2016 World's Most Famous Women in Sports
ESPN has been calculating the world's most popular ('famous') athletes since 2016.
The Most Famous Female Athletes
Here is the most famous female sports people for 2016, taken from the top 100 list. Only eight women made the top-100 of the most famous sports people of the world.
| Name | Sport | Nationality | Winnings | Endorsements | overall ranking | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Maria Sharapova | Tennis | Russia | 8 | 23 | 15.5 | 2.1 | 18 |
| 2. | Ronda Rousey | MMA | USA | 3 | 4 | 10.9 | 2.3 | 23 |
| 3 | Serena Williams | Tennis | USa | 13 | 13 | 4.3 | 6.1 | 25 |
| 4 | Sania Miraz | Tennis | India | 2 | 5 | 10.8 | 3.6 | 41 |
| 5 | Alex Morgan | Soccer | USA | 1 | 1 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 55 |
| 6 | Dania Patrick | Auto Racing | USA | 12 | 6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 63 |
| 7 | Venus Williams | Tennis | USA | 2 | 2 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 74 |
| 8 | Lydia Ko | Golf | New Zealand | 3 | 4 | 0.21 | 0.40 | 81 |
Source: the female athlete data is extracted from the 2016 ESPN World Fame 100
Related Pages
- List of top female most famous athletes for each year
- about ESPN World Fame 100 and list of overall winners
- Discussion about the world's most popular athletes
- The world's Highest paid female athletes
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