycling | | |
| Arnaut Danjuma | 1997- | soccer | | |
| Arnie Risen | 1924-2012 | basketball | (Arnold) | |
| Arno Kamminga | 1995- | swimming | | |
| Arnold Mühren | 1951- | soccer | | |
| Arnold Palmer | 1929-2016 | golf | | |
| Arnoldo Iguarán | 1957- | soccer | (Alberto) | |
| Arnór Þór Gunnarsson | 1987- | handball | | |
| Arnór Ingvi Traustason | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Aron Gunnarsson | 1989- | soccer | (Einar, Malmquist) | |
| Aron Jóhannsson | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Aron Winter | 1967- | soccer | | |
| Árpád Fazekas | 1930-2018 | soccer | | |
| Arrigo Sacchi | 1946- | soccer | | |
| Arsène Wenger | 1949- | soccer | | |
| Art Ross | 1885-1964 | ice hockey | (Arthur) | |
| Artem Dzyuba | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Artem Fedetskyi | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Arthur Ashe | 1943-1993 | tennis | | |
| Arthur Boka | 1983- | soccer | (Etienne) | |
| Arthur De Greef | 1992- | tennis | | |
| Arthur Friedenreich | 1892-1969 | soccer | | |
| Arthur Numan | 1969- | soccer | | |
| Artis Gilmore | 1949- | basketball | | |
| Artur Boruc | 1980- | soccer | | |
| Artur Jędrzejczyk | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Artur Yusupov | 1989- | soccer | (Rimovich) | |
| Arturo Vidal | 1987- | soccer | (Erasmo) | |
| Arvīds Bārda | 1901-1940 | soccer | | |
| Arvīds Reķis | 1979- | ice hockey | | |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 1964- | basketball | (Romas) | |
| Aryna Sabalenka | 1998- | tennis | | |
| Asafa Powell | 1982- | track | | |
| Asamoah Gyan | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Ashkan Dejagah | 1986- | soccer | (Seyed) | |
| Ashleigh Barty | 1996- | tennis | | |
| Ashley Miles | 1985- | gymnastics | | |
| Ashley Postell | 1986- | gymnastics | | |
| Ashley Williams | 1984- | soccer | (Errol) | |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 1986- | cricket | | |
| Asim Ferhatović | 1933-1987 | soccer | | |
| Asjha Jones | 1980- | basketball | (Takera) | |
| Asmir Avdukić | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Asmir Begović | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Asuka | 1981- | wrestling | (Kana, Kanako) | |
| Atif Bashir | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Atilio Cremaschi | 1923-2007 | soccer | | |
| Atsuto Uchida | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Attila Fiola | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Aubrey "Dit" Clapper | 1907-1978 | ice hockey | | |
| Audley Harrison | 1971- | boxing | | |
| Augusto Fernández | 1986- | soccer | (Matías) | |
| Aurèle Joliat | 1901-1986 | ice hockey | | |
| Aurélien Chedjou | 1986- | soccer | (Bayard) | |
| Austin Ejide | 1984- | soccer | (Augustine, Amamchukwu) | |
| Avdija Vršajević | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Avraam Papadopoulos | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Axar Patel | 1994- | cricket | (Akshar, Rajeshbhai) | |
| Axel Paulsen | 1855-1938 | skating | | |
| Axel Witsel | 1989- | soccer | (Laurent, Angel, Lambert) | |
| Aya Miyama | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Aykut Kocaman | 1965- | soccer | | |
| Ayrton Senna | 1960-1994 | driving | | |
| Ayumu Goromaru | 1986- | rugby | | |
| Azeglio Vicini | 1933-2018 | soccer | | |
| Azhar Ali | 1985- | cricket | | |
| Azubuike Egwuekwe | 1989- | soccer | (Emanuel) | |
| Babe Didrikson Zaharias | 1911-1956 | golf; track | (Mildred, Ella) | |
| Bacary Sagna | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Badr Hari | 1984- | boxing | | |
| Badra Ali Sangaré | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Bailey Howell | 1937- | basketball | | |
| Bailey Wright | 1992- | soccer | (Colin) | |
| Bakhtiar Rahmani | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Bakir Beširević | 1965- | soccer | | |
| Balázs Adolf | 1999- | boating | | |
| Balázs Dzsudzsák | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Balázs Hárai | 1987- | water polo | | |
| Bănel Nicoliță | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Barbara Schett | 1976- | tennis | | |
| Barbora Krejčíková | 1995- | tennis | | |
| Barbora Strýcová | 1986- | tennis | | |
| Barel Mouko | 1979- | soccer | (Morial) | |
| Barnabás Bese | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Barry Bonds | 1964- | baseball | | |
| Barry Larkin | 1964- | baseball | | |
| Barry Sanders | 1968- | football | | |
| Bart Starr | 1934-2019 | football | (Bryan, Bartlett) | |
| Bart Verbruggen | 2002- | soccer | | |
| Bartosz Kapustka | 1996- | soccer | | |
| Bartosz Salamon | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Basarab Panduru | 1970- | soccer | (Nică) | |
| Bastian Schweinsteiger | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Beatriz Fernández | 1985- | handball | | |
| Beatriz Haddad Maia | 1996- | tennis | | |
| Beauden Barrett | 1991- | rugby | (John) | |
| Bebeto | 1964- | soccer | (José, Roberto) | |
| Bechara Oliveira | 1976- | soccer | (Jalkh) | |
| Begoña Fernández | 1980- | handball | | |
| Beibut Shumenov | 1983- | boxing | | |
| Beitske Visser | 1995- | driving | | |
| Beka Tsiklauri | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Bekim Balaj | 1991- | soccer | (Abdyl) | |
| Belinda Snell | 1981- | basketball | | |
| Ben Hogan | 1912-1997 | golf | (William) | |
| Ben Davies | 1993- | soccer | (Benjamin, Thomas) | |
| Ben Foster | 1983- | soccer | (Anthony) | |
| Ben Franks | 1984- | rugby | (John) | |
| Ben Halloran | 1992- | soccer | (Benjamin) | |
| Ben McCalman | 1988- | rugby | (Benjamin) | |
| Ben Morgan | 1989- | rugby | (Benjamin, John) | |
| Ben Smith | 1986- | rugby | (Benjamin, Robert) | |
| Ben Volavola | 1991- | rugby | | |
| Ben Wijnstekers | 1955- | soccer | | |
| Ben Youngs | 1989- | rugby | (Benjamin, Ryder) | |
| Benedikt Höwedes | 1988- | soccer | (Benni) | |
| Benjamin Angoua | 1986- | soccer | (Brou) | |
| Benjamin Kayser | 1984- | rugby | | |
| Benjamin Moukandjo | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Bennie Muller | 1938-2024 | soccer | (Bernardus) | |
| Benoît Angbwa | 1982- | soccer | (Christian) | |
| Benoît Assou-Ekotto | 1984- | soccer | (Pierre, David) | |
| Benoît Costil | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Benoît Paire | 1989- | tennis | | |
| Bent Viscaal | 1999- | driving | | |
| Bernard | 1992- | soccer | (Anício) | |
| Bernard Foley | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Bernard Hinault | 1954- | cycling | | |
| Bernard King | 1956- | basketball | | |
| Bernard Le Roux | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Bernard Tomic | 1992- | tennis | | |
| Bernard Vukas | 1927-1983 | soccer | | |
| Bernd Leno | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Bernhard Langer | 1957- | golf | | |
| Berni Rodríguez | 1980- | basketball | (Bernardo) | |
| Bernie Federko | 1956- | ice hockey | (Bernard) | |
| Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion | 1931-2006 | ice hockey | (Joseph, Bernard) | |
| Bernie Parent | 1945- | ice hockey | (Bernard) | |
| Berry van Aerle | 1962- | soccer | | |
| Bert Blyleven | 1951- | baseball | | |
| Bert Olmstead | 1926-2015 | ice hockey | (Murray, Albert) | |
| Bert Patenaude | 1909-1974 | soccer | (Bertrand) | |
| Berti Vogts | 1946- | soccer | (Hans, Hubert) | |
| Bertrand Gille | 1978- | handball | (Fabien) | |
| Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 1985- | tennis | | |
| Betina Jozami | 1988- | tennis | | |
| Beto | 1982- | soccer | (António, Alberto) | |
| Betty Okino | 1975- | gymnastics | (Elizabeth, Anna) | |
| Betül Cemre Yıldız | 1989- | chess | | |
| Beuran Hendricks | 1990- | cricket | (Eric) | |
| Bharat Arun | 1962- | cricket | (Bharathi) | |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 1990- | cricket | | |
| Bianca Andreescu | 2000- | tennis | (Vanessa) | |
| Biljana Pavićević | 1988- | handball | | |
| Biljana Petrović | 1961- | track | | |
| Bill Barber | 1952- | ice hockey | (William) | |
| Bill Bradley | 1943- | basketball | (William, Warren) | |
| Bill Cook | 1896-1986 | ice hockey | (William) | |
| Bill Dickey | 1907-1993 | baseball | (William) | |
| Bill Durnan | 1916-1972 | ice hockey | (William) | |
| Bill Gadsby | 1927-2016 | ice hockey | (William) | |
| Bill Mazeroski | 1936- | baseball | (William) | |
| Bill Russell | 1934-2022 | basketball | (William, Felton) | |
| Bill Sharman | 1926-2013 | basketball | (William) | |
| Bill Tilden | 1893-1953 | tennis | (William) | |
| Bill Walton | 1952- | basketball | (William) | |
| Billie Jean King | 1943- | tennis | | |
| Billy Burch | 1900-1950 | ice hockey | (Harry, Wilfred) | |
| Billy Cunningham | 1943- | basketball | (William) | |
| Billy McNeill | 1940-2019 | soccer | (William) | |
| Billy Smith | 1950- | ice hockey | (William) | |
| Billy Vunipola | 1992- | rugby | (Viliami) | |
| Billy Williams | 1938- | baseball | | |
| Birkir Bjarnason | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Birkir Már Sævarsson | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Bismarck du Plessis | 1984- | rugby | (Wilhelm) | |
| Björn Borg | 1956- | tennis | (Rune) | |
| Bjørn Dæhlie | 1967- | skiing | | |
| Blaise Matuidi | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Blanka Vlašić | 1983- | track | | |
| Blaž Kavčič | 1987- | tennis | | |
| Blaženko Lacković | 1980- | handball | | |
| Blerim Džemaili | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Bob Beamon | 1946- | track | (Robert) | |
| Bob Bryan | 1978- | tennis | (Robert, Charles) | |
| Bob Cousy | 1928- | basketball | (Robert) | |
| Bob Davies | 1920-1990 | basketball | (Robert) | |
| Bob Feller | 1918-2010 | baseball | (Robert) | |
| Bob Gainey | 1953- | ice hockey | (Robert) | |
| Bob Gibson | 1935-2020 | baseball | (Robert) | |
| Bob Hayes | 1942-2002 | football | (Robert, Lee) | |
| Bob Houbregs | 1932-2014 | basketball | (Robert) | |
| Bob Kurland | 1924-2013 | basketball | (Robert, Albert) | |
| Bob Lanier | 1948-2022 | basketball | (Robert) | |
| Bob McAdoo | 1951- | basketball | (Robert) | |
| Bob Pettit | 1932- | basketball | (Robert) | |
| Boban Babunski | 1968- | soccer | | |
| Bobby Charlton | 1937- | soccer | (Robert) | |
| Bobby Clarke | 1949- | ice hockey | (Robert) | |
| Bobby Doerr | 1918-2017 | baseball | (Robert) | |
| Bobby Fischer | 1943-2008 | chess | (Robert) | |
| Bobby Hull | 1939-2023 | ice hockey | (Robert) | |
| Bobby Jones | 1902-1971 | golf | (Robert) | |
| Bobby Jones | 1951- | basketball | (Robert, Clyde) | |
| Bobby Moore | 1941-1993 | soccer | (Robert) | |
| Bobby Orr | 1948- | ice hockey | (Robert) | |
| Bobby Robson | 1933-2009 | soccer | (Robert) | |
| Bobby Wanzer | 1921-2016 | basketball | (Robert) | |
| Bobley Anderson | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Bode Miller | 1977- | skiing | (Samuel) | |
| Bogdan Stancu | 1987- | soccer | (Sorin) | |
| Bohdan Butko | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Bojan Bogdanović | 1989- | basketball | | |
| Bojana Popović | 1979- | handball | | |
| Kim Bo-kyung | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Bonaventure Kalou | 1978- | soccer | | |
| Boniek García | 1984- | soccer | (Óscar) | |
| Bonnie Blair | 1964- | skating | (Kathleen) | |
| Bořek Dočkal | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Boris Becker | 1967- | tennis | (Franz) | |
| Boris Gelfand | 1968- | chess | | |
| Boris Spassky | 1937- | chess | | |
| Borja Mayoral | 1997- | soccer | | |
| Börje Salming | 1951-2022 | ice hockey | | |
| Borna Ćorić | 1996- | tennis | | |
| Borna Rendulić | 1992- | ice hockey | | |
| Boro Jovanović | 1939- | tennis | | |
| Botic van de Zandschulp | 1995- | tennis | | |
| Boubacar Barry | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Boudewijn Zenden | 1976- | soccer | | |
| Boy Deul | 1987- | soccer | (Darryl) | |
| Boy Hayje | 1949- | driving | (Johan, Gerard) | |
| Boy Kemper | 1999- | soccer | | |
| Boy van Poppel | 1988- | cycling | | |
| Boy Waterman | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Božidar Jović | 1972- | handball | | |
| Brad Davis | 1981- | soccer | (Bradley, Joseph) | |
| Brad Guzan | 1984- | soccer | (Bradley, Edwin) | |
| Brad Park | 1948- | ice hockey | (Douglas, Bradford) | |
| Bradley Davies | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Bradley Wiggins | 1980- | cycling | | |
| Branco | 1964- | soccer | (Cláudio, Ibrahim) | |
| Branco van den Boomen | 1995- | soccer | | |
| Brandin Cooks | 1993- | football | | |
| Brandt Snedeker | 1980- | golf | (Newell) | |
| Braulio Leal | 1981- | soccer | (Antonio) | |
| Brayan Beckeles | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Breel Embolo | 1997- | soccer | | |
| Brendan Shanahan | 1969- | ice hockey | | |
| Brendon McCullum | 1981- | cricket | (Barrie) | |
| Bret Hart | 1957- | wrestling | | |
| Brett Favre | 1969- | football | | |
| Brett Hull | 1964- | ice hockey | | |
| Brian Brobbey | 2002- | soccer | (Ebenezer, Adjei) | |
| Brian Dawkins | 1973- | football | | |
| Brian Lara | 1969- | cricket | | |
| Brian Leetch | 1968- | ice hockey | | |
| Brian Orakpo | 1986- | football | (Ndubisi) | |
| Brian Urlacher | 1978- | football | | |
| Brian Vickers | 1983- | driving | (Lee) | |
| Brice Dja Djédjé | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Brittany Bowe | 1988- | skating | (Starr) | |
| Brock Lesnar | 1977- | wrestling | | |
| Brock Osweiler | 1990- | football | | |
| Brock Radunske | 1983- | ice hockey | | |
| Brodie Retallick | 1991- | rugby | (Allan) | |
| Bronko Nagurski | 1908-1990 | football | (Bronislau) | |
| Brooks Robinson | 1937-2023 | baseball | | |
| Bruce McLaren | 1937-1970 | driving | | |
| Bruno Alves | 1981- | soccer | (Eduardo) | |
| Bruno Gudelj | 1966- | handball | | |
| Bruno Martins Indi | 1992- | soccer | (Rolando, Maximiliano) | |
| Bruno Soares | 1982- | tennis | | |
| Bruno Soriano | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Bruno Uvini | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Brutil Hosé | 1979- | soccer | (Fridarius) | |
| Bryan Habana | 1983- | rugby | | |
| Bryan Roy | 1970- | soccer | | |
| Bryan Ruiz | 1985- | soccer | (Jafet) | |
| Bryan Trottier | 1956- | ice hockey | | |
| Bryce Harper | 1992- | baseball | | |
| Buddy Jeannette | 1917-1998 | basketball | (Harry, Edward) | |
| Budimir Vujačić | 1964- | soccer | | |
| Lee Bum-young | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Burak Yılmaz | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Burhan Sargun | 1929-2023 | soccer | | |
| Burim Kukeli | 1984- | soccer | (Nue) | |
| Burry Stander | 1987-2013 | cycling | (Willie) | |
| Buster Posey | 1987- | baseball | (Gerald, Dempsey) | |
| Byron Nelson | 1912-2006 | golf | | |
| Cade Cunningham | 2001- | basketball | (Parker) | |
| Cafu | 1970- | soccer | (Marcos) | |
| Cairo Santos | 1991- | football | | |
| Caitlyn Jenner | 1949- | track | (William, Bruce) | |
| Cal Ripken Jr. | 1960- | baseball | (Calvin) | |
| Calvin Murphy | 1948- | basketball | | |
| Cam Neely | 1965- | ice hockey | (Cameron) | |
| Cam Newton | 1989- | football | (Cameron) | |
| Cameron Norrie | 1995- | tennis | | |
| Camila Giorgi | 1991- | tennis | | |
| Camilla Herrem | 1986- | handball | | |
| Camille Muffat | 1989-2015 | swimming | | |
| Camilo Vargas | 1989- | soccer | (Andrés) | |
| Cammi Granato | 1971- | ice hockey | (Catherine, Michelle) | |
| Candace Parker | 1986- | basketball | (Nicole) | |
| Cándido Sibilio | 1958-2019 | basketball | (Chicho, Antonio) | |
| Caner Erkin | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Cappie Pondexter | 1983- | basketball | (Marie) | |
| Cara Black | 1979- | tennis | | |
| Careca | 1960- | soccer | (Antônio) | |
| Carey Price | 1987- | ice hockey | | |
| Carina Witthöft | 1995- | tennis | | |
| Carl Braun | 1927-2010 | basketball | | |
| Carl Lewis | 1961- | track | (Frederick, Carlton) | |
| Carl Medjani | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Carl Yastrzemski | 1939- | baseball | | |
| Carla Suárez Navarro | 1988- | tennis | | |
| Carles Puyol | 1978- | soccer | | |
| Carli Lloyd | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Carlo Costly | 1982- | soccer | (Yaír) | |
| Carlo Janka | 1986- | skiing | | |
| Carlos Bacca | 1986- | soccer | (Arturo) | |
| Carlos Carbonero | 1990- | soccer | (Mario) | |
| Carlos Carmona | 1987- | soccer | (Emilio) | |
| Carlos Gruezo | 1995- | soccer | (Armando) | |
| Carlos "El Caballo" Lee | 1976- | baseball | (Noriel) | |
| Carlos Alberto Parreira | 1943- | soccer | | |
| Carlos Peña | 1990- | soccer | (Alberto) | |
| Carlos Quintero | 1987- | soccer | (Darwin) | |
| Carlos Sainz, Jr. | 1994- | driving | | |
| Carlos Salcido | 1980- | soccer | (Arnoldo) | |
| Carlos Sánchez Moreno | 1986- | soccer | (Alberto) | |
| Carlos Alberto Torres | 1944-2016 | soccer | | |
| Carlos Valderrama | 1961- | soccer | | |
| Carlos Valdés | 1985- | soccer | (Enrique) | |
| Carlton Fisk | 1947- | baseball | | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 1984- | basketball | (Kyam) | |
| Carmelo Cabrera | 1950- | basketball | | |
| Carmen Martín | 1988- | handball | (Dolores) | |
| Carol Blazejowski | 1956- | basketball | | |
| Carolina Klüft | 1983- | track | (Evelyn) | |
| Carolina Marín | 1993- | badminton | (María) | |
| Caroline Garcia | 1993- | tennis | | |
| Caroline Wozniacki | 1990- | tennis | | |
| Carson Palmer | 1979- | football | (Hilton) | |
| Carwyn James | 1929-1983 | rugby | (Rees) | |
| Case Keenum | 1988- | football | (Austin) | |
| Casey Dellacqua | 1985- | tennis | | |
| Caster Semenya | 1991- | track | (Mokgadi) | |
| Cătălin Fercu | 1986- | rugby | | |
| Cathy Freeman | 1973- | track | (Catherine, Astrid, Salome) | |
| Cecil "Babe" Dye | 1898-1962 | ice hockey | (Babe) | |
| Cecil "Tiny" Thompson | 1903-1981 | ice hockey | | |
| Cédric Djeugoué | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Cédric Pioline | 1969- | tennis | | |
| Cédric Si Mohamed | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Cédric Soares | 1991- | soccer | (Ricardo) | |
| Cédric Sorhaindo | 1984- | handball | | |
| Céline Dumerc | 1982- | basketball | | |
| Celso Borges | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Cenk Tosun | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Cerasela Pătraşcu | 1992- | gymnastics | | |
| César Azpilicueta | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Cesare Maldini | 1932-2016 | soccer | | |
| Cesare Natali | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Cesare Prandelli | 1957- | soccer | | |
| Cesc Fàbregas | 1987- | soccer | (Francesc) | |
| Chadwick Walton | 1985- | cricket | (Antonio, Kirkpatrick) | |
| Chaminda Vaas | 1974- | cricket | (Warnakulasuriya, Patabendige, Ushantha, Joseph) | |
| Champ Bailey | 1978- | football | (Roland) | |
| Chamu Chibhabha | 1986- | cricket | (Chamunorwa, Justice) | |
| Chanda Rubin | 1976- | tennis | | |
| Chandika Hathurusingha | 1968- | cricket | (Upul) | |
| Kim Chang-soo | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Charles Aránguiz | 1989- | soccer | (Mariano) | |
| Charles Barkley | 1963- | basketball | (Wade) | |
| Charles Itandje | 1982- | soccer | (Hubert) | |
| Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn | 1854-1897 | baseball | | |
| Charlie Faumuina | 1986- | rugby | (Charles) | |
| Charlie Gardiner | 1904-1934 | ice hockey | (Charles, Chuck) | |
| Charlie Gehringer | 1903-1993 | baseball | (Charles) | |
| Charlie Scott | 1948- | basketball | (Charles, Thomas) | |
| Charlie White | 1987- | skating | (Charles, Allen) | |
| Charlotte Cooper | 1870-1966 | tennis | | |
| Cheick Tioté | 1986-2017 | soccer | (Ismaël) | |
| Cheryl Miller | 1964- | basketball | (Deann) | |
| Chester Williams | 1970-2019 | rugby | (Mornay) | |
| Chet Walker | 1940- | basketball | (Chester) | |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | 1988- | cricket | (Arvind) | |
| Chigozie Agbim | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Chipper Jones | 1972- | baseball | (Larry, Wayne) | |
| Chloé Paquet | 1994- | tennis | | |
| Lee Chong Wei | 1982- | badminton | | |
| Chris Baird | 1982- | soccer | (Christopher, Patrick) | |
| Chris Bosh | 1984- | basketball | (Christopher, Wesson) | |
| Chris Bristow | 1937-1960 | driving | (Christopher, William) | |
| Chris Chelios | 1962- | ice hockey | (Christos, Kostas) | |
| Chris Evert | 1954- | tennis | (Christine) | |
| Chris Froome | 1985- | cycling | (Christopher) | |
| Chris Gunter | 1989- | soccer | (Christopher, Ross) | |
| Chris Hoy | 1976- | cycling | (Christopher, Andrew) | |
| Chris Johnson | 1985- | football | (Christopher, Duan) | |
| Chris Mullin | 1963- | basketball | (Christopher, Paul) | |
| Chris Paul | 1985- | basketball | (Christopher, Emmanuel) | |
| Chris Pronger | 1974- | ice hockey | (Christopher) | |
| Chris Robshaw | 1986- | rugby | (Christopher, Denis, Yankel) | |
| Chris Smalling | 1989- | soccer | (Christopher, Lloyd) | |
| Chris Wilkinson | 1970- | tennis | (Christopher) | |
| Chris Wondolowski | 1983- | soccer | (Christopher, Elliott) | |
| Chris Wyles | 1983- | rugby | | |
| Christian Atsu | 1992-2023 | soccer | | |
| Christian Benteke | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Christian Bolaños | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Christian Fuchs | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Christian Kabasele | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Christian Noboa | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Christian Yelich | 1991- | baseball | | |
| Christijan Albers | 1979- | driving | | |
| Christina McHale | 1992- | tennis | | |
| Christine Michael | 1990- | football | (Lynn) | |
| Christof Innerhofer | 1984- | skiing | | |
| Christoph Kramer | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Christophe Jallet | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Christopher Papamichalopoulos | 1988- | skiing | | |
| Christy Mathewson | 1880-1925 | baseball | (Christopher) | |
| Chuck Connors | 1921-1992 | baseball; basketball | (Kevin, Joseph, Aloysius) | |
| Chuck Cooper | 1926-1984 | basketball | (Charles, Henry) | |
| Chuck Rayner | 1920-2002 | ice hockey | (Claude, Earl) | |
| Lee Chung-yong | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Park Chu-young | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Cian Healy | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Ciaran Clark | 1989- | soccer | | |
| CiCi Bellis | 1999- | tennis | (Catherine, Cartan) | |
| Ciprian Tătărușanu | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Cirilo Saucedo | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Ciro Immobile | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Civard Sprockel | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Clarence "Hap" Day | 1901-1990 | ice hockey | (Hap, Happy) | |
| Clarence Seedorf | 1976- | soccer | | |
| Clark Gillies | 1954-2022 | ice hockey | | |
| Clas Thunberg | 1893-1973 | skating | (Arnold, Robert) | |
| Claudio Bravo | 1983- | soccer | (Andrés) | |
| Claudio Marchisio | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Claudio Suárez | 1968- | soccer | (Luis) | |
| Cláudio Taffarel | 1966- | soccer | (André) | |
| Claudiu Keșerü | 1986- | soccer | (Andrei) | |
| Clayton Kershaw | 1988- | baseball | | |
| Cliff Branch | 1948-2019 | football | (Clifford) | |
| Cliff Hagan | 1931- | basketball | (Clifford) | |
| Clifford Luyk | 1941- | basketball | | |
| Clint Benedict | 1892-1976 | ice hockey | (Clinton) | |
| Clint Dempsey | 1983- | soccer | (Clinton, Drew) | |
| Clyde Drexler | 1962- | basketball | (Austin) | |
| Clyde Lovellette | 1929-2016 | basketball | (Edward) | |
| Cocky Gastelaars | 1938- | swimming | (Cornelia, Maria) | |
| Coco Vandeweghe | 1991- | tennis | (Colleen) | |
| Codie Taylor | 1991- | rugby | (Joshua, Dane) | |
| Cody Bellinger | 1995- | baseball | | |
| Cody Gakpo | 1999- | soccer | (Mathès) | |
| Coenie Oosthuizen | 1989- | rugby | (Coenrad, Victor) | |
| Cole Beasley | 1989- | football | (Dickson) | |
| Colin Fleming | 1984- | tennis | | |
| Colin Kaepernick | 1987- | football | (Rand) | |
| Colin Slade | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Collins Obuya | 1981- | cricket | (Omondi) | |
| Colton Orr | 1982- | ice hockey | | |
| Conchita Martínez | 1972- | tennis | (Inmaculada, Concepción) | |
| Connie Hawkins | 1942-2017 | basketball | (Cornelius) | |
| Connor McDavid | 1997- | ice hockey | | |
| Conor McGregor | 1988- | martial arts | | |
| Conor McLaughlin | 1991- | soccer | (Gerard) | |
| Conor Murray | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Conor Washington | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Conrad Smith | 1981- | rugby | (Gerard) | |
| Constant Djakpa | 1986- | soccer | (Tohouri, Zahoui) | |
| Cor Kint | 1920-2002 | swimming | (Clasina, Cornelia) | |
| Cor van der Gijp | 1931-2022 | soccer | (Cornelis) | |
| Cor van der Hart | 1928-2006 | soccer | (Cornelis) | |
| Cor Veldhoen | 1939-2005 | soccer | (Pleun) | |
| Corey Graham | 1985- | football | (Dewayne) | |
| Corey Perry | 1985- | ice hockey | | |
| Corliss Williamson | 1973- | basketball | (Mondari) | |
| Corry Evans | 1990- | soccer | | |
| C. J. Anderson | 1991- | football | (Cortrelle, Javon) | |
| Cosmin Matei | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Cosmin Moți | 1984- | soccer | (Iosif) | |
| Costel Pantilimon | 1987- | soccer | (Fane) | |
| Courtney Lawes | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Courtney McCool | 1988- | gymnastics | | |
| Craig Biggio | 1965- | baseball | | |
| Craig Cathcart | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Cristhian Stuani | 1986- | soccer | (Ricardo) | |
| Cristian Chivu | 1980- | soccer | | |
| Cristian Gamboa | 1989- | soccer | (Esteban) | |
| Cristian Rodríguez | 1985- | soccer | (Gabriel) | |
| Cristian Săpunaru | 1984- | soccer | (Ionuț) | |
| Cristián Zapata | 1986- | soccer | (Eduardo) | |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Cristina Neagu | 1988- | handball | | |
| Cristopher Toselli | 1988- | soccer | (Benjamín) | |
| Cuauhtémoc Blanco | 1973- | soccer | | |
| Curtis Good | 1993- | soccer | (Edward) | |
| Curtly Ambrose | 1963- | cricket | (Elconn, Lynwall) | |
| Cvijan Milošević | 1963- | soccer | | |
| Cy Denneny | 1891-1970 | ice hockey | (Cyril) | |
| Cy Young | 1867-1955 | baseball | (Denton, True) | |
| Cynthia Cooper-Dyke | 1963- | basketball | (Lynne) | |
| Cyrille Regis | 1958-2018 | soccer | | |
| Cyrus Christie | 1992- | soccer | (Sylvester, Frederick) | |
| Dacian Varga | 1984- | soccer | (Şerban) | |
| Ha Dae-sung | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Dai Dai N'tab | 1994- | skating | (Alexandre) | |
| Dale Hawerchuk | 1963-2020 | ice hockey | | |
| Dale Murphy | 1956- | baseball | | |
| Daley Blind | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Daley Mena | 1985- | soccer | (Yesid) | |
| Daley Sinkgraven | 1995- | soccer | | |
| Dalibor Doder | 1979- | handball | | |
| Dalibor Šamšal | 1985- | skiing | | |
| Dalip Singh "The Great Khali" Rana | 1972- | wrestling | (Khali) | |
| DaMarcus Beasley | 1982- | soccer | (Lamont) | |
| Damaris Egurrola | 1999- | soccer | (Berta) | |
| Dámaso García | 1957-2020 | baseball | (Domingo) | |
| Damián Álvarez | 1979- | soccer | (Ariel) | |
| Damian de Allende | 1991- | rugby | | |
| Damian Mori | 1970- | soccer | | |
| Damien Chouly | 1985- | rugby | | |
| Damir Burić | 1980- | water polo | | |
| Damir Džumhur | 1992- | tennis | | |
| Damir Škaro | 1959- | boxing | | |
| Damon Hill | 1960- | driving | | |
| Dan Bain | 1874-1962 | ice hockey | (Donald, Henderson) | |
| Dan Biggar | 1989- | rugby | (Daniel, Rhys) | |
| Dan Brouthers | 1858-1932 | baseball | (Dennis, Joseph) | |
| Dan Carter | 1982- | rugby | (Daniel, William) | |
| Dan Cole | 1987- | rugby | (Daniel) | |
| Dan Fouts | 1951- | football | (Daniel) | |
| Dan Issel | 1948- | basketball | (Daniel) | |
| Lin Dan | 1983- | badminton | | |
| Dan Lydiate | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Dan Marino | 1961- | football | (Daniel) | |
| Dane Coles | 1986- | rugby | (Stuart) | |
| Dane Piedt | 1990- | cricket | (Leeroy) | |
| Dani | 1951- | soccer | (Daniel) | |
| Dani | 1976- | soccer | (Daniel) | |
| Dani Alves | 1983- | soccer | (Daniel) | |
| Dániel Böde | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Daniel Cambronero | 1986- | soccer | (Arturo) | |
| Daniel Davari | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Daniel Kolář | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Daniel Majstorović | 1977- | soccer | | |
| Daniel Narcisse | 1979- | handball | | |
| Daniel Negreanu | 1974- | poker | | |
| Daniel Nestor | 1972- | tennis | (Danijel, Mark) | |
| Daniel Opare | 1990- | soccer | (Tawiah) | |
| Daniel Passarella | 1953- | soccer | | |
| Daniel Pudil | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1989- | driving | | |
| Daniel Sedin | 1980- | ice hockey | (Hans) | |
| Daniel Sturridge | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Daniel Van Buyten | 1978- | soccer | | |
| Daniele De Rossi | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Daniëlle van de Donk | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Daniil Kvyat | 1994- | driving | | |
| Daniil Medvedev | 1996- | tennis | | |
| Danijel Pranjić | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Danijel Subašić | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Danilo Pereira | 1991- | soccer | (Luís) | |
| Danko Cvjetićanin | 1963- | basketball | | |
| Danny Blind | 1961- | soccer | | |
| Danny Care | 1987- | rugby | (Daniel, Stuart) | |
| Danny Rose | 1990- | soccer | (Daniel, Lee) | |
| Danny Ward | 1993- | soccer | (Daniel) | |
| Danny Welbeck | 1990- | soccer | (Daniel, Nii, Tackie, Mensah) | |
| Dante | 1983- | soccer | (Bonfim) | |
| Dănuț Dumbravă | 1981- | rugby | (Marin) | |
| Dany Nounkeu | 1986- | soccer | (Achille) | |
| Daouda Karaboué | 1975- | handball | | |
| Daphne Koster | 1981- | soccer | (Helena) | |
| Daphne van Domselaar | 2000- | soccer | | |
| Daria Gavrilova | 1994- | tennis | (Dasha) | |
| Daria Kasatkina | 1997- | tennis | | |
| Daria Spiridonova | 1998- | gymnastics | | |
| Darija Jurak | 1984- | tennis | | |
| Darijo Srna | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Dario Šimić | 1975- | soccer | | |
| Dario Vidošić | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Darius Miles | 1981- | basketball | (LaVar) | |
| Darius Songaila | 1978- | basketball | | |
| Dariusz Michalczewski | 1968- | boxing | | |
| Darrell Green | 1960- | football | | |
| Darrelle Revis | 1985- | football | (Shavar) | |
| Darren Randolph | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Darryl Lachman | 1989- | soccer | (Brian, Ricky) | |
| Darryl Sittler | 1950- | ice hockey | | |
| Dárvin Chávez | 1989- | soccer | (Francisco) | |
| Darya Domracheva | 1986- | skiing | (Vladimirovna) | |
| Daryl Janmaat | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Daryl Murphy | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Daša Grm | 1991- | skating | | |
| Dav Whatmore | 1954- | cricket | (Davenell, Frederick) | |
| Davante Adams | 1992- | football | (Lavell) | |
| DaVarryl Williamson | 1968- | boxing | (Jerome) | |
| Dave Andreychuk | 1963- | ice hockey | (David) | |
| Dave Bautista | 1969- | wrestling | (David, Michael) | |
| Dave Bing | 1943- | basketball | (David) | |
| Dave Cowens | 1948- | basketball | (David) | |
| Dave DeBusschere | 1940-2003 | basketball | (David) | |
| Dave Kearney | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Dave Winfield | 1951- | baseball | (David) | |
| David Luiz | 1987- | soccer | | |
| David Alaba | 1992- | soccer | (Olatukunbo) | |
| David Bakhtiari | 1991- | football | (Afrasiab) | |
| David Beckham | 1975- | soccer | | |
| David Cotterill | 1987- | soccer | (Rhys, George, Best) | |
| David de Gea | 1990- | soccer | | |
| David Denton | 1990- | rugby | (Kipling) | |
| David Edwards | 1986- | soccer | | |
| David Ferrer | 1982- | tennis | | |
| David Goffin | 1990- | tennis | | |
| David Lafata | 1981- | soccer | | |
| David Limberský | 1983- | soccer | | |
| David Meyler | 1989- | soccer | | |
| David Myrie | 1988- | soccer | |