Forbes normally releases the equivalent list for male stars soon after the women's list.

Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland also made the women's list after retaining her hammer title in Rio.

And you almost certainly are aware of the Attorney General, Baroness Scotland, who tops the women's list.

Female tennis players have always occupied top spot on Forbes' women's list since 1990, with either Williams or Russian Sharapova leading the way from 2004.