Athletes and Sports Stars Born in May 1981

May 17 Beñat Albizuri, Spanish cyclist
May 17 Leon Osman, English footballer
May 18 Mahamadou Diarra, Malian footballer, born in Bamako, Mali
May 19 Georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter
May 19 Klaas-Erik Zwering, Dutch swimmer
May 19 Luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer
May 20 Iker Casillas, Spanish footballer
May 20 Mark Winterbottom, Australian auto racer (Bathurst 1000 2013; International V8 Supercars C'ship 2015; Sandown 500 2006, 15), born in Sydney, Australia
May 21 Beth Botsford, American swimmer (Olympic gold 1996), born in Baltimore, Maryland
May 21 Josh Hamilton, Major League Baseball player, born in Raleigh, North Carolina
May 22 Jürgen Melzer, Austrian tennis player
May 24 Penny Taylor, Australian basketball forward (World C'ship gold 2006; Olympic silver 2004, 08; WNBA C'ship 2007, 09, 14 Phoenix Mercury; 3 x WNBA All-Star), born in Melbourne, Australia
May 27 Fivos Constantinou, Cypriot distance runner
May 27 Johan Elmander, Swedish footballer
May 27 Miloy, Angolan footballer
May 28 Daniel Cabrera, Dominican baseball player
May 29 Andrei Arshavin, Russian soccer midfielder (Russia 75 caps, Zenit SP, Arsenal), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia
May 30 Ahmad Elrich, Australian footballer (Parramatta FC, Australia national team), born in Sydney, Australia
May 30 Andrey Arshavin, Russian footballer (Arsenal, Zenit Saint Petersburg), born in Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)
May 30 Gianmaria Bruni, Italian racing driver (Le Mans 24 Hours 2008, 2012, 2014), born in Rome, Italy
May 31 Jake Peavy, American baseball player (San Francisco Giants), born in Mobile, Alabama