Top 10 Most Famous Athletes in 2013

Athletes are the real inspiration for most of the youngsters. Everyone has at least one favorite athlete of all times. Moreover, the American athletes are the most famous and highly paid athletes across the world. In major parts of the world, Basketball and Baseball are known to be the most favorite and most watched games with their players having a huge fan following.

Do you know about the most famous athletes in 2013? Let’s find out! You will be glad  to see your favorites in the list. Here you go!

1) Michael Jordan

Born on: 17th February 1963
Born in: New York, United States
Nationality: American
Height: 6 feet 6 inches
Points: 32,292
Search Score: 100/100
Top 10: 113 months

Michael Jordan, more commonly known as MJ, is a former professional American basketball player, entrepreneur, owner and chairman of he Charlotte Bobcats. He is regarded to have popularized National Basketball Association around the world in 1980s-1990s.

2) Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

Born on: 24th February 1977
Born in: Michigan, United States
Nationality: American
Height: 5 feet 8 inches
Fights: 44
Wins: 44
Search Score: 87/100
Top 10: 15 months

Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is an American professional boxer who hasn’t lost any fight yet. He is considered to be the ‘best pound for pound boxer’ in the world by most of the sports news. He even topped the 50 highest-paid athletes of 2012 by Forbes and Sports Illustrated lists.

3) LeBron James

Born on: 30th December 1984
Born in: Ohio, United States
Nationality: American
Height: 6 feet 8 inches
League: National Basketball Association
Search Score: 76/100
Top 10: 77 months

LeBron James, sometimes known as King James, is a professional American basketball player. HE plays for Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is considered to a future NBA star and currently he is the Cavalier’s all-time leading scorer. He is one of the most influential athletes in America.

4) Kobe Bryant

Born on: 13th August 1978
Born in: Pennsylvania, United States
Nationality: American
Height: 6 feet 6 inches
League: National Basketball Association
Search Score: 40/100
Top 10: 95 months

Kobe Byrant is also known as ‘Black Mamba’. He is a professional American basketball player who plays for Los Angeles Lakers of National Basketball Association as a shooting guard. For his entire career, he only played for the Los Angeles Lakers. In 2013, he ranks 3rd on the league’s all-time postseason scoring list and 4th on all-time regular season scoring list.

5) Tiger Woods

Born on: 30th December 1975
Born in: California, United States
Nationality: American
Height: 6 feet 1 inch
Search Score: 30/100
Top 10: 87 months

Tiger Woods is a professional American golfer who is ranked as the most successful golfers of all time. His achievements till today are remarkable. He has been declared as one of the highest-paid athletes in the world by Forbes for many years. He is currently the World’s number 1 golf player.

6) Kevin Durant

Born on: 29th September 1988
Born in: Washington D.C, United States
Nationality: American
Height: 6 feet 9 inches
League: National Basketball Association
Search Score: 29/100
Top 10: 9 months

Kevin Durant is an American basketball player who plays for Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association. He is an Olympic gold medalist and one of the best players in NBA today. He is into philanthropy, endorsements and acting as well.

7) Derrick Rose

Born on: 4th October 1988
Born in: Illinois, United States
Nationality: American
Height: 6 feet 3 inches
League: National Basketball Association
Search Score: 24/100
Top 10: 9 months

Derrick Rose is a professional American basketball player. He plays for Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He learned basketball from his three elder brothers. He is the youngest player to win NBA Most Valuable Player Award in 2011 after Michael Jordan.

8) Tim Tebow

Born on: 14th August 1987
Born in: Makati, Philippines
Nationality: American
Height: 6 feet 3 inches
League: National Football League
Search Score: 23/100
Top 10: 24 months

Tim Tebow whose real name is Timothy Richard Tim Tebow is an American football quarter back. He plays for New England Patriots of the National Football League.

9) Dwyane Wade

Born on: 17th January 1982
Born in: Illinois, United States
Height: 6 feet 4 inches
Nationality: American

League: National Basketball Association
Search Score: 19/100
Top 10: 8 months

Dwyane Wade, D-Wade or Flash, is a professional American basketball player. He plays for Miami Heat of the National Basketball League. He is one the most popular and well-known players of the league.

10) Cristiano Ronaldo

Born on: 5th February 1985
Born in: Madeira, Portugal
Height: 6 feet 1 inch
Nationality: Portuguese
Club: Real Madrid
Search Score: 13/100
Top 10: 28 months

Cristiano Ronaldo is a professional Portuguese footballer. He plays for the Spanish club ‘Real Madrid’ as a forward and is also the captain of Portuguese National Team. He is one of the highest-paid footballers in the world and after moving from Manchester United to Real Madrid, he has become the worlds’ most expensive footballer in the history.

All for now, hope you enjoyed finding out about the 10 most famous athletes in 2013.

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