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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Woodcock | 1981- | rugby | (Dale) |  |
| Tornike Shengelia | 1991- | basketball | | |
| Torrence Allen | 1991- | football | | |
| Torrey Smith | 1989- | football | (James) | |
| Toshiaki Hirose | 1981- | rugby | | |
| Tostão | 1947- | soccer | (Eduardo) | |
| Toufik Mouyet | 1977- | soccer | | |
| Toufik Zerara | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Tourek Williams | 1991- | football | | |
| Toutai Kefu | 1974- | rugby | (Rodger, Siaosi) | |
| Tracy Austin | 1962- | tennis | | |
| Tracy McGrady | 1979- | basketball | | |
| Trae Waynes | 1992- | football | | |
| Trai Turner | 1993- | football | (Denzell) | |
| Tramain Jacobs | 1992- | football | | |
| Tramaine Brock | 1988- | football | | |
| Tramon Williams | 1983- | football | (Vernell) | |
| Tranquillo Barnetta | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Travaris Cadet | 1989- | football | (Terrell) | |
| Travis Benjamin | 1989- | football | (Jammal) | |
| Travis Jackson | 1903-1987 | baseball | | |
| Travis Raciti | 1992- | football | (Santo) | |
| Tray Walker | 1992- | football | | |
| Tre Boston | 1992- | football | (Jayestin, Tre'von) | |
| Tre Manders | 1995- | cricket | | |
| Tre Mason | 1993- | football | (Trence) | |
| Trent Murphy | 1990- | football | (Trenton, Allen) | |
| Trent Sainsbury | 1992- | soccer | (Lucas) | |
| Trenton Robinson | 1990- | football | | |
| Tress Way | 1990- | football | (Tressler, William) | |
| Trevin Wade | 1989- | football | | |
| Trevor Hoffman | 1967- | baseball | | |
| Trevor Marsicano | 1989- | skating | | |
| Trevor Nyakane | 1989- | rugby | (Ntando) | |
| Trey Burton | 1991- | football | | |
| Trey Watts | 1991- | football | (Julius, Caesar) | |
| Tris Speaker | 1888-1958 | baseball | | |
| Trovon Reed | 1990- | football | | |
| Troy Aikman | 1966- | football | | |
| Troy Polamalu | 1981- | football | | |
| Trumaine Johnson | 1990- | football | | |
| Trumaine McBride | 1985- | football | | |
| Tryfon Tzanetis | 1918-2001 | soccer | | |
| Tsukasa Hosaka | 1937-2018 | soccer | | |
| Tsvetana Pironkova | 1987- | tennis | | |
| Tudorel Bratu | 1991- | rugby | | |
| Tugay Kerimoğlu | 1970- | soccer | | |
| Tukulua Lokotui | 1979- | rugby | (Alukutua) | |
| Tully Bevilaqua | 1972- | basketball | (Louise) | |
| Turk Broda | 1914-1972 | ice hockey | | |
| Tusi Pisi | 1982- | rugby | (Tusiata) | |
| Tuur Dierckx | 1995- | soccer | | |
| Tuur Houben | 1996- | soccer | | |
| Ty Cobb | 1886-1961 | baseball | | |
| Ty Law | 1974- | football | | |
| Ty Nsekhe | 1985- | football | (Attauyo) | |
| Tye Smith | 1993- | football | | |
| Tyeler Davison | 1992- | football | | |
| Tyler Ardron | 1991- | rugby | | |
| Tyler Morgan | 1995- | rugby | | |
| Tyler Skaggs | 1991-2019 | baseball | (Wayne) | |
| Tyrann Mathieu | 1992- | football | (Devine) | |
| Tyreek Burwell | 1992- | football | | |
| Tyrod Taylor | 1989- | football | | |
| Tyron Smith | 1990- | football | | |
| Tyronne Green | 1986- | football | (Darnell) | |
| Tyrunn Walker | 1990- | football | | |
| Tyrus Thompson | 1991- | football | | |
| Tyson Chandler | 1982- | basketball | (Cleotis) | |
| Tyvon Branch | 1986- | football | | |
| Tzipora Obziler | 1973- | tennis | (Tzipi) | |
| Uani 'Unga | 1987- | football | | |
| Ubaldo Fillol | 1950- | soccer | | |
| Uche Nwofor | 1991- | soccer | (Innocent) | |
| Uini Atonio | 1990- | rugby | | |
| Uljana Semjonova | 1952- | basketball | (Juliana) | |
| Ulli Jansen | 1931-2006 | ice hockey | | |
| Ulli Kaden | 1959- | boxing | | |
| Ulrich van Gobbel | 1971- | soccer | | |
| Ulrick John | 1992- | football | (Tremayne) | |
| Ulrikke Eikeri | 1992- | tennis | (Pia) | |
| Umesh Yadav | 1987- | cricket | (Umeshkumar, Tilak) | |
| Unn Thorvaldsen | 1943- | track | | |
| Upul Tharanga | 1985- | cricket | (Warushavithana) | |
| Urban Kramar | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Uriah Grant | 1961- | boxing | | |
| Usman Limbada | 1989- | cricket | | |
| Utkirbek Haydarov | 1974- | boxing | | |
| Uwe Seeler | 1936- | soccer | | |
| Václav Nedomanský | 1944- | ice hockey | | |
| Vadim Malakhatko | 1977- | chess | | |
| Vahagn Minasyan | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Vahid Halilhodžić | 1952- | soccer | | |
| V. B. Chandrasekhar | 1961-2019 | cricket | (Vakkadai, Biksheswaran) | |
| Valdo Filho | 1964- | soccer | (Cândido) | |
| Valentin Calafeteanu | 1985- | rugby | (Nicolae) | |
| Valentin Popârlan | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Valentin Stocker | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Valentin Ursache | 1985- | rugby | (Niculae) | |
| Valentina Blažević | 1994- | handball | | |
| Valeri Kharlamov | 1948-1981 | ice hockey | | |
| Valeria Straneo | 1976- | track | | |
| Valerică Găman | 1989- | soccer | (Marius) | |
| Valerio Bernabò | 1984- | rugby | | |
| Valner Franković | 1968- | handball | | |
| Valon Behrami | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Valter Matošević | 1970- | handball | | |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1989- | driving | | |
| Vance McDonald | 1990- | football | (Coman) | |
| Vance Walker | 1987- | football | | |
| Vanesa Amorós | 1982- | handball | | |
| Vanessa Atler | 1982- | gymnastics | | |
| Vangelis Moras | 1981- | soccer | (Evangelos) | |
| Varun Aaron | 1989- | cricket | (Raymond) | |
| Vasek Pospisil | 1990- | tennis | (Václav) | |
| Vasil Lobzhanidze | 1996- | rugby | | |
| Vasili Berezutski | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Vasilis Torosidis | 1985- | soccer | (Vasileios) | |
| Vasiliy Smyslov | 1921-2010 | chess | (Vasily) | |
| Vassilis Daniil | 1938- | soccer | | |
| Vavao Afemai | 1992- | rugby | | |
| Vazha Khutsishvili | 1993- | rugby | | |
| Vedad Ibišević | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Vedat Okyar | 1945-2009 | soccer | | |
| Vedran Ćorluka | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Vedran Zrnić | 1979- | handball | | |
| Veerasammy Permaul | 1989- | cricket | | |
| Velimir Kljaić | 1946-2010 | handball | | |
| Velimir Perasović | 1965- | basketball | | |
| Vello Kaaristo | 1911-1965 | skiing | (Vassili) | |
| Venio Losert | 1976- | handball | | |
| Venus Williams | 1980- | tennis | (Ebony, Starr) | |
| Vereniki Goneva | 1984- | rugby | | |
| Vern Cotter | 1962- | rugby | (Anthony, Vernon) | |
| Vern Mikkelsen | 1928-2013 | basketball | | |
| Vernon "Lefty" Gomez | 1908-1989 | baseball | | |
| Verónica Cepede Royg | 1992- | tennis | | |
| Verónica Cuadrado | 1979- | handball | | |
| Veronica Hults | 1998- | gymnastics | | |
| Veronika Kudermetova | 1997- | tennis | | |
| Veselin Topalov | 1975- | chess | | |
| Vesna Milanović-Litre | 1986- | handball | | |
| Viacheslav Fetisov | 1958- | ice hockey | | |
| Viatcheslav Djavanian | 1969- | cycling | | |
| Vic Hanson | 1903-1982 | basketball | (Victor) | |
| Vic Willis | 1876-1947 | baseball | | |
| Vicente Ramos Cecilio | 1947- | basketball | | |
| Vick Ballard | 1990- | football | | |
| Victor | 1983- | soccer | (Leandro) | |
| Víctor Bernárdez | 1982- | soccer | (Salvador) | |
| Víctor Claver | 1988- | basketball | | |
| Víctor Estrella Burgos | 1980- | tennis | | |
| Víctor Ibarbo | 1990- | soccer | (Segundo) | |
| Victor Khryapa | 1982- | basketball | (Vladimirovich) | |
| Victor Lindelöf | 1994- | soccer | (Jörgen) | |
| Victor Matfield | 1977- | rugby | | |
| Victor Moses | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Víctor Sada | 1984- | basketball | | |
| Victor Vito | 1987- | rugby | (Vasefanua, Junior) | |
| Victoria Azarenka | 1989- | tennis | | |
| Vida Blue | 1949- | baseball | | |
| Vidak Bratić | 1976- | soccer | | |
| Vieirinha | 1986- | soccer | (Adelino, André) | |
| Viktar Zuyev | 1983- | boxing | | |
| Viktor Fayzulin | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Viktor Kolelishvili | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Viktor Kovalenko | 1996- | soccer | | |
| Viktor Pečovský | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Viktoria Rebensburg | 1989- | skiing | | |
| Viliame Iongi | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Viliame Kikau | 1995- | rugby | | |
| Viliame Veikoso | 1982- | rugby | | |
| Viliami Vaki | 1976- | rugby | (Laukau) | |
| Viliamu Afatia | 1990- | rugby | | |
| Vinay Kumar | 1984- | cricket | (Ranganath) | |
| Vincent Aboubakar | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Vincent Debaty | 1981- | rugby | | |
| Vincent Enyeama | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Vincent Kompany | 1986- | soccer | (Jean, Mpoy) | |
| Vinícius Júnior | 2000- | soccer | (José) | |
| Vinnie Sunseri | 1991- | football | | |
| Vinny Curry | 1988- | football | | |
| Vinston Painter | 1989- | football | | |
| Viorel Lucaci | 1986- | rugby | | |
| Virat Kohli | 1988- | cricket | | |
| Virgil Hill | 1964- | boxing | (Eugene) | |
| Virna Dias | 1971- | volleyball | (Cristine) | |
| Viswanathan Anand | 1969- | chess | | |
| Vitalia Diatchenko | 1990- | tennis | | |
| Vitaly Fridzon | 1985- | basketball | (Valerevich) | |
| Vjekoslav Kobešćak | 1974- | water polo | | |
| Vlad Chiricheș | 1989- | soccer | (Iulian) | |
| Vlad Nistor | 1994- | rugby | (Alexandru) | |
| Vlada Avramov | 1979- | soccer | (Vladimir) | |
| Vladan Alanović | 1967- | basketball | | |
| Vlade Divac | 1968- | basketball | | |
| Vladimir Belov | 1958-2016 | handball | | |
| Vladimír Darida | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Vladimir Granat | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Vladimir Guerrero | 1975- | baseball | | |
| Vladimir Jelčić | 1968- | handball | | |
| Vladimir Šujster | 1972- | handball | | |
| Vladimír Weiss | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Vladislav Tretiak | 1952- | ice hockey | | |
| Vlado Šola | 1968- | handball | | |
| Vlastimir Vukadinović | 1982- | basketball | | |
| Volkan Babacan | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Volkan Şen | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Von Miller | 1989- | football | (Vonnie, B'Vsean) | |
| Vontae Davis | 1988- | football | | |
| Vontaze Burfict | 1990- | football | (DeLeon) | |
| Vreni Schneider | 1964- | skiing | (Verena) | |
| Vukadin Vukadinović | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Vunga Lilo | 1983- | rugby | (Vungakoto, Filimone) | |
| Vurğun Hüseynov | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Vusi Sibanda | 1983- | cricket | (Vusimuzi) | |
| Vyacheslav Shevchuk | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Vyacheslav Starshinov | 1940- | ice hockey | (Ivanovich) | |
| Vyacheslav Voronin | 1974- | track | | |
| Wade Boggs | 1958- | baseball | | |
| Wahab Riaz | 1985- | cricket | | |
| Waisake Naholo | 1991- | rugby | (Ratunideuba) | |
| Waisea Nayacalevu | 1990- | rugby | | |
| Waite Hoyt | 1899-1984 | baseball | | |
| Waldyr "Didi" Pereira | 1928-2001 | soccer | (Didi, Valdir, Waldir) | |
| Walt Bellamy | 1939-2013 | basketball | (Walter, Jones) | |
| Walt Frazier | 1945- | basketball | (Walter) | |
| Walt Kiesling | 1903-1962 | football | | |
| Walter Ayoví | 1979- | soccer | (Orlando) | |
| Walter Gargano | 1984- | soccer | (Alejandro) | |
| Walter Hagen | 1892-1969 | golf | | |
| Walter Johnson | 1887-1946 | baseball | | |
| Walter Jones | 1974- | football | | |
| Walter "Rabbit" Maranville | 1891-1954 | baseball | | |
| Walter Payton | 1954-1999 | football | | |
| Walter "Babe" Pratt | 1916-1988 | ice hockey | (Babe) | |
| Waqar Younis | 1971- | cricket | | |
| Warren Gatland | 1963- | rugby | | |
| Warren Moon | 1956- | football | | |
| Warren Sapp | 1972- | football | | |
| Warren Spahn | 1921-2003 | baseball | | |
| Wataru Misaka | 1923-2019 | basketball | | |
| Waylon Francis | 1990- | soccer | (Dwayne) | |
| Wayne Ferreira | 1971- | tennis | | |
| Wayne Gretzky | 1961- | ice hockey | | |
| Wayne Hennessey | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Wayne Millner | 1913-1976 | football | | |
| Wayne Rooney | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Wendy Bruce | 1973- | gymnastics | | |
| Wes Hoolahan | 1982- | soccer | (Wesley) | |
| Wes Unseld | 1946-2020 | basketball | | |
| Wesley Fofana | 1988- | rugby | | |
| Wesley Johnson | 1991- | football | (Vadnais) | |
| Wesley Sneijder | 1984- | soccer | | |
| Weston Richburg | 1991- | football | (Blaine) | |
| Whitey Ford | 1928- | baseball | | |
| Whitney Mercilus | 1990- | football | | |
| Wiam Dislam | 1987- | martial arts | | |
| Wilberforce Eaves | 1867-1920 | tennis | (Vaughan) | |
| Wilbert Suvrijn | 1962- | soccer | | |
| Wilbur "Pete" Henry | 1897-1952 | football | | |
| Wilfred Bouma | 1978- | soccer | | |
| Wilfred "Shorty" Green | 1896-1960 | ice hockey | | |
| Wilfried Bony | 1988- | soccer | (Guemiand) | |
| Wilhelm Steinitz | 1836-1900 | chess | | |
| Will Genia | 1988- | rugby | (Sanchez, William) | |
| Will Grigg | 1991- | soccer | (William, Donald) | |
| Will Shields | 1971- | football | | |
| Will Skelton | 1992- | rugby | (William) | |
| Will Stevens | 1991- | driving | | |
| Willard Brown | 1915-1996 | baseball | | |
| Willem Alberts | 1984- | rugby | (Schalk) | |
| Willem van Hanegem | 1944- | soccer | (Wim) | |
| William Accambray | 1988- | handball | | |
| William Carvalho | 1992- | soccer | | |
| William "Pop" Gates | 1917-1999 | basketball | | |
| William Hayes | 1985- | football | (Quintin) | |
| William "Skinny" Johnson | 1911-1980 | basketball | | |
| William R. "Link" Lyman | 1898-1972 | football | (Roy) | |
| Willian | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Willie Brown | 1940- | football | | |
| Willie Davis | 1934- | football | | |
| Willie Hernández | 1954- | baseball | | |
| Willie Keeler | 1872-1923 | baseball | | |
| Willie Lanier | 1945- | football | | |
| Willie le Roux | 1989- | rugby | (Willem, Jacobus) | |
| Willie Mays | 1931- | baseball | | |
| Willie McCovey | 1938-2018 | baseball | | |
| Willie McGee | 1958- | baseball | | |
| Willie Pep | 1922-2006 | boxing | (Guglielmo) | |
| Willie Roaf | 1970- | football | | |
| Willie Stargell | 1940-2001 | baseball | | |
| Willie Wells | 1906-1989 | baseball | | |
| Willie Williams | 1931-2019 | track | | |
| Willie Wood | 1936-2020 | football | (William, Vernell) | |
| Willington Ortiz | 1952- | soccer | | |
| Willis Reed | 1942- | basketball | | |
| Willy Hernangómez | 1994- | basketball | (Guillermo, Gustavo) | |
| Willy van de Kerkhof | 1951- | soccer | | |
| Willy van der Kuijlen | 1946-2021 | soccer | (Wilhelmus, Martinus, Leonardus, Johannes) | |
| Wilson Palacios | 1984- | soccer | (Roberto) | |
| Wilt "the Stilt" Chamberlain | 1936-1999 | basketball | | |
| Wim Jansen | 1946- | soccer | | |
| Wim Jonk | 1966- | soccer | | |
| Wim Kieft | 1962- | soccer | | |
| Wim Meutstege | 1952- | soccer | | |
| Wim Rijsbergen | 1952- | soccer | | |
| Wim Suurbier | 1945- | soccer | | |
| Winston Bogarde | 1970- | soccer | | |
| Winston Hill | 1941-2016 | football | | |
| Wladek Zbyszko | 1891-1968 | wrestling | | |
| Wojciech Bartnik | 1967- | boxing | | |
| Wojciech Szczęsny | 1990- | soccer | (Tomasz) | |
| Wolfgang Overath | 1943- | soccer | | |
| Jung Woo-young | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Woody Dumart | 1916-2001 | ice hockey | | |
| WP Nel | 1986- | rugby | (Willem, Petrus) | |
| Wriddhiman Saha | 1984- | cricket | (Prasanta) | |
| Wyatt Crockett | 1983- | rugby | (William, Vogels) | |
| Wycliff Palu | 1982- | rugby | | |
| Xabi Alonso | 1981- | soccer | (Xabier) | |
| Xavi Hernández | 1980- | soccer | (Xavier) | |
| Xavi Rabaseda | 1989- | basketball | (Xavier) | |
| Xavier Barachet | 1988- | handball | | |
| Xavier Maassen | 1980- | driving | | |
| Xavier Su'a-Filo | 1991- | football | (Filoitumua) | |
| Xherdan Shaqiri | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Yacine Brahimi | 1990- | soccer | (Nasr, Eddine) | |
| Yale Lary | 1930-2017 | football | | |
| Yangervis Solarte | 1987- | baseball | (Alfredo) | |
| Ma Yanhong | 1964- | gymnastics | | |
| Yanina Wickmayer | 1989- | tennis | | |
| Yann Sommer | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Yanna Rivoalen | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Yannick Ferreira Carrasco | 1993- | soccer | | |
| Yannick Nyanga | 1983- | rugby | | |
| Yaqoob Salem Al-Farsi | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Yaqoob Juma Al-Mukhaini | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Yaroslav Rakitskiy | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Yaroslava Shvedova | 1987- | tennis | | |
| Yaşar Giritli | 1969- | boxing | | |
| Yaser Kasim | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Yaser Shigan | 1976- | boxing | | |
| Yaser Yıldız | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Yasin Arafat | 1987- | cricket | | |
| Yasin Karaca | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Yasir Shah | 1986- | cricket | | |
| Yasmani Duk | 1988- | soccer | (Georges) | |
| Yasmani Grandal | 1988- | baseball | | |
| Yasmany Tomás | 1990- | baseball | | |
| Yassine Bounou | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Yasuhito Endō | 1980- | soccer | | |
| Yasuyuki Konno | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Yaya Touré | 1983- | soccer | (Gnégnéri) | |
| Y. A. Tittle | 1926-2017 | football | (Yelberton, Albert) | |
| Yelmer Buurman | 1987- | driving | (Evert, Frans) | |
| Yeltsin Tejeda | 1992- | soccer | (Ignacio) | |
| Yevgen Bolibrukh | 1983- | cycling | | |
| Yevgen Sotnikov | 1980- | martial arts | | |
| Yevgeni Mayorov | 1938-1997 | ice hockey | | |
| Yevgeni Zimin | 1947- | ice hockey | | |
| Yevhen Khacheridi | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Yevhen Konoplyanka | 1989- | soccer | | |
| Yevhen Seleznyov | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Yevheniya Vysotska | 1975- | cycling | | |
| Xu Yifan | 1988- | tennis | | |
| Fan Yilin | 1999- | gymnastics | | |
| Yoann Huget | 1987- | rugby | | |
| Yoann Maestri | 1988- | rugby | | |
| Yochanan Vollach | 1945- | soccer | | |
| Yoenis Céspedes | 1985- | baseball | | |
| Yogev Ben Simon | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Yogev Lerman | 1991- | soccer | | |
| Yogev Ohayon | 1987- | basketball | | |
| Yogi Berra | 1925-2015 | baseball | (Lawrence, Peter) | |
| Yohan Cabaye | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Yohanan Moyal | 1965- | gymnastics | | |
| Yohann Sangaré | 1983- | basketball | | |
| Yohei Toyoda | 1985- | soccer | | |
| Yolanda Griffith | 1970- | basketball | (Evette) | |
| Yonder Alonso | 1987- | baseball | | |
| Lee Yong | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Yordan Letchkov | 1967- | soccer | | |
| Yordanis Despaigne | 1980- | boxing | | |
| Yoshiichi Watanabe | 1954- | soccer | | |
| Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi | 1975- | soccer | (Yoshi) | |
| Yoshikazu Fujita | 1993- | rugby | | |
| Kim Young-gwon | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Younis Khan | 1977- | cricket | (Mohammad) | |
| Youri Mulder | 1969- | soccer | | |
| Yu Tamura | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Yūichi Komano | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Yuji Nakazawa | 1978- | soccer | | |
| Yulia Lipnitskaya | 1998- | skating | (Vyacheslavovna) | |
| Yulia Putintseva | 1995- | tennis | | |
| Chan Yung-jan | 1989- | tennis | (Latisha) | |
| Yunus Mallı | 1992- | soccer | | |
| Yura Movsisyan | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Yuri Lodygin | 1990- | soccer | | |
| Yuri Zhirkov | 1983- | soccer | | |
| Yury Blinov | 1949- | ice hockey | (Ivanovich) | |
| Yusaf Mack | 1980- | boxing | | |
| Yuto Nagatomo | 1986- | soccer | | |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 1943- | ice hockey | | |
| Zac Stacy | 1991- | football | (Zachary, Latrell) | |
| Zach Fenoglio | 1989- | rugby | | |
| Zach Fulton | 1991- | football | (Zachery, Quinn) | |
| Zack Test | 1989- | rugby | (Zachary) | |
| Zack Wheat | 1888-1972 | baseball | | |
| Za'Darius Smith | 1992- | football | | |
| Zaire Anderson | 1992- | football | | |
| Zak DeOssie | 1984- | football | (Zackary, Robert) | |
| Zakiya Bywaters | 1991- | soccer | (Abeni) | |
| Zakiya Randall | 1991- | golf | (Dara) | |
| Žan Tabak | 1970- | basketball | | |
| Žana Čović | 1989- | handball | | |
| Zane Beadles | 1986- | football | (Dae) | |
| Zane Kirchner | 1984- | rugby | | |
| Zbigniew Boniek | 1956- | soccer | | |
| Zdeslav Vrdoljak | 1971- | water polo | | |
| Željko Čajkovski | 1925-2016 | soccer | | |
| Željko Musa | 1986- | handball | | |
| Zelmo Beaty | 1939-2013 | basketball | | |
| Zelous Wheeler | 1987- | baseball | (Lamar) | |
| Zeta Celestino Oliveros Gorres | 1982- | boxing | (Z) | |
| Zev van Melick | 1997- | soccer | | |
| Zico | 1953- | soccer | (Arthur) | |
| Ziggy Hood | 1987- | football | (Evander) | |
| Zinedine Zidane | 1972- | soccer | | |
| Zion Williamson | 2000- | basketball | (Lateef) | |
| Ziya Doğan | 1961- | soccer | (Ziyaettin) | |
| Zlatan Ibrahimović | 1981- | soccer | | |
| Zlatka Georgieva | 1969- | track | | |
| Zlatko Junuzović | 1987- | soccer | | |
| Zlatko Kranjčar | 1956- | soccer | (Cico) | |
| Zlatko Saračević | 1961- | handball | (Zlatan) | |
| Zoilo Versalles | 1939-1995 | baseball | | |
| Zoltán Béres | 1970- | boxing | | |
| Zoltán Gera | 1979- | soccer | | |
| Zoltán Stieber | 1988- | soccer | | |
| Zoran Mikulić | 1965- | handball | | |
| Zsolt Erdei | 1974- | boxing | | |
| Zubin Surkari | 1980- | cricket | (Eruch) | |
| Zulfiqar Babar | 1978- | cricket | | |
| Zuri Lawrence | 1970- | boxing | | |
| Zvjezdan Misimović | 1982- | soccer | | |
| Zvonimir Boban | 1968- | soccer | | |
| Zvonko Bego | 1940-2018 | soccer | |