All People List of Famous Cross-country Skiers

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List of famous cross-country skiers, with photos, bios, and other information when available. Who are the top cross-country skiers in the world? This includes the most prominent cross-country skiers, living and dead, both in America and abroad. This list of notable cross-country skiers is ordered by their level of prominence, and can be sorted for various bits of information, such as where these historic cross-country skiers were born and what their nationality is. The people on this list are from different countries, but what they all have in common is that they're all renowned cross-country skiers.

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From reputable, prominent, and well known cross-country skiers to the lesser known cross-country skiers of today, these are some of the best professionals in the cross-country skier field. If you want to answer the questions, "Who are the most famous cross-country skiers ever?" and "What are the names of famous cross-country skiers?" then you're in the right place. (577 items)

Aleksei Novoselski is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Aleksei Novoselski is a Lithuanian cross country skier who has competed since 2002. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 53rd in the individual sprint event at ...more

Holly Brooks is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Holly Brooks is a Cross-country Skier from United States of America.

Sergei Dolidovich is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Sergei Dolidovich is a Cross Country Skier.

Katerina Smutna is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Katerina Smutna is a former Czech national ski team member and currently an Austrian cross country skier.

Madeleine Williams is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Madeleine Williams is a cross-country skier.

Simi Hamilton is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Simeon "Simi" Hamilton is an American cross country skier who has competed since 2000. Hamilton attended Middlebury College from 2005–2009, during which time he competed for its ski ...more

Erdene-Ochiryn Ochirsüren is listed (or ranked) 7 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Erdene-Ochiryn Ochirsüren Erdene-Ochir Ochirsuren is an Olympic Cross-country Skier from Mongolia.

Øystein Slettemark is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Øystein Slettemark Oeystein Slettemark is a cross-country skier and biathlete.

Tanja Karisik is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Tanja Karisik Tanja Karisik is a Cross Country Skier.

Beckie Scott is listed (or ranked) 10 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Rebecca "Beckie" Scott, MSM is a retired Canadian cross-country skiing athlete and as of February 23, 2006, an International Olympic Committee member by virtue of being elected to the ...more

Vera Viczián is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Vera Viczián Vera Viczian is a cross-country skier.

Maryna Antsybor is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Maryna Antsybor Maryna Antsybor is a cross-country skier.

Bettina Gruber is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Bettina Gruber Bettina Gruber is a cross-country skier.

Diego Ruiz is listed (or ranked) 14 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Diego Ruiz Asín is a Spanish cross-country skier who has competed in the World Cup since 1998. Ruiz competed at three Winter Olympics and in four FIS Nordic World Ski Championships from ...more

Eligius Tambornino is listed (or ranked) 15 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Eligius Tambornino Eligius Tambornino is a cross-country skier.

Vedrana Malec is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Vedrana Malec Vedrana Malec is a cross-country skier.

Peeter Kümmel is listed (or ranked) 17 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Peter Kuemmel is a cross-country skier.

Garrott Kuzzy is listed (or ranked) 18 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Garrott Kuzzy is a cross-country skier.

Timo Simonlatser is listed (or ranked) 19 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Timo Simonlatser is a cross-country skier.

Aivar Rehemaa is listed (or ranked) 20 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Aivar Rehemaa is a cross-country skier.

Anders Södergren is listed (or ranked) 21 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Hans Anders Södergren is a Swedish cross-country skier who has competed since 1999. He earned a bronze medal in the 4x10 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and also finished 5th ...more

Kornelia Marek is listed (or ranked) 22 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Kornelia Marek Kornelia Kubińska is a Polish cross country skier who has been competing since 2002. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished sixth in the 4 x 5 km relay, ninth in the team sprint, ...more

Kaija Udras is listed (or ranked) 23 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Kaija Udras Kaija Udras is a cross-country skier.

Leandro Ribela is listed (or ranked) 24 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Leandro Ribela Leandro Ribela is a Cross Country Skier.

Vibeke Skofterud is listed (or ranked) 25 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Vibeke Westbye Skofterud is a Norwegian cross country skier who has been competing since 1999. She won gold in the 4 x 5 km relay at Vancouver in 2010. Her best individual finish at the Winter ...more

Tucker Murphy is listed (or ranked) 26 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Tucker Murphy Tucker Murphy is a Cross Country Skier.

Vassili Rotchev is listed (or ranked) 27 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Vassili Rotchev is a cross-country skier.

Eva Skalníková is listed (or ranked) 28 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Eva Skalníková Eva Skalníková is a cross-country skier.

Martin Jaeger is listed (or ranked) 29 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Martin Jaeger Martin Jaeger is a cross-country skier.

Kaisa Mäkäräinen is listed (or ranked) 30 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Kaisa-Leena Mäkäräinen is a Finnish biathlete, who currently competes for Kontiolahden Urheilijat. Outside of sports, Mäkäräinen is currently studying to be a ...more

Benjamin Koons is listed (or ranked) 31 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Benjamin Koons is an Olympic cross-country skier.

Martin Jakš is listed (or ranked) 32 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Martin Jakš is a Czech cross country skier who has competed since 2004. His best World Cup finish was third in a 3.3 km event in Italy in 2008. He also has two wins in the 4 x 10 km relay, ...more

Paul Griffin is listed (or ranked) 33 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Paul Griffin Paul Griffin is a cross-country skier and Oympic rower..

Kris Freeman is listed (or ranked) 34 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Kris Freeman is a professional American cross-country skier. Born October 14, 1980 in Concord, New Hampshire, he is a member of the U.S. Ski Team, along with his older brother Justin Freeman. ...more

Olga Reshetkova is listed (or ranked) 35 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Olga Reshetkova Olga Reshetkova is a cross-country skier.

Milan Szabó is listed (or ranked) 36 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Milan Szabó is a cross-country skier and biathlete.

Paul Murray is listed (or ranked) 37 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Paul Murray is an Australian cross-country skier who has competed since 1997. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 20th in the team sprint event at Vancouver in 2010 ...more

Petra Majdič is listed (or ranked) 38 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Petra Majdič is a Slovenian former cross-country skier. Her best results came in classic style races. She won twenty-four World Cup races, twenty in sprint races, but she also won a marathon in ...more

Miriam Gössner is listed (or ranked) 39 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Miriam Gössner is a German biathlete and cross-country skier. She has won an Olympic silver medal in cross-country skiing and two biathlon world championship titles, all in team events. ...more

Tobias Angerer is listed (or ranked) 40 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Tobias Angerer is a German cross country skier, and skies with the SC Vachendorf club. He graduated from the Skigymnasium Berchtesgaden in 1996. His occupation is "Sports Soldier". ...more

Ivan Bátory is listed (or ranked) 41 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Ivan Bátory is a cross-country skier.

Karine Laurent Philippot is listed (or ranked) 42 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Karine Laurent Philippot is a cross-country skier.

Danny Silva is listed (or ranked) 43 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Danny Silva is a Portuguese cross-country skier who has competed since 2004. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 93rd in the 15 km event at Turin in 2006. Silva's best ...more

Rejhan Smrkovic is listed (or ranked) 44 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Rejhan Šmrković is a cross country skier from Serbia. He competed for Serbia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the cross country skiing events.

James Southam is listed (or ranked) 45 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
James Southam is a cross-country skier.

Lars Berger is listed (or ranked) 46 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Lars Berger is a Norwegian biathlete and cross-country skier. Fellow biathlete Tora Berger is his sister. Berger's family moved to Lesja, Oppland, in 1985. At the age of six, Berger started ...more

Saku Koivu is listed (or ranked) 47 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Saku Antero Koivu is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League. He began his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1995–96 after three seasons with TPS ...more

Andrus Veerpalu is listed (or ranked) 48 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Andrus Veerpalu is a former and so far the most successful Estonian male cross country skier.

Oļegs Maļuhins is listed (or ranked) 49 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Oļegs Maļuhins is a former Latvian biathlete. He retired after the 2006 Turin Olympics, but announced comeback in 2008 stating that in his plans is to qualify for the 2010 Winter Olympics. In ...more

Mate Pálffy is listed (or ranked) 50 on the list List of Famous Cross-country Skiers
Mate Pálffy is a cross-country skier and biathlete.