- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1870–1886
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
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
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1908–1937
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1965–1973
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1990–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1873–1890
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1960–1968
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1976–2015
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1877–1880
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 52.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2002–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1930–1955
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1958–1975
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1885–1930
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1880–1900
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1920–1939
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2005–2016
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1994–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 60.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1890–1920
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1936–1970
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1980–1995
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1986–2020
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1886–1905
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1926–1935
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1933–1951
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1956–1972
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1946–1980
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1992–2005
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1948–1962
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1868–1884
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1880–1895
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1987–active
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1946–1957
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1895–1910
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1894–1910
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1974–1994
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1952–1958
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2000–2017
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1948–1962
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1935–1955
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1973–1985
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1956–1961
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2955 | Jamie Anderson | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1870–1886 | 78.0 |
| 2992 | Liam Dawson | Cricket | 🏴 United Kingdom | 2007–— | 74.9 |
| 3006 | George Duncan | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1908–1937 | 79.1 |
| 3040 | Jackie Stewart | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1965–1973 | 78.8 |
| 3044 | Darren Clarke | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1990–— | 79.9 |
| 3120 | Bob Martin | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1873–1890 | 76.8 |
| 3163 | Jim Clark | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1960–1968 | 75.9 |
| 3176 | Nick Faldo | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1976–2015 | 77.2 |
| 3192 | Spencer Gore | Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1877–1880 | 66.6 |
| 3199 | Graeme McDowell | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2002–— | 76.6 |
| 3241 | Dick Burton | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1930–1955 | 76.5 |
| 3248 | Graham Hill | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1958–1975 | 77.6 |
| 3252 | Sandy Herd | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1885–1930 | 77.5 |
| 3289 | Willie Fernie | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1880–1900 | 74.9 |
| 3316 | Charley Hull | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2013–— | 74.6 |
| 3330 | Arthur Havers | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1920–1939 | 74.6 |
| 3339 | Jessica Ennis-Hill | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2005–2016 | 75.2 |
| 3340 | Catriona Matthew | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1994–— | 75.9 |
| 3358 | Gus Atkinson | Cricket | 🏴 United Kingdom | 2020–— | 65.8 |
| 3359 | William Auchterlonie | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1890–1920 | 74.9 |
| 3367 | Georgia Hall | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2014–— | 73.8 |
| 3377 | Matt Fitzpatrick | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2014–— | 73.0 |
| 3413 | Fred Daly | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1936–1970 | 75.0 |
| 3419 | Nigel Mansell | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1980–1995 | 74.6 |
| 3423 | Paul Lawrie | Golf | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1986–2020 | 74.5 |
| 3424 | David Brown | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1886–1905 | 74.3 |
| 3431 | Percival Bromfield | Table Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1926–1935 | 74.6 |
| 3439 | Pinkie Barnes | Table Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1933–1951 | 76.0 |
| 3448 | John Surtees | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1956–1972 | 74.0 |
| 3461 | Tommy Fleetwood | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2010–— | 72.5 |
| 3470 | Max Faulkner | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1946–1980 | 74.3 |
| 3491 | Katarina Johnson-Thompson | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2011–— | 74.7 |
| 3527 | Denise Lewis | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1992–2005 | 74.1 |
| 3534 | Stirling Moss | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1948–1962 | 72.7 |
| 3543 | Tom Kidd | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1868–1884 | 71.3 |
| 3544 | Jack Burns | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1880–1895 | 71.3 |
| 3586 | Colin Montgomerie | Golf | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1987–— | 73.0 |
| 3615 | Helen Elliot | Table Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1946–1957 | 73.0 |
| 3621 | Tyrrell Hatton | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2011–— | 71.0 |
| 3622 | Danny Willett | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2008–— | 70.8 |
| 3632 | Fred Herd | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1895–1910 | 70.0 |
| 3633 | Joe Lloyd | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1894–1910 | 70.0 |
| 3649 | Desmond Douglas | Table Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1974–1994 | 74.2 |
| 3688 | Mike Hawthorn | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1952–1958 | 68.0 |
| 3754 | Jenson Button | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2000–2017 | 71.4 |
| 3786 | Robert MacIntyre | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2017–— | 66.4 |
| 3797 | Dora Beregi | Table Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1948–1962 | 70.9 |
| 3803 | Jack Carrington | Table Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1935–1955 | 71.9 |
| 3838 | John Watson | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1973–1985 | 69.0 |
| 3842 | Tony Brooks | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1956–1961 | 65.3 |
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