Athletes and Sports Stars Born in 1974

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 435

Jan 11 Warren Morris, American baseball infielder (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Alexandria, Louisiana
Jan 12 Tor Arne Hetland, Norwegian cross-country skier, born in Stavanger, Norway
Jan 13 Sergei Brylin, Russian ice hockey center (Stanley Cup 1995, 2000, 03 NJ Devils), born in Moscow, Russia
Jan 14 Nancy Napolski-Johnson, American sports shooter (Olympic gold 10m air rifle 2000), born in Hinsdale, Idaho
Jan 15 Mike Minter, American football safety (Carolina Panthers) and college coach (Campbell University 2013-23), born in Cleveland, Ohio
Jan 15 Ray King, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1999-2008 (Milwaulkee Brewers, Atlanta Braves, and 6 other teams), born in Chicago, Illinois
Jan 17 Derrick Mason, American football wide receiver (First-team All-Pro 2000; Pro Bowl 2000, 03; Tennessee Oilers/Titans), born in Detroit, Michigan
Jan 17 Guillermo Mercedes, Dominican-American baseball infielder (Texas Rangers), born in La Romana, Dominican Republic
Jan 17 Marcus Spriggs, American offensive tackle (Buffalo Bills), born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan 17 Yang Chen, Chinese footballer, born in Beijing, China
Jan 19 Amaury Telemaco, Dominican baseball pitcher (Chicago Cubs), born in Higüey, Dominican Republic
Jan 19 Gregory Playfair, Dutch football player (PSV), born in Paramaribo, Suriname
Jan 19 Jaime Moreno, Bolivian footballer, born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Jan 19 Tarik Oulida, Dutch football player (Ajax/Seville), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jan 19 Walter Jones, American football offensive tackle (Seattle Seahawks), born in Aliceville, Alabama

Jan 20 Rae Carruth, American football wide receiver (Carolina Panthers), born in Sacramento, California
Jan 21 Alex Sperafico, Brazilian racing driver
Jan 21 Jerald Sowell, American football fullback (NY Jets), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 21 Jerry Wunsch, tackle (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Jan 21 Keith Hufnagel, American skateboarder (founded skate/clothing company HUF), born in New York City (d. 2020)
Jan 21 Orpheus Roye, defensive end (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Jan 22 Stephanie Rottier, Dutch tennis player (1995 semi Prague), born in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Jan 23 Glen Chapple, English cricketer (Lancashire & England A pace bowler), born in Skipton, United Kingdom
Jan 23 Yosvani Pérez, Cuban baseball player, born in Rodas, Cuba
Jan 24 Tim Biakabutuka, American football running back (Carolina Panthers), born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Jan 27 Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Norwegian biathlete and coach, born in Drammen, Norway
Jan 28 Jermaine Dye, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 2000, 06; World Series MVP 2005 Chicago White Sox; Gold Glove Award 2000 KC Royals), born in Oakland, California
Jan 28 Magglio Ordóñez, Venezuelan baseball outfielder (6 × MLB All-Star; AL batting champion 2007 Detroit Tigers; Chicago WS), born in Caracas, Venezuela
Jan 28 Tony Delk, American basketball guard (NCAA C'ship, Final Four MVP 1996 Kentucky; Greek C'ship, Greek Cup, EuroLeague C'ship 2007 Panathinaikos), born in Covington, Tennessee
Jan 30 Robert Rollins, English cricketer (big-hitting Essex wicketkeeper-batsman), born in London, England

Jan 31 Ariel Pestano, Cuban baseball player, born in Cuba
Jan 31 Bob Mulder, Dutch football player (Appingedam, FC Groningen), born in Delfzijl, Netherlands
Jan 31 Lorenzo Styles, American football linebacker (Atlanta Falcons), born in Sharon, Pennsylvania
Jan 31 Othella Harrington, American basketball forward (Houston Rockets), born in Jackson, Mississippi
Jan 31 Pavi Sald, Finnish ice hockey defenseman (Finland, Olympics 1998)
Feb 1 David Meca, Spanish open water swimmer (World C'ship gold 10k 2000, 25k 2005), born in Sabadell, Spain
Feb 1 Roberto Heras, Spanish road cyclist (Vuelta a España 2000, 03, 04, 05 record), born in Béjar, Spain
Feb 4 Chris Ward, American NFL defensive end (Baltimore Ravens)
Feb 4 Mijntje Donners, Dutch field hockey forward (International Player of the Year, 2003; Olympics, 1996, 2000, 2004), born in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Feb 5 Adrienne Johnson, American basketball guard, administrator, broadcaster (WNBA Cleveland Rockers; University of Louisville), born in Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 6 Olaf Lindenbergh, Dutch football player (Ajax, De Graafschap), born in Purmerend, Netherlands

Steve Nash (50 years old)

Feb 7 Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame guard (NBA MVP 2005, 06; 8 × NBA All-Star; Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, LA Lakers) and coach (Brooklyn Nets), born in Johannesburg, South Africa

Feb 8 Ulises de la Cruz, Ecuadorian footballer (LDU Quito; Aston Villa) and politician, born in Piquiucho, Ecuador
Feb 9 Brad Maynard, punter (NY Giants)
Feb 9 Orlando Bobo, guard (Minnesota Vikings)
Feb 10 Andrew English, CFL receiver (BC Lions), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
Feb 10 Lea Ghirardi-Rubbi, French tennis star (1994 Futures NC), born in Colombes, France
Feb 10 Ty Law, NFL cornerback (NE Patriots), born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
Feb 11 Brian Newman, American football guard (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Houston, Texas
Feb 11 Jaroslav Špaček, Czech NHL defenseman (Team Czech Olympic gold 1998), born in Rokycany, Czechoslovakia
Feb 12 Ian Mcintyre, Canadian NHL left wing (Vancouver Canucks), born in Montreal, Quebec
Feb 12 Toranosuke Takagi, Japanese auto racer (Japanese Formula Nippon 2000), born in Shizuoka, Japan
Feb 14 Philippe Léonard, Belgian footballer, born in Liège, Belgium
Feb 15 Alexander Wurz, Austrian racing driver, born in Waidhofen an der Thaya, Austria
Feb 15 Erik Schulz, US pairs skater (with partner Ilana Goldfogel), born in Port Huron, Michigan

Seattle Slew (1974-2002)

Feb 15 American racehorse (American Triple Crown 1977), born in White Horse Acres Farm, Texas

Feb 15 Tim Hall, US running back (Oakland Raiders), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1998)
Feb 15 Ugueth Urbina, Venezuelan pitcher (Montreal Expos), born in Caracas, Venezuela
Feb 16 Fanis Katergiannakis, Greek footballer
Feb 16 Jevon Langford, defensive end (Cincinnati Bengals)
Feb 16 Kathy McCormack, ice hockey forward (Canada, Olympic silver 1998)
Feb 18 Leilani Munter, American race car driver, and environmental activist, born in Rochester, Minnesota
Feb 18 Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Russian tennis player (French Open 1996, Australian Open 1999), born in Sochi, Russia
Feb 20 Katerina Kroupova, Olomouc Czech, tennis star (1994 Futures-Sofia-BUL)
Feb 21 Alexei Lojkin, Belarusian NHL forward (Belarus, Olympics 1998), born in Minsk, Belarus
Feb 21 Iván Campo, Spanish footballer, born in San Sebastián, Spain
Feb 21 Rohsaan Griffin, American 200m runner, born in Texas City, Texas
Feb 22 Aaron Gavey, Canadian NHL center (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Greater Sudbury, Canada
Feb 22 Kyoko Nagatsuka, Japanese tennis star (1996 Hobart), born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Feb 23 Herschelle Gibbs, South African cricketer (South African Test batsman 1996), born in Cape Town, South Africa
Feb 23 Kenyon Cotton, American football fullback (Baltimore Ravens), born in Bossier City, Louisiana
Feb 24 Mike Lowell, Puerto Rican baseball player
Feb 24 Simeon Rice, American NFL defensive end (Super Bowl 2002, Tampa Bay Buccaneers; 3-time Pro Bowl), born in Chicago, Illinois
Feb 25 Detron Smith, NFL running back (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
Feb 25 Tamarick Vanover, NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs)
Feb 26 Sébastien Loeb, French rally driver, born in Haguenau, France
Feb 27 Chris Dishman, American football offensive lineman (Arizona Cardinals), born in Cozad, Nebraska
Feb 27 Jimmy Maher, Australian cricketer (Queensland lefty batsman victorious 1995 side), born in Innisfail, Australia
Feb 28 Katie Allen, Australian field hockey utility back (Olympic gold 2000; World Cup gold 1994; Champions Trophy gold 1995, 97, 2003), born in Adelaide, Australia
Feb 28 Kevin Abrams, cornerback (Detroit Lions)
Feb 28 Lee Carsley, Irish footballer
Mar 1 Stephen Davis, American football running back (NFL Pro Bowl 1999, 2000, 03; Washington Redskins, Carolina Panthers), born in Spartanburg, South Carolina
Mar 2 Hayley Lewis, Australian swimmer and broadcaster (World C'ship gold 200m freestyle 1991; Olympic silver 800m, bronze 400m 1992), born in Brisbane, Australia
Mar 4 Ariel Ortega, Argentine footballer (Valencia), born in Ledesma, Argentina
Mar 4 Karol Kučera, Slovak tennis player (Hopman Cup 1998; World #6 1998), born in Bratislava Slovakia
Mar 4 Tommy Phelps, American baseball player
Mar 5 Brad Schumacher, American 400m/800m freesytyle (Olympic gold 1996)
Mar 5 Jens Jeremies, German footballer
Mar 7 Facundo Sava, Argentine footballer and manager, born in Ituzaingó, Argentina
Mar 8 Mike Moriarty, American baseball player
Mar 8 Steve Sarkisian, CFL quarterback (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Mar 8 Toran James, linebacker (San Diego Chargers)
Mar 9 Mark Harrity, Australian cricketer (promising South Aust left-arm fast bowler), born in Semaphore, South Australia
Mar 11 Billy Granville, linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals)
Mar 11 Bobby Abreu, Venezuelan MLB baseball outfielder, 1996-2014, 2X All-Star (Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and four other teams), born in Turmero, Aragua, Venezuela
Mar 13 Thomas Enqvist, Swedish tennis player (Australian Open 1999 runner-up), born in Stockholm, Sweden
Mar 13 Vampeta [Marcos André Batista dos Santos], Brazilian footballer, born in Nazaré, Bahia, Brazil
Mar 14 Justine Joyce, Australian rower (World C'ship gold LW2- 1997), born in Melbourne, Australia
Mar 15 Imad Baba, American soccer midfielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Humble, Texas
Mar 15 Robert Fick, American baseball player, born in Torrance, California
Mar 16 Georgios Anatolakis, Greek footballer
Mar 16 Heath Streak, Zimbabwean cricket all-rounder (65 Tests, 1 x 100, 11 x 50, HS 127no, 216 wickets, BB 6/73; Matabeleland, Hampshire CCC, Warwickshire CCC), born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (d. 2023)
Mar 16 Lamont Burns, American NFL guard (NY Jets), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 17 John Hall, American NFL placekicker (NY Jets), born in Port Charlotte, Florida
Mar 18 Torrian Gray, American NFL football safety, 1997-99 (Minnesota Vikings), and collegiate coach, born in Bartow, Florida
Mar 19 John Coppinger, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles), born in El Paso, Texas
Mar 21 Jose Clayton, Tunisian footballer
Mar 22 Marcus Camby, American NBA forward (Toronto Raptors), born in Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 22 Philippe Clement, Belgian footballer and coach, born in Antwerp, Belgium
Mar 22 Tuomas Gronman, Finnish NHL defenceman (Team Finland Olympic bronze 1998, Pitts), born in Viitasaari, Finland
Mar 23 Eric Washington, NBA guard (Denver Nuggets)
Mar 23 Scott Galyon, linebacker (NY Giants)
Mar 24 Terry Killens, linebacker (Tennessee Oilers)
Mar 26 Irina Spîrlea, Romanian tennis player who won 6 WTA, 5 ITF titles; World #7 1997, born in Bucharest, Romania
Mar 26 Mike Peca, Canadian ice hockey center who won Olympic gold 2002; Buffalo Sabres, NY Islanders, Columbus Blue Jackets, born in Toronto, Ontario
Mar 27 Gaizka Mendieta, Spanish soccer midfielder who played 40 internationals; Valencia CF 230 games, born in Bilbao, Spain
Mar 28 K C Jones, NFL center (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
Mar 28 Mark King, English snooker player
Mar 29 Marc Gené, Spanish auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 2009), born in Sabadell, Spain
Mar 30 Martin Love, Australian cricketer (high scoring Queensland batsman, Aust 1995), born in Mundubbera, Australia
Apr 1 Hugo Ibarra, Argentine soccer right back (11 caps; Colón, Boca Juniors), born in El Colorado, Formosa, Argentina
Apr 1 Sandra Völker, German swimmer (world record 50m backstroke 28.71 1999; World C'ship gold 4x100m relay 2001), born in Lübeck, Germany
Apr 1 Vladimir Beschastnykh, Russian soccer forward (71 caps; Racing Santander, FC Spartak Moscow), born in Moscow, Russia
Apr 2 Tayfun Korkut, Turkish soccer midfielder (42 caps; Fenerbahçe, Real Sociedad) and manager (Hannover 96, FC Kaiserslautern, Bayer Leverkusen, VfB Stuttgart), born in Stuttgart, Germany
Apr 4 Dave Mirra, American BMX rider (Best Male Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award 2005; 24 x Games medals), born in Chittenango, New York (d. 2016)
Apr 4 O. J. Santiago, American football tight end (Atlanta Falcons), born in Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Apr 5 Mike DuHaney, soccer defender (Olympic gold 1996), born in New Haven, Connecticut
Apr 5 Rick Terry, NFL defensive tackle (NY Jets)
Apr 6 Robert Kovač, Croatian footballer
Apr 9 Ben Bordelon, American football tackle (San Diego Chargers), born in Mathews, Louisiana
Apr 10 Petros Passalis, Greek footballer (Olympiakos), born in Giannitsa, Greece
Apr 11 Alex Corretja, Spanish tennis player (Tour Finals 1998; Davis Cup 2000), born in Barcelona, Spain
Apr 12 Kabir Khan, Pakistani cricketer, born in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Apr 12 Roman Hamrlik, Czech ice hockey defenseman (Lightning, Olympic gold 1998), born in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia
Apr 12 Sylvinho, Brazilian footballer, born in São Paulo, Brazil
Apr 13 Darren Turner, British racing car driver, born in Camberley, Surrey
Apr 13 Sergei Gonchar, Russian NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals; Olympic silver 1998), born in Chelyabinsk, Russia
Apr 15 Sergei Krivokrasov, Russian NHL right wing, 1992-2002 (Chicago Blackhawks, and 4 other teams; Olympic silver, 1998), born in Angarsk, Soviet Union
Apr 17 James Hamilton, American football linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Hartford, Connecticut
Apr 19 Ante Moric, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics 1996), born in Sydney, Australia
Apr 20 Paul Bradford, American football cornerback (San Diego Chargers), born in East Palo Alto, California
Apr 23 Bret Anderson, Canadian football slot back (BC Lions), born in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Apr 23 Joey Kent, American football wide receiver (Tennessee Oilers), born in Huntsville, Alabama
Apr 23 Sam Madison, American football cornerback (Super Bowl 2007 NY Giants; 4× Pro Bowl; First Team All-Pro 1999, 2000; Miami Dolphins), born in Thomasville, Georgia
Apr 24 Jared Tomich, American football defensive end (New Orleans Saints), born in St. John, Indiana
Apr 24 Toine Rorije, Dutch soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles), born in Heerde, Netherlands
Apr 25 Brad Hassell, Australian soccer striker (Olyroos, Olympics 1996)
Apr 25 Libor Procházka, Czech ice hockey defenseman (Team Czech Olympic gold 1998), born in Vlašim, Czechoslovakia
Apr 25 Tricia Dunn, American ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics 1998), born in Derry, New Hampshire
Apr 25 Twan Russell, American football linebacker (Washington Redskins), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Apr 27 Carlos Fortes, Dutch soccer player (Sparta), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Apr 28 Richel Hersisia, Dutch boxer
Apr 28 Sergei Stas, NHL defenseman (Team Belarus, Olympics 1998)
Apr 29 Alana Blahoski, American ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics 1998), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Apr 29 Julian Knowle, Austrian tennis player, born in Lauterach, Austria
Apr 29 Pascal Cygan, French footballer (Arsenal), born in Lens, France
Apr 30 Cedric Jones, defensive end (NY Giants)
Apr 30 Chris Darkins, NFL running back (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31)
May 2 Andy Johnson, Welsh soccer midfielder (15 caps; WBA, Nottingham Forest), born in Bristol, England
May 2 Miles Joseph, American soccer forward (3 caps; MetroStars, Columbus Crew; Olympic gold 1996), born in West Springfield, Massachusetts
May 5 Seiji Ara, Japanese auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 2004), born in Chiba, Japan
May 7 Scott Whittaker, center/tackle (Oakland Raiders)
May 8 Colin Daynes, Canadian 68 kg Greco Roman wrestler (Olympic-96), born in Windsor, Ontario
May 8 Korey Stringer, American NFL football tackle, 1995-2000 (Minnesota Vikings), born in Warren, Ohio (d. 2001)
May 9 Stephane Yelle, NHL center (Colorado Avalanche), born in Ottawa, Ontario
May 10 Sylvain Wiltord, French footballer
May 11 Darren Ward, Welsh footballer
May 11 Stanley Gene, Papua New Guinean rugby league utility (16 Tests; Hull KR, Hull FC, Huddersfield Giants, Bradford Bulls) and coach (HC PNG Kumuls 5 Tests), born in Goroka, PNG
May 13 Lisa Jacob, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100m freestyle, 4×200m freestyle 1996), born in United States of America
May 14 Ken Belanger, Sault-ste-marie Ca, NHL left wing (NY Islanders)
May 15 A J Hinch, Wavely IA, baseball catcher (Olympic bronze 1996)
May 15 Addilson dos Santos, soccer player (Sparta)
May 15 Jennifer Rizzotti, Basketball Hall of Fame point guard (Uni of Connecticut) and coach (George Washington), born in White Plains, New York
May 16 Keith Thibodeaux, cornerback (Washington Redskins)
May 17 Wiki González, Venezuelan baseball player
May 18 Nelson Figueroa, American baseball player and analyst, born in Brooklyn, New York
May 19 Andrew Johns, Australian rugby league halfback (26 Tests, 23 games NSW; Newcastle RLFC, Warrington; RL "Immortal") and broadcaster (9 Network), born in Cessnock, Australia
May 23 Duane Clemons, American NFL linebacker (Minnesota Vikings), born in Riverside, California
May 23 Matt Hindle, Canadian bobsledder, born in Calgary, Alberta
May 24 Ace Custis, American NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks), born in Eastville, Virginia
May 24 Marcus Coleman, American football defensive back (NY Jets), born in Dallas, Texas
May 24 Maria Alejandra Vento, Venezuelan tennis star (1995 Futures-Braz), born in Caracas
May 24 Masahide Kobayashi, Japanese baseball player, born in Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
May 24 Natalie Neaton, American soccer forward (6 caps, 4 goals; William & Mary Tribe), born in Brighton, Michigan