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Pages containing lists of athletes by sport

National Football League Names to Know:
- National Football League Quarterbacks
- NFL Offensive Players: Running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, and offensive linemen.
- NFL Defensive and Special Teams Players: Defensive linemen, linebackers, defensive backs, kickers, punters, return specialists, and gunners.
- National Football League Non-Player Figures: Notable coaches, commissioners, owners, and broadcasters.
- National Football League Notorious Figures: Draft busts, on-field or front-office failures, and controversial figures.
Baseball
- Current People to Know in MLB
- Historical People to Know in MLB
Notable Players of the NBA
National Hockey League: (Has section listing players)

People who were high-level athletes, but became more famous in other fields:

Mahershala Ali (played college basketball before going into acting)
Stephen Amell (trained in Professional Wrestling but never actually practiced it until 2015. He is best known as the titular lead of Arrow)
David Arquette (actor who had a brief and controversial stint as a professional wrestler... though the real villain in that saga was WCW; years later, gained a measure of respect as an indy wrestler)
Rowan Atkinson (stock car racing and columnist, though still better known as an actor)
Joe Biden (played Collegiate American Football before going into politics)
Johnny Yong Bosch (martial arts. Best known as Adam Park in the Power Rangers franchise, and later a very sought-after anime Voice Actor)
Cheryl Burton (Cheerleader in the National Football League, later transitioned to broadcasting)
George H. W. Bush (played college baseball before going into politics)
Dean Cain (played Collegiate American Football before going into acting)
Charisma Carpenter (Cheerleader in the National Football League, later transitioned to acting)
Sean Connery (played football for Bonnyrigg Rose and also competed as a bodybuilder, finishing third in the 1953 Mr. Universe competition, before becoming an actor)
Chuck Connors (Baseball and Basketball, but became far more famous as an actor)
Walter Cronkite (stock car racing, though now best known as a journalist)
Cathy Lee Crosby (Tennis, but better known as an actress)
Tony Danza (boxing, though best known as an actor)
Geena Davis (Archery, nowadays best known as an actress)
James Dean (the actor was also simultaneously working as a race car driver.)
Neil Diamond (part of an NCAA championship fencing team before launching his musical career)
Fred Dryer (played in the National Football League before going into acting)
Michael Clarke Duncan (Basketball, transitioned to acting)
Dwight D. Eisenhower (played Collegiate American Football before going into a military career and later the US presidency)
Gerald Ford (played college football before going into law, politics, and eventually the US presidency)
Matthew Fox (played Collegiate American Football before going into acting)
Mark Harmon (ditto)
Teri Hatcher (Cheerleader in the National Football League, later transitioned to acting)
Amy Jo Johnson (gymnastics. She is best known as the original Pink Ranger, Kimberly Hart)
Leslie Jones (played college basketball before going into comedy and acting)
Tommy Lee Jones (played Collegiate American Football before going into acting)
Rémy Julienne (French rallycross and motorcross champion, best known as a prolific stuntman and stunt coordinator in film and TV productions, including the James Bond films)
Ellie Kemper (briefly played college field hockey before going into comedy and acting)
John F. Kennedy (a college swimmer before going into politics)
Robert F. Kennedy (played Collegiate American Football before going into politics)
Hugh Laurie (rowing, representing the University of Cambridge before becoming a comedian and actor)
Taylor Lautner (martial arts, later known as an actor)
Caity Lotz (martial arts. Also a dancer, singer and most notably actress)
Douglas MacArthur (played college baseball before his military career)
Frankie Muniz (stock car racing, though still better known as an actor)
Paul Newman (drove occasional sports car races, and also was part-owner of a prominent IndyCar team, but is still better as an actor and entrepreneur)
Ed O'Neill (played college football before going into acting)
George S. Patton (competed in multiple sports, most notably the modern pentathlon at the 1912 Olympics, before and during his military career)
David Ramsey (martial arts, though best known as an actor)
Ronald Reagan (a football player and swimmer in college before becoming a sportscaster, actor, politician, and US President)
Burt Reynolds (played Collegiate American Football before becoming an actor)
Marty Robbins (drove occasional NASCAR races during his very successful country music career)
Robin Roberts (played college basketball before becoming a sportscaster and national news anchor)
Wyatt Russell (played college and minor-league pro ice hockey, but suffered a career-ending injury and went into the family business of acting)
Tom Selleck (played college basketball before becoming an actor)
Sarah Shahi (Cheerleader in the National Football League, later transitioned to acting)
Ai Shimizu (the seasoned voice actress embarked on a secondary career in Professional Wrestling starting 2013)
Dinah Shore (Golf, though more notable as a promoter of women's golf than as a player; still more notable as a singer and actress)
Sinbad (played college basketball before going into standup comedy and acting)
Jon Stewart (played college soccer before going into comedy)
Bud Spencer (swimming, later became a full-time actor; known in his competitive days by his real name, Carlo Pedersoli)
Joonas Suotamo (Basketball, became an actor)
Mr. T (the actor is known for his stints in Professional Wrestling)
Lio Tipton (a two-time regional figure skating champion prior to their modeling and acting career)
Alex Trebek (played university^* basketball in Canada before his career as a TV host)
Ted Turner (best known as a media mogul, but also past sports team owner, pro wrestling promoter, and competitive sailor, even captaining an America's Cup-winning boat)
Paul Walker (the actor was also a car racer and owned a racing team. The actor is in fact forever linked with cars, due to him serving as one of the main protagonists of a film series about cars, and for his tragic Death by Irony.)
John David Washington (played Collegiate American Football then professionally in the United Football League before becoming an actor)
John Wayne (played Collegiate American Football before becoming an actor)
Carl Weathers (played Collegiate American Football, and briefly in the National Football League, before becoming an actor)
Forest Whitaker (briefly played college football before suffering a career-ending injury and going into acting)
David Yost (gymnastics. He is also an actor best known as the original Blue Ranger, Billy Cranston)

People not exactly athletes, but known for being either managers, sport journalists, or sport executives/owners:

2 Chainz (better known as a rapper, but also part of the ownership group of the College Park Skyhawks, the G League affiliate of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks)
Uzo Aduba (best known as an actress, but also yet another part-owner of the upcoming NWSL side Angel City FC)
Marv Albert (Basketball broadcaster)
Bill Alfonso (Professional Wrestling referee and manager)
Mel Allen (Baseball broadcaster)
Roone Arledge (TV producer; creator of Wide World Of Sports, Monday Night Football, and many of the modern concepts of Olympic Games TV coverage)
Red Auerbach (Basketball coach and executive)
Geno Auriemma (Basketball coach)
Gene Autry (the "Singing Cowboy" and the only person to receive stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in all five possible categories, but also the original owner of Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Angels)
Sidney Bakabella (Professional Wrestling manager, commentator, ring announcer, authority figure and sometime wrestler)
Billy Beane (had a short playing career in Major League Baseball, but better known as the executive who inspired Moneyball; also a minority owner of football (soccer) teams in England and the Netherlands)
Paul Bearer (Professional Wrestling manager)
Bill Belichick (American Football coach)
Nancy Benoit (Professional Wrestling manager, nowadays best known for being one of two murder victims of the aforementioned Chris Benoit)
Eric Bischoff (Professional Wrestling promoter, later manager)
Jon Bois (head of sports site SB Nation's Creative Labs, well-known for observing and analyzing sports through a humorous, absurdist, and oft-existentialist lens)
Jerry Bruckheimer (best known as a TV producer, but also a co-owner of the Seattle Kraken, set to start play in the NHL in 2021–22)
Bear Bryant (American Football coach)
Joe Buck (National Football League and Major League Baseball announcer)
Bruce Buffer (Mixed Martial Arts Octagon announcer)
Michael Buffer (boxing and Professional Wrestling ring announcer)
George W. Bush (best known as a US President, but also a former minority owner of MLB's Texas Rangers, serving as managing general partner)
Sophia Bush (best known as an actress, but also yet another part-owner of the upcoming NWSL side Angel City FC)
John Candy (best known as a comedian and actor, but also a former minority owner [along with Wayne Gretzky] of the CFL's Toronto Argonauts)
Harry Caray (baseball broadcaster)
Drew Carey (best known as a comedian, actor, and game show host, but also part-owner of Major League Soccer side Seattle Sounders FC)
Dixie Carter (Professional Wrestling promoter)
Jessica Chastain (best known as an actress, but yet another part-owner of Angel City FC)
Frank Chirkinian (TV producer and director known as the "Father of Televised Golf", and the Trope Maker for most of the conventions of modern golf broadcasting)
Ciara (best known as an R&B singer, but also part-owner of the aforementioned Seattle Sounders FC alongside her husband, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson)
Jonathan Coachman (Professional Wrestling commentator and authority figure, later ESPN anchorman)
Michael Cole (Professional Wrestling commentator and occasional wrestler)
Pierluigi Collina (Association Football referee)
James Corden (best known as an actor and late-night TV host, but yet another part-owner of Angel City FC)
Jim Cornette (Professional Wrestling manager, commentator, promoter, and booker)
Howard Cosell (sport journalist)
Bob Costas (sportscaster in multiple sports)
Harry Coyle (TV director who helmed NBC's coverage of major league baseball for 42 years, including 36 World Series, and introduced the now-standard center field camera shot)
Russell Crowe (best known as an actor, but also 50% owner of the South Sydney Rabbitohs in Australia's National Rugby League)
Chuck Daly (Basketball coach)
Glenn Davis (sportscaster)
Herb Dean (Mixed Martial Arts octagon referee)
Vicente Del Bosque (Association Football manager)
Jill Ellis (Association Football manager, the only one to win two women's World Cups)
Dick Enberg (sportscaster in multiple sports)
John Facenda (legendary NFL Films narrator)
Alex Ferguson (Association Football manager)
Will Ferrell (best known as a comic actor, but also part-owner of Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC)
America Ferrera (best known as an actress, but yet another part-owner of Angel City FC)
Bill Fitch (Basketball coach)
Bill France (Sr.) (founder of NASCAR)
Lilian Garcia (Professional Wrestling)
Jennifer Garner (best known as an actress, but yet another part-owner of Angel City FC)
Mike Goldberg (Mixed Martial Arts commentator)
Jami Gertz (best known as an actress but she and her husband are part of an investment group that co-owns the NBA team, the Atlanta Hawks. They also have a minority stake in the Milwaukee Brewers.)
The Grand Wizard (Professional Wrestling manager)
Vickie Guerrero (Professional Wrestling manager and authority figure, occasional wrestler)
Bryant Gumbel (sportscaster and television journalist)
Jimmy Hart (Professional Wrestling manager, promoter, songwriter, booker)
Earl Hebner (controversial Professional Wrestling referee)
Bobby Heenan (Professional Wrestling manager, commentator and occasional wrestler)
Helenio Herrera (Association Football manager)
Paul Heyman (Professional Wrestling promoter, manager, and authority figure, also occasional commentator)
Red Holzman (Basketball coach)
Bob Hope (most famous as a comedian and actor, but also owned a small share of the Cleveland Indians for much of his life)
Insane Clown Posse (best known as a hip hop act, but also Professional Wrestling promoters, specifically JCW, and occasional wrestlers)
Keith Jackson (Collegiate American Football announcer)
Jay-Z (best known as a musician and also husband of Beyoncé, but a former minority owner of the NBA's Brooklyn Nets; now a sports agent on the side)
Elton John (best known as a musician, but is a longtime shareholder in English football (soccer) club Watford, serving twice as club chairman)
Ikki Kajiwara (sports and martial arts Manga writer-biographer. Promoter for the Yomiuri Giants, Kyokushin Karate and japanese Professional Wrestling in general. Ex-karateka, briefly a booker for NJPW / martial arts, failed wrestling promotion founder)
Harry Kalas (Baseball and American Football announcer)
Shahid Khan (sports owner in both the American and British forms of football; also financial backer of All Elite Wrestling alongside his son...)
Tony Khan (...who runs AEW on a day-to-day basis)
Don King (boxing promoter)
Jürgen Klopp (Association Football manager)
Bob Knight (Basketball coach)
Mike Krzyzewski (Basketball coach)
John Kundla (Basketball coach)
Mills Lane (boxing referee, also known for voicing himself on Celebrity Deathmatch)
David Letterman (best known as a comedian and talk show host, but also part-owner of an IndyCar team)
Vince Lombardi (American Football coach)
Teddy Long (Professional Wrestling manager, referee and on-screen authority figure)
Eva Longoria (best known as an actress, and still another part-owner of Angel City FC)
Gavin Loudspeaker/Louden Noxious (Professional Wrestling ring announcer and commentator)
Macklemore (best known as a hip-hop artist, but also yet another part-owner of Seattle Sounders FC)
John Madden (American Football coach, but better known among younger generations as a broadcaster and namesake of the Madden NFL series)
Jon Mc Carthy (Mixed Martial Arts octagon referee)
Matthew McConaughey (best known as an actor, but also a part-owner of Austin FC, set to start Major League Soccer play in 2021)
Jim McKay (sportscasting legend most famous for his work on Wide World Of Sports)
Shane McMahon (Professional Wrestling executive, commentator and occasional wrestler)
Stephanie McMahon (Professional Wrestling executive and occasional wrestler)
Vince McMahon (Professional Wrestling promoter, executive, commentator and occasional wrestler. He's also an aspiring American Football executive, and dabbles in Bodybuilding)
Vince Mc Mahon Sr (Professional Wrestling promoter)
Al Michaels (sportscaster in multiple sports)
Rinus Michels (Association Football manager)
Miss Elizabeth (Professional Wrestling manager)
James Mitchell (Professional Wrestling manager)
José Mourinho (Association Football manager)
Bill Murray (better known as a comic actor, but also a part-owner of several minor-league baseball teams)
James Naismith (inventor of basketball)
Jim Nantz (sportscaster in multiple sports)
"Mean" Gene Okerlund (Professional Wrestling announcer, interviewer, commentator and occasional wrestler)
Keith Olbermann (analyst and commentator)
Jada Pinkett (best known as an actress, but is also a shareholder and team owner in the National Basketball Association along with her husband Will Smith, specifically the Philadelphia 76ers)
Gregg Popovich (Basketball coach)
Natalie Portman (best known as an actress, and still another part-owner of... guess which team)
Vittorio Pozzo (Association Football manager, the only one to win two men's World Cups)
Freddie Prinze Jr. (best known as an actor, but was also a Professional Wrestling writer, specifically for WWE)
Jack Ramsay (Basketball coach)
Mauro Ranallo (Professional Wrestling and Mixed Martial Arts commentator)
Branch Rickey (enormously influential baseball executive)
Freddie Roach (boxing coach)
Knute Rockne (American Football coach)
Robert Rodriguez (best known as a filmmaker, but also a Professional Wrestling promoter, specifically Lucha Underground)
Joe Rogan (Mixed Martial Arts commentator, also known as an actor and comedian)
Jim Ross (Professional Wrestling commentator and occasional wrestler)
Pete Rozelle (NFL commissioner who oversaw the league's rise to prominence in the last part of the 20th century)
Terri Runnels (Professional Wrestling manager, interviewer, and occasional wrestler)
Adolph Rupp (Basketball coach)
Vince Russo (Professional Wrestling booker, and controversially at one time, WCW Champion)
Nick Saban (American Football coach)
Tony Schiavone (Professional Wrestling and Baseball commentator)
Vin Scully (Baseball broadcaster)
Bill Shankly (Association Football manager)
Dean Smith (Basketball coach)
Delia Smith (best known as a celebrity chef, but also majority owner of English football club Norwich City alongside her husband)
Will Smith (best known as an actor and musician, but also a minority owner of the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers)
Erik Spoelstra (Basketball coach)
The Sports Guy (columnist Bill Simmons)
Jock Stein (Association Football manager)
George Steinbrenner (Baseball team owner; a fictionalized version was also a recurring character in Seinfeld)
David Stern (Basketball administrator who oversaw the rise of the NBA from the 1980s into the 21st century)
Pat Summitt (Basketball coach)
Bruce Tharpe (Professional Wrestling promoter, manager and ring announcer)
Justin Timberlake (best known as a musician, but also a minority owner of the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies)
Donald Trump (best known as a businessman before becoming US President; former owner of the New Jersey Generals in the United States Football League, a failed attempt to compete with the NFL)
Eteri Tutberidze (figure skating coach)
Usher (best known as a musician, but also a minority owner of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers)
Dick Vitale (Basketball broadcaster)
Kimona Wanalaya/Leia Meow (Professional Wrestling valet)
Dana White (Mixed Martial Arts promoter)
Mario Yamasaki (Mixed Martial Arts octagon referee)

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Pages containing lists of athletes by sport

People who were high-level athletes, but became more famous in other fields:

People not exactly athletes, but known for being either managers, sport journalists, or sport executives/owners:

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