Athletes and Sports Stars Born in 1973

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 559

Rahul Dravid (51 years old)

Jan 11 Indian cricket batsman and captain (164 Tests, 13,288 runs @ 52.31, 36 x 100s; 344 ODIs), born in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Jan 13 Nikolai Khabibulin, Russian ice hockey goalie (Olympic gold 1992, bronze 2002; Stanley Cup 2004 TB Lightning; NHL All-Star 1998, 99, 2002, 03; Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes, Chicago Blackhawks), born in Yekaterinburg, Russia
Jan 14 Giancarlo Fisichella, Italian race car driver, born in Rome, Italy
Jan 14 Lethon Flowers, American NFL defensive back (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 15 Essam El-Hadary, Egyptian footballer, born in Damietta Governorate, Egypt
Jan 16 Willie Whitehead, American CFL defensive end (Hamilton Tiger Cats), born in Tuskegee, Alabama
Jan 17 Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Mexican footballer, born in Mexico City
Jan 17 Liz Ellis, Australian netball defender and captain (122 caps; World C'ship gold 1995, 99, 2007; C'wealth Games gold 1998, 2002), born in Windsor, Australia
Jan 18 Edward Jasper, American football defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Tyler, Texas
Jan 18 Regilio Vreede, Dutch football player (Blue White, RKC), born in Paramaribo, Suriname
Jan 19 Chris Stynes, American baseball infielder (KC Royals), born in Queens, New York
Jan 19 Wang Junxia, Chinese long distance runner, born in Jiaohe, Jilin
Jan 19 Yevgeny Sadovyi, Russian swimmer (Olympic gold 200fre/400fre/4x200m 1992), born in Volzhsky, Russia
Jan 20 Eddie Kennison, American football wide receiver (St Louis Rams), born in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Jan 20 Jalen Rose, American NBA guard (Denver Nuggets), born in Detroit, Michigan
Jan 21 Grady Jackson, defensive tackle (Oakland Raiders)
Jan 22 Deon Minor, American 400m runner, born in Paris, Texas
Jan 22 George Noga, CFL linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
Jan 22 Reggie Barlow, American football wide receiver who won Super Bowl XXXVII TB Buccaneers; and coach Alabama State 2007–14, Virginia State 2016-21, born in Montgomery, Alabama
Jan 22 Rogerio Ceni, Brazilian footballer, born in Paraná, Brazil
Jan 23 Mark Kolesar, Canadian NHL right wing (Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Manitoba, Canada
Jan 25 Scott Milanovich, American football coach (CFL Coach of the Year 2012 Toronto Argonauts) and quarterback (XFL C'ship 2001 LA Xtreme), born in Butler, Pennsylvania
Jan 27 Eddie Davis, American CFL cornerback (CFL All-Star 2000, 04, 05, 06; Calgary Stampeders, Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 28 Jerome Allen, American basketball guard (Minnesota T'wolves, Indiana Pacers; Italian Supercup MVP 2000 Virtus Roma) and coach (University of Pennsylvania 2009-15), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 29 Jason Schmidt, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 2003, 04, 06; Pittsburgh Pirates, SF Giants), born in Lewiston, Idaho
Jan 30 Jalen Rose, American basketball player (Indiana Pacers), born in Detroit, Michigan
Jan 30 Jimmy Oliver, Canadian football wide receiver (San Diego Chargers)
Jan 30 Sharone Wright, American basketball player (Toronto Raptors), born in Macon, Georgia
Jan 31 Latario Rachal, American football player (Amsterdam Admirals, San Diego Chargers), born in California
Feb 1 Tiia Reima, Finnish ice hockey center (bronze Olympics 1998; World C'ships 1990, 92, 94, 97, 99; 4 x Euro C'ship gold), born in Tampere, Finland
Feb 4 Oscar De La Hoya, American boxer (Olympic gold 1992, 6-weight world champion), born in Los Angeles, California
Feb 5 Israel Raybon, American football defensive end (Carolina Panthers), born in Huntsville, Alabama
Feb 5 Laura Espinoza-Watson, American baseball infielder (Silver Bullets), born in Torrance, California
Feb 5 Richard Matvichuk, Canadian NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars), born in Edmonton, Canada
Feb 6 Fred Miller, American football offensive tackle (St Louis Rams), born in Houston, Texas
Feb 6 Lulama Masikazana, South African cricket wicket-keeper (Kwazulu for E Province), born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (d. 2011)
Feb 7 Billy Baumhoff, American soccer midfielder/forward (Olympic gold 1996), born in St Louis, Missouri
Feb 7 Juwan Howard, American NBA player and coach (Washington Bullets/Wizards), born in Chicago, Illinois
Feb 7 Tim Bowens, American football defensive tackle (Pro Bowl 1998, 2002; NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year 1994; Miami Dolphins), born in Okolona, Mississippi
Feb 8 Dave Dopek, American 200m runner, born in Bolingbrook Illinois
Feb 8 Eric Kresser, American quarterback (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 8 Michelle Brogan, Australian basketball forward (Olympic bronze 1996)
Feb 8 Tom King, Australian sailor (Olympic gold 470 class [Mark Turnbull] 2000), born in Melbourne, Australia
Feb 9 Svetlana Boginskaya, Soviet-Belarusian gymnast (3X Olympic gold - 1988, 1992), born in Minsk, Belorussian SSR, USSR
Feb 11 Tom Tumulty, American linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania
Feb 13 Willie Smith, American NFL linebacker (Detroit Lions), born in Smithfield, North Carolina
Feb 14 George Hegamin, American football offensive lineman (Dallas Cowboys, Frankfurt Galaxy), born in Camden, New Jersey
Feb 14 Steve McNair, American football quarterback (Houston Oilers, Titans), born in Mount Olive, Mississippi (d. 2009)
Feb 14 Tyus Edney, American basketball player (Boston Celtics, Sacramento Kings), born in Gardena, California
Feb 15 Amy Van Dyken, US 50m/100m freestyle/100m butterfly swimmer (Olympic 2 g-96), born in Denver, Colorado
Feb 16 Cathy Freeman, Australian athlete (Olympic gold 400m 2000; silver 1996; World C'ship gold 400m 1997, 99), born in Mackay, Australia
Feb 16 Christian Bassedas, Argentine footballer (Vélez Sársfield_ and coach, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Feb 17 Chris Robinson, NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies)
Feb 17 Drew Barry, NBA guard (Atlanta Hawks)
Feb 17 Frank Sanders, NFL wide receiver (Arizona Cardinals)
Feb 17 Raymond Jackson, NFL defensive back (Buffalo Bills)
Feb 18 Claude Makélélé, French footballer, born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Feb 19 Terrence Rencher, American NBA guard (Phoenix Suns), born in The Bronx, New York
Feb 19 Tommy Bennett, American NFL player (Arizona Cardinals), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 21 Brian Rolston, American NHL left wing (Olympics 1994, NJ Devils), born in Flint, Michigan
Feb 22 Claus Lundekvam, Norwegian footballer, born in Austevoll, Norway
Feb 22 Einar Kristian Tveitå, Norwegian athlete
Feb 22 Juninho Paulista, Brazilian footballer, born in São Paulo, Brazil
Feb 22 Ntala Skinner, American biathlete (Olympics 1994), born in Sun Valley, Idaho
Feb 23 Robert Pipkins, American luge racer (Olympics 1994), born in Buffalo, New York
Feb 24 Alexei Kovalev, NHL right wing (NY Rangers), born in Moscow, Russia
Feb 24 Harold Morrow, full back (Minnesota Vikings)
Feb 24 Jordan Jovtchev, Bulgarian gymnast
Feb 24 Kavis Reed, American CFL executive (GM Montreal Alouettes 2016-19) and coach (Edmonton Eskimos 2011-13), born in Georgetown, South Carolina
Feb 25 Normann Stadler, German athlete (Ironman Triathlon World Champion, 2004 & 2006), born in Wertheim am Main, West Germany
Feb 26 Jenny Thompson, American 400m freestyle swimmer (Olympic gold 1992, 96), born in Danvers, Massachusetts
Feb 26 Marshall Faulk, American NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 26 Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Norwegian football player and manager, born in Kristiansund, Norway
Feb 27 Mark Taylor, Welsh rugby union centre and captain (52 Tests; Pontypool RFC, Swansea RFC, Scarlets, Sale FC, Ospreys), born in Blaenavon, Wales

Eric Lindros (51 years old)

Feb 28 Canadian NHL forward,1992-2007, 6X All-Star (Philadelphia Flyers, and 3 other teams; Olympic Gold - 2002), born in London, Ontario

Feb 28 Gary Walker, American NFL defensive tackle/defensive end, 1995-2005 (Houston Oilers, and 2 other teams), born in Royston, Georgia
Feb 28 Nicolas Minassian, French-Armenian racing driver, born in Marseille, France
Mar 1 Chris Webber, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 1997, 2000–2003; Washington Bullets/Wizards, Sacramento Kings) and broadcaster (NBA Gametime Live; TNT), born in Detroit, Michigan
Mar 2 Dejan Bodiroga, Serbian basketball forward (FIBA World Cup 1998 [MVP], 2002, Yugoslavia; EuroLeague Final Four MVP 2002, 03; Panathinaikos, FC Barcelona), born in Klek, Serbia
Mar 2 Trevor Sinclair, English soccer winger (12 caps; Blackpool, West Ham, QPR, Manchester City), born in Dulwich, England
Mar 3 Cory Raymer, NFL center (Washington Redskins)
Mar 3 James Dexter, tackle (Arizona Cardinals)
Mar 3 Jim Mills, tackle (San Diego Chargers)
Mar 3 Romāns Vainšteins, Latvian cyclist
Mar 3 Tisha Venturini, American soccer midfielder (134 caps; Olympic gold 1996; FIFA Women's World Cup gold 1999; North Carolina Tar Heels), born in Modesto California
Mar 3 Winslow Oliver, running back (Carolina Panthers)
Mar 4 Phillip Daniels, NFL defensive end (Seattle Seahawks)
Mar 5 Nicole Pratt, Australian tennis star (1995 Futures Australia), born in Mackay, Queensland
Mar 5 Yannis Anastasiou, Greek footballer
Mar 6 Greg Ostertag, NBA center (Utah Jazz)
Mar 6 Michael Finley, NBA guard/forward (Phoenix Suns/Dallas Mavericks)
Mar 6 Terry Adams, pitcher (Chicago Cubs), born in Mobile, Alabama
Mar 7 Ray Parlour, English footballer (Arsenal), born in Romford, England
Mar 8 Justin Thompson, American baseball player
Mar 8 Kurt Mollekens, Belgian racing car driver
Mar 9 David Prinosil, German tennis star (1995 ATP Newport), born in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia
Mar 10 Chris Sutton, English soccer striker, manager, broadcaster (1 cap; Blackburn Rovers, Celtic; BT Sport, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Sport.), born in Nottingham, England
Mar 10 Mauricio Taricco, Argentine footballer
Mar 11 Martin Hiden, Austrian footballer
Mar 11 Mike Mihelic, CFL offensive tackle (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
Mar 11 Sammie Brennan, CFL defensive back (BC Lions)
Mar 11 Tony Veland, NFL defensive back (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
Mar 12 Gabriel Mendez, Australian soccer midfielder (9 caps; Sydney Olympic, St. George FC), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Mar 13 Bobby Jackson, American NBA guard (Denver Nuggets), born in Salisbury, North Carolina
Mar 13 Dan Wilkinson, American NFL defensive tackle (Cin Bengals), born in Dayton, Ohio
Mar 13 Edgar Davids, Dutch soccer player (Ajax, AC Milan), born in Paramaribo, Suriname
Mar 14 Chris Sullivan, American NFL defensive end (New England Patriots), born in North Attleborough, Massachusetts
Mar 17 Jerome Woods, American football safety (Pro Bowl 2003; KC Chiefs), born in Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 18 Marlon Kerner, NFL cornerback (Buffalo Bills)
Mar 18 Rob Johnson, NFL quarterback (Jacksonville Jaguars)
Mar 19 John Michels, American NFL tackle, 1996-99 (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl XXXI, Philadelphia Eagles), and radiologist, born in La Jolla, California
Mar 20 Nico Boje, South African cricketer (South African ODI left-arm spinner), born in Bloemfontein, South Africa
Mar 20 Norman Tome, Australian soccer striker (Olyroos, Olympics 1996)
Mar 21 Larry Bowie, American NFL running back, 1996-99 (Washington Redskins), born in Anniston, Alabama
Mar 21 Stuart Nethercott, English footballer
Mar 22 Joe Nedney, American NFL kicker (Arizona Cardinals), born in San Jose, California
Mar 22 Luther Elliss, American NFL defensive end (Detroit Lions), born in Mancos, Colorado
Mar 23 Jason Kidd, American Basketball HOF point guard (Olympic gold 2000, 08; NBA C'ship 2011 Dallas Mavericks; 10×NBA All-Star; 5×All-NBA First Team) and coach (Brooklyn Nets, Milwaukee Bucks, Dallas Mavs), born in San Francisco, California
Mar 23 Jerzy Dudek, Polish footballer
Mar 23 Naoko Sawamatsu, Nishinomiya Japan, tennis star (1994 Singapore)
Mar 23 Rob Lazeo, CFL offensive tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Mar 23 Wim Eyckmans, Belgian racing driver
Mar 24 David Moravec, hockey forward (Team Czech Olympic gold 1998)
Mar 24 Jacek Bąk, Polish footballer (Lyon), born in Lublin, Poland
Mar 24 Josh Lakatos, trap shooter (Olympic silver 1996), born in Pasadena, California
Mar 24 Philippe Boucher, Canadian NHL defenseman (LA Kings), born in Saint-Apollinaire, Quebec
Mar 25 Andrei Nikolishin, Vorkuta Russia, NHL center (Hartford Whalers)
Mar 25 Anthony Barness, English footballer
Mar 25 Bob Sura, NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Mar 25 Ray Zellars, NFL fullback (New Orleans Saints)
Mar 26 Matt Burke, Australian rugby union fullback who played 81 Tests; NSW Waratahs; Eastwood RFC) and broadcaster (Network 10), born in Sydney, Australia
Mar 28 Andrew Whittall, cricketer (cousin of Guy Zimbabwe off-spinner 1996)
Mar 29 Brad Bridgewater, American swimmer (Olympic gold 200m backstroke 1996), born in Charleston, West Virginia
Mar 29 Marc Overmars, Dutch soccer winger (86 caps; Ajax, Arsenal, FC Barcelona) and executive (director of football Royal Antwerp FC), born in Emst, Netherlands
Mar 30 Jan Koller, Czech footballer, born in Prague, Czechoslavakia
Mar 30 Kareem Streete-Thompson, Caymanian-American 100m athlete and long jumper, born in Ithaca, New York
Apr 1 Ferdy Vierklau, Dutch soccer left back (2 caps; FC Utrecht; Ajax), born in Bilthoven, Netherlands
Apr 1 Stephen Fleming, New Zealand cricket batsman and captain (111 Tests; 9 x 100, HS 274no; 280 ODIs; Canterbury, Yorkshire CCC, Chennai Super Kings) and coach (Chennai Super Kings), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
Apr 3 Greg DeLong, American football player, NFL tight end (Minnesota Vikings), born in Orefield, Pennsylvania
Apr 3 Kelly Lochbaum, Canadian football linebacker (BC Lions), born in Abbotsford, Canada
Apr 4 Chris McCormack, Australian triathlete (ITU World Championships), born in Sydney
Apr 4 Loris Capirossi, Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer, born in Castel San Pietro Terme, Italy
Apr 4 Peter Hoekstra, Dutch soccer player (PSV, Ajax), born in Assen, Netherlands
Apr 4 Ryan Coughlin, Canadian football offensive linebacker (Montreal Alouettes), born in Renfrew, Ontario
Apr 4 Tiffany Woosley, American basketball player (Houston Comets), born in Shelbyville, Tennessee
Apr 5 Spencer Folau, Tongan, American football offensive lineman (Baltimore Ravens), born in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
Apr 5 Tony Banks, quarterback (St Louis Rams)
Apr 6 Donnie Edwards, linebacker (KC Chiefs)
Apr 6 Randall Godfrey, linebacker (Dallas Cowboys)
Apr 6 Sun Wen, Chinese footballer
Apr 7 Brett Tomko, American baseball player
Apr 8 Alex Gonzalez, American infielder (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Miami, Florida
Apr 8 Khaled Badra, Tunisian footballer, born in Kairouan, Tunisia

Roberto Carlos (51 years old)

Apr 10 Brazilian soccer left back (Brazil 125 caps, Real Madrid), born in Garça, São Paulo, Brazil

Apr 12 Antonio Osuna, Mexican baseball pitcher (LA Dodgers), born in Sinaloa, Mexico
Apr 14 Roberto Ayala, Argentine soccer defender (116 caps; Napoli, Valencia, Real Zaragoza; Olympic gold 2004), born in Paraná, Argentina
Apr 17 Gene Makowsky, Canadian football offensive linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Apr 17 Jeff Lewis, American NFL quarterback (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Columbus, Ohio
Apr 17 Kaihō Ryōji, Japanese sumo wrestler, born in Aomori, Japan
Apr 17 Kenneth Carlsen, Danish tennis star, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
Apr 17 Ross Aloisi, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics 1996), born in Adelaide, South Australia
Apr 17 Theo Ratliff, American NBA forward and center (Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers), born in Demopolis, Alabama
Apr 18 Derrick Brooks, American football linebacker (11 × Pro Bowl; Super Bowl 2002; Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Pensacola, Florida
Apr 18 Haile Gebrselassie, Ethiopian 10k runner (Olympic gold 1996), born in Asella, Arsi Province, Ethiopia
Apr 18 James "Jamie" Koven, American rower (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Morristown, New Jersey
Apr 20 Itula Mili, NFL tight end (Seattle Seahawks), born in Kahuku, Hawaii
Apr 20 Lamond Murray, American basketball forward (LA Clippers), born in Pasadena, California
Apr 20 Todd Hollandsworth, American baseball outfielder (World Series 2003 Florida Marlins; NL Rookie of the Year 1996 LA Dodgers), born in Dayton, Ohio
Apr 21 Jonathan Nsenga, Belgian athlete
Apr 22 Adem Poric, Australian former footballer
Apr 22 Christopher Sanders, tight end (Washington Redskins)
Apr 22 Ofer Talker, Israeli footballer
Apr 22 Scott Fields, NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons)
Apr 23 Patrick Poulin, Canadian NHL left wing (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Vanier, Quebec, Canada
Apr 24 Eric Snow, American NBA guard (Philadelphia 76ers, Seattle Supersonics), born in Canton, Ohio
Apr 24 Lee Westwood, English golfer (British Open, US Masters 2010 runner-up), born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire
Apr 24 Mark Babic, Australian soccer defender (Olyroos, Olympics 1996), born in Sydney, Australia

Sachin Tendulkar (51 years old)

Apr 24 Indian cricket batsman and captain (200 Tests, 15,921 runs @ 53.78, 51 x 100s; highest run scorer in international cricket), born in Mumbai, India

Apr 25 Alek Stojanov, Canadian NHL right wing (Pitts Penguins), born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Apr 25 Barbara Rittner, German tennis star (1992 Schenectady), born in Krefeld, West Germany
Apr 25 Paige Gordon, Canadian diver (Olympics-16-92, 96), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
Apr 26 Chris Perry, English footballer (Tottenham Hotspur), born in Carshalton, England
Apr 28 Earl Holmes, American linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers) and coach, born in Tallahassee, Florida
Apr 28 Francisco Palencia, Mexican footballer
Apr 28 Marc[us] Blake Schneider, American rower (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Lubbock, Texas
Apr 28 Zhang Enhua, Chinese soccer defender (65 caps; Dalian Wanda FC, Grimsby Town), born in Dalian, China (d. 2021)
May 1 Curtis Martin, Pro Football Hall of Fame running back (Pro Bowl 1995, 96, 98, 2001, 04; First-team All-Pro 2001, 04; NE Patriots, NY Jets), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania