Sports

The most common sports among noted US high-school alumni. Click one to see which schools produce the most.

Sport	People nationally
American football	19,762
basketball	9,129
baseball	7,607
soccer	1,908
athletics	1,564
ice hockey	976
golf	549
competitive swimming	520
mixed martial arts	476
professional wrestling	412
tennis	323
college football	308
boxing	302
Canadian football	227
auto racing	193
amateur wrestling	188
rowing	158
volleyball	157
figure skating	137
wrestling	124
artistic gymnastics	120
lacrosse	118
water polo	100
poker	98
softball	83
beach volleyball	71
speed skating	69
surfing	63
fencing	63
alpine skiing	60
cycle sport	57
chess	56
rugby union	56
diving	55
karate	55
bobsleigh	54
skateboarding	53
taekwondo	52
triathlon	49
judo	47
field hockey	44
sailing	43
bodybuilding	42
mountaineering	41
esports	37
equestrian sport	36
cross-country skiing	34
rugby sevens	32
freestyle skiing	31
polo	25
shooting sports	25
track and field	25
snowboarding	24
biathlon	23
weightlifting	22
canoeing and kayaking	21
road bicycle racing	20
handball	20
motorcycle sport	19
college lacrosse	19
luge	19
ten-pin bowling	18
horse racing	18
squash	16
rugby	15
freestyle wrestling	13
para athletics	13
contract bridge	13
gymnastics	12
track cycling	12
table tennis	11
powerlifting	11
ski jumping	10
rock climbing	10
curling	10
modern pentathlon	10
motocross	10
trampoline gymnastics	10
kickboxing	10
rhythmic gymnastics	9
archery	9
collegiate wrestling	9
badminton	9
cross country running	8
trail running	8
Brazilian jiu-jitsu	8
rugby league	8
water skiing	8
skydiving	8
martial arts	8
skiing	7
roller derby	7
Muay Thai	7
skeleton	7
synchronized swimming	6
Greco-Roman wrestling	6
sprinting	5
cyclo-cross	5
sled dog racing	5
mountain biking	5
sport climbing	5
rodeo	5
Australian rules football	5
cricket	5
short-track speed skating	5
para swimming	5
Nordic combined	5
inline speed skating	4
ultra-trail	4
cue sports	4
racquetball	4
goalball	4
futsal	4
sumo	4
para alpine skiing	4
shot put	4
sitting volleyball	4
hurdling	3
netball	3
rallying	3
bouldering	3
BMX	3
acrobatic gymnastics	3
CrossFit	3
road running	3
stock car racing	2
long jump	2
Daytona 500	2
800 metres	2
sambo	2
running	2
ski mountaineering	2
NASCAR Cup Series	2
croquet	2
beach soccer	2
marathon	2
aikido	2
weightlifting	2
darts	2
bullseye shooting	2
discus throw	2
long-distance swimming	2
javelin throw	2
middle-distance running	2
kung fu	2
harness racing	2
strength athletics	2
wheelchair tennis	2
college tennis	2
Project M	2