Athletes Born on April 4

Tris Speaker (1888-1958)

American Baseball HOF outfielder (World Series 1912, 15, 20; AL MVP 1912; career batting average .345 [6th all-time]; Cleveland Indians) and manager (Cleveland Indians 1919-26), born in Hubbard, Texas

  • 1895 Charlie Hallows, English cricket batsman (Lancs played for England 1921-28), born in Little Lever, Lancashire (d. 1972)
  • 1899 William Brann, South African cricketer (South African batsman v England 1922-23), born in Port Elizabeth, Cape Province (d. 1953)
  • 1905 Tony Manero, American golfer (US Open 1936), born in New York City (d. 1989)
  • 1913 Dave Brown, Australian rugby league centre (9 Tests, 19 games NSW; Eastern Suburbs, Warrington; RL "Immortal") and coach (Eastern Suburbs), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1974)
  • 1916 Mickey Owen, American baseball catcher (4 × MLB All-Star 1941–44 Brooklyn Dodgers), born in Nixa, Missouri (d. 2005)

Gil Hodges (1924-1972)

American Baseball HOF 1st baseman (8 x MLB All Star; Brooklyn/LA Dodgers; NY Mets; World Series 1955, 59, 69; Gold Glove Award 1957–59) and manager (Washington Senators, NY Mets), born in Princeton, Indiana

  • 1932 Bapu Nadkarni, Indian cricket all-rounder (41 Tests, top score 122; 88 wickets), born in Nashik, India (d. 2020)
  • 1933 Bill France, Jr., NASCAR pioneer, born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2007)
  • 1935 Easton McMorris, West Indian cricket batsman (13 Tests, 1 x 100; Jamaica), born in St Andrew, Jamaica (d. 2022)
  • 1938 A. Bartlett Giamatti, American MLB Commissioner (1989) and President of Yale University (1978-86), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1989)
  • 1939 Ernie Terrell, American boxer (WBA heavyweight champion 1965-67), born in Belzoni, Mississippi (d. 2014)

JoAnne Carner (84 years old)

1939 American golfer (US Women's Open 1971, 1976), born in Kirkland, Washington

  • 1940 Richard Attwood, British racing driver, born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
  • 1944 Lawrence A. Hough, American rower (Pairs w/o cox-1968 olympic silver), born in Janesville, Wisconsin
  • 1944 Ronnie Rees, Welsh soccer winger (39 caps; Coventry City, WBA, Nottingham Forest), born in Ystradgynlais, Wales (d. 2023)
  • 1945 Bryan Andrews, New Zealand cricketer (NZ medium-pacer, toured Australia 1973-74), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
  • 1947 Ray Fosse, American baseball catcher (MLB All-Star, Gold Glove Award 1970, 71 Cleveland Indians; World Series Oakland A's 1973, 74) and broadcaster (Oakland A's NBC), born in Marion, Illinois (d. 2021)
  • 1952 Gregg Hansford, Australian motorcycle racer (10 x GP wins) and touring car racer (Bathurst 1993), born in Brisbane, Australia (d. 1995)
  • 1952 Pat Burns, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame coach (Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins; Stanley Cup 2002-03 New Jersey Devils), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2010)
  • 1952 Rosemarie Ackermann, German high jumper (Olympic gold 1976), born in Lohsa, Sachsen, Germany
  • 1956 Tom Herr, American baseball player, born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
  • 1957 Kelso, American racehorse, born in Claiborne Farm near Paris, Kentucky (d. 1983)
  • 1957 Paul Downton, English cricketer (England wicket-keeper in 80's), born in Farnborough, London
  • 1958 Lam Jones, American athlete (Olympic gold 4 x 100m relay 1976) and NFL wide receiver (NY Jets 1980-86), born in Lawton, Oklahoma (d. 2019)
  • 1960 Jonathan Agnew, English cricket broadcaster, born in Macclesfield, Cheshire
  • 1963 Dale Hawerchuk, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (#1 pick NHL Draft 1981; Calder Trophy 1982; Canada Cup 1987, 91; Winnipeg Jets, Buffalo Sabres), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2020)
  • 1963 Jack Del Rio, American football player, NFL linebacker (Minnesota Vikings), born in Castro Valley, California
  • 1964 Branco [Cláudio Ibrahim Vaz Leal], Brazilian footballer and coach, born in Bagé, Brazil
  • 1964 Paul Parker, English soccer player, born in West Ham, Essex
  • 1965 Tony Burse, American football running back (Edmonton Eskimos), born in LaFayette, Georgia
  • 1966 Myriam Schropp, German tennis star, born in Mannheim, West Germany
  • 1967 Juliana "Juli" Furtado, American cyclist (Olympics 10th 1996), born in New York City
  • 1969 Anthony Tucker, American basketball forward (NY Knicks), born in Washington, D.C.
  • 1969 Carlos Reyes, American baseball pitcher (Oakland A's), born in Miami, Florida
  • 1969 Dennis de Nooijer, Dutch soccer player (Sparta), born in Oost-Souburg, Netherlands
  • 1969 Gerard de Nooijer, Dutch soccer player (Sparta), born in Oost-Souburg, Netherlands
  • 1969 Karren Brady, English sporting executive, TV personality and business executive (The Apprentice UK, Birmingham City F.C.), born in Edmonton, London
  • 1970 Jason Stoltenberg, Australian tennis star, born in Narrabri, Australia
  • 1971 Yanic Perreault, Canadian ice hockey center (considered one of best faceoff men in NHL history; NHL All Star 2007; LA Kings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens), born in Sherbrooke, Quebec
  • 1972 Chad Eaton, American football player (New England Patriots), born in Exeter, New Hampshire
  • 1972 Matt Wagner, American baseball pitcher (Seattle Mariners), born in Cedar Falls, Iowa
  • 1973 Chris McCormack, Australian triathlete (ITU World Championships), born in Sydney
  • 1973 Loris Capirossi, Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer, born in Castel San Pietro Terme, Italy
  • 1973 Peter Hoekstra, Dutch soccer player (PSV, Ajax), born in Assen, Netherlands
  • 1973 Ryan Coughlin, Canadian football offensive linebacker (Montreal Alouettes), born in Renfrew, Ontario
  • 1973 Tiffany Woosley, American basketball player (Houston Comets), born in Shelbyville, Tennessee
  • 1974 Dave Mirra, American BMX rider (Best Male Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award 2005; 24 x Games medals), born in Chittenango, New York (d. 2016)
  • 1974 O. J. Santiago, American football tight end (Atlanta Falcons), born in Whitby, Ontario, Canada
  • 1975 Kisha Ford, American WNBA guard and forward (NY Liberty), born in Baltimore, Maryland
  • 1975 Thobias Fredriksson, Swedish cross-country skier, born in Dals Rostock, Sweden
  • 1976 Emerson, Brazilian footballer (Brazil national team), born in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
  • 1976 Sébastien Enjolras, French racing driver, born in Seclin, France (d. 1997)
  • 1977 Omarr Smith, American football defensive back, born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1978 Alan Mahon, Irish footballer (Tranmere Rovers), born in Dublin, Ireland
  • 1978 Jason Ellison, American MLB baseball player, 2003-08 (San Francisco Giants and 3 other teams), born in Quincy, California
  • 1979 Roberto Luongo, Canadian ice hockey goaltender, born in Montreal, Quebec
  • 1980 Björn Wirdheim, Swedish racing driver, born in Växjö, Sweden
  • 1983 Ben Gordon, British-American basketball player, born in London
  • 1983 Doug Lynch, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Vancouver, British Columbia
  • 1983 Fabian Geiser, Swiss footballer (Le Mont), born in Langenthal, Switzerland
  • 1984 Arkady Vyatchanin, Russian-Serbian backstroke swimmer, born in Vorkuta, Russia
  • 1985 Rudy Fernández, Spanish basketball guard (Olympic silver 2008, 12; bronze 2016; FIBA World Cup gold 2006, 19; Portland TB's, Denver Nuggets; Real Madrid), born in Palma de Mallorca, Spain
  • 1986 Aiden McGeady, Republic of Ireland national team footballer, born in Rutherglen, Scotland
  • 1986 Cameron Barker, Canadian professional ice hockey player, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
  • 1987 Cameron Maybin, American baseball player, born in Asheville, North Carolina
  • 1988 Frank Fielding, English football goalkeeper, born in Blackburn, Lancashire