Athletes and Sports Stars Born in 1971

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 615

Jan 12 Oscar Sturgis, American NFL defensive end (Dallas Cowboys), born in Hamlet, North Carolina
Jan 12 Shane Dronett, American NFL defensive end (Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos), born in Orange, Texas (d. 2009)
Jan 14 Antonios Nikopolidis, Greek footballer, born in Arta, Greece
Jan 15 LeShon Johnson, American football running back (Arizona Cardinals), born in Haskell, Oklahoma
Jan 16 Junior Bryant, American NFL defensive end (SF 49ers), born in Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 16 Michel Kreek, Dutch soccer player (Ajax), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jan 16 Sergi Bruguera, Spanish tennis star (French Open, 1993, 1994), born in Barcelona, Spain
Jan 16 Ulrich van Gobbel, Suriname/Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord), born in Paramaribo, Suriname
Jan 17 Richard Burns, English rally driver, born in Reading, England (d. 2005)
Jan 17 Tyler Houston, American baseball catcher (Atlanta Braves), born in Long Beach, California
Jan 18 Andre Coleman, American NFL wide receiver (San Diego Chargers), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 18 Christian Fittipaldi, Brazilian auto racer (Formula 3000 1991; 24 Hours of Daytona 2004, 14, 18; 12 Hours of Sebring 2015; 6 Hours of Watkins Glen 2013, 16, 17), born in São Paulo, Brazil
Jan 18 Greg Engel, American NFL center (San Diego Chargers), born in Davenport, Iowa
Jan 18 Pep Guardiola, Spanish football midfielder & manager (Spain 47 caps, manager Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester City), born in Santpedor, Spain
Jan 19 Jeff Juden, American baseball pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies, SF Giants), born in Salem, Massachusetts

Jan 20 Andrei Skabelka, Belarusian ice hockey player and coach (Belarus, Olympics 1998), born in Minsk, Belarus
Jan 20 Brian Giles, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 2000, 01; Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, SD Padres, born in El Cajon, California
Jan 20 Johnny Mitchell, American football tight end (NY Jets), born in Chicago, Illinois
Jan 21 Alan McManus, Scottish snooker player
Jan 21 Doug Weight, Warren MI, NHL center (Edmonton Oilers, Team USA 98)
Jan 22 Bucky Brooks, American NFL wide receiver & sportswriter (Sports Illustrated; NFL Network and NFL.com), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 22 Stan Collymore, English football player, born in Stone, United Kingdom
Jan 23 Adam Parore, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper (NZ, 1st Maori Test centurion), born in Auckland, New Zealand
Jan 23 Julie Foudy, American soccer midfielder (273 caps; Olympic gold 1996, 2004; FIFA Women's World Cup gold 1991, 99; Sacramento Storm, San Diego Spirit), born in San Diego, California
Jan 23 Kevin Mawae, American football center (Seattle Seahawks), born in Savannah, Georgia
Jan 23 Mark Grimmette, American doubles luger (Olympics 1994), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jan 24 Joe Panos, American football offensive lineman (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Brookfield, Wisconsin
Jan 25 Luca Badoer, Italian auto racer (Formula 3000 Championship 1992), born in Montebelluna, Italy
Jan 27 Mark Noordlander, soccer player (Sparta)
Jan 27 Patrice Brisebois, NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens), born in Montreal, Quebec

Jan 30 Chris Slade, American football player (New England Patriots), born in Newport News, Virginia
Jan 30 Kimo Von Oelhoffen, American football defensive tackle (Cin Bengals), born in Kaunakakai, Hawaii
Jan 30 Milko Pieren, Dutch football player (Sparta), born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Jan 30 Quentin Neujahr, American ice hockey player (Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns), born in Seward, Nebraska
Jan 30 Takeshi Yamanaka, Japanese ice hockey coach and player (Team Japan 1998), born in Hokkaido, Japan
Jan 30 Trent Klatt, American ice hockey player (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Robbinsdale, Minnesota
Jan 31 Corey Holliday, American football wide receiver (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Richmond, Virginia
Jan 31 Dimitris Markos, Greek footballer, born in Kilkis, Greece
Feb 1 Ajay Jadeja, Indian cricket batsman (15 Tests; 196 ODIs, 6 x 100), born in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
Feb 1 Harald Brattbakk, Norwegian soccer striker (17 caps; Rosenburg, Celtic), born in Trondheim, Norway
Feb 1 Tommy Salo, Swedish ice hockey goalie (Olympic gold 1994; World C'ship gold 1998; NHL All Star 2000, 02; Edmonton Oilers), born in Surahammar, Sweden
Feb 1 Zlatko Zahovič, Slovenian soccer midfielder (80 caps; Partizan, Porto, Benfica), born in Maribor, Slovenia
Feb 2 Ken Dilger, American NFL tight end (Indianapolis Colts), born in Mariah Hill, Indiana
Feb 2 Tony Miller, American 400m runner, born in Mount Pleasant, Texas
Feb 4 Maarten Atmodikoro, soccer player (Dordrecht '90, NAC)
Feb 4 Sterling Palmer, NFL defensive end (Washington Redskins)
Feb 6 Brad Hogg, Australian cricketer (WA chinaman all-rounder, Australia v India 1996), born in Narrogin, Australia
Feb 6 Carlos Rogers, American NBA forward/center (Toronto Raptors), born in Detroit, Michigan
Feb 6 Lance Bade, American target shooter (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Vancouver, Washington

Feb 6 Peter Tchernyshev, Russian-American ice dancer (with Naomi Lang), born in St Petersburg, Russia
Feb 7 Marvin Graves, CFL quarterback (Montreal Alouettes)
Feb 9 Gonzalo Floyd, CFL defensive end (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
Feb 9 Jason Mathews, NFL tackle (Indianapolis Colts)
Feb 9 Jim Miller, NFL quarterback (Pittsburgh Steelers, Atlanta Falcons, Jacksonville Jaguars)
Feb 9 Johan Mjällby, Swedish footballer
Feb 9 Ken Felder, American baseball outfielder (Milwaukee Brewers)
Feb 9 Pat O'Neill, NFL punter/place kicker (NE Patriots)
Feb 10 Kevin Sefcik, American infielder (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Oaklawn, Illinois
Feb 10 Louie Spicolli [Louis Mucciolo Jr.], American wrestler, born in San Pedro, California (d. 1998)
Feb 10 Marty Nothstein, US sprint cyclist (Olympic silver 1996), born in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Feb 10 Wayne Gandy, American football offensive tackle (St Louis Rams), born in Haines City, Florida
Feb 11 Linda Wild, American tennis star (1993 Melbourne Open), born in Arlington Heights, Illinois
Feb 12 Lincoln Kennedy, American NFL tackle (Oakland Raiders), born in York, Pennsylvania
Feb 13 Jim Reid, NFL tackle (Houston Oilers), born in Glasgow, United Kingdom
Feb 13 Mats Sundin, Swedish NHL center (Olympics gold 2006; Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Bromma, Sweden
Feb 14 Gheorghe Muresan, American NBA center (Washington Bullets/Wizards), born in Tritenii de Jos, Romania
Feb 14 Kenny Shedd, American football receiver (New York Jets, Oakland Raiders), born in Davenport, Iowa
Feb 14 Lonnie Johnson, American NFL tight end (Buffalo Bills), born in Mobile, Alabama

Feb 15 Ray Sefo, New Zealand kick boxer, born in Auckland, New Zealand
Feb 16 Anthony Abrams, NFL defensive tackle (KC Chiefs)
Feb 16 Larry Jones, NFL running back (Washington Redskins)
Feb 16 Mike Hubbard, MBA catcher (Chicago Cubs), born in Lynchburg, Virginia
Feb 18 Constantin Popa, Romanian-Israeli basketball player, born in Bucharest, Romania
Feb 19 Becky Dyroen-Lancer, American synchronized swimmer (Olympic gold 1996), born in San Jose, California
Feb 19 Glyn Milburn, American football running back/kick returner (First-team All-Pro 1999; Pro Bowl 1995, 99; Denver Broncos, Chicago Bears), born in Los Angeles, California
Feb 19 William Henderson, American football running back (Super Bowl XXXI; Pro Bowl & First Team All Pro 2004; Green Bay Packers), born in Richmond, Virginia
Feb 20 Jari Litmanen, soccer player (Ajax)
Feb 20 Joost van der Westhuizen, South African rugby union halfback (89 Tests; Bulls), born in Pretoria, South Africa (d. 2017)
Feb 21 Arco Jochemsen, Dutch soccer player (SVDB, Vitesse), born in Barneveld, the Netherlands
Feb 22 Jason Marshall, Canadian NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks), born in Cranbrook, Canada
Feb 22 Lisa Fernandez, American softball pitcher (Olympic gold 1996), born in Lakewood, California
Feb 22 Max Lane, American NFL tackle (NE Patriots), born in Norborne, Missouri
Feb 22 Mohammed Sylla, Guinean football player (Willem II, FC Martigues), born in Conakry, Guinea (d. 2010)
Feb 22 Rico Mack, American WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals), born in Statham, Georgia
Feb 23 Carin Koch, Swedish golfer (2 LPGA Tour titles), born in Kungälv, Sweden
Feb 23 Torsten Kienass, German hockey defenseman (Team Germany), born in Berlin, East Germany
Feb 24 Aki Rahunen, Finland, tennis star

Feb 24 Brian Savage, Sudbury, NHL left wing (Montreal Canadiens)
Feb 24 Pedro de la Rosa, Spanish Formula One driver
Feb 25 Byron Dafoe, NHL goalie (Los Angeles Kings), born in Sussex, England
Feb 25 David Fox, American 50m freestyle (Olympic 6th 1996)
Feb 25 Helen Dobson, British golfer (ANA Inspiration 1998 runner-up), born in Skegness, England
Feb 25 Konstantin Matoussevich, Israeli high jumper (Olympic 7th-1996), born in Kyiv, Ukraine
Feb 25 Nova Peris, Australian field hockey halfback (Olympic gold 1996; World Cup gold 1994; Champions Trophy gold 1993, 95) and Senator for the NT (2013–16), born in Darwin, Australia
Feb 26 Rick Lyle, American football defensive end (NY Jets), born in Monroe, Louisiana
Feb 27 Ivan Robinson, American boxer (Olympic-92), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 27 Jaroslav Modry, Czech NHL defenseman (Ottawa Senators), born in České Budějovice, Czechia
Feb 27 Rich Tylski, American football player (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in San Diego, California
Mar 1 Allen Johnson, American athlete (Olympic gold 110m hurdles 1996; World C'ship gold 1995, 97, 2001, 03), born in Washington, D.C.
Mar 1 Tyler Hamilton, American road cyclist (only American to win one of the five Monuments of cycling; Liège–Bastogne–Liège 2003), born in Marblehead, Massachusetts
Mar 1 Zahoor Elahi, Pakistan cricket batsman (2 Tests; 14 ODIs), born in Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan
Mar 2 Roman Čechmánek, Czech ice hockey goaltender (Olympic gold 1998; World C'ship gold 1996, 99, 2000; Philadelphia Flyers, LA Kings), born in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia (d. 2023)
Mar 3 Terryl Ulmer, CFL defensive back (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Mar 4 Jovan Stanković, Serbian footballer
Mar 5 Brian Hunter, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1994-2003, AL stolen base leader (99) - 1997 (Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, and 4 other teams), born in Portland, Oregon
Mar 5 Chad Fonville, American MLB baseball infielder, 1995-99 (LA Dodgers and 3 other teams), born in Jacksonville, North Carolina

Mar 5 Filip Meirhaeghe, Belgian mountain bike racer (2000 Olympicsm silver), born in Ghent, Belgium
Mar 5 José Mercedes, Dominican MLB baseball pitcher, 1994-2003 (Milwaukee Brewers, and 2 other teams), born in El Seybo, Dominican Republic
Mar 6 Darrick Martin, NBA guard (LA Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves)
Mar 6 Roger Salkeld, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds), born in Burbank, California
Mar 7 Alison Herst, Canadian kayaker (Olympics-5-92, 96), born in Toronto, Ontario
Mar 8 Bob Boughner, Windsor, NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres)
Mar 8 Kit Symons, Welsh footballer
Mar 8 Marc Tobert, CFL slot back (Edmonton Eskimos)
Mar 9 Lou Benfatti, American football player, NFL defensive tackle (NY Jets), born in Green Pond, New Jersey
Mar 10 Morris Unutoa, American NFL corner (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Torrance, California
Mar 10 Steve Arnold, British racing driver
Mar 11 Jiri Vykoukai, Czech ice hockey defenseman (Team Czech Republic - Olympic gold, 1998), born in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia
Mar 11 Liesbeth Migchelsen, Dutch soccer defender (97 caps; FFC Heike Rheine, SV Fortuna Wormerveer, AZ Alkmaar), born in Harderwijk, Netherlands (d. 2020)
Mar 11 Martin Ručinský, Czech NHL left wing, 1991-2008 (Canadiens and 7 other teams; Olympic gold, 1998), born in Most, Czechoslovakia
Mar 12 Isaiah Rider, American basketball guard (NBA C'ship 2001 LA Lakers; NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion 1994; Minnessota Timberwolves), born in Oakland, California
Mar 12 Raúl Mondesí, Dominican baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1995; NL Rookie of the Year 1994; Gold Glove Award 1995, 97; LA Dodgers), born in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic
Mar 13 Chen Li-Ling, Chinese tennis star (1995 Futures-Austin TX), born in Xiangtan, Hunan, China
Mar 13 Curtis Conway, American NFL wide receiver (Chicago Bears, SD Chargers) and broadcaster (Compass Media Networks, Pac-12 Network), born in Los Angeles, California
Mar 13 Ralf Kleinmann, American football player from Germany, born in Cologne, Germany

Mar 13 Robert Samuels, West Indian cricketer (West Indies Test opening batsman v NZ 1996), born in Kingston, Jamaica
Mar 13 Ryan Hayden, American athlete, 400m hurdler, born in Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 13 Tony Vinson, American NFL running back, 1997-99 (Baltimore Ravens), born in Frankfurt, Germany
Mar 16 Brett Carolan, NFL tight end (SF 49ers)
Mar 16 Eric Ravotti, NFL linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Mar 16 Greg Johnson, Canadian NHL hockey center, 1994-2006 (Detroit Red Wings, Nashville Predators (captain 2002-06), and 2 other teams), born in Thunder Bay, Ontario (d. 2019)
Mar 17 Bill Mueller, American baseball player, born in Maryland Heights, Missouri
Mar 17 Katrina Colleton, American basketball player (LA Sparks), born in Tampa, Florida
Mar 19 Kirk Botkin, NFL tight end (New Orleans Saints, Pittsburgh Steelers)
Mar 19 Louie Debrusk, Canadian NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers, and three other teams), born in Cambridge, Ontario
Mar 19 Marty Moore, NFL inside linebacker (NE Patriots)
Mar 19 Taase Faumui, Samoan-American NFL defensive linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers, 1994-95; Oakland Raiders, 1997), born in Western Samoa
Mar 19 Whitney Hedgepeth, American swimmer - 100m/200m backstroke (2 Olympic silver medals 1996), born in Charlottesville, Virgina
Mar 20 Manny Alexander, Dominican infielder (Baltimore Orioles), born in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Mar 21 Aarno Turpeinen, Finnish soccer defender (16 caps; HJK 225 games), born in Oulu, Finland (d. 2022)
Mar 21 Hason Graham, NFL wide receiver (NE Patriots)
Mar 23 Alexander Selivanov, NHL right wing (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Moscow, Russia
Mar 23 Chris Lipuma, NHL defenseman (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Chicago, Illinois
Mar 23 Demetrius DuBose, NFL linebacker (Tampa Bay Bucs)

Mar 25 Aashish Kapoor, cricketer (Indian off-spin batsman 1994- )
Mar 25 Andre Bolduc, CFL slot back (Edmonton Eskimos)
Mar 25 Cammi Granato, American women's ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics 1998), born in Downers Grove, Illinois
Mar 25 Perry Klein, NFL quarterback (Atlanta Falcons, 1994-96), born in Santa Monica, California
Mar 25 Sheryl Swoopes, American, WNBA forward, 1997-2011 (Olympic gold 1996; Houston Comets and 2 other teams), born Brownfield, Texas
Mar 26 Rennae Stubbs, Australian tennis player who won 4 doubles, 2 mixed doubles Grand Slam titles; broadcaster with ESPN, NBC, Tennis Channel, born in Sydney, Australia
Mar 30 Mari Holden, American cyclist (World C'ship gold road time trial 2000; Olympic silver 2000), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Pavel Bure (53 years old)

Mar 31 Russian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (Vancouver Canucks, Florida Panthers), born in Moscow, Russia

Apr 1 Daniel Vacek, Czech tennis player (French Open doubles 1996, 97; US Open doubles 1997), born in Prague, Czech Republic
Apr 1 James Page, American boxer (WBA Welterweight champion 1998-2000), born in Pittsburg, California
Apr 2 Todd Woodbridge, Australian tennis player (16 x Grand Slam doubles titles; 6 x GS mixed doubles titles; Olympic gold 1996) and broadcaster (7 Network, 9 Network), born in Sydney, New South Wales
Apr 3 Anthony McClanahan, American football linebacker (Calgary Stampeders), born in Bakersfield, California
Apr 3 Picabo Street, American skier (Olympic gold 1994), born in Triumph, Idaho
Apr 3 Quilvio Veras, Major League Baseball second baseman, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Apr 4 Yanic Perreault, Canadian ice hockey center (considered one of best faceoff men in NHL history; NHL All Star 2007; LA Kings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens), born in Sherbrooke, Quebec
Apr 5 Finidi George, soccer player (Ajax)
Apr 6 Lou Merloni, American baseball player
Apr 7 Victor Kraatz, Canadian ice dancer (1995 World Champs-4th), born in Berlin, West Germany
Apr 8 Christophe "Titou" Lamaison, French rugby footballer fly-half, 1996-2004, all-time leading points scorer for France, with 380 points, born in Dax, France
Apr 9 Anthony Redmon, American NFL guard (Arizona Cardinals), born in Brewton, Alabama
Apr 9 Derwin Gray, NFL center (Indianapolis Colts), born in San Antonio, Texas
Apr 9 Jacques Villeneuve, Canadian auto racer (World F1 champion 1997; Indianapolis 500 1995; Indy Car World Series 1995), born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
Apr 9 James Hundon, American football wide receiver (Cincinnati Bengals), born in San Francisco, California
Apr 9 Peter Canavan, Gaelic footballer, born in Ballygawley, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Apr 9 Wang Yang, youngest Olympic record breaker at age 17 (Olympics 1988)
Apr 12 Fernando Meligeni, Argentine tennis star, born in São Paulo, Brazil
Apr 12 Kent Manderville, Canadian ice hockey player (Edmonton Oilers), born in Edmonton, Canada
Apr 12 Tyrone Chatman, CFL linebacker (BC Lions)
Apr 13 Charles "Bo" Outlaw, American NBA forward (LA Clippers, Orlando Magic), born in San Antonio, Texas
Apr 14 Antonio London, NFL linebacker (Detroit Lions), born in Tullahoma, Tennessee
Apr 14 Gregory Zaun, American baseball analyst & catcher (Baltimore Orioles), born in Glendale, California
Apr 14 Miguel Calero, Colombian soccer goalkeeper (50 caps; Copa América 2001; Pachuca), born in Ginebra, Colombia (d. 2012)
Apr 15 Craig Whelihan, NFL quarterback (San Diego Chargers)
Apr 15 Guivi Sissaouri, Canada freestyle wrestler (Olympic silver 1996), born in Tbilisi, Georgia
Apr 15 Jason Sehorn, NFL cornerback/safety (NY Giants)
Apr 15 Tim Tindale, NFL running back (Buffalo Bills)
Apr 16 Natasha Zvereva, Belarusian tennis ace (18 Grand Slam double titles), born in Minsk, Belarus
Apr 17 David Oliver, Canadian NHL right wing (Edmonton Oilers), born in Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada
Apr 18 Dan Kordic, Canadian NHL defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Apr 20 Allan Houston, American basketball player (NY Knicks, Detroit Pistons), born in Louisville, Kentucky