Athletes Born on August 24

  • 1851 Tom Kendall, Australian cricket slow bowler (2 Tests, 14 wickets in Australia's 1st 2 Tests, BB 7/55), born in Bedford, England (d. 1924)
  • 1887 Harry Hooper, American Baseball HOF right fielder (World Series 1912, 15, 16, 18 Boston Red Sox), born in Bell Station, California (d. 1974)
  • 1890 Duke Kahanamoku, American swimmer, surfer (Olympic gold 100m freestyle 1912, 20; 4x200m freestyle relay 1920), born in Honolulu, Hawaii (d. 1968)
  • 1893 Elisha Scott, Irish soccer goalkeeper (31 caps Ireland [IFA]; Liverpool 430 games), born in Belfast, Ireland (d. 1959)
  • 1909 Ronnie Grieveson, South African cricket wicket-keeper/batsman (2 Tests v Eng 1939), born in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa (d. 1998)
  • 1921 Sam Tingle, Zimbabwean racing driver, born in Manchester, England (d. 2008)
  • 1939 Ray McLoughlin, Irish rugby union prop (40 caps Ireland, 3 British & Irish Lions; London Irish RFC), born in Ballinasloe, Ireland (d. 2021)
  • 1947 Roger De Vlaeminck, Belgian racing cyclist, born in Eeklo, East Flanders, Belgium
  • 1950 Frank Murray, Australian field hockey national coach (Olympic silver 1992, 96)

Mike Shanahan (71 years old)

1952 American football coach (Denver Broncos), born in Oak Park, Illinois

  • 1954 Alain Daigle, French Canadian NHL ice hockey player, 1974-80 (Chicago Blackhawks), born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec
  • 1959 Adrian Kuiper, South African cricket all-rounder (1 Test; 25 ODIs, 3 x 50, 18 wickets, BB 3/33; Western Province, Derbyshire CCC), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
  • 1959 Michel Valke, Dutch soccer player (Sparta, Dordrecht '90), born in Zwijndrecht, Netherlands

Cal Ripken Jr (63 years old)

1960 American Baseball HOF shortstop (19 x MLB All Star; MLB record consecutive game streak 2,632; AL MVP 1983, 91; Baltimore Orioles), born in Havre de Grace, Maryland

  • 1960 Kim Christofte, Danish footballer (Denmark national team 1984-92), born in Copenhagen, Denmark
  • 1961 Ingrid Berghmans, Belgian judoka (8 times Belgian Sportswoman of the Year), born in Beringen, Belgium
  • 1965 Reggie Miller, American NBA guard, 1987-2005 (Indiana Pacers; Olympic gold, 1996), born in Riverside, California
  • 1966 Jon Sieben, Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 200m butterfly 1984), born in Brisbane, Queensland
  • 1967 Michael Lauriston Thomas, English footballer, born in Lambeth, London
  • 1968 Tim Salmon, American MLB outfielder (California Angels), born in Long Beach, California
  • 1970 Dan Henderson, American mixed martial artist (UFC 17 Middleweight Tournament 1998; Rings: King of Kings Tournament 1999), born in Downey, California
  • 1970 Rich Beem, American golfer (PGA C'ship 2002), born in Phoenix, Arizona
  • 1970 Sandra Whyte-Sweeney, American ice hockey forward (Olympic gold 1998; World C'ship silver 1992, 94, 97), born in Saugus, Massachusetts
  • 1970 Tugay Kerimoğlu, Turkish footballer, born in Trabzon, Turkey
  • 1972 Chris Right, CFL receiver (Montreal Alouettes)
  • 1972 Ian Moran, American hockey defenseman (Olympics 1994, Pitts), born in Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1972 Kurt Miller, American baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins), born in Tucson, Arizona
  • 1973 Andrew Brunette, Canadian NHL left wing (Washington Capitals), born in Greater Sudbury, Canada
  • 1973 Inge de Bruijn, Dutch swimmer (Olympic gold 50m freestyle 2000, 04; 100m freestyle & 100m butterfly 2000; World C'ship gold x 5), born in Barendrecht, Netherlands
  • 1974 Archie Amerson, CFL running back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
  • 1974 Tony McCombs, American football linebacker (Arizona Cardinals), born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky
  • 1975 Mark de Vries, Surinamese-Dutch footballer, born in Paramaribo, Suriname
  • 1976 Bjorn van der Doelen, Dutch soccer player (PSV), born in Goirle, Netherlands
  • 1976 Nordin Wooter, Dutch soccer player (Ajax), born in Breda, Netherlands
  • 1977 Denílson, Brazilian footballer, born in Diadema, São Paulo, Brazil
  • 1977 Jürgen Macho, Austrian footballer, born in Vienna, Austria
  • 1977 Per Gade, Danish footballer, born in Nibe, Denmark
  • 1977 Robert Enke, German football goalkeeper, born in Jena, Germany (d. 2009)
  • 1978 Rafael Furcal, Dominican baseball player, born in Loma de Cabrera, Dominican Republic
  • 1979 Michael Redd, American basketball player, born in Columbus, Ohio
  • 1979 Orlando Engelaar, Dutch international footballer, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • 1982 Kim Kallstrom, Swedish footballer, born in Sandviken, Sweden
  • 1983 Marcel Goc, German ice hockey player, born in Calw, Germany
  • 1986 Arian Foster, American football running back (First-team All-Pro 2010, 12; 4 × Pro Bowl; NFL rushing TD leader 2010, 12; Houston Texans, Miami Dolphins), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • 1986 Nick Adenhart, American baseball player, born in Silver Spring, Maryland (d. 2009)
  • 1987 Anže Kopitar, Slovenian ice hockey player, born in Jesenice, Slovenia
  • 1987 Jon Scheyer, American-Israeli basketball player, born in Northbrook, Illinois
  • 1994 Kelsey Plum, American basketball player (Las Vegas Aces), born in Poway, California