- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1920–1951
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
GOAT Rank · 216
Greatest athletes from United Kingdom
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1883–1914
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1924–1945
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1934–1960
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1919–1945
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 98.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2006–2023
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2004–2023
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1894–1930
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1960–1982
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1949–1969
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1976–1992
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1995–2017
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2006–2019
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1946–1965
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 100.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2021
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1986–2003
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2013
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1988–2003
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1998–2011
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1988–2004
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2002–2014
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1881–1904
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1998–2016
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1973–1997
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2001–2018
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1966–1982
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1989–2003
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1876–1891
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2008–2022
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1984–1997
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1975–1990
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2001–2019
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1975–1993
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1926–1951
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1894–1920
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1988–2006
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1998–2012
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1881–1900
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1786–1816
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1995–2010
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2001–2023
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1992–2015
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1923–1947
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1986–2006
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1993–2009
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1927–1953
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150 | Wally Hammond | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1920–1951 | 90.3 |
| 228 | Bob Fitzsimmons | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1883–1914 | 88.0 |
| 271 | Adam Peaty | Swimming | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2012–— | 85.8 |
| 310 | Jack "Kid" Berg | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1924–1945 | 87.8 |
| 335 | Len Hutton | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1934–1960 | 87.5 |
| 337 | Herbert Sutcliffe | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1919–1945 | 87.7 |
| 386 | Stuart Broad | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2006–2023 | 88.0 |
| 399 | Katherine Sciver-Brunt | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2004–2023 | 88.4 |
| 416 | Sydney Barnes | Cricket | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1894–1930 | 86.1 |
| 431 | Rachael Heyhoe Flint | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1960–1982 | 87.4 |
| 440 | Fred Trueman | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1949–1969 | 87.6 |
| 454 | Natalie Sciver-Brunt | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2013–— | 86.2 |
| 462 | Daley Thompson | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1976–1992 | 85.3 |
| 473 | Frank Lampard | Football | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1995–2017 | 85.2 |
| 514 | Sarah Taylor | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2006–2019 | 86.7 |
| 515 | Jim Laker | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1946–1965 | 85.6 |
| 545 | Wayne Rooney | Football | 🏴 United Kingdom | 2002–2021 | 84.5 |
| 553 | Colin Jackson | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1986–2003 | 85.9 |
| 560 | Paul Scholes | Football | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1993–2013 | 84.8 |
| 563 | Jonathan Edwards | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1988–2003 | 84.4 |
| 581 | Claire Taylor | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1998–2011 | 86.0 |
| 595 | Steve Backley | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1988–2004 | 85.9 |
| 623 | Carl Froch | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2002–2014 | 84.9 |
| 635 | Bobby Abel | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1881–1904 | 86.5 |
| 638 | Steven Gerrard | Football | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1998–2016 | 83.7 |
| 643 | Graham Gooch | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1973–1997 | 86.9 |
| 692 | Kevin Pietersen | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2001–2018 | 84.8 |
| 693 | Enid Bakewell | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1966–1982 | 85.0 |
| 695 | Heather Knight | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2010–— | 85.8 |
| 725 | Lennox Lewis | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1989–2003 | 84.0 |
| 767 | Jem Carney | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1876–1891 | 83.8 |
| 774 | Anya Shrubsole | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2008–2022 | 84.6 |
| 792 | Sally Gunnell | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1984–1997 | 82.9 |
| 832 | Sebastian Coe | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1975–1990 | 83.4 |
| 839 | Nicola Adams | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2001–2019 | 82.6 |
| 861 | David Gower | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1975–1993 | 85.2 |
| 924 | Les Ames | Cricket | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1926–1951 | 84.9 |
| 957 | David Denton | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1894–1920 | 85.6 |
| 987 | Alan Shearer | Football | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1988–2006 | 81.5 |
| 995 | Andrew Strauss | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1998–2012 | 84.1 |
| 1001 | William Attewell | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1881–1900 | 84.6 |
| 1030 | Caleb Baldwin | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1786–1816 | 82.8 |
| 1045 | Andrew Flintoff | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1995–2010 | 82.5 |
| 1059 | Mo Farah | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2001–2023 | 83.6 |
| 1077 | Paula Radcliffe | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1992–2015 | 83.3 |
| 1088 | George Duckworth | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1923–1947 | 84.9 |
| 1155 | Martin Bicknell | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1986–2006 | 84.4 |
| 1203 | Michael Vaughan | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1993–2009 | 82.5 |
| 1209 | Nat Sciver-Brunt | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2013–— | 82.5 |
| 1215 | Charlie Barnett | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1927–1953 | 83.5 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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