Valentino Rossi (born February 16, 1979 in urbino is an Italian professional motorcycle and multiple moto gp World Champion. He is one of the most successful motorcycle racers of all time, with 8 Grand Prix World Championships to his name. According to sports illustrated, Valentino Rossi is one of the highest earning sports personalities in the world, having earned an estimated $34 million in 2007.

Following his father, graziano Rossi, Rossi started racing in Grand prix in 1996 for Aprilia in the 125 cc category and won his first World Championship the following year. From there, he moved up to the 250 cc category, again with aprilia, and won the World Championship in 1999. He won the 500 cc World Championship with honda in 2001, the MotoGP World Championships (also with Honda) in 2002 and 2003, and continued his streak of back-to-back championships by winning the and 2004-2005 titles after leaving Honda to join Yamaha, before regaining the title in 2008.