Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year: Every winner since 1954

Sportsperson of the Year Winners
2024

Simone Biles
2023
Deion Sanders
2022
2021
2020
Naomi Osaka
2020
LeBron James
2020
2020
Breanna Stewart
2020
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif
2019
Megan Rapinoe
2018
2017
José Altuve and J.J. Watt
2016
LeBron James
2015
Serena Williams
2014
Madison Bumgarner
2013
Peyton Manning
2012
LeBron James
2011
Pat Summitt and Mike Krzyzewski
2010
Drew Brees
2009
Derek Jeter
2008
Michael Phelps
2007
Brett Favre
2006
Dwyane Wade
2005
Tom Brady
2004
2003
Tim Duncan and David Robinson
2002
Lance Armstrong
2001
Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson
2000
1999
U.S. Women’s Soccer Team
1998
Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa
1997
Dean Smith
1996
Tiger Woods
1995
Cal Ripken Jr.
1994
Bonnie Blair and Johann Olav Koss
1993
Don Shula
1992
Arthur Ashe
1991
Michael Jordan
1990
Joe Montana
1989
Greg LeMond
1988
Orel Hershiser
1987
Rory Sparrow, Patty Sheehan, Reggie Williams, Chip Rives, Bob Bourne, Judi Brown King, Dale Murphy and Kip Keino
1986
Joe Paterno
1985
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1984
Mary Lou Retton and Edwin Moses
1983
Mary Decker
1982
Wayne Gretzky
1981
Sugar Ray Leonard
1980
U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
1979
Willie Stargell and Terry Bradshaw
1978
1977
Steve Cauthen
1976
Chris Evert
1975
Pete Rose
1974
Muhammad Ali
1973
Jackie Stewart
1972
John Wooden and Billie Jean King
1971
Lee Trevino
1970
Bobby Orr
1969
Tom Seaver
1968
Bill Russell
1967
Carl Yastrzemski
1966
Jim Ryun
1965
Sandy Koufax
1964
Ken Venturi
1963
Pete Rozelle
1962
Terry Baker
1961
Jerry Lucas
1960
Arnold Palmer
1959
Ingemar Johansson
1958
Rafer Johnson
1957
Stan Musial
1956
Bobby Morrow
1955
Johnny Podres
1954
Roger Bannister
