It is quite simply one of the most celebrated awards of the year in the UK and now the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award nominees have been confirmed for 2023.
A staple of the British sporting calendar, the ceremony is set to take place in Salford on 19 December 2023, with the likes of Mary Earps, Frankie Dettori and Katarina Johnson-Thompson all in the frame to be awarded the trophy at the 70th BBC SPOTY event.
But which sportspeople have won the awards over the last decade? Believe it or not, one Scot has won it three times in total. Have a look at our list and see which famous sports men and women have lifted the award since 2012.
British F1 racing driver Lewis Hamilton won his first BBC Sports Personality of the Year award in 2014 following his F1 World Championship win and his first with Mercedes. Photo: SHAUN CURRY
The tennis player won his first of three BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards 2013 when he won Wimbledon for the very first time. His win meant he was the first British winner since Fred Perry in 1936. Photo: ANDREW COWIE
In 2012, Wiggins won the Paris–Nice, the Tour de Romandie, the Critérium du Dauphiné, and, most notably became the first British cyclist to win the Tour de France, which saw him crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Photo: Nathan Stirk