# List of Native American sportspeople

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
* Tyler Bray, Potawatomi, quarterback
* Austin Corbett, Walker River Northern Paiute, offensive guard, Super Bowl LVI champion with the Los Angeles Rams.
* Dane Evans, Wichita, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, quarterback
* Al Hoptowit, Yakima, American football player, right tackle, 1943 NFL Champion.
* Levi Horn, Northern Cheyenne, offensive tackle
* Creed Humphrey, Potawatomi, Kansas City Chiefs, center, a Super Bowl LVII champion.
* Wahoo McDaniel, Choctaw-Chickasaw, played defensive back for different American Football League (AFL) teams between 1960 and 1968. 1960 AFL Champion. Later became a professional wrestler.
* Bryce Petty, Chicksaw, quarterback.
* Teton Saltes, Oglala, professional football player signed by the New York Jets of the NFL (2021), offensive tackle Later joined XFL team Arlington Renegades in 2023, He is a 2023 XFL Champion.
* Sonny Sixkiller, Cherokee, quarterback
* 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.
* James Winchester, Choctaw, Kansas City Chiefs, long snapper, a Super Bowl LIV and Super Bowl LVII champion

### Oorang Indians players
#### Cherokee

* Nick Lassa
* Stan Powell
* Emmett McLemore
* Stillwell Saunooke

#### Chippewa

* Arrowhead
* Napoleon Barrel
* Leon Boutwell
* Ted Buffalo
* Xavier Downwind
* Gray Horse
* Joe Guyon
* Ted St. Germaine
* Baptiste Thunder

#### Mission

* Reggie Attache
* Pete Calac

#### Mohawk

* Bob Hill
* Joe Little Twig

#### Mohican

* Eagle Feather

#### Pomo

* Elmer Busch

#### Sac and Fox

* Bill Newashe
* Jack Thorpe
* Jim Thorpe

#### Winnebago

* Bill Winneshiek

#### Wyandotte

* Al Jolley

## 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.
* 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

## Baseball

* Jack Aker, Potawatomi, pitcher
* 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
* Dylan Bundy, Cherokee Nation, pitcher
* 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
* Lee Daney, Choctaw, pitcher
* Jacoby Ellsbury, Navajo, All-Star outfielder, Gold Glove winner and two-time Word Series champion
* Koda Glover, Cherokee-descent, pitcher for the Washington Nationals
* Marco Gonzales, pitcher
* Jon Gray, Cherokee Nation, pitcher
* Ryan Helsley, Cherokee Nation, pitcher
* Adrian Houser, Cherokee Nation, pitcher
* Chief Johnson, Ho-Chunk, pitcher$^{:79}$
* Frank Jude, Mille Lacs Ojibwe, Major League Baseball outfielder
* Ike Kahdot, Potawatomi, third baseman for the Cleveland Indians$^{:167}$
* Louis Leroy, Stockbridge–Munsee, Major League Baseball pitcher
* Gene Locklear, Lumbee, outfielder
* Kyle Lohse, Nomlaki, Major League Baseball pitcher
* Bobby Madritsch, Lakota, Major League Baseball pitcher
* Pryor McBee, Choctaw, pitcher who appeared in one game for the Chicago White Sox
* Chief Meyers, Cahuilla, Major League Baseball catcher
* Euel Moore, Chickasaw, Major League Baseball pitcher
* Robbie Ray, Cherokee-descent, pitcher
* Allie Reynolds, Creek, six-time All-Star pitcher
* 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
* 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
* 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, first Native American woman to play professional basketball for a foreign nation
* Joe Burton, first Native American to earn a scholarship to a Pac-10 conference
* 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.
* 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

## 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

## Ice skating

* Naomi Lang, first Native American woman to compete in the Winter Olympic Games in 2002

## Soccer

* Chris Wondolowski, played as striker for San Jose Earthquakes and the United States national team, and is a member of the Kiowa tribe
* Madison Hammond, Navajo and San Felipe Pueblo, is the first Native American to play on the National Women's Soccer League after signing with the OL Reign in 2020
* Harry Manson

## Table tennis

* Angelita Rosal, table tennis player and first woman inducted in the Indian Athletic Hall of Fame in 1973

## 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
* Princess Victoria, professional wrestler,
* Nyla Rose, professional wrestler
* Fandango (wrestler), professional wrestler