Athletes and Sports Stars Born in 1975

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 373

Mary Pierce (49 years old)

Jan 15 French tennis player (Australian Open 1995, French Open 2000), born in Montreal, Quebec

Jan 18 Derek Smith, American football linebacker (Washington Redskins), born in American Fork, Utah
Jan 20 David Eckstein, American baseball player, born in Sanford, Florida
Jan 20 Norberto Fontana, Argentine racing driver, born in Arrecifes, Argentina
Jan 21 Casey FitzRandolph, American speed skater
Jan 21 Ito, Spanish footballer
Jan 21 Nicky Butt, English soccer midfielder (39 caps; Manchester United 270 games, Newcastle United 134 games), born in Manchester, England
Jan 21 Yuji Ide, Japanese racing driver
Jan 22 Felipe Giaffone, Brazilian racing driver, born in São Paulo, Brazil
Jan 23 Kevin Alexander, American NFL wide receiver (NY Giants), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 23 Tito Ortiz, American UFC fighter, born in Huntington Beach, California
Jan 24 Rónald Gómez, Costa Rican footballer, born in Punta Arenas, Costa Rica
Jan 25 Tim Montgomery, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay 2000; BALCO scandal), born in Gaffney, South Carolina
Jan 27 Chaminda Vaas, brilliant Sri Lankan cricket pace bowler (1994- )
Jan 27 Iván Calderón, Puerto Rican boxer (WBO mini flyweight title 2003-07; WBO, Ring magazine, lineal light flyweight title 2007-10), born in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Jan 30 Juninho Pernambucano, Brazilian footballer, born in Pernambuco, Brazil
Jan 31 Kenard Lang, American football defensive end (Washington Redskins), born in Orlando, Florida
Feb 2 Ieroklis Stoltidis, Greek soccer midfielder (6 caps; Iraklis, Olympiacos, Kerkyra) and manager (Doxa Dramas FC), born in Thessaloniki, Greece
Feb 4 Konstantinos Nebegleras, Greek footballer
Feb 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Feb 6 Chad Allen, American baseball outfielder (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Dallas, Texas
Feb 7 Alexandre Daigle, NHL center (Ottawa Senators), born in Montreal, Quebec
Feb 8 Damon Denson, American guard (New England Patriots), born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania,
Feb 9 Viktor Chistiakov, Russian-born Australian athlete
Feb 10 Hiroki Kuroda, Japanese baseball player, born in Osaka, Japan
Feb 10 Tina Thompson, WNBA forward (Houston Comets), born in Los Angeles, California
Feb 11 Andrew "Andy" Lally, American sports car & stock car racing driver, born in Northport, New York
Feb 11 Jacque Vaughn, American basketball guard (Utah Jazz) and coach (Orlando Magic), born in Los Angeles, California
Feb 12 Chris Szarka, Canadian CFL fullback (Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
Feb 12 Matt Finkes, American NFL linebacker (NY Jets), born in Piqua, Ohio
Feb 12 Seth Payne, American NFL defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Clifton Springs, New York
Feb 13 Ben Collins, English auto racer (ASCAR Racing Series 2003) and stunt driver (former Top Gear 'Stig'), born in Bristol, England
Feb 15 Robert Fuchs, Dutch footballer (PSV, DESK Kaatsheuvel), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
Feb 16 Vanina Ickx, Belgian racing driver
Feb 17 Sung-Hee Park, Korean tennis star (1993 Futures-Seoul), born in Pusan, Korea
Feb 17 Vaclav Prospal, NHL forward (Team Czech Olympic gold 1998, Philadelphia)
Feb 18 Gary Neville, English footballer, born in Bury, United Kingdom
Feb 18 Scott Tucker, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100 freestyle relay 1996, silver 2000; World C'ship gold 1998), born in Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 19 Daewon Song, Korean professional skateboarder
Feb 19 Mikko Kavén, Finnish footballer
Feb 19 Raymond Graanoogst, Suriname-Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht)
Feb 20 Brendan Witt, Humboldt, NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals)
Feb 20 Ismael Kirui, Marakwet Kenya, 5k runner
Feb 20 Liván Hernández, Cuban baseball player
Feb 21 Scott Miller, Australian swimmer (Olympic silver 1996), born in Sydney, New South Wales
Feb 22 Charles O'Bannon, American NBA guard (Detroit Pistons), born in Bellflower, California
Feb 22 Gregory Maddalone, American dance skater (with partner Demkowski), born in Schenectady, New York
Feb 23 Bohdan Ulihrach, Czech tennis player, born in Kolín, Czech Republic
Feb 23 Chris Garner, NBA guard (Toronto Raptors), born in Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 26 Mike Wilson, Canadian NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres), born in Brampton, Canada
Feb 27 Duce Staley, American football running back (Super Bowl 2005, Pittsburgh Steelers) and coach (Detroit Lions ass HC Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions), born in West Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 27 Marcus Robinson, American football wide receiver (Chicago Bears), born in Fort Valley, Georgia
Feb 27 Prodromos Korkizoglou, Greek decathlete, born in Larissa, Greece
Feb 28 Azhar Mahmood, Pakistan cricket all-rounder (21 Tests, 900 runs @ 30.00, 3 x 100s, 39 wickets), born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Feb 28 Mike Rucker, American football player
Mar 2 Daryl Gibson, New Zealand rugby union centre (19 caps; Canterbury Crusaders) and coach (NSW Waratahs), born in Lumsden, New Zealand
Mar 4 Antti Aalto, Finnish ice hockey player
Mar 4 Myrna Veenstra, Dutch field hockey player
Mar 4 Patrick Femerling, German-born professional basketball player
Mar 5 Chris Silverwood, cricketer (England Test pace bowler v Zimbabwe 1996)
Mar 5 Luciano Burti, Brazilian racing driver
Mar 7 William Hampton, CFL defensive back (Calgary Stampeders)
Mar 8 Kenny Wheaton, cornerback (Dallas Cowboys)
Mar 9 Adonal Foyle, Vincentian-American NBA center (SF Warriors), born in Canouan, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Mar 9 Juan Sebastián Verón, Argentine footballer, born in La Plata, Argentina
Mar 9 Roy Makaay, Dutch soccer player (Vitesse), born in Wijchen, Netherlands
Mar 10 Stefan Bergkvist, Leksand Swe, NHL defenseman (Pitts Penguins)
Mar 11 Shawn Springs, American NFL cornerback, 1999-2008 (Seattle Seahawks and 2 other teams), born in Williamsburg, Virginia
Mar 13 Landon Wilson, American NHL right wing (Colorado Avalanche), born in St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 15 Cornell Brown, linebacker (Baltimore Ravens)
Mar 15 Veselin Topalov, Bulgarian chess player
Mar 18 Brian Griese, American football player
Mar 18 Claude N'Goran, Adzope Ivory Coast, tennis pro
Mar 18 Kimmo Timonen, hockey defenseman (Team Finland Olympic bronze 1998)
Mar 18 Tomas Žvirgždauskas, Lithuanian footballer
Mar 19 Antonio Daniels, NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies)
Mar 21 Mark Williams, Welsh snooker player (World C'ship 2000, 03, 18; Triple Crown 2002-03), born in Cwm, Blaenau Gwent, Wales
Mar 21 Vitaly Potapenko, NBA center (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Mar 22 Jiri Novak, Czech tennis player, born in Zlin, Czechoslovakia
Mar 23 Alydar, American racehorse (d. 1990)
Mar 23 Rita Grande, Napoli Italy, tennis star (3rd round 1996 Aust Open)
Mar 24 Debbie Keller, American soccer forward (46 caps; collegiate National Player of the Year 1995, 96; Uni of North Carolina), born in Winfield, Illinois
Mar 24 Julia Bikbova, dance skater (with partner John Lee), born in Kyiv, Ukraine
Mar 24 Thomas Johansson, Swedish tennis player (Australian Open 2002), born in Linköping, Sweden
Mar 25 Miguel Mejia, San Pedro de Macoris, outfielder (St Louis Cardinals)
Mar 28 Atta-ur-Rehman, Pakistani cricketer (quickie, debut v England, 1992 at age 17), born in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Mar 28 Derek Hill, American racing driver, born in Santa Monica, California
Mar 28 Iván Helguera, Spanish footballer
Apr 1 Kristine Quance, American swimmer (Olympics gold 4×100m medley relay 1996), born in Northridge, California
Apr 1 Magdalena Maleeva, Bulgarian tennis player (10 x WTA titles; World #4 1996), born in Sofia, Bulgaria
Apr 2 Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski, German rower (Olympic gold quad sculls 1996, single sculls 2004), born in Waren, Germany
Apr 3 Koji Uehara, Japanese professional baseball pitcher, born in Neyagawa, Osaka, Japan
Apr 3 Thomas Hamilton, American NBA center (Boston Celtics), born in Chicago, Illinois
Apr 3 Yoshinobu Takahashi, Japanese professional baseball player, born in Chūō-ku, Chiba, Japan
Apr 4 Kisha Ford, American WNBA guard and forward (NY Liberty), born in Baltimore, Maryland
Apr 4 Thobias Fredriksson, Swedish cross-country skier, born in Dals Rostock, Sweden
Apr 5 John Hartson, Welsh footballer
Apr 7 Ronde Barber, Pro Football HOF cornerback (Super Bowl XXXVII; First-team All-Pro 2001, 04, 05; 5 × Pro Bowl; Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Roanoke, Virginia
Apr 7 Ronnie Belliard, American baseball player
Apr 7 Tiki Barber, running back (NY Giants)
Apr 9 Robbie Fowler, English soccer striker (26 caps; Liverpool FC 236 games), born in Toxteth, Liverpool, England
Apr 10 Steve Washburn, Canadian NHL center (Florida Panthers), born in Ottawa, Ontario
Apr 12 Marcie Alberts, American basketball player (Cleveland Rockers), born in Wooster, Ohio
Apr 13 Bruce Dyer, English footballer, born in Ilford, England
Apr 14 Anderson Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist (longest UFC title streak at 2,547 days), born in São Paulo, Brazil
Apr 14 Petra Begerow, German tennis star (1996 quarter Hilton Head), born in Bad Kreuznach, Germany
Apr 16 Nicky Sualua, American NFL fullback (Dallas Cowboys), born in Santa Ana, California
Apr 17 Trifun Živanović, American-Serbian figure skater (1995 Pac Coast Jr champ), born in Santa Monica, California
Apr 19 Jason Gillespie, Australian cricket fast bowler (first Aboriginal male to play Test cricket for Australia; 71 Tests, 259 wickets, BB 7/39, HS 201no; South Australia CA, Yorkshire CCC, Sussex CCC), born in Sydney, Australia
Apr 19 Jussi Jääskeläinen, Finnish footballer (Finland national team) and coach, born in Mikkeli, Finland
Apr 19 Temoc Suarez, American soccer forward (Olympic gold 1996), born in Greenwood, South Carolina
Apr 21 Danyon Loader, New Zealand 200m and 400m swimmer (2 Olympic gold medals 1996), born in Dunedin, New Zealand
Apr 22 Carlos Sastre, Spanish cyclist
Apr 22 Greg Moore, Canadian race car driver (d. 1999)
Apr 24 Michael Stewart, American basketball NBA center (Sacramento Kings), born in Cucq-Trepied-Stella-Plage, France
Apr 25 Jacque Jones, American baseball outfielder (Olympic bronze 1996), born in San Diego, California
Apr 27 Chris Carpenter, American baseball pitcher (NL Cy Young Award 2005; 3 × MLB All-Star; World Series 2006, 11 St. Louis Cardinals; Toronto Blue Jays), born in Exeter, New Hampshire
Apr 27 Michael Booker, American football cornerback (Atlanta Falcons), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Apr 28 James Thrash, American football wide receiver (Washington Redskins)
Apr 29 John Macready, American gymnast (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Los Angeles, California
Apr 29 Rafael Betancourt, Venezuelan MLB player, born in Cumaná, Venezuela
Apr 30 Elliott Sadler, American race car driver and 1 of 31 drivers to have a victory in NASCAR's three top racing series, born in Emporia, Virginia
May 1 Alexei Smertin, Russian soccer midfielder/executive (55 caps; Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetsky, Bordeaux), born in Barnaul, Russia
May 1 Austin Croshere, American basketball forward (Indiana Pacers) and broadcaster (Fox Sports Indiana Pacers analyst), born in Los Angeles, California
May 1 Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroon soccer midfielder (62 caps; collapsed during international match, died; Lens, West Ham, Lyon), born in Yaounde, Cameroon (d. 2003)

David Beckham (48 years old)

May 2 English soccer midfielder (115 caps [58 as captain]; Man Utd, Real Madrid, AC Milan, Paris SG, LA Galaxy) and owner (Inter Miami CF, Salford City), born in London, England

May 2 Mark Johnson, baseball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Dayton, Ohio
May 8 Gastón Mazzacane, Argentine racing driver
May 8 Jussi Markkanen, Finnish ice hockey player
May 9 Brian Deegan, American freestyle motocross cyclist, born in Omaha, Nebraska
May 10 Adam Deadmarsh, Canadian-American NHL center (Colorado Avalanche, Olympics 1998), born in Trail, British Columbia
May 10 Hélio Castroneves, Brazilian race car driver

Jonah Lomu (1975-2015)

May 12 New Zealand rugby union winger (youngest ever All Black, 63 internationals), born in Auckland, New Zealand

May 12 Lawrence Phillips, American football running back (Grey Cup, CFL All-Star 2002 Montreal Alouettes; St Louis Rams 1996-97), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 2016)

Ray Lewis (48 years old)

May 15 American Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker (13 × Pro Bowl; Super Bowl MVP 2000; Baltimore Ravens), born in Bartow, Florida

May 18 John Higgins, Scottish snooker player (4-time world champion), born in Wishaw, Scotland
May 19 London Fletcher, American football player
May 19 Pretinha, Brazilian footballer
May 20 Isaac Gálvez, Spanish cyclist (d. 2006)
May 20 Mark Zupan, American quadriplegic rugby player
May 22 Jaane Niinimaa, Finnish NHL defenseman (Finland Olympic bronze 1998, Flyers), born in Raahe, Finland
May 22 Salvador Ballesta, Spanish footballer (Atlético Madrid, Valencia), born in Zaragoza, Spain
May 23 Vincent Goossens, soccer player (Dordrecht '90)
May 24 Katie King-Crowley, American ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics 1998), born in Salem, New Hampshire
May 24 Marc Gagnon, Canadian short track speed skater (Olympic gold 1998, 2002), born in Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada
May 24 Yannis Goumas, Greek footballer (Greece national team), born in Ampelonas, Greece
May 26 Travis Lee, baseball 1st baseman (Olympic bronze 1996), born in San Diego, California
May 27 Michael Hussey, Australian cricketer
May 28 Mike Fisher, soccer midfielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Naperville, Illinois
May 29 Alexander Zhurik, Belarusian hockey defenseman (Belarus, Olympics 1998), born in Minsk, Belarus
May 29 Bianca Langham, Australian field hockey player (Olympic-96)
May 30 Andrew Farrell, English rugby league and union footballer
Jun 2 Dontae' Jones, NBA forward (Boston Celtics)
Jun 3 José Molina, Puerto Rican baseball catcher (World Series 2002 LA Angels, 2009 New York Yankees; World Baseball Classic silver 2013), born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Jun 4 Betty Okino, Uganda, US gymnast (Olympic-92)
Jun 4 Dinanath Ramnarine, cricketer (Trinidad & Tobago leg-spinner)
Jun 4 Henry Burris, American Football Quarterback
Jun 5 Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Lithuanian American NBA center (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Kaunas, Lithuania SSR, Soviet Union
Jun 7 Allen Iverson, American Basketball HOF guard (NBA Rookie of the Year Award 1997; 11 x NBA All-Star; All-Star game MVP 2001, 05; NBA MVP 2001; 3 × All-NBA First Team; Philadelphia 76ers), born in Hampton, Virginia
Jun 8 Bryan McCabe, Canadian ice hockey defenseman (World C'ship gold 1997; NY Islanders, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks), born in St Catherines, Ontario

Andrew Symonds (1975-2022)

Jun 9 Australian cricket all-rounder (26 Tests, 2 x 100, 10 x 50, HS 162no, 24 wickets; Queensland CA, Kent CCC, Deccan Chargers), born in Birmingham, England

Jun 9 Otto Addo, Ghanaian German footballer and manager, born in Hamburg, Germany
Jun 9 Paul Agostino, Australian soccer striker (Olyroos, Olympics 1996)
Jun 11 Thomas Bimis, Greek diver (Olympic gold 3m springboard synchronized 2004), born in Athens, Greece
Jun 12 Ryan Tucker, American NFL center (St Louis Rams), born in Midland, Texas
Jun 13 Dave Roche, Lindsay, NHL left wing (Pitts Penguins)
Jun 13 Riccardo Scimeca, English footballer
Jun 14 A J Mleczko, American ice hockey forward, broadcaster (Olympics gold 1998; NBC), born in Nantucket, Massachusetts
Jun 15 Rachel Wacholder, American beach volleyballer who won eight championships and model, born in Laguna Beach, California
Jun 16 Asa Carlsson, Swedish tennis player (1995 Futures-Stockholm), born in Vasteras, Sweden
Jun 17 Petra Vaarakallio, Finnish ice hockey center (Olympics bronze 1998), born in Helsinki, Finland
Jun 18 Aleksandrs Koliņko, Latvian footballer
Jun 18 Jeff Saturday, American football center (6 × Pro Bowl; First-team All-Pro 2005, 07; Super Bowl 2006; Indianapolis Colts) and sports analyst (ESPN), born in Atlanta, Georgia
Jun 18 Martin St. Louis, Canadian hockey player
Jun 19 Anthony Parker, American basketball guard (EuroLeague Final 4 MVP 2004, EuroLeague MVP 2005, 06; Maccabi Tel Aviv; Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Naperville, Illinois
Jun 20 Daniel Zítka, Czech footballer
Jun 23 Alexander Serikow, Landshut GER, hockey forward (Team Germany)
Jun 24 Marek Malik, Czech ice hockey player
Jun 25 Alberto Costa, Spanish professional tennis player, born in Lleida, Spain
Jun 25 Vladimir Kramnik, Russian chess grandmaster, born in Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Jun 26 Terry Skiverton, English football player (Yeovil Town), born in Mile End, England
Jun 27 Daryle Ward, American baseball player (Houston Astros), born in Lynwood, California
Jun 27 Porter Collins, American rower (World C'ship gold 1995 M4+, 1998-99 M8+), born in New York City
Jun 28 Chad Green, American baseball outfielder (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Dunkirk, New York