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 Jarvis | 1986- | rugby | (Ronald) | |
| Aaron Ramsey | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Aaron Smith | 1988- | rugby | (Luke) | |
| Aasif Karim | 1963- | cricket | (Yusuf) | |
| Aavo Sarap | 1962- | soccer | | |
| Abby Bishop | 1988- | basketball | | |
| 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 | | |
| Abdur Razzak | 1982- | cricket | | |
| Abebe Bikila | 1932-1973 | track | | |
| Abel Aguilar | 1985- | soccer | (Enrique) | |
| Abel Hernández | 1990- | soccer | (Mathías) | |
| Abie Grossfeld | 1934- | gymnastics | | |
| Abigail Spears | 1981- | tennis | (Michal) | |
| Aboubakar Oumarou | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Abry Jones | 1991- | football | | |
| Aca Ratuva | 1978- | rugby | (Ratu, Ronald, Gavidi) | |
| Aco Jonovski | 1980- | handball | | |
| 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 Pavlásek | 1994- | tennis | | |
| Ádám Pintér | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Ádám Szalai | 1987- | soccer | (Csaba) | |
| Adam Taggart | 1993- | soccer | (Jake) | |
| Adarius Glanton | 1990- | football | | |
| Addie Joss | 1880-1911 | baseball | | |
| Ade Akinbiyi | 1974- | soccer | (Adeola, Oluwatoyin) | |
| Ade Jimoh | 1980- | football | (Adebola, Olurotimi) | |
| Ade Iwan Setiawan | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Adebayo Akinfenwa | 1982- | soccer | (Saheed) | |
| Adebayo Azeez | 1994- | soccer | (Ade, Linford, Kazim) | |
| Adedayo Adebayo | 1970- | rugby | (Adeyemi) | |
| Adelin Benoît | 1900-1954 | cycling | | |
| Ademir Marques de Menezes | 1922-1996 | soccer | | |
| 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 | | |
| Adis Obad | 1971- | soccer | | |
| Admir Haznadar | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Admir Mehmedi | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Admir Teli | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Adnan Januzaj | 1995- | soccer | | |
| Adolf Anderssen | 1818-1879 | chess | | |
| Adri van Tiggelen | 1957- | soccer | | |
| Adriaan Strauss | 1985- | rugby | (Jan) | |
| Adrián Aldrete | 1988- | soccer | (Alexei) | |
| Adrian "Cap" Anson | 1852-1922 | baseball | | |
| Adrian Apostol | 1990- | rugby | (Marian) | |
| Adrián Bone | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Adrian Dantley | 1955- | basketball | (Delano) | |
| Adrian Kunz | 1967- | soccer | | |
| Adrian Mannarino | 1988- | tennis | | |
| Adrian Popa | 1988- | soccer | (Dumitru) | |
| Adrián Ramos | 1986- | soccer | (Gustavo) | |
| Adriano Grimaldi | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Adrie van Kraaij | 1953- | soccer | | |
| A. J. Green | 1988- | football | (Adriel, Jeremiah) | |
| Adrien Silva | 1989- | soccer | (Sébastien) | |
| Afriyie Acquah | 1992- | soccer | (Ebenezer) | |
| Afroditi Skafida | 1982- | track | | |
| Agnieszka Radwańska | 1989- | tennis | | |
| Agustín Alonso | 1991- | rugby | | |
| Agustín Creevy | 1985- | rugby | | |
| Agustín Orion | 1981- | soccer | (Ignacio) | |
| Agustín Ormaechea | 1991- | rugby | | |
| Ahmad Alenemeh | 1982- | soccer | (Seyed) | |
| Ahmad Brooks | 1984- | football | (Kadar) | |
| Ahmed Musa | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Ahsan Malik | 1989- | cricket | (Ahmad) | |
| Ahtyba Rubin | 1986- | football | | |
| Aiden McGeady | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 1980- | tennis | | |
| Aisea Havili | 1977- | rugby | ('Aisea) | |
| Aïssa Mandi | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Aíto García Reneses | 1946- | basketball | (Alejandro) | |
| AJ MacGinty | 1990- | rugby | (Alan, Leon) | |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 1988- | cricket | (Madhukar) | |
| Ajit Wadekar | 1941-2018 | cricket | (Laxman) | |
| Ajla Tomljanović | 1993- | tennis | | |
| Akapusi Qera | 1984- | rugby | | |
| Akeem Davis | 1989- | football | | |
| Akeem Spence | 1991- | football | | |
| Akiem Hicks | 1989- | football | (Jamar) | |
| Akihito Yamada | 1985- | rugby | | |
| Ákos Elek | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Aksel Lund Svindal | 1982- | skiing | | |
| Al Cervi | 1917-2009 | basketball | | |
| Al Kaline | 1934- | baseball | | |
| Al MacInnis | 1963- | ice hockey | | |
| Al Simmons | 1902-1956 | baseball | | |
| Alafoti Fa'osiliva | 1985- | rugby | | |
| Alain Prost | 1955- | driving | | |
| Alameda Ta'amu | 1990- | football | | |
| Alan Kardec | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Alan Ball | 1985- | football | (Sheffield) | |
| Alan Dzagoev | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Alan Jones | 1946- | driving | | |
| Alan Mannus | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Alan Page | 1945- | football | | |
| Alan Pulido | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Alan Willey | 1956- | soccer | | |
| Alasdair Dickinson | 1983- | rugby | (Granville) | |
| Alasdair Evans | 1989- | cricket | (Campbell) | |
| Alasdair Strokosch | 1983- | rugby | (Karl) | |
| Alastair McFarland | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Alban Hoxha | 1987- | soccer | (Bekim) | |
| Albert Adomah | 1987- | soccer | (Danquah) | |
| Albert Ramos Viñolas | 1988- | tennis | | |
| Albert Selimov | 1986- | boxing | | |
| Albert "Babe" Siebert | 1904-1939 | ice hockey | | |
| Albert Spalding | 1850-1915 | baseball | (Al) | |
| Alberta Brianti | 1980- | tennis | | |
| Alberto Aquilani | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Alberto Ascari | 1918-1955 | driving | | |
| Alberto De Marchi | 1986- | rugby | | |
| Alberto Román | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Albie Morkel | 1981- | cricket | (Johannes, Albertus) | |
| Albin Ekdal | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Alcibíades Rojas | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Alden Darby | 1992- | football | | |
| Aldin Čajić | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Aldin Spahović | 1979- | volleyball | | |
| Aldin Ðidić | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Aldo de Nigris | 1983- | soccer | (Jesús) | |
| Aldo Leão Ramírez | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Aldon Smith | 1989- | football | (Jacarus) | |
| Aldrick Robinson | 1988- | football | | |
| Aleah Finnegan | 2003- | gymnastics | | |
| Alec Connell | 1902-1958 | ice hockey | (Alex, Alexander) | |
| Alejandro Bedoya | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Alejandro Castro | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Alejandro Nieto | 1988- | rugby | | |
| Alejo Corral | 1981- | rugby | | |
| Alejo Durán | 1991- | rugby | | |
| Aleki Lutui | 1978- | rugby | | |
| Alekos Sofianidis | 1933-2010 | soccer | (Aleko) | |
| Aleksandar Dragović | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Aleksandar Nikolić | 1924-2000 | basketball | (Aca) | |
| Aleksandar Petrović | 1959- | basketball | (Aco) | |
| Aleksandr Golovin | 1996- | soccer | | |
| Aleksandr Kerzhakov | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Aleksandr Kokorin | 1991- | soccer | | |
| 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 Florenzi | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Alessandro Schöpf | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Alessandro Zanni | 1984- | rugby | | |
| Alessio Cerci | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Alex Sandro | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Àlex Corretja | 1974- | tennis | | |
| Alex Cuthbert | 1990- | rugby | | |
| Alex Delvecchio | 1931- | ice hockey | | |
| Alex English | 1954- | basketball | | |
| Alex Ferguson | 1941- | soccer | | |
| Alex Goode | 1988- | rugby | (David, Alexander, Vallance) | |
| Alex Král | 1998- | soccer | | |
| Alex Mack | 1985- | football | (Javon, Alexander) | |
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | 1993- | soccer | (Alexander, Mark, David) | |
| Alex Singleton | 1993- | football | (Reed) | |
| Alex Song | 1987- | soccer | (Alexandre, Dimitri) | |
| Alex Wilkinson | 1984- | soccer | (Alexander, William) | |
| Alex Wojciechowicz | 1915-1992 | football | | |
| Alexander Alekhine | 1892-1946 | chess | | |
| Alexander Bublik | 1997- | tennis | | |
| Alexander Domínguez | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Alexander Kaun | 1985- | basketball | (Sasha, Olegovich) | |
| Alexander Khalifman | 1966- | chess | | |
| Alexander Mejía | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Alexander Peya | 1980- | tennis | | |
| Alexander Rossi | 1991- | driving | | |
| Alexander Todua | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Alexander Ward | 1990- | tennis | | |
| Alexander Zverev Jr. | 1997- | tennis | (Sascha) | |
| Alexandr Dolgopolov | 1988- | tennis | (Oleksandr) | |
| Alexandre Pato | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Alexandre Dumoulin | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Alexandre Flanquart | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Alexandre Prémat | 1982- | driving | | |
| Alexandre Ribeiro | 1981- | martial arts | (Xande) | |
| Alexandrina Barbosa | 1986- | handball | | |
| Alexandros Tziolis | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Alexandru Chipciu | 1989- | soccer | (Mihăiță) | |
| Alexandru Mățel | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Alexandru Țăruș | 1989- | rugby | (Mihai) | |
| Alexe Gilles | 1992- | skating | | |
| Alexei Glukhov | 1984- | ice hockey | | |
| Alexey Shved | 1988- | basketball | (Viktorovich) | |
| Alexis Beucler | 1997- | gymnastics | (Nicole) | |
| Alexis Pinturault | 1991- | skiing | | |
| Alexis Sánchez | 1988- | soccer | (Alejandro) | |
| Alf Smith | 1873-1953 | ice hockey | | |
| Alfredo Di Stéfano | 1926- | soccer | | |
| Alfredo Talavera | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Alfreð Finnbogason | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Al-Hajj Shabazz | 1992- | football | | |
| Alia Ouabdelsselam | 1978- | skating | | |
| Alina l'Ami | 1985- | chess | | |
| Alireza Haghighi | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Alireza Jahanbakhsh | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Alisha Glass | 1988- | volleyball | | |
| 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) | |
| A. Q. Shipley | 1986- | football | (Allan, Quay) | |
| Allan Stanley | 1926-2013 | ice hockey | | |
| Almir | 1969- | soccer | | |
| Almir Barbosa | 1980- | soccer | | |
| Almir Gegić | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Almir Lopes de Luna | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Almir Tanjič | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Almira Skripchenko | 1976- | chess | | |
| Alo Bärengrub | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Alo Dupikov | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Alok Kapali | 1984- | cricket | | |
| Alphonse "Tuffy" Leemans | 1912-1979 | football | | |
| Alshon Jeffery | 1990- | football | | |
| Alterraun Verner | 1988- | football | (Ennis) | |
| Alton Brown | 1925-2016 | baseball | | |
| Alun Wyn Jones | 1985- | rugby | | |
| 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) | |
| Alyssa Baumann | 1998- | gymnastics | (Lyn) | |
| Alyssa Beckerman | 1981- | gymnastics | (Erin) | |
| Amanaki Mafi | 1990- | rugby | (Lelei) | |
| Amanda Borden | 1977- | gymnastics | (Kathleen) | |
| Amanda Kurtović | 1991- | handball | | |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | 1982- | basketball | (Carsares) | |
| Amari Cooper | 1994- | football | | |
| Amarildo | 1939- | soccer | | |
| Amarlo Herrera | 1991- | football | | |
| Ambati Rayudu | 1985- | cricket | (Thirupathi) | |
| Ambroise Oyongo | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Amby Fogarty | 1933-2016 | soccer | (Ambrose, Gerald) | |
| Ameer Abdullah | 1993- | football | | |
| Amel Mujčinović | 1973- | soccer | | |
| Amela Kršo | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Amela Terzić | 1993- | track | | |
| Amelia Hundley | 1998- | gymnastics | (Magdalena) | |
| Amil Agajanov | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Amini Silatolu | 1988- | football | | |
| Amir Abrashi | 1990- | soccer | (Malush) | |
| Amir Hossein Sadeghi | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Amit Mishra | 1982- | cricket | | |
| Amos Rusie | 1871-1942 | baseball | | |
| Amy Chow | 1978- | gymnastics | (Yuen, Yee) | |
| Ana Đokić | 1979- | handball | | |
| Ana Konjuh | 1997- | tennis | | |
| Ana Radović | 1986- | handball | | |
| Anamaria Ioniță | 1988- | track | | |
| Anamul Haque | 1992- | cricket | | |
| Anastasia Myskina | 1981- | tennis | | |
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 1991- | tennis | | |
| Anastasia Rodionova | 1982- | tennis | | |
| Anastasija Sevastova | 1990- | tennis | | |
| Anatolie Doroș | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Anatolie Ostap | 1979- | 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 | | |
| Andre Branch | 1989- | football | (Orlandus) | |
| Andre Dawson | 1954- | baseball | | |
| André-Pierre Gignac | 1985- | soccer | | |
| André Gomes | 1993- | soccer | (Filipe) | |
| Andre Hal | 1992- | football | (Jeroy) | |
| Andre Iguodala | 1984- | basketball | (Tyler) | |
| André Lerond | 1930-2018 | soccer | | |
| Andre Roberts | 1988- | football | (McXavier) | |
| André "the Giant" Roussimoff | 1946-1993 | wrestling | | |
| André Schürrle | 1990- | soccer | (Horst) | |
| Andre Tippett | 1959- | football | | |
| Andre Williams | 1992- | football | (Rishard) | |
| Andrea Barnó | 1980- | handball | | |
| Andrea Barzagli | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Andrea Hlaváčková | 1986- | tennis | | |
| Andrea Jaeger | 1965- | tennis | | |
| Andrea Lovotti | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Andrea Manici | 1990- | rugby | | |
| 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 Rădoi | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Andrei Semyonov | 1989- | soccer | (Sergeyevich) | |
| Andrei Ursache | 1984- | rugby | | |
| 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 | | |
| Andrés Vilaseca | 1991- | rugby | | |
| Andrew Castle | 1963- | tennis | | |
| Andrew Durutalo | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Andrew Suniula | 1982- | rugby | | |
| Andrew Tiedemann | 1988- | rugby | | |
| Andrew Weibrecht | 1986- | skiing | | |
| Andrey Kuznetsov | 1991- | tennis | | |
| Andrey Yeshchenko | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Andrius Velička | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Andriy Medvedev | 1974- | tennis | (Andrei) | |
| Andriy Pyatov | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Andriy Yarmolenko | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Andro Bušlje | 1986- | water polo | | |
| Andrus Peat | 1993- | football | (Jamerson) | |
| Andy Bathgate | 1932- | ice hockey | | |
| Andy Cooper | 1898-1941 | baseball | | |
| Andy King | 1988- | soccer | (Andrew, Philip) | |
| Andy Murray | 1987- | tennis | (Andrew, Barron) | |
| Andy Najar | 1993- | soccer | (Ariel) | |
| Andy Phillip | 1922-2001 | basketball | | |
| Andy Robustelli | 1925-2011 | football | | |
| Andy van der Meijde | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Anel Canales | 1978- | soccer | (Alejandro) | |
| Anel Hadžić | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Anel Karabeg | 1962- | soccer | | |
| Anel Raskaj | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Anémone Marmottan | 1988- | skiing | | |
| Anes Haurdić | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Anes Mravac | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Anes Zverotić | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Anett Kontaveit | 1995- | tennis | | |
| Ángel Di María | 1988- | soccer | (Fabián) | |
| Angel McCoughtry | 1986- | basketball | (Lajuane) | |
| Ángel Reyna | 1984- | soccer | (Eduardo) | |
| Angela James | 1964- | ice hockey | | |
| Angelique Kerber | 1988- | tennis | | |
| Angelo Esposito | 1993- | rugby | | |
| Ángelo Henríquez | 1994- | soccer | (José) | |
| Angelo "Hank" Luisetti | 1916-2002 | basketball | (Hank) | |
| Angelo Ogbonna | 1988- | soccer | (Obinze) | |
| Angelo Schiavio | 1905-1990 | soccer | | |
| Angelos Basinas | 1976- | soccer | | |
| Angelos Charisteas | 1980- | soccer | | |
| Anghel Iordănescu | 1950- | soccer | | |
| Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu | 1962- | track | | |
| Anja Pärson | 1981- | skiing | (Sofia, Tess) | |
| Ann Meyers | 1955- | basketball | (Elizabeth) | |
| Anna Fenninger | 1989- | skiing | | |
| Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 1985- | tennis | | |
| Anna Smith | 1988- | tennis | | |
| Anne Donovan | 1961- | basketball | (Theresa) | |
| Annelore Zinke | 1958- | gymnastics | | |
| Annemarie Moser-Pröll | 1953- | skiing | | |
| Anquan Boldin | 1980- | football | (Kenmile) | |
| Ansi Agolli | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Antal Dunai | 1943- | soccer | | |
| Ante Ćorić | 1997- | soccer | | |
| Ante Rebić | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Anthony Catt | 1933-2018 | cricket | (Waldron) | |
| Anthony Davis | 1993- | basketball | (Marshon) | |
| Anthony Lopes | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Anthony Martial | 1995- | soccer | (Joran) | |
| Anthony Muñoz | 1958- | football | | |
| Anthony Perenise | 1982- | rugby | | |
| Anthony Vanden Borre | 1987- | soccer | (Henri) | |
| Anthony Watson | 1994- | rugby | | |
| Antoaneta Stefanova | 1979- | chess | | |
| Antoine Cason | 1986- | football | (Brandon) | |
| Antoine Griezmann | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Anton Kokorin | 1987- | track | | |
| Anton Peikrishvili | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Anton Ponkrashov | 1986- | basketball | (Aleksandrovich) | |
| Antone Exum | 1991- | football | (Chavez) | |
| Antonio Candreva | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Antonio Carbajal | 1929- | soccer | | |
| Antonio Cassano | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Antonio Smith | 1981- | football | (DeShonta) | |
| Antonio Valencia | 1985- | soccer | (Luis) | |
| Antonios Nikopolidis | 1971- | soccer | | |
| Antonis Georgiadis | 1933- | soccer | | |
| Antrel Rolle | 1982- | football | (Rocelious) | |
| Antwan Goodley | 1991- | football | (Fontain) | |
| Anwar Oshana | 1972- | boxing | | |
| Anzor Boltukayev | 1986- | wrestling | | |
| Api Ratuniyarawa | 1986- | rugby | | |
| 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 | | |
| Archie Manning | 1949- | football | (Elisha, Archibald) | |
| Archie Thompson | 1978- | soccer | (Archibald, Gerald) | |
| Arda Turan | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Arden Key | 1996- | football | | |
| Ardian Kozniku | 1967- | soccer | | |
| Ari Freyr Skúlason | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Arian Foster | 1986- | football | (Isa) | |
| Ariana Berlin | 1987- | gymnastics | (Alyse) | |
| Arie Haan | 1948- | soccer | | |
| Arie Selinger | 1937- | volleyball | (Aryeh) | |
| Ariel Hernández | 1970- | boxing | | |
| Ariel López | 1974- | soccer | (Maximiliano) | |
| Arijan Komazec | 1970- | basketball | | |
| Arik Armstead | 1993- | football | | |
| Aritz Aduriz | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Arjen Robben | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Arkadiusz Milik | 1994- | soccer | (Arek) | |
| Arky Vaughan | 1912-1952 | baseball | | |
| Arlind Ajeti | 1993- | soccer | (Afrim) | |
| Arman Yeremyan | 1986- | martial arts | | |
| Armando Sadiku | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Armonty Bryant | 1990- | football | | |
| Arnaud Boetsch | 1969- | tennis | | |
| Arnaud Clément | 1977- | tennis | | |
| Arnaud Tournant | 1978- | cycling | | |
| Arnie Herber | 1910-1969 | football | | |
| Arnie Risen | 1924-2012 | basketball | | |
| Arnie Weinmeister | 1923-2000 | football | | |
| Arnold Mühren | 1951- | soccer | | |
| Arnold Palmer | 1929- | golf | | |
| Arnoldo Iguarán | 1957- | soccer | (Alberto) | |
| Arnon Tamir | 1986- | soccer | | |
| 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 | | |
| Arrelious Benn | 1988- | football | | |
| Arrigo Sacchi | 1946- | soccer | | |
| Arsène Wenger | 1949- | soccer | | |
| Art Coulter | 1909-2000 | ice hockey | | |
| Art Donovan | 1924-2013 | football | | |
| Art Monk | 1957- | football | | |
| Art Ross | 1886-1964 | ice hockey | | |
| Art Shell | 1946- | football | | |
| Artem Dzyuba | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Artem Fedetskyi | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Arthur Ashe | 1943-1993 | tennis | | |
| Arthur Boka | 1983- | soccer | (Etienne) | |
| Arthur De Greef | 1992- | tennis | | |
| Arthur Farrell | 1877-1909 | ice hockey | | |
| 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 | | |
| Asa Jackson | 1989- | football | (Rashaan, Webster) | |
| Asaeli Tikoirotuma | 1986- | rugby | | |
| Asamoah Gyan | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Asante Cleveland | 1992- | football | | |
| Ashaad Mabry | 1992- | football | | |
| Ashkan Dejagah | 1986- | soccer | (Seyed) | |
| Ashleigh Barty | 1996- | tennis | | |
| Ashleigh Clare-Kearney | 1986- | gymnastics | | |
| Ashleigh Gnat | 1994- | gymnastics | | |
| Ashley Williams | 1984- | soccer | (Errol) | |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 1986- | cricket | | |
| Asim Ferhatović | 1933-1987 | soccer | | |
| Asim Saeed | 1979- | cricket | | |
| Asjha Jones | 1980- | basketball | (Takera) | |
| Asmir Avdukić | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Asmir Begović | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Astyanax Douglass | 1897-1975 | baseball | | |
| Atieli Pakalani | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Atif Bashir | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Atilio Cremaschi | 1923-2007 | soccer | | |
| Atilla Koca | 1980- | soccer | | |
| Atse Buurman | 1982- | cricket | | |
| Atsushi Hiwasa | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Atsuto Uchida | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Attila Fiola | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Attila Sekerlioglu | 1965- | soccer | | |
| Aubrey "Dit" Clapper | 1907-1978 | ice hockey | | |
| Audie Cole | 1989- | football | (Raymond) | |
| Audley Harrison | 1971- | boxing | | |
| Augie Ojeda | 1974- | baseball | (Octavio) | |
| Augusto Fernández | 1986- | soccer | (Matías) | |
| Aurèle Joliat | 1901-1986 | ice hockey | | |
| Aurélien Chedjou | 1986- | soccer | (Bayard) | |
| Aurica Buia | 1970- | track | | |
| Austin Ejide | 1984- | soccer | (Augustine, Amamchukwu) | |
| Avdija Vršajević | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Aveion Cason | 1979- | football | | |
| Avraam Papadopoulos | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Axar Patel | 1994- | cricket | (Akshar, Rajeshbhai) | |
| Axel Witsel | 1989- | soccer | (Laurent, Angel, Lambert) | |
| 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) | |
| Bacarri Rambo | 1990- | football | (Jamon) | |
| Bacary Sagna | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Badra Ali Sangaré | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Bailey Howell | 1937- | basketball | | |
| Bailey Wright | 1992- | soccer | (Colin) | |
| Bailie Key | 1999- | gymnastics | (Jaye) | |
| Bakhtiar Rahmani | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Bakir Beširević | 1965- | soccer | | |
| 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) | |
| Barkevious Mingo | 1990- | football | (KeKe, Levon) | |
| Barnabás Bese | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Barney Sedran | 1891-1964 | basketball | | |
| Barney Stanley | 1893-1971 | ice hockey | | |
| Barrett Jones | 1990- | football | | |
| Barry Bonds | 1964- | baseball | | |
| Barry Larkin | 1964- | baseball | | |
| Barry Sanders | 1968- | football | | |
| Bart Starr | 1934- | football | | |
| Bartosz Kapustka | 1996- | soccer | | |
| Bartosz Salamon | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Basarab Panduru | 1970- | soccer | (Nică) | |
| Bashaud Breeland | 1992- | football | | |
| Bastian Schweinsteiger | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Bear Pascoe | 1986- | football | (McKenna, Sean) | |
| 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 | | |
| Beka Tsiklauri | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Bekim Balaj | 1991- | soccer | (Abdyl) | |
| Belinda Snell | 1981- | basketball | | |
| Ben Hogan | 1912-1997 | golf | | |
| Ben Davies | 1993- | soccer | (Benjamin, Thomas) | |
| Ben Foster | 1983- | soccer | (Anthony) | |
| Ben Franks | 1984- | rugby | (Benjamin, John) | |
| Ben Halloran | 1992- | soccer | (Benjamin) | |
| Ben McCalman | 1988- | rugby | (Benjamin) | |
| Ben Morgan | 1989- | rugby | (Benjamin, John) | |
| Ben Smith | 1986- | rugby | (Benjamin, Robert) | |
| Ben Tameifuna | 1991- | rugby | (Benjamin, Vainga, Charles) | |
| Ben Taylor | 1888-1953 | baseball | | |
| Ben Volavola | 1991- | rugby | | |
| Ben Wijnstekers | 1955- | soccer | | |
| Ben Youngs | 1989- | rugby | (Benjamin, Ryder) | |
| Benardrick McKinney | 1992- | football | (Cornelius) | |
| Bené Benwikere | 1991- | football | (Sylvion) | |
| Benedikt Höwedes | 1988- | soccer | (Benni) | |
| Benhur Kivalu | 1972- | rugby | | |
| Benjamin Angoua | 1986- | soccer | (Brou) | |
| Benjamin Kayser | 1984- | rugby | | |
| Benjamin Moukandjo | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Bennett Jackson | 1991- | football | (Troy) | |
| Bennie Borgmann | 1900-1978 | basketball | | |
| Bennie Logan | 1989- | football | (Cordell) | |
| Benny Friedman | 1905-1982 | football | | |
| Benoît Angbwa | 1982- | soccer | (Christian) | |
| Benoît Assou-Ekotto | 1984- | soccer | (Pierre, David) | |
| Benoît Costil | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Benoît Paire | 1989- | tennis | | |
| Benoît Piffero | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Benson Mayowa | 1991- | football | (Babatunde) | |
| Berit Unn Johansen | 1947- | skating | | |
| Bernard | 1992- | soccer | (Anício) | |
| Bernard Foley | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Bernard Le Roux | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Bernard Pierce | 1990- | football | (Hayward) | |
| Bernard Tomic | 1992- | tennis | | |
| Bernard Vukas | 1927-1983 | soccer | | |
| Bernd Leno | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Berni Rodríguez | 1980- | basketball | (Bernardo) | |
| Bernie Federko | 1956- | ice hockey | | |
| Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion | 1931-2006 | ice hockey | | |
| Bernie Parent | 1945- | ice hockey | | |
| Berry van Aerle | 1962- | soccer | | |
| Bert Blyleven | 1951- | baseball | | |
| Bert Olmstead | 1926- | ice hockey | | |
| Bert Patenaude | 1909-1974 | soccer | | |
| Berti Vogts | 1946- | soccer | | |
| Bertrand Gille | 1978- | handball | (Fabien) | |
| Bertus Mooi Wilten | 1913-1965 | swimming | (Sjoerd, Lambertus) | |
| Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 1985- | tennis | | |
| Betina Jozami | 1988- | tennis | | |
| Betina Popova | 1996- | skating | (Vadimovna) | |
| Beto | 1982- | soccer | (António, Alberto) | |
| Betül Taygar | 1997- | ice hockey | | |
| Betül Cemre Yıldız | 1989- | chess | | |
| Betül Yılmaz | 1988- | handball | | |
| Beuran Hendricks | 1990- | cricket | (Eric) | |
| Bharat Arun | 1962- | cricket | (Bharathi) | |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 1990- | cricket | | |
| Bianca Andreescu | 2000- | tennis | (Vanessa) | |
| Bid McPhee | 1859-1943 | baseball | | |
| E. J. Biggers | 1987- | football | (Edjaun, Sinclair) | |
| Bilal Gülden | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Biljana Pavićević | 1988- | handball | | |
| Biljana Petrović | 1961- | track | | |
| Bill Barber | 1952- | ice hockey | | |
| Bill Bradley | 1943- | basketball | (William, Warren) | |
| Bill Cook | 1896-1986 | ice hockey | | |
| Bill Cowley | 1912-1993 | ice hockey | | |
| Bill Dickey | 1907-1993 | baseball | | |
| Bill Dudley | 1921-2010 | football | | |
| Bill Durnan | 1916-1972 | ice hockey | | |
| Bill Foster | 1904-1978 | baseball | | |
| Bill Gadsby | 1927- | ice hockey | | |
| Bill George | 1929-1982 | football | | |
| Bill Hewitt | 1909-1947 | football | | |
| Bill Mazeroski | 1936- | baseball | | |
| Bill Mosienko | 1921-1994 | ice hockey | | |
| Bill Playle | 1938-2019 | cricket | (William, Rodger) | |
| Bill Quackenbush | 1922-1999 | ice hockey | | |
| Bill Russell | 1934- | basketball | (William, Felton) | |
| Bill Sharman | 1926-2013 | basketball | | |
| Bill Terry | 1898-1989 | baseball | | |
| Bill Tilden | 1893-1953 | tennis | | |
| Bill Walton | 1952- | basketball | | |
| Bill Willis | 1921-2007 | football | | |
| Billie Jean King | 1943- | tennis | | |
| Billy Burch | 1900-1950 | ice hockey | | |
| Billy Cunningham | 1943- | basketball | (William) | |
| Billy Gilmour | 1885-1959 | ice hockey | | |
| Billy Hamilton | 1866-1940 | baseball | | |
| Billy Herman | 1909-1992 | baseball | | |
| Billy McGimsie | 1880-1968 | ice hockey | | |
| Billy McNeill | 1940-2019 | soccer | (William) | |
| Billy Shaw | 1938- | football | | |
| Billy Smith | 1950- | ice hockey | | |
| Billy Vunipola | 1992- | rugby | (Viliami) | |
| Billy Williams | 1938- | baseball | | |
| Birkir Bjarnason | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Birkir Már Sævarsson | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Bishop Sankey | 1992- | football | | |
| Bismarck du Plessis | 1984- | rugby | (Wilhelm) | |
| Biz Mackey | 1897-1965 | baseball | | |
| Björn Borg | 1956- | tennis | (Rune) | |
| Blaine Clausell | 1992- | football | (Iman) | |
| Blaine Neal | 1978- | baseball | | |
| Blaine Scully | 1988- | rugby | | |
| Blair Cowan | 1986- | rugby | | |
| Blair Russel | 1880-1961 | ice hockey | | |
| Blaise Matuidi | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Blanka Vlašić | 1983- | track | | |
| Blaž Kavčič | 1987- | tennis | | |
| Blaženko Lacković | 1980- | handball | | |
| Blerim Džemaili | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Blidi Wreh-Wilson | 1989- | football | | |
| Bob "The Boomer" Brown | 1941- | football | | |
| Bob Bryan | 1978- | tennis | (Robert, Charles) | |
| Bob Cousy | 1928- | basketball | (Robert) | |
| Bob Davies | 1920-1990 | basketball | (Robert) | |
| Bob Feller | 1918-2010 | baseball | | |
| Bob Gainey | 1953- | ice hockey | | |
| Bob Gibson | 1935- | baseball | | |
| Bob Griese | 1945- | football | | |
| Bob Hayes | 1942-2002 | football | | |
| Bob Houbregs | 1932-2014 | basketball | (Robert) | |
| Bob Kurland | 1924-2013 | basketball | (Robert, Albert) | |
| Bob Lanier | 1948- | basketball | | |
| Bob Lemon | 1920-2000 | baseball | | |
| Bob Lilly | 1939- | football | | |
| Bob McAdoo | 1951- | basketball | | |
| Bob Pettit | 1932- | basketball | (Robert) | |
| Bob Pulford | 1936- | ice hockey | | |
| Bob St. Clair | 1931- | football | | |
| Bob Waterfield | 1920-1983 | football | | |
| Boban Babunski | 1968- | soccer | | |
| Bobby Bauer | 1915-1964 | ice hockey | | |
| Bobby Bell | 1940- | football | | |
| Bobby Charlton | 1937- | soccer | | |
| Bobby Clarke | 1949- | ice hockey | | |
| Bobby Doerr | 1918- | baseball | | |
| Bobby Fischer | 1943-2008 | chess | | |
| Bobby Hull | 1939- | ice hockey | | |
| Bobby Jones | 1902-1971 | golf | | |
| Bobby Layne | 1926-1986 | football | | |
| Bobby McDermott | 1914-1963 | basketball | | |
| Bobby Mitchell | 1935- | football | | |
| Bobby Moore | 1941-1993 | soccer | | |
| Bobby Orr | 1948- | ice hockey | | |
| Bobby Robson | 1933-2009 | soccer | (Robert) | |
| Bobby Wallace | 1873-1960 | baseball | | |
| Bobby Wanzer | 1921- | 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 | | |
| Bonel Balingit | 1967- | basketball | | |
| Boniek García | 1984- | soccer | (Óscar) | |
| Bora Körk | 1980- | soccer | | |
| Bořek Dočkal | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Boris Becker | 1967- | tennis | (Franz) | |
| Boris Gelfand | 1968- | chess | | |
| Boris Spassky | 1937- | chess | | |
| Borja Mayoral | 1997- | soccer | | |
| Börje Salming | 1951- | ice hockey | | |
| Borna Ćorić | 1996- | tennis | | |
| Borna Rendulić | 1992- | ice hockey | | |
| Boro Jovanović | 1939- | tennis | | |
| Boubacar Barry | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Boudewijn Zenden | 1976- | soccer | | |
| Bouse Hutton | 1877-1962 | ice hockey | | |
| Božidar Jović | 1972- | handball | | |
| Brad Barritt | 1986- | rugby | (Bradley, Michael) | |
| Brad Davis | 1981- | soccer | (Bradley, Joseph) | |
| Brad Guzan | 1984- | soccer | (Bradley, Edwin) | |
| Brad Park | 1948- | ice hockey | | |
| Braden Looper | 1974- | baseball | (LaVerne) | |
| Bradley Davies | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Bradley Marquez | 1992- | football | (Jerrill) | |
| Braith Anasta | 1982- | rugby | (Xiannikis) | |
| Branch McCracken | 1908-1970 | basketball | | |
| Branden Albert | 1984- | football | | |
| Branden Oliver | 1991- | football | | |
| Brandian Ross | 1989- | football | | |
| Brandin Cooks | 1993- | football | | |
| Brandon Flowers | 1986- | football | (Lavar) | |
| Brandon Marshall | 1989- | football | (Markeith) | |
| Brandon Williams | 1987- | football | (Darrnell) | |
| Braulio Leal | 1981- | soccer | (Antonio) | |
| Braxston Cave | 1989- | football | | |
| Brayan Beckeles | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Breel Embolo | 1997- | soccer | | |
| Brendon McCullum | 1981- | cricket | (Barrie) | |
| Brenna Dowell | 1996- | gymnastics | | |
| Breno Giacomini | 1985- | football | | |
| Breshad Perriman | 1993- | football | | |
| Brett Anderson | 1988- | baseball | (Franklin) | |
| Brett Beukeboom | 1990- | rugby | | |
| Brett Hull | 1964- | ice hockey | | |
| Brett Thompson | 1990- | rugby | | |
| Brian Leetch | 1968- | ice hockey | | |
| Brian Orakpo | 1986- | football | (Ndubisi) | |
| Brian Quick | 1989- | football | (Rumeal) | |
| Brian Vickers | 1983- | driving | (Lee) | |
| Brice Butler | 1990- | football | | |
| Brice Dja Djédjé | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Brice Dulin | 1990- | rugby | | |
| Bridgette Caquatto | 1994- | gymnastics | | |
| Briley Casanova | 1994- | gymnastics | | |
| Brittan Golden | 1988- | football | | |
| Brock Hekking | 1991- | football | (Broderick, Adrianus) | |
| Brock Osweiler | 1990- | football | | |
| Brock Radunske | 1983- | ice hockey | | |
| Brodie Retallick | 1991- | rugby | (Allan) | |
| Bronko Nagurski | 1908-1990 | football | | |
| Brooks Robinson | 1937- | baseball | | |
| Bruce Matthews | 1961- | football | | |
| Bruce McLaren | 1937-1970 | driving | | |
| Bruce Smith | 1963- | football | | |
| Bruce Stuart | 1881-1961 | ice hockey | | |
| Bruce Sutter | 1953- | baseball | | |
| 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 | | |
| Bryan Habana | 1983- | rugby | | |
| Bryan Hextall | 1913-1984 | ice hockey | | |
| Bryan Roy | 1970- | soccer | | |
| Bryan Ruiz | 1985- | soccer | (Jafet) | |
| Bryan Trottier | 1956- | ice hockey | | |
| Bryce Callahan | 1991- | football | (Jordan) | |
| Bryce Petty | 1991- | football | | |
| Brynden Trawick | 1989- | football | | |
| Buck Buchanan | 1940-1992 | football | | |
| Buck Ewing | 1859-1906 | baseball | | |
| Buck Leonard | 1907-1997 | baseball | | |
| Budimir Vujačić | 1964- | soccer | | |
| Bulcsú Székely | 1976- | water polo | | |
| Lee Bum-young | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Burak Yılmaz | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Burhan Eşer | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Burhan Sargun | 1929- | soccer | | |
| Burim Kukeli | 1984- | soccer | (Nue) | |
| Burleigh Grimes | 1893-1985 | baseball | | |
| Byron Nelson | 1912-2006 | golf | | |
| Cafu | 1970- | soccer | (Marcos) | |
| Cairo Santos | 1991- | football | | |
| Cal Hubbard | 1900-1977 | football | | |
| Cal Ripken Jr. | 1960- | baseball | | |
| Calais Campbell | 1986- | football | (Malik) | |
| Calvin Murphy | 1948- | basketball | | |
| Cam Dolan | 1990- | rugby | (Cameron, Alexander) | |
| Cam Neely | 1965- | ice hockey | | |
| Cam Thomas | 1986- | football | (Cameron, Jamel) | |
| Cameron Norrie | 1995- | tennis | | |
| Camila Giorgi | 1991- | tennis | | |
| Camilla Herrem | 1986- | handball | | |
| Camilo Vargas | 1989- | soccer | (Andrés) | |
| Cammi Granato | 1971- | ice hockey | | |
| Campese Ma'afu | 1984- | rugby | (George, David) | |
| Candace Parker | 1986- | basketball | (Nicole) | |
| Cándido Sibilio | 1958-2019 | basketball | (Chicho, Antonio) | |
| Candy Cummings | 1848-1924 | baseball | | |
| Caner Erkin | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Cappie Pondexter | 1983- | basketball | (Marie) | |
| Captain Munnerlyn | 1988- | football | | |
| Cara Black | 1979- | tennis | | |
| Caraun Reid | 1991- | football | | |
| Careca | 1960- | soccer | | |
| Carina Witthöft | 1995- | tennis | | |
| Carl Eller | 1942- | football | | |
| Carl Hubbell | 1903-1988 | baseball | | |
| Carl Medjani | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Carl Willey | 1931-2009 | baseball | (Carlton, Francis) | |
| Carl Yastrzemski | 1939- | baseball | | |
| Carla Suárez Navarro | 1988- | tennis | | |
| Carlo Canna | 1992- | rugby | | |
| Carlo Costly | 1982- | soccer | (Yaír) | |
| Carlo Janka | 1986- | skiing | | |
| Carlos Arboleya | 1985- | rugby | | |
| Carlos Bacca | 1986- | soccer | (Arturo) | |
| Carlos Carbonero | 1990- | soccer | (Mario) | |
| Carlos Carmona | 1987- | soccer | (Emilio) | |
| Carlos Gruezo | 1995- | soccer | (Armando) | |
| 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- | 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 | | |
| Caroline Garcia | 1993- | tennis | | |
| Caroline Wozniacki | 1990- | tennis | | |
| Carrie Englert | 1957- | gymnastics | | |
| Carrington Byndom | 1992- | football | | |
| Carson Palmer | 1979- | football | (Hilton) | |
| Carwyn Davies | 1964-1997 | rugby | | |
| Carwyn James | 1929-1983 | rugby | (Rees) | |
| Case Keenum | 1988- | football | (Casey, Austin) | |
| Casey Dellacqua | 1985- | tennis | | |
| Casey Weathers | 1985- | baseball | | |
| Cassius Marsh | 1992- | football | (Lee) | |
| Cătălin Fercu | 1986- | rugby | | |
| Cătălin Zmărăndescu | 1973- | boxing | | |
| Cathy Inglese | 1958-2019 | basketball | | |
| Caushaud Lyons | 1993- | football | | |
| Cecil "Babe" Dye | 1898-1962 | ice hockey | | |
| Cecil Shorts | 1987- | football | (Carlon) | |
| 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 | | |
| Cengiz Koç | 1977- | boxing | | |
| Cenk Tosun | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Census Johnston | 1981- | rugby | (Aokuso, Iopu) | |
| César Azpilicueta | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Cesare Maldini | 1932- | 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) | |
| Chamu Chibhabha | 1986- | cricket | (Chamunorwa, Justice) | |
| Chance Warmack | 1991- | football | | |
| Chanda Rubin | 1976- | tennis | | |
| Chandika Hathurusingha | 1968- | cricket | (Upul) | |
| Chandler Worthy | 1993- | football | (Regis) | |
| Kim Chang-soo | 1985- | soccer | | |
| C. J. Goodwin | 1990- | football | (Charaun, Jareé) | |
| Charcandrick West | 1991- | football | | |
| Charles Aránguiz | 1989- | soccer | (Mariano) | |
| Charles Barkley | 1963- | basketball | | |
| Charles "Chief" Bender | 1884-1954 | baseball | (Charley) | |
| Charles "Tarzan" Cooper | 1907-1980 | basketball | | |
| Charles Itandje | 1982- | soccer | (Hubert) | |
| Charles "Stretch" Murphy | 1907-1992 | basketball | | |
| Charles "Kid" Nichols | 1869-1953 | baseball | (Kid) | |
| Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn | 1854-1897 | baseball | | |
| Charley Taylor | 1941- | football | | |
| Charley Trippi | 1921- | football | | |
| Charlie Conacher | 1909-1967 | ice hockey | | |
| Charlie Faumuina | 1986- | rugby | (Charles) | |
| Charlie Gardiner | 1904-1934 | ice hockey | (Charles, Chuck) | |
| Charlie Gehringer | 1903-1993 | baseball | (Charles) | |
| Charlie Joiner | 1947- | football | | |
| Charlie Sanders | 1946- | football | | |
| Charlie White | 1987- | skating | (Charles, Allen) | |
| Chauncy Welliver | 1983- | boxing | | |
| Chaz Green | 1992- | football | | |
| Cheick Tioté | 1986- | soccer | (Ismaël) | |
| Chelsea Davis | 1992- | gymnastics | (Elizabeth) | |
| Cheryl Miller | 1964- | basketball | (Deann) | |
| Chester Williams | 1970- | rugby | (Mornay) | |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | 1988- | cricket | (Arvind) | |
| Chick Hafey | 1903-1973 | baseball | | |
| Chigozie Agbim | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Chikondi Banda | 1979-2013 | soccer | | |
| Chikondi Mpulula | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Chloé Paquet | 1994- | tennis | | |
| Chris Baird | 1982- | soccer | (Christopher, Patrick) | |
| Chris Banjo | 1990- | football | (Ayokunmi, Christopher, Oluwaseun) | |
| Chris Baumann | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Chris Carter | 1989- | football | (Christopher, Darnell) | |
| Chris Doleman | 1961- | football | | |
| Chris Evert | 1954- | tennis | | |
| Chris Gunter | 1989- | soccer | (Christopher, Ross) | |
| Chris Hanburger | 1941- | football | | |
| Chris Henry | 1984- | rugby | | |
| Chris Hoy | 1976- | cycling | (Christopher, Andrew) | |
| Chris Johnson | 1985- | football | (Christopher, Duan) | |
| Chris Jones | 1990- | football | (Christopher, Dwightstone) | |
| Chris Mullin | 1963- | basketball | (Christopher, Paul) | |
| Chris Owens | 1986- | football | (Christopher, Todd, Dillard) | |
| Chris Paul | 1985- | basketball | (Christopher, Emmanuel) | |
| Chris Robshaw | 1986- | rugby | (Christopher, Denis, Yankel) | |
| Chris Smalling | 1989- | soccer | (Christopher, Lloyd) | |
| Chris Wilkinson | 1970- | tennis | | |
| Chris Wondolowski | 1983- | soccer | (Christopher, Elliott) | |
| Chris Wyles | 1983- | rugby | | |
| Christi Viljoen | 1987- | cricket | (Christoffel) | |
| Christian Atsu | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Christian Benteke | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Christian Bolaños | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Christian Covington | 1993- | football | (Coral, Cleveland) | |
| Christian Fuchs | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Christian Kabasele | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Christian Noboa | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Christian Steinmetz | 1882-1963 | basketball | | |
| Christina Desiderio | 2000- | gymnastics | (Lydia) | |
| Christina McHale | 1992- | tennis | | |
| Christine Michael | 1990- | football | (Lynn) | |
| Christo Bilukidi | 1989- | football | | |
| Christof Innerhofer | 1984- | skiing | | |
| Christoph Kramer | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Christophe Jallet | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Christopher Papamichalopoulos | 1988- | skiing | | |
| Christy Henrich | 1972-1994 | gymnastics | (Christina, Renée) | |
| Christy Mathewson | 1880-1925 | baseball | | |
| Chuck Bednarik | 1925- | football | | |
| Chuck Hyatt | 1908-1978 | basketball | (Charles) | |
| Chuck Klein | 1904-1958 | baseball | | |
| Chuck Rayner | 1920-2002 | ice hockey | | |
| Lee Chung-yong | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Park Chu-young | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Chykie Brown | 1986- | football | (Jerrod) | |
| Cian Harries | 1997- | soccer | (William, Thomas) | |
| Cian Healy | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Ciaran Clark | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Ciaran Hearn | 1985- | rugby | | |
| CiCi Bellis | 1999- | tennis | (Catherine, Cartan) | |
| Cierre Wood | 1991- | football | (Marcelle) | |