Athletes and Sports Stars Born in 1977

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 388

Jan 20 Paul Adams, South African cricketer (lefty very unorthodox bowler for South Africa), born in Cape Town, South Africa
Jan 21 Al Baxter, Australian rugby union footballer
Jan 21 Phil Neville, English footballer
Jan 22 Hidetoshi Nakata, Japanese footballer, born in Kofu, Japan
Jan 22 Jono Gibbes, New Zealand rugby union flanker (8 caps; Chiefs) and coach (Ulster, La Rochelle), born in Henderson, New Zealand
Jan 24 Lenka Cenkova, Czech tennis player (1995 Futures-Vaihingen-GER), born in Trinec, Czechia
Jan 26 Justin Gimelstob, American tennis player (Australian Open, French Open mixed doubles 1998; Hopman Cup 1997), born in Livingston, New Jersey
Jan 26 Vince Carter, American basketball forward (8 x NBA All Star; NBA Rookie of the Year 1999, Toronto Raptors; Olympic gold 2000), born in Daytona Beach, Florida
Jan 28 Daunte Culpepper, American football player
Jan 28 Lyle Overbay, American baseball player
Jan 28 Takuma Sato, Japanese auto racer (Indianapolis 500 2017, 20), born in Tokyo, Japan
Jan 30 Deltha O'Neal, American football player, born in Palo Alto, California
Feb 1 Kevin Kilbane, Irish soccer left back, winger (110 caps Republic of Ireland; WBA, Sunderland, Everton), born in Preston, England
Feb 2 Libor Sionko, Czech soccer midfielder (41 caps; Sparta Prague, Austria Wien, F.C. Copenhagen), born in Ostrava, Czech Republic
Feb 5 Adam Everett, American baseball player, born in Austell, Georgia

Feb 5 Ahmad Merritt, American football player, born in Chicago, Illinois

Ben Ainslie (47 years old)

Feb 5 British sailor, 4-time Olympic champion and CEO and skipper of America's Cup team INEOS Britannia, born in Macclesfield, England

Feb 6 Jason Euell, English footballer, born in Lambeth, London
Feb 10 Salif Diao, Senegalese footballer, born in Kédougou, Senegal
Feb 12 Jimmy Conrad, US soccer player, born in Arcadia, California

Randy Moss (47 years old)

Feb 13 American Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver (6-time Pro Bowl), born in Rand, West Virginia

Feb 14 Cadel Evans, Australian road cyclist (Tour de France 2011; UCI World Road Race C'ships 2009), born in Katherine, Australia
Feb 14 Darren Purse, English footballer, born in Stepney, London
Feb 14 Elmer Symons, South African motorcycle racer, born in Ladysmith, South Africa (d. 2007)
Feb 16 Ahman Green, American football player
Feb 16 Alexei Morozov, NHL forward (Team Russia Olympic silver 1998, Pittsburgh)
Feb 16 Trina Jackson, 4X200m freestyle swimmer (Olympic gold 1996)
Feb 17 Matthew Kaminski, jazz, and baseball organist (Atlanta Braves), polka accordionist, and educator, born in Chicago, Illinois
Feb 18 Chrissie Wellington, British triathlete, born in Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom
Feb 18 Kátia, Brazilian footballer, born in Goiânia, Brazil
Feb 19 Gianluca Zambrotta, Italian footballer
Feb 20 Bartosz Kizierowski, Polish swimmer
Feb 20 Sarah Ryan, Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 4×100m freestyle 2004, silver 4×100m medley 1996, 2000; World C'ship gold 4×100m medley 2001), born in Adelaide, Australia
Feb 20 Stephon Marbury, American NBA basketball guard, 1996-2009 (Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks and 3 other teams), Chinese Basketball Association player, 2010-18, and coach, 2019-present, born in Coney Island, NYC
Feb 20 T.J. Slaughter, American football player
Feb 21 Chad Hutchinson, American baseball & football player, born in San Diego, California
Feb 21 Steve Francis, American basketball player, born in Takoma Park, Maryland
Feb 22 Hakan Yakin, Swiss footballer, born in Basel, Switzerland
Feb 23 Kristina Šmigun, Estonian cross-country skier, born in Tartu, Estonia
Feb 24 Bronson Arroyo, American baseball player

Floyd Mayweather Jr. (47 years old)

Feb 24 American boxer (5 x weight division world champion; record 26 consecutive wins in world title fights (10 by KO; undefeated record 50-0), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Feb 26 Shane Williams MBE, Welsh rugby scrum half (87 caps Wales, 4 British & Irish Lions; Neath, Ospreys), born in Morriston, Swansea, Wales
Feb 26 Tim Thomas, American NBA forward (Philadelphia 76ers), born in Paterson, New Jersey
Feb 28 Aki-Petteri Berg, NHL defenseman (Team Finland Olympic bronze 1998, Kings)
Feb 28 Debbie Koegel, dance skater (with partner Oleg Fediukov), born in Norristown, Pennsylvania
Mar 1 Rens Blom, Dutch athlete (World C'ships gold pole vault 2005), born in Munstergeleen, Netherlands
Mar 1 Rod White, American archer (Olympic gold team 1996, bronze 2000), born in Sharon, Pennsylvania
Mar 2 Andrew Strauss, English cricket batsman and captain (100 Tests, 21 x 100s, 7,037 runs; 127 ODIs), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
Mar 4 Ana Gabriela Guevara, Mexican athlete
Mar 4 Daniel Klewer, German footballer
Mar 5 Bryan Berard, NHL defenseman (Team USA Olympics 1998, NY Islanders)
Mar 5 Mike MacDougal, American baseball player
Mar 5 Wally Szczerbiak, American NBA basketball player, 1999-2009 (Minnesota Timberwolves and 3 other teams), and broadcaster (New York Knicks), born in Madrid, Spain
Mar 6 Giorgos Karagounis, Greek soccer midfielder (139 caps; Inter Milan, Benfica, Panathinaikos, Fulham), born in Pyrgos, Greece
Mar 6 Marcus Thames, American baseball player
Mar 7 Gianluca Grava, Italian footballer, born in Caserta
Mar 7 Mitja Zastrow, German-born Dutch swimmer, born in Wuppertal, Germany
Mar 8 Johann Vogel, Swiss footballer
Mar 9 Radek Dvořák, Czech ice hockey left wing (World C'ship gold 1999, 2001, 05; Florida Panthers, NY Rangers), born in Tábor, Czech Republic
Mar 10 Peter Enckelman, Finnish footballer
Mar 10 Shannon Miller, American gymnast (Olympic gold team, balance beam 1996, 2 x silver, 3 x bronze 1992; World C'ship gold x 5), born in Rolla, Missouri
Mar 11 Becky Hammon, American Basketball HOF point guard (WNBA: NY Liberty, SA Stars; Russia Olympics 2008, 12) and coach (first female to coach an NBA team; SA Spurs 2020; LV Aces), born in Rapid City, South Dakota
Mar 12 Ramiro Corrales, American soccer defender (6 caps; San Jose Earthquakes 225 games), born in Salinas, California
Mar 13 Momo Sylla, Guinean footballer, born in Bouaké, Cote d'Ivoire
Mar 18 Danny Murphy, English footballer
Mar 18 Fernando Rodney, Dominican baseball player
Mar 18 Terrmel Sledge, American MLB and NPB baseball outfileder, 2004-12 (Montreal Expos, San Diego Padres, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, Yokohama BayStars), born in Fayetteville, North Carolina
Mar 18 Willy Sagnol, French footballer
Mar 18 Zdeno Chára, Slovak ice hockey player
Mar 22 Joey Porter, American NFL linebacker and coach (4-time Pro Bowl; Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 24 Darren Lockyer, Australian rugby league footballer
Mar 24 Jason Dufner, American golfer (PGA C'ship 2013), born in Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 26 Kevin Davies, English soccer striker who played 1 international; Bolton Wanderers 351 games, Southampton, Preston NE), born in Sheffield, England
Mar 27 Vitor Meira, Brazilian auto racer who was runner-up Indianapolis 500 in 2005, 08, born in Brasilia, Brazil
Mar 31 Garth Tander, Australian auto racer (Bathurst 1000: 2000, 09, 11), born in Perth, WA
Apr 1 Tangela Smith, American basketball forward (WNBA All-Star 2006 Charlotte Sting; WNBA C'ship 2007, 09 Phoenix Mercury), born in Chicago, Illinois
Apr 1 Vítor Belfort, Brazilian mixed martial artist (UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament 1997; UFC Light Heavyweight title 2004; Cage Rage World Light Heavyweight title 2007), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Apr 2 Per Elofsson, Swedish cross-country skier (World C'ship gold x 2 2001; 2003; Olympic bronze 10k + 10k classical 2002), born in Röbäck, Sweden
Apr 4 Omarr Smith, American football defensive back, born in Chicago, Illinois
Apr 12 Giovanny Espinoza, Ecuadorian footballer, born in Charguayaco, Ecuador
Apr 12 Glenn Rogers, Australian-born Scottish cricketer, born in Sydney, Australia
Apr 16 Fredrik Ljungberg, Swedish footballer, born in Vittsjö, Sweden
Apr 17 Pascal de Vries, Dutch soccer player (FC Twente), born in Hengelo, Netherlands
Apr 18 Dan LaCouture, American NHL hockey player, born in Hyannis, Massachusetts
Apr 19 Dennys Reyes, Mexican baseball player, born in Higuera de Zaragoza, Sinaloa, Mexico
Apr 19 Joe Beimel, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in St. Marys, Pennsylvania
Apr 19 Lucien Mettomo, Cameroonian footballer (2002 World Cup), born in Douala, Cameroon
Apr 20 Lisa Ervin, American figure skater (US Nationals-4th-1992), born in Charleston, West Virginia
Apr 22 Mark van Bommel, Dutch footballer
Apr 23 Andruw Jones, Curaçaoan baseball player, born in Willemstad, Curaçao
Apr 23 Lee Young-Pyo, Korean footballer, born in Hongcheon, Gangwon, South Korea
Apr 23 Willie Mitchell, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Port McNeill, British Columbia, Canada
Apr 24 Carlos Beltrán, Puerto Rican baseball player, born in Manatí, Puerto Rico
Apr 25 Ilias Kotsios, Greek footballer, born in Larissa, Greece
Apr 25 Marguerite Moreau, American actress (Connie-Mighty Ducks, D2, D3), born in Riverside, California
Apr 26 Kosuke Fukudome, Japanese baseball player (Hanshin Tigers, Chicago Cubs), born in Osaki, Kagoshima, Japan
Apr 29 Claus Jensen, Danish footballer and manager, born in Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
May 2 Amy D'Entremont, American figure skater (1995 NE Jr champ), born in Stoneham, Massachusetts
May 2 Luke Hudson, American MLB baseball pitcher, 2002-07 (Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals), born in Fountain Valley, California
May 3 Ryan Dempster, Canadian baseball player, born in Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada
May 3 Tyronn Lue, American basketball coach (NBA Championship 2016 Cleveland), born in Mexico, Missouri
May 4 Mariano Pernía, Argentine soccer left back (11 caps Spain; Independiente, Recreativo, Getafe, Atlético Madrid), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
May 5 Tiffany Roberts, American soccer defender (112 caps; Olympic gold 1996; FIFA Women's World Cup 1999; Carolina Courage, Washington Freedom), born in Petaluma, California
May 5 Zolani Marali, South African boxer (IBO World Super Bantamweight title 2003–04; IBO Super Featherweight title 2009), born in Mdantsane, South Africa (d. 2022)
May 6 Christophe Brandt, Belgian cyclist
May 7 Elton Flatley, Australian rugby union fly-half (38 caps; 187 points; Queensland Reds 114 games, 609 points), born in Tamworth, NSW
May 7 Marko Milic, NBA guard (Phoenix Suns)
May 9 Iñigo Landaluze, Spanish cyclist
May 9 Maggie Dixon, American college basketball coach (d. 2006)
May 10 Amanda Borden, American gymnast (World silver 1994, Olympic gold 1996), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
May 10 Henri Camara, Senegalese footballer
May 10 Nick Heidfeld, German Formula 1 driver
May 11 Gonzalo Colsa, Spanish footballer
May 11 Janne Ahonen, Finnish ski jumper
May 11 Pablo García, Uruguayan footballer
May 11 Victor Matfield, South African rugby union footballer
May 12 Graeme Dott, Scottish snooker player (World C'ship 2006; world #2 2007-08), born in Larkhall, Scotland
May 13 Diane Halber, American figure skater (1996 National Collegiate champ), born in Torrance, California
May 13 Robby Hammock, American baseball player (Arizona Diamondbacks), born in Macon, Georgia
May 13 Sara DeCosta, American ice hockey goalie (USA, Olympics 1998), born in Warwick, Rhode Island
May 14 Anca Barna, Cluj Romania, tennis star (semifinals 1995 ITF Poland)
May 14 Jayna Hefford, ice hockey forward (Canada, Olympics 1998)
May 14 Roy Halladay, American Baseball HOF pitcher (8 x MLB All-Star, Cy Young Award 2003, 10; perfect game 2010; postseason no-hitter 2010; Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Denver Colorado (d. 2017)
May 16 Jean-Sébastien Giguère, Canadian ice hockey player
May 17 Jere Michael, American figure skater (1994 National Jr champ), born in Aspen, Colorado
May 18 Danny Mills, English footballer (Leeds United), born in Norwich, England
May 18 Lee Hendrie, English footballer, born in Solihull, England
May 19 Manuel Almúnia, Spanish footballer
May 20 Chad Muska, American Skateboarder for Element Skateboards, born in Lorain, Ohio
May 20 Leonardo Noeren Franco, Argentine football goalkeeper and manager, born in San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina
May 21 Quinton Fortune, South African footballer, born in Cape Town, South Africa
May 21 Ricky Williams, American College Football Hall of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1998, U of Texas; Pro Bowl 2002, Miami Dolphins), born in San Diego, California
May 22 Dre Bly, American Football Player
May 25 Giel Beelen, Dutch radio DJ (a Guinness World Record for the longest radio DJ marathon ever, lasting 198 hours of non-stop broadcasting), born in Haarlem, Netherlands
May 26 Luca Toni, Italian soccer striker (47 caps; Palermo, Fiorentina, Bayern Munich), born in Pavullo nel Frignano, Italy
May 27 Abderrahmane Hammad, Algerian high jumper (Olympic Bronze in 2000) and politician, born in Dellys, Algeria
May 27 Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lankan cricketer
May 29 António Lebo-Lebo, Angolan soccer defender (Angola 15 caps), born in Malanje, Angola
May 29 Marco Cassetti, Italian soccer defender (Italy 5 caps, Roma, Watford), born in Brescia, Italy
May 29 Massimo Ambrosini, Italian soccer midfielder (Italy 35 caps, AC Milan), born in Pesaro, Italy
May 30 Akwá, Angolan footballer
May 31 Domenico Fioravanti, Italian swimmer
May 31 Greg Leeb, Canadian ice hockey player
May 31 Moses Sichone, Zambian footballer, born in Mufulira, Zambia
May 31 Phil Devey, Canadian baseball player
May 31 Theodoros Baev, Bulgarian-born Greek volleyball player
Jun 3 Az-Zahir Hakim, American football player and coach, born in Los Angeles, California
Jun 3 Cris [Cristiano Gomes], Brazilian footballer and manager, born in Guarulhos, Brazil
Jun 3 Travis Hafner, American MLB first baseman (tied MLB record 6 grand slams 2006), born in Jamestown, North Dakota
Jun 4 Alex Manninger, Austrian footballer
Jun 4 Dionisis Chiotis, Greek footballer
Jun 4 Quinten Hann, Australian former snooker player
Jun 5 Chantal Lefebvre, Canadian, ice dancer (1996 Canadians-2nd), born in Ville LaSalle, Quebec
Jun 6 David Connolly, Irish footballer
Jun 7 Marcin Baszczyński, Polish football player
Jun 9 Peja Stojakovic, Serbian basketball player
Jun 9 Zephnad Wattimury, Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen)
Jun 10 Mike Rosenthal, American football player, sports radio talk show host
Jun 11 Geoff Ogilvy, Australian golfer (US Open 2006; 8 PGA Tour titles), born in Adelaide, South Australia
Jun 11 Odalis Pérez, Dominican baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 2002; Atlanta Braves, LA Dodgers, KC Royals), born in Las Matas de Farfán, Dominican Republic (d. 2022)
Jun 13 Alexei Kariozhny, NHL forward (Team Belarus, Olympics 1998)
Jun 14 Chris McAlister, American football player
Jun 15 Michael Doleac, American basketball player
Jun 16 Kerry Wood, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs), born in Irving, Texas
Jun 16 Petros Papadakis, American sportscaster, former USC football player
Jun 17 Mark Tauscher, American NFL player, born in Marshfield, Wisconsin
Jun 19 Peter Warrick, American NFL running back (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Jun 20 Gordan Giriček, Croatian basketball player
Jun 23 Hayden Foxe, Australian soccer defender (11 caps; Sanfrecce Hiroshima, West Ham United, Portsmouth, Leeds United), born in Sydney, Australia
Jun 23 Miguel Ángel Angulo, Spanish footballer
Jun 24 Dimosthenis Dikoudis, Greek basketball player
Jun 27 Arkadiusz Radomski, Polish footballer (Veendam), born in Gniezno, Poland
Jun 27 Raúl, Spanish footballer (Real Madrid), born in Madrid, Spain
Jun 28 Chris Spurling, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers), born in Dayton, Ohio
Jun 28 Lindsay Lee, American tennis star (1995 Futures-Woodlands TX), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jul 1 Jerome Iginla, Canadian Hockey HOF right wing (Olympic gold 2002, 10; World C'ship gold 1997; World Cup gold 2004; Art Ross Trophy 2002 Calgary Flames), born in Edmonton, Alberta
Jul 5 Javier López, Puerto Rican baseball pitcher (World Series 2007 Boston Red Sox; 2010, 12, 14 San Francisco Giants), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Jul 5 Nicolas Kiefer, German tennis player (World #4 2000), born in Holzminden, Germany
Jul 6 Con Blatsis, Australian footballer, born in Melbourne, Australia
Jul 6 Makhaya Ntini, South African cricketer, born in Mdingi, Cape Province, South Africa
Jul 8 Wang Zhizhi, Chinese basketball center (China's first NBA player; Dallas Mavericks, LA Clippers, Miami Heat; CBA MVP 2000 Bayi Rockets), born in Beijing, China
Jul 9 Ben McAdoo, American football coach (New York Giants, 2016-7), born in Homer City, Pennsylvania
Jul 12 Neil Harris, English soccer striker (Millwall 374 games) and manager (Millwall, Cardiff City, Gillingham), born in Orsett, England
Jul 15 André Nel, South African cricket fast bowler (36 Tests, 123 wickets, BB 6/32; Highveld Lions, Northamptonshire CCC, Essex CCC, Surrey CCC), born in Germiston, South Africa