These Famous Athletes Have Species Named After Them 

Diego Maradona

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Sachin Tendulkar

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Boris Becker

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Ronnie Coleman

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Kelly Slater

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Ronaldinho

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Novak Djokovic

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Yelena Isinbayeva

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Steffi Graf

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Yuvraj Singh

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Andrés Iniesta

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Martina Navratilova

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Mick Fanning

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Roger Federer

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Lionel Messi

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Diego Maradona

Lends name to a species of Fairyfly called Anaphes maradonae

Sachin Tendulkar

Lends name to a Jumping spider species called Marengo sachintendulkar

Boris Becker

Lends name to a sea snail called Bufonaria borisbeckeri

Ronnie Coleman

Lends name to a wasp species called Colemanu

Kelly Slater

Lends name to a Polychaete worm called Lanice kellyslateri

Ronaldinho

Lends name to a bee species called Eulaema quadragintanovem

Novak Djokovic

Lends name to a Beetle species called Duvalius djokovici

Yelena Isinbayeva

Lends name to a sea snail species called Gibberula isinbayevae

Steffi Graf

Lends name to a sea snail species called Gibberula grafae

Yuvraj Singh

Lends name to a wasp species called Cystomastacoides yuvrajir

Andrés Iniesta

Lends name to a Dinosaur called Iniestapodus

Martina Navratilova

Lends name to a sea snail species called Gibberula navratilovae

Mick Fanning

Lends name to a species of fishing spider called Ornodolomedes mickfanningi

Roger Federer

Lends name to a fly species called Strongylophthalmyia federeri

Lionel Messi

Lends name to a Lizard genus called Liolaemus messii

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