Here is the complete record of Ballon d’Or winners from inception in 1956 to the present:
– 1956: Stanley Matthews (England)
– 1957: Alfredo Di Stéfano (Spain)
– 1958: Raymond Kopa (France)
– 1959: Alfredo Di Stéfano (Spain)
– 1960: Luis Suárez (Spain)
– 1961: Omar Sívori (Italy)
– 1962: Josef Masopust (Czechoslovakia)
– 1963: Lev Yashin (Soviet Union)
– 1964: Denis Law (Scotland)
– 1965: Eusébio (Portugal)
– 1966: Bobby Charlton (England)
– 1967: Flórián Albert (Hungary)
– 1968: George Best (Northern Ireland)
– 1969: Gianni Rivera (Italy)
– 1970: Gerd Müller (West Germany)
– 1971: Johan Cruyff (Netherlands)
– 1972: Franz Beckenbauer (West Germany)
– 1973: Johan Cruyff (Netherlands)
– 1974: Franz Beckenbauer (West Germany)
– 1975: Oleg Blokhin (Soviet Union)
– 1976: Allan Simonsen (Denmark)
– 1977: Kevin Keegan (England)
– 1978: Kevin Keegan (England)
– 1979: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (West Germany)
– 1980: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (West Germany)
– 1981: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (West Germany)
– 1982: Paolo Rossi (Italy)
– 1983: Michel Platini (France)
– 1984: Michel Platini (France)
– 1985: Michel Platini (France)
– 1986: Igor Belanov (Soviet Union)
– 1987: Ruud Gullit (Netherlands)
– 1988: Marco van Basten (Netherlands)
– 1989: Marco van Basten (Netherlands)
– 1990: Lothar Matthäus (Germany)
– 1991: Jean-Pierre Papin (France)
– 1992: Marco van Basten (Netherlands)
– 1993: Roberto Baggio (Italy)
– 1994: Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria)
– 1995: George Weah (Liberia)
– 1996: Matthias Sammer (Germany)
– 1997: Ronaldo (Brazil)
– 1998: Zinedine Zidane (France)
– 1999: Rivaldo (Brazil)
– 2000: Luís Figo (Portugal)
– 2001: Michael Owen (England)
– 2002: Ronaldo (Brazil)
– 2003: Pavel Nedvěd (Czech Republic)
– 2004: Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine)
– 2005: Ronaldinho (Brazil)
– 2006: Fabio Cannavaro (Italy)
– 2007: Kaka (Brazil)
– 2008: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
– 2009: Lionel Messi (Argentina)
– 2010: Lionel Messi (Argentina)
– 2011: Lionel Messi (Argentina)
– 2012: Lionel Messi (Argentina)
– 2013: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
– 2014: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
– 2015: Lionel Messi (Argentina)
– 2016: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
– 2017: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
– 2018: Luka Modrić (Croatia)
– 2019: Lionel Messi (Argentina)
– 2020: Not awarded (COVID-19 pandemic)
– 2021: Lionel Messi (Argentina)
– 2022: Karim Benzema (France)
– 2023: Lionel Messi (Argentina)
– 2024: Rodri (Spain)
The Ballon d’Or Féminin (women’s award) began in 2018 with winners like Ada Hegerberg, Megan Rapinoe, Alexia Putellas, and Aitana Bonmatí.
Lionel Messi holds the record with eight wins, and Cristiano Ronaldo has five titles, making them the most decorated players in Ballon d’Or history.
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