Athletes and Sports Stars Born in August 1971

Jeff Gordon (52 years old)

Aug 4 American auto racer (Winston Cup Series 1995, 97, 98, 2001; Daytona 500 1997, 99, 2005) and broadcaster (Fox NASCAR), born in Vallejo, California

Aug 5 Valeri Karpov, Russian RSL and NHL hockey left wing, 1992-2005 (Anaheim Mighty Ducks, 1994-97), born in Chelyabinsk, Russia
Aug 6 Mike Bales, Saskatoon, NHL goalie (Ottawa Senators)
Aug 6 Piyal Wijetunge, cricketer (Sri Lanka slow left-armer 1993)
Aug 6 Scott Minto, English soccer defender (Charlton, Chelsea, Benfica, West Ham) and broadcaster (Sky Sports, TalkSPORT, BBC London), born in Bromborough, England
Aug 7 Chris T. Jones, American NFL wide receiver (Philadelphia Eagles), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
Aug 7 Dominic Cork, British cricketer (England all-rounder Hat-trick v WI 1995), born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
Aug 8 Marcello Simmons, American CFL defensive back (Toronto Argonauts), born in Tomball, Texas
Aug 9 Davide Rebellin, Italian road cyclist, born in San Bonifacio, Italy
Aug 10 Craig Newsome, American NFL defensive back (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in San Bernardino, California
Aug 10 Mario César Kindelán Mesa, Cuban boxer
Aug 10 Mike Morreale, Canadian football slotback (Grey Cup 1996 Toronto Argonauts, 1999 Hamilton Tiger Cats), executive (President CFLPA 2012-14) and broadcaster (CKOC), born in Hamilton, Ontario
Aug 10 Paul Newlove, English rugby league player (St Helens), born in Pontefract, England
Aug 10 Roy Keane, Irish football player (Manchester United) and coach, born in Cork, Ireland
Aug 10 Sal Fasano, American MLB catcher (KC Royals), born in Chicago, Illinois
Aug 11 Aaron Miller, NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche), born in Buffalo, New York
Aug 11 Tommy Mooney, English football player

Pete Sampras (52 years old)

Aug 12 American tennis player (14 x Grand Slam singles titles; 5 x Tour Finals; Grand Slam Cup 1990, 97; Davis Cup 1992, 95), born in Washington, D.C.

Aug 13 Camille Thompson, Canadian basketball center (Olympics, 1996), born in Salmon Arm, British Columbia
Aug 13 Chad Cota, American NFL safety, 1995-2002 (Carolina Panthers, and three other teams), born in Ashland, Oregon
Aug 13 Marcus Ragnarsson, Swedish professional ice hockey defenseman, 1990-2020 (NHL, 1995-2004: San Jose Sharks; Philadelphia Flyers; Swedish League, 1990-95, 2004-10), born in Östervåla, Sweden
Aug 13 Patrick Carpentier, Canadian auto racer (Champ Car Series 5 wins, 22 podiums; IndyCar Series 2 podiums), born in LaSalle, Quebec
Aug 14 Adam Timmerman, American NFL guard (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Cherokee, Iowa
Aug 14 Christopher R. Nelloms, American sprinter, born in Dayton, Ohio
Aug 14 James Folston, American NFL defensive end (Oakland Raiders), born in Cocoa, Florida
Aug 14 Mark Loretta, American baseball infielder (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Santa Monica, California
Aug 14 Pramodaya Wickremasinhghe, Sri Lankan cricketer (Sri Lankan fast-medium bowler), born in Matara, Sri Lanka
Aug 16 Stefan Klos, German footballer
Aug 16 Troy Alexander, CFL defensive tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Aug 16 Willie Jackson, NFL wide receiver (Jacksonville Jaguars)
Aug 17 Jorge Posada, Puerto Rican baseball catcher (5-time MLB All Star and Silver Slugger Award; NY Yankees), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Aug 18 Kevin Bouie, American football running back (Philadelphia Eagles, Ariz Cardinals), born in Pahokee, Florida
Aug 19 João Pinto, Portuguese football player, born in Porto, Portugal

Mary Joe Fernández (52 years old)

Aug 19 American tennis player, broadcaster (Olympic gold 1992, 96), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Aug 20 Brett Bech, American football wide receiver (New Orleans Saints), born in Slidell, Louisiana
Aug 20 Oronde Gadsden, American NFL wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys), born in Charleston, South Carolina
Aug 20 Steve Stone, English footballer, born in Gateshead, England
Aug 21 Shayne Edge, American NFL/WLAF punter (Steelers, Barcelona Dragons), born in Lake City, Florida
Aug 23 Demetrio Albertini, Italian footballer, born in Besana in Brianza, Italy
Aug 23 Hugh Douglas, NFL defensive end (NY Jets), born in Mansfield, Ohio
Aug 26 Jocelyn Borgella, first person of Haitian descent to play in the NHL (Detroit Lions), born in Nassau, Bahamas
Aug 27 Ernest Faber, Dutch soccer defender (1 cap; PSV) and manager (NEC, Groningen, PSV), born in Geldrop, Netherlands
Aug 27 Jim Flanigan, NFL defensive tackle (Chicago Bears)
Aug 28 Janet Evans, American swimmer (Olympic gold 400m, 800m, 400m medley 1988; 800m 1992; WR 400m, 800m, 1,500m), born in Fullerton, California
Aug 28 Raul Marquez, Mexican-American boxer (Olympic-92), born in Valle Hermoso, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Aug 28 Shane Andrews, infielder (Montreal Expos), born in Dallas, Texas

Todd Eldredge (52 years old)

Aug 28 American figure skater (World C'ship gold men's singles 1996; 6 x US national champion), born in Chatham, Massachusetts

Aug 29 Henry Blanco, Venezuelan baseball player, born in Caracas, Venezuela
Aug 31 Mike Caldwell, American NFL linebacker (Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals) and coach, born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Aug 31 Pádraig Harrington, Irish golfer (British Open 2007-08, PGA C'ship 2008, Ryder Cup wins 2002, 04, 06, 10), born in Dublin, Ireland