Athletes

Catherine Coley

College basketball player (2004–2006) East Carolina

Contemporary era

Edi Rama

b. July 4, 1964

Prime Minister of Albania since 2013 (born 1964)

Contemporary era

Mikheil Kavelashvili

b. July 22, 1971

Georgian politician and former footballer, sixth President of Georgia since 2024

Modern era

King George VI

December 14, 1895 – February 6, 1952

King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952

Contemporary era

Jüri Ratas

b. July 2, 1978

Estonian politician (born 1978)

Modern era

Konstantinos Stephanopoulos

August 15, 1926 – November 20, 2016

Greek politician, former president of the Hellenic Republic

Contemporary era

Keith Mitchell

b. November 12, 1946

Grenadian politician

Contemporary era

Porfirio Lobo Sosa

b. December 22, 1947

37th President of Honduras (2010–2014)

Contemporary era

Imran Khan

b. November 25, 1952

Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022

Modern era

Franklin D. Roosevelt

January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945

President of the United States from 1933 to 1945 (1882–1945)

Modern era

Marcel Duchamp

July 28, 1887 – October 2, 1968

French painter, sculptor, and chess player (1887–1968)

Contemporary era

Bruce Lee

November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973

Martial artist and actor who carried kung fu to the world

Modern era

Jackie Robinson

April 26, 1927 – February 8, 2022

American basketball player (1927–2022)

Contemporary era

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

b. March 3, 1962

American track and field athlete

Contemporary era

Usain Bolt

b. August 21, 1986

Jamaican sprinter, fastest human ever timed

Contemporary era

Muhammad Ali

January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016

Three-time heavyweight champion and conscience of his era

Modern era

Joe Louis

May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981

American boxer (1914-1981)

Modern era

Sugar Ray Robinson

May 3, 1921 – April 12, 1989

American boxer (1921–1989)

Modern era

Rocky Marciano

September 1, 1923 – August 31, 1969

American heavyweight boxing champion (1923-1969)

Contemporary era

Mike Tyson

b. June 30, 1966

American boxer and media personality (born 1966)

Contemporary era

Floyd Mayweather

b. February 24, 1977

American boxer

Contemporary era

Manny Pacquiao

b. December 17, 1978

Filipino boxer, basketball player, singer, actor, politician and philanthropist

Contemporary era

Michael Jordan

b. February 17, 1963

Six-time NBA champion who globalized basketball

Contemporary era

Kobe Bryant

August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020

American basketball player (1978–2020)

Contemporary era

LeBron James

b. December 30, 1984

American basketball player (born 1984)

Contemporary era

Magic Johnson

b. August 14, 1959

American basketball player and entrepreneur (born 1959)

Contemporary era

Larry Bird

b. December 7, 1956

American basketball player and coach (born 1956)

Contemporary era

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

b. April 16, 1947

American basketball player (born 1947)

Modern era

Wilt Chamberlain

August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999

American basketball player (1936–1999)

Modern era

Bill Russell

February 12, 1934 – July 31, 2022

American basketball player (1934–2022)

Contemporary era

Shaquille O'Neal

b. March 6, 1972

American basketball player (born 1972)

Contemporary era

Pelé

October 23, 1940 – December 29, 2022

Brazilian footballer, three-time World Cup winner, the game's first global king

Contemporary era

Diego Maradona

October 30, 1960 – November 25, 2020

Argentine footballer of the 'Hand of God' and the Goal of the Century

Contemporary era

Lionel Messi

b. June 24, 1987

Argentine forward, record Ballon d'Or winner and World Cup champion

Contemporary era

Cristiano Ronaldo

b. February 5, 1985

Portuguese forward, all-time top scorer in men's international football

Contemporary era

Franz Beckenbauer

September 11, 1945 – January 7, 2024

German sports official and association football player (1945–2024)

Contemporary era

Serena Williams

b. September 26, 1981

Winner of 23 Grand Slam singles titles, a tennis era unto herself

Contemporary era

Venus Williams

b. June 17, 1980

American tennis player (born 1980)

Contemporary era

Roger Federer

b. August 8, 1981

Swiss tennis player (born 1981)

Contemporary era

Rafael Nadal

b. June 3, 1986

Spanish tennis player (born 1986)

Contemporary era

Novak Djokovic

b. May 22, 1987

Serbian tennis player (born 1987)

Contemporary era

Steffi Graf

b. June 14, 1969

German tennis player

Contemporary era

Martina Navratilova

b. October 18, 1956

Czech-American tennis player

Modern era

Billie Jean King

b. November 22, 1943

American tennis player (born 1943)

Modern era

Arthur Ashe

July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993

American tennis player (1943–1993)

Contemporary era

Tiger Woods

b. December 30, 1975

American golfer

Modern era

Jack Nicklaus

b. January 21, 1940

American golfer (born 1940)

Modern era

Arnold Palmer

September 10, 1929 – September 25, 2016

American golfer (1929–2016)

Contemporary era

Michael Phelps

b. June 30, 1985

American swimmer (born 1985)

Modern era

Don Bradman

August 27, 1908 – February 25, 2001

Australian cricketer (1908–2001)

Contemporary era

Simone Biles

b. March 14, 1997

American artistic gymnast

Contemporary era

Nadia Comaneci

b. November 12, 1961

Romanian gymnast and five-time Olympic gold medalist (born 1961)

Contemporary era

Sachin Tendulkar

b. April 24, 1973

Indian cricket player (born 1973)

Contemporary era

Nawaz Sharif

b. December 25, 1949

Former prime minister of Pakistan

Contemporary era

Ramiz Raja

b. August 14, 1962

Former Pakistani cricketer and former chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)

Contemporary era

Zaheer Abbas

b. July 24, 1947

ICC president & Pakistani cricketer

Modern era

Hanif Mohammad

December 21, 1934 – August 11, 2016

Pakistani cricketer (1934-2016)

Modern era

Fazal Mahmood

February 18, 1927 – May 30, 2005

Pakistani cricketer (1927-2005)

Modern era

Abdul Hafeez Kardar

January 17, 1925 – April 21, 1996

Indian cricketer (1925-1996)

Contemporary era

Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi

b. March 17, 1980

Pakistani tennis player (born 1980)