Youngest Stars in World Sport

Rank	Athlete	Sport	Nation	Honours	Born
501	Hikaru NakamuraChess · Grandmaster	Chess	United States	U.S. Chess Championx4	December 9, 1987
502	Terence CrawfordBoxing	Boxing	United States	Undisputed Championx5	September 28, 1987
503	Sidney CrosbyHockey · Centre	Hockey	Canada	Stanley Cupx9	August 7, 1987
504	Jon JonesUFC	UFC	United States	UFC Light Heavyweight Championx7	July 19, 1987
505	Alex PereiraUFC · Light Heavyweight, Middleweight	UFC	Brazil	UFC Middleweight Championx5	July 7, 1987
506	Lionel MessiFootball · Forward	Football	Argentina	FIFA World Cupx8	June 24, 1987
507	Novak DjokovicTennis · Singles	Tennis	Serbia	Grand Slam Singles Titlesx8	May 22, 1987
508	Kamaru UsmanUFC · Welterweight	UFC	Nigeria	UFC Welterweight Championx5	May 11, 1987
509	Maria SharapovaTennis · Right-handed (two-handed backhand)	Tennis	Russia	Grand Slam singles titlesx10	April 19, 1987
510	Gerard PiquéFootball · Centre-back	Football	Spain	FIFA World Cupx8	February 2, 1987
511	Ronda RouseyUFC · Featherweight/Bantamweight	UFC	United States	UFC Women's Bantamweight Championx5	February 1, 1987
512	Becky LynchWrestling · Wrestler	Wrestling	Ireland	SmackDown Women's Championx8	January 30, 1987
513	Luis SuárezFootball · Striker	Football	Uruguay	Copa Américax8	January 24, 1987
514	Oleksandr UsykBoxing · Heavyweight and Cruiserweight	Boxing	Ukraine	Unified Heavyweight Championx6	January 17, 1987
515	Andy MurrayTennis · Singles	Tennis	United Kingdom	Grand Slam Singles Titlesx5	15 May 1987
516	Cesar CieloSwimming · Freestyle, Butterfly	Swimming	Brazil	Olympic Gold Medalx8	10 January 1987
517	Damon HetaDarts · Professional Player	Darts	Australia	PDC World Cup of Dartsx5	10 August 1987
518	Lance FranklinAFL/NRL · Key forward	AFL/NRL	Australia	AFL Premiershipsx5	30 January 1987
519	Nico HülkenbergF1 · Driver	F1	Germany	24 Hours of Le Mansx5	19 August 1987
520	Rohit SharmaCricket · Top-order batter	Cricket	India	ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Yearx7	30 April 1987
521	Shelly-Ann Fraser-PryceAthletics · Sprinter	Athletics	Jamaica	Olympic Gamesx8	December 27, 1986
522	Ravichandran AshwinCricket · Bowling all-rounder	Cricket	India	Padma Shrix6	September 17, 1986
523	Francis NgannouUFC · Heavyweight	UFC	Cameroon	UFC Heavyweight Championx4	September 5, 1986
524	Shaun WhiteWinter Sports	Winter Sports	United States	Olympic Gold Medalsx5	September 3, 1986
525	Usain BoltAthletics · Sprints	Athletics	Jamaica	Olympic Gold Medalsx5	August 21, 1986
526	Demetrious JohnsonUFC · Flyweight/Bantamweight	UFC	United States	UFC Flyweight Championx5	August 13, 1986
527	Rafael NadalTennis · Singles	Tennis	Spain	Grand Slam Singles Titlesx7	June 3, 1986
528	Seth RollinsWrestling	Wrestling	United States	WWE Championshipx10	May 28, 1986
529	Galen RuppMarathon · Long-distance running	Marathon	United States	Olympic Silver Medalx6	May 8, 1986
530	Michael ChandlerUFC · Lightweight	UFC	United States	Bellator Lightweight Championx5	April 24, 1986
531	Charlotte FlairWrestling · Wrestler	Wrestling	United States	WWE Divas Championshipx8	April 5, 1986
532	Sergio RamosFootball · Centre-back	Football	Spain	FIFA World Cupx6	March 30, 1986
533	Manuel NeuerFootball · Goalkeeper	Football	Germany	FIFA World Cupx8	March 27, 1986
534	David WarnerCricket · Batsman	Cricket	Australia	ICC T20 World Cupx5	27 October 1986
535	Gaël MonfilsTennis · Singles	Tennis	France	ATP Newcomer of the Yearx4	1 September 1986
536	Geraint ThomasCycling · Rider	Cycling	Wales	Tour de Francex4	25 May 1986
537	Mark AllenSnooker	Snooker	Northern Ireland		22 February 1986
538	Jon MoxleyWrestling	Wrestling	United States	AEW World Championx9	December 7, 1985
539	Allyson FelixAthletics · Sprint	Athletics	United States	Olympic Gold Medalsx5	November 18, 1985
540	Alex OvechkinHockey · Left wing	Hockey	Russia	Stanley Cup Championx6	September 17, 1985
541	Luka ModrićFootball · Central midfielder	Football	Croatia	Ballon d'Orx8	September 9, 1985
542	Jey UsoWrestling · Wrestler	Wrestling	United States	WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championshipx8	August 22, 1985
543	Cody RhodesWrestling · Wrestler	Wrestling	United States	WWE Championshipx10	June 30, 1985
544	Michael PhelpsSwimming · Butterfly, Individual Medley, Freestyle	Swimming	United States	Olympic Gold Medalsx8	June 30, 1985
545	Drew McIntyreWrestling · Wrestler	Wrestling	Scotland	WWE Championshipx12	June 6, 1985
546	Roman ReignsWrestling · Wrestler	Wrestling	United States	WWE Universal Championx8	May 25, 1985
547	Chris PaulBasketball · Point guard	Basketball	United States	NBA Rookie of the Yearx6	May 6, 1985
548	Kyle BuschNASCAR · Driver	NASCAR	United States	NASCAR Cup Series Championx6	May 2, 1985
549	Nate DiazUFC	UFC	United States	The Ultimate Fighter 5x5	April 16, 1985
550	Lewis HamiltonF1 · Driver	F1	United Kingdom	Formula One World Championshipsx5	January 7, 1985
551	Adrian LewisDarts	Darts	England	PDC World Championshipx8	21 January 1985
552	Chris FroomeCycling · Rider	Cycling	United Kingdom	Tour de Francex5	20 May 1985
553	Cristiano RonaldoFootball · Forward	Football	Portugal	UEFA European Championshipx11	5 February 1985
554	Gerwyn PriceDarts · Professional darts player	Darts	Wales	PDC World Championshipx5	7 March 1985
555	Mark CavendishCycling · Sprinter	Cycling	Isle of Man	Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)x4	21 May 1985
556	Stan WawrinkaTennis · Singles	Tennis	Switzerland	Australian Open Championx6	28 March 1985
557	Stephen BuntingDarts · Professional player	Darts	England	BDO World Championshipx4	9 April 1985
558	Wayne RooneyFootball · Forward, Midfielder	Football	England	Premier Leaguex8	24 October 1985
559	LeBron JamesBasketball · Small forward / Power forward	Basketball	United States	NBA Championx6	December 30, 1984
560	Eliud KipchogeMarathon · Marathon, 5000 m	Marathon	Kenya	Olympic Gamesx7	November 5, 1984
561	Lindsey VonnWinter Sports · Downhill, Super-G, Giant slalom, Combined	Winter Sports	United States	Olympic Gold Medalx5	October 18, 1984
562	Sami ZaynWrestling · Wrestler	Wrestling	Canada	NXT Championshipx10	July 12, 1984
563	Dustin JohnsonGolf	Golf	United States	U.S. Openx7	June 22, 1984
564	Carmelo AnthonyBasketball · Small forward / power forward	Basketball	United States	NBA All-Starx7	May 29, 1984
565	Kevin OwensWrestling	Wrestling	Canada	NXT Championshipx8	May 7, 1984
566	AB de VilliersCricket · Wicket-keeper-batter	Cricket	South Africa	ICC ODI Player of the Yearx5	February 17, 1984
567	Brad KeselowskiNASCAR · Driver	NASCAR	United States	NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championx5	February 12, 1984
568	Tony FergusonUFC	UFC	United States	Interim UFC Lightweight Championx3	February 12, 1984
569	Bastian SchweinsteigerFootball · Midfielder	Football	Germany	FIFA World Cupx7	1 August 1984
570	Aaron RodgersFootball (US) · Quarterback	Football (US)	United States	Super Bowl Championx5	December 2, 1983
571	Kenny OmegaWrestling · Wrestler	Wrestling	Canada	IWGP Heavyweight Championshipx12	October 16, 1983
572	Nick DiazUFC · Welterweight, Middleweight	UFC	United States	Strikeforce Welterweight Championx3	August 2, 1983
573	Dani AlvesFootball	Football	Brazil	FIFA Confederations Cupx9	6 May 1983
574	Frank RiberyFootball · Winger	Football	France	Bundesliga Titlesx8	7 April 1983
575	James WadeDarts · Professional Darts Player	Darts	England	World Matchplayx9	6 April 1983
576	Johnathan ThurstonAFL/NRL	AFL/NRL	Australia	NRL Premiershipx6	25 April 1983
577	Mark SelbySnooker	Snooker	England	World Championx5	19 June 1983
578	Mo FarahAthletics · Long-distance running	Athletics	United Kingdom	Olympic Gold Medalsx7	23 March 1983
579	Yaya ToureFootball · Midfielder	Football	Ivory Coast	Africa Cup of Nationsx3	13 May 1983
580	LA KnightWrestling	Wrestling	United States	TNA World Championx7	November 1, 1982
581	Ian ThorpeSwimming · Freestyle	Swimming	Australia	Olympic Gold Medalsx6	October 13, 1982
582	Cain VelasquezUFC · Heavyweight	UFC	United States	UFC Heavyweight Championx5	July 28, 1982
583	Tony ParkerBasketball · Point guard	Basketball	France	NBA Championshipsx5	May 17, 1982
584	KakáFootball · Attacking midfielder	Football	Brazil	FIFA World Cupx7	April 22, 1982
585	Danica PatrickNASCAR	NASCAR	United States	2005 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Yearx1	March 25, 1982
586	Dwyane WadeBasketball · Shooting guard	Basketball	United States	NBA Championx8	January 17, 1982
587	Alberto ContadorCycling · Rider	Cycling	Spain	Tour de Francex5	6 December 1982
588	Kenenisa BekeleMarathon	Marathon	Ethiopia	Olympic Gold Medalsx7	13 June 1982
589	Levon AronianChess · Grandmaster	Chess	Armenia	FIDE World Cupx8	6 October 1982
590	Shaun MurphySnooker	Snooker	England	World Championx7	10 August 1982
591	Holly HolmUFC · Bantamweight, Featherweight	UFC	United States	UFC Women's Bantamweight Championx5	October 17, 1981
592	Zlatan IbrahimovićFootball · Striker	Football	Sweden	Ligue 1 Titlesx6	October 3, 1981
593	Serena WilliamsTennis · Singles	Tennis	United States	Grand Slam Singles Titlesx6	September 26, 1981
594	Roger FedererTennis · Singles	Tennis	Switzerland	Grand Slam Singles Titlesx7	August 8, 1981
595	Fernando AlonsoF1 · Driver	F1	Spain	Formula One World Championshipx5	July 29, 1981
596	MS DhoniCricket · Wicket-keeper-batter	Cricket	India	Padma Bhushanx8	July 7, 1981
597	Georges St-PierreUFC · Welterweight, Middleweight	UFC	Canada	UFC Welterweight Championx6	May 19, 1981
598	Iker CasillasFootball · Goalkeeper	Football	Spain	FIFA World Cupx9	20 May 1981
599	Denny HamlinNASCAR · Driver	NASCAR	United States	Daytona 500 Championx3	November 18, 1980
600	Yao MingBasketball · Center	Basketball	China	NBA All-Starx4	September 12, 1980

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.