Sports Personalities

Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Information has been gathered from many sources, including the individuals themselves. However, the almanac cannot guarantee the accuracy of every individual item.

Aaron, Hank

Abbott, Jim

Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem

Adderly, Herbert A.

Adu, Freddy

Affleck, Francis

Agassi, Andre

Aikman, Troy

Ali, Muhammad

Allen, Dick

Allen, George

Allison, Bobby

Allison, Davey

Alston, Walter

Alworth, Lance

Ameche, Alan

Anderson, Ken

Anderson, Sparky

Andretti, Mario

Anthony, Earl

Appling, Luke

Arcaro, Eddie

Armstrong, Lance

Ashe, Arthur

Ashford, Evelyn

Austin, Tracy

Averill, Earl

Babashoff, Shirley

Baer, Max

Bagwell, Jeff

Bailey, Donovan

Banks, Ernie

Bannister, Roger

Barkley, Charles

Barry, Rick

Bauer, Hank

Baugh, Sammy

Bayi, Filbert

Baylor, Elgin

Beamon, Bob

Becker, Boris

Beckham, David

Bee, Clair

Beliveau, Jean

Belle, Albert

Beman, Deane

Bench, Johnny

Berg, Patty

Berra, Yogi

Biletnikoff, Frederick

Bing, Dave

Bird, Larry

Blaik, Earl H.

Blanda, George Frederick

Bledsoe, Drew

Blue, Vida

Bodine, Brett

Bodine, Geoff

Boggs, Wade

Bonds, Barry

Borg, Björn

Boros, Julius

Bossy, Mike

Boston, Ralph

Bourque, Ray

Bradley, Bill

Bradley, Pat

Bradshaw, Terry

Brathwaite, Chris

Breedlove, Craig

Brett, George

Brock, Louis Clark

Brown, Jim

Brumel, Valeri

Bryant, Paul “Bear”

Bryant, Rosalyn Evette

Burton, Michael

Butkus, Dick

Calipari, John

Campanella, Roy

Campbell, Earl

Canseco, Jose

Caponi, Donna Maria

Cappelletti, Gino

Capriati, Jennifer

Carew, Rod

Carlos, John

Carlton, Steven Norman

Carner, Joanne Gunderson, Mrs. Don

Casals, Rosemary

Casper, Billy

Caulkins, Tracy

Cauthen, Steve

Chamberlain, Wilt

Chandler, A. B.

Chandler, Spud

Chang, Michael

Chapot, Frank

Chastain, Brandi

Chinaglia, Giorgio

Clarke, Bobby

Clemens, Roger

Clemente, Roberto Walker

Cobb, Ty

Cochran, Barbara Ann

Cochran, Marilyn

Cochran, Robert

Coe, Sebastian Newbold

Coffey, Paul

Colavito, Rocky

Coleman, Derrick

Comaneci, Nadia

Conigliaro, Tony

Connors, Jimmy

Cooper, Cynthia

Cordero, Angel

Cosell, Howard

Courier, Jim

Cournoyer, Yvan Serge

Court, Margaret Smith

Cousy, Bob

Crabbe, Buster

Crenshaw, Ben

Cronin, Joe

Cruyff, Johan

Csonka, Larry

Dancer, Stanley

Dantley, Adrian

Dark, Alvin

Davenport, Willie

Dawson, Andre

Dawson, Leonard Ray

Dean, Dizzy

DeBusschere, Dave

De La Hoya, Oscar

Delvecchio, Alex Peter

Demaret, Jim

Dempsey, Jack

De Stéfano, Alfredo

DeVicenzo, Roberto

Dibbs, Edward George

Dietz, James W.

DiMaggio, Joe

Dionne, Marcel

Dominguín, Luis Miguel

Dorsett, Tony

Dryden, Kenneth

Drysdale, Don

Duran, Roberto

Durocher, Leo

Durr, Francois

Earnhardt, Dale

Earnhardt, Dale, Jr.

Eckersley, Dennis

El Cordobés,

Elder, Lee

Elliott, Bill

Elway, John

Emerson, Roy

Ender, Kornelia

Erving, Julius

Esposito, Phil

Evans, Lee

Evert, Chris

Ewbank, Weeb

Ewing, Patrick

Favre, Brett

Feller, Robert

Feuerbach, Allan Dean

Finley, Charles O.

Fischer, Bobby

Fitzsimmons, Bob

Fleming, Peggy Gale

Ford, Whitey

Foreman, George

Fosbury, Richard

Fox, Nellie

Foxx, James Emory

Foyt, A. J.

Fratianne, Linda

Frazier, Joe

Frazier, Walt

Freeman, Cathy

Frick, Ford C.

Furillo, Carl

Furniss, Bruce

Gable, Dan

Gabriel, Roman

Gallagher, Michael Donald

Garvey, Steve

Gehrig, Lou

Gehringer, Charlie

Geoffrion, “Boom Boom”

Gerulaitis, Vitas

Gervin, George

Giacomin, Ed

Giamatti, A. Bartlett

Gibson, Bob

Gifford, Frank

Gilbert, Rod

Giles, Warren

Gilmore, Artis

Glance, Harvey

Gonzalez, Pancho

Goodell, Brian Stuart

Goodrich, Gail

Goolagong, Cawley, Evonne

Gordon, Jeff

Gossage, “Goose”

Gottfried, Brian

Graf, Steffi

Graham, David

Graham, Otto Everett

Grange, Red

Green, Hubert

Greene, Charles E.

Greene, “Mean”

Gretzky, Wayne

Griese, Bob

Griffey, Ken, Jr.

Groebli, “Mr. Frick”

Grove, Lefty

Groza, Lou

Guidry, Ronald Ames

Gwynn, Tony

Halas, George

Hall, Gary

Hall, Gary, Jr.

Hamill, Dorothy

Hamilton, Scott

Hamm, Mia

Hammond, Kathy

Hardaway, Anfernee

Harding, Tonya

Harris, Franco

Hartack, William, Jr.

Hasek, Dominik

Haughton, William

Havlicek, John

Hayes, Elvin

Hayes, Woody

Haynie, Sandra

Heiden, Eric

Hencken, John

Henderson, Rickey

Henie, Sonja

Herman, Floyd Caves

Hernandez, Keith

Hershiser, Orel

Hickcox, Charles

Hines, James

Hingis, Martina

Hodges, Gil

Hogan, Ben

Holmes, Larry

Holyfield, Evander

Hornsby, Rogers

Hornung, Paul

Houk, Ralph

Howard, Elston

Howe, Gordon

Howell, Jim Lee

Howser, Dick

Hubbell, Carl

Huff, Sam

Hull, Bobby

Hunter, “Catfish”

Huntley, Joni

Hutson, Donald

Insko, Del

Irwin, Hale

Jacobs, Helen Hull

Jackson, Phil

Jackson, Reggie

Jagr, Jaromir

James, LeBron

Jeffries, James J.

Jenkins, Ferguson Arthur

Jenner, (W.) Bruce

Jezek, Linda

Johnson, Anthony

Johnson, Jack

Johnson, Jimmy

Johnson, “Magic”

Johnson, Michael

Johnson, Rafer

Johnson, Randy

Johnson, Wilham Julius

Jones, Cobi

Jones, Deacon

Jones, Marion

Jordan, Michael

Joyner, Florence Griffith

Joyner-Kersee, Jackie

Juantorena, Alberto

Jurgensen, Sonny

Justice, Dave

Kaat, Jim

Kaline, Al

Keino, Kipchoge

Kelly, Leroy

Kelly, Red

Kerrigan, Nancy

Killebrew, Harmon

Killy, Jean-Claude

Kilmer, Bill

King, Bille Jean

Kinsella, John

Kluszewski, Ted

Kodes, Jan

Kolb, Claudia

Korbut, Olga

Koufax, Sandy

Kramer, Jack

Krayzelburg, Lenny

Kuenn, Harvey

Kuhn, Bowie Kent

Kwan, Michelle

Lafleur, Guy Damien

Laird, Ronald

Lalas, Alexi

Lamonica, Daryle

Landis, Kenesaw Mountain

Landry, Tom

Landy, John

Larrieu, Francie

La Russa, Tony

Lasorda, Tom

Laver, Rod

Layne, Bobby

Leetch, Brian

Lemieux, Mario

Lendl, Ivan

Leonard, Benny

Leonard, Sugar Ray

Lewis, Carl

Lindros, Eric

Lipinski, Tara

Liquori, Marty

Little, Lou

Littler, Gene

Lobo, Rebecca

Lombardi, Vince

Longden, Johnny

Lopat, Eddie

Lopez, Al

Lopez, Nancy

Louis, Joe

Lukas, D. Wayne

Lynn, Frederic Michael

Lynn, Janet

Mack, Connie

Mackey, John

Maddux, Greg

Mahovlich, Frank

Mahre, Phil

Malone, Karl

Malone, Moses

Mandlikova, Hana

Mann, Carol

Manning, Madeline

Mantle, Mickey Charles

Maradona, Diego

Maravich, “Pistol Pete”

Marble, Alice

Marciano, Rocky

Marichal, Juan

Marino, Dan

Maris, Roger

Martin, Billy

Martin, Christy

Martin, Rick

Martinez, Pedro

Mathews, Ed

Mattingly, Don

Matson, Randy

Mays, Willie

McAdoo, Bob

McCarthy, Joe

McCovey, Willie Lee

McDonald, Lanny

McDowell, Jack

McEnroe, John Patrick, Jr.

McGraw, John Joseph

McGwire, Mark

McLain, Dennis

McMillan, Kathy Laverne

Merrill, Janice

Messier, Mark

Meyer, Deborah

Meyers, Ann

Middlecoff, Cary

Mikita, Stan

Milburn, Rodney, Jr.

Miller, Cheryl

Miller, Reggie

Montana, Joe

Montgomery, Jim

Montgomery, Tim

Moody, Helen Wills

Moore, Archie

Morgan, Joe Leonard

Morrall, Earl

Morton, Craig L.

Mosconi, Wilie

Moses, Edwin Corley

Mungo, Van Lingo

Munson, Thurman

Murphy, Calvin

Murray, Eddie

Musial, Stan

Myers, Linda

Naber, John

Namath, Joe

Nastase, Ilie

Navratilova, Martina

Nehemiah, Renaldo

Nelson, Cindy

Newcombe, John

Niekro, Phil

Nicklaus, Jack

Norman, Gregory

Oerter, Al

Olajuwon, Hakeem

Oldfield, Barney

Oliva, Tony

O'Malley, Walter

O'Neal, Shaquille

Orantes, Manuel

Orr, Bobby

Ovett, Steve

Owens, Jesse

Paige, Satchel

Palmer, Arnold

Palmer, James Alvin

Parcells, Bill

Parent, Bernard Marcel

Park, Brad

Parseghian, Ara

Pasarell, Charles

Patterson, Floyd

Peete, Calvin

Pelé

Perry, Gaylord

Perry, Jim

Petrovic, Drazen

Pettit, Bob

Petty, Richard Lee

Pincay, Laffit, Jr.

Pippen, Scottie

Plager, Barclay

Plante, Jacques

Player, Gary

Plunkett, Jim

Potvin, Denis Charles

Powell, Asafa

Powell, Boog

Powell, Mike

Prefontaine, Steve Roland

Prince, Bob

Proell, Annemarie Moser

Rafter, Patrick

Ralston, Dennis

Rankin, Judy Torluemke

Raschi, Vic

Ratelle, Jean

Rawis, Betsy

Reed, Willis

Reese, Pee Wee

Resch, Glenn “Chico”

Rice, Jerry

Richard, Maurice

Riessen, Martin

Rigney, William

Rios, Marcelo

Ripken, Cal, Jr.

Rizzuto, Phil

Robertson, Oscar

Robinson, Arnie

Robinson, Brooks

Robinson, David

Robinson, Frank

Robinson, Jackie

Robinson, Larry Clark

Robinson, “Sugar” Ray

Rockne, Knute Kenneth

Rockwell, Martha

Rodman, Dennis

Ronaldo

Rono, Henry

Rooney, Art

Rose, Pete

Rosenbloom, Maxie

Rosewall, Ken

Rote, Kyle

Roush, Edd

Rozelle, Pete

Rudolph, Wilma Glodean

Russell, Bill

Ruth, Babe

Rutherford, Johnny

Ryan, Nolan

Ryon, Luann

Ryun, Jim

Salazar, Alberto

Sampras, Pete

Samuels, Howard

Sanders, Barry

Sanders, Deion

Santana, Manuel

Sayers, Gale

Schmidt, Mike

Schoendienst, Red

Schollander, Donald

Scurry, Briana

Seagren, Bob

Seau, Junior

Seaver, Tom

Seidler, Maren

Seles, Monica

Selke, Frank

Sewell, Joe

Shepherd, Lee

Shero, Fred

Shoemaker, Willie

Shore, Eddie

Shorter, Frank

Shriver, Pam

Shula, Don

Silvester, Jay

Simpson, O.J.

Sims, Billy

Smith, Bubba

Smith, Emmitt

Smith, Ozzie

Smith, Ronnie Ray

Smith, Stanley Roger

Smith, Tommie

Smoke, Marcia Jones

Snead, Sam

Sneva, Tom

Snider, Duke

Solomon, Harold

Sorenstam, Annika

Sosa, Sammy

Spahn, Warren

Speaker, Tristram

Spencer, Brian

Spinks, Leon

Spitz, Mark

Stabler, Kenneth

Stagg, Amos Alonzo

Stargell, Willie

Starr, Bart

Staub, “Rusty”

Staubach, Roger

Steinkraus, William C.

Stenerud, Jan

Stengel, Casey

Stenmark, Ingemar

Stevens, Scott

Stockton, Richard LaClede

Stones, Dwight Edwin

Strawberry, Darryl

Street, Picabo

Sullivan, John Lawrence

Sutton, Don

Swann, Lynn

Swoopes, Sheryl

Tanner, Leonard Roscoe III

Tarkenton, Fran

Tebbetts, Birdie

Theismann, Joe

Thomas, Frank

Thomas, Isiah

Thomas, Thurman

Thompson, David

Thorpe, Ian

Thorpe, Jim

Tilden, William Tatem II

Tittle, Y. A.

Toomey, William

Trevino, Lee

Trottier, Bryan

Tunney, Gene

Tyson, Mike

Tyus, Wyomia

Ueberroth, Peter

Unitas, John

Unser, Al

Unser, Bobby

Valenzuela, Fernando

Valvano, Jim

Van Brocklin, Norm

Vaughn, Mo

Vilas, Guillermo

Viola, Frank

Viren, Lasse

Vitale, Dick

Wade, Virginia

Wagner, Honus

Waitz, Grete

Walcott, Jersey Joe

Wallace, Rusty

Walsh, Adam

Walton, Bill

Waltrip, Darrell

Waterfield, Bob

Watson, Martha Rae

Watson, Tom

Weaver, Earl

Weiskopf, Tom

Weiss, George

Weissmuller, Johnny

West, Jerry

White, Reggie

White, Willye B.

Whitworth, Kathy

Wie, Michelle

Wilkens, Mac Maurice

Wilkins, Lennie

Wilkinson, Bud

Williams, Dick

Williams, Serena

Williams, Ted

Williams, Venus

Wills, Maury

Winfield, Dave

Wohlhuter, Richard C.

Wood, “Smokey Joe”

Woodhead, Cynthia

Woods, Tiger

Wottle, David James

Wright, Mickey

Yarborough, Cale

Yarbrough, Leeroy

Yastrzemski, Carl

Young, Cy

Young, Sheila

Young, Steve

Zaharias, Babe Didrikson


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