Athletes that contain L

List of Athletes That Contain L

1

Allyson Felix

American sprinter who won 11 Olympic medals, the most by any track and field athlete in Olympic history.

2

Andrea Pirlo

Italian deep-lying midfielder who won the 2006 FIFA World Cup and two UEFA Champions League titles with AC Milan.

3

Bill Russell

American basketball center who won 11 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics, the most of any player in league history.

4

Billie Jean King

American tennis player who won 12 Grand Slam singles titles and led advocacy for equal prize money in women's tennis.

5

Bobby Charlton

English midfielder and 1966 World Cup winner regarded as one of England's greatest footballers and a Manchester United icon.

6

Caeleb Dressel

American swimmer who won seven Olympic gold medals and holds world records in the 100m butterfly and 100m individual medley.

7

Carl Lewis

American track and field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals across four Games in sprints and the long jump.

8

Cristiano Ronaldo

Portuguese football forward and five-time Ballon d'Or winner known for prolific goalscoring across top European leagues and international football.

9

Eliud Kipchoge

Kenyan long-distance runner who won two Olympic marathon gold medals and was the first to run the marathon distance under two hours.

10

Erling Haaland

Norwegian striker known for prolific goalscoring in the Bundesliga and Premier League, including a record-breaking Premier League debut season.

11

Evander Holyfield

American boxer and four-time world heavyweight champion, the only boxer to win the undisputed heavyweight title four times.

12

Felix Sanchez

Dominican-American track athlete and two-time Olympic gold medalist in the 400m hurdles, the first Dominican Republic Olympic gold medalist.

13

Florence Griffith Joyner

American sprinter who set world records in the 100m and 200m that have stood since the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

14

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

American boxer who finished his career undefeated at 50-0 across five weight classes.

15

Gareth Bale

Welsh football winger known for powerful left-footed strikes and five UEFA Champions League titles with Real Madrid.

16

Gianluigi Buffon

Italian goalkeeper and 2006 FIFA World Cup winner widely regarded among the greatest in football history, with a record number of Serie A appearances.

17

Haile Gebrselassie

Ethiopian long-distance runner who won two Olympic gold medals in the 10,000m and set 27 world records.

18

Hakeem Olajuwon

Nigerian-American basketball center widely regarded as one of the greatest centers in NBA history, known for his footwork and back-to-back championships with the Houston Rockets.

19

Iker Casillas

Spanish goalkeeper and Real Madrid captain who lifted the 2010 FIFA World Cup as part of Spain's golden generation.

20

Inzamam-ul-Haq

Pakistani cricket batter and former captain, the country's all-time leading run-scorer in Test cricket at over 8800 runs.

21

Joe Louis

American boxer who held the world heavyweight championship from 1937 to 1949, the longest unbroken reign in the division's history.

22

Jonah Lomu

New Zealand rugby winger whose breakthrough at the 1995 Rugby World Cup transformed the international profile of rugby union.

23

Joseph Schooling

Singaporean swimmer who won the 100m butterfly gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics, defeating Michael Phelps and earning Singapore's first Olympic gold.

24

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

American basketball center who won six NBA championships and held the league's all-time scoring record for nearly four decades.

25

Karsten Warholm

Norwegian 400m hurdler and Olympic gold medalist who set the men's world record at 45.94 seconds at the 2021 Tokyo Games.

26

Katie Ledecky

American swimmer who has won nine Olympic gold medals and holds world records in the 800m, 1500m, and other distance freestyle events.

27

Kelly Pavlik

American boxer and former WBC and WBO middleweight world champion, with a fight record built on aggressive pressure boxing.

28

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.

29

Larry Bird

American basketball forward who won three NBA championships with the Boston Celtics during the 1980s.

30

LeBron James

American basketball forward, four-time NBA champion, and the league's all-time leading scorer.

31

Lennox Lewis

British boxer who became undisputed heavyweight world champion in 1999, the last undisputed champion before the four-belt era.

32

Lionel Messi

Argentine football forward widely considered one of the greatest players in the sport's history, with eight Ballon d'Or awards.

33

Luis Suarez

Uruguayan football striker and three-time league top scorer in three different countries, with international honours including Copa America 2011.

34

Luka Modric

Croatian football midfielder, 2018 Ballon d'Or winner, and the first non-Argentine or Portuguese to win the award in over a decade.

35

Luke Shaw

English football left back known for his Manchester United career and the opening goal of the UEFA Euro 2020 final for England.

36

Martina Navratilova

Czech-American tennis player who won 18 Grand Slam singles titles and a record 31 Grand Slam doubles titles.

37

Michael Johnson

American sprinter who won four Olympic gold medals and set world records in the 200m and 400m.

38

Michael Jordan

American basketball guard who won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls and is widely regarded as the greatest basketball player ever.

39

Michael Phelps

American swimmer who won 23 Olympic gold medals, the most by any Olympic athlete in history.

40

Michel Platini

French attacking midfielder and three-time Ballon d'Or winner who led France to the 1984 European Championship.

41

Misbah-ul-Haq

Pakistani cricket batter and former Test captain who led Pakistan to the number-one Test ranking in 2016 and shared the record for the fastest Test fifty.

42

Mithali Raj

Indian cricket batter and former captain, the all-time leading run-scorer in Women's One Day International cricket.

43

Muhammad Ali

American boxer and three-time heavyweight world champion widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters in history.

44

Nancy Lopez

American professional golfer and three-time major champion, the LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year in the same season.

45

Nick Faldo

English golfer and six-time major champion, dominant in the late 1980s and early 1990s with a methodical short game and remodeled swing.

46

Nikola Jokic

Serbian basketball center, three-time NBA Most Valuable Player and 2023 NBA champion with the Denver Nuggets.

47

Odell Beckham Jr.

American football wide receiver and Pro Bowl selection, remembered for a one-handed catch that became one of the most-replayed moments in NFL history.

48

Oksana Baiul

Ukrainian figure skater who won Olympic gold in Lillehammer in 1994 at age 16, the first Olympic champion from independent Ukraine.

49

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Norwegian football striker remembered for his late winner in Manchester United's 1999 Champions League final to complete the historic treble.

50

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.

51

Pele

Brazilian football forward who won three FIFA World Cups and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the sport's history.

52

Rafael Nadal

Spanish tennis player who won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, including a record 14 French Open championships.

53

Ronaldinho

Brazilian attacking midfielder and forward who won the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the Ballon d'Or in 2005 during his Barcelona peak.

54

Ronaldo Nazario

Brazilian striker, two-time World Cup winner, and three-time FIFA World Player of the Year, often called "O Fenomeno."

55

Saqlain Mushtaq

Pakistani off-spin bowler credited with developing the modern "doosra" delivery, with over 200 Test wickets in his international career.

56

Sebastien Loeb

French rally driver and nine-time World Rally Championship winner, the most successful driver in WRC history.

57

Serena Williams

American tennis player who won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in the Open Era.

58

Shaquille O'Neal

American basketball center who won four NBA championships and was one of the most dominant low-post players in league history.

59

Toto Wolff

Austrian Formula 1 executive and former driver who led Mercedes to eight consecutive Constructors' Championships from 2014 to 2021.

60

Ulrich Salchow

Swedish figure skater, the first Olympic figure skating champion in 1908 and ten-time World champion who invented the jump that bears his name.

61

Usain Bolt

Jamaican sprinter who set world records in the 100 metres and 200 metres and won eight Olympic gold medals.

62

Uwe Seeler

German football striker and Hamburger SV club legend who captained West Germany at four FIFA World Cups in the 1950s and 1960s.

63

Venus Williams

American tennis player who won seven Grand Slam singles titles and 14 Grand Slam doubles titles with her sister Serena.

64

Virat Kohli

Indian cricket batter and former captain, widely regarded as one of the leading run-scorers across all three international formats in his era.

65

Vlade Divac

Serbian basketball center and NBA All-Star, the first international NBA player to record over 13000 career points and 9000 rebounds.

66

Willie Mays

American baseball center fielder, 24-time MLB All-Star and 1954 World Series winner, regarded as one of the greatest all-around players in baseball history.

67

Wilma Rudolph

American sprinter who became the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympics at the 1960 Rome Games.

68

Wilt Chamberlain

American basketball center who scored 100 points in a single NBA game and held many of the league's scoring and rebounding records.

69

Xander Schauffele

American golfer and two-time major champion, the 2020 Tokyo Olympic gold medalist in men's individual golf.

70

Yelena Isinbayeva

Russian pole vaulter, two-time Olympic gold medalist and the first woman to clear 5 metres in pole vault.

71

Yevgeny Kafelnikov

Russian tennis player and former world number one, winner of two Grand Slam singles titles and the 2000 Sydney Olympic gold medal.

72

Yulia Lipnitskaya

Russian figure skater who won team gold at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at age 15, the youngest Russian to win Winter Olympic gold.

73

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Swedish football striker who won league titles in four different countries and is widely regarded as Sweden's greatest footballer.

74

Zola Budd

South African long-distance runner who set a women's 5000m world record at age 17 and competed barefoot for Great Britain at the 1984 Olympics.