Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year was created in 1958.
Slovenian Sportsperson of the Year was created in 1968.
Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year was created in 1948.
Sportsperson of the Year - Czechoslovakia - was created in 1959.
Jamaica Sportsperson of the year was created in 1961.
Sportsperson of the Year of the Czech Republic was created in 1993.
Daily News Sportsperson of the Year was created in 2008.
Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability was created in 2000.
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In 2020, LeBron James was named the Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year. In the same year, Naomi Osaka was named Sports Illustrated's Sportsperson of the Year in recognition of her achievements on and off the tennis court.
Jenny Williams - sportsperson - was born in 1957.
Johan Støa - sportsperson - was born in 1900.