The Maeda Project · 600 English biographies published across 2759 people
Before 1900· 8 people
1900–1949· 33 people
| Red belt | Carlson Gracie"Champion" | Brazil | 1932 | 28 |
| Red belt | Hélio Gracie"Caxinguele" | Brazil | 1913 | 15 |
| Red belt | Carlos Gracie"Nanico" | Brazil | 1902 | 12 |
| Red belt | Flavio Behring | Brazil | 1937 | 5 |
| Black belt | Elcio Figueiredo | Brazil | 1945 | 3 |
| Red belt | Robson Gracie | Brazil | 1935 | 3 |
| Red belt | George Gracie"Gato Ruivo" | Brazil | 1911 | 3 |
| Black belt | Takeo Yano"The Eastern Demon" | Japan | 1909 | 3 |
1950–1979· 206 people
1980–1999· 245 people
2000–present· 47 people
2,759 people across 5 eras of BJJ history
The BJJ Story published people directory