ESPN: 100 Most Famous Athletes on The Planet

[qnsfinest]

Check out ESPN's 2017 ranking of the top 100 most famous athletes on the planet


Top 10
1. Christiano Ronaldo
2. Lebron James
3. Lionel Messi
4. Roger Federor
5. Phil Mickelson
6. Neymar
7. Usain Bolt
8. Kevin Durant
9. Rafael Nadal
10. Tiger Woods

 

[L&HH]

There's absolutely no way Phil Mickelson is a top 5 most famous athlete. If you're not a white man over the age of 40 that makes over $100k a year I doubt you'll know who he is.

 

[Miggs]

Theres no way bron over Messi if were talking worldwide....KD at 8 is laughable over Nadal lol...


This list is not accurate.

Bron would be maybe 8 or 9.

Ronaldo
Messi
Federer
Tiger
Bolt

 

[beenz]

how is not on the list? are we simply counting folks that are still playing?

 

[Remote]

Usain Bolt got juice like that?

 

[BXKingPin82]

Check out ESPN's 2017 ranking of the top 100 most famous athletes on the planet


Top 10
1. Christiano Ronaldo
2. Lebron James
3. Lionel Messi
4. Roger Federor
5. Phil Mickelson
6. Neymar
7. Usain Bolt
8. Kevin Durant
9. Rafael Nadal
10. Tiger Woods

cant tell me Serena aint in the top 10 tho

 

[Versa]

Theres no way bron over Messi if were talking worldwide....KD at 8 is laughable over Federer and Nadal lol...


This list is not accurate.

More people know who Roger Federer is globally than Kevin Durant?

Considering how massive basketball is in Asia, South America, and in some parts of Europe, are you sure?

 

[Miggs]

More people know who Roger Federer is globally than Kevin Durant?

Considering how massive basketball is in Asia, South America, and in some parts of Europe, are you sure?

Globally basketball is not on the same level as soccer..its not even close.

Federer is more well known in europe,asia and south america no question....

 

[mastermind]

More people know who Roger Federer is globally than Kevin Durant?

Considering how massive basketball is in Asia, South America, and in some parts of Europe, are you sure?

probably.

Federer has more advertisements all over the world than Durant does. His list of endorsements is bigger.

 

[bigmac]

Absolutely no way Mickelson is above Neymar

ESPN need to get some of their staff back.

 

[Lakerman0834]

Lol BSPN making up more analytics to make bron seem bigger than he is. No way in hell hes above Messi.

 

[Versa]

Globally basketball is not on the same level as soccer..its not even close.

Federer is more well known in europe,asia and south america no question....

Yes, but basketball is still bigger than tennis, hence why I'm not so sure Federer is more well known than Durant. I'm pretty sure Durant is more well known in say, China, than Federer.

 

[qnsfinest]

Soccer, Tennis and basketball should be filling up the top 10. Serena definitely deserves to be in top 10 above Micklenson and Durant. Remove Durant from the top 10, move in Serena and move Mickelson to number 10.

 

[Miggs]

Yes, but basketball is still bigger than tennis, hence why I'm not so sure Federer is more well known than Durant. I'm pretty sure Durant is more well known in say, China, than Federer.

I dont know if basketball is bigger than tennis worldwide i might say no on that one...

 

[Sauce Dab]

Mickelson top 5 :RussTales:

Whoever came up with this was probably the same person who came up with that Ron Derousy article saying she was the best woman's athlete :RussTales: