Athletes and Sports Stars Born in 1976

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 382

Jan 16 Viktor Maslov, Russian racing driver, born in Surgut, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Jan 19 Tarso Marques, Brazilian racing driver, born in Paraná, Brazil
Jan 22 James Dearth, American football player, born in Fort Ord National Monument, California
Jan 23 Byron Hanspard, American NFL running back (Atlanta Falcons), born in Dallas, Texas
Jan 24 Cindy Pieters, Belgian cyclist, born in Veurne, Belgium
Jan 24 Shae-Lynn Bourne, Canadian pairs skater (Bourne & Kraatz, 1994 World Champs-4th), born in Chatham-Kent, Ontario
Jan 27 Ahn Jung-Hwan, Korean football player
Jan 27 Rhett Warrener, Shaunavon, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers)
Jan 28 Mark Madsen, American basketball forward (NBA C'ship 2001, 02 LA Lakers) and coach (Uni of California Berkeley), born in Walnut Creek, California
Jan 28 Miltiadis Sapanis, Greek footballer
Jan 31 Buddy Rice, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 2004, 24 Hours of Daytona 2009), born in Phoenix, Arizona
Jan 31 Traianos Dellas, Greek football player, born in Thessaloniki, Greece
Feb 1 Anne Mäkinen, Finnish soccer central midfielder (118 caps; AIK, Stockholm), born in Helsinki, Finland
Feb 1 Mat Rogers, Australian rugby league winger (11 Tests, Cronulla Sharks) and rugby union utility back (45 caps; NSW Waratahs), born in Sydney, Australia
Feb 2 James Hickman, British swimmer (5 x World C'ship [SC] gold 200m butterfly), born in Stockport, England

Feb 5 Brian Moorman, American football player, born in Wichita, Kansas
Feb 5 John Aloisi, Australian footballer, born in Adelaide, Australia
Feb 5 Nancy Feber, Belgian tennis star (1995 Puerto Rico), born in Antwerp, Belgium
Feb 6 Kim Zmeskal, American gymnast (Olympics, 1992), born in Houston, Texas
Feb 6 Tanja Frieden, Swiss snowboarder, born in Bern, Switzerland
Feb 7 Sreto Ristić, German footballer
Feb 8 Holly Manthei, American soccer midfielder/forward (23 caps; FIFA Women's World Cup bronze 1995), born in Edina, Minnesota
Feb 8 Jim Parque, American baseball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Norwalk, California
Feb 8 Khaled Mashud, Bangladeshi cricketer and captain of Bangladesh, born in Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Feb 9 Georgios Korakakis, Greek footballer
Feb 9 Vladimir Guerrero, Dominican Baseball HOF right fielder/DH (9 × MLB All-Star; AL MVP 2004; 8 × Silver Slugger Award; Montreal Expos; Anaheim/LA Angels), born in Nizao, Dominican Republic
Feb 10 Lance Berkman, American baseball player, born in Waco, Texas
Feb 11 Tony Battie, American NBA forward (Denver Nuggets), born in Dallas, Texas
Feb 12 Christian Cullen, New Zealand rugby union footballer, born in Paraparaumu, New Zealand
Feb 15 Óscar Freire, Spanish cyclist, born in Torrelavega, Spain

Feb 16 Eric Byrnes, American baseball outfielder and broadcaster (Oakland A's, Arizona Diamondbacks), born in Redwood City, California
Feb 17 Scott Williamson, American baseball player
Feb 18 Chanda Rubin, American tennis player (1996 Australian Open doubles), born in Lafayette, Louisiana
Feb 18 Jason Podollan, Canadian NHL center (Florida Panthers), born in Vernon, Canada
Feb 20 Rohan Gavaskar, Indian cricket batsman (11 ODIs; son of Sunil Gavaskar), born in Kanpur, India
Feb 21 Robin Confer, American soccer forward (8 caps; Raleigh Wings, NJ Lady Stallions, Boston Breakers), born in Clearwater, Florida
Feb 21 Ryan Smyth, Canadian NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers), born in Banff, Canada
Feb 22 Faan Rautenbach, South African rugby player, born in Bethlehem, South Africa
Feb 23 Jeff O'Neill, Canadian NHL center (Hartford Whalers), born in Richmond Hill, Ontario
Feb 23 Scott Elarton, American baseball player, born in Lamar, Colorado
Feb 24 Bradley McGee, Australian cyclist
Feb 24 Zach Johnson, American golfer (Masters 2007, British Open 2015), born in Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 25 Samaki Walker, NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks)
Feb 26 Nikolaos Siranidis, Greek diver, born in Athens, Greece
Feb 27 Tony Gonzalez, American football tight end (KC Chiefs), born in Torrance, California
Feb 28 Angie Kennedy, Australian swimmer (World C'ship SC gold 4×100m medley 1995; Olympic silver 1996), born in Nambour, Australia
Feb 29 Katalin Kovács, Hungarian canoeist (Olympic gold K-2 500m 2004, 2008; K-4 500m 2012; 30 x gold ICF Canoe Sprint World C'ships), born in Budapest, Hungary
Mar 1 Travis Kvapil, American auto racer (NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion 2003), born in Janesville, Wisconsin
Mar 4 Hiram Bocachica, Puerto Rican baseball player

Mar 4 Thierry Renaer, Belgian field hockey player
Mar 5 Adriana Serra-Zanetti, Modena Italy, tennis star (1995 Moscow semi)
Mar 5 Paul Konerko, American baseball player
Mar 8 Hines Ward, American football player
Mar 8 Juan Encarnacion, American baseball player
Mar 10 Barbara Schett, Austrian tennis player, born in Innsbruck, Austria
Mar 11 Thomas Gravesen, Danish footballer
Mar 14 Sarah Ulmer, New Zealand track cyclist (Olympic gold individual pursuit 2004; World C'ship gold 2004), born in Auckland, New Zealand
Mar 16 Abraham Núñez, Dominican baseball player
Mar 17 Álvaro Recoba, Uruguayan footballer
Mar 17 Scott Downs, American baseball player
Mar 18 Jovan Kirovski, American soccer player
Mar 18 Michael Spillane, American wrestler, better known as Mike Quackenbush
Mar 18 Scott Podsednik, American baseball player
Mar 18 Tomokazu Ohka, Japanese baseball player
Mar 19 Alessandro Nesta, Italian footballer
Mar 23 Chris Hoy, Scottish track cyclist (6 x Olympic gold, most successful Olympic cyclist ever; 11 x World C'ship gold), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
Mar 23 Jeremy Newberry, American football player
Mar 23 Joel Peralta, Dominican MLB baseball relief pitcher, 2005-16 (Kansas City Royals, Tampa Bay Rays, and six other teams), born in Bonao, Dominican Republic

Mar 23 Nolan Baumgartner, NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals), born in Calgary, Alberta
Mar 23 Ricardo Zonta, Brazilian racing car driver
Mar 24 Aaron Brooks, American NFL quarterback (New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame), born in Newport News, Virginia
Mar 24 Aliou Cissé, Senegalese footballer and national coach, born in Ziguinchor, Senegal
Mar 24 Danielle Garrett, American soccer forward (35 caps; Carolina Courage; NCAA Div I record for goals & points University of Florida) and manager (LSU, Eckerd), born in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania

Peyton Manning (48 years old)

Mar 24 American football quarterback (Super Bowl 2006, 15; 5 x NFL MVP; 14 x Pro Bowl; Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos), born in New Orleans, Louisiana

Mar 25 Francis Bellew, Irish Gaelic footballer

Wladimir Klitschko (48 years old)

Mar 25 Ukrainian boxer (2-time world heavyweight champion; Olympic gold super-heavyweight 1996), born in Semey, Kazakhstan

Mar 27 Djamel Belmadi, Algerian soccer midfielder who played 20 internationals; Marseille, Southampton; and manager Qatar, Al-Duhail, Algeria, born in Champigny-sur-Marne, France
Mar 29 Igor Astarloa, Spanish road cyclist (World C'ship gold Elite Men's Road Race 2003), born in Ermua, Spain

Jennifer Capriati (48 years old)

Mar 29 American tennis player (Olympic gold women's singles 1992; Australian Open 2001, 02; French Open 2001; World #1 2001), born in New York City

Mar 30 Chris Canty, American cornerback (New England Patriots), born in Long Beach, California
Mar 30 Obadele Thompson, Barbadian sprinter (Olympic bronze 100m at Sydney 2000), born in Bridgetown, Barbados
Mar 30 Toby Gowin, American NFL punter (Dallas Cowboys), born in Jacksonville, Texas

Clarence Seedorf (48 years old)

Apr 1 Dutch soccer midfielder (87 caps; AC Milan, Ajax, Real Madrid) and manager (AC Milan, Deportivo La Coruña, Cameroon), born in Paramaribo, Suriname

Apr 1 David Gilliland, American auto racer and team owner (pole Daytona 500 2007; Meijer 300 2006), born in Riverside, California
Apr 1 Hazem El Masri, Australian rugby league winger (Canterbury Bulldogs; NRL career point scoring record 2,418 points, 317 games; 159 tries, 891/1087 goals @ 81.97%), born in Tripoli, Lebanon
Apr 2 Rory Sabbatini, South African-Slovak golfer (US Masters 2007 runner-up; 6 PGA Tour titles), born in Durban, South Africa
Apr 3 Keith Closs, American basketball center (LA Clippers), born in Hartford, Connecticut
Apr 3 Nicolas Escudé, French tennis player, coach (Davis Cup 2001), born in Chartres, France
Apr 4 Emerson, Brazilian footballer (Brazil national team), born in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Apr 4 Sébastien Enjolras, French racing driver, born in Seclin, France (d. 1997)
Apr 5 Fernando Morientes, Spanish footballer
Apr 5 Henrik Stenson, Swedish golfer (British Open 2016), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
Apr 5 Ike Hilliard, NFL wide receiver (NY Giants)
Apr 5 Kim Collins, Nevisian athlete (World C'ship gold men's 100m 2003), born in Saint Peter Basseterre Parish, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Apr 5 Ross Gload, American baseball player
Apr 5 Ryan Drese, baseball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in San Francisco, California
Apr 5 Simone Inzaghi, Italian footballer
Apr 10 Sara Renner, Canadian cross-country skier, born in Golden, British Columbia, Canada
Apr 12 Brad Miller, American basketball player, born in Kendallville, Indiana
Apr 13 Dan Campbell, American football coach and former tight end, born in Clifton, Texas, United States
Apr 13 Everton Matambanadzo, Zimbabwean cricket pace bowler (v Paki 1996), born in Harare, Zimbabwe
Apr 14 Jason Wiemer, Canadian NHL left wing, 1994-2006 (Tampa Bay Lightning, Calgary Flames, and 4 other teams), born in Kimberley, British Columbia
Apr 14 Kyle Farnsworth, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1999-2014 (Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, and 7 other teams), born in Wichita, Kansas
Apr 15 Jason Bonsignore, Canadian ice hockey player
Apr 20 Lenka Němečková, Czech tennis star (1993 Futures-Maribor-SLO), born in Brno, Czechoslovakia
Apr 20 Shay Given, Irish footballer, born in Lifford, County Donegal, Ireland
Apr 21 Rommel Adducul, Filipino basketball player, born in Tuguegarao, Cagayan, Philippines
Apr 22 Michał Żewłakow, Polish footballer
Apr 24 Sonya Jeyaseelan, Canadian tennis star (1995 Futures Fla), born in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Apr 24 Steve Finnan, Irish footballer, born in Limerick, Ireland
Apr 25 Gilberto [Gilberto da Silva Melo], Brazilian soccer midfielder (36 caps; Hertha BSC; Flamengo), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Apr 25 Rainer Schüttler, German tennis player (Olympic silver 2004), born in Korbach, West Germany

Tim Duncan (48 years old)

Apr 25 American NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs), born in Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands

Apr 26 Sarah Tueting, American ice hockey goalie (USA, Olympics 1998), born in New York City
Apr 27 Walter Pandiani, Uruguayan footballer, born in Montevideo, Uruguay
Apr 29 God Shammgod, American NBA guard (Wash Wizards), born in New York City
May 3 Jeff Halpern, American ice hockey player, born in Potomac, Maryland
May 4 Ben Grieve, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star & AL Rookie of the Year 1998; Oakland A's), born in Arlington, Texas
May 5 Anastasios Pantos, Greek footballer, born in Korydallos, Greece
May 5 Juan Pablo Sorín, Argentine footballer (Argentine national team FIFA World Cups), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
May 6 Lindsay Page, figure skater (1997 E Great Lakes Sr-3rd), born in Madison, Wisconsin
May 8 Oleg Tverdovsky, Russian-American NHL defenseman (Winnipeg Jets), born in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
May 11 Lloyd Pierce, American basketball head coach (Atlanta Hawks 2019), born in San Jose, California
May 13 Mark Delaney, Welsh footballer (Aston Villa), born in Haverfordwest, Wales
May 14 Brian Lawrence, American baseball player
May 14 Terrance Cauthen, lightweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Trenton, New Jersey
May 15 Jacek Krzynówek, Polish footballer
May 15 Ryan Leaf, American football player
May 17 Daniel Komen, Nyaru Kenya, 5k runner
May 19 Kevin Garnett, American basketball forward (15-time NBA All Star), born in Greenville, South Carolina
May 20 Ramón Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
May 20 Tomoya Satozaki, Japanese baseball player
May 22 Christian Vande Velde, American road cyclist (Tour de France 1 TTT stage 2011; Giro d'Italia 2 TTT stages 2008, 12) and broadcaster (NBC Sports), born in Chicago, Illinois
May 23 Ricardinho, Brazilian footballer
May 24 Catherine Cox, Australian netballer, born in Whangarei, New Zealand
May 25 Tarik Glenn, American football offensive tackle (Pro Bowl 2004-06; Super Bowl 2006; Indianapolis Colts), born in Cleveland, Ohio
May 26 Scott Humphries, Greely Colo, tennis star (1995 doubles Binghampton)
May 27 Darrell Russell, American football defensive tackle (Pro Bowl 1998, 99; First-Team All-Pro 1998; Oakland Raiders), born in Pensacola, Florida (d. 2005)
May 27 Richard Park, Seoul Kor, NHL center (Pitts Penguins)
May 28 Alexei Nemov, Russian gymnast
May 28 Glenn Morrison, Rugby League Player
May 29 Caçapa, Brazilian soccer defender (Brazil 3 caps, Lyon), born in Lavras, Brazil
May 29 Jerry Hairston Jr., American baseball infielder/outfielder, broadcaster (Baltimore Orioles), born in Des Moines, Iowa
May 29 Yegor Titov, Russian soccer midfielder, coach (Russia 41 caps), born in Moscow, Russia
May 30 Magnus Norman, Swedish tennis player
May 31 Matt Harpring, American basketball player (Utah Jazz) and analyst, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Jun 1 Marlon Devonish, MBE, English athlete (Olympic gold GB 4x100m relay 2004; World Indoor C'ship gold 200m 2003), born in Coventry, England
Jun 2 Earl Boykins, American basketball player
Jun 2 Josef Marha, Czech ice hockey center (NHL All Star 1998, 2001; Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Chicago Blackhawks), born in Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic
Jun 3 Jamie McMurray, American NASCAR driver, born in Joplin, Missouri
Jun 6 Geoff Rowley, English skateboarder (co-owner Flip Skateboards; Thrasher Magazine "Skater of the Year" 2000), born in Liverpool, England
Jun 7 David Diaz, American boxer (WBC lightweight title 2007-08), born in Chicago, Illinois
Jun 8 Kenji Johjima, Japanese baseball catcher (10 × NPB All-Star; Japan Series 1999, 2003 Fukuoka Daiei / Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks; Seattle Mariners), born in Sasebo, Japan

Lindsay Davenport (47 years old)

Jun 8 American tennis player (US Open 1998, Wimbledon 1999, Australian Open 2000; Tour Finals 1999; Olympic gold 1996), born in Palos Verdes, California

Jun 10 Freddy García, Venezuelan baseball player, born in Caracas, Venezuela
Jun 12 Thomas Sørensen, Danish football goalkeeper, born in Fredericia, Denmark
Jun 14 Massimo Oddo, Italian football player
Jun 17 Sven Nys, Belgian mountainbiker & cyclo-crosser, born in Bonheiden, Belgium
Jun 19 Bryan Hughes, English footballer
Jun 20 Juliano Belletti, Brazilian footballer
Jun 20 Rob Mackowiak, American baseball player
Jun 21 Nigel Lappin, Australian Rules Football defender (Brisbane Lions premiers 2001-03), born in Corowa, New South Wales
Jun 23 Paola Suarez, Argentinian tennis star (1995 Futures-Buenos Aires), born in Pergamino, Argentina
Jun 23 Patrick Vieira, French footballer
Jun 23 Wade Barrett, American soccer player
Jun 25 José Cancela, Uruguayan footballer, born in Santa Lucía, Uruguay
Jun 26 Chad Pennington, American football player (New York Jets), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
Jun 26 Ed Jovanoski, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers), born in Windsor, Ontario
Jun 26 Mpumelelo Mbangwa, Zimbabwean cricketer (Zimbabwe pace bowler v Pakistan 1996), born in Plumtree, Matabeleland
Jun 27 Johnny Estrada, American baseball player, born in Hayward, California
Jun 28 Seth Wescott, American snowboarder (Olympic gold 2006,10), born in Durham, North Carolina
Jun 28 Shinobu Asagoe, Japanese tennis player, born in Hyōgo, Japan
Jul 1 Hannu Tihinen, Finnish soccer defender (76 caps; KePS, HJK Helsinki, Viking FK, RSC Anderlecht, FC Zürich), born in Keminmaa, Finland
Jul 1 Patrick Kluivert, Dutch soccer striker (79 caps; Ajax, FC Barcelona) and manager (Curaçao, Adana Demirspor), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jul 1 Ruud van Nistelrooy, Dutch soccer striker (70 caps; PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, Real Madrid) and manager (PSV Eindhoven), born in Oss, Netherlands
Jul 1 Szymon Ziółkowski, Polish hammer thrower (Olympic gold 2000), born in Poznań, Poland
Jul 2 Krisztián Lisztes, Hungarian footballer
Jul 2 Tomáš Vokoun, Czech hockey player
Jul 3 Bobby Skinstad, South African rugby union flanker (42 Tests, 12 as captain; Stormers, Cats, Sharks), born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Jul 3 Henry Olonga, Zimbabwean cricket fast bowler (30 Tests, 68 wickets, BB 5/70; 50 ODIs, 58 wickets; Matabeleland), born in Lusaka, Zambia
Jul 4 Daijiro Kato, Japanese motorcycle racer, born in Saitama, Japan (d. 2003)
Jul 5 Nuno Gomes, Portuguese soccer striker (79 caps; Boavista, Benfica, Fiorentina), born in Amarante, Portugal
Jul 6 Nikki Mott, Australian field hockey forward (Olympic gold 2000; World Cup gold 1998; Champions Trophy gold 1995, 97, 99), born in Rockhampton, Australia
Jul 7 Dominic Foley, Irish soccer forward (6 caps Republic of Ireland; Wolverhampton Wanderers, Watford, Gent, Cercle Brugge), born in Cork, Ireland