Athletes Born on August 14

  • 1835 Tom King, English boxer (English heavyweight champion 1862-63), rower and bookmaker, born in London, England (d. 1888)
  • 1863 Ernest Thayer, American poet who wrote the famous baseball poem "Casey", born in Lawrence, Massachusetts (d. 1940)
  • 1867 Cupid Childs, American baseball player, born in Calvert County, Maryland (d. 1912)
  • 1880 Fred Alexander, American tennis player (Australasian C'ship 1908, 5-time US Indoor winner), born in Sea Bright, New Jersey (d. 1969)
  • 1892 Tommy Scott, West Indian cricket spin bowler (8 Tests, 22 wickets; Jamaica), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1961)
  • 1894 Frank Burge, Australian rugby league forward (13 Tests, 26 games NSW; Glebe, St. George; RL "Immortal") and coach (St. George, North Sydney, Western Suburbs, Newtown), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1958)
  • 1895 Jack Gregory, Australian cricket all-rounder (24 Tests, 2 x 100, 7 x 50, 85 wickets, BB 7/69; NSW CA), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1973)
  • 1909 Len Darling, Australian cricketer (South Australian & Test batsman of 30's), born in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia (d. 1992)
  • 1913 Fred Davis, English snooker player (World C'ship 1948-49, 51), born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire (d. 1998)
  • 1913 Paul Dean, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals), born in Lucas, Arkansas (d. 1981)
  • 1916 Wellington Mara, Co-Owner of the New York Giants, born in Rochester, New York (d. 2005)
  • 1929 Dick Tiger, Nigerian professional boxer, born in Amaigbo, Nigeria (d. 1971)

Earl Weaver (1930-2013)

American Baseball HOF manager (World Series 1970 Baltimore Orioles), born in St Louis, Missouri

  • 1937 Brian Curvis, Welsh boxer and British welterweight champion (1960-1964), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 2012)
  • 1938 Bennie Muller, Dutch soccer midfielder (43 caps; AFC Ajax 341 games), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2024)
  • 1940 Galen Hall, American Football Coach (University of Florida, Orlando Thunder, Rhein Fire), born in Altoona, Pennsylvania
  • 1941 Peter Truscott, New Zealand cricketer (one Test NZ v Pakistan 1965, 3 & 26), born in Pahiatua, Manawatu, New Zealand
  • 1943 Barrie Leadbeater, English cricketer and umpire, born in Harehills, Leeds
  • 1943 Herman Van Springel, Belgian road cyclist (Tour de France, 5 career stage wins; Tour de France 1968 & Giro d'Italia 1971 runner-up; Vuelta a España 1970 3rd), born in Grobbendonk, Belgium (d. 2022)
  • 1944 Robyn Smith Astaire [Melody Dawn Miller], American jockey, wife of Fred Astaire, born in San Francisco, California
  • 1949 Bob Backlund, American pro wrestler (WWWF/WWF Heavyweight C'ship 1978-93, 1994; WWF Tag Team C'ship with Pedro Morales), born in Princeton, Minnesota
  • 1952 Debbie Meyer, American 200m/400m/800m swimmer (Olympic 3 gold-68), born in Annapolis, Maryland
  • 1954 Mark Fidrych, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers) nicknamed "The Bird", born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 2009)
  • 1956 Rusty Wallace, American auto racer (NASCAR Winston Cup 1989; NASCAR Cup series Rookie of the Year 1984) and broadcaster (ESPN, ABC), born in Arnold, Missouri

Magic Johnson (64 years old)

1959 American Basketball Hall of Fame point guard, executive (5-time NBA champion, 3-time NBA Finals MVP, Olympic gold 1992), born in Lansing, Michigan

  • 1959 Frank Brickowski, American NBA player (Seattle Supersonics), born in Bayville, New York
  • 1960 Broderick Thompson, American NFL offensive lineman (Denver Broncos), born in Birmingham, Alabama
  • 1961 Eddie Gilbert, American wrestler, born in Lexington, Tennessee (d. 1995)
  • 1962 Jerry Foltz, American golfer and commentator (Golf Channel), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
  • 1962 Mark Gubicza, American baseball pitcher (KC Royals), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1962 Rameez Raja, Pakistani cricketer (prolific Pakistani batsman), born in Faisalabad, Pakistan
  • 1965 Paul Broadhurst, British golfer (British Senior Open 2016), born in Walsall, England
  • 1966 Freddy Rincón, Colombian soccer midfielder (84 caps; Santa Fe, América de Cali, SC Corinthians), born in Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia (d. 2022)
  • 1966 Karl Petter Løken, Norwegian footballer, born in Karlskoga, Sweden
  • 1968 Darren Clarke, Northern Irish golfer (British Open 2011; British Senior Open 2022), born in Dungannon, Northern Ireland
  • 1968 Praveen Amre, Indian cricketer (Indian batsman, century on Test debut 1992), born in Mumbai, India
  • 1969 Keitaro Hoshino, Japanese boxer (WBA minimumweight title 2000-01, 02), born in Yokohama, Japan (d. 2021)
  • 1969 Stig Tøfting, Danish footballer, born in Aarhus, Denmark
  • 1970 Slava Dosedel, Czech tennis star, born in Přerov, Czechoslovakia
  • 1971 Adam Timmerman, American NFL guard (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Cherokee, Iowa
  • 1971 Christopher R. Nelloms, American sprinter, born in Dayton, Ohio
  • 1971 James Folston, American NFL defensive end (Oakland Raiders), born in Cocoa, Florida
  • 1971 Mark Loretta, American baseball infielder (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Santa Monica, California
  • 1971 Pramodaya Wickremasinhghe, Sri Lankan cricketer (Sri Lankan fast-medium bowler), born in Matara, Sri Lanka
  • 1972 Ed O'Bannon, American NBA forward (NJ Nets), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1972 Evan Pilgrim, American NFL guard (Chicago Bears), born in Pittsburg, California
  • 1973 Jared Borgetti, Mexican footballer, born in Culiacancito, Mexico
  • 1973 Jay-Jay Okocha, Nigerian footballer, born in Enugu, Nigeria
  • 1973 Kieren Perkins, Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 1,500m 1992, 96), born in Brisbane, Australia
  • 1973 Mike Mamula, American NFL player (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Lackawanna, New York
  • 1973 Wayne Chrebet, American NFL wide receiver (NY Jets), born in Garfield, New Jersey
  • 1975 Mike Vrabel, American NFL linebacker (Super Bowl 2001, 03, 04, New England Patriots) and coach (Tennessee Titans 2018-20), born in Akron, Ohio
  • 1975 Viaceslav Ivanovski, Israeli weightlifter, born in Novosibirsk, Russia
  • 1977 Juan Pierre, American baseball player, born in Mobile, Alabama
  • 1978 Anastasios Kyriakos, Greek footballer, born in Giannouli, Greece
  • 1979 Paul Burgess, Australian athlete, born in Perth, Australia
  • 1980 Roy Williams, American football player (Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals), born in Redwood City, California
  • 1981 Julius Jones, American football player, born in Big Stone Gap, Virginia
  • 1981 Matthew Etherington, English footballer, born in Truro, United Kingdom
  • 1983 Elena Baltacha, Ukrainian-British tennis player, born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 2014)
  • 1983 Leo Núñez, Dominican baseball player, born in Bonao, Dominican Republic
  • 1984 Clay Buchholz, American baseball player, born in Nederland, Texas
  • 1984 Josh Gorges, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Kelowna, Canada
  • 1985 Christian Gentner, German footballer, born in Nürtingen, Germany
  • 1986 Terin Humphrey, American gymnast, born in Saint Joseph, Missouri
  • 1987 Tim Tebow, American NFL quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2007, BCS National C'ship 2006, 08; U of Florida; Denver Broncos), born in Makati, Philippines
  • 1989 Kyle Turris, Canadian ice hockey player, born in New Westminster, Canada
  • 1989 Thorsten Margis, German bobsledder (4 x Olympic gold 2018, 22; 8 x World C'ship gold 2015-21), born in Bad Honnef, Germany