Athletes and Sports Stars Born in 1971 (Part 2)

Birthdays 201 - 400 of 614

Apr 26 Ryan Yarbrough, American NFL wide receiver (Baltimore Ravens, NY Jets), born in Lakeland, Florida
Apr 27 Craig Keith, American football tight end (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
Apr 27 James Burton, NFL cornerback (Chicago Bears), born in Torrance, California
Apr 28 Meredith McGrath, American tennis player (US Open mixed doubles 1995 [Matt Lucena]; 3 WTA singles, 25 doubles titles), born in Midland Michigan
Apr 29 Sterling Hitchcock, American baseball pitcher (NY Yanks, Sea Mariners), born in Fayetteville, North Carolina
Apr 30 B J Tyler, NBA guard (Toronto Raptors)
Apr 30 Matt Martin, Hamden, NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leafs, Olympic US-94)
Apr 30 Ryan Hawblitzel, pitcher (Colorado Rockies), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
Apr 30 Ty Hallock, fullback (Jacksonville Jaguars)
May 1 Ethan Albright, American NFL long-snapper (Pro Bowl 2007; Washington Redskins), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
May 1 Stuart Appleby, Australian golfer (British Open 2002 runner-up; 9 PGA Tour titles, Presidents Cup x 5; 11-under-59 Greenbrier Classic 2010), born in Cohuna, Australia
May 4 Joe Borowski, American baseball pitcher (AL saves leader 2007 Cleveland Indians) and broadcaster (Arizona Diamondbacks), born in Bayonne, New Jersey
May 5 Harold Miner, American basketball guard (NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion 1993, 95; Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Inglewood, California
May 5 Ken Brown, American NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos), born in Wiesbaden, Germany
May 6 Rob Holmberg, NFL linebacker (Oakland Raiders)

May 7 Dave Karpa, Canadian NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks), born in Regina, Saskatchewan
May 7 Rondell Jones, NFL safety (Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens)
May 8 Reggie Jones, American NFL football wide receiver, 1995-2001 (KC Chiefs, and two other teams), born in Kansas City, Kansas
May 8 Stephen Ingram, American NFL tackle/guard (Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 1995; Jacksonville Jaguars, 1999), born in Cheverly, Maryland
May 10 Ronnie Dixon, NFL defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles, NY Jets)
May 11 Corey Fuller, NFL cornerback (Minnesota Vikings)
May 13 Michael Sirotka, American pitcher (Chicago White Sox), born in Chicago, Illinois
May 13 Rob Fredrickson, American NFL linebacker (Oakland Raiders), born in St. Joseph, Michigan
May 13 Tom Nalen, American football center (Super Bowl XXXII, XXXIII Denver Broncos; First-team All-Pro 2000, 03; 5 × Pro Bowl), born in Boston, Massachusetts
May 15 Phil Pfister, American strength athlete
May 16 Khari Jones, Canadian American football player (BC Lions, Scottish Claymores) and coach (Montreal Alouettes), born in Hammond, Indiana
May 17 Bill Lindsay, Big Fork, NHL left wing (Florida Panthers)
May 17 Shaun Hart, Australian footballer
May 18 Ben Coleman, American guard/offensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in South Hill, Virginia
May 18 Craig Hentrich, American football punter (Super Bowl XXXI Green Bay Packers; First-team All-Pro & Pro Bowl 1998, 2003), born in Alton, Illinois

May 18 Karyn Bye-Dietz, American ice hockey forward (Olympic Gold-1998 & Silver-2002), born in River Falls, Wisconsin
May 18 Nobuteru Taniguchi, Japanese racing driver
May 18 Rich Garces, Venezuelan MLB pitcher (Boston Red Sox), born in Maracay Venezuela
May 20 Jonas Berqvist, Angelhorn SWE, hockey forward (Team Sweden, Olympics 1998)
May 20 Niklas Andersson, NHL and SEL hockey left wing, 1989-2011 (NY Islanders, Västra Frölunda), born in Kungälv, Sweden
May 20 Šárka Kašpárková, Czech athlete
May 20 Tony Stewart, American race car driver
May 22 Corey Croom, NFL running back (NE Patriots)
May 23 Issac Booth, NFL cornerback/safety (Cleveland Browns)
May 23 Joseph Rogers, CFL receiver (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
May 23 Marshall Boze, pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers), born in San Manual, Arizona
May 24 Troy Barnett, American NFL defensive end (NE Patriots), born in Jacksonville, North Carolina
May 25 Alan Kline, American NFL tackle (New Orleans Saints), born in Tiffin, Ohio
May 25 Keith Hamilton, American NFL defensive tackle (NY Giants), born in Paterson, New Jersey
May 26 Steven Rice, Canadian NHL right wing (World Junior C'ship gold 1991, captain), born in Kitchener, Ontario
May 27 Ferdino Hernandez, soccer player (FC Utrecht)
May 28 Ekaterina Gordeeva, Soviet-Russian figure skater (with Sergei Grinkov - Pairs World Championship, 1986-87, 1989-90; Olympic gold, 1988 & 94), born in Moscow, Russia
May 29 Éric Lucas, Canadian boxer (WBC Super Middleweight title 2001-02), born in Montreal, Quebec
May 30 Drahomir Kadlec, Pribham CZE, hockey defenseman (Team Czech Rep)

May 30 Jiri Slegr, Jihlava Cze, NHL defenseman (Edmonton Oilers, Olympic gold 1998)
May 31 Brad Elberg, Canadian CFL running back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers), born in Regina, Saskatchewan
May 31 Troy Malave, Venezuelan outfielder (Boston Red Sox), born in Cumana, Venezuela
Jun 1 Tony Sanneh, American soccer utility (43 caps; Hertha BSC, 1. FC Nürnberg, D.C. United; LA Galaxy), born in St. Paul, Minnesota
Jun 3 Aaron Ledesma, MLB baseball infielder, 1995-2000 (Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and 3 other teams), born in Union City, California
Jun 3 Carl Everett, American MLB outfielder, 1993-2006, 2X All-Star(Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, and 6 other teams), born in Tampa, Florida
Jun 5 Takaya Tsubobayashi, Japanese racing driver
Jun 8 Jamie Morgan, Australia, tennis star
Jun 8 Tom Nutten, CFL/NFL centers (Hamilton Tiger Cats, Buffalo Bills)
Jun 9 D'Marco Farr, American defensive tackle (St Louis Rams), born in San Pablo, California
Jun 9 Gilles De Bilde, Belgian footballer, born in Zellik, Belgium
Jun 9 Romano Sion, Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht '90/FC Groningen), born in Paramaribo, Suriname
Jun 10 Bruno Ngotty, French soccer defender (6 caps; Lyon 237 games, PSG, Bolton Wanderers 134 games), born in Lyon, France
Jun 12 David Defiagbon, Nigerian-Canadian boxer (Olympic silver 1996), born in Sapele, Delta State, Nigeria (d. 2018)
Jun 12 Florencia Labat, Argentine tennis star (1992 Austrian), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jun 12 Iwan Tomasz, Polish soccer midfielder (40 caps; Roda JC, Feyenoord, PSV), born in Słupsk, Poland
Jun 12 Mark Henry, American 238+lbs (108+kg) weightlifter, born in Silsbee, Texas
Jun 12 Ryan Klesko, American MLB outfielder (Atlanta Braves), born in Westminster, California
Jun 14 Bruce Bowen, American NBA guard (Boston Celtics), born in Merced, California

Jun 14 Fred Baxter, American NFL tight end (NY Jets), born in Brundidge, Alabama
Jun 14 Ramon Vega, former Swiss footballer
Jun 15 Nathan Astle, New Zealand cricket batsman (81 Tests, 11 x 100s, TS 222; 223 ODIs, 16 x 100s; Canterbury), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
Jun 16 Chris Gomez, American baseball infielder (San Diego Padres), born in Los Angeles, California
Jun 17 Tripp Schwenk, American 100m/200m backstroke (Olympic silver 1996), born in Sarasota, Florida
Jun 18 Nigel Owens, Welsh rugby union referee (record holder for most Test matches refereed 100), born in Mynyddcerrig, Wales
Jun 20 Rodney Rogers, American basketball small forward (NBA Sixth Man of the Year 2000 Phoenix Suns), born in Durham, North Carolina
Jun 20 William Gaines, NFL defensive tackle (Washington Redskins)
Jun 21 Nicole Stevenson, Australian backstroker (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Melbourne, Victoria
Jun 21 Tyrone Drakeford, NFL cornerback (SF 49ers)
Jun 22 Brant Brown, American MLB infielder, 1996-2000 (Chicago Cubs and 3 other teams), and hitting coach, born in Porterville, California
Jun 22 Kurt Warner, American Pro Football HOF quarterback (Super Bowl XXXIV [MVP] St. Louis Rams; NFL MVP 1999, 2001; First-team All-Pro 1999, 2001), born in Burlington, Iowa
Jun 23 Felix Potvin, Anjou, NHL goalie (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Jun 23 Joe Rumolo, CFL defensive linebacker (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
Jun 25 Michael Tucker, American baseball outfielder (KC Royals), born in South Boston, Virginia
Jun 25 Mike Sutherland, Canadian football offensive linebacker (Montreal Alouettes), born in Ottawa, Ontario
Jun 25 Neil Lennon, Northern Irish footballer, born in Lurgan, Northern Ireland
Jun 25 Robert Reichel, Czech hockey forward (NY Islanders, Olympic gold 1998), born in Litvínov, Czech Republic
Jun 25 Ryan Carey, Canadian CFL safety (Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in Carleton Place, Ontario

Jun 25 Steve Tikolo, Kenyan cricketer (outstanding Kenyan batsman in 1996 World Cup), born in Nairobi, Kenya
Jun 26 Carlton Gray, American NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks, Indianapolis Colts), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Jun 26 Max Biaggi, Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer, born in Rome, Italy
Jun 27 Brant Boyer, American football linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Ogden, Utah
Jun 27 Jimmy Kemp, American CFL quarterback (Edmonton Eskimos), born in Buffalo, New York
Jun 28 Bobby Hurley, NBA guard (Sacramento Kings), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
Jun 28 Gary Downs, NFL running back (Denver Broncos), born in New Bern, North Carolina
Jun 28 Greg Keagle, American MLB right-handed pitcher (Detroit Tigers), born in Corning, New York
Jun 28 Jeff Cothran, NFL fullback (Cin Bengals), born in Middletown, Ohio
Jun 28 Kenny Cunningham, Irish soccer defender (72 caps Republic of Ireland; Millwall, Wimbledon, Birmingham City), born in Dublin, Ireland
Jun 28 Ron Mahay, American baseball player, born in Crestwood, Illinois
Jun 29 Mike Sillinger, Canadian NHL right wing (Vanc Canucks, Anaheim Ducks), born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Jul 2 Jared Palmer, American tennis star, born in New York City
Jul 2 Troy Brown, American NFL player and coach (NE Patriots), born in Barnwell, South Carolina
Jul 4 Brendan Donnelly, American baseball player, born in Washington, D.C.
Jul 4 Steve Rucchin, Canadian NHL center (Anaheim Mighty Ducks), born in Thunder Bay, Canada
Jul 5 Derek McInnes, Scottish soccer midfielder (2 caps; Rangers, WBA, Dundee United) and manager (Bristol City, Aberdeen, Kilmarnock), born in Paisley, Scotland
Jul 9 Chadrick Brown, NFL defensive end (Arizona Cardinals)
Jul 10 Adam Foote, Canadian ice hockey defenseman (Olympic gold 2002; World C'ship gold 2004; Stanley Cup 1996, 2001 Colorado Avalanche), born in Toronto, Ontario

Jul 11 Brett Hauer, NHL defenseman (Edmonton Oilers), born in Edina, Minnesota

Kristi Yamaguchi (52 years old)

Jul 12 American figure skater (Olympic gold 1992; World Championships gold 1991-92), born in Hayward, California

Jul 12 Robert Allenby, Australian golfer (Players C'ship 2010 runner-up; 4 x PGA Tour titles; PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit 1992, 94), born in Melbourne, Australia
Jul 15 Eric Lacroix, Canadian NHL player (LA Kings), born in Montreal, Quebec
Jul 16 Chris Thomas, American NFL wide receiver (SF 49ers), born in Burbank, California
Jul 16 Óscar Sánchez, Bolivian soccer defender (78 caps; Club The Strongest, Club Bolivar), born in Cochabamba, Bolivia (d. 2007)
Jul 17 Calbert Cheaney, American NBA player (Washington Bullets/Wizards), born in Evansville, Indiana
Jul 17 Nico Mattan, Belgian cyclist, born in Izegem, Belgium
Jul 18 Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway, American basketball guard (NBA All-Star 1995–98; All-NBA First Team 1995, 96; Olympic gold 1996; Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, NY Knicks), born in Memphis, Tennessee

Vitali Klitschko (52 years old)

Jul 19 Ukrainian boxer (3-time world heavyweight champion; only heavyweight to reign as world champion in 3 different decades) and Mayor of Kyiv (2014-), born in Belovodskoye, Kyrgyzstan, Soviet Union

Jul 20 Charles Johnson, American MLB catcher (US Olympics 1992, Marlins), born in Fort Pierce, Florida
Jul 20 Ron Stone, American NFLer (Dallas Cowboys), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Jul 22 Kristine Lilly, American soccer midfielder (record 354 caps; Olympic gold 1996, 2004; FIFA Women's World Cup gold 1991, 99; Boston Breakers), born in New York City
Jul 24 Dino Baggio, Italian footballer (Parma), born in Camposampiero, Italy
Jul 25 Billy Wagner, American MLB pitcher (Houston Astros), born in Tannersville, Virginia
Jul 26 Khaled Mahmud, Bangladeshi cricketer, born in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Jul 26 Neus Ávila, Spanish tennis star (Futures-Valencia-ESP 1995), born in Spain
Jul 26 Reggie Carthon, American CFL defensive back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers), born in Dallas, Texas
Jul 27 Brennon James Dowric, Australian gymnast (Olympics 1992, 96)
Jul 27 Lehlo Ledwaba, South African boxer (IBF super bantamweight title 1999-2001), born in Soweto, South Africa (d. 2021)
Jul 30 Ron Blazier, American MLB pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Altoona, Pennsylvania
Jul 31 Gus Frerotte, American NFL quarterback (Pro Bowl 1996, Washington Redskins), born in Kittanning, Pennsylvania
Aug 1 Shae Sloan, American women,s baseball pitcher (Colorado Silver Bullets, 1994-96), born in Huntsville, Texas
Aug 2 Dick Schreuder, Dutch soccer player (PSV/FC Groningen/RKC), born in Barneveld, Netherlands
Aug 2 Fernando Smith, American NFL defensive end (Minnesota Vikings), born in Flint, Michigan
Aug 2 Michael Hughes, Irish footballer, born in Larne, Northern Ireland
Aug 4 Greg Frers, CFL safety (BC Lions)
Aug 4 Jeff Gordon, 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
Sep 1 Hakan Şükür, Turkish soccer striker (112 caps; Galatasaray), born in Sapanca, Turkey