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re: Top 5 most famous athletes worldwide
Posted on 4/11/26 at 12:54 am to TigerBait2008
Posted on 4/11/26 at 12:54 am to TigerBait2008
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Posted on 4/11/26 at 4:52 am to RandySavage
Damn, Usain Bolt getting no love.
Posted on 4/11/26 at 7:58 am to Who_Dat_Tiger
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If it were most famous athletes worldwide today I’d be curious to see an argument against it being Ronaldo, Messi, Lebron, Alcaraz and Sinner.
I think more people world wide would recognize
Posted on 4/11/26 at 7:56 pm to Lsut81
Mike Tyson was more famous than Michael Jordan
Posted on 4/12/26 at 11:08 am to RandySavage
Famous athletes worldwide?
You have a very American-centric list.
The answer is Messi, Ronaldo, Federer, Nadal, and then probably whoever the best cricket player is, as that's a massive sport globally.
You have a very American-centric list.
The answer is Messi, Ronaldo, Federer, Nadal, and then probably whoever the best cricket player is, as that's a massive sport globally.
Posted on 4/12/26 at 11:26 am to pelicansfan123
You think Fed and Nadal are more famous than Michael Jordan or even Tiger Woods? No chance.
Posted on 4/12/26 at 11:35 am to RandySavage
Two dead guys don't count.
Posted on 4/12/26 at 11:45 am to RandySavage
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Pele
at one time, probably #1, now, meh
Posted on 4/12/26 at 11:48 am to stlslick
Again, this is an all time list.
Posted on 4/12/26 at 12:11 pm to RandySavage
Currently?
It’s mostly soccer players
It’s mostly soccer players
Posted on 4/12/26 at 5:22 pm to RandySavage
1. THE JUDGE
2-5. Other
2-5. Other
Posted on 4/12/26 at 5:24 pm to DalenSA
Agreed
Posted on 4/12/26 at 5:58 pm to justaniceguy
Dead
Ali
Pele
Kobe
Babe Ruth
Maradona
Alive but retired
MJ
Beckham
Nadal
Federer
Brady
Still competing
Ronaldo
Messi
LeBron
Mahomes
Tiger
Ali
Pele
Kobe
Babe Ruth
Maradona
Alive but retired
MJ
Beckham
Nadal
Federer
Brady
Still competing
Ronaldo
Messi
LeBron
Mahomes
Tiger
Posted on 4/12/26 at 6:16 pm to RandySavage
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You think Fed and Nadal are more famous than Michael Jordan or even Tiger Woods? No chance.
Yep, in the world. I don't think you realize how big both of them are across the world. Maybe Jordan is on their level, Woods not a shot.
Tennis is probably the third biggest world-wide sport behind soccer and cricket. Golf isn't even close to tennis' popularity across the world, even though it's bigger in the US.
This post was edited on 4/12/26 at 6:18 pm
Posted on 4/12/26 at 6:22 pm to pelicansfan123
Sachin Tendulkar may be a dark horse. Cricket is actually the world's second most viewed sport after soccer because of its popularity in India, Pakistan, the Caribbean and the Commonwealth nations. Tendulkar is called the God of India.
Posted on 4/12/26 at 7:14 pm to RandySavage
Football, baseball, golf and tennis stars aren't well known in 3rd world shitholes. Most famous athlete has to be famous enough in the US, Europe, Africa and India/China. That limits it to soccer, basketball and maybe F1.
Posted on 4/12/26 at 8:26 pm to Rhodesia
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Football, baseball, golf and tennis stars aren't well known in 3rd world shitholes. Most famous athlete has to be famous enough in the US, Europe, Africa and India/China. That limits it to soccer, basketball and maybe F1.
Tennis is bigger than Basketball and F1 worldwide
This post was edited on 4/12/26 at 8:27 pm
Posted on 4/12/26 at 8:31 pm to RandySavage
LeBron
Jordan
Ronaldo
Messi
Tiger
Jordan
Ronaldo
Messi
Tiger
Posted on 4/12/26 at 8:45 pm to pelicansfan123
Thinking fed or Nadal are on Jordan's level is wild, sorry man. It's not even close
Posted on 4/13/26 at 8:01 pm to RandySavage
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Thinking fed or Nadal are on Jordan's level is wild, sorry man. It's not even close
I'm not going to argue with you, but let me put it this way:
The biggest basketball star right now is LeBron James, right? He has 4 million followers on instagram.
Federer? 13.1 million. Nadal? 21.2 million.
NFL is MASSIVE in the US, yet Tom Brady has over 5 million less followers compared to Nadal (although he has more than Federer.
I don't think you realize how much the rest of the world cares about tennis, even if it's a small sport in the US.
This post was edited on 4/13/26 at 8:05 pm
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