Bill Russell
American basketball center who won 11 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics, the most of any player in league history.
21 athletes containing the letter B — each with origin, classification, and notes.
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American basketball center who won 11 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics, the most of any player in league history.
American tennis player who won 12 Grand Slam singles titles and led advocacy for equal prize money in women's tennis.
Swedish tennis player who won 11 Grand Slam singles titles before retiring at age 26 in 1983.
English midfielder and 1966 World Cup winner regarded as one of England's greatest footballers and a Manchester United icon.
American swimmer who won seven Olympic gold medals and holds world records in the 100m butterfly and 100m individual medley.
American high jumper who won the 1968 Olympic gold and pioneered the back-first jumping technique now used by virtually all elite jumpers.
Mozambican-born Portuguese forward who won the 1965 Ballon d'Or and finished as top scorer at the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
German defender who won the 1974 FIFA World Cup as captain and the 1990 edition as manager, pioneering the modern attacking sweeper role.
Northern Irish forward and 1968 Ballon d'Or winner regarded as one of the greatest dribblers in football history.
Ethiopian long-distance runner who won two Olympic gold medals in the 10,000m and set 27 world records.
American basketball center who won six NBA championships and held the league's all-time scoring record for nearly four decades.
Russian mixed martial artist who retired undefeated at 29–0 as UFC lightweight champion.
American basketball guard who won five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers across two decades.
French forward who won the 2018 FIFA World Cup at age 19 and has been among the world's top scorers across Ligue 1 and La Liga.
American basketball forward who won three NBA championships with the Boston Celtics during the 1980s.
American basketball forward, four-time NBA champion, and the league's all-time leading scorer.
British middle-distance runner who won two Olympic 1500m gold medals and set world records across 800m to the mile.
Ukrainian pole vaulter who won six consecutive World Championships and set 35 world records.
American boxer who held the welterweight world title and five middleweight world titles, often called the greatest boxer pound-for-pound.
Jamaican sprinter who set world records in the 100 metres and 200 metres and won eight Olympic gold medals.
American basketball center who scored 100 points in a single NBA game and held many of the league's scoring and rebounding records.
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