BBC Sports Personality of the Year roll of honour
Sports Personality of the Year: How many past winners can you name?
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As we prepare for the 2024 BBC Sports Personality of the Year on Tuesday 17 December, take a look back at the previous winners of the award.
1950s
1954 Sir Chris Chataway
1955 Gordon Pirie
1956 Jim Laker
1957 Dai Rees
1958 Ian Black
1959 John Surtees
Athlete Chris Chataway (left) was the first Sports Personality of the Year
1960s
1960 David Broome
1961 Sir Stirling Moss
1962 Anita Lonsbrough
1963 Dorothy Hyman
1964 Mary Rand
1965 Tommy Simpson
1966 Bobby Moore
1967 Sir Henry Cooper
1968 David Hemery
1969 Ann Jones
Stirling Moss (left) won the award in his final year in Formula 1
1970s
1970 Sir Henry Cooper
1971 HRH Princess Anne
1972 Dame Mary Peters
1973 Sir Jackie Stewart
1974 Sir Brendan Foster
1975 David Steele
1976 John Curry
1977 Virginia Wade
1978 Steve Ovett
1979 Lord Sebastian Coe
Seb Coe won the award a year before claiming Olympic gold
1980s
1980 Robin Cousins
1981 Lord Botham
1982 Daley Thompson
1983 Steve Cram
1984 Torvill and Dean
1985 Barry McGuigan
1986 Nigel Mansell
1987 Fatima Whitbread
1988 Steve Davis
1989 Sir Nick Faldo
Elton John congratulated Torvill and Dean on their 1984 success
1990s
1990 Paul Gascoigne
1991 Liz McColgan
1992 Nigel Mansell
1993 Linford Christie
1994 Damon Hill
1995 Jonathan Edwards
1996 Damon Hill
1997 Greg Rusedski
1998 Michael Owen
1999 Lennox Lewis
The great Muhammad Ali was in attendance when Lennox Lewis won the award in 1999
2000s
2000 Sir Steve Redgrave
2001 David Beckham
2002 Paula Radcliffe
2003 Jonny Wilkinson
2004 Dame Kelly Holmes
2005 Andrew Flintoff
2006 Zara Phillips
2007 Joe Calzaghe
2008 Sir Chris Hoy
2009 Ryan Giggs
Paula Radcliffe won the London Marathon, Commonwealth and European gold in 2002 - and was named Sports Personality of the Year
2010s
2010 Sir AP McCoy
2011 Mark Cavendish
2012 Sir Bradley Wiggins
2013 Sir Andy Murray
2014 Sir Lewis Hamilton
2015 Sir Andy Murray
2016 Sir Andy Murray
2017 Sir Mo Farah
2018 Geraint Thomas
2019 Ben Stokes
Geraint Thomas was honoured in 2018 after winning the Tour de France
2020s
Mary Earps lifted the trophy after England reached the World Cup final