Probably the most recognized of all time are Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth, Wayne Gretzky, Joe Namath, Red Grange, Ronaldo, Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds, Pele, Muhammad Ali, and George Foreman. There are alot more football, baseball, and basketball players to name but I don't think anyone outside of US/Canada would agree.
AnswerIn 2007.The most popular sporting figures globally are...
Tiger woods [golf], Ronaldinho [football], D. Beckham [football], Kobe Bryant [basketball], Roger federer [tennis], Cristiano Ronaldo [football], A Rod [baseball], Ronaldo[football], Kaka [football], Michael schumacher [formula one], Shaq O'neill [basketball], Therry Henry [football], Lebron James [basketball] Serena and venus Williams [female tennis], Louis hamilton [formula one].
Throughout history...
Micheal Jordan [basketball], Muhammad ali [boxing], Pele [football], Maradona [football], Aryton senna [formula one], Jack nicklaus [golf].
AnswerThe 3 most advertised and popular athletes in 2009 are Tiger Woods, David Beckham, and Usain Bolt.Muller of Germany Football team
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Tiger Woods no question, but Kobe Bryant and Rafael Nadal are close.
I think of Micheal phelps,Kobe Bryant,Serena Williams
the most popular sports is football
One of the most popular sports in Czech is hockey.
Jesse Owens, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe Louis, Red Grange, War Admiral
I will name a few David Backcomb, Tom Brady, Alex Rodriguez, Tiger Woods, jimmy Johnson
The two most popular sports are football, and soccer.
I believe Al Michaels is the most popular sports announcer
The most popular sports are ice hockey, lacrosse, and Canadian football.
Basketball, volleyball, and Cycling are the most popular sports in Itlay