Youngest Stars in World Sport

Rank	Athlete	Sport	Nation	Honours	Born
101	Femke BolAthletics · 400 m hurdles, 400 m, 800 m	Athletics	Netherlands	Olympic Gamesx8	23 February 2000
102	Jakob IngebrigtsenAthletics · Middle- and long-distance running	Athletics	Norway	Olympic Gamesx7	19 September 2000
103	Mohammed KudusFootball · Attacking midfielder, Winger	Football	Ghana	Eredivisiex2	2 August 2000
104	Morgan Gibbs-WhiteFootball · Attacking midfielder	Football	England	FIFA U-17 World Cupx5	27 January 2000
105	Phil FodenFootball · Midfielder	Football	England	FIFA U-17 World Cupx10	28 May 2000
106	Remco EvenepoelCycling · Rider	Cycling	Belgium	Olympic Championx6	25 January 2000
107	Sandro TonaliFootball · Midfielder	Football	Italy	Serie B Championx3	8 May 2000
108	Shaheen AfridiCricket · Bowler	Cricket	Pakistan	ICC Men's Cricketer of the Yearx3	6 April 2000
109	VitinhaFootball · Central midfielder	Football	Portugal	UEFA Nations Leaguex5	13 February 2000
110	Kelvin KiptumMarathon · Long-distance running	Marathon	Kenya	Marathon World Recordx4	December 2, 1999
111	Lando NorrisF1 · Driver	F1	United Kingdom	Formula One World Drivers' Championshipx5	November 13, 1999
112	Bobby FinkeSwimming · Distance freestyle, individual medley	Swimming	United States	Olympic Gold Medalsx6	November 6, 1999
113	Ludvig ÅbergGolf · Professional Golfer	Golf	Sweden	Annika Sörenstam Trophyx5	October 31, 1999
114	Quinn HughesHockey · Defenseman	Hockey	United States	James Norris Memorial Trophyx5	October 14, 1999
115	Trevor LawrenceFootball (US) · Quarterback	Football (US)	United States	Pro Bowlx2	October 6, 1999
116	Alexander IsakFootball · Striker	Football	Sweden	DFB-Pokalx4	September 21, 1999
117	Shubman GillCricket · Top-order batter	Cricket	India	ICC World Test Championship Runner-upx4	September 8, 1999
118	Ja MorantBasketball · Point guard	Basketball	United States	NBA All-Starx4	August 10, 1999
119	Bryan MbeumoFootball · Right winger	Football	Cameroon	Promotion to Premier Leaguex2	August 7, 1999
120	Sydney McLaughlin-LevroneAthletics · Hurdler/Sprinter	Athletics	United States	Olympic Gold Medalsx6	August 7, 1999
121	Elena RybakinaTennis · Singles	Tennis	Kazakhstan	Wimbledon Championx4	June 17, 1999
122	Justin JeffersonFootball (US) · Wide receiver	Football (US)	United States	NFL Offensive Player of the Yearx3	June 16, 1999
123	Micah ParsonsFootball (US) · Linebacker	Football (US)	United States	NFL Defensive Rookie of the Yearx5	May 26, 1999
124	CeeDee LambFootball (US) · Wide receiver	Football (US)	United States	First-team All-Prox3	April 8, 1999
125	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.Baseball · First baseman	Baseball	Dominican Republic	5× All-Starx5	March 16, 1999
126	Luka DončićBasketball · Point guard	Basketball	Slovenia	NBA All-Starx6	February 28, 1999
127	Gianluigi DonnarummaFootball · Goalkeeper	Football	Italy	UEFA European Championshipx6	February 25, 1999
128	Fernando Tatís Jr.Baseball · Right fielder / Second baseman / Shortstop	Baseball	Dominican Republic	3× All-Starx3	January 2, 1999
129	Alex de MinaurTennis · Singles	Tennis	Australia	ATP Singles Titlesx4	17 February 1999
130	Declan RiceFootball · Midfielder	Football	England	UEFA European Championship Runner-upx3	14 January 1999
131	Fabio QuartararoMotoGP · Rider	MotoGP	France	MotoGP World Championx3	20 April 1999
132	Joao FelixFootball · Attacking midfielder, Forward	Football	Portugal	UEFA Nations Leaguex3	10 November 1999
133	Martin ZubimendiFootball · Defensive midfielder	Football	Spain	Copa del Reyx8	2 February 1999
134	Mason MountFootball · Midfielder	Football	England	UEFA Champions Leaguex6	10 January 1999
135	Matheus CunhaFootball · Forward	Football	Brazil	Olympic Gold Medalx3	27 May 1999
136	Rebeca AndradeGymnastics · Women's artistic gymnastics	Gymnastics	Brazil	Olympic Gold Medalx9	8 May 1999
137	Reece JamesFootball · Right-back	Football	England	UEFA European Under-19 Championshipx6	8 December 1999
138	Tom PidcockCycling · Rider	Cycling	United Kingdom	Cyclo-cross World Championshipsx8	30 July 1999
139	Victor OsimhenFootball · Striker	Football	Nigeria	FIFA U-17 World Cupx8	December 29, 1998
140	Casper RuudTennis · Singles	Tennis	Norway	ATP Tour Singles Titlesx5	December 22, 1998
141	Kylian MbappéFootball · Forward	Football	France	FIFA World Cupx9	December 20, 1998
142	Martin ØdegaardFootball · Midfielder	Football	Norway	Copa del Reyx1	December 17, 1998
143	Devin HaneyBoxing · Lightweight, Light welterweight, Welterweight	Boxing	United States	WBC Lightweight Championx5	November 17, 1998
144	Achraf HakimiFootball · Right-back	Football	Morocco	Africa Cup of Nationsx7	November 4, 1998
145	Cale MakarHockey · Defence	Hockey	Canada	Stanley Cupx8	October 30, 1998
146	Stephen NedoroscikGymnastics · Men's Artistic Gymnastics	Gymnastics	United States	Olympic Bronze Medalx6	October 28, 1998
147	Juan SotoBaseball · Outfielder	Baseball	Dominican Republic	4× All-Starx4	October 25, 1998
148	Tadej PogacarCycling · Rider	Cycling	Slovenia	Tour de Francex8	September 21, 1998
149	Trae YoungBasketball · Point guard	Basketball	United States	NBA All-Starx5	September 19, 1998
150	Christian PulisicFootball · Winger, Attacking Midfielder, Forward	Football	United States	CONCACAF Nations Leaguex6	September 18, 1998
151	Austin CindricNASCAR · Driver	NASCAR	United States	Daytona 500 Championx3	September 2, 1998
152	Ryan GarciaBoxing · Welterweight, Lightweight, Light welterweight	Boxing	United States	WBC Welterweight Championx2	August 8, 1998
153	Jalen HurtsFootball (US) · Quarterback	Football (US)	United States	Super Bowl Championx4	August 7, 1998
154	Nelly KordaGolf · Professional Golfer	Golf	United States	LPGA Tour Player of the Yearx7	July 28, 1998
155	Federico ValverdeFootball · Central midfielder	Football	Uruguay	La Ligax5	July 22, 1998
156	Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderBasketball · Point guard / Shooting guard	Basketball	Canada	NBA Championx7	July 12, 1998
157	Eberechi EzeFootball · Attacking midfielder	Football	England	FA Cupx3	June 29, 1998
158	Viktor GyökeresFootball · Striker	Football	Sweden	Primeira Ligax5	June 4, 1998
159	Aryna SabalenkaTennis · Singles	Tennis	Belarus	Grand Slam Singles Titlesx5	May 5, 1998
160	Justin HerbertFootball (US) · Quarterback	Football (US)	United States	NFL Offensive Rookie of the Yearx3	March 10, 1998
161	Jayson TatumBasketball · Small forward / Power forward	Basketball	United States	NBA championx7	March 3, 1998
162	George RussellF1 · Driver	F1	United Kingdom	BRDC Formula 4 Championx5	February 15, 1998
163	Frances TiafoeTennis · Singles	Tennis	United States	ATP Tour Titlesx3	January 20, 1998
164	Alexis Mac AllisterFootball · Midfielder	Football	Argentina	FIFA World Cupx6	24 December 1998
165	Dayot UpamecanoFootball · Centre-back	Football	France	Bundesligax6	27 October 1998
166	Francisco CerúndoloTennis · Singles	Tennis	Argentina	ATP Tour Singles Titlesx2	13 August 1998
167	Jasper PhilipsenCycling · Sprinter	Cycling	Belgium	Best Sprinter in the Worldx3	2 March 1998
168	Jorge MartínMotoGP	MotoGP	Spain	MotoGP World Championx2	29 January 1998
169	Kalyn PongaAFL/NRL · Fullback, Five-eighth	AFL/NRL	New Zealand	Dally M Medalx3	30 March 1998
170	Lance StrollF1 · Driver	F1	Canada	Italian F4 Championshipx3	29 October 1998
171	Letesenbet GideyMarathon · Long-distance running	Marathon	Ethiopia	Olympic Bronze Medalx5	20 March 1998
172	Marco BezzecchiMotoGP · Racer	MotoGP	Italy	Moto3 Italian Championshipx5	12 November 1998
173	Stefanos TsitsipasTennis · Singles	Tennis	Greece	ATP Finalsx4	12 August 1998
174	Tom MarquandHorse Racing · Flat racing jockey	Horse Racing	United Kingdom	Champion Stakesx10	30 March 1998
175	Trent Alexander-ArnoldFootball · Right-back / Midfielder	Football	England	UEFA Champions Leaguex7	7 October 1998
176	De'Aaron FoxBasketball · Point guard	Basketball	United States	NBA All-Starx5	December 20, 1997
177	Ronald Acuña Jr.Baseball · Outfielder	Baseball	Venezuela	5× All-Starx5	December 18, 1997
178	Matthew TkachukHockey · Winger	Hockey	United States	Stanley Cup Championx4	December 11, 1997
179	Grant HollowayAthletics · Hurdles, Sprints, Long jump	Athletics	United States	World Championx4	November 19, 1997
180	Ian Machado GarryUFC · Welterweight	UFC	Ireland	Cage Warriors Welterweight Championshipx3	November 17, 1997
181	Marcus RashfordFootball · Forward	Football	England	FA Cupx6	October 31, 1997
182	Taylor FritzTennis · Singles	Tennis	United States	ATP Tour Singles Titlesx5	October 28, 1997
183	Bron BreakkerWrestling · Wrestler	Wrestling	United States	NXT Championshipx4	October 24, 1997
184	Charles LeclercF1 · Driver	F1	Monaco	FIA Formula 2 Championx4	October 16, 1997
185	Naomi OsakaTennis · Singles	Tennis	Japan	Grand Slam Singles Titlesx4	October 16, 1997
186	Rishabh PantCricket · Wicket-keeper-batter	Cricket	India	ICC T20 World Cupx5	October 4, 1997
187	Max VerstappenF1 · Driver	F1	Netherlands	Formula One World Championshipsx8	September 30, 1997
188	Viktor HovlandGolf · Professional Golfer	Golf	Norway	Ben Hogan Awardx2	September 18, 1997
189	Auston MatthewsHockey · Center	Hockey	United States	Hart Memorial Trophyx5	September 17, 1997
190	Lautaro MartínezFootball · Forward	Football	Argentina	FIFA World Cupx7	August 22, 1997
191	Bam AdebayoBasketball · Center / Power Forward	Basketball	United States	NBA All-Starx4	July 18, 1997
192	Noah LylesAthletics · Sprinter	Athletics	United States	Olympic Gold Medalx6	July 18, 1997
193	OG AnunobyBasketball · Small forward / Power forward	Basketball	United Kingdom	NBA Championx3	July 17, 1997
194	A.J. BrownFootball (US) · Wide receiver	Football (US)	United States	Super Bowl championx3	June 30, 1997
195	Shakur StevensonBoxing · Professional Boxer	Boxing	United States	WBO Featherweight Championx7	June 28, 1997
196	Yordan AlvarezBaseball · Designated hitter / Left fielder	Baseball	Cuba	3× All-Starx4	June 27, 1997
197	Tommy PaulTennis · Singles/Doubles	Tennis	United States	ATP Singles Titlesx4	May 17, 1997
198	Ousmane DembéléFootball · Forward / Right Winger	Football	France	FIFA World Cupx6	May 15, 1997
199	Mitch MarnerHockey · Right Wing	Hockey	Canada	OHL First All-Star Teamx6	May 5, 1997
200	Lydia KoGolf · Professional Golfer	Golf	New Zealand	Mark H. McCormack Medalx8	April 24, 1997

Methodology: compiled from each athlete's documented honours, records and public estimates on their AthleteWiki profile. All 710 eligible athletes ranked. Updated 2026-07-14.