Greatest Athletes of 2020

Lamar Jackson

Lamar Demeatrice Jackson Jr. (born January 7, 1997) is an American football quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL).

He played college football for the Louisville Cardinals, winning the Heisman Trophy in 2016. Jackson was selected by the Ravens with the final... read more

I had never heard of this guy he sounds promising but that is something of a long shot saying he will be the greatest of the year in any sport.

Lionel Messi

Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi, born June 24, 1987, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Inter Miami CF in Major League Soccer. Widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, Messi has won eight Ballon d'Or awards and numerous domestic and international titles. He... read more

Giannis Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo is a Greek professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association. He was drafted 15th overall in the 2013 NBA Draft. He is a two-time NBA MVP and led the Bucks to an NBA Championship in 2021.

There's just something about him the last two seasons where he has been unstoppable to watch.

Canelo Alvarez

LeBron James

LeBron Raymone James is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Over his career, LeBron has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, and the Lakers. He has won four NBA championships.

Michael Thomas

Mike Trout

Michael Nelson "Mike" Trout, nicknamed "The Millville Meteor," is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Los Angeles Angels in Major League Baseball. He is an 11-time MLB All-Star and a three-time American League MVP (2014, 2016, and 2019). Trout is widely considered one of the best... read more

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (born February 5, 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr and captains the Portugal national team. He has collected five prestigious Ballon d'Or awards and countless major trophies over his storied career... read more

Roger Federer

Roger Federer (born August 8, 1981) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 1 in men's singles by the ATP for a total of 310 weeks, which is the second-most of all time. He also held the top ranking for a record 237 consecutive weeks and finished the year as world No. 1... read more

Khabib Nurmagomedov

Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov (born September 20, 1988) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist of Avar ethnicity. He is a two-time Combat Sambo World Champion and retired as the undefeated UFC Lightweight Champion with a 29-0 record, the longest undefeated streak in professional MMA history... read more

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Kane Williamson

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Ajinkya Rahane

Israel Adesanya

Stipe Miocic

Stipe Miocic, born on August 19, 1982, is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion and holds the record for most wins in heavyweight title fights, with four successful defenses. He retired in November... read more

Amanda Nunes

Amanda Lourenço Nunes is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. She is the first woman in UFC history to hold titles in two weight classes simultaneously, the bantamweight and featherweight divisions. Nunes retired after her successful title defense at... read more

Patrick Mahomes

Patrick Lavon Mahomes II (born September 17, 1995) is an American football player who is currently the quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He has led the team to multiple Super Bowl appearances, winning MVP honors for Super Bowl LIV and Super Bowl LVII. Mahomes is... read more

Jorge Masvidal

Valentina Shevchenko

Henry Cejudo

Henry Carlos Cejudo, born February 9, 1987, is an American Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling and a retired mixed martial artist. He is a former UFC Flyweight and Bantamweight Champion. Cejudo became the fourth fighter in UFC history to win titles in two divisions at the same time and the... read more

Conor McGregor

Conor Anthony McGregor, born on July 14, 1988, is an Irish professional mixed martial artist and boxer. He is best known for being a former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion... read more

Jon Jones

Jonathan Dwight "Jon" Jones, born July 19, 1987, is an American mixed martial artist. He is a former UFC champion in both the Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight divisions. In June 2025, Jones announced his retirement, and interim champion Tom Aspinall was promoted to undisputed heavyweight champion.

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli is an Indian cricketer who was born on November 5, 1988. He formerly captained the India national team in all formats, but stepped down as ODI captain in January 2022. As of July 2025, Kohli continues to play international cricket but no longer serves in a leadership role.

Tyson Fury

Zhang Weili

Derrick Rose

Derrick Martell Rose is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA. He became the youngest MVP in NBA history in 2011 while playing for the Chicago Bulls. He has also had successful stints with the New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, and Minneapolis... read more

Rohit Sharma

Rohit Gurunath Sharma is an Indian international cricketer who plays as an opening batsman and captains the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. He has scored over 10,000 runs in international limited-overs formats and holds the record for the highest individual score in a One Day International... read more