Athletes and Sports Stars Born on April 27

1875 Frederick Fane, English cricket batsman (14 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 143; Essex CCC, Oxford University CC, London County CC), born in Curragh Camp, County Kildare, Ireland (d. 1960)

Rogers Hornsby (1896-1963)

American Baseball Hall of Fame 2nd baseman (NL MVP 1925, 29; 7 x NL batting champion; 3 x .400+ seasons; St. Louis Cardinals, Browns) and manager (Cardinals, Browns, Cubs), born in Winters, Texas

Leo Diegel (1899-1951)

American golfer (PGA C'ship 1928-29), born in Detroit, Michigan

1903 Horace Stoneham, American baseball executive (owner New York / San Francisco Giants 1936-76), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1990)

Enos Slaughter (1916-2002)

American Baseball HOF right fielder (10 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1942, 46, 56, 58; St. Louis Cardinals), born in Roxboro, North Carolina

1927 Gerard Cieślik, Polish soccer striker (45 caps, 27 goals; Ruch Chorzów 237 games) and manager (Ruch Chorzów), born in Hajduki, Poland (d. 2013)
1929 Nina Ponomaryova, Russian athlete (Olympic gold USSR discus 1952, 60; bronze 1956), born in Smychka, Russia (d. 2016)
1932 Charles Adkins, American boxer (Olympic gold light welterweight 1952), born in Gary, Indiana (d. 1993)
1932 Chuck Knox, American football coach (LA Rams, Buffalo Bills, Seattle Seahawks; AP NFL Coach of the Year 1973, 80, 84), born in Sewickley, Pennsylvania (d. 2018)
1933 Bob Bondurant, American auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans GT +3.0 1964; Shelby American, Ferrari, Eagle teams), born in Evanston, Illinois (d. 2021)
1937 David Bolton, English rugby league five eighth (23 caps Great Britain; Wigan, Balmain) and coach (Parramatta), born in Wigan, England (d. 2021)
1941 Lee Roy Jordan, American College Football HOF linebacker (Uni of Alabama; Super Bowl 1971; First-team All-Pro 1969; 5 × Pro Bowl; Dallas Cowboys), born in Excel, Alabama
1943 Helmut Marko, Austrian auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1971), born in Graz, Austria
1946 John Maclean, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (4 Tests, 18 dismissals; Queensland), born in Herston, Australia
1947 Keith Magnuson, Canadian ice hockey defenseman (NHL All Star 1971, 72; Chicago Black Hawks), born in Wadena, Saskatchewan (d. 2003)
1952 Ari Vatanen, Finnish rally driver, born in Tuupovaara, Finland

George Gervin (71 years old)

1952 American basketball player, born in Detroit, Michigan

1962 Ángel Comizzo, Argentine football goalkeeper, born in Reconquista, Argentina
1962 PattiSue Plumer, American 3k runner (Gold-Seattle '90), born in Covina, California
1964 Paul Osbaldiston, CFL kicker (Hamilton Tiger Cats), born in Oldham, England
1965 Courtenay Becker-Dey, American Europe class sailor (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Greenwich, Connecticut
1966 Peter McIntyre, Australian cricketer (Australian leg-spinner 1995), born in Gisborne, Australia
1967 Bridgette Gordon, American basketball forward (Sacramento Monarchs, Olympic gold, 1988), born in DeLand, Florida
1967 Jason Whitlock, American sports journalist, born in Indianapolis, Indiana
1969 Tyrone Rodgers, American football defensive linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers), born in Longview, Texas
1970 Mikiko Hagiwara, Japanese basketball player, born in Fukushima, Japan
1970 Tim Hanshaw, NFL guard (SF 49ers), born in Spokane, Washington
1971 Craig Keith, American football tight end (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
1971 James Burton, NFL cornerback (Chicago Bears), born in Torrance, California
1972 Alison McKnight, 100m hurdler and heptathlete, born in Bakersfield, California
1972 Silvia Farina, Italian tennis star (1995 Maria Lankowitz doubles), born in Milan, Italy
1972 Tim Ruddy, American football offensive lineman (Miami Dolphins), born in Dunmore, Pennsylvania
1974 Carlos Fortes, Dutch soccer player (Sparta), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
1975 Chris Carpenter, American baseball pitcher (NL Cy Young Award 2005; 3 × MLB All-Star; World Series 2006, 11 St. Louis Cardinals; Toronto Blue Jays), born in Exeter, New Hampshire
1975 Michael Booker, American football cornerback (Atlanta Falcons), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1976 Walter Pandiani, Uruguayan footballer, born in Montevideo, Uruguay
1979 Natasha Chokljat, Australian netball player, born in Tasmania, Australia
1980 Ananda Mikola, Indonesian racing driver, born in Jakarta
1980 Christian Lara, Ecuadorian footballer, born in Quito, Ecuador
1980 Sybille Bammer, Austrian tennis player, born in Linz, Austria
1981 Joey Gathright, American baseball player, born in Columbia, Mississippi
1981 Patrik Gerrbrand, Swedish footballer, born in Älvsjö, Sweden
1984 Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Canadian ice hockey player (Minnesota Wild, New York Islanders), born in Sherbrooke, Quebec
1987 Elliott Shriane, Australian short track speed skater, born in Brisbane, Australia
1990 Austin Dillon, American auto racer (Daytona 500 2018), born in Welcome, North Carolina
1995 Nick Kyrgios, Australian tennis player (Australian Open doubles [Thanasi Kokkinakis] 2022; Wimbledon 2022 runner-up; Hopman Cup 2016), born in Canberra, Australia