List of sports figures considered the greatest

In sports, spectators including sports fandom and sportswriters, as well as participants themselves have discussed players, coaches, teams, and related personalities in regards to being the greatest in their field, or sometimes across sports. These discussions on the greatest of all-time—often referred to by the acronym "GOAT"—are often held in sports culture, but widespread consensus on a sport's "GOAT" is uncommon.

Team sports in particular have GOAT discussions compartmentalized by position.

List of sports players considered the greatest

General

Simone Biles
Jim Thorpe
List of athletes considered the greatest
Sport Player Sources
All sports (general) United States Muhammad Ali [note 1]
United States Simone Biles [note 2]
Jamaica Usain Bolt [note 3]
United States Tom Brady [note 4]
Switzerland Roger Federer [note 5]
Canada Wayne Gretzky [note 6]
United States Bo Jackson [note 7]
United States Michael Jordan [note 8]
Argentina Lionel Messi [note 9]
United States Michael Phelps [note 10]
United States Jim Thorpe [note 11]
United States Serena Williams [note 12]

Athletics and racing sports

Michael Phelps
Katie Ledecky
Usain Bolt
Carl Lewis
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Sport Player Sources
Cycling Belgium Eddy Merckx [note 13]
Formula One United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton [note 14]
Germany Michael Schumacher [note 15]
Brazil Ayrton Senna [note 16]
Horse racing (Jockeys, flat racing) United Kingdom Lester Piggott [note 17]
United States Bill Shoemaker [note 18]
Horse racing (Jockeys, jump racing) United Kingdom Tony McCoy [note 19]
Republic of Ireland Ruby Walsh [note 20]
Horse racing (Thoroughbreds, in general and flat racing) United Kingdom Frankel [note 21]
United States Man o' War [note 22]
United States Secretariat [note 23]
Horse racing (Thoroughbreds, in general and Steeplechase) Republic of Ireland Arkle [note 24]
NASCAR United States Dale Earnhardt [note 25]
United States Jimmie Johnson [note 26]
United States Richard Petty [note 27]
Long distance running (marathon) Kenya Eliud Kipchoge [note 28]
Swimming (in general and men's) United States Michael Phelps [note 29]
Swimming (women's) United States Katie Ledecky [note 30]
Track and field (men's): Overall Jamaica Usain Bolt [note 31]
United States Carl Lewis [note 32]
United States Jesse Owens [note 33]
Track and field (women's): Overall United States Allyson Felix [note 34]
United States Jackie Joyner-Kersee [note 35]
Track and field (in general and men's): Sprinting Jamaica Usain Bolt [note 36]

Ball and hockey sports

Pelé
Shohei Ohtani
Jack Nicklaus
Luciana Aymar
Wayne Gretzky
Novak Djokovic
Serena Williams
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Sport Player Sources
American football United States Tom Brady [note 37]
United States Jim Brown [note 38]
United States Jerry Rice [note 39]
Association football (men's) Argentina Diego Maradona [note 40]
Argentina Lionel Messi [note 41]
Brazil Pelé [note 42]
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo [note 43]
Association football (women's) United States Mia Hamm [note 44]
Brazil Marta [note 45]
Australian rules football Australia Leigh Matthews [note 46]
Australia Wayne Carey [note 47]
Baseball United States Willie Mays [note 48]
Japan Shohei Ohtani [note 49]
United States Babe Ruth [note 50]
Basketball (men's) United States Kareem Abdul-Jabbar [note 51]
United States LeBron James [note 52]
United States Michael Jordan [note 53]
United States Bill Russell [note 54]
Basketball (women's) United States Diana Taurasi [note 55]
United States A'ja Wilson [note 56]
Canadian football United States Doug Flutie [note 57]
Cricket (men's, any form) Australia Don Bradman [note 58]
India Sachin Tendulkar [note 59]
Golf United States Jack Nicklaus [note 60]
United States Tiger Woods [note 61]
Field hockey (in general and men's) India Dhyan Chand [note 62]
Field hockey (women's) Argentina Luciana Aymar [note 63]
Futsal Brazil Falcão [note 64]
Ice hockey (men's) Canada Wayne Gretzky [note 65]
Canada Gordie Howe [note 66]
Ice hockey (women's) Canada Marie-Philip Poulin [note 67]
Lacrosse (men's) United States Gary Gait [note 68]
United States John Tavares [note 69]
Rugby league Australia Cameron Smith [note 70]
Rugby union United Kingdom Gareth Edwards [note 71]
New Zealand Jonah Lomu [note 72]
New Zealand Richie McCaw [note 73]
Softball United States Lisa Fernandez [note 74]
Table tennis China Ma Long [note 75]
Tennis (men's) Serbia Novak Djokovic [note 76]
Switzerland Roger Federer [note 77]
Australia Rod Laver [note 78]
Spain Rafael Nadal [note 79]
Tennis (women's) Australia Margaret Court [note 80]
Germany Steffi Graf [note 81]
Czechoslovakia United States Martina Navratilova [note 82]
United States Serena Williams [note 83]
Volleyball (men's): Beach and indoor variants United States Karch Kiraly [note 84]

Combat sports

Muhammad Ali
Teddy Riner
Jon Jones
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Sport Player Sources
Boxing (men's) United States Muhammad Ali [note 85]
United States Sugar Ray Robinson [note 86]
Boxing (women's) United States Laila Ali [note 87]
United States Claressa Shields [note 88]
Republic of Ireland Katie Taylor [note 89]
Collegiate (folkstyle) wrestling United States Cael Sanderson [note 90]
Fencing Italy Edoardo Mangiarotti [note 91]
Freestyle wrestling Russia Buvaisar Saitiev [note 92]
Greco-Roman wrestling Russia Aleksandr Karelin [note 93]
Cuba Mijaín López [note 94]
Judo France Teddy Riner [note 95]
MMA (men's) United States Demetrious Johnson [note 96]
United States Jon Jones [note 97]
Brazil Anderson Silva [note 98]
Canada Georges St-Pierre [note 99]
MMA (women's) Brazil Cris Cyborg [note 100]
Brazil Amanda Nunes [note 101]
Sumo Mongolia Hakuhō Shō [note 102]

Extreme and adventure sports

Tony Hawk
Mikaela Shiffrin
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Sport Player Sources
Skateboarding United States Tony Hawk [note 103]
Skiing (in general and men's) Sweden Ingemar Stenmark [note 104]
Skiing (in general and women's) United States Mikaela Shiffrin [note 105]
Snowboarding Norway Terje Håkonsen [note 106]
United States Craig Kelly [note 107]
United StatesShaun White [note 108]
Surfing United States Kelly Slater [note 109]

Mind sports

Magnus Carlsen
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Sport Player Sources
Chess Norway Magnus Carlsen [note 110]
Russia Garry Kasparov [note 111]
Speedcubing (general) Australia Feliks Zemdegs [note 112]

Esports

List of athletes considered the greatest
Sport Player Sources
Fortnite United States Bugha [note 113]
United States Peterbot [note 114]
League of Legends South Korea Faker [note 115]
Overwatch South Korea Fleta [note 116]
South Korea Profit [note 117]
Rocket League Sweden Turbopolsa [note 118]

Precision sports

Walter Ray Williams Jr.
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Sport Player Sources
Archery (men's) South Korea Kim Woo-jin [note 119]
Archery (women's) Colombia Sara López [note 120]
Darts United Kingdom Phil Taylor [note 121]
Horseshoes United States Alan Francis [note 122]
Pool (cue sports) Philippines Efren Reyes [note 123]
Tenpin bowling United States Earl Anthony [note 124]
United States Walter Ray Williams Jr. [note 125]

Parasports

Brian McKeever
Trischa Zorn
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Sport Player Sources
Goalball TurkeySevda Altunoluk [note 126]
Para cross-country skiing Canada Brian McKeever [note 127]
Paralympics (general) United Kingdom Sarah Storey [note 128]
United States Trischa Zorn [note 129]
Wheelchair basketball Canada Patrick Anderson [note 130]

Other individual sports

Joey Chestnut
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Sport Player Sources
Competitive eating (men's) United States Joey Chestnut [note 131]
Competitive eating (women's) United States Miki Sudo [note 132]
Gymnastics (men's) Japan Kohei Uchimura [note 133]
Gymnastics (in general and women's) United States Simone Biles [note 134]

List of team sports athletes considered the greatest by position

American football

Tom Brady
Barry Sanders
Rob Gronkowski
Jerry Rice
Lawrence Taylor
Dick Butkus
Ed Reed
Adam Vinatieri
Devin Hester
List of athletes considered the greatest
Position Player Sources
Offense
Center United States Jim Otto [note 135]
United States Mike Webster [note 136]
Guard United States Larry Allen [note 137]
United States John Hannah [note 138]
United States Bruce Matthews [note 139]
United States Jim Parker [note 140]
Offensive tackle United States Anthony Muñoz [note 141]
United States Jonathan Ogden [note 142]
Quarterback United States Tom Brady [note 143]
United States Patrick Mahomes [note 144]
United States Peyton Manning [note 145]
United States Joe Montana [note 146]
Running back United States Jim Brown [note 147]
United States Walter Payton [note 148]
United States Barry Sanders [note 149]
United States Emmitt Smith [note 150]
Tight end United States Rob Gronkowski [note 151]
United States Tony Gonzalez [note 152]
Wide receiver United States Don Hutson [note 153]
United States Randy Moss [note 154]
United States Jerry Rice [note 155]
Defense
Defense (general) United States Lawrence Taylor [note 156]
Cornerback United States Mel Blount [note 157]
United States Night Train Lane [note 158]
United States Deion Sanders [note 159]
United States Rod Woodson [note 160]
Defensive tackle United States Aaron Donald [note 161]
United States Joe Greene [note 162]
United States Bob Lilly [note 163]
United States Alan Page [note 164]
Edge rusher United States Bruce Smith [note 165]
United States Lawrence Taylor [note 166]
United States Reggie White [note 167]
Linebacker United States Dick Butkus [note 168]
United States Ray Lewis [note 169]
United States Lawrence Taylor [note 170]
Safety United States Ronnie Lott [note 171]
United States Ed Reed [note 172]
United States Emlen Tunnell [note 173]
Special teams
Gunner United States Matthew Slater [note 174]
United States Steve Tasker [note 175]
Kicker United States Justin Tucker [note 176]
United States Adam Vinatieri [note 177]
Punter United States Ray Guy [note 178]
Return specialist
(Kick or punt returner) 		United States Devin Hester [note 179]
United States Cordarrelle Patterson [note 180]
United States Gale Sayers [note 181]

Association football

Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
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Position Player Sources
Goalkeeper Soviet Union Lev Yashin [note 182]
Italy Gianluigi Buffon [note 183]
Spain Iker Casillas [note 184]
Germany Manuel Neuer [note 185]
Goalkeeper (sweeper keeper) Germany Manuel Neuer [note 186]
Defender (general) West Germany Franz Beckenbauer [note 187]
Italy Paolo Maldini [note 188]
Defender (Right-back) Brazil Cafu [note 189]
Brazil Dani Alves [note 190]
Defender (left-back) Italy Paolo Maldini [note 191]
Brazil Roberto Carlos [note 192]
Defender (Centre-back) West Germany Franz Beckenbauer [note 193]
Italy Franco Baresi [note 194]
Midfielder (general) Netherlands Johan Cruyff [note 195]
Argentina Diego Maradona [note 196]
France Zinedine Zidane [note 197]
Defensive midfielder Germany Lothar Matthäus [note 198]
France Claude Makelele [note 199]
Spain Sergio Busquets [note 200]
Left winger Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo [note 201]
Right Winger Argentina Lionel Messi [note 202]
Winger (general) Brazil Garrincha [note 203]
Attacking midfielder Argentina Diego Maradona [note 204]
Forward (general) Argentina Lionel Messi [note 205]
Forward (Striker) Brazil Pelé [note 206]
Brazil Ronaldo [note 207]

Baseball

Babe Ruth
Willie Mays
Mariano Rivera
Cal Ripken Jr.
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Position Player Sources
Battery
1 (Pitcher), general United States Roger Clemens [note 208]
United States Walter Johnson [note 209]
United States Cy Young [note 210]
Starting pitcher United States Walter Johnson [note 211]
United States Sandy Koufax [note 212]
Relief pitcher (general) Panama Mariano Rivera [note 213]
Closer Panama Mariano Rivera [note 214]
2 (Catcher) United States Johnny Bench [note 215]
Infield
3 (First baseman) United States Lou Gehrig [note 216]
Dominican Republic Albert Pujols [note 217]
4 (Second baseman) United States Rogers Hornsby [note 218]
5 (Third baseman) United States Mike Schmidt [note 219]
6 (Shortstop) United States Cal Ripken Jr. [note 220]
United States Alex Rodriguez [note 221]
United States Honus Wagner [note 222]
Outfield
General United States Babe Ruth [note 223]
7 (Left fielder) United States Barry Bonds [note 224]
United States Ted Williams [note 225]
8 (Center fielder) United States Willie Mays [note 226]
9 (Right fielder) United States Babe Ruth [note 227]
Other positions
Designated hitter United States Edgar Martínez [note 228]
Dominican Republic David Ortiz [note 229]
United States Frank Thomas [note 230]

Basketball

Michael Jordan
Lebron James
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Position Player Sources
Point guard United States Stephen Curry [note 231]
United States Magic Johnson [note 232]
Shooting guard United States Michael Jordan [note 233]
Small forward United States Larry Bird [note 234]
United States LeBron James [note 235]
Power forward United States Tim Duncan [note 236]
Center United States Kareem Abdul-Jabbar [note 237]
United States Wilt Chamberlain [note 238]
United States Bill Russell [note 239]

Other sports

Virat Kohli
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Sport Position Player Sources
Bobsleigh Driver Italy Eugenio Monti [note 240]
Cricket (men's, ODI) Batter India Virat Kohli [note 241]
India Sachin Tendulkar [note 242]

List of sports teams considered the greatest

List of teams considered the greatest
Sport Team Sources
American football United States Miami Dolphins (1972) [note 243]
United States Chicago Bears (1985) [note 244]
Association football Brazil Brazil national football team (1970) [note 245]
Baseball United States New York Yankees (1927) [note 246]
United States New York Yankees (1998) [note 247]
Basketball United States United States men's national basketball team (1992) [note 248]
Cricket Australia Australia national cricket team (1948) [note 249]
Rugby United Kingdom Republic of Ireland British & Irish Lions (1971) [note 250]
New Zealand New Zealand national rugby union team (2015) [note 251]

List of sports personnel considered the greatest

Coach/manager/trainer

List of coaches considered the greatest
Sport Coach Sources
All sports United States John Wooden [note 252]
American football United States Bill Belichick [note 253]
United States Vince Lombardi [note 254]
United States Don Shula [note 255]
American football (college) United States Nick Saban [note 256]
Association football United Kingdom Sir Alex Ferguson [note 257]
Baseball United States Joe McCarthy [note 258]
United States Casey Stengel [note 259]
Basketball (men's) United States Red Auerbach [note 260]
United States Phil Jackson [note 261]
United States Gregg Popovich [note 262]
Basketball (women's) United States Geno Auriemma [note 263]
Boxing United States Cus D'Amato [note 264]
Horse racing (trainer, flat racing) United States Bob Baffert [note 265]
Ice hockey Canada Scotty Bowman [note 266]
MMA United States Greg Jackson [note 267]

List of sports media figures considered the greatest

Commentators

List of commentators considered the greatest
Type/Field Individual Sources
Announcer/broadcaster, general United States Howard Cosell [note 268]
United States Bob Costas [note 269]
United States Vin Scully [note 270]

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