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Most popular male athlete, while Serena Williams is still the most popular female athlete. These are some of the results of The Harris Poll of 2,163 adults surveyed online between June 13 and 20, 2011
Most Popular Male Atheletes 2011
After almost 7 years waitng since entering the top 10 list of America's Most Popular Athelete, Derek Jeter has finally landed the number one spot. This may be attributed to his recent success in Major League Baseball with him joining the 3000 hit club -becoming only the 28th player to do so.
Next on the list is Peyten Manning who vaulted himself to second place from 5th place last year. Arguably the two best NBA players of all time, Michael Jordan, and Kobe Bryant are tied for 3rd place. Kobe, last year's most popular athlete saw himself went down two notches because of setbacks in his championship quest this year.
Tiger Woods, who was America's most popular athlete from 2006-2010 is now all the way down to 5th place. His failures in recent showings (or non showings) in Major Golf Tournaments saw his popularity dip to an all time low. The last time he placed this low was in 1999 when he was ranked 7th.
Most Popular Female Atheles 2011
Just like the past 2 years, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, and Danica Patrick are still number 1, 2, and 3 this year. Wimbeldon runner up Maria Sharapova moves one spot up to 4th place, while soccer legend Mia Hamm drop to 5th. Three newcomers round out the top ten: WNBA star Sue Bird at a tie for number 7; beach volleyball player Kerry Walsh at a tie for number 9 and golfer Michele Wie also at a tie for number 9.
Here are Yourr Top 10 Most Popular Athletes 2011
Male
1. Derek Jeter
2. Peyton Manning
3. (tie) Kobe Bryant
3. (tie) Michael Jordan
5. Tiger Woods
6. Tom Brady
7. (tie) Albert Pujols
7. (tie) Hines Ward
9. Derrick Rose
10. Aaron Rodgers
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2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
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Derek Jeter |
* |
10 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
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Peyton Manning |
* |
7 |
2 |
* |
8 |
=8 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
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Kobe Bryant |
7 |
6 |
* |
7 |
9 |
4 |
4 |
=1 |
=3 |
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Michael Jordan |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
=3 |
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Tiger Woods |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
=1 |
5 |
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Tom Brady |
* |
* |
7 |
* |
10 |
=8 |
* |
8 |
6 |
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Albert Pujols |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
10 |
* |
=7 |
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Hines Ward |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
=7 |
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Derrick Rose |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
9 |
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Aaron Rodgers |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
10 |
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* Not listed in that year |
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Female
1. Serena Williams
2. Venus Williams
3. Danica Patrick
4. Maria Sharapova
5. Mia Hamm
6. Anna Kournikova
7. (tie) Martina Navratilova
7. (tie) Sue Bird
9. (tie) Kerry Walsh
9. (tie) Michele Wie
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Base: All adults |
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2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
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Serena Williams |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Venus Williams |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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Danica Patrick |
* |
* |
5 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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Maria Sharapova |
* |
* |
8 |
5 |
4 |
=6 |
5 |
4 |
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Mia Hamm |
3 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
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Anna Kournikova |
6 |
5 |
9 |
9 |
* |
9 |
6 |
6 |
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Martina Navratilova |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
=10 |
=7 |
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Sue Bird |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
=7 |
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Kerry Walsh |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
=9 |
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Michele Wie |
8 |
10 |
4 |
8 |
* |
* |
* |
=9 |
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* Not listed in that year |
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