Athletes and Sports Stars Born in May 1964

Yvonne van Gennip (59 years old)

May 1 Dutch speed skater (Olympic gold 1,500m, 3,000m, 5,000m 1988), born in Haarlem, Netherlands

Ron Hextall (59 years old)

May 3 Canadian NHL goalie, 1986-99, Vezina & Conn Smyth winner, scored 2 goals (Philadelphia Flyers and 2 other teams), and executive, 1999-2023 (Philadelphia, Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins), born in Brandon, Manitoba

May 4 Goran Prpić, Croatian tennis player (Hopman Cup Yugoslavia 1991 [Monica Seles], born in Zagreb, Croatia
May 5 Heike Henkel, German world record indoor high jumper (Olympic gold 1992), born in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
May 6 Kim Oden, US Olympic volleyball player (NCAA Play of Decade-80s), born in Birmingham, Alabama
May 6 Mike McGruder, American NFL cornerback (Tampa Bay Bucs), born in Cleveland, Ohio
May 7 Leslie O'Neal, NFL defensive end and 6x Pro-Bowl selection (San Diego Chargers, St Louis Rams), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
May 7 Ronnie Harmon, NFL running back (San Diego Chargers, Tennessee Oilers), born in Queens, New York

Miloslav Mečíř (59 years old)

May 9 Czech tennis player (Olympic gold 1988), born in Bojnice, Czechoslovakia

May 11 Bobby Witt, American MLB pitcher, 1986-2001 (Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, and 5 other teams), born in Arlington, Virginia
May 11 Floyd Youmans, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1985-89 (Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Tampa, Florida
May 11 Jeff Sellers, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1985-88 (Boston Red Sox), born in Compton, California
May 11 John Parrott, British snooker player, born in Liverpool, England
May 12 José Casanova, Peruvian soccer midfielder (10 caps; Alianza Lima), born in Lima, Peru (d. 1987)
May 12 Joy Ellen Kitzmiller, US badminton player (Olympic-92), born in Los Angeles, California
May 13 Sara Gomer, English tennis player, born in Torquay, England
May 14 Suzy Kolber, American sportscaster
May 15 Pierre Trentin, French 1K time trials (Olympic gold 1968)
May 16 John Salley, NBA star (Detroit Pistons)
May 17 Menno Oosting, Dutch tennis player (d. 1999)
May 18 Will Wolford, American NFL tackle (Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Louisville, Kentucky
May 20 Jeff Schwarz, American baseball pitcher (California Angels, Chicago White Sox)
May 21 Tommy Albelin, Swedish NHL defenceman (Calgary Flames), born in Stockholm, Sweden
May 23 Kenny Gattison, NBA forward (Orlando Magic)
May 24 Adrian Moorhouse, British 100m breaststroker (Olympic gold 1988), born in Bradford, England
May 24 Elizabeth McColgan, British running star (world record 5 km indoor), born in Dundee, Scotland
May 24 Pat Verbeek, Canadian NHL forward, 1982-2002 (New Jersey Devils, Hartford Whalers, and 3 other teams; Team Canada), and executive (Detroit Red Wings), born in Sarnia, Ontario
May 25 David Shaw, Canadian NHL defenseman, 1982-98 (Quebec Nordiques, New York Rangers, and 4 other teams), born in St. Thomas, Ontario
May 26 Kevin Kennedy, baseball manager (Texas Rangers)
May 28 Armon Gilliam, American NBA forward, 1987-2000 (Phoenix Suns, Milwaukee Bucks, NJ Nets, and 3 other teams), and college coach, 2001-05 (Penn State), born in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania (d. 2011)
May 28 Beth Herr, American tennis star, born in Middletown, Ohio
May 28 Jeff Fenech, Australian boxer
May 30 Andrea Montermini, Italian racing driver