Cristiano Ronaldo, Lebron James Top List of 25 Best-Known Athletes In 2017
As the year 2017 winds down, considering the popularity of athletes, Portugal International Cristiano Ronaldo topped the ranking, and followed by American NBA player LeBron James and Barcelona Lionel Messi in second and third position in the list of best known athletes compiled by ESPN.
The list was compiled by the Sport channel director of analytics Ben Alamar, who used criteria such as salary, internet search popularity, endorsements and followership on social media to work out the ranking of athletes in top 25.
Also making the list is 23-time Grand Slam winning athletes Serena Williams, Russia ace Maria Sharapova and India cricket player Virat Kholi.
See full EPSN's 2017 List of 25 Best Known Athletes below:
1. Cristiano Ronaldo Football
2. LeBron James Basketball
3. Lionel Messi Football
4. Roger Federer Tennis
5. Phil Michelson Golf
6. Neymar Jr. Football
7. Usain Bolt Track
8. Kevin Durant Basketball
9. Rafal Nadal Tennis
10. Tiger Woods Golf
11. Stephen Curry Basketball
12. Novak Djokovic Tennis
13. Virat Kohli Cricket
14. Rory McIlroy Golf
15. MS Dhoni Cricket
16. Ronda Rousey MMA
17. Kei Nishikori Golf
18. Kaka Football
19. Serena Williams Tennis
20. Kei Nishikori Tennis
21. Tom Brady NFL
22. Gareth Bale Football
23. Maria Sharapova Tennis
24. Dwyane Wade Basketball
25. Conor McGregor MMA/Boxing
The list was compiled by the Sport channel director of analytics Ben Alamar, who used criteria such as salary, internet search popularity, endorsements and followership on social media to work out the ranking of athletes in top 25.
LeBron James tops in second position |
See full EPSN's 2017 List of 25 Best Known Athletes below:
1. Cristiano Ronaldo Football
2. LeBron James Basketball
3. Lionel Messi Football
4. Roger Federer Tennis
5. Phil Michelson Golf
6. Neymar Jr. Football
7. Usain Bolt Track
Roger Federer tops amongst tennis players in EPSN best known athletes in the year 2017 |
9. Rafal Nadal Tennis
10. Tiger Woods Golf
11. Stephen Curry Basketball
12. Novak Djokovic Tennis
13. Virat Kohli Cricket
Phil Michelson |
15. MS Dhoni Cricket
16. Ronda Rousey MMA
17. Kei Nishikori Golf
18. Kaka Football
19. Serena Williams Tennis
20. Kei Nishikori Tennis
21. Tom Brady NFL
22. Gareth Bale Football
23. Maria Sharapova Tennis
24. Dwyane Wade Basketball
25. Conor McGregor MMA/Boxing
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