Many individuals have won Laureus Sportsman of the Year and some of them include: Max Verstappen (2022), Rafael Nadal (2021), Lewis Hamilton (2020), Lionel Messi (2020), Novak Djokovic (2019), Roger Federer (2018), Usain Bolt (2017), Novak Djokovic (2016), Novak Djokovic (2015) and Sebastian Vettel (2014).