The BBC Sports Personality of the Year award has been given to one British sportsperson each year since 1954. The award is voted for by the public. The only people to win the award twice are the boxer Henry Cooper and the racing drivers Nigel Mansell and Damon Hill.

1954: Chris Chataway
1955: Gordon Pirie
1956: Jim Laker
1957: Dai Rees
1958: Ian Black
1959: John Surtees
1960: David Broome
1961: Stirling Moss
1962: Anita Lonsbrough
1963: Dorothy Hyman
1964: Mary Rand
1965: Tommy Simpson
1966: Bobby Moore
1967: Henry Cooper
1968: David Hemery
1969: Ann Jones
1970: Henry Cooper
1971: Princess Anne
1972: Mary Peters
1973: Jackie Stewart
1974: Brendan Foster
1975: David Steele
1976: John Curry
1977: Virginia Wade
1978: Steve Ovett
1979: Sebastian Coe
1980: Robin Cousins
1981: Ian Botham
1982: Daley Thompson
1983: Steve Cram
1984: Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean
1985: Barry McGuigan
1986: Nigel Mansell
1987: Fatima Whitbread
1988: Steve Davis
1989: Nick Faldo
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
2000: Steve Redgrave
2001: David Beckham
2002: Paula Radcliffe
2003: Jonny Wilkinson