Most Famous British Athletes

United Kingdom has produced 2,403 notable athletes throughout history, led by Lewis Hamilton. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Lewis Hamilton — British Driver (Born 1985) , ranked #2712
  2. Alex Ferguson — British Football (Born 1941) , ranked #2739
  3. Steven Gerrard — British Football (Born 1980) , ranked #2763
  4. Vinnie Jones — British Football (Born 1965) , ranked #2933
  5. Frank Lampard — British Football (Born 1978) , ranked #3138
  6. Mo Farah — British Runner (Born 1983) , ranked #3349
  7. Bobby Charlton — British Football (Born 1937) , ranked #3456
  8. Paul Gascoigne — British Football (Born 1967) , ranked #3654
  9. Rio Ferdinand — British Football (Born 1978) , ranked #3757
  10. Kevin Keegan — British Football (Born 1951) , ranked #4394
  11. Bobby Moore — British Football (1941–1993) , ranked #4517
  12. George Mallory — British Mountaineer (1886–1924) , ranked #4575
  13. Nigel Mansell — British Driver (Born 1953) , ranked #4724
  14. Lennox Lewis — British Boxer (Born 1965) , ranked #5146
  15. James Hunt — British Driver (1947–1993) , ranked #5289
  16. Roger Bannister — British Runner (1929–2018) , ranked #6115
  17. Stanley Matthews — British Football (1915–2000) , ranked #6294
  18. Jim Clark — British Driver (1936–1968) , ranked #6317
  19. Paula Radcliffe — British Runner (Born 1973) , ranked #6724
  20. Gary Neville — British Football (Born 1975) , ranked #6903