Athletes and Sports Stars Born on August 27

1897 Ad van Emmenes, Dutch soccer reporter, born in Amsterdam (d. 1989)
1908 Frank Leahy, American football coach (Notre Dame), born in O'Neill, Nebraska (d. 1973)

Donald Bradman (1908-2001)

Australian cricket batsman and captain (52 Tests; 6,996 runs @ WR 99.94 average; HS 334; 29 x 100s), born in Cootamundra, Australia

1909 Sylvère Maes, Belgian cyclist (Tour de France 1936, 39), born in Gistel, Belgium (d. 1966)
1916 Tony Harris, South African cricket batsman (3 Tests, 1 x 50; Transvaal) and rugby union five-eighth (5 Tests), born in Kimberley, South Africa (d. 1993)
1917 Peanuts Lowrey, American baseball player, born in Culver City, California (d. 1986)
1925 Ken Grieves, Australian cricketer (NSW leg-spin all-rounder), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1992)
1927 Liselott Linsenhoff, German equestrian rider (Olympic gold 1968, 72), born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1999)
1928 Joan Kroc [Mansfield], American 3rd wife of Ray Kroc, the owner of McDonald's and the San Diego Padres, born in West St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 2003)
1928 Othmar Schneider, Austrian alpine skier (Olympic gold men's slalom, silver downhill 1952), born in Lech am Arlberg, Austria (d. 2012)
1929 Elizabeta Bagrintseve, USSR, discus thrower (Olympic silver 1952)
1931 Joe Cunningham, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1959, 59²; St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators), born in Paterson, New Jersey (d. 2021)
1931 Sven Tumba, Swedish ice hockey center, football winger, golfer, course designer, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2011)
1935 Eddie Connachan, Scottish soccer goalkeeper (2 caps; Dunfermline Athletic, Middlesbrough, Falkirk), born in Prestonpans, Scotland (d. 2021)
1935 Ernie Broglio, American baseball player
1946 Tony Howard, cricketer (WI off-spinner one Test v NZ 1972)
1947 Ed Herrmann, American baseball catcher (MLB All Star 1974 Chicago White Sox; caught Larry Dierker no-hitter 1975 Houston Astros), born in San Diego, California (d. 2013)
1947 John Morrison, cricketer ("Mystery" NZ batsman 1973-82)
1949 Doug Tewell, American golfer (PGA Senior C'ship 2000, The Tradition 2001), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1950 Cynthia Potter, American diver (Olympic bronze 3m springboard 1976) and broadcaster (NBC Sports), born in Houston, Texas
1951 Don Pooley Jr, American golfer (US Senior Open 2002), born in Phoenix, Arizona
1954 Derek Warwick, British auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1992, World Sportscar C'ship 1992; 4 x podium F1 GP), born in New Alresford, England
1954 John Lloyd, England, tennis star (former husband of Chris Everet)
1955 Rod Davis, New Zealand sailor (Olympic gold USA soling class 1994; silver NZ star class 1992), born in Key West, Florida

Bernhard Langer (66 years old)

1957 German golfer (US Masters 1985, 93; 42 European Tour titles), born in Anhausen, Germany

1959 Gerhard Berger, formula-1 racer (Italian Grand Prix-1988)
1960 Damon Keeve, heavyweight (209+ lbs) judoka (Olympics 1992, 96), born in San Francisco, California
1962 Scott Davis, American tennis player (Australian Open doubles 1991 [David Pate]), born in Irvine, California
1965 Michael Perry, NFL defensive tackle (Denver Broncos)
1965 Wayne James, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test wicketkeeper v Pakistan 1993)
1966 Deena Wigger, US shooter (Olympic-92), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
1967 Rob Burnett, NFL defensive end (Cleveland Browns/Baltimore Ravens)
1969 Mark Ealham, cricketer (Kent & England Test all-rounder 1996)
1970 Andy Bichel, Australian cricketer and pace bowler, born in Laidley, Queensland, Australia
1970 Dene Hills, cricketer (prolific Tasmanian batsman)
1970 Jeff Kenna, Irish footballer
1970 Jim Thome, American Baseball HOF infielder (5 x MLB All Star; Roberto Clemente Award 2002; NL HR leader 2003; Cleveland Indians, Chicago WS), born in Peoria, Illinois
1970 Mark Ilott, cricketer (England left-arm pace bowler 1993-)
1970 Peter Ebdon, English snooker player
1971 Ernest Faber, Dutch soccer defender (1 cap; PSV) and manager (NEC, Groningen, PSV), born in Geldrop, Netherlands
1971 Jim Flanigan, NFL defensive tackle (Chicago Bears)
1972 Chris Imes, US hockey defenseman (Olympics 1994), born in South Paris, Maine
1972 Denise Lewis, English heptathlete
1972 Donta Jones, NFL linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers)
1973 Danny Coyne, Welsh footballer
1973 Dietmar Hamann, German footballer
1974 José Vidro, Puerto Rican baseball player
1974 Michael Mason, New Zealand cricketer
1975 Mark Rudan, Australian footballer
1976 Carlos Moyá, Spanish professional tennis player, 1995-2010 (French Open, 1998; Davis Cup, 2006), born in Palma, Spain
1977 Deco, Portuguese footballer
1979 Tian Liang, Chinese diver
1984 David Bentley, English footballer, born in Peterborough, England
1984 Sulley Muntari, Ghanaian footballer
1987 Darren McFadden, American football player
1990 Tori Bowie, American athlete (Olympic gold 4×100 m relay, silver 100m, bronze 200m 2016; World C'ship gold 100m, 4x100m relay 2017), born in Sand Hill, Mississippi (d. 2023)
1992 Carissa Moore, American surfer (WSL Women's World Tour Champion 2011, 13, 15, 19), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
1992 Daniel Ståhl, Swedish athlete (Olympic gold discus 2020; World C'ship gold 2019), born in Solna, Stockholm County, Sweden

Breanna Stewart (29 years old)

1994 American basketball power forward (NCAA C'ship 2013-16 UConn; WNBA C'ship 2018, 20 Seattle Storm; EuroLeague C'ship 2021 UMMC Ekaterinburg), born in Syracuse, New York