Martial art
Discover a curated list of renowned celebrities who have made significant contributions to the world of martial arts. From iconic figures to emerging stars, find out about their remarkable achievements and contributions to the martial arts community around the globe.
Oleksiy Oliynyk
Ukraine
UkraineRussian-Ukrainian professional mixed martial artist
Batista
USA
USAFamous wrestler.
Ilya Yorga
Martial arts master, 10th dan, creator of the Fudokan karate style
David Heath
USA
USAProfessional wrestler
Hetag Gozyumov
Azerbaijan
AzerbaijanAzerbaijani wrestler
Takayuki Kubota
Japan
JapanGrand Master of Martial Arts
Patricio Freire
Brazil
BrazilBrazilian mixed martial artist
Jhoon Rhee
USA
USAMartial artist
Andrey Kulebin
Belarus
BelarusBelarusian Thai boxer
Larry Hennig
USA
USAAmerican professional wrestler
Butch Reed
USA
USAProfessional wrestler
Johnny Durham
USA
USAAmerican professional wrestler
Mick McManus
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish wrestler
Donn Draeger
USA
USAAmerican martial artist
Buddy Rogers
USA
USAAmerican professional wrestler
Jamahal Hill
USA
USAAmerican MMA fighter
Kane
USA
USAFamous wrestler.
Dolph Ziggler
USA
USAAmerican professional wrestler
Baddi Colt
USA
USAAmerican wrestler
Trish Stratus
Canada
CanadaModel, TV presenter and wrestler (diva)
Cristopher Daniels
USA
USAAmerican wrestler
Sergey Spivak
Moldovan-Ukrainian mixed martial artist
Gregoriy Malinko
Ukraine
UkraineSoviet wrestler of classical and freestyle styles, sambo wrestler, boxer
Georges St-Pierre
Canada
CanadaCanadian martial artist
Buakaw Banchamek
Thailand
ThailandThai fighter, kickboxing and Muay Thai specialist
Hamzat Chimaev
Sweden
SwedenUndefeated Swedish mixed martial artist
Terry Funk
USA
USAAmerican wrestler
Yip Man
Hong Kong
Hong KongMaster of Chinese martial arts
Henry Wittenberg
USA
USAAmerican freestyle wrestler
Edward Edmond Barrett
Ireland
IrelandBritish wrestler, track and field athlete and tug of war competitor
Mark Coleman
USA
USAAmerican professional wrestler
Alex Caceres
USA
USAAmerican mixed martial artist
Andre The Giant
France
FranceWrestler
Adrian Adonis
USA
USAAmerican professional wrestler
Bruno Sammartino
USA
USAAmerican wrestler of Italian descent.
Balls Mahoney
USA
USAAmerican wrestler
Frank Zane
USA
USAAmerican professional wrestler and teacher.
Jonny Storm
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish professional wrestler
Elena Pirozhkova
USA
USAAmerican freestyle wrestler
Jorge Masvidal
USA
USAAmerican mixed martial artist
Don Muraco
USA
USAAmerican wrestler
CM Punk
USA
USAAmerican professional wrestler.
Nikita Melnikov
Russia
RussiaRussian athlete, wrestler, world champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.
Muhammad Hassan
Jordan
JordanWrestler
Kyle Maynard
USA
USAAmputee athlete, mixed martial artist, motivator
King Kong Bundy
USA
USAWrestler
Rey Mysterio
USA
USAFamous wrestler.
Zhan Beleniuk
Ukraine
UkraineUkrainian Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestler
Hillbilly Jim
USA
USAAmerican wrestler.
Harley Race
USA
USAA former American wrestler and currently a promoter.