This is a list of sportspeople with nicknames.
Aviation sport
"Mungo" = Mike Mangold, "The Quick Corsican" = Nicolas Ivanoff, "Witt" = Steve Wittman,
Baseball
Basketball
Biathlon
"The Cannibal" = Ole Einar Bjørndalen "The Flying Frenchman" = Raphaël Poirée "The King of Biathlon" = Ole Einar Bjørndalen "Lucky Luke" = Simon Eder "Rotkäppchen" (German: "Little Red Riding Hood") = Kati Wilhelm "Oksen fra Geilo" (Norwegian: "The Ox from Geilo") = Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen "Super-Svendsen" = Emil Hegle Svendsen "Turbo-Disl" = Uschi Disl "Willi the Kid" = Wilfried Pallhuber
Boxing
"The Greatest" = Muhammad Ali "The Atomic Bull" = Endre Weibye "The Ballet Dancer" = Salamo Arouch "Baby Jake" = Jacob Matlala "Big Bad John" = John McDermott "Big George" = George Foreman "The Boxing Doctor" = Harold Reitman "The Bronx Beauty" = Al Singer "The Bionic Hand" = Gerrie Coetzee "Chrysanthemum Joe" = Joe Choynski "Dangerous" = Dana Rosenblatt "Fraudley" = Audley Harrison (intended to be an insult by Frank Warren) "Iron Mike" = Mike Tyson "The Ghetto Midget" = Isadore "Corporal Izzy" Schwartz "The Ghetto Wizard" = Benny Leonard "Ghost of the Ghetto" = Sid Terris "The Human Hairpin" = Harry Harris "The Knob Hill Terror" = Monte Attell "The Lion" = Lennox Lewis "The Lion from Zion" = Roman Greenberg "Little Fish" = Benny Bass "The Little Hebrew" = Abe Attell "Marvelous" = Marvin Hagler "The Newsboy" = Abraham Jacob Hollandersky "Old Chocolate" = George Godfrey "La Petite Terreur" = Alphonse Halimi "Ruby the Jewel of the Ghetto" = Ruby Goldstein "Slapsie" = Maxie Rosenbloom "Star of David" = Dmitry Salita "The Baddest Man on the Planet" = Mike Tyson "The Turk" = Carolina Duer "Wild Man" = Pavlo Ishchenko
Bullfighting
"José Falcón" = José Carlos Frita Falcao "El Niño del Sol Naciente" = Atsuhiro Shimoyama
Cricket
Cycling
"The Animal" = Ellen van Dijk, road racing and track cycling rider "Afro-Bob" = Robert de Wilde, BMX racing rider "Amtrak" = Charles Townsend, BMX racing riderAmerican BMXer September 1990 Vol.12 No.8 pg.10 "Big Chuck" = Charles Townsend, BMX racing riderBMX Plus! September 1987 Vol.10 No.9 pg.29 "Black Magic" = Charles Townsend, BMX racing riderBMX Action June 1985 Vol.10 No.6 pg.54 sidebar (which he had stenciled on the back of his racing pants in 1985) "Breakaway killer" = Ji Cheng, road cyclist "Bubba" = Burlin Harris III, BMX racing riderUnited States Olympic Committee document confirming Harris's first name (page.44 *.pdf file.) "The Cannibal" = Eddy Merckx, road racing "Chasemainian Devil" = Charles Townsend, BMX racing riderBMX Plus! June 1988 Vol.11 No.6 pg.43 "Choo-Choo Charlie" = Charles Townsend, BMX racing rider "Crazy Eric" = Eric Steele, freestyle BMX rider "Dirt" = Brian Foster, BMX racing riderSnap BMX Magazine May 1999 Vol.6 Iss.3 No.31 pg.5 (table of contents) "The Earthquake" = Eric Carter, BMX and downhill racing riderBMX Plus! July 1995 Vol.18 No.7 pg.64 "Farmer John" = John Tomac, BMX, Cross-country and road racing rider "The Fleein' Korean" = Charles Townsend, BMX racing rider "The Flying Dutchman" = Robert de Wilde, BMX racing rider "The Golden Child" = Eric Carter, BMX and downhill racing riderBMX Action October 1988 Vol.13 No.10 pg.22Go December 1989 Vol.1 No.2 pg.17 "The Green Hornet" = David Zabriskie, road racing riderChristian Vande Velde, Vande Velde's View: My ability to discern... , VeloNews, July 9, 2006 "Jack" = John Prince, cyclist (and board track racing pioneer) "Jake the Snake" = Jacob Heilbron, Cyclo-cross rider "Johnny T" = John Tomac, BMX, Cross-country and road racing rider "King of Skateparks" = Eddie Fiola, freestyle BMX rider "Leopard Head" = Sam Pilgrim, Freerider "Mellow Johnny" = Lance Armstrong, road racing rider (from Maillot Jaune, French for Yellow jersey)Lance Armstrong, Sally Jenkins: Every Second Counts, Chapter 1, (), Broadway Books 2003. "No Way Rey" = Hans Rey, bike trials rider "The Real McHoy" = Chris Hoy, track cycling "Scrawny" = Donald Robinson, BMX racingAmerican BMXer October 1994 Vol.16 Iss.9 pg.51 "Sheffield Steel" = Steve Peat, downhill racing rider "The Snake" = Mike King, BMX racingBMX Plus September 1992 Vol.15 No.9 pg.50 (gray box) "Speeding Locomotive Charlie" = Charles Townsend, BMX racing "Steam Engine Charlie" = Charles Townsend, BMX racing "Stumpdog" = Randy Stumpfhauser, BMX racing "Stumpy" = Randy Stumpfhauser, BMX racing "T.I." = Takashi Ito, freestyle BMX "Tomac Attack" = John Tomac, BMX racing, Cross-country and road racing "The Tome" = John Tomac, BMX, Cross-country and road racing rider "Torchy" = William Peden, racing cyclistBabaian, Sharon. The Most Benevolent Machine (Ottawa: National Museum of Science and Technology, 1998), p.72.
Darts
"Wolfie" = Martin Adams "The Flying Scotsman" = Gary Anderson "The Machine" = James Wade "Barney" = Raymond van Barneveld "The Crafty Cockney" = Eric Bristow "The Viking" = Andy Fordham "Mighty Mike" = Michael van Gerwen "Jackpot" = Adrian Lewis "Old Stone Face" = John Lowe "Darth Maple" = John Part "The Power" = Phil Taylor "Snakebite" = Peter Wright
Football Association football
"Ace" = Patrick Ntsoelengoe "L'Artiste" ("The Artist") = Michael Olise "The Black Tulip" = Ruud Gullit "El Pibe de Oro" ("The Golden Boy") = Diego Maradona "Hulk" = Givanildo Vieira De Souza "Kaká" = Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite Claudiano Bezerra da Silva Ferreira Guimarães Carlos Eduardo Ferreira Batista "La Pulga" (The Flea) = Lionel Messi "Pelé" = Edson Arantes do Nascimento "Mary Queen of Stops" = Mary Earps "R9" / “O Fenômeno” (The Phenomenon)= Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima "Shoe" = John Moshoeu "Slow Poison" = Lesley Manyathela "El Tigre" = Radamel Falcao "Trigger" = Jason McAteer "The Wardrobe" = Papa Bouba Diop "White Knight" = Matthew Booth
American football
Canadian football All players are Canadian unless indicated otherwise.
"Indian Jack" = Jack Jacobs, American quarterback and punter of Creek heritageCosentino, Frank. "Jacobs, Jack", in Canadian Encyclopedia (Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers, 1988), Volume 2, p.1102. "The Little Assassin" = Ron Lancaster, American quarterback, coach, and executiveCosentino, Frank. "Lancaster, Ronald", in The Canadian Encyclopedia (Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers, 1988), Volume 2, p.1169. "The Little General" = Ron Lancaster, American quarterback, coach, and executive
Golf
"Big Three" = Gary Player Arnold Palmer Jack Nicklaus "Big Phil" = Phil Mickelson "Magnificent Seven" = Nancy Lopez Pat Bradley Amy Alcott Patty Sheehan Betsy King Beth Daniel Juli Inkster "Mrs. Doubtfire" = Colin Montgomerie = Ryo Ishikawa "The Small Unit" = Chez Reavie "The Goose" = Retief Goosen "The Black Knight" = Gary Player
Motor sports Formula One "The Rain Master" = Ayrton Senna "The Professor" = Alain Prost "The Shunt" = James Hunt "The Rat" = Niki Lauda "The Flying Finn" = Mika Häkkinen "The Red Baron" = Michael Schumacher "El Nano" = Fernando Alonso "The Iceman" = Kimi Räikkönen "The Mexican Minister of Defence" = Sergio Pérez "Honey Badger" = Daniel Ricciardo "Smooth Operator" = Carlos Sainz Jr "Sir Lewis" - Lewis Hamilton "Albono" - Alex Albon "Inspector Seb" - Sebastian Vettel
Horse racing Jockeys/Trainers
"Bo-rail" = Calvin Borel flat (from his penchant for steering his mounts close to the rail) "C-Team" = Felix Coetzee flat and Tony Cruz, trainer and former jockey (with Cheng Keung-fai, owner) "The Long Fellow" = Lester Piggott flat
Hockey Field hockey
"" (The Magician) = Luciana Aymar "Saini Sisters" = four sisters from Punjab "The Wizard" = Dhyan Chand
Ice hockey
Martial arts Judo
"Rusty" = Rena Kanokogi
Karate
"Master Ishii" = Kazuyoshi Ishii
Mixed martial arts
"The Bear" = Mark Smith
Rugby Union
"Billy Whizz" = Jason Robinson, fullback and wing "Robbo" = Jason Robinson, fullback and wing "The Fun Bus" = Jason Leonard, Prop "Shaggy" = Will Greenwood, Centre "Pitbull" = Brian Moore, Hooker "Pine Tree" = Colin Meads, Lock "The Beaver" = Stephen Donald, Fly Half / Centre "The Judge" = Paul Rendall, Prop "Squeaky" = Rob Andrew, Fly Half "Alfie" = Gareth Thomas, Centre/Wing "The Iron Duke" = Bobby Windsor, Hooker "Uncle Fester" = Keith Wood, Hooker "Judith" = Craig Chalmers, Fly Half "The Great White Shark" or "JJ" = John Jeffrey, Flanker "Malmesbury Missile" = Pieter-Steph du Toit, Lock/Flanker "Nobody" = John Eales, 2nd Row "The Chiropractor" = Brian Lima, Centre "Ox" = Ox Nché, Prop "" (Afrikaans nickname, which means Ox) = Os du Randt, Prop "Kwagga" = Kwagga Smith, flanker "The Enforcer" = Bakkies Botha, lock "The Beast" = Tendai Mtawarira, Prop "" (The Caveman) = Sébastien Chabal, number eight "Pocket Rocket" = Brent Russell, Utility players "Pocket Dynamo" = Gio Aplon, Fullback / Wing "" (Afrikaans for potato chips or french fries) = Pieter Rossouw, Wing "The Viking" = RG Snyman, Lock "" (Afrikaans nickname for Muscles) = Piet du Toit (b 1935 – d. 1996), Prop
League
"Chariots" = Martin Offiah, British international
Skateboarding
"Bam" = Brandon Margera "Bucky" = Charles Lasek "Little Fairy" = Rayssa Leal "P-Rod" = Paul Rodriguez Jr.
Snooker
"The Rocket" = Ronnie O'Sullivan "Jester from Leicester" = Mark Selby "The Magician" = Shaun Murphy "The Pistol" = Mark Allen "The Hurricane" = Alex Higgins
Tennis
Track and field (athletics)
"Emperor" = Haile Gebrselassie, long distances "The fastest man on no legs" = Oscar Pistorius, paralympic sprinter "Little Emperor" = Haile Gebrselassie, long distances "Oz" = Oscar Pistorius, paralympic sprinter "Lightning Bolt" = Usain Bolt, Olympic sprinter "Pocket Rocket" = Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Olympic sprinter "Stella the Fella" = Stella Walsh, sprinter "Wonder Boy" = So Wa Wai, paralympic sprinter "Baby Faced Destroyer" = Tirunesh Dibaba, Olympic long-distance runner Athlete profile on london2012.com . Retrieved 4 August 2012. "King Ches" = Edward Cheserek, middle- and long-distance runner "Malmo" = George Malley, steeplechase runner "Chairman of the Boards" = Eamonn Coghlan, middle- and long-distance runner Eamonn Coghlan – Chairman of the Boards Master of the Mile "Yifter the Shifter" = Miruts Yifter, long-distance runner "Flying Finn" = Hannes Kolehmainen and multiple other long-distance runners, see Flying Finn#Running "Baby Jet" = Alice Annum, middle- and long-distance runner
Triathlon
"The Chrissinator" = Chrissie Wellington "Muppet" = Chrissie Wellington
"The Grip" = Mark Allen "The Man" = Dave Scott
Volleyball
"Iron Hammer" = "Jenny" Lang Ping indoor "Six Feet of Sunshine" = Kerri Walsh beach
Watersport Diving "The Princess of Diving" = Guo Jingjing,
Sailing
"Bertie" = Stanley Reed, "Tahiti Bill" = Bill Howell,
Surfing
"The Black Night" = Mickey Dora, "Da Cat" = Mickey Dora, "Eppo" = Michael Eppelstun, "The father of surfing" = Duke Kahanamoku, "Mickey" = Miklos Dora, "Midget"" = Bernard Farrelly, "Miki" = Mickey Dora, "Mr. Malibu" = Mickey Dora, "Mr. Pipeline" = Butch Van Artsdalen, Gerry Lopez, "The Wounded Seagull" = Mark Richards,
Swimming
"The Albatross" = Michael Gross, "The Baltimore Bullet" =Michael Phelps, Harris, Nick. "'Baltimore Bullet' has history in his sights" . Baltimore Sun. "The Lochtenator" =Ryan Lochte, Suz. . The Swim Aids. 2008-08-20. "Lucy" = Liu Zige, (given by her coach Ken Wood as he cannot pronounce her name properly)
Other "Checo" = Sergio Pérez, Formula One driver "Cliff" = Griff Sanders, lawn bowler (alternative name, used by friends) "DeG" = Patrick de Gayardon, skydiver and wingsuit flying pioneer "Honey Badger" = Daniel Ricciardo, former Formula One driver "Iceman" = Kimi Räikkönen, former Formula One driver