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The 20 most famous athletes in the world

Cristiano RonaldoDenis Doyle/Getty Images

The list of the most famous athletes in the world is dominated by footballers, and no athlete is better known than Cristiano Ronaldo.

In the most recent issue of ESPN the Magazine, Ben Alamar, ESPN’s director of sports analytics, came up with a way to measure every top athlete’s fame. The formula uses earnings on and off the field, social-media popularity, and Google search popularity.

Below we take a closer look at the 20 best-known athletes; the list contains eight soccer players, four tennis players, three basketball players, three golfers, a cricket player, and a track star. You can see the entire list in ESPN the Magazine.

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