Athletes and Sports Stars Born in May 1975

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