Most Famous Brazilian Athletes

Brazil has produced 1,218 notable athletes throughout history, led by Pelé. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Pelé — Brazilian Football (Born 1940) , ranked #200
  2. Neymar — Brazilian Football (Born 1992) , ranked #277
  3. Ronaldinho — Brazilian Football (Born 1980) , ranked #789
  4. Ayrton Senna — Brazilian Driver (1960–1994) , ranked #1382
  5. Kaká — Brazilian Football (Born 1982) , ranked #2384
  6. Rivaldo — Brazilian Football (Born 1972) , ranked #2487
  7. Roberto Carlos — Brazilian Football (Born 1973) , ranked #4746
  8. Gustavo Kuerten — Brazilian Player (Born 1976) , ranked #7030
  9. Garrincha — Brazilian Football (1933–1983) , ranked #7653
  10. Robinho — Brazilian Football (Born 1984) , ranked #8404
  11. Danilo (footballer (Born July 1991)) — Brazilian Football (Born 1991) , ranked #8669
  12. Marta (footballer) — Brazilian Football (Born 1986) , ranked #9743
  13. Diego Costa — Brazilian Football (Born 1988) , ranked #9845
  14. Hulk (footballer) — Brazilian Football (Born 1986) , ranked #10027
  15. Oscar (footballer (Born 1991)) — Brazilian Football (Born 1991) , ranked #10392
  16. Sócrates — Brazilian Football (1954–2011) , ranked #11008
  17. Dunga — Brazilian Football (Born 1963) , ranked #11261
  18. Ramires — Brazilian Football (Born 1987) , ranked #11472
  19. David Luiz — Brazilian Football (Born 1987) , ranked #11751
  20. Alexandre Pato — Brazilian Football (Born 1989) , ranked #11806