Aaron, Hank (Mobile)
The baseball star who beat Babe Ruth's home run record
Famous Athletes from the United States
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Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem (New York City)
The sky-hooking center for the Los Angeles Lakers -
Agassi, Andre (Las Vegas)
Steffi Graf's husband, the tennis champ -
Ali, Muhammad (Louisville)
The heavyweight boxing champ called "The Greatest" -
Altidor, Jozy (Livingston)
The fleet young striker for the 2010 US World Cup squad -
American Pharoah (Winchester)
The winner of horse racing's Triple Crown in 2015 -
Ankiel, Rick (Fort Pierce)
The wild-armed St. Louis pitcher who switched to the outfield -
Anthony, Carmelo (New York City)
Forward for the NBA's Denver Nuggets since 2003 -
Armstrong, Lance (Plano)
The bicyclist who was stripped of his seven Tour de France victories -
Ashe, Arthur (Richmond)
The first black man to win the U.S. Open in tennis -
Austin, Tracy (Palos Verdes)
The teen U.S. Open champ who beat Evert and Navratilova -
Barbaro
The 2006 Kentucky Derby winner who broke his leg in the Preakness -
Barkley, Charles (Leeds)
Fast-talking NBA star and co-host of Inside the NBA -
Beasley, DaMarcus (Fort Wayne)
Left winger for PSV Eindhoven -
Berra, Yogi (St. Louis)
The Yankee catcher who said "It ain't over 'til it's over" -
Big Brown
Winner of the 2008 Kentucky Derby and Preakness -
Biles, Simone (Columbus)
The first African American woman gymnast to be world champion -
Bird, Larry (West Baden)
Leader of three Boston Celtics championship teams in the 1980s -
Bonds, Barry (Riverside)
Major league baseball's all-time home run leader -
Borel, Calvin (St. Martin Parish)
The jockey who won the Kentucky Derby in 2007, 2009 and 2010 -
Bradley, Bill (Crystal City)
Democratic senator from New Jersey -
Bradley, Bob (Montclair)
Coach of the U.S. men's national soccer team, 2006-2011 -
Brady, Tom (San Mateo)
The NFL quarterback who played to age 45 and won seven Super Bowls -
Brown, Mordecai (Three Finger) (Nyesville)
The hotshot pitcher with a mangled hand -
Bryant, Kobe (Philadelphia)
The retired LA Lakers superstar who died in a helicopter crash -
Bush, Reggie (San Diego)
The USC football star who gave back his Heisman Trophy -
California Chrome (Coalinga)
The horse who didn't quite win the Triple Crown in 2014 -
Capriati, Jennifer (New York City)
The comeback kid who won the Australian Open in 2001 and 2002 -
Carter, Rubin "Hurricane" (Clifton)
The boxer whose murder convictions were tossed -
Chamberlain, Wilt (Philadelphia)
The NBA legend who scored 100 points in a game in 1962 -
Clemens, Roger (Dayton)
Fireballing seven-time winner of the Cy Young Award -
Clemente, Roberto (Carolina)
The first Hispanic in the Baseball Hall of Fame -
Cohen, Sasha (Westwood)
2006 U.S. national figure skating champion -
Collins, Jason (Northridge)
The first active NBA player to say publicly that he was gay -
Coughlin, Natalie (Emeryville)
The swimmer who won five medals at the 2004 Olympics -
Curry, Stephen (Akron)
The high-scoring point guard for the Golden State Warriors -
Daly, John (Carmichael)
Crowd-pleasing golfer whose motto is "Grip it and rip it" -
Davenport, Lindsay (Palos Verdes)
Winner of the 1999 Wimbledon tennis tournament -
Davis, Al (Brockton)
General manager and owner of the Oakland Raiders, 1963-2011 -
De La Hoya, Oscar (Montebello)
Middleweight boxing star of the 1990s -
DiMaggio, Joe (Martinez)
"Joltin' Joe," legendary Yankee center fielder -
Donovan, Landon (Ontario)
Star forward for the Los Angeles Galaxy -
Douglas, Gabby (Virginia Beach Virginia Virginia Virginia)
The Olympic gymnast called "The Flying Squirrel" -
Durant, Kevin
Scoring champ forward for the Oklahoma Thunder -
Duval, David (Jacksonville)
2001 British Open golf champion -
Earnhardt, Dale (Kannapolis)
Nascar's "The Intimidator" -
Earnhardt, Dale Jr. (Concord)
Son of racer Dale Earnhardt and winner of the 2004 Daytona 500 -
Ederle, Gertrude (New York City)
The first woman to swim the English Channel -
Ellis, Dock (Los Angeles)
The MLB player who pitched a no-hitter on LSD -
Erving, Julius (East Meadow)
Hall of Fame basketball star -
Evert, Chris (Fort Lauderdale)
1970s tennis champ dubbed "The Ice Maiden" -
Favre, Brett (Gulfport)
The star 1990s quarterback who keeps un-retiring -
Ferrigno, Lou (Brooklyn)
Muscular star of TV's The Incredible Hulk -
Foreman, George (Marshall)
Heavyweight boxing champ with a grill business -
Foyt, A. J. (Houston)
Four-time Indy 500 Winner -
Frazier, Joe (Beaufort)
The boxing champ who lost 1971's Fight of the Century -
Funny Cide (Saratoga Springs)
Winner of the 2003 Kentucky Derby -
Garciaparra, Nomar (Whittier)
The All-Star shortstop who married Mia Hamm -
Gehrig, Lou (New York City)
The New York Yankee hero known as "The Iron Horse" -
Gibson, Althea (Silver)
The first black woman to win the U.S. Open -
Guthrie, Janet (Iowa City)
The first woman to drive in the Indy 500 -
Hamm, Mia (Selma)
Star of the 1996 and 2004 Olympic soccer champs -
Harding, Tonya (Portland)
Champion skater who had her opponent's knee whacked -
Harkleroad, Ashley (Rossville)
The American tennis player who posed for Playboy -
Harris, Lusia (Minter City)
The subject of the 2021 documentary 'The Queen of Basketball' -
Hawk, Tony (Carlsbad)
The star of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater -
Hernandez, Aaron (Bristol)
The NFL tight end charged with murder in 2013 -
Herrion, Thomas (Fort Worth)
Would-be 49er who died after a 2005 preseason game -
Holm, Eleanor (Brooklyn)
The Olympic swimmer kicked off the 1936 American team for partying -
Holm, Holly (Albuquerque)
The UFC champ who upset Ronda Rousey in 2015 -
Hughes, Sarah (Great Neck)
2002 Olympic figure skating gold medalist -
I'll Have Another
The winner of the 2012 Kentucky Derby and Preakness races -
Iverson, Allen (Hampton)
The NBA player called "The Answer" -
James, LeBron (Akron)
The NBA superstar who has won championships with three different teams -
Jeter, Derek (Pequannock)
Shortstop (and five-time World Series winner) for the New York Yankees since 1996 -
Johnson, Jimmie (El Cajon)
The winner of four consecutive NASCAR championships, 2006-09 -
Johnson, Zach (Iowa City)
Winner of the 2007 Masters -
Jones, Lolo (Des Moines)
The Olympic hurdler who turned into an Olympic bobsledder -
Jordan, Michael (Brooklyn)
The super-duper-star guard for the Chicago Bulls -
Kaepernick, Colin (Milwaukee)
The NFL quarterback who kneeled to protest racial injustice -
Kidd, Jason (San Francisco)
Point guard for the NBA's Dallas Mavericks -
King, Billie Jean (Long Beach)
The tennis champ who won 39 Grand Slam titles -
Kwan, Michelle (Torrance)
Chinese-American five-time world figure skating champ -
Landis, Floyd (Lancaster)
2006 Tour de France winner who lost his title -
Ligety, Ted (Salt Lake City)
American giant slalom champion and 2006 gold medalist -
Lin, Jeremy (Los Angeles)
The Asian-American point guard who became a sudden NBA star in 2012 -
Lloyd, Carli (Delran Township)
The midfielder who scored 3 goals in the 2015 World Cup finals -
Lobo, Rebecca (Southwick)
Star of the U. of Connecticut's 1995 championship basketball team -
Lochte, Ryan (Rochester)
The Olympic swimmer who did not really get robbed in Rio de Janiero -
Lombardi, Vince (Brooklyn)
The head coach of the Green Bay Packers during the 1960s -
Lopez, Nancy (Torrance)
Great golfer -
Mahan, Larry (Salem)
Rodeo celebrity of the early '70s -
Mahomes, Patrick (Tyler)
Quarterback for the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs -
Malone, Karl (Summerfield)
The former Utah Jazz star nicknamed "The Mailman" -
Manning, Eli (New Orleans)
The New York Giants quarterback who won Super Bowls in 2008 and 2012 -
Manning, Peyton (New Orleans)
The veteran quarterback of the NFL's Denver Broncos -
Mantle, Mickey (Spavinaw)
New York Yankee slugger -
Margera, Bam (West Chester)
Skateboarding star of Jackass and Viva La Bam -
Maris, Roger (Hibbing)
The man who broke Babe Ruth's single-season home run record -
Mays, Willie (Westfield)
The All-Star center fielder called the Say Hey Kid -
May-Treanor, Misty (Los Angeles)
Three-time gold medalist in Olympic beach volleyball -
Mayweather, Floyd Jr. (Grand Rapids)
The superstar boxer who went undefeated from 1996-2015 -
McCoy, Kid (Rush County)
Barnstorming boxer who may have been "The Real McCoy" -
McGrady, Tracy (Bartow)
Houston Rockets star who once scored 13 points in 33 seconds -
McGwire, Mark (Pomona)
The steroid-enhanced slugger who broke the single-season home run record in 1998 -
Mickelson, Phil (San Diego)
Winner of the 2004, 2006 and 2010 Masters golf tournaments -
Miller, Bode (Easton)
The reckless American skier who won medals in 2010 -
Montana, Joe (New Eagle)
The quarterback who won four Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers -
Morgan, Alex (Diamond Bar)
Speedy, goal-scoring forward for the U.S. National women's soccer team -
Morris, Jim (Brownwood)
The pitcher who made the majors as a 35-year-old rookie -
Muldowney, Shirley (Schenectady)
The professional drag racer once known as "Cha-Cha" -
Murphy, Ryan (Swimmer) (Palos Heights)
The backstroke champion at the Rio Olympics -
Namath, Joe (Beaver Falls)
The flashy NFL quarterback known as "Broadway Joe" -
Ohno, Apollo Anton (Seattle)
The gold-medal speedskater who won "Dancing With the Stars" -
O'Neal, Shaquille (Newark)
7'1" center for the Boston Celtics -
Owens, Jesse (Oakville)
The black sprinter who won four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics -
Owens, Terrell (Alexander City)
Wide receiver "T.O," for the NFL's Buffalo Bills -
Paige, Satchel (Mobile)
Negro League pitcher who made it to the majors in his 40s -
Palmer, Arnold (Latrobe)
The great golfer who led "Arnie's Army" -
Papale, Vince (Glenolden)
The aging NFL rookie who inspired the movie Invincible -
Paterno, Joe (New York City)
The head football coach at Penn State University, 1966-2011 -
Patrick, Danica (Beloit)
The woman driver who finished fourth in the 2005 Indy 500 -
Petty, Richard (Level Cross)
Seven-time winner of the Daytona 500 -
Phelps, Michael (Baltimore)
The swimmer who won a record 28 Olympic medals -
Piazza, Mike (Norristown)
The hard-hitting catcher named to the Hall of Fame in 2016 -
Prefontaine, Steve (Coos Bay)
Oregon running legend and subject of the film Prefontaine -
Retton, Mary Lou (Fairmont)
Gold medalist in the 1984 Olympics -
Rice, Jerry (Starkville)
Wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers, 1985-2000 -
Rice, Ray (New Rochelle)
The NFL running back who was suspended in 2014 after hitting his wife -
Ripken, Cal (Havre de Grace)
The long-playing "Iron Man" of baseball's Baltimore Orioles -
Robinson, Jackie (Cairo)
The man who broke baseball's color barrier -
Roddick, Andy (Omaha)
The tennis ace who's married to model Brooklyn Decker -
Rodman, Dennis (Trenton)
The freaky former NBA star with the funny hair colors -
Rodriguez, Alex (New York City)
The quarter-billion-dollar superstar known as "A-Rod" -
Romo, Tony (San Diego)
Bench-to-stardom Dallas Cowboys quarterback, 2003-present -
Rose, Pete (Cincinnati)
Baseball great banned for life for gambling -
Rudolph, Wilma (Clarksville)
The first American woman to win three gold medals in one Olympics -
Russell, Bill
11-time NBA champion with the Boston Celtics -
Ruth, Babe (Baltimore)
New York Yankee hero and home run king -
Sam, Michael (Galveston)
The college football star who announced in 2014 that he was gay -
Sampras, Pete
"Pistol Pete," the 14-time Grand Slam winner -
Sandusky, Jerry (Washington)
The former Penn State football coach who was convicted of child abuse -
Seabiscuit (Claiborne Farm)
Thoroughbred hero of the American Depression -
Secretariat (Doswell)
The 1973 winner of horse racing's Triple Crown -
Shaughnessy, Meghann (Richmond)
American tennis pro -
Sheckler, Ryan (San Clemente)
Youngest-ever pro skateboarder and star of TV's Life of Ryan -
Shiffrin, Mikaela (Vail)
The winningest slalom racer in World Cup history -
Shoemaker, Willie (Fabens)
Four-time Kentucky Derby winner who later was paralyzed -
Simpson, O. J. (San Francisco)
The NFL Hall of Famer charged with murder in 1994 -
Smarty Jones (New Hope)
Winner of the 2004 Kentucky Derby -
Spieth, Jordan (Dallas)
The pro golfer who won the 2015 Masters and U.S. Open at age 21 -
Stagg, Amos Alonzo (West Orange)
Football coach at the University of Chicago, 1892-1932 -
Stiles, Jackie (Kansas City)
Southwest Missouri State star and WNBA 2001 Rookie of the Year -
Swoopes, Sheryl (Brownfield)
Star WNBA forward for the Houston Comets -
Thomas, Kurt (Miami)
World champion gymnast and star of Gymkata -
Thorpe, Jim
Star athlete in track and field, football and baseball -
Tillman, Pat (Fremont)
The NFL-playing soldier killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan -
Torres, Dara (Beverly Hills)
The 41-year-old who swam at the 2008 Olympics -
Trout, Mike (Vineland)
Angels outfielder who was Rookie of the Year in 2014 -
Tyson, Mike (Brooklyn)
"Iron Mike," the controversial boxing champ of the 1980s -
Unitas, Johnny (Pittsburgh)
Baltimore Colts quarterback, 1956-72 -
Vick, Michael (Newport News)
The NFL quarterback who was jailed for dogfighting -
Vonn, Lindsey (St. Paul)
The most successful female ski racer in U.S. history -
Wade, Dwyane (Chicago)
Miami Heat guard called "Flash" and "D-Wade" -
Wambach, Abby (Rochester)
The soccer player with the most international goals in history -
Watson, Tom (Kansas City)
The golfer who beat Jack Nicklaus in the 1977 British Open -
White, Shaun (San Diego)
The red-haired gold medalist snowboarder -
Wie, Michelle (Honolulu)
Women's golf prodigy from Hawaii -
Williams, Esther (Los Angeles)
The swimming beauty who was a movie star in the 1940s -
Williams, Jayson (Ritter)
The NBA player who shot and killed his limo driver -
Williamson, Fred (Gary)
Pro-football star who starred in '70s "blaxploitation" films -
Williams, Serena (Saginaw)
The dominant pro tennis player who has won 23 major titles -
Williams, Ted (San Diego)
The last American major leaguer to hit .400 -
Williams, Venus (Lynwood)
Sister of Serena Williams and five-time winner of Wimbledon -
Willig, George (New York City)
The guy who climbed the World Trade Center in 1977 -
Wilson, Russell (Cincinnati)
The Super Bowl-winning quarterback for the NFL's Seattle Seahawks -
Woods, Tiger (Cypress)
The biggest golf superstar of the 21st century -
Young, Steve (Salt Lake City)
Quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers -
Zaharias, Babe Didrikson (Port Arthur)
The Hall of Fame golfer who also ran track and played baseball, tennis and billiards