List of Native American sportspeople
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This is a list of American sportspeople of Native American ancestry.
American & Canadian football
- Bud Adams, Cherokee Nation, owner of the Houston/Tennessee Oilers/Titans
- Keenan Allen, Lumbee wide receiver for the Los Angeles Chargers
- Eli Ankou, Ojibwe Dokis First Nation defensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills
- Sam Bradford, Cherokee Nation, quarterback, 2010 first overall draft pick and Offensive Rookie of the Year{{cite news|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/rams-qb-bradford-picked-as-nfl-offensive-rookie-of-the-year-09000d5d81e21a00#:~:text=St.,of%20the%20Year%20award%20Friday.|title=Rams QB Bradford picked as NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year|work=NFL.com|date=February 4, 2011|accessdate=December 13, 2020}}
- Tyler Bray, Potawatomi, quarterback
- Austin Corbett, Walker River Northern Paiute,{{cite web|title=Native athletes in the news: Austin Corbett (Walker River Paiute Tribe) and more|url=https://www.firstnationsfocus.com/features/native-athletes-in-the-news-austin-corbett-walker-river-paiute-tribe-and-more/|publisher=First Nation's Focus|date=May 16, 2018|access-date=September 16, 2022}} offensive guard, Super Bowl LVI champion with the Los Angeles Rams.{{cite news|url=https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/an-indigenous-super-bowl-champion|title=An Indigenous Super Bowl champion|publisher=Indian Country Times|date=February 13, 2022|accessdate=September 16, 2022}}
- Dane Evans, Wichita, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, quarterback
- Al Hoptowit, Yakima, American football player, right tackle, 1943 NFL Champion.
- Levi Horn, Northern Cheyenne, offensive tackle{{cite web|title=Chicago Bears Levi Horn Visits Spokane Tribe of Indians|url=http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2011/07/chicago-bears-levi-horn-visits-spokane-tribe-of-indians/|publisher=Indian Country Today|date=July 16, 2011|access-date=2022-09-16}}{{cite web|url=http://www.doi.gov/news/mediaadvisories/BIE-Director-Keith-Moore-Chicago-Bears-Levi-Horn-and-Nike-N7-to-Announce-Presidents-Active-Lifestyle-Award-Challenge-Winning-School.cfm|publisher=United States Department of the Interior|title=BIE Director Keith Moore, Chicago Bears' Levi Horn and Nike N7 to Announce President's Active Lifestyle Award Challenge Winning School|date=2011-05-16|access-date=2022-09-16}}
- Creed Humphrey, Potawatomi, Kansas City Chiefs, center,{{Cite web |last=Vishanoff |first=Rachel |date=2023-02-10 |title=Q&A with Kansas City Chiefs center Creed Humphrey |url=https://www.potawatomi.org/blog/2023/02/10/qa-with-kansas-city-chiefs-center-creed-humphrey/ |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=Potawatomi.org |language=en}} a Super Bowl LVII champion.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhonews.com/news/2023/feb/21/guest-column-irony-kansas-city-winning-super-bowl/|title=Guest column: The irony of Kansas City winning Super Bowl LVII|author=Jourdan Bennett-Begaye, Indian Country Today|publisher=Navajo-Hopi Observer|date=February 21, 2023|accessdate=May 14, 2023}}
- Wahoo McDaniel, Choctaw-Chickasaw, played defensive back for different American Football League (AFL) teams between 1960 and 1968. 1960 AFL Champion.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/25/sports/wahoo-mcdaniel-63-a-wrestler-and-a-folk-hero-for-fans-of-the-early-jets.html|title=Wahoo McDaniel, 63, a Wrestler and a Folk Hero for Fans of the Early Jets|first=Gerald|last=Eskenazi|work=New York Times|date=April 25, 2002|access-date=April 30, 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nfl.com/players/wahoo-mcdaniel/stats/|title=Wahoo McDaniel|work=NFL.com|access-date=April 30, 2021}} Later became a professional wrestler.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-apr-20-me-wahoo20-story.html#:~:text=The%205%2Dfoot%2D11%2C,%2C%20finally%2C%20the%20Miami%20Dolphins.|title=Wahoo McDaniel, 63; Football Player Became Popular Wrestler|agency=Associated Press|work=Los Angeles Times|date=April 20, 2002|accessdate=July 23, 2020}}
- Bryce Petty, Chicksaw,{{Cite web |title=CHICKASAW.TV – Bryce Petty: Profiles of a Nation |url=https://www.chickasaw.tv/profiles-of-a-nation/video/bryce-petty-profiles-of-a-nation |website=chickasaw.tv}} quarterback.{{Cite web |last=Patra, Kevin |date=May 3, 2018 |title=New York Jets cut backup quarterback Bryce Petty |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/new-york-jets-cut-backup-quarterback-bryce-petty-0ap3000000931244 |website=NFL.com}}
- Teton Saltes, Oglala, professional football player signed by the New York Jets of the NFL (2021), offensive tackle{{Cite web|date=2021-05-02|title=Teton Saltes signs deal with New York Jets|url=https://www.krqe.com/sports/local-sports/teton-saltes-signs-deal-with-new-york-jets/|access-date=2021-12-07|website=KRQE NEWS 13 - Breaking News, Albuquerque News, New Mexico News, Weather, and Videos|language=en-US}} Later joined XFL team Arlington Renegades in 2023,{{cite web |title=XFL Transactions |url=https://www.xfl.com/xfl-transactions |website=XFL.com |date=April 25, 2023|accessdate=June 5, 2023}} He is a 2023 XFL Champion.{{cite news|url=https://www.krqe.com/sports/teton-saltes-talks-xfl-championship-and-his-future/|title=Teton Saltes talks XFL Championship and his future|first=Jared|last=Chester|publisher=KRQE|date=May 20, 2023|accessdate=June 5, 2023}}
- Sonny Sixkiller, Cherokee, quarterback{{cite news|url=https://www.si.com/college/washington/legends/sixkiller-was-the-quarterback-with-the-amazing-name|title=The Legend of Sonny Six: Where Did the Name Come From?|first=Dan|last=Raley|publisher=Sports Illustrated|date=March 17, 2020|accessdate=September 16, 2022}}
- Jakeb Sullivan, Cheyenne River Lakota Sioux, quarterback
- Jim Thorpe (Sac and Fox Nation, 1887–1953), Olympic Gold medalist and football and baseball player. Won titles as both a player and team executive of the Canton Bulldogs.{{cite web | title=Canton Bulldogs | website=Sports Ecyclopedia | date=2020-01-06 | url=https://sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/canton/cantonbulldogs.html/ | access-date=2020-08-04}}{{cite web | title=Canton Bulldogs | website=Ohio History Central | date=2020-08-04 | url=https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Canton_Bulldogs#:~:text=The%20new%20Canton%20Bulldogs%20became,championships%20in%201922%20and%201923 | access-date=2020-08-04}}
- James Winchester, Choctaw,{{cite news|url=https://www.choctawnation.com/news-events/press-media/running-chiefs|title=Running for Chiefs|first=Zach|last=Maxwell|publisher=Choctaw Nation|accessdate=December 13, 2020}} Kansas City Chiefs, long snapper,{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportscasting.com/are-there-any-native-american-football-players-in-the-nfl/|title=Are There Any Native American Football Players in the NFL?|first=Lizzie|last=Wells|date=January 5, 2020}} a Super Bowl LIV and Super Bowl LVII champion{{Cite web|url=https://tulsaworld.com/sports/college/ou/ou-football-family-celebration-after-super-bowl-win-exactly-how-james-winchesters-father-would-have/article_eda80caf-064a-511a-8277-ea8e9f89a9cd.html|title=OU football: Family celebration after Super Bowl win exactly how James Winchester's father would have wanted it|first=Eric Bailey Tulsa|last=World|website=Tulsa World}}
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- Napoleon Barrel
- Leon Boutwell
- Ted Buffalo
- Xavier Downwind
- Gray Horse
- Joe Guyon
- Ted St. Germaine
- Baptiste Thunder
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Athletics
- Frank Pierce, first Native American to represent the United States at the Olympics in 1904
- Ellison "Tarzan" Brown, Narragansett U.S. Olympian/marathon runner
- Wilson Charles, competed in the decathlon at the 1932 Olympics.{{cite web |url=http://www.aiahof.com/wilsoncharles.php |title=Wilson "Buster" Charles 1972 - Track/Baseball - Oneida |publisher=American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame |accessdate=3 October 2018}}
- Robert Brevelle, Represented U.S. and placed 4th at the 1994 World Karate Championships, 3rd Place at US Karate Nationals, gold medalist and Louisiana State Champion TaeKwonDo 1992.
- Ashton Locklear, artistic gymnast of Lumbee tribe, 2014 world champion (team), 2 x 2014 Pan American Champion (team, uneven bars), 2 x 2016 Pacific Rim Champion (team, uneven bars)
- Billy Mills, Oglala Lakota 1964 gold medalist
- Jim Thorpe, gold medalist in the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Olympics{{cite encyclopedia |title=Jim Thorpe Biography |url=http://www.notablebiographies.com/St-Tr/Thorpe-Jim.html |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of World Biography |accessdate=2 October 2018}}
Baseball
- Brian DuBois, Chippewa, pitcher Baltimore
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- Jack Aker, Potawatomi, pitcher{{cite news |title=At Indian Museum, Plight of the Players |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/sports/baseball/17native.html |access-date=11 October 2024 |work=New York Times |agency=Associated Press |date=August 16, 2008}}
- Brandon Bailey, Chickasaw, pitcher for the Houston Astros
- Dallas Beeler, Chickasaw, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
- Johnny Bench, Choctaw, Hall of Fame catcher with the Cincinnati Reds, two-time MVP
- Chief Bender, Ojibwa, Hall of Fame pitcher
- Jim Bluejacket, Cherokee, pitcher
- Lou Bruce, Mohawk, outfielder for the Philadelphia Athletics{{cite web |title=Louis R. Bruce |url=https://archives.upenn.edu/exhibits/penn-people/biography/louis-r-bruce |website=University Archives and Records Center |publisher=University of Pennsylvania |accessdate=23 August 2020}}
- Dylan Bundy, Cherokee Nation, pitcher{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/rockies-jon-gray-proud-of-cherokee-roots/c-197631590|title=Gray humbled by Cherokee Nation roots|last=Harding|first=Thomas|date=August 15, 2016|work=MLB.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007035014/https://www.mlb.com/news/rockies-jon-gray-proud-of-cherokee-roots/c-197631590|archive-date=October 7, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=October 7, 2019}}
- Joba Chamberlain, Ho-Chunk, pitcher
- Chief Chouneau, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, pitcher who appeared in one game for the Chicago White Sox{{cite book |last1=Thornley |first1=Stew |title=Baseball in Minnesota: The Definitive History |date=2006 |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society |isbn=978-0-87351-551-1 |page=153 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D0u6nMN6iwoC&pg=PA153 |access-date=11 October 2024 |language=en}}
- Lee Daney, Choctaw, pitcher{{cite news |quote=Arthur Lee Daney, a Choctaw man from Tahlinia, played in only one game and pitched only one inning in 1928.|last1=Crawford |first1=Grant D. |title=Baseball exhibit touts Native American players |url=https://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/news/baseball-exhibit-touts-native-american-players/article_6103e2fb-3e4b-5ee0-a298-e699e610ee37.html |access-date=18 March 2024 |work=Tahlequah Daily Press |date=17 October 2019 |language=en}}
- Jacoby Ellsbury, Navajo, All-Star outfielder, Gold Glove winner and two-time Word Series champion{{cite web |url=http://archive.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2007/03/11/ellsbury_a_rare_talent/|first=Gordon|last=Edes|title=Ellsbury a rare talent|publisher=Boston Globe|date=March 11, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813204709/http://archive.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2007/03/11/ellsbury_a_rare_talent/|archive-date=August 13, 2019|url-status=live|accessdate=October 7, 2019}}
- Koda Glover, Cherokee-descent, pitcher for the Washington Nationals{{cite web |url=https://www.syracuse.com/chiefs/2016/07/syracuse_chiefs_reliever_could_be_a_big_name_from_a_very_small_town.html|first=Lindsay|last=Kramer|title=Syracuse Chiefs reliever Koda Glover could be a big name from a very small town|publisher=Indian Country Today|date=July 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813210616/https://www.syracuse.com/chiefs/2016/07/syracuse_chiefs_reliever_could_be_a_big_name_from_a_very_small_town.html|archive-date=August 13, 2019|url-status=live|accessdate=October 7, 2019}}
- Marco Gonzales, pitcher{{Cite web|url=https://www-marca-com.translate.goog/claro-mx/beisbol/mlb/2018/04/09/5acb80bce2704e6e518b463c.html?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc|title=Marco Gonzales: "Soy una mezcla de todo pero me defino como norteamericano"|first=Carlos|last=Torres Bujanda|website=Marca|access-date=October 13, 2022}}
- Jon Gray, Cherokee Nation, pitcher
- Ryan Helsley, Cherokee Nation, pitcher{{cite web|url=https://newsmaven.io/indiancountrytoday/archive/a-proud-cherokee-family-with-an-ace-st-louis-cardinals-pitcher-ryan-helsley-bmU53cAscEuK78id9JV4Vw/|first=Rodney|last=Harwood|title=A Proud Cherokee Family with An Ace: St. Louis Cardinals' Pitcher Ryan Helsley|date=February 10, 2016|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190813210020/https://newsmaven.io/indiancountrytoday/archive/a-proud-cherokee-family-with-an-ace-st-louis-cardinals-pitcher-ryan-helsley-bmU53cAscEuK78id9JV4Vw/|archive-date=August 13, 2019|url-status=live|accessdate=October 7, 2019}}
- Adrian Houser, Cherokee Nation, pitcher{{cite web |url=https://theathletic.com/1268801/2019/10/04/cardinals-ryan-helsley-of-cherokee-descent-expresses-disappointment-over-braves-use-of-tomahawk-chop/|title=Cardinals' Ryan Helsley, of Cherokee descent, expresses disappointment over Braves' use of Tomahawk Chop|last=Saxon|first=Mark|date=October 4, 2019|publisher=The Athletic |access-date=October 7, 2019|quote=Several current major leaguers have Cherokee heritage, including the Milwaukee Brewers' Adrian Houser, who was born in the Native American hospital in Helsley's hometown |url-access=subscription}}
- Chief Johnson, Ho-Chunk, pitcher{{rp|79}}
- Frank Jude, Mille Lacs Ojibwe, Major League Baseball outfielder{{cite web|last1=Bohn|first1=Terry|title=Frank Jude |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/61f62232|publisher=Society for American Basketball Research|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007042017/https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/61f62232|archive-date=October 7, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=October 7, 2019}}
- Ike Kahdot, Potawatomi, third baseman for the Cleveland Indians{{cite book |last1=King |first1=C. Richard |title=Native Americans in Sports |date=10 March 2015 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-46403-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2I-1Ttq7zxsC |accessdate=June 12, 2024 |language=en}}{{rp|167}}
- Louis Leroy, Stockbridge–Munsee, Major League Baseball pitcher{{cite book |last1=Powers-Beck |first1=Jeffrey P. |title=The American Indian Integration of Baseball |date=2004 |publisher=U of Nebraska Press |isbn=978-0-8032-3745-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zSfScm63CoYC |accessdate=21 August 2020 |language=en}}
- Gene Locklear, Lumbee, outfielder{{cite news |quote=Locklear is a fullblooded Lumbee Indian.|last1=Chass |first1=Murray |title=Locklear Is a Yankee With an Unusual Past and Future |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/08/22/archives/locklear-is-a-yankee-with-an-unusual-past-and-future-locklear-a.html |access-date=11 October 2024 |work=New York Times |date=August 22, 1976}}
- Kyle Lohse, Nomlaki, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Bobby Madritsch, Lakota, Major League Baseball pitcher{{cite news |quote=Madritsch is 50 percent Lakota Sioux (on his mother's side). |last1=Caple |first1=Jim |author1-link=Jim Caple |title=Caple: Driven to succeed |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=caple_jim&id=2010440 |access-date=25 February 2025 |work=ESPN.com |date=11 March 2005 |language=en}}
- Pryor McBee, Choctaw, pitcher who appeared in one game for the Chicago White Sox{{cite news |title=Notes of the Cubs and Sox |quote=Pryor Edward McBee, the left handed Indian pitcher, who joined the Sox recently after being unaccounted for all spring, is one-eighth Choctaw. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-notes-of-the-cubs-and-so/126807041/ |access-date=20 June 2023 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=22 May 1926 |page=17}}
- Chief Meyers, Cahuilla, Major League Baseball catcher
- Euel Moore, Chickasaw, Major League Baseball pitcher{{cite news |last1=Trezza |first1=Joe |title=Chickasaw heritage helps drive Orioles pitcher |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/orioles-brandon-bailey-native-american-heritage |accessdate=21 August 2020 |work=MLB.com |publisher=Major League Baseball |date=February 26, 2020 |language=en}}
- Robbie Ray, Cherokee-descent, pitcher{{cite news|url=https://www.nhonews.com/news/2016/jun/21/native-american-recognition-day-sparks-diamondbac/ |work=Navajo-Hopi Observer |first=Stan |last=Bindell |title=Native American Recognition Day sparks Diamondbacks player's interest in heritage |date=June 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813194740/https://www.nhonews.com/news/2016/jun/21/native-american-recognition-day-sparks-diamondbac/ |archive-date=August 13, 2019 |accessdate= August 13, 2019}}
- Allie Reynolds, Creek, six-time All-Star pitcher{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Claire |quote=Albert Pierce Reynolds, who became known as Super Chief, was born in Bethany, Okla., the son of a minister whose mother was a Creek Indian. |title=Allie Reynolds, Star Pitcher For Yankees, Is Dead at 79 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/28/obituaries/allie-reynolds-star-pitcher-for-yankees-is-dead-at-79.html |access-date=11 October 2024 |work=New York Times |date=December 28, 1994}}
- Louis Sockalexis, Penobscot, Major League Baseball player
- Jim Thorpe, Sac and Fox Nation, Olympic Gold medalist and football and baseball player
- Ben Tincup, Cherokee, pitcher{{cite news |last1=Mallozzi |first1=Vincent M. |title=The American Indians of America’s Pastime |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/08/sports/baseball/08cheer.html |access-date=28 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=8 June 2008}}
- Wyatt Toregas, Chickasaw, Major League Baseball catcher
- Moses Yellow Horse, Pawnee, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Ice hockey
- Taffy Abel, Ojibwe, first United States–born Native American player to become an NHL regular, which he did with the New York Rangers beginning on November 16, 1926{{Sfn|Hirschfelder|Molin|2012|p=425}}{{cite web |last1=Adams |first1=Jim |title=A Forgotten Olympic First: Taffy Abel, U.S. hockey's initial American Indian player, won a silver medal at the inaugural Winter Games almost a century ago |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-american-indian/2022/02/03/a-forgotten-olympic-first/ |website=Smithsonian Magazine |publisher=Smithsonian Institution |access-date=4 February 2022 |date=3 February 2022}}{{Cite news |title=The first Native American in the Winter Olympics hid his identity to stay safe |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/02/16/taffy-abel-native-american-winter-olympics/ |access-date=2022-06-03 |issn=0190-8286|df=dmy-all}}
- George Armstrong, Ojibway, former NHL player for the Toronto Maple Leafs, four-time Stanley Cup champion, seven-time All-Star, and Hockey Hall of Fame member
- Aaron Asham, Métis, former NHL player for the Pittsburgh Penguins
- Ethan Bear, Ochapowace Nation, NHL player for the Vancouver Canucks
- Craig Berube, Cree, former NHL player and Stanley Cup winning head coach of the St. Louis Blues
- Jonathan Cheechoo, Cree, former NHL player for the San Jose Sharks and Ottawa Senators, one time Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy winner
- Michael Ferland, Cree, NHL player for the Vancouver Canucks
- Theoren Fleury, Métis, former NHL player for the Calgary Flames and 1989 Stanley Cup champion
- Brady Keeper, Pimicikamak Cross Lake First Nation, NHL player for the Vancouver Canucks
- Dwight King, Métis, former NHL player for the Los Angeles Kings and two-time Stanley Cup champion
- Brigette Lacquette, Métis, player for Team Canada
- Jocelyne Larocque, Cote First Nation, player for Team Canada and 2014 Olympic gold medalist
- Jamie Leach, Ojibwe, former NHL player for the Pittsburgh Penguins and 1992 Stanley Cup champion
- Reggie Leach, Ojibwe, former NHL player for the Philadelphia Flyers, 1975 Stanley Cup champion, and father of Jamie Leach
- Cayden Lindstrom, Driftpile First Nation, prospect for the Montreal Canadiens
- Brandon Montour, Mohawk, NHL player for the Florida Panthers
- Brandon Nolan, Ojibwe and Maliseet, former NHL player for the Carolina Hurricanes
- Jordan Nolan, Ojibwe and Maliseet, AHL player, two-time Stanley Cup winner with the Los Angeles Kings
- Ted Nolan, Ojibwe, former NHL player for the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins, former head coach of the Buffalo Sabres and Latvia men's national ice hockey team at the 2014 Olympics; father of Jordan and Brandon
- Gino Odjick, Algonquin Kitigan Zibi, former NHL player for the Vancouver Canucks
- T. J. Oshie, Ojibwe, NHL player for the Washington Capitals, Stanley Cup winner and member of the 2014 men's US Olympic hockey team
- Carey Price, Ulkatcho First Nation, NHL goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens, Olympic Gold medalist for Canada and Vezina Trophy winner
- Wacey Rabbit, Blackfoot Confederacy, ECHL player
- Wade Redden, Métis, former NHL player for the Ottawa Senators
- Abby Roque, Wahnapitae First Nation, first indigenous person to play for the U.S. women’s Olympic hockey team, making her Olympic debut in Beijing 2022
- Chris Simon, Ojibwe, former NHL player with several teams and 1996 Stanley Cup champion
- Sheldon Souray, Métis, former NHL player for the Montreal Canadiens
- Jordin Tootoo, Inuit, former NHL player for the Nashville Predators, Detroit Red Wings, New Jersey Devils, and Chicago Blackhawks
- Bryan Trottier, Cree, former NHL player for the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins, seven-time Stanley Cup champion, nine-time All-Star, and Hockey Hall of Fame member
- Zach Whitecloud, Sioux Valley Dakota Nation, NHL player for the Vegas Golden Knights and 2023 Stanley Cup champion
Basketball
- Ron Baker, Citizen Potawatomi EuroLeague player, formerly with the New York Knicks
- MarJon Beauchamp, La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians, NBA player for the Milwaukee Bucks
- Ryneldi Becenti, first Native American to play in the WNBA,{{cite web |url=http://www.mesacc.edu/students/american-indian-institute/events-calendar/celebration-american-indian-athletes/prominent-4 |title=Prominent American Indian Athletes:Ryneldi Becenti |publisher=Mesa Community College |accessdate=2 October 2018}} first Native American woman to play professional basketball for a foreign nationHirschfelder, Arlene; Molin, Paulette F. (2012). The Extraordinary Book of Native American Lists. pg. 420. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810877108.
- Joe Burton, first Native American to earn a scholarship to a Pac-10 conference{{cite web|url=http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/12/03/eight-native-ballers-you-need-know-better-162647 |title=Eight Native ballers you need to know better |first=Cary |last=Rosenbaum |publisher=Indian Country Today Media Network |date=December 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010154425/https://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/12/03/eight-native-ballers-you-need-know-better-162647 |archive-date=10 October 2016 |accessdate=2 October 2018}}
- Sonny Dove, Wampanoag N.B.A. basketball player Detroit Pistons and New York Nets
- Angel Goodrich, (Cherokee) WNBA basketball player
- Kyrie Irving, American basketball player.{{cite web |last=Windhorst |first=Brian |url=http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/24444427/kyrie-irving-embraces-native-american-heritage-sioux-naming-ceremony-nba|title=Kyrie Irving finds new name and new family on North Dakota reservation |work=ESPN.com |date=22 August 2018 |accessdate=2 October 2018}}
- Bronson Koenig, Ho-Chunk, basketball player
- Shoni Schimmel, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, WNBA player
- Lindy Waters III (born July 28, 1997), Kiowa-American professional basketball player, Golden State Warriors(NBA).
Boxing
- Kali Reis, three times world middleweight champion{{cite web |url=https://www.womenboxing.com/biog/bio-reiskali.htm| title=Kali Reis |publisher=WBAN | accessdate=3 October 2018}}
Cycling
- Neilson Powless – first Native American to ride in the Tour de France, won the 2021 Clásica de San Sebastián
Golf
- Notah Begay III, Navajo, PGA Tour golfer
- Rod Curl, (Wintu), PGA Tour golfer
- Frank Dufina (Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians), professional golfer
- Rickie Fowler, Navajo, PGA Tour golfer
- Gabby Lemieux (Shoshone, Paiute), first Native American to play in the U.S. Women's Open in 2022{{Cite web|url=https://seminoletribune.org/gabby-lemieux-becomes-first-native-american-to-play-in-u-s-womens-open/|title=Gabby Lemieux becomes first Native American to play in U.S. Women’s Open • The Seminole Tribune|first=Kevin|last=Johnson|date=July 5, 2022}}
Ice skating
- Naomi Lang, first Native American woman to compete in the Winter Olympic Games in 2002{{cite web|title=Lang, Tchernyshev realize their Olympic dream|date=12 January 2002|publisher=Associated Press|url=http://www.espn.com/oly/winter02/figure/news?id=1310502|accessdate=3 October 2018}}
Soccer
- Chris Wondolowski, played as striker for San Jose Earthquakes and the United States national team, and is a member of the Kiowa tribe{{Cite web |url=http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/06/12/infographic-chris-wondolowski-kiowa-soccer-star-world-cup-155275 |title=Infographic: Chris Wondolowski, Kiowa Soccer Star at the World Cup – ICTMN.com |access-date=2019-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140620122001/http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/06/12/infographic-chris-wondolowski-kiowa-soccer-star-world-cup-155275 |archive-date=2014-06-20 |url-status=dead }}
- Madison Hammond, Navajo and San Felipe Pueblo,{{cite news |last1=Cleveland |first1=Parker |title=Sunday Cup-o-American Soccer: News, artificial intelligence, and an important announcement |url=https://www.starsandstripesfc.com/2020/9/20/21447210/sunday-cup-o-american-soccer-news-artificial-intelligence-and-an-important-announcement |accessdate=26 September 2020 |publisher=Stars and Stripes |date=20 September 2020}} is the first Native American to play on the National Women's Soccer League after signing with the OL Reign in 2020{{Cite news |last1=Evans |first1=Jayda |title= OL Reign's Madison Hammond is the NWSL's first Indigenous player. She wants to make sure she's not the last. |url= https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/reign/ol-reigns-madison-hammond-is-the-nwsls-first-indigenous-player-she-wants-to-make-sure-shes-not-the-last/ |accessdate=20 January 2021 |publisher=The Seattle Times |date=17 October 2020}}
- Harry Manson
Table tennis
- Angelita Rosal, table tennis player and first woman inducted in the Indian Athletic Hall of Fame in 1973{{cite book |first=Rita M. |last=Liverti |chapter=Angelitta ROSAL BENGTSSON |editor-first=C. Richard |editor-last=King |title=Native Americans in Sports |place=London |publisher=Routledge |year=2004 |isbn=0-76568-054-8 |page=[https://archive.org/details/nativeamericansi01king/page/262 262] |chapter-url-access=registration |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/nativeamericansi01king/page/262 }}
Professional wrestling
- Gerald Brisco, Chickasaw Nation pro wrestler and WWE talent scout
- Jack Brisco, Chickasaw Nation pro wrestler, former NWA World Champion
- Chris Chavis, Lumbee professional wrestler
- Mickie James, Powhatan-descent professional wrestler
- Edward "Wahoo" McDaniel, Choctaw-Chickasaw professional wrestler, former five-time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion{{Cite web|url=http://www.midatlanticgateway.com/2018/07/betrayal-of-wahoo-mcdaniel-pt1.html|title = The Betrayal of Chief Wahoo McDaniel (Part One)}}
- Princess Victoria, professional wrestler,
- Nyla Rose, professional wrestler
- Fandango (wrestler), professional wrestler
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