GOAT Rank · 216

Greatest Athletes from United Kingdom

This ranking is led by Wally Hammond, Bob Fitzsimmons and Adam Peaty. GOAT Rank currently ranks 216 eligible athletes from United Kingdom using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Wally Hammond ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 87.4.

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178

Wally Hammond

87.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1920–1951
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Wally Hammond

264

Bob Fitzsimmons

86.5

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1883–1914
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Bob Fitzsimmons

312

Adam Peaty

86.0

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2012–active
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Adam Peaty

354

Jack "Kid" Berg

85.6

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1924–1945
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Jack "Kid" Berg

379

Len Hutton

85.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1934–1960
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Len Hutton

381

Herbert Sutcliffe

85.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1919–1945
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 98.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Herbert Sutcliffe

437

Stuart Broad

85.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2006–2023
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Stuart Broad

451

Katherine Sciver-Brunt

85.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2004–2023
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Katherine Sciver-Brunt

468

Sydney Barnes

84.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1894–1930
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 94.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Sydney Barnes

484

Rachael Heyhoe Flint

84.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1960–1982
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Rachael Heyhoe Flint

494

Fred Trueman

84.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1949–1969
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Fred Trueman

510

Natalie Sciver-Brunt

84.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Natalie Sciver-Brunt

519

Daley Thompson

84.5

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1976–1992
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Daley Thompson

530

Frank Lampard

84.4

Sport: Football
Career: 1995–2017
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Frank Lampard

570

Sarah Taylor

84.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2006–2019
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Sarah Taylor

571

Jim Laker

84.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1946–1965
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 100.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Jim Laker

605

Wayne Rooney

84.0

Sport: Football
Career: 2002–2021
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Wayne Rooney

615

Colin Jackson

84.0

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1986–2003
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Colin Jackson

622

Paul Scholes

83.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1993–2013
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Paul Scholes

625

Jonathan Edwards

83.9

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1988–2003
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Jonathan Edwards

644

Claire Taylor

83.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1998–2011
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Claire Taylor

659

Steve Backley

83.7

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1988–2004
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Steve Backley

690

Carl Froch

83.5

Sport: Boxing
Career: 2002–2014
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Carl Froch

703

Bobby Abel

83.5

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1881–1904
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Bobby Abel

707

Steven Gerrard

83.4

Sport: Football
Career: 1998–2016
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Steven Gerrard

712

Graham Gooch

83.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1973–1997
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Graham Gooch

762

Kevin Pietersen

83.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2001–2018
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Kevin Pietersen

763

Enid Bakewell

83.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1966–1982
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Enid Bakewell

765

Heather Knight

83.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Heather Knight

800

Lennox Lewis

82.9

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1989–2003
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Lennox Lewis

844

Jem Carney

82.8

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1876–1891
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Jem Carney

852

Anya Shrubsole

82.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2008–2022
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Anya Shrubsole

872

Sally Gunnell

82.6

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1984–1997
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Sally Gunnell

920

Sebastian Coe

82.3

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1975–1990
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Sebastian Coe

927

Nicola Adams

82.3

Sport: Boxing
Career: 2001–2019
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Nicola Adams

951

David Gower

82.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1975–1993
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: David Gower

1015

Les Ames

81.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1926–1951
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Les Ames

1051

David Denton

81.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1894–1920
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: David Denton

1088

Alan Shearer

81.5

Sport: Football
Career: 1988–2006
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Alan Shearer

1096

Andrew Strauss

81.5

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1998–2012
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Andrew Strauss

1103

William Attewell

81.5

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1881–1900
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: William Attewell

1136

Caleb Baldwin

81.3

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1786–1816
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Caleb Baldwin

1152

Andrew Flintoff

81.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1995–2010
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Andrew Flintoff

1166

Mo Farah

81.1

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2001–2023
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Mo Farah

1184

Paula Radcliffe

81.0

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1992–2015
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Paula Radcliffe

1195

George Duckworth

81.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1923–1947
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: George Duckworth

1268

Martin Bicknell

80.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1986–2006
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Martin Bicknell

1319

Michael Vaughan

80.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1993–2009
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Michael Vaughan

1325

Nat Sciver-Brunt

80.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Nat Sciver-Brunt

1331

Charlie Barnett

80.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1927–1953
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Charlie Barnett

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
178	Wally Hammond	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1920–1951	87.4
264	Bob Fitzsimmons	Boxing	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1883–1914	86.5
312	Adam Peaty	Swimming	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2012–active	86.0
354	Jack "Kid" Berg	Boxing	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1924–1945	85.6
379	Len Hutton	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1934–1960	85.4
381	Herbert Sutcliffe	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1919–1945	85.4
437	Stuart Broad	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2006–2023	85.1
451	Katherine Sciver-Brunt	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2004–2023	85.0
468	Sydney Barnes	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom	1894–1930	84.9
484	Rachael Heyhoe Flint	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1960–1982	84.8
494	Fred Trueman	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1949–1969	84.7
510	Natalie Sciver-Brunt	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2013–active	84.6
519	Daley Thompson	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1976–1992	84.5
530	Frank Lampard	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom	1995–2017	84.4
570	Sarah Taylor	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2006–2019	84.2
571	Jim Laker	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1946–1965	84.2
605	Wayne Rooney	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom	2002–2021	84.0
615	Colin Jackson	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1986–2003	84.0
622	Paul Scholes	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom	1993–2013	83.9
625	Jonathan Edwards	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1988–2003	83.9
644	Claire Taylor	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1998–2011	83.8
659	Steve Backley	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1988–2004	83.7
690	Carl Froch	Boxing	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2002–2014	83.5
703	Bobby Abel	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1881–1904	83.5
707	Steven Gerrard	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom	1998–2016	83.4
712	Graham Gooch	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1973–1997	83.4
762	Kevin Pietersen	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2001–2018	83.1
763	Enid Bakewell	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1966–1982	83.1
765	Heather Knight	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2010–active	83.1
800	Lennox Lewis	Boxing	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1989–2003	82.9
844	Jem Carney	Boxing	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1876–1891	82.8
852	Anya Shrubsole	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2008–2022	82.7
872	Sally Gunnell	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1984–1997	82.6
920	Sebastian Coe	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1975–1990	82.3
927	Nicola Adams	Boxing	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2001–2019	82.3
951	David Gower	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1975–1993	82.2
1015	Les Ames	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom	1926–1951	81.9
1051	David Denton	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1894–1920	81.8
1088	Alan Shearer	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom	1988–2006	81.5
1096	Andrew Strauss	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1998–2012	81.5
1103	William Attewell	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1881–1900	81.5
1136	Caleb Baldwin	Boxing	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1786–1816	81.3
1152	Andrew Flintoff	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1995–2010	81.2
1166	Mo Farah	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2001–2023	81.1
1184	Paula Radcliffe	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1992–2015	81.0
1195	George Duckworth	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1923–1947	81.0
1268	Martin Bicknell	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1986–2006	80.6
1319	Michael Vaughan	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1993–2009	80.3
1325	Nat Sciver-Brunt	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2013–active	80.3
1331	Charlie Barnett	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1927–1953	80.3

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