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 | Badminton,basebsport | Other Names | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merlin Olsen | 1940-2010 | football |  | |
| Merv Hughes | 1961- | cricket | (Mervyn, Gregory) | |
| Meryl Davis | 1987- | skating | (Elizabeth) | |
| Mesut Özil | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Metka Sparavec | 1978- | swimming | | |
| Michael Arroyo | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Michael Babatunde | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Michael Barrantes | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Michael Bradley | 1987- | soccer | (Sheehan) | |
| Michael Chang | 1972- | tennis | (Te-Pei) | |
| Michael Essien | 1982- | soccer | (Kojo) | |
| Michaël Guigou | 1982- | handball | | |
| Michael Hooper | 1991- | rugby | | |
| Michael Irvin | 1966- | football | | |
| Michael Johnson | 1967- | track | (Duane) | |
| Michael Jordan | 1963- | basketball | (Jeffrey) | |
| Michael Lang | 1991- | soccer | (Rico) | |
| Michael Laudrup | 1964- | soccer | | |
| Michael Leitch | 1988- | rugby | | |
| Michaël Llodra | 1980- | tennis | | |
| Michael McGovern | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Michael Phelps | 1985- | swimming | | |
| Michael Reiziger | 1973- | soccer | | |
| Michael Schumacher | 1969- | driving | | |
| Michael Strahan | 1971- | football | | |
| Michael Uchebo | 1990- | soccer | (Okechukwu) | |
| Michael Umaña | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Michael van Gerwen | 1989- | darts | | |
| Michael Venus | 1987- | tennis | | |
| Michaëlla Krajicek | 1989- | tennis | | |
| Michal Ďuriš | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Michal Kadlec | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Michał Pazdan | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Michalis Sifakis | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Michel Goulet | 1960- | ice hockey | | |
| Michel Platini | 1955- | soccer | | |
| Michel van de Korput | 1956- | soccer | | |
| Michel Vorm | 1983- | soccer | (Armand) | |
| Michelle Wie West | 1989- | golf | | |
| Michu | 1986- | soccer | (Miguel) | |
| Michy Batshuayi | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Mick Foley | 1965- | wrestling | (Michael) | |
| Mickaël Landreau | 1979- | soccer | (Vincent, André, Marie) | |
| Mickey Cochrane | 1903-1962 | baseball | (Gordon, Stanley) | |
| Mickey Mantle | 1931-1995 | baseball | (Charles) | |
| Micky van de Ven | 2001- | soccer | | |
| Migjen Basha | 1987- | soccer | (Xhevat) | |
| Miguel Cabrera | 1983- | baseball | | |
| Miguel Induráin | 1964- | cycling | | |
| Miguel Layún | 1988- | soccer | (Arturo) | |
| Miguel Ángel Ponce | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Miguel Tejada | 1974- | baseball | | |
| Miguel Veloso | 1986- | soccer | (Luís) | |
| Mihai Lazăr | 1986- | rugby | (Mihăiță) | |
| Mihai Macovei | 1986- | rugby | | |
| Mihai Pintilii | 1984- | soccer | (Doru) | |
| Mihály Korhut | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Mihály Tóth | 1926-1990 | soccer | (Mihalj) | |
| Miho Bošković | 1983- | water polo | | |
| Miiko Albornoz | 1990- | soccer | (Martín) | |
| Mika Häkkinen | 1968- | driving | | |
| Mikael Lustig | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Mikael Pernfors | 1963- | tennis | | |
| Mikaela Shiffrin | 1995- | skiing | | |
| Mike Bossy | 1957-2022 | ice hockey | (Michael) | |
| Mike Brown | 1985- | rugby | (Michael, Noel) | |
| Mike Bryan | 1978- | tennis | (Michael, Carl) | |
| Mike Ditka | 1939- | football | (Michael) | |
| Mike Gartner | 1959- | ice hockey | (Michael) | |
| Mike Glumac | 1980- | ice hockey | (Michael) | |
| Mike Havenaar | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Mike Hawthorn | 1929-1959 | driving | (John, Michael) | |
| Mike Modano | 1970- | ice hockey | (Michael) | |
| Mike Mussina | 1968- | baseball | (Michael) | |
| Mike Phillips | 1982- | rugby | (William, Michael) | |
| Mike Piazza | 1968- | baseball | (Michael) | |
| Mike Powell | 1963- | track | (Michael, Anthony) | |
| Mike Ross | 1979- | rugby | (Michael, Robert) | |
| Mike Schmidt | 1949- | baseball | (Michael) | |
| Mike Trout | 1991- | baseball | (Michael) | |
| Mike Tyson | 1966- | boxing | (Michael, Gerard) | |
| Mike Wallace | 1986- | football | (Burnell, Michael) | |
| Mike Webster | 1952-2002 | football | (Michael) | |
| Mikel San José | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Mikhail Botvinnik | 1911-1995 | chess | | |
| Mikhail Tal | 1936-1992 | chess | | |
| Mikhail Youzhny | 1982- | tennis | | |
| Mikheil Nariashvili | 1990- | rugby | | |
| Mikkel Hansen | 1987- | handball | | |
| Milan Badelj | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Milan Škoda | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Milan Škriniar | 1995- | soccer | | |
| Mile Jedinak | 1984- | soccer | (Michael, John) | |
| Milena Knežević | 1990- | handball | | |
| Miljan Vukadinović | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Miljana Bojović | 1987- | basketball | | |
| Milko Bjelica | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Milko Bobotsov | 1931-2000 | chess | (Georgiev) | |
| Milorad Gajović | 1974- | boxing | | |
| Milos Raonic | 1990- | tennis | | |
| Milovan Rajevac | 1954- | soccer | | |
| Milovan Raković | 1985- | basketball | | |
| Milt Schmidt | 1918-2017 | ice hockey | (Milton) | |
| Miltos Papapostolou | 1935-2017 | soccer | (Miltiadis) | |
| Mima Jaušovec | 1956- | tennis | | |
| Mimis Papaioannou | 1942-2023 | soccer | (Dimitris) | |
| Yao Ming | 1980- | basketball | | |
| Miraç Kal | 1987- | cycling | | |
| Miralem Pjanić | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Miranda | 1984- | soccer | (João) | |
| Mircea Lucescu | 1945- | soccer | | |
| Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | 1982- | tennis | | |
| Mirko Bašić | 1960- | handball | | |
| Mirko Jozić | 1940- | soccer | | |
| Miroslav Blažević | 1935-2023 | soccer | (Ćiro) | |
| Miroslav Dvořák | 1951-2008 | ice hockey | | |
| Miroslav Klose | 1978- | soccer | (Josef) | |
| Miroslav Stoch | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Mirsad Türkcan | 1976- | basketball | | |
| Mirza Džomba | 1977- | handball | | |
| Mischa Zverev | 1987- | tennis | (Mikhail) | |
| Mitch Richmond | 1965- | basketball | (Mitchell, James) | |
| Mitchell Duke | 1991- | soccer | (Thomas) | |
| Mitchell Langerak | 1988- | soccer | (James) | |
| Mithali Raj | 1982- | cricket | | |
| Mithat Demirel | 1978- | basketball | | |
| Mitsuo Ogasawara | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Mix Diskerud | 1990- | soccer | (Mikkel, Morgenstar) | |
| Miyu Kato | 1994- | tennis | | |
| Mladen Petrić | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Mo Farah | 1983- | track | (Mohamed) | |
| Moeen Ali | 1987- | cricket | (Munir) | |
| Mohamed Ihattaren | 2002- | soccer | (Amine) | |
| Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Mohammad Nazimuddin | 1985- | cricket | | |
| Mohammadou Idrissou | 1980- | soccer | | |
| Mohammed Rabiu | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Mohit Sharma | 1988- | cricket | (Mahipal) | |
| Moise Kean | 2000- | soccer | (Bioty) | |
| Moisés Muñoz | 1980- | soccer | (Alberto) | |
| Molla Mallory | 1884-1959 | tennis | | |
| Mominul Haque | 1991- | cricket | | |
| Monica Niculescu | 1987- | tennis | | |
| Monica Seles | 1973- | tennis | (Monika) | |
| Monte Barrett | 1971- | boxing | | |
| Montell Griffin | 1970- | boxing | (Julian) | |
| Morgan Hurd | 2001- | gymnastics | | |
| Morgan Parra | 1988- | rugby | | |
| Morgan Schneiderlin | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Morhad Amdouni | 1988- | track | | |
| Ueshiba Morihei | 1883-1969 | martial arts | | |
| Morné Morkel | 1984- | cricket | | |
| Morné Steyn | 1984- | rugby | | |
| Morten Andersen | 1960- | football | | |
| Moses Malone | 1955-2015 | basketball | | |
| Mousa Dembélé | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Moussa Sissoko | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Mubarak Wakaso | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Muhamed Bešić | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Muhammad Ali | 1942-2016 | boxing | (Cassius, Marcellus) | |
| Muhsin Ertuğral | 1959- | soccer | | |
| Mumin Gala | 1986- | track | (Moumin, Booqora) | |
| Murali Vijay | 1984- | cricket | | |
| Muriel Grossfeld | 1940-2021 | gymnastics | (Evelyn) | |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | 1988- | cricket | (Mohammad) | |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 1972- | cricket | | |
| Mykyta Shevchenko | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Hong Myung-bo | 1969- | soccer | | |
| Naas Botha | 1958- | rugby | (Hendrik, Egnatius) | |
| Nabil Bentaleb | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Nabil Ghilas | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Nacer Chadli | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Nacho | 1990- | soccer | (José, Ignacio) | |
| Nacho Monreal | 1986- | soccer | (Ignacio) | |
| Nadia Comăneci | 1961- | gymnastics | (Elena) | |
| Nadia Fanchini | 1986- | skiing | | |
| Nadia Petrova | 1982- | tennis | (Nadezhda, Viktorovna) | |
| Nadin Dawani | 1988- | martial arts | | |
| Nadir Belhadj | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Nadiya Didenko | 1986- | skiing | | |
| Naeem Islam | 1986- | cricket | (Mohammad) | |
| Naiara Egozkue | 1983- | handball | | |
| Nail Yakupov | 1993- | ice hockey | (Railovich) | |
| Naïm Aarab | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Naim Kryeziu | 1918-2010 | soccer | | |
| Naim Terbunja | 1984- | boxing | | |
| Nancy Lieberman | 1958- | basketball | (Ilizabeth) | |
| Nándor Hidegkuti | 1922-2002 | soccer | | |
| Nani | 1986- | soccer | (Luís, Carlos) | |
| Nanna Christiansen | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Nao Hibino | 1994- | tennis | | |
| Naohiro Takahara | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Naomi Osaka | 1997- | tennis | | |
| Nap Lajoie | 1874-1959 | baseball | (Napoléon) | |
| Naseem Hamed | 1974- | boxing | | |
| Naser Aliji | 1993- | soccer | (Ismail) | |
| Nasir Hossain | 1991- | cricket | (Mohammad) | |
| Nassim Akrour | 1974- | soccer | | |
| Nassim Ben Khalifa | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Natali Pronina | 1987- | swimming | | |
| Natascha Ragosina | 1976- | boxing | (Natalia, Yurievna) | |
| Nate Archibald | 1948- | basketball | (Nathaniel) | |
| Nate Thurmond | 1941-2016 | basketball | (Nathaniel) | |
| Natela Dzalamidze | 1993- | tennis | | |
| Nathalie Tauziat | 1967- | tennis | | |
| Nathan Aké | 1995- | soccer | (Benjamin) | |
| Nathan Hirayama | 1988- | rugby | | |
| Nathaniel Clyne | 1991- | soccer | (Edwin) | |
| Natko Zrnčić-Dim | 1986- | skiing | | |
| Nazem Kadri | 1990- | ice hockey | | |
| Nazim Aliyev | 1963- | soccer | | |
| Nazim Süleymanov | 1965- | soccer | | |
| Ndamukong Suh | 1987- | football | | |
| Neal Skupski | 1989- | tennis | | |
| Nedo Nadi | 1894-1940 | fencing | | |
| Nehe Milner-Skudder | 1990- | rugby | (Rihara) | |
| Nehemiah Odhiambo | 1983- | cricket | | |
| Neil Johnston | 1929-1978 | basketball | (Donald) | |
| Neil Robertson | 1982- | billiards | | |
| Neil Taylor | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Nellie Fox | 1927-1975 | baseball | (Jacob, Nelson) | |
| Nellie Kim | 1957- | gymnastics | (Nelli) | |
| Nelson Parraguez | 1971- | soccer | (Rodrigo) | |
| Nelson Piquet | 1952- | driving | | |
| Nely Alberto | 1983- | handball | (Carla) | |
| Nemani Nadolo | 1988- | rugby | (Ratu, Driu) | |
| Nenad Zimonjić | 1976- | tennis | | |
| Nera White | 1935-2016 | basketball | | |
| Nerea Pena | 1989- | handball | | |
| Nesar Ahmad Bahave | 1984- | martial arts | | |
| Néstor Araujo | 1991- | soccer | (Alejandro) | |
| Néstor Vidrio | 1989- | soccer | (Vicente) | |
| Neymar | 1992- | soccer | | |
| N'Golo Kanté | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Niall McGinn | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Niall O'Brien | 1981- | cricket | (John) | |
| Nicholas Bett | 1990-2018 | track | | |
| Nick Easter | 1978- | rugby | (Nicholas, James) | |
| Nick Kyrgios | 1995- | tennis | (Nicholas, Hilmy) | |
| Nick Phipps | 1989- | rugby | (Nicholas, James) | |
| Nick Rimando | 1979- | soccer | (Nicholas, Paul) | |
| Nicklas Lidström | 1970- | ice hockey | (Erik) | |
| Niclas Ekberg | 1988- | handball | | |
| Nico Elvedi | 1996- | soccer | | |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 1987- | driving | (Nicolas) | |
| Nico Rosberg | 1985- | driving | | |
| Nicolae Stanciu | 1993- | soccer | (Claudiu) | |
| Nicolas Escudé | 1976- | tennis | | |
| Nicolás Lodeiro | 1989- | soccer | (Marcelo) | |
| Nicolas Lombaerts | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Nicolas Mahut | 1982- | tennis | (Pierre, Armand) | |
| Nicolas Mas | 1980- | rugby | | |
| Nicolas N'Koulou | 1990- | soccer | (Alexis, Julioz) | |
| Nicolás Sánchez | 1988- | rugby | (Federico) | |
| Nicole Hosp | 1983- | skiing | | |
| Nicole Melichar | 1993- | tennis | | |
| Nieky Holzken | 1983- | boxing | (Nicolaas) | |
| Nigel de Jong | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Nigel Mansell | 1953- | driving | | |
| Nika Daalderop | 1998- | volleyball | | |
| Nika Dzalamidze | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Nika Kacharava | 1994- | soccer | (Nikoloz) | |
| Nika Kvekveskiri | 1992- | soccer | (Nikoloz) | |
| Nika Ninua | 1999- | soccer | | |
| Niki Lauda | 1949-2019 | driving | (Andreas, Nikolaus) | |
| Nikica Jelavić | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Nikita Kucherov | 1993- | ice hockey | | |
| Nikita Rukavytsya | 1987- | soccer | (Vadimovich) | |
| Niko Kovač | 1971- | soccer | | |
| Niko Kranjčar | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Nikola Jokić | 1995- | basketball | | |
| Nikola Kalinić | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Nikola Karabatić | 1984- | handball | | |
| Nikola Mektić | 1988- | tennis | | |
| Nikola Mirotić | 1991- | basketball | | |
| Nikola Pilić | 1939- | tennis | | |
| Nikola Prkačin | 1975- | basketball | (Nikša) | |
| Nikolai Andrianov | 1952-2011 | gymnastics | | |
| Nikolaos Karabelas | 1984- | soccer | (Nikos) | |
| Nikolaos Karelis | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Nikoloz Basilashvili | 1992- | tennis | | |
| Nikos Galis | 1957- | basketball | (Nikolaos) | |
| Nikša Dobud | 1985- | water polo | | |
| Nikša Kaleb | 1973- | handball | | |
| Nili Latu | 1982- | rugby | ('Otenili) | |
| Nils Liedholm | 1922-2007 | soccer | | |
| Nils van der Poel | 1996- | skating | (Göran) | |
| Nílton Santos | 1925-2013 | soccer | | |
| Nina Derwael | 2000- | gymnastics | | |
| Ding Ning | 1990- | table tennis | | |
| Ninoslav Milenković | 1977- | soccer | | |
| Noa Lang | 1999- | soccer | (Noëll) | |
| Noel Valladares | 1977- | soccer | (Eduardo) | |
| Nolan Ryan | 1947- | baseball | (Lynn) | |
| Nolito | 1986- | soccer | (Manuel) | |
| Nona Gaprindashvili | 1941- | chess | | |
| Nora Mørk | 1991- | handball | | |
| Norbert Gyömbér | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Norberto Murara Neto | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Nouchka Fontijn | 1987- | boxing | (Mireille) | |
| Noussair Mazraoui | 1997- | soccer | | |
| Novak Đoković | 1987- | tennis | | |
| Novak Martinović | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Nuno Gomes | 1976- | soccer | (Miguel, Soares) | |
| Nuno Ribeiro | 1977- | cycling | (Jorge) | |
| Nunu Abashydze | 1955- | track | | |
| Nuri Şahin | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 1982- | cricket | (Mudiyanselage, Dinesh) | |
| Nyck de Vries | 1995- | driving | | |
| Obdulio Varela | 1917-1996 | soccer | | |
| Océane Dodin | 1996- | tennis | | |
| Odell Beckham Jr. | 1992- | football | | |
| Odise Roshi | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Odlanier Solís | 1980- | boxing | | |
| Ogenyi Onazi | 1992- | soccer | (Eddy) | |
| Ögmundur Kristinsson | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Ognjen Petrović | 1948-2000 | soccer | (Olja) | |
| Ognjen Vranješ | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Ognjen Vukojević | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Oğuzhan Özyakup | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Olcay Şahan | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Oldřich Nejedlý | 1909-1990 | soccer | | |
| Ole Einar Bjørndalen | 1974- | skiing | | |
| Oleg Blokhin | 1952- | soccer | (Oleh) | |
| Oleg Ivanov | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Oleg Protopopov | 1932- | skating | | |
| Oleg Shatov | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Oleksandr Karavayev | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Oleksandr Kucher | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Oleksandr Zinchenko | 1996- | soccer | | |
| Olga Korbut | 1955- | gymnastics | | |
| Olga Savchuk | 1987- | tennis | | |
| Olha Kharlan | 1990- | fencing | | |
| Oliver Bozanić | 1989- | soccer | (John) | |
| Oliver Kahn | 1969- | soccer | | |
| Oliver Kirch | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Oliver Marach | 1980- | tennis | | |
| Oliver Norwood | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Oliver Zelenika | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Olivia Podmore | 1997-2021 | cycling | (Liv, Rose) | |
| Olivier Giroud | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Oluwafemi Ajilore | 1985- | soccer | (Ebenezer, Femi) | |
| Omar Bravo | 1980- | soccer | | |
| Omar Gonzalez | 1988- | soccer | (Alejandro) | |
| Omar Sívori | 1935-2005 | soccer | (Enrique) | |
| Omobono Tenni | 1905-1948 | cycling | (Tomaso) | |
| Ondrej Duda | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Ondrej Nepela | 1951-1989 | skating | | |
| Ons Jabeur | 1994- | tennis | | |
| Onur Kıvrak | 1988- | soccer | (Recep) | |
| O. J. Simpson | 1947-2024 | football | (Orenthal, James) | |
| Orestis Karnezis | 1985- | soccer | (Spyridon) | |
| Orges Shehi | 1977- | soccer | | |
| Oribe Peralta | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Oriol Junyent | 1976- | basketball | | |
| Oriol Lozano | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Oriol Riera | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Orlando Cepeda | 1937-2012 | baseball | | |
| Orlando Engelaar | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Orlando Trustfull | 1970- | soccer | (Samuel) | |
| Orlin Stanoytchev | 1971- | tennis | | |
| Orlin Starokin | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Oscar | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Óscar Bagüí | 1982- | soccer | (Dalmiro) | |
| Óscar Duarte | 1989- | soccer | (Esaú) | |
| Óscar Granados | 1985- | soccer | (Esteban) | |
| Oscar Hiljemark | 1992- | soccer | (Carl, Niclas) | |
| Oscar Lewicki | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Oscar Robertson | 1938- | basketball | (Palmer) | |
| Oscar Ruggeri | 1962- | soccer | | |
| Oscar Schmidt | 1958- | basketball | | |
| Osman Chávez | 1984- | soccer | (Danilo) | |
| Osmay Acosta | 1985- | boxing | | |
| Osvaldo González | 1984- | soccer | (Alexis) | |
| Oswaldo Minda | 1983- | soccer | (Tilson) | |
| Otmar Striedinger | 1991- | skiing | | |
| Ott Tänak | 1987- | driving | | |
| Ottmar Hitzfeld | 1949- | soccer | | |
| Otto Graham | 1921-2003 | football | | |
| Otto Rehhagel | 1938- | soccer | | |
| Ousmane Viera | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Ovidiu Hoban | 1982- | soccer | (Ștefan) | |
| Ovidiu Tonița | 1980- | rugby | | |
| Owain Fôn Williams | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Owen Farrell | 1991- | rugby | | |
| Owen Franks | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Owen Wijndal | 1999- | soccer | | |
| Oxana Rakhmatulina | 1976- | basketball | (Yevgeniyevna) | |
| Ozan Tufan | 1995- | soccer | | |
| Ozzie Smith | 1954- | baseball | (Osborne) | |
| Paavo Nurmi | 1897-1973 | track | (Johannes) | |
| Pablo Armero | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Pablo Carreño Busta | 1991- | tennis | | |
| Pablo Cuevas | 1986- | tennis | (Gabriel) | |
| Pablo Matera | 1993- | rugby | (Nicolás) | |
| Pablo Zabaleta | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Paco Gento | 1933-2022 | soccer | (Francisco) | |
| Paddy McNair | 1995- | soccer | (Patrick, James, Coleman) | |
| Paea Wolfgramm | 1969- | boxing | | |
| Pál Benkő | 1928-2019 | chess | | |
| Pál Schmitt | 1942- | fencing | | |
| Panagiotis Glykos | 1986- | soccer | (Georgios) | |
| Panagiotis Kone | 1987- | soccer | (Giorgios) | |
| Panagiotis Tachtsidis | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Paolo Lorenzi | 1981- | tennis | | |
| Paolo Maldini | 1968- | soccer | | |
| Paolo Rossi | 1956-2020 | soccer | | |
| Pape Sy | 1988- | basketball | (Ousseynou) | |
| Parvez Rasool | 1989- | cricket | (Ghulam) | |
| Pascal Papé | 1980- | rugby | | |
| Pastor Maldonado | 1985- | driving | | |
| Pat Cash | 1965- | tennis | (Patrick, Hart) | |
| Pat Jennings | 1945- | soccer | (Patrick) | |
| Pat LaFontaine | 1965- | ice hockey | (Patrick) | |
| Patrekur Jóhannesson | 1972- | handball | | |
| Patric Kjellberg | 1969- | ice hockey | (Göran) | |
| Patrice Evra | 1981- | soccer | (Latyr) | |
| Patricia Elorza | 1984- | handball | | |
| Patrick Ewing | 1962- | basketball | (Aloysius) | |
| Patrick Kane | 1988- | ice hockey | | |
| Patrick Kluivert | 1976- | soccer | | |
| Patrick Lambie | 1990- | rugby | | |
| Patrick Mahomes | 1995- | football | | |
| Patrick McEnroe | 1966- | tennis | | |
| Patrick Pemberton | 1982- | soccer | (Alberto) | |
| Patrick Roest | 1995- | skating | | |
| Patrick Roy | 1965- | ice hockey | | |
| Patrick van Aanholt | 1990- | soccer | (John, Miguel) | |
| Patrik Carlgren | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Patrik Ćavar | 1971- | handball | | |
| Patrik Hrošovský | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Pau Gasol | 1980- | basketball | | |
| Pau Ribas | 1987- | basketball | | |
| Paul Aguilar | 1986- | soccer | (Nicolás) | |
| Paul Arizin | 1928-2006 | basketball | | |
| Paul Bosvelt | 1970- | soccer | | |
| Paul Breitner | 1951- | soccer | | |
| Paul Coffey | 1961- | ice hockey | | |
| Paul Haarhuis | 1966- | tennis | (Vincent, Nicholas) | |
| Paul Hornung | 1935-2020 | football | | |
| Paul James | 1982- | rugby | | |
| Paul Kariya | 1974- | ice hockey | | |
| Paul Keres | 1916-1975 | chess | | |
| Paul Michael "Triple H" Levesque | 1969- | wrestling | | |
| Paul-Henri Mathieu | 1982- | tennis | | |
| Paul Molitor | 1956- | baseball | | |
| Paul Morphy | 1837-1884 | chess | | |
| Paul O'Connell | 1979- | rugby | (Jeremiah) | |
| Paul Pogba | 1993- | soccer | (Labile) | |
| Paul Verhaegh | 1983- | soccer | (Johannes, Gerardus) | |
| Paul Waner | 1903-1965 | baseball | | |
| Paul Westphal | 1950-2021 | basketball | | |
| Paulien van Deutekom | 1981-2019 | skating | (Ilse, Maria) | |
| Pauline Parmentier | 1986- | tennis | | |
| Paulinho | 1988- | soccer | (José, Paulo) | |
| Paulo Henrique "Ganso" | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Paulo Roberto Falcão | 1953- | soccer | | |
| Paulo Obradović | 1986- | water polo | | |
| Pavel Bure | 1971- | ice hockey | | |
| Pavel Kadeřábek | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Pavel Mamayev | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Pavel Mogilevets | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Pável Pardo | 1976- | soccer | | |
| Pedro Martínez | 1971- | baseball | | |
| Pedro Rodríguez | 1987- | soccer | (Eliezer) | |
| Pejman Montazeri | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Pekka Tuomisto | 1960- | ice hockey | (Juhani) | |
| Pelé | 1940-2022 | soccer | (Edson) | |
| Pepe | 1983- | soccer | (Képler, Laveran) | |
| Pepe Reina | 1982- | soccer | (José, Manuel) | |
| Per Mertesacker | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Perica Bukić | 1966- | water polo | | |
| P. K. Subban | 1989- | ice hockey | (Pernell, Karl, Sylvester) | |
| Pernilla Wiberg | 1970- | skiing | | |
| Perpetua Nkwocha | 1976- | soccer | (Ijeoma) | |
| Perr Schuurs | 1999- | soccer | | |
| Petar Genov | 1970- | chess | | |
| Petar Metličić | 1976- | handball | | |
| Petar Muslim | 1988- | water polo | | |
| Pete Maravich | 1947-1988 | basketball | (Peter) | |
| Pete Rose | 1941- | baseball | (Peter) | |
| Pete Sampras | 1971- | tennis | (Petros) | |
| Peter Arntz | 1953- | soccer | | |
| Peter Bosz | 1963- | soccer | | |
| Peter Forsberg | 1973- | ice hockey | | |
| Peter Gade | 1976- | badminton | | |
| Péter Gulácsi | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Peter Hoekstra | 1973- | soccer | | |
| Peter Odemwingie | 1981- | soccer | (Osaze) | |
| Peter O'Mahony | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Peter Pekarík | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Peter Schmeichel | 1963- | soccer | | |
| Peter Shilton | 1949- | soccer | | |
| Peter Šťastný | 1956- | ice hockey | | |
| Peter van Vossen | 1968- | soccer | | |
| Petr Čech | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Petra Kronberger | 1969- | skiing | | |
| Petra Kvitová | 1990- | tennis | | |
| Petra Martić | 1991- | tennis | | |
| Petri Varis | 1969- | ice hockey | (Johannes) | |
| Peyton Manning | 1976- | football | (Williams) | |
| Phil Esposito | 1942- | ice hockey | (Philip) | |
| Phil Housley | 1964- | ice hockey | (Phillip) | |
| Phil Ivey | 1977- | poker | (Phillip) | |
| Phil Jagielka | 1982- | soccer | (Philip, Nikodem) | |
| Phil Jones | 1992- | soccer | (Philip, Anthony) | |
| Phil Mickelson | 1970- | golf | (Philip) | |
| Phil Niekro | 1939-2020 | baseball | (Philip) | |
| Phil Rizzuto | 1917-2007 | baseball | (Philip) | |
| Philipp Klement | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Philipp Kohlschreiber | 1983- | tennis | (Eberhard, Hermann) | |
| Philipp Lahm | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Philippe Gondet | 1942-2018 | soccer | | |
| Philippe Senderos | 1985- | soccer | (Sylvain) | |
| Phillip Cocu | 1970- | soccer | | |
| Pierre-Hugues Herbert | 1991- | tennis | | |
| Pierre Oriola | 1992- | basketball | (David) | |
| Pierre Pilote | 1931-2017 | ice hockey | | |
| Pierre van Hooijdonk | 1969- | soccer | | |
| Pierre Webó | 1982- | soccer | (Achille) | |
| Piet Keizer | 1943-2017 | soccer | (Petrus) | |
| Piet Norval | 1970- | tennis | (Pieter) | |
| Piet Schrijvers | 1946-2022 | soccer | | |
| Piet Wildschut | 1957- | soccer | (Pieter) | |
| Pieter-Steph du Toit | 1992- | rugby | (Stephanus) | |
| Pietro Mennea | 1952-2013 | track | (Paolo) | |
| Pim Doesburg | 1943-2020 | soccer | | |
| Piotr Zieliński | 1994- | soccer | (Sebastian) | |
| Piper Gilles | 1992- | skating | | |
| Pontus Jansson | 1991- | soccer | (Sven, Gustav) | |
| Pontus Kåmark | 1969- | soccer | (Sven) | |
| Pontus Wernbloom | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Pragyan Ojha | 1986- | cricket | (Prayash) | |
| Preben Elkjaer Larsen | 1957- | soccer | | |
| Prosper Utseya | 1985- | cricket | | |
| Pua Kealoha | 1902-1989 | swimming | (Kele) | |
| Pylyp Budkivskyi | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Wang Qiang | 1992- | tennis | | |
| Quade Cooper | 1988- | rugby | (Santini) | |
| Quenten Martinus | 1991- | soccer | (Geordie, Felix) | |
| Quilindschy Hartman | 2001- | soccer | | |
| Quincy Promes | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Quini | 1949-2018 | soccer | (Enrique) | |
| Quino Colom | 1988- | basketball | (Joaquim) | |
| Quinton de Kock | 1992- | cricket | | |
| Rabah Slimani | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Rachel Jarry | 1991- | basketball | | |
| Radamel Falcao | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Radivoj Korać | 1938-1969 | basketball | | |
| Radja Nainggolan | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Radmila Miljanić-Petrović | 1988- | handball | | |
| Raemon Sluiter | 1978- | tennis | | |
| Rafa Silva | 1993- | soccer | (Rafael, Alexandre) | |
| Rafael da Silva | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Rafael Márquez | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Rafael Nadal | 1986- | tennis | | |
| Rafael van der Vaart | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Rafer Alston | 1976- | basketball | (Jamel) | |
| Rafik Halliche | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Rafinha | 1985- | soccer | (Márcio, Rafael) | |
| Ragnar Sigurðsson | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Ragnheiður Ragnarsdóttir | 1984- | swimming | (Ragga) | |
| Rahat Ali | 1988- | cricket | | |
| Raheem Mostert | 1992- | football | (Dominque) | |
| Raheem Sterling | 1994- | soccer | (Shaquille) | |
| Rahman Ahmadi | 1980- | soccer | | |
| Rahul Dravid | 1973- | cricket | | |
| Raimond Aumann | 1963- | soccer | | |
| Raïs M'Bolhi | 1986- | soccer | (Adi, Cobos, Adrien) | |
| Rajeev Ram | 1984- | tennis | | |
| Rakep Patel | 1989- | cricket | (Rajendra) | |
| Rakhim Chakhkiev | 1983- | boxing | (Ruslanovich) | |
| Ralf Waldmann | 1966-2018 | driving | | |
| Ralph Kiner | 1922-2014 | baseball | | |
| Ralph Sampson | 1960- | basketball | | |
| Raluca Olaru | 1989- | tennis | (Ioana) | |
| Ramazan Özcan | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Ramires | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan | 1980- | cricket | (Ronnie) | |
| Ramon Azeez | 1992- | soccer | (Olamilekan) | |
| Randall Brenes | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Randall Cobb | 1990- | football | (Ladonald) | |
| Randy Couture | 1963- | martial arts | (Randall) | |
| Randy Johnson | 1963- | baseball | (Randall) | |
| Randy Moss | 1977- | football | | |
| Randy Savage | 1952-2011 | wrestling | (Mario) | |
| Rangana Herath | 1978- | cricket | | |
| Raouf Benguit | 1996- | soccer | (Abdelraouf) | |
| Raoul Loé | 1991- | soccer | (Cédric) | |
| Raphaël Guerreiro | 1993- | soccer | (Adelino) | |
| Raphaël Varane | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Raquel Atawo | 1982- | tennis | | |
| Rashad Jennings | 1985- | football | (Andre) | |
| Rashid Sumaila | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Rasim Kara | 1950- | soccer | | |
| Rasim Tagirbekov | 1984- | soccer | (Zagirbekovich) | |
| Rasual Butler | 1979-2018 | basketball | | |
| Ratomir Dujković | 1946- | soccer | | |
| Ratomir Tvrdić | 1943- | basketball | | |
| Raúl Albiol | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Raúl Jiménez | 1991- | soccer | (Alonso) | |
| Raul Meireles | 1983- | soccer | (José) | |
| Raven Klaasen | 1982- | tennis | | |
| Ravi Rampaul | 1984- | cricket | (Ravindranath) | |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 1988- | cricket | (Ravindrasinh, Anirudhsinh) | |
| Ray Allen | 1975- | basketball | (Walter) | |
| Ray Bourque | 1960- | ice hockey | (Raymond) | |
| Ray Ewry | 1873-1937 | track | (Raymond) | |
| Ray Guy | 1949-2022 | football | (William) | |
| "Sugar" Ray Leonard | 1956- | boxing | | |
| Ray Lewis | 1975- | football | (Raymond) | |
| "Sugar" Ray Robinson | 1921-1989 | boxing | (Walker) | |
| Ray Wilkins | 1956-2018 | soccer | (Raymond, Colin) | |
| Rayan Frikeche | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Raymond Kopa | 1931-2017 | soccer | | |
| Raymond Poulidor | 1936-2019 | cycling | | |
| Raymond van Barneveld | 1967- | darts | | |
| Răzvan Raț | 1981- | soccer | (Dincă) | |
| Rebecca Bross | 1993- | gymnastics | | |
| Refik Resmja | 1931-1997 | soccer | | |
| Reg Noble | 1896-1962 | ice hockey | (Edward, Reginald) | |
| Reggie Jackson | 1946- | baseball | (Reginald) | |
| Reggie Miller | 1965- | basketball | (Reginald) | |
| Reggie White | 1961-2004 | football | (Reginald) | |
| Regilio Tuur | 1967- | boxing | | |
| Reginald "Hooley" Smith | 1903-1963 | ice hockey | | |
| Regis Chakabva | 1987- | cricket | (Wiriranai) | |
| Reinaldo Navia | 1978- | soccer | (Marcelino) | |
| Rémy Cabella | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Rémy Grosso | 1988- | rugby | | |
| Renata Voráčová | 1983- | tennis | | |
| Renate Jansen | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Renato Ibarra | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Renato Sanches | 1997- | soccer | (Júnior) | |
| René Higuita | 1966- | soccer | | |
| René Houseman | 1953-2018 | soccer | (Orlando) | |
| René Lacoste | 1904-1996 | tennis | (Jean) | |
| René van de Kerkhof | 1951- | soccer | | |
| Renger van der Zande | 1986- | driving | | |
| Rennae Stubbs | 1971- | tennis | | |
| Renzo Olivo | 1992- | tennis | | |
| Reşit Karabacak | 1954-2020 | wrestling | | |
| Reto Ziegler | 1986- | soccer | (Pirmin) | |
| Reuben Gabriel | 1990- | soccer | (Shalu) | |
| Réver | 1985- | soccer | (Humberto) | |
| Reza Ghoochannejhad | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Reza Haghighi | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Rhys Priestland | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Rhys Webb | 1988- | rugby | | |
| Rhys Williams | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Ric Flair | 1949- | wrestling | (Richard, Morgan) | |
| Ricardo Carvalho | 1978- | soccer | (Alberto, de) | |
| Ricardo Quaresma | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Ricardo Rodríguez | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Ricardo van Rhijn | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Ricardo Zamora | 1901-1978 | soccer | | |
| Richard Tyler "Ninja" Blevins | 1991- | e-sports | | |
| Richard Gasquet | 1986- | tennis | | |
| Richárd Guzmics | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Richard Keogh | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Richard Krajicek | 1971- | tennis | | |
| Richard Wigglesworth | 1983- | rugby | (Eric, Peter) | |
| Richard Witschge | 1969- | soccer | | |
| Richèl Hogenkamp | 1992- | tennis | | |
| Richie Ashburn | 1927-1997 | baseball | (Don, Richard) | |
| Richie Gray | 1989- | rugby | (Richard) | |
| Richie Guerin | 1932- | basketball | (Richard) | |
| Richie McCaw | 1980- | rugby | (Richard, Hugh) | |
| Rick Barry | 1944- | basketball | (Richard) | |
| Rick Karsdorp | 1995- | soccer | | |
| Rickey Henderson | 1958- | baseball | | |
| Rickie Lambert | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Ricky Álvarez | 1988- | soccer | (Ricardo, Gabriel) | |
| Ricky Rubio | 1990- | basketball | (Ricard) | |
| Ricky van Wolfswinkel | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Rico Verhoeven | 1989- | boxing | (Ricardo) | |
| Ridgeciano Haps | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Rie Mastenbroek | 1919-2003 | swimming | (Hendrika) | |
| Riechedly Bazoer | 1996- | soccer | | |
| Rigobert Song | 1976- | soccer | | |
| Rik Van Looy | 1933- | cycling | (Henri) | |
| Rinat Abdulin | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Rini Coolen | 1967- | soccer | | |
| Rini Wagtmans | 1946- | cycling | (Marinus) | |
| Rinus Israël | 1942- | soccer | (Marinus) | |
| Rinus Michels | 1928-2005 | soccer | (Marinus) | |
| Rio Ferdinand | 1978- | soccer | (Gavin) | |
| Rio Mavuba | 1984- | soccer | (Antonio) | |
| Rivaldo | 1972- | soccer | (Vítor) | |
| Riyad Mahrez | 1991- | soccer | (Karim) | |
| Rob Blake | 1969- | ice hockey | (Robert) | |
| Rob "Voltage" Cross | 1990- | darts | (Robert) | |
| Rob Horne | 1989- | rugby | (Robert) | |
| Rob Kearney | 1986- | rugby | (Robert) | |
| Rob Rensenbrink | 1947-2020 | soccer | | |
| Rob Simmons | 1989- | rugby | (Robert) | |
| Rob Witschge | 1966- | soccer | (Robert) | |
| Robbie Brady | 1992- | soccer | (Robert) | |
| Robbie Henshaw | 1993- | rugby | (Robert) | |
| Robbie Keane | 1980- | soccer | (Robert, David) | |
| Robert Almer | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Robert Farah | 1987- | tennis | (Charbel) | |
| Robert Moses "Lefty" Grove | 1900-1975 | baseball | | |
| Robert Jarni | 1968- | soccer | | |
| Robert Kovač | 1974- | soccer | | |
| Robert Lewandowski | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Róbert Mak | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Robert Parish | 1953- | basketball | | |
| Roberta Vinci | 1983- | tennis | | |
| Robertino Pugliara | 1984- | soccer | (Gabriel) | |
| Roberto Carlos | 1973- | soccer | | |
| Roberto Alomar | 1968- | baseball | | |
| Roberto Baggio | 1967- | soccer | | |
| Roberto Bautista Agut | 1988- | tennis | | |
| Roberto Clemente | 1934-1972 | baseball | | |
| Roberto Mancini | 1964- | soccer | | |
| Roberto Merhi | 1991- | driving | | |
| Roberto Rivellino | 1946- | soccer | (Rivelino) | |
| Robin Haase | 1987- | tennis | | |
| Robin Olsen | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Robin Roberts | 1926-2010 | baseball | | |
| Robin van Persie | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Robinho | 1984- | soccer | (Robson) | |
| Rocky Marciano | 1923-1969 | boxing | (Rocco) | |
| Rod Carew | 1945- | baseball | (Rodney) | |
| Rod Gilbert | 1941-2021 | ice hockey | (Rodrigue, Gabriel) | |
| Rod Laver | 1938- | tennis | (Rodney) | |
| Rodolfo Pizarro | 1994- | soccer | (Gilbert) | |
| Rodrigo Millar | 1981- | soccer | (Javier) | |
| Rodrigo Muñoz | 1982- | soccer | (Martín) | |
| Rodrigo Palacio | 1982- | soccer | (Sebastián) | |
| Roelof Wunderink | 1948- | driving | | |
| Rogelio Chávez | 1984- | soccer | (Alfredo) | |
| Roger Brown | 1942-1997 | basketball | | |
| Roger Clemens | 1962- | baseball | | |
| Roger Espinoza | 1986- | soccer | (Aníbal) | |
| Roger Federer | 1981- | tennis | | |
| Roger Maris | 1934-1985 | baseball | | |
| Roger Milla | 1952- | soccer | | |
| Roger Staubach | 1942- | football | | |
| Rogério Dutra Silva | 1984- | tennis | | |
| Rogers Hornsby | 1896-1963 | baseball | | |
| Rogie Vachon | 1945- | ice hockey | (Rogatien, Rosaire) | |
| Rohan Bopanna | 1980- | tennis | | |
| Rohan Kanhai | 1935- | cricket | (Bholalall) | |
| Rohit Sharma | 1987- | cricket | (Gurunath) | |
| Rok Petrovič | 1966-1993 | skiing | | |
| Roland Juhász | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Romain Grosjean | 1986- | driving | | |
| Roman Bürki | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Roman Hubník | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Roman Jebavý | 1989- | tennis | | |
| Roman Neustädter | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Roman Shirokov | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Roman Shishkin | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Roman Weidenfeller | 1980- | soccer | | |
| Roman Zozulya | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Romaric | 1983- | soccer | (Koffi, Christian) | |
| Romário de Souza Faria | 1966- | soccer | | |
| Romed Baumann | 1986- | skiing | | |
| Romelu Lukaku | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Rômulo Borges Monteiro | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Ron Francis | 1963- | ice hockey | (Ronald) | |
| Ron Santo | 1940-2010 | baseball | (Ronald) | |
| Ron Saunders | 1932-2019 | soccer | (Ronald) | |
| Ron Vlaar | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Ron-Robert Zieler | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Ronald de Boer | 1970- | soccer | | |
| Ronald Koeman | 1963- | soccer | | |
| Ronaldinho | 1980- | soccer | (Ronaldo) | |
| Ronaldo | 1976- | soccer | (Luís) | |
| Ronda Rousey | 1987- | martial arts | (Jean) | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 1975- | billiards | (Ronald) | |
| Ronnie Peterson | 1944-1978 | driving | (Bengt) | |
| Rony Martínez | 1987- | soccer | (Darío) | |
| Rory Best | 1982- | rugby | | |
| Rory Kockott | 1986- | rugby | | |
| Rory McIlroy | 1989- | golf | | |
| Rosey Fletcher | 1975- | snowboarding | (Gabrielle, Rose) | |
| Ross Barkley | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Ross Ford | 1984- | rugby | | |
| Ross Hutchins | 1985- | tennis | | |
| Ross Moriarty | 1994- | rugby | | |
| Roy Campanella | 1921-1993 | baseball | | |
| Roy Carroll | 1977- | soccer | | |
| Roy Conacher | 1916-1984 | ice hockey | | |
| Roy Emerson | 1936- | tennis | (Stanley) | |
| Roy Halladay | 1977-2017 | baseball | | |
| Roy Makaay | 1975- | soccer | | |
| Roy Miller | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Roy Worters | 1900-1957 | ice hockey | | |
| Ruan Pienaar | 1984- | rugby | | |
| Rubel Hossain | 1990- | cricket | (Mohammad) | |
| Rúben Amorim | 1985- | soccer | (Filipe) | |
| Ruben Bemelmans | 1988- | tennis | | |
| Rubén Galván | 1952-2018 | soccer | | |
| Ruben Schaken | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Ruben Zadkovich | 1986- | soccer | (Anton) | |
| Rubin Okotie | 1987- | soccer | (Rafael) | |
| Rudi Völler | 1960- | soccer | (Rudolf) | |
| Rūdolfs Bārda | 1903-1991 | soccer | | |
| Rudy Fernández | 1985- | basketball | (Rodolfo) | |
| Rudy Paige | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Rui Patrício | 1988- | soccer | (Pedro) | |
| Rukiye Yıldırım | 1991- | martial arts | | |
| Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Rune Brattsveen | 1984- | skiing | | |
| Rune Johansson | 1920-1998 | ice hockey | (Arnold, Georg) | |
| Rupert Hollaus | 1931-1954 | driving | | |
| Rupert Keegan | 1955- | driving | | |
| Rupert Kratzer | 1945-2013 | cycling | | |
| Rushmi Chakravarthi | 1977- | tennis | | |
| Ruslan Chagaev | 1978- | boxing | | |
| Ruslan Ponomariov | 1983- | chess | | |
| Ruslan Rotan | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Russell Westbrook | 1988- | basketball | | |
| Russell Wilson | 1988- | football | (Carrington) | |
| Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 1979- | chess | | |
| Rūta Meilutytė | 1997- | swimming | | |
| Ruud Geels | 1948-2023 | soccer | (Geertruida, Maria) | |
| Ruud Gullit | 1962- | soccer | | |
| Ruud Krol | 1949- | soccer | (Rudolf) | |
| Ruud van Nistelrooij | 1976- | soccer | (Rutgerus) | |
| Ruwan Kalpage | 1970- | cricket | | |
| Ryan Babel | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Ryan Bailey | 1989- | track | | |
| Ryan Bertrand | 1989- | soccer | (Dominic) | |
| Ryan Braun | 1983- | baseball | | |
| Ryan Grant | 1985- | rugby | | |
| Ryan Gravenberch | 2002- | soccer | (Jiro) | |
| Ryan Harrison | 1992- | tennis | | |
| Ryan Howard | 1979- | baseball | | |
| Ryan Lochte | 1984- | swimming | | |
| Ryan Mathews | 1987- | football | (Jefforey) | |
| Ryan McGowan | 1989- | soccer | (James) | |
| Ryan Wilson | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Ryne Sandberg | 1959- | baseball | | |
| Ryoichi Kawakatsu | 1958- | soccer | | |
| Sabahudin Bilalović | 1960-2003 | basketball | | |
| Sabine Lisicki | 1989- | tennis | (Katharina) | |
| Sabri Lamouchi | 1971- | soccer | | |
| Sabrina Goleš | 1965- | tennis | | |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 1973- | cricket | | |
| Sachithra Senanayake | 1985- | cricket | | |
| Sadaharu Oh | 1940- | baseball | | |
| Saeed Al-Owairan | 1967- | soccer | | |
| Safet Sušić | 1955- | soccer | | |
| Safyaan Sharif | 1991- | cricket | | |
| Sai van Wermeskerken | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Saina Nehwal | 1990- | badminton | | |
| Zheng Saisai | 1994- | tennis | | |
| Saki Kumagai | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Salih Uçan | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Salomon Kalou | 1985- | soccer | (Armand) | |
| Salvatore Schillaci | 1964- | soccer | | |
| Salvatore Sirigu | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Sam Burgess | 1988- | rugby | (Samuel) | |
| Sam Cane | 1992- | rugby | (Samuel, Jordan) | |
| Sam Carter | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Sam Huff | 1934-2021 | football | (Robert, Lee) | |
| Sam Jones | 1933-2021 | basketball | (Samuel) | |
| Sam Querrey | 1987- | tennis | (Samuel) | |
| Sam Snead | 1912-2002 | golf | (Samuel) | |
| Sam Vokes | 1989- | soccer | (Samuel, Michael) | |
| Sam Whitelock | 1988- | rugby | (Samuel, Lawrence) | |
| Samanta Fabris | 1992- | volleyball | | |
| Samantha Richards | 1983- | basketball | | |
| Samantha Stosur | 1984- | tennis | | |
| Samed Kılıç | 1996- | soccer | (Hakan) | |
| Samed Yeşil | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Sami Khedira | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Samir Barać | 1973- | water polo | | |
| Sammir | 1987- | soccer | (Jorge) | |
| Sammy Baugh | 1914-2008 | football | (Samuel) | |
| Sammy Bossut | 1985- | soccer | (Andre) | |
| Sammy N'Djock | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Sammy Sosa | 1968- | baseball | (Samuel) | |
| Samuel Eto'o | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Samuel Honrubia | 1986- | handball | | |
| Samuel Inkoom | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Samuel Umtiti | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Samuele Preisig | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Sanda Dubravčić | 1964- | skating | | |
| Sander Westerveld | 1974- | soccer | | |
| Sándor Kocsis | 1929-1979 | soccer | | |
| Sandra Perković | 1990- | track | | |
| Sandrine Gruda | 1987- | basketball | | |
| Sandrine Testud | 1972- | tennis | | |
| Sandro Raniere | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Sandro Sukno | 1990- | water polo | | |
| Sandro Viletta | 1986- | skiing | | |
| Sandy Koufax | 1935- | baseball | (Sanford) | |
| Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok | 1996- | e-sports | | |
| Sania Mirza | 1986- | tennis | | |
| Sanja Jovanović | 1986- | swimming | | |
| Sanja Malagurski | 1990- | volleyball | | |
| Sanjay Bangar | 1972- | cricket | (Bapusaheb) | |
| Sanjin Prcić | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Sanju Samson | 1994- | cricket | | |
| Santana Garrett | 1988- | wrestling | | |
| Santi Cazorla | 1984- | soccer | (Santiago) | |
| Santiago Arias | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Santiago Bernabéu | 1895-1978 | soccer | | |
| Santiago González | 1983- | tennis | | |
| Santiago González Iglesias | 1988- | rugby | | |
| Saphir Taïder | 1992- | soccer | (Sliti) | |
| Sara Errani | 1987- | tennis | | |
| Sarfraz Ahmed | 1987- | cricket | | |
| Sari van Veenendaal | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Šárka Strachová | 1985- | skiing | | |
| Šarūnas Marčiulionis | 1964- | basketball | | |
| Saša Ognenovski | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Sasha Kaun | 1985- | basketball | (Alexander, Olegovich) | |
| Satchel Paige | 1906-1982 | baseball | (Leroy, Robert) | |
| Sawao Katō | 1946- | gymnastics | | |
| Sayouba Mandé | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Schalk Brits | 1981- | rugby | (Burger) | |
| Schalk Burger | 1983- | rugby | (Willem, Petrus) | |
| Scott Baldwin | 1988- | rugby | | |
| Scott Fardy | 1984- | rugby | | |
| Scott Niedermayer | 1973- | ice hockey | | |
| Scott Spedding | 1986- | rugby | | |
| Scott Stevens | 1964- | ice hockey | | |
| Scott Williams | 1990- | rugby | | |
| Scottie Pippen | 1965- | basketball | (Scotty, Maurice) | |
| Sead Kolašinac | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Séamus Coleman | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Sean Lamont | 1981- | rugby | (Fergus) | |
| Sean Maitland | 1988- | rugby | | |
| Sean McMahon | 1994- | rugby | | |
| Seán O'Brien | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Sebastián Coates | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Sebastian Coe | 1956- | track | (Seb, Newbold) | |
| Sebastian Larsson | 1985- | soccer | (Bengt, Ulf) | |
| Sebastian Ofner | 1996- | tennis | | |
| Sebastian Prödl | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1987- | driving | | |
| Sébastien Chabal | 1977- | rugby | | |
| Sébastien Grosjean | 1978- | tennis | (René) | |
| Sei Muroya | 1994- | soccer | | |
| Seimone Augustus | 1984- | basketball | (Delicia) | |
| Sejad Salihović | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Sekope Kepu | 1986- | rugby | | |
| Selçuk İnan | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Selima Sfar | 1977- | tennis | | |
| Semih Kaya | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Semir Kerla | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Semir Tuce | 1964- | soccer | | |
| Semyon Antonov | 1989- | basketball | | |
| Senad Lulić | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Şener Özbayraklı | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Senijad Ibričić | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Hwang Seok-ho | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Sepp Maier | 1944- | soccer | (Josef) | |
| Sercan Yıldırım | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Serdar Aziz | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Serdar Tasci | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Serena Williams | 1981- | tennis | (Jameka) | |
| Serey Dié | 1984- | soccer | (Sereso) | |
| Serge Aurier | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Serge Ibaka | 1989- | basketball | (Jonas) | |
| Serge Savard | 1946- | ice hockey | | |
| Sergei Belov | 1944-2013 | basketball | | |
| Sergei Fedorov | 1969- | ice hockey | | |
| Sergei Ignashevich | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Sergei Makarov | 1958- | ice hockey | | |
| Sergei Monia | 1983- | basketball | (Alexandrovich) | |
| Sergei Zubov | 1970- | ice hockey | | |
| Sergey Bubka | 1963- | track | (Nazarovych) | |
| Sergey Karasev | 1993- | basketball | (Vasiliyevich) | |
| Sergey Ryzhikov | 1980- | soccer | (Viktorovich) | |
| Sergi Bruguera | 1971- | tennis | | |
| Sergiño Dest | 2000- | soccer | (Gianni) | |
| Sergio Agüero | 1988- | soccer | (Leonel) | |
| Sergio Busquets | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Sergio García | 1980- | golf | | |
| Sergio Llull | 1987- | basketball | | |
| Sergio Parisse | 1983- | rugby | (Francesco, Antonio) | |
| Sergio Pérez | 1990- | driving | | |
| Sergio Ramos | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Sergio Rico | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Sergio Rodríguez | 1986- | basketball | | |
| Sergio Romero | 1987- | soccer | (Germán) | |
| Sergio Scariolo | 1961- | basketball | | |
| Sergiy Stakhovsky | 1986- | tennis | | |
| Serhiy Klymentiev | 1975- | ice hockey | | |
| Serhiy Rybalka | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Serhiy Sydorchuk | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Servando Carrasco | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Kim Seung-gyu | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Seve Ballesteros | 1957-2011 | golf | (Severiano) | |
| Severo Meza | 1986- | soccer | (Efraín) | |
| Seydou Doumbia | 1987- | soccer | (Alan) | |
| Shaan Masood | 1989- | cricket | | |
| Shafiul Islam | 1989- | cricket | | |
| Shahadat Hossain | 1986- | cricket | (Kazi) | |
| Shahid Afridi | 1980- | cricket | (Sahibzada, Mohammad) | |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 1987- | cricket | | |
| Shammond Williams | 1975- | basketball | (Omar) | |
| Shane Duffy | 1992- | soccer | |