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The 10 Most Famous Athletes in the World with Image

The 10 most famous athletes in the world: Cristiano Ronaldo, LeBron James, Lionel Messi, Neymar Jr., Roger Federer, Kevin Durant, Tiger Woods, James Rodriguez, Rafael Nadal, Kobe Bryant

No. 10 Kobe Bryant
Sport: Basketball, Country: United States, Salary: $25.0 million, Endorsements: $26.0 million, Facebook likes: 21.3 million, Twitter followers: 9.4 million
Kobe Bryant - Wikipedia

No. 9 Rafael Nadal
Sport: Tennis, Country: Spain, Salary: $4.5 million, Endorsements: $28.0 million, Facebook likes: 14.7 million, Twitter followers: 9.4 million
Rafael Nadal - Wikipedia

No. 8 James Rodriguez
Sport: Soccer, Country: Colombia, Salary: $21.4 million, Endorsements: $4.5 million, Facebook likes: 30.1 million, Twitter followers: 9.7 million
James Rodriguez - Wikipedia

No. 7 Tiger Woods
Sport: Golf, Country: United States, Salary: $1.0 million, Endorsements: $50.0 million, Facebook likes: 3.1 million, Twitter followers: 5.8 million
Tiger Woods - Wikipedia

No. 6 Kevin Durant
Sport: Basketball, Country: United States, Salary: $20.2 million, Endorsements: $35.0 million, Facebook likes: 10.2 million, Twitter followers: 13.6 million
Kevin Durant - Wikipedia

No. 5 Roger Federer
Sport: Tennis, Country: Switzerland, Salary: $9.0 million, Endorsements: $58.0 million, Facebook likes: 14.5 million, Twitter followers: 4.8 million
Roger Federer - Wikipedia

No. 4 Neymar Jr.
Sport: Soccer, Country: Brazil, Salary: $14.7 million, Endorsements: $17.0 million, Facebook likes: 56.6 million, Twitter followers: 21.9 million
Neymar Jr. - Wikipedia

No. 3 Lionel Messi
Sport: Soccer, Country: Argentina, Salary: $48.5 million, Endorsements: $22.0 million, Facebook likes: (does not have a Facebook page), Twitter followers: (does not have a Twitter page)
Lionel Messi - Wikipedia

No. 2 LeBron James
Sport: Basketball, Country: United States, Salary: $23.0 million, Endorsements: $44.0 million, Facebook likes: 22.5 million, Twitter followers: 31.2 million
LeBron James - Wikipedia

No. 1 Cristiano Ronaldo
Sport: Soccer, Country: Portugal, Salary: $52.2 million, Endorsements: $27.0 million, Facebook likes: 111.4 million, Twitter followers: 42.1 million
LeBron James - Wikipedia

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