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Who Has Won the Men's Ballon d'Or?
The men's Ballon d'Or began in 1956 and has recognized players across European and world football. This timeline follows award year rather than domestic football season. The 2020 men's award was cancelled, so no winner should appear for that year. Historical name spellings are retained with common alternatives in the private answer bank.
| Edition | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Harry Kane |
| 2025 | Ousmane Dembélé |
| 2024 | Rodri |
| 2023 | Lionel Messi |
| 2022 | Karim Benzema |
| 2021 | Lionel Messi |
| 2019 | Lionel Messi |
| 2018 | Luka Modrić |
| 2017 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 2016 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 2015 | Lionel Messi |
| 2014 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 2013 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 2012 | Lionel Messi |
| 2011 | Lionel Messi |
| 2010 | Lionel Messi |
| 2009 | Lionel Messi |
| 2008 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 2007 | Kaká |
| 2006 | Fabio Cannavaro |
| 2005 | Ronaldinho |
| 2004 | Andriy Shevchenko |
| 2003 | Pavel Nedvěd |
| 2002 | Ronaldo Nazário |
| 2001 | Michael Owen |
| 2000 | Luís Figo |
| 1999 | Rivaldo |
| 1998 | Zinédine Zidane |
| 1997 | Ronaldo Nazário |
| 1996 | Matthias Sammer |
| 1995 | George Weah |
| 1994 | Hristo Stoichkov |
| 1993 | Roberto Baggio |
| 1992 | Marco van Basten |
| 1991 | Jean-Pierre Papin |
| 1990 | Lothar Matthäus |
| 1989 | Marco van Basten |
| 1988 | Marco van Basten |
| 1987 | Ruud Gullit |
| 1986 | Ihor Belanov |
| 1985 | Michel Platini |
| 1984 | Michel Platini |
| 1983 | Michel Platini |
| 1982 | Paolo Rossi |
| 1981 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge |
| 1980 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge |
| 1979 | Kevin Keegan |
| 1978 | Kevin Keegan |
| 1977 | Allan Simonsen |
| 1976 | Franz Beckenbauer |
| 1975 | Oleh Blokhin |
| 1974 | Johan Cruyff |
| 1973 | Johan Cruyff |
| 1972 | Franz Beckenbauer |
| 1971 | Johan Cruyff |
| 1970 | Gerd Müller |
| 1969 | Gianni Rivera |
| 1968 | George Best |
| 1967 | Flórián Albert |
| 1966 | Bobby Charlton |
| 1965 | Eusébio |
| 1964 | Denis Law |
| 1963 | Lev Yashin |
| 1962 | Josef Masopust |
| 1961 | Omar Sívori |
| 1960 | Luis Suárez Miramontes |
| 1959 | Alfredo Di Stéfano |
| 1958 | Raymond Kopa |
| 1957 | Alfredo Di Stéfano |
| 1956 | Stanley Matthews |
Details that matter
- 2020 did not have a winner.
- Ronaldo Nazário is distinct from Cristiano Ronaldo; the ambiguous alias 'Ronaldo' is not automatically accepted.
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