| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Kjetil André Aamodt |
Skier |
2-Sep-1971 |
|
Alpine skier, 8 Olympic medals |
| Tenley Albright |
Figure Skating |
18-Jul-1935 |
|
Olympic figure skater, Gold Medal in 1956 |
| Evelyn Ashford |
Track and Field |
15-Apr-1957 |
|
Olympic sprinter, 4 Gold Medals |
| Filbert Bayi |
Track and Field |
23-Jun-1953 |
|
1500m record holder, 1974-79 |
| Bruce Bennett |
Actor |
19-May-1906 |
24-Feb-2007 |
Played Tarzan in 1930s movie serials |
| Matt Biondi |
Swimmer |
8-Oct-1965 |
|
Competitive swimmer, 10 Olympic medals |
| Ralph Boston |
Track and Field |
9-May-1939 |
|
First long jumper to exceed 27 feet |
| Riddick Bowe |
Boxing |
10-Aug-1967 |
|
Twice World Heavyweight Champion |
| Valerie Brisco-Hooks |
Track and Field |
6-Jul-1960 |
|
Olympic runner, 3 Gold Medals in 1984 |
| Sergi Bruguera |
Tennis |
16-Jan-1971 |
|
Winner, 1993 and 1994 French Open |
| Milt Campbell |
Track and Field |
9-Dec-1933 |
|
Olympic decathlete |
| Chris Chelios |
Hockey |
25-Jan-1962 |
|
Detroit Red Wings |
| Sebastian Coe |
Track and Field |
29-Sep-1956 |
|
Won 4 Olympic running medals |
| Doug Collins |
Basketball |
28-Jul-1951 |
|
Head Coach, Philadelphia 76ers |
| Nadia Comaneci |
Gymnastics |
12-Nov-1961 |
|
Olympic gymnast |
| Ann Curtis |
Swimmer |
6-Mar-1926 |
26-Jun-2012 |
Olympic swimmer |
| Bjørn Daehlie |
Skier |
19-Jun-1967 |
|
Cross country skier, 12 Olympic Medals |
| Klaus Dibiasi |
Diver |
6-Oct-1947 |
|
Platform diver, 3 Olympic Gold Medals |
| Kornelia Ender |
Swimmer |
25-Oct-1958 |
|
Four Olympic Gold Medals in 1976 |
| Stein Eriksen |
Skier |
11-Dec-1927 |
|
Norwegian Alpine skier |
| Janet Evans |
Swimmer |
28-Aug-1971 |
|
Olympic distance swimmer |
| Sergei Fedorov |
Hockey |
13-Dec-1969 |
|
Columbus Blue Jackets |
| Dawn Fraser |
Swimmer |
4-Sep-1937 |
|
Olympic gold medal swimmer |
| Cathy Freeman |
Track and Field |
16-Feb-1973 |
|
Olympic 400m gold medalist |
| Shane Gould |
Swimmer |
23-Nov-1956 |
|
Swimmer, 5 Olympic Medals in 1972 |
| Steffi Graf |
Tennis |
14-Jun-1969 |
|
Winner of 22 Grand Slam titles |
| Maurice Greene |
Track and Field |
23-Jul-1974 |
|
Olympic sprinter, four medals |
| Grant Hackett |
Swimmer |
9-May-1980 |
|
Australian distance swimmer |
| Mia Hamm |
Soccer |
17-Mar-1972 |
|
Top US women's soccer player |
| Carol Heiss |
Figure Skating |
20-Jan-1940 |
|
Figure skater, Gold Medal in 1960 Olympics |
| Ingemar Johansson |
Boxing |
22-Sep-1932 |
30-Jan-2009 |
World Heavyweight Champion, 1959-60 |
| Thomas Johansson |
Tennis |
24-Mar-1975 |
|
Winner, 2002 Australian Open |
| Shawn Johnson |
Gymnastics |
19-Jan-1992 |
|
Four Olympic gold medals in 2008 |
| Florence Griffith Joyner |
Track and Field |
21-Dec-1959 |
21-Sep-1998 |
Olympic sprinter |
| Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
Track and Field |
3-Mar-1962 |
|
Track and Field medalist |
| Paul Kariya |
Hockey |
16-Oct-1974 |
|
St. Louis Blues |
| Nancy Kerrigan |
Victim |
13-Oct-1969 |
|
Figure skater hit by baton |
| Tommy Kono |
Sports Figure |
27-Jun-1930 |
|
Weightlifter |
| Olga Korbut |
Gymnastics |
16-May-1955 |
|
Olympic gymnast |
| Johann Olav Koss |
Speed Skating |
29-Oct-1968 |
|
Norwegian speed skater |
| Michelle Kwan |
Figure Skating |
7-Jul-1980 |
|
Olympic figure skater |
| Larissa Latynina |
Gymnastics |
27-Dec-1934 |
|
Soviet gymnast, 18 Olympic medals |
| Brian Leetch |
Hockey |
3-Mar-1968 |
|
Two-Time Norris Trophy winner |
| Carl Lewis |
Track and Field |
1-Jul-1961 |
|
Olympian |
| Lennox Lewis |
Boxing |
2-Sep-1965 |
|
Retired heavyweight champ |
| Nancy Lieberman |
Basketball |
1-Jul-1958 |
|
WNBA Hall of Famer |
| Nastia Liukin |
Gymnastics |
30-Oct-1989 |
|
Five medals in 2008 Beijing Olympics |
| Ryan Lochte |
Swimmer |
3-Aug-1984 |
|
Olympic swimmer |
| Jeannie Longo |
Cyclist |
31-Oct-1958 |
|
Preeminent French cyclist |
| Greg Louganis |
Diver |
29-Jan-1960 |
|
Olympic diver, four gold medals |
| Phil Mahre |
Skier |
10-May-1957 |
|
American Alpine skier |
| Hermann Maier |
Skier |
7-Dec-1972 |
|
Alpine skier, four-time medalist |
| Laure Manaudou |
Swimmer |
9-Oct-1986 |
|
French freestyle swimmer |
| Ollie Matson |
Football |
1-May-1930 |
19-Feb-2011 |
NFL Hall of Famer |
| Roland Matthes |
Swimmer |
17-Nov-1950 |
|
East German swimmer |
| Amelie Mauresmo |
Tennis |
5-Jul-1979 |
|
Franco-lesbian tennis player |
| Mark McGwire |
Baseball |
1-Oct-1963 |
|
583 home runs |
| Ann Meyers |
Basketball |
26-Mar-1955 |
|
General Manager, Phoenix Mercury |
| Bode Miller |
Skier |
12-Oct-1977 |
|
Four-time world ski champion |
| Shannon Miller |
Gymnastics |
10-Mar-1977 |
|
Olympic gymnast |
| John Naber |
Swimmer |
20-Jan-1956 |
|
Four Olympic Gold Medals in 1976 |
| Philip Noel-Baker |
Politician |
1-Nov-1889 |
8-Oct-1982 |
Instrumental creating League of Nations and UN |
| Matti Nykänen |
Skier |
17-Jul-1963 |
|
Olympic ski jumper |
| Parry O'Brien |
Track and Field |
28-Jan-1932 |
21-Apr-2007 |
Revolutionized the shot put |
| Apolo Anton Ohno |
Speed Skating |
22-May-1982 |
|
Olympic skater, Dancing with the Stars |
| Nat Pendleton |
Actor |
9-Aug-1895 |
12-Oct-1967 |
At the Circus |
| Michael Phelps |
Swimmer |
30-Jun-1985 |
|
Swimmer, won 8 gold medals at Beijing |
| Cathy Rigby |
Gymnastics |
12-Dec-1952 |
|
Gymnast, Olympics silver medalist |
| Jim Ryun |
Politician |
29-Apr-1947 |
|
Congressman, Kansas 2nd |
| Gabriela Sabatini |
Tennis |
16-May-1970 |
|
Winner of 1990 US Open |
| Summer Sanders |
TV Personality |
13-Oct-1972 |
|
NBA Inside Stuff |
| Frank Shorter |
Track and Field |
31-Oct-1947 |
|
Marathon runner |
| Mark Spitz |
Swimmer |
10-Feb-1950 |
|
Olympic swimmer |
| Picabo Street |
Skier |
3-Apr-1971 |
|
Alpine skier |
| Ian Thorpe |
Swimmer |
13-Oct-1982 |
|
Exceptional Australian swimmer |
| Alberto Tomba |
Skier |
19-Dec-1966 |
|
Italian Alpine skier, 3 gold medals |
| Dara Torres |
Swimmer |
15-Apr-1967 |
|
Swimmer, won medals in 5 Olympics |
| Wyomia Tyus |
Track and Field |
29-Aug-1945 |
|
Olympic sprinter |
| Babe Zaharias |
Golf |
26-Jun-1914 |
27-Sep-1956 |
Best female athlete of all time |
