- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
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
- Cricket
- Career
- 1971–1995
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1972–1990
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1962–1986
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2005–2022
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1982–1992
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1909–1928
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1928–1936
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 95.0
- Statistics
- 97.0
- Honours
- 96.0
- Longevity
- 99.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2014
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1886–1903
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1945–1963
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1977–1993
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2009–2019
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1986–2005
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1907–1929
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1980–1990
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1895–1907
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1987–2002
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1878–1890
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1979–2005
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1933–1951
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2008–2018
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1976–1984
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1982–1990
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1904–1923
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1991–2009
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2001–2018
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1908–1914
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1919–1938
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1890–1900
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1985–2006
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1893–1926
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1909–1914
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1998–2004
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1851–1896
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1975–1996
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1890–1906
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1925–1952
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1926–1957
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1984–1991
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1976–1980
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1866–1890
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1833 | Natasha Jonas | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2017–— | 77.4 |
| 1850 | Nigel Briers | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1971–1995 | 81.6 |
| 1851 | Alan Butcher | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1972–1990 | 81.2 |
| 1857 | Tyson Fury | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2008–— | 77.5 |
| 1860 | Virginia Wade | Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1962–1986 | 81.7 |
| 1866 | Amir Khan | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2005–2022 | 79.1 |
| 1876 | Adrian Moorhouse | Swimming | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1982–1992 | 77.9 |
| 1883 | Algernon Kingscote | Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1909–1928 | 80.6 |
| 1901 | Fred Bakewell | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1928–1936 | 78.1 |
| 1902 | Lewis Hamilton | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2007–— | 88.5 |
| 1911 | Yamilé Aldama | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1993–2014 | 80.8 |
| 1921 | Bill Brockwell | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1886–1903 | 80.2 |
| 1924 | Donald Carr | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1945–1963 | 80.9 |
| 1944 | Phil Bainbridge | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1977–1993 | 80.5 |
| 1949 | James DeGale | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2009–2019 | 77.4 |
| 1953 | Mark Alleyne | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1986–2005 | 81.1 |
| 1995 | Gordon Lowe | Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1907–1929 | 81.0 |
| 2001 | Anthony Joshua | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2013–— | 76.9 |
| 2004 | Todd Bennett | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1980–1990 | 77.7 |
| 2105 | Cuthbert Burnup | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1895–1907 | 78.7 |
| 2107 | Ian Austin | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1987–2002 | 79.5 |
| 2120 | Tom Dean | Swimming | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2018–— | 75.6 |
| 2161 | John Hartley | Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1878–1890 | 77.6 |
| 2187 | Kim Barnett | Cricket | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1979–2005 | 80.9 |
| 2202 | Hugh Bartlett | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1933–1951 | 78.1 |
| 2225 | George Groves | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2008–2018 | 76.4 |
| 2236 | Ainsley Bennett | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1976–1984 | 76.5 |
| 2237 | Joan Baptiste | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1982–1990 | 76.5 |
| 2296 | Jack Crawford | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1904–1923 | 77.5 |
| 2318 | Andy Caddick | Cricket | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1991–2009 | 78.1 |
| 2411 | Nick Compton | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2001–2018 | 78.3 |
| 2416 | Freya Anderson | Swimming | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2016–— | 74.3 |
| 2423 | Laura Muir | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2013–— | 77.3 |
| 2428 | Major Booth | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1908–1914 | 75.0 |
| 2451 | Hubert Ashton | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1919–1938 | 76.8 |
| 2465 | Frederick Bull | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1890–1900 | 76.1 |
| 2477 | Phillip DeFreitas | Cricket | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1985–2006 | 78.6 |
| 2495 | J.H. Taylor | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1893–1926 | 83.2 |
| 2558 | Douglas Carr | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1909–1914 | 74.4 |
| 2582 | Zoë Baker | Swimming | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1998–2004 | 73.3 |
| 2639 | Eilish McColgan | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2011–— | 75.3 |
| 2692 | Old Tom Morris | Golf | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1851–1896 | 82.0 |
| 2697 | John Childs | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1975–1996 | 78.3 |
| 2730 | Willis Cuttell | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1890–1906 | 76.3 |
| 2758 | Georgia Hunter Bell | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2016–— | 73.2 |
| 2759 | Colin Gregory | Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1925–1952 | 77.5 |
| 2788 | Henry Cotton | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1926–1957 | 81.4 |
| 2834 | Michael Watson | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1984–1991 | 71.8 |
| 2876 | Duncan Goodhew | Swimming | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1976–1980 | 70.5 |
| 2954 | Bob Ferguson | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1866–1890 | 78.0 |
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