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Who is the most famous athlete in the US?

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Asked by: Katie Young

Leading the charge as most popular athlete is Brooklyn-born Michael Jordan, who received more than 50 million searches in New York. Behind Jordan, the late boxing legend Muhammad Ali comes in second in his home state of Kentucky with a shade under 42 million searches.

Who is the most famous athlete now?

Kevin Durant is an American professional basketball player. He won the 2013–14 National Basketball Association (NBA) Most Valuable Player (MVP) award, establishing himself as one of the best players of his generation while only in his early 20s. He will be the most famous athlete in the world in 2022.

Who is the #1 athlete in the US?

LeBron James (786 points)

Who is the best athlete in 2021?

Yearender: Top 10 world athletes of 2021

  • Lionel Messi (Argentina, football) …
  • Novak Djokovic (Serbia, tennis) …
  • Max Verstappen (Netherlands, Formula One) …
  • Robert Lewandowski (Poland, football) …
  • Elaine Thompson-Herah (Jamaica, athletics) …
  • Ma Long (China, table tennis) …
  • Caeleb Dressel (United States, swimming)

Who is the most loved athlete in the world?

The 20 most famous athletes in the world

  • No. 1 Cristiano Ronaldo. Sport: Soccer. …
  • No. 2 LeBron James. Sport: Basketball. …
  • No. 3 Lionel Messi. Sport: Soccer. …
  • No. 4 Neymar Jr. Sport: Soccer. …
  • No. 5 Roger Federer. Sport: Tennis. …
  • No. 6 Kevin Durant. Sport: Basketball. …
  • No. 7 Tiger Woods. Sport: Golf. …
  • No. 8 James Rodriguez. Sport: Soccer.

Who is the highest-paid athlete?

Forbes’ highest-paid athletes

  • Lionel Messi (soccer), $130 million.
  • LeBron James (NBA), $121.2 million.
  • Cristiano Ronaldo (soccer), $115 million.
  • Neymar (soccer), $95 million.
  • Stephen Curry (NBA), $92.8 million.
  • Kevin Durant (NBA), $92.1 million.
  • Roger Federer (tennis), $90.7 million.
  • Canelo Alvarez (boxing), $90 million.

Who is the most famous runner?

Usain Bolt, in full Usain St. Leo Bolt, (born August 21, 1986, Montego Bay, Jamaica), Jamaican sprinter who won gold medals in the 100-metre and 200-metre races in an unprecedented three straight Olympic Games and is widely considered the greatest sprinter of all time.

Who is the fastest runner ever?

Usain Bolt

What Is the Fastest Recorded Speed of a Runner? Usain Bolt holds the record for the fastest sprint speed at 27.78 mph. He ran this speed during a 100-meter dash at the 2009 World Championships.

Who is the fastest man of all time?

sprinter Usain Bolt

In 2009 Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt set the world record in the 100-meter sprint at 9.58 seconds.