Conditions for inclusion:
Athlete | Nation(s) | Sport(s) | Role(s) | Era | Notes |
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Jefri Bolkiah, Prince Abdul Hakeem | ![]() |
SHO | Olympics / Other | 1996—2000 | $1 B+ (Vanity Fair 2011) |
Karim, Prince Aga Khan | ![]() |
ALP | Olympics | 1964 | $1 B (Forbes, 2008) |
Andre Agassi | ![]() |
TEN | Olympics | 1996 | $175M (The Richest, 2019) |
Alexandre Pato | ![]() |
FBL | Olympics | 2008—2012 | $145M (The Richest, 2019) |
Lance Armstrong | ![]() |
CRD | Olympics | 1992—2000 | $125M (The Richest, 2019) |
Alfried von Bohlen und Halbach | ![]() |
SAL | Olympics | 1936 | $1B+ (Encyclopedia Brittannica, "early 1960s") |
Carlos Boozer | ![]() |
BKB | Olympics | 2004—2008 | $120M (The Richest, 2019) |
Chris Bosh | ![]() |
BKB | Olympics | 2008 | $110M (The Richest, 2019) |
Avery Brundage | ![]() |
ART/ATH | Olympics / Administrator | 1912—1975 | $250M (Wikipedia, 1960 - inflation corrected) |
Kobe Bryant | ![]() |
BKB | Olympics | 2008—2012 | $350M (The Richest, 2019) |
Cristiano Ronaldo | ![]() |
FBL | Olympics | 2004 | $450M (The Richest, 2019) |
Michel de Carvalho | ![]() |
LUG | Olympics | 1972—1976 | Multi-millionaire himself, married to Heineken heiress Charlene ($15.9B, Forbes, 2019) |
Oscar De La Hoya | ![]() |
BOX | Olympics | 1992 | $200M (The Richest, 2019) |
Novak Đoković | ![]() |
TEN | Olympics / Other | 2008—2020 | $130M (The Richest, 2019) |
Tim Duncan | ![]() |
BKB | Olympics | 2004 | $177M (The Richest, 2019) |
Kevin Durant | ![]() |
BKB | Olympics | 2012—2020 | $170M (The Richest, 2019) |
Mike Evans | ![]() |
ROW | Olympics | 1984 | $600 million (superyachtfan.com) (August 2021) |
Roger Federer | ![]() |
TEN | Olympics / Other | 2000—2012 | $400M (The Richest, 2019) |
George Foreman | ![]() |
BOX | Olympics | 1968 | $250M (The Richest, 2023) |
Kevin Garnett | ![]() |
BKB | Olympics | 2000 | $180M (The Richest, 2019) |
Wayne Gretzky | ![]() |
IHO | Olympics | 1998 | $200M (The Richest, 2019) |
Albert, Prince Grimaldi | ![]() |
BOB | Olympics / Other / Administrator | 1985—2002 | $1.4B (Forbes, 2008) |
Grant Hill | ![]() |
BKB | Olympics | 1996 | $180M (The Richest, 2019) |
Dwight Howard | ![]() |
BKB | Olympics | 2008 | $115M (The Richest, 2019) |
LeBron James | ![]() |
BKB | Olympics | 2004—2012 | $440M (The Richest, 2019), estimated at > $1B in 2022 |
Magic Johnson | ![]() |
BKB | Olympics | 1992 | $600M (The Richest, 2019) |
Michael Jordan | ![]() |
BKB | Olympics | 1984—1992 | $1.9B (Forbes, 2019) |
Anna Kasprzak | ![]() |
EDR | Olympics | 2012—2016 | $1.3B (Forbes, 2021) |
Agnete Kirk Thinggaard | ![]() |
EDR | Olympics | 2016 | $8.7B (Forbes, 2021) |
Mario Lemieux | ![]() |
IHO | Olympics | 2002 | $150M (The Richest, 2019) |
Sugar Ray Leonard | ![]() |
BOX | Olympics | 1976 | $120M (The Richest, 2019) |
Lennox Lewis | ![]() |
BOX | Olympics / Other | 1984—1988 | $140M (The Richest, 2019) |
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. | ![]() |
BOX | Olympics | 1996 | $340M (Forbes, 2016) |
Lionel Messi | ![]() |
FBL | Olympics | 2008 | $400M (The Richest, 2019) |
Rafael Nadal | ![]() |
TEN | Olympics / Other | 2004—2016 | $125M (The Richest, 2019) |
Josef Neckermann | ![]() ![]() |
EDR | Olympics | 1960—1972 | ca $185 million (€145 million) (1976 per German Wikipedia) |
Neymar | ![]() |
FBL | Olympics | 2012—2016 | $185M (The Richest, 2019) |
Dirk Nowitzki | ![]() |
BKB | Olympics / Other | 2008 | $170M (The Richest, 2019) |
Shaquille O'Neal | ![]() |
BKB | Olympics | 1996 | $400M (The Richest, 2019) |
Hakeem Olajuwon | ![]() |
BKB | Olympics | 1996 | $200M (The Richest, 2019) |
Gary Payton | ![]() |
BKB | Olympics | 1996—2000 | $130M (The Richest, 2019) |
Ben Pon | ![]() |
SHO | Olympics | 1972 | €290M (Quote 500, 2019) |
Pete Sampras | ![]() |
TEN | Olympics | 1992 | $150M (The Richest, 2019) |
Mariya Sharapova | ![]() |
TEN | Olympics / Other | 2012 | $195M (The Richest, 2019) |
Ion Țiriac | ![]() |
IHO | Olympics / Administrator | 1964—2004 | $1.1B (Forbes, 2019) |
Dwyane Wade, Jr. | ![]() |
BKB | Olympics | 2004—2008 | $115M (The Richest, 2019) |
Russell Westbrook | ![]() |
BKB | Olympics | 2012 | $125M (The Richest, 2019) |
Hugh, Duke Westminster | ![]() |
MBO | Olympics | 1908 | Estimated worth of $1.5B to 2.5B (inflation corrected) at time of death in 1953 |
Serena Williams | ![]() |
TEN | Olympics | 2000—2016 | $170M (The Richest, 2019) |
Cameron Winklevoss | ![]() |
ROW | Olympics | 2008 | $0.9-1.1B (Forbes, 2018) |
Tyler Winklevoss | ![]() |
ROW | Olympics | 2008 | $0.9-1.1B (Forbes, 2018) |