From Muhammad Ali to Michael Jordan, many of the greatest athletes of all-time call America home. But have you ever wondered which sports stars are the favorite in each US state?

A new study by TopUSCasinos.com uncovers the top sporting stars from each state. Check out the state-by-state breakdown below.

Hometown Heroes: The most popular famous athlete in each state revealed!

Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Phi Jackson and Tiger Woods all make the states hall of fame.

By looking at the most successful athletes of all time, TopUSCasinos.com then looked at who is searched for the most on Wikipedia, to reveal the most popular sporting legends from each state across the US.

The most popular athlete from every US state

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With nearly 60% of states ranking a basketball or football icon as their top hometown hero.

It’s by no surprise that basketball’s Michael Jordan takes the crown as North Carolina’s superstar famous athlete.

In basketball, ballers Scottie Pippen, Phil Jackson, and Magic Johnson claim top for their native Arkansas, Montana, and Michigan, respectively.

In Football from Louisana’s two-time Super Bowl champion Peyton Manning, Virginia favorite and legendary college coach Nick Saban both take top spots as most famous athlete.

It’s not only basketball and football that are celebrated.

By, turning our attention to the ring, one of the sport’s most celebrated athletes, Muhammad Ali, is comfortably the greatest to ever come out of Kentucky.

Heading westward Tiger Woods’ golfing heroics have cemented him as California’s leading sportsman, while tennis’ Andre Agassi is top in Nevada.

Discover your state’s hometown hero below:

State	Top Athlete	Sport
Alabama	Charles Barkley	Basketball
Alaska	Curt Schilling	Baseball
Arizona	Billy Graham	Wrestling
Arkansas	Scottie Pippen	Basketball
California	Tiger Woods	Golf
Colorado	Vincent Jackson	Football
Connecticut	Floyd Little	Football
Delaware	Randy White	Football
Florida	Roy Jones Jr.	Boxing
Georgia	Jackie Robinson	Baseball
Hawaii	B.J. Penn	MMA
Idaho	Jake Plummer	Football
Illinois	Dwyane Wade	Basketball
Indiana	Larry Bird	Basketball
Iowa	Kurt Warner	Football
Kansas	Barry Sanders	Football
Kentucky	Muhammad Ali	Boxing
Louisana	Peyton Manning	Football
Maine	Edmund “RIP” Black	Football
Maryland	Babe Ruth	Baseball
Massachusetts	Patrick Ewing	Basketball
Michigan	Magic Johnson	Basketball
Minnesota	Kevin Garnett	Basketball
Mississippi	Brett Favre	Football
Missouri	Jayson Tatum	Basketball
Montana	Phil Jackson	Basketball
Nebraska	Gale Sayers	Football
Nevada	Andre Agassi	Tennis
New Hampshire	Carlton Fisk	Baseball
New Jersey	Rick Barry	Basketball
New York	Alex Rodriguez	Baseball
North Carolina	Michael Jordan	Basketball
North Dakota	Roger Maris	Baseball
Ohio	Jack Nicklaus	Golf
Oklahoma	Jim Thorpe	Decathlon, Pentathlon
Oregon	Danny Ainge	Basketball
Pennsylvania	Wilt Chamberlain	Basketball
Rhode Island	Vinny Pazienza	Boxing
South Carolina	Joe Frazier	Boxing
South Dakota	Billy Mills	Long Distance Running
Tennessee	Reggie White	Football
Texas	Lance Armstrong	Road Cycling
Utah	Jim McMahon	Football
Vermont	John Leclair	Ice Hockey
Virginia	Allen Iverson	Basketball
Washington	John Elway	Football
West Virginia	Jerry West	Basketball
Wisconsin	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Basketball
Wyoming	James Johnson	Basketball

Favorite Famous Athlete By State Methodology

To reveal each US state’s most celebrated sporting hero, TopUSCasinos first collected data for each of the fifty states’ most successful and prodigious athletes from Bleacher Report.

From here, TopUSCasinos analyzed each athlete’s respective Wikipedia page to assess visits during a twelve-month period between March 2020-March 2021.

The athlete for each state with the most page views during this period is considered their area’s leading hometown hero.