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Allyson Felix
American sprinter who won 11 Olympic medals, the most by any track and field athlete in Olympic history.
Looking for 12-letter athletes? Here are 19 athletes that fit — each linked to a full profile.
Letters are counted across the whole name with spaces, hyphens, apostrophes, and diacritics excluded. "Apple Pie" is 8 letters; "Boeuf Bourguignon" is 16.
List of 12-letter Athletes
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David Beckham
English football midfielder known for accurate long passing and free kicks, with league titles in four different countries.
3
Didier Drogba
Ivorian football striker and Chelsea club legend, known for powerful hold-up play and big-match goals including the decisive 2012 Champions League header.
4
Dwight Howard
American basketball center and three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, 2020 NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers.
5
Felix Sanchez
Dominican-American track athlete and two-time Olympic gold medalist in the 400m hurdles, the first Dominican Republic Olympic gold medalist.
6
Ichiro Suzuki
Japanese outfielder who set the MLB single-season hits record in 2004 and amassed over 4000 professional hits across Japan and the United States.
7
Iker Casillas
Spanish goalkeeper and Real Madrid captain who lifted the 2010 FIFA World Cup as part of Spain's golden generation.
8
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Pakistani cricket batter and former captain, the country's all-time leading run-scorer in Test cricket at over 8800 runs.
9
Katie Ledecky
American swimmer who has won nine Olympic gold medals and holds world records in the 800m, 1500m, and other distance freestyle events.
10
Kylian Mbappe
French forward who won the 2018 FIFA World Cup at age 19 and has been among the world's top scorers across Ligue 1 and La Liga.
11
Magic Johnson
American basketball point guard who won five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and led the Showtime era of the 1980s.
12
Megan Rapinoe
American forward and two-time FIFA World Cup winner who captained the United States women's team in the 2010s.
13
Paolo Maldini
Italian defender who spent his entire 25-year senior career at AC Milan and is regarded as one of the greatest defenders in football history.
14
Quincy Promes
Dutch football winger and attacking forward known for his time at Ajax, Sevilla, and Spartak Moscow, and over 50 caps for the Netherlands.
15
Roger Federer
Swiss tennis player who won 20 Grand Slam singles titles, including eight Wimbledon championships.
16
Sebastian Coe
British middle-distance runner who won two Olympic 1500m gold medals and set world records across 800m to the mile.
17
Stephen Curry
American basketball point guard who has won four NBA championships with the Golden State Warriors and is the league's all-time three-point leader.
18
Wayne Gretzky
Canadian ice hockey center widely considered the greatest player in NHL history, holding more than 60 league records when he retired.
19
Wilma Rudolph
American sprinter who became the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympics at the 1960 Rome Games.
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