Most famous athlete of all time

[Randy Marsh]

Ronda Rousey.

 

[MicroBrew]

Pele or Maradona.

 

[Vierkantblokje]

Messi

 

[raiDerS1]

Hulk Hogan.

Athlete not actor

 

[M o A]

Ali. You could go to some remote village in the mountains of Kurdistan and they'll know who he is, can't say the same for anybody else.

 

[kuromusha]

**Personally, I don't give a crap about Jordan, even though I know who he is. And I can confidently say he doesn't mean anything to anyone I know. Unlike Gretzky, Maradona, Tyson and a couple of other sportlers.

Yes, because anecdote = fact. What an annoying post.

 

[Madmick]

I bet Pele, Ali, and Woods are all more well known than Jorcan.

Can't speak to Pele or Ali, but Woods is definitely not. The Harris poll tracks Americans.

 

[kintana]

Actually after thinking about it more. Ali and Pele might be number one.

 

[Josh]

Can't speak to Pele or Ali, but Woods is definitely not. The Harris poll tracks Americans.

Actually, it's probably Sir Edmund Hillary.

 

[Madmick]

Actually, it's probably Sir Edmund Hillary.

FYI, I didn't require a Google/Wiki to know who that is. I do think it's a travesty that more people don't know who Reinhold Messner is. He is without a doubt one of the most remarkable human beings to have ever graced the planet.

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Not an athlete, though.

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[Dempsey Roll]

Maradona is even more famous than Pele imo, especially since he played in Europe... Pele is kinda like the Bill Russell of soccer in plenty of ways...

My pick would be Ali or Mike Tyson tho.

 

[IceAndFire**]

Internationally? No clue since I don't really follow non-American sports.

In the US,it's definitely Jordan though.

He's larger than basketball.

 

[Mad Villain]

Jordan. And i only know who Pele is because of Anderson. Tyson might also be known more than Ali

 

[Pappa Chub]

There can be only one:

 

[JayElectra]

Ali, Jordan and Maradona. Something like that.

 

[Gene Tunney]

The Sweetness, Walter Payton.

 

[IceAndFire**]

Ali. You could go to some remote village in the mountains of Kurdistan and they'll know who he is, can't say the same for anybody else.

The same can easily be said of Jordan.

I've met Thai and Vietnamese villagers who idolize him and wear his merchandise.

 

[LucasWithLidOff]

Ali is a contender too, but I say Jordan because people are still buying his gear worldwide.

 

[Captain Davis]

Al Bundy.

 

[Cuzcatlan]

Al Bundy.

My dad said he watch bundy score four fucking touchdowns in one game for Polk High! What a fucking beast!