Athletes and Sports Stars Born on April 23

1881 Claude Carter, South African cricket spin bowler (19 Tests, 28 wickets, BB 6/50; Natal, Transvaal), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 1952)

Jim Bottomley (1900-1959)

American Baseball HOF first baseman (MLB all-time single game RBI record [12] 1924; World Series 1926, 31; NL MVP & NL HR leader 1928; St. Louis Cardinals), born in Oglesby, Illinois

1916 Bud Wilkinson, American college football coach (Oklahoma), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1994)

Warren Spahn (1921-2003)

American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (17 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1957; Cy Young Award 1957; 8 × NL wins leader; Boston/Milwaukee Braves), born in Buffalo, New York

1936 John D'Arcy, New Zealand cricketer (NZ Test batsman on 1958 England tour), born in Christchurch New Zealand
1937 Barry Shepherd, Australian cricket batsman (9 Tests, 5 x 50s; West Australia CA), born in Donnybrook, Australia (d. 2001)
1937 Don Massengale, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1967 runner-up), born in Jackson, Texas (d. 2007)
1943 Tony Esposito, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender (6 x NHL All Star; Vezina Trophy 1970, 72, 74; Chicago Blackhawks), born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (d. 2021)
1945 John Gwynne, English sports commentator and reporter (PDC darts tournaments Sky Sports), born in Shropshire, England (d. 2022)
1952 Terry Moor, American tennis star, born in Hartford, Connecticut
1955 Tony Miles, English chess player (first Englishman to earn the Grandmaster title), born in Birmingham, England (d. 2001)
1957 Olsen Filipaina, New Zealand rugby league five eighth (28 Tests; Auckland RL, Balmain RLFC, Eastern Suburbs RLFC, North Sydney DRLFC), born in Kaikohe, New Zealand (d. 2022)
1959 George Kalovelonis, Greek tennis player, born in Athens, Greece
1960 Jodie Mudd, American golfer (Players C'ship 1990), born in Louisville, Kentucky
1965 Donna Weinbrecht, American skier (Olympic gold 1992), born in Hoboken, New Jersey
1966 Wayne Drinkwalter, CFL defensive tackle (BC Lions), born in Thunder Bay, Ontario
1967 Rhéal Cormier, Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (St. Louis Cardinals; Philadelphia Phillies; Boston Red Sox), born in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada (d. 2021) [1]
1969 Martín López-Zubero, Spanish backstroke swimmer (world record 200m), born in Jacksonville, Florida
1969 Nadeem Shahid, English cricketer, born in Karachi, Pakistan
1969 Yelena Shushunova, Russian gymnast (Olympic gold USSR Team, All-around 1988; World C'ship gold x 5), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 2018)
1970 Cristiano Caratti, Italian tennis star (1987 Orange Bowl boys doubles), born in Acqui Terme, Italy
1971 Chuck Adams, Pacific Palisades California, tennis star (1989 USTA Boys), born in Pacific Palisades, California
1972 Rachel Hetherington, Australian golfer (ANA Inspiration 2001 runner-up, 8 LPGA Tour titles), born in Port Macquarie, NSW
1973 Patrick Poulin, Canadian NHL left wing (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Vanier, Quebec, Canada
1974 Bret Anderson, Canadian football slot back (BC Lions), born in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
1974 Joey Kent, American football wide receiver (Tennessee Oilers), born in Huntsville, Alabama
1974 Sam Madison, American football cornerback (Super Bowl 2007 NY Giants; 4× Pro Bowl; First Team All-Pro 1999, 2000; Miami Dolphins), born in Thomasville, Georgia
1977 Andruw Jones, Curaçaoan baseball player, born in Willemstad, Curaçao
1977 Lee Young-Pyo, Korean footballer, born in Hongcheon, Gangwon, South Korea
1977 Willie Mitchell, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Port McNeill, British Columbia, Canada
1978 Gezahegne Abera, Ethiopian distance runner (Olympic gold marathon 2000, World C'ship gold 2001), born in Etya, Ethiopia
1981 Chris Sharma, American rock climber, born in Santa Cruz, California
1981 Sean Henn, American baseball player (NY Yankees), born in Fort Worth, Texas
1983 Daniela Hantuchová, Slovakian tennis player, born in Poprad, Czechoslovakia
1983 Jennifer Heil, Canadian free style skier (Olympic gold 2006), born in Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada
1984 Alexandra Kosteniuk, Russian chess grandmaster (Women's World Chess Champion 2008-10), born in Perm, Russia
1986 Sven Kramer, Dutch speed skater, born in Heerenveen, Netherlands
1988 Alistair Brownlee, British triathlete (Olympic gold 2012, 16), born in Dewsbury, England
1988 Victor Anichebe, Nigerian footballer, born in Lagos, Nigeria
1989 Nicole Vaidišová, Czech tennis player, born in Nuremberg, West Germany