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 American football, 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
Winebago
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. 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
Johnny Bench, Choctaw Hall of Fame catcher with the Cincinnati Reds, two-time MVP Chief Bender, Ojibwa Hall of Fame pitcher Lou Bruce, Mohawk outfielder for the Philadelphia Athletics Dylan Bundy, Cherokee Nation pitcher Joba Chamberlain, Ho-Chunk pitcher Jacoby Ellsbury, Navajo outfielder for the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees. One time All-Star, Gold Glove winner, and two time Word Series champion Koda Glover, Cherokee-descent pitcher for the Washington Nationals Marco Gonzales, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners Jon Gray, Cherokee Nation pitcher Ryan Helsley, Cherokee Nation pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals Adrian Houser, Cherokee Nation pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers Frank Jude (Mille Lacs Ojibwe, 1884–1961), Major League Baseball outfielder Ike Kahdot, Potawatomi third baseman for the Cleveland Indians Louis Leroy, Stockbridge–Munsee Major League Baseball pitcher Kyle Lohse, Nomlaki Major League Baseball pitcher Pryor McBee, Choctaw pitcher who appeared in one game for the Chicago White Sox Euel Moore, Chickasaw Major League Baseball pitcher Chief Meyers, Cahuilla, Major League Baseball catcher Robbie Ray, Cherokee-descent pitcher for the Seattle Mariners Louis Sockalexis, Penobscot Major League Baseball player Jim Thorpe (Sac and Fox Nation, 1887–1953), Olympic Gold medalist and football and baseball player Moses J. Yellow Horse (Pawnee Nation, 1898–1964), first Native American to play in a major league.