From the tennis court to the gridiron, the pitch and the hardwood, these flame-haired stars stood out in more ways than one. Which redhead reigns supreme? Cast your vote!
1Rod LaverRed-haired Australian tennis legend and the only man to win two calendar-year Grand Slams.1000pts
2Paul ScholesGinger-haired Manchester United midfield great famed for his passing and long-range goals.813pts
3Matt BonnerGinger NBA champion forward affectionately dubbed the 'Red Rocket'.596pts
4Alexi LalasRed-haired, goateed defender and one of the faces of 1990s US soccer.517pts
5Brian ScalabrineRed-haired NBA champion forward and cult favourite known as the 'White Mamba'.423pts
6Sonny GrayMLB All-Star pitcher recognisable for his red hair and beard.423pts
7Jannik SinnerTennis world No. 1 whose shock of red hair is as recognisable as his flat, powerful groundstrokes.310pts
8Boris BeckerRed-blond German tennis great and six-time Grand Slam champion.310pts
9Andy DaltonNFL quarterback nicknamed 'The Red Rifle' for his hair and his arm.0pts
10Bill WaltonRed-haired NBA Hall of Fame center and two-time champion.0pts
11Canelo ÁlvarezMexican boxer nicknamed 'Canelo' for his cinnamon-red hair, who became the undisputed super middleweight champion of the world in 2021.
12Shaun WhiteRed-haired snowboarder nicknamed 'The Flying Tomato' who won Olympic halfpipe gold three times, in 2006, 2010 and 2018.
13Ricky CarmichaelRed-haired motocross great nicknamed 'The GOAT' who won 15 AMA championships across motocross and supercross.
14Sonny JurgensenRed-haired Hall of Fame quarterback of the Eagles and Washington, celebrated as one of the purest passers of his era.
15Red SchoendienstHall of Fame second baseman nicknamed 'Red' for his hair, who later managed the St. Louis Cardinals to the 1967 World Series title.
16Alan BallRed-haired midfielder who was the youngest member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning team and later starred for Everton and Arsenal.
17Gordon StrachanFiery red-haired midfielder who starred for Aberdeen, Manchester United and Leeds and later managed Celtic to three league titles.
18Billy BremnerRed-haired captain of Don Revie's great Leeds United side, a ferocious Scottish midfielder who won two league titles.
19Kevin De BruyneGinger-haired Belgian playmaker who won six Premier League titles and the 2023 Champions League with Manchester City.
20Ben StokesRed-haired England all-rounder whose heroics won the 2019 World Cup final and the Headingley Ashes Test that same summer.
21Jonny BairstowRed-haired England wicketkeeper-batter and 2019 World Cup winner known for his explosive hitting in every format.
22Greg RutherfordRed-haired long jumper who won Olympic gold on 'Super Saturday' at London 2012 and the world title in 2015.
23Carson WentzRed-haired quarterback who was the MVP front-runner for the Eagles in 2017 before a knee injury ended his season.
24Justin TurnerRed-bearded third baseman who became a Dodgers postseason hero and helped win the 2020 World Series.
25Henrik SedinRed-haired Swedish centre who won the Hart and Art Ross trophies in 2010 and became the Vancouver Canucks' all-time points leader.
26Daniel SedinRed-haired Swedish winger and Henrik's twin, who won the 2011 Art Ross Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award with Vancouver.
Photo credits
- Paul Scholes — James Adams, CC BY 2.0
- Matt Bonner — Michael Tipton from Baltimore, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Sonny Gray — jnashboulden, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Andy Dalton — Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0
- Canelo Álvarez — Box Azteca, CC BY 3.0
- Shaun White — Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from Washington D.C, United States, CC BY 2.0
- Ricky Carmichael — Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0
- Alan Ball — The original uploader was Pyrope at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0
- Gordon Strachan — Якушкин Иван, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Billy Bremner — Rob Mieremet / Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kevin De Bruyne — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Greg Rutherford — Giulio Gigante from Pescara, Italy, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Carson Wentz — All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Justin Turner — TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Henrik Sedin — Orlandkurtenbach, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Daniel Sedin — Loxy!, CC BY 2.0
Comments 2
Hair colour is the whole qualification here, so Paul Scholes and a world No. 1 enter on identical terms: https://youpick.best/articles/jannik-sinner-ranked-many-ways
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ypb-teamAug 21Canelo means cinnamon in Spanish, which is how a boxer landed next to Sinner and Laver among redheads: https://youpick.best/articles/canelo-alvarez-ranked-many-ways
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