Athletes Born on August 3

  • 1855 Joe Hunter, English cricket wicket-keeper (5 Tests, 11 dismissals; Yorkshire CCC), born in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England (d. 1891)
  • 1894 Harry Heilmann, American Baseball HOF outfielder (4 × AL batting champion, Detroit Tigers) and broadcaster (WXYZ), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1951)
  • 1899 Louis Chiron, Monégasque racing driver, born in Monte Carlo, Monaco (d. 1979)
  • 1916 José Manuel Moreno, Argentine footballer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1978)
  • 1933 Pat Crawford, Australian cricketer (Australian pace bowler 1956), born in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia (d. 2009)
  • 1937 Andrés Gimeno, Spanish tennis player (French Open 1972), born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 2019)
  • 1937 Duncan Sharpe, Pakistani cricketer (3 Tests for Pakistan 1959-60), born in Rawalpindi, Punjab, British India
  • 1940 Lance Alworth, American College/Pro Football HOF wide receiver (Uni of Arkansas; Super Bowl 1971 Dallas Cowboys; 6 × First-team All-AFL; 7 × AFL All-Star; SD Chargers), born in Houston, Texas
  • 1945 Eamon Dunphy, Irish footballer, born in Dublin, Ireland
  • 1946 Petko Petkov, Bulgarian soccer forward (33 caps; Beroe Stara Zagora, Austria Wien), born in Sinitevo, Bulgaria (d. 2020)
  • 1948 Pierre Lacroix, Canadian NHL executive (Quebec Nordiques; Stanley Cup 1996, 2001 Colorado Avalanche), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2020)
  • 1949 Valeri Vasiliev, Soviet ice hockey defenceman (2x Olympic gold), born in Gorky, Soviet Union (d. 2012)
  • 1950 Waldemar Cierpinski, East German runner (Olympic marathon gold 1976, 80), born in Neugattersleben, Germany

Marcel Dionne (72 years old)

1951 Canadian NHL center (LA Kings, NY Rangers), born in Drummondville, Quebec

  • 1952 Osvaldo Ardiles, Argentine soccer midfielder (51 caps, FIFA World Cup 1978; Huracán, Tottenham Hotspur) and manager ( Swindon Town, Newcastle United, WBA, Tottenham Hotspur), born in Córdoba, Argentina
  • 1954 Gary Peters, English footballer, born in Carshalton, London
  • 1956 Balwinder Sandhu, Indian cricket all-rounder (8 Tests; 22 ODIs), born in Mumbai, India
  • 1956 Todd Christensen, American football tight end (Super Bowl XV, XVIII; First-team All-Pro 1983, 85, 86; 5 × Pro Bowl; Oakland/LA Raiders) and sportscaster (NBC Sports, ESPN, CBS Sports Network), born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
  • 1960 Gopal Sharma, Indian cricket off-spin bowler (5 Tests, 10 wickets; 11 ODIs), born in Kanpur, India
  • 1960 Tim Mayotte, American tennis player (Olympic silver 1988), born in Springfield, Massachusetts
  • 1961 Ken Wark, Australian field hockey fullback (Olympic 4th/silver-88, 92, 96), born in Sydney, Australia
  • 1962 Tina Lehtola, Finnish women's ski jumper (world's record holder), born in Finland
  • 1963 Libor Pimek, tennis star, born in Most, Czechoslovakia
  • 1964 Johnny Thomas, American NFL cornerback (Cleveland Browns, San Diego Chargers), born in Houston, Texas
  • 1964 Kevin Elster, American baseball infielder (Texas Rangers), born in San Pedro, California
  • 1964 Nate McMillan, American NBA guard and head coach (Indiana Pacers 2016-19; Portland, Seattle; NBA steals leader 1994), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
  • 1966 Eric Esch, American boxer, born in Atlanta, Georgia
  • 1968 Rod Beck, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1993, 94, 97; San Francisco Giants), born in Burbank, California (d. 2007)
  • 1969 Doug Overton, American NBA guard (Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1970 Darren Mickell, American NFL defensive end (KC Chiefs, New Orleans Saints), born in Miami, Florida
  • 1972 John Lilley, American hockey forward (Olympics 1994), born in Wakefield, Massachusetts
  • 1972 Sandis Ozolinsh, NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche), born in Riga, Latvia
  • 1972 Travis Hall, NFL defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons), born in Sodoltna, Alaska
  • 1973 Kurt Grote, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4×100m medley 1996; World C'ship gold 200m breaststroke 1998), born in Palo Alto, California
  • 1973 Nikos Dabizas, Greek footballer, born in Amyntaio, Greece
  • 1974 Blaine Wilson, American gymnast (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Columbus, Ohio
  • 1975 Aryiro Strataki, Greek heptathlete, born in Heraklion, Greece
  • 1975 Chris Nevin, New Zealand cricket wicketkeeper-batsman (37 ODIs, 19 dismissals), born in Dunedin, New Zealand
  • 1975 N. D. Kalu, American defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Baltimore, Maryland
  • 1975 Trevor Pryce, American NFL defensive tackle (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1976 Troy Glaus, American baseball infielder (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Tarzana, Los Angeles
  • 1977 Óscar Pereiro, Spanish cyclist (Tour de France 2006 winner), born in Mos, Galicia, Spain

Tom Brady (46 years old)

1977 American NFL quarterback (7 x Super Bowl 2001, 03, 04, 14, 17, 18 NE Patriots, TB Buccaneers 20; NFL MVP 2007, 10, 17; 14 x Pro Bowl), born in San Mateo, California

  • 1978 Mariusz Jop, Polish footballer, born in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland
  • 1979 Kris Jenkins, American NFL defensive tackle (Pro Bowl (20-03, 06, 08; All-Pro 2002-03; Carolina Panthers, New York Jets), born in Ypsilanti, Michigan
  • 1980 Dominic Moore, Canadian NHL hockey player, 2003-18 (New York Rangers and 9 other teams), and broadcast analyst, born in Thornhill, Ontario

Ryan Lochte (39 years old)

1984 American swimmer (12-time Olympic medalist), born in Rochester, New York

  • 1984 Sunil Chetri, Indian footballer (Bengaluru FC), born in Secunderabad, India
  • 1984 Yasin Avci, Danish footballer, born in Tire, Turkey
  • 1985 Sonny Bill Williams, New Zealand rugby league footballer, born in Auckland, New Zealand
  • 1989 Jules Bianchi, French auto racer (Marussia Formula 1 Racing Team), born in Nice, France (d. 2015)
  • 1994 Todd Gurley, American NFL player (Los Angeles Rams), born in Baltimore, Maryland
  • 1999 Brahim Díaz, Spanish footballer (Real Madrid), born in Málaga, Spain
  • 1999 Zach Wilson, American NFL quarterback (NY Jets), born in Draper, Utah