Athletes and Sports Stars Born in 1982

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 349

Jan 12 Paul-Henri Mathieu, French tennis player, born in Strasbourg, France
Jan 12 Sherzod Abdurahmonov, Uzbekistanian boxer
Jan 13 Guillermo Coria, Argentine tennis player (World #3 2004; French Open singles 2004 runner-up), born in Venado Tuerto, Argentina
Jan 14 Léo Lima, Brazilian footballer, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Jan 14 Víctor Valdés, Spanish goalkeeper, born in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
Jan 15 Armando Galarraga, Venezuelan baseball player, born in Cumaná, Venezuela
Jan 16 Tuncay Şanlı, Turkish footballer, born in Sakarya Province

Dwyane Wade (42 years old)

Jan 17 American basketball player (Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls), born in Chicago, Illinois

Jan 19 Mike Komisarek, American ice hockey player, born in West Islip, New York
Jan 21 Dean Whitehead, English footballer
Jan 22 Fabricio Coloccini, Argentine soccer centre-back (39 caps; Deportivo La Coruña, Newcastle United), born in Córdoba, Argentina
Jan 22 Jason Peters, American football player, born in Queen City, Texas
Jan 23 Wily Mo Peña, Dominican baseball player, born in Laguna Salada, Dominican Republic
Jan 31 Andreas Görlitz, German football player, born in Weilheim in Oberbayern, Germany
Jan 31 Brad Thompson, American baseball pitcher, born in Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 31 Yuniesky Betancourt, Cuban baseball shortstop, born in Santa Clara, Cuba
Feb 1 Gavin Henson, Welsh rugby union utility back (33 caps Wales, 1 British & Irish Lions; Swansea, Ospreys), born in Pencoed, Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Feb 1 Shoaib Malik, Pakistani cricket batsman and captain (35 Tests, top score 245; 285 ODIs; 110 T20I; Central Punjab, Gloucestershire CCC, Warwickshire CCC), born in Sialkot, Pakistan
Feb 4 Tomas Vaitkus, Lithuanian professional road racing cyclist, born in Klaipėda, Lithuania
Feb 5 Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami, Iranian basketball player, born in Tehran, Iran (d. 2007)
Feb 5 Kevin Everett, American football player, born in Port Arthur, Texas
Feb 5 Mikuru Suzuki, Japanese darts player (BDO Women's World C'ship 2019), born in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
Feb 5 Rodrigo Palacio, Argentine footballer, born in Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Feb 5 Tomas Kopecky, Slovak ice hockey player, born in Ilava, Slovakia
Feb 8 Eric Alexander, American NFL football linebacker, 2004-10 (New England Patriots, and 2 other teams), born in Tyler, Texas
Feb 10 Iafeta Paleaaesina, New Zealand rugby league footballer, born in Auckland, New Zealand

Justin Gatlin (42 years old)

Feb 10 American sprinter (Olympic gold 100m 2004), born in Brooklyn, New York

Feb 11 Neil Robertson, Australian snooker player (2010 world champion), born in Melbourne, Australia
Feb 12 Onil Joseph, Dominican baseball player, born in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Feb 13 Michael Turner, Running Back for the San Diego Chargers, born in Waukegan, Illinois
Feb 14 Marián Gáborík, Slovak hockey player, born in Trenčín, Slovakia
Feb 17 Adriano, Brazilian footballer, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Feb 17 Brian Bruney, American baseball player, born in Astoria, Oregon
Feb 20 Jason Hirsh, American baseball player
Feb 21 Bernhard Auinger, Austrian racing driver, born in Salzburg, Austria
Feb 24 Emanuel Villa, Argentine footballer
Feb 24 Klára Zakopalová, Czech tennis player
Feb 24 Nick Blackburn, American baseball player
Feb 25 Anton Volchenkov, Russian ice hockey player
Feb 25 Chris Baird, Irish footballer
Feb 25 Flavia Pennetta, Italian tennis player (US open 2015), born in Brindisi, Italy
Feb 26 Katherine Hull Kirk, Australian golfer (British Open 2010 runner-up; 3 LPGA Tour titles), born in Brisbane, Queensland

Li Na (42 years old)

Feb 26 Chinese tennis player (French Open 2011, Australian Open 2014), born in Wuhan, China

Ben Roethlisberger (42 years old)

Mar 2 American football quarterback (Super Bowl 2005, 08; Pro Bowl 2007, 11, 14–17; NFL passing yards leader 2014, 18; Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Lima, Ohio

Mar 2 Henrik Lundqvist, Swedish ice hockey goaltender (Olympic gold 2006; NHL Vezina Trophy 2012; NY Rangers), born in Åre, Sweden
Mar 2 Kevin Kurányi, German soccer striker (52 caps; Schalke 04, Dynamo Moscow), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Mar 3 Colton Orr, Canadian ice hockey player
Mar 4 Landon Donovan, American soccer forward (157 caps; San Jose Earthquakes, LA Galaxy), born in Ontario, California

Dan Carter (42 years old)

Mar 5 New Zealand rugby player (All Blacks, Crusaders) and highest scorer in test match history, born in Southbridge, New Zealand

Mar 8 Leonidas Kabantais, Greek footballer
Mar 8 Nicolas Armindo, race car driver
Mar 8 Nicoleta Onel, Romanian gymnast
Mar 10 Timo Glock, German racing car driver
Mar 11 Brian Anderson, Major League Baseball player
Mar 11 Hasan Raza, cricketer (Test cricketer at the age of 14)
Mar 13 Nicole Ohlde, American basketball player, born in Clay Center, Kansas
Mar 14 Carlos Marinelli, Argentine footballer
Mar 14 François Sterchele, Belgian footballer (d. 2008)
Mar 15 Rafael Pérez, Dominican baseball player
Mar 17 Steven Pienaar, South African footballer
Mar 18 Chad Cordero, American baseball player, born in Upland, California
Mar 18 Pedro Mantorras, Angolan footballer
Mar 18 Timo Glock German Formula 1 driver
Mar 19 Brad Jones, Australian footballer
Mar 19 Jonathan Fanene, American football player
Mar 20 José Moreira, Portuguese footballer
Mar 20 Terrence Duffin, Zimbabwean cricketer
Mar 20 Tomasz Kuszczak, Polish footballer
Mar 21 Aaron Hill, American baseball player
Mar 21 Colin Turkington, British racing driver
Mar 23 José Raúl Contreras, Chilean soccer defender (8 caps; Santiago Wanderers; Universidad de Chile; Huachipato), born in Quilpué, Chile
Mar 24 Corey Hart, American baseball player
Mar 24 Dustin McGowan, American baseball player
Mar 25 Álvaro Saborío, Costa Rican footballer
Mar 25 Danica Patrick, American auto racer (1st woman to win an IndyCar Series race), born in Beloit, Wisconsin
Mar 26 Mikel Arteta, Spanish soccer coach who manages Arsenal FC; played in midfield for Everton, Arsenal, Rangers, born in San Sebastián, Spain
Mar 28 Luis Tejada, Panamanian soccer striker (108 caps; Juan Aurich SA 154 games), born in Panama City, Panama (d. 2024)
Mar 31 Jessica Joseph, American ice dancer (World Junior champion 1998), born in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Mar 31 Philippe Mexès, French soccer defender (France 29 caps), born in Toulouse, France
Mar 31 Tal Ben Haim, Israeli soccer defender (Israel 96 caps), born in Rishon LeZion, Israel
Apr 1 Andreas Thorkildsen, Norwegian athlete (Olympic gold men's javelin 2004, 08; World C'ship gold 2009), born in Kristiansand, Norway
Apr 2 Bianca Chatfield, Australian netball defender (42 caps; World C'ship gold 2007; C'wealth Games gold 2014) and TV personality (The Block 2018), born in Somerville, Mornington Peninsula, Australia
Apr 2 David Ferrer, Spanish tennis player (World #3 2013; Davis Cup champion Spain 2008, 09, 11; French Open 2013 runner-up; 23 ATP titles), born in Xàbia, Alicante, Spain
Apr 2 Jeremy Bloom, American alpine skier (FIS Freestyle World Ski C'ships gold dual moguls 2003) and football wide receiver (Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Loveland, Colorado
Apr 2 Marco Amelia, Italian soccer goalkeeper (9 caps; 2006 FIFA World Cup; Livorno), born in Frascati, Italy
Apr 3 Iain Fyfe, Australian soccer player (Campbelltown City), born in Adelaide, Australia
Apr 3 Jared Allen, American football player, born in Dallas, Texas
Apr 5 Alexandre Prémat, French racing driver, born in Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne, France
Apr 5 Matt Pickens, American professional soccer goalkeeper, 2002-19, and coach (Nashville), born in Washington, Missouri
Apr 5 Thomas Hitzlsperger, German footballer, 2001-13, and football director (VfB Stuttgart), born in Munich, West Germany
Apr 8 Gennady Golovkin, Kazakh boxer (undisputed world middleweight champion), born in Karaganda, Kazakhstan
Apr 9 Carlos Hernández, Costa Rican footballer, born in San José, Costa Rica
Apr 10 Andre Ethier, American baseball player, born in Phoenix, Arizona
Apr 10 Damián Lanza, Ecuadorian footballer, born in Cuenca, Ecuador
Apr 11 Ian Bell, English cricket batsman (118 Tests, 22 x 100, HS 235; Warwickshire CCC), born in Coventry, Warwickshire
Apr 15 Michael Aubrey, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
Apr 16 Boris Diaw, French basketball player, born in Cormeilles-en-Parisis, France
Apr 16 Gina Carano, American Mixed Martial Arts fighter, born in Dallas, Texas
Apr 16 Jonathan Vilma, American football player, born in Coral Gables, Florida
Apr 17 Brad Boyes, Canadian hockey player, 2003-16 (St. Louis Blues, and 6 other teams), born in Mississauga, Ontario
Apr 18 Scott Hartnell, Canadian NHL hockey player, born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Kaká (42 years old)

Apr 22 Brazilian footballer (Orlando City, Brazil national team), born in Gama, Brazil

Apr 25 Monty Panesar, English cricketer, born in Luton, Bedfordshire, England
Apr 26 Brock Gillespie, American basketball player (CB Ciudad de Valladolid), born in Des Moines, Iowa
Apr 26 J. B. Holmes, American golfer (British Open 2016 3rd; 5 PGA Tour titles), born in Campbellsville, Kentucky
May 1 Beto, Portuguese soccer goalkeeper (16 caps; Sevilla, Göztepe S.K.), born in Lisbon, Portugal
May 1 Darijo Srna, Croatian soccer defender (134 caps; Shakhtar Donetsk 339 games), born in Metković, Croatia
May 1 Tommy Robredo, Spanish tennis player (12 ATP titles), born in Hostalric, Spain
May 3 Igor Olshansky, Ukrainian-American football player, born in Dnipro, Ukraine
May 4 Markus Rogan, Austrian swimmer (World C'ship [SC] gold 200m backstroke 2008; Olympic silver 100m/200m backstroke 2004), born in Vienna, Austria
May 5 Jay Bothroyd, English footballer (striker for J1 League club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo), born in London
May 5 Randall Gay, American NFL player (New Orleans Saints), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
May 5 Wouter D'Haene, Belgian flatwater canoer, born in Kortrijk, Belgium
May 6 David Vencl, Czech free-diver (record ice dive without a wetsuit), born in Vrchlabí, Czechoslovakia
May 7 Akos Buzsaky, Hungarian Football player
May 8 Adrian Gonzalez, American-Mexican baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers), born in San Diego, California
May 11 Andrew Walter, American football player
May 14 BeardyMan, English beatboxer
May 15 Segundo Castillo, Ecuadorian soccer midfielder (87 caps; CD El Nacional, Red Star Belgrade, FC Barcelona), born in San Lorenzo, Ecuador
May 15 Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaican athlete (Olympic gold 200m 2004, 08; 4×100m relay 2004; silver 4×100m relay 2000, 12, 16; bronze 100m 2004, 12), born in Clarks Town, Jamaica
May 16 Hanna Mariën, Belgian athlete
May 16 Łukasz Kubot, Polish tennis player
May 17 Hunter Mahan, American golfer (World Matchplay 2012; Ryder Cup 2014), born in Orange, California
May 17 Tony Parker, French basketball guard (NBA C'ship 2003, 05, 07, 14; NBA Finals MVP 2007; 6 × NBA All-Star; San Antonio Spurs), born in Bruges, Belgium
May 18 Jason Brown, English-born footballer, born in London, England
May 19 Kevin Amankwaah, English footballer
May 19 Pål Steffen Andresen, Norwegian footballer
May 20 Imran Farhat, Pakistani cricketer
May 20 Petr Čech, Czech footballer
May 21 Ma'a Nonu, New Zealand rugby union player and All Black, born in Wellington, New Zealand
May 22 Apolo Anton Ohno, American short track speed skater
May 23 Cyrill Gloor, Swiss footballer
May 24 Bill Haas, American golfer (6 PGA Tour titles), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
May 24 Issah Ahmed, Ghanaian football player, born in Dawu, Ghana
May 25 Adam Boyd, English footballer, born in Hartlepool, England
May 25 Daniel Braaten, Norwegian footballer, born in Oslo, Norway
May 25 Ryan Gallant, American professional skateboarder, born in Southboro, Massachusetts
May 28 Jhonny Peralta, Dominican MLB baseball shortstop, 2003-17, 3X All-Star (Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals), born in Santiago, Dominican Republic
May 29 Kim Tae-kyun, South Korean baseball 1st baseman (KBO Triple Crown 2005, 08), born in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province
May 29 Nataliya Dobrynska, Ukrainian heptathlete (Olympic gold 2008), born in Yakushyntsi, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine

Justine Henin (41 years old)

Jun 1 Belgian tennis player (7 x Grand Slam singles titles; Olympic gold 2004; WTA Tour C'ship 2006, 07; 43 x WTA singles titles), born in Liège, Belgium

Jun 3 Yelena Isinbayeva, Russian athlete (Olympic gold pole vault 2004, 08; WR 5.06 2009; World C'ship gold 2005, 07, 13), born in Volgograd, Russia
Jun 8 Dickson Etuhu, Nigerian soccer defensive midfielder (33 caps; Fulham, Norwich City, Preston NE), born in Kano, Nigeria
Jun 8 Nadia Petrova, Russian tennis player (Tour Finals doubles 2004, 12; Olympic bronze doubles 2012), born in Moscow, Russia
Jun 10 Tara Lipinski, American figure skater (Olympic gold singles 1998; World C'ship gold 1997) and broadcaster (NBC), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Diana Taurasi (41 years old)

Jun 11 American basketball player (10 x WNBA All Star, Phoenix Mercury; Olympic gold 2004, 08, 12, 16, 20), born in Glendale, California

Jun 11 Eldar Rønning, Norwegian cross-country skier (World C'ship gold 2007, 09, 11, 13 4×10km relay), born in Levanger, Norway
Jun 12 Loïc Duval, French racing driver (Audi Sport), born in Chartres, France

Kenenisa Bekele (41 years old)

Jun 13 Ethiopian athlete (Olympic gold 10,000m 2004, 08; 5,000m 2008; World C'ship gold 10,000m 2003, 05, 07, 09; 5,000m 2009; 11 x World Cross Country gold), born in Bekoji, Ethiopia

Jun 14 Jamie Green, British racing driver
Jun 15 Abdur Razzak, Bangladeshi cricketer who took 600 first class wickets, born in Khulna, Bangladesh
Jun 16 Chris Wingert, American soccer defender (1 cap; MLS Cup C'ship 2009 Real Salt Lake 247 games; Columbus Crew, NYC FC), born in Babylon, New York
Jun 17 Marek Svatoš, Slovakian ice hockey player
Jun 19 Alexander Frolov, Russian hockey player
Jun 19 David Pollack, American football player
Jun 22 Ian Kinsler, American-Israeli baseball player, 2006-19 (4X All-Star, 2x Gold Glove; Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers. Los Angeles Angels, and 2 other teams), born in Tucson, Arizona
Jun 24 Jarret Stoll, Canadian ice hockey player
Jun 24 Kevin Nolan, English footballer and coach (West Ham), born in Liverpool, England
Jun 25 Mikhail Youzhny, Russian tennis player, born in Moscow, Russia
Jul 1 Joachim Johansson, Swedish tennis player (3 ATP titles), born in Lund, Sweden
Jul 5 Alberto Gilardino, Italian soccer striker (57 caps; Parma, AC Milan, Fiorentina, Genoa) and coach (Rezzato, Pro Vercelli, Siena, Genoa), born in Biella, Italy
Jul 5 Philippe Gilbert, Belgian road cyclist (World C'ship gold road race 2012; UCI World Tour & Vélo d'Or 2011), born in Verviers, Belgium
Jul 7 George Owu, Ghanaian footballer, born in Accra, Ghana
Jul 9 Sakon Yamamoto, Japanese race-car driver
Jul 10 Sebastian Mila, Polish soccer midfielder (38 caps; WKS Śląsk Wrocław), born in Koszalin, Poland
Jul 11 Chris Cooley, American NFL tight end (2-time Pro Bowl; Washington Redskins), born in Powell, Wyoming
Jul 12 Antonio Cassano, Italian soccer forward (39 caps; Roma, Real Madrid, Sampdoria, Parma), born in Bari, Italy
Jul 13 Shin-Soo Choo, South Korean baseball player
Jul 13 Simon Clist, English footballer (Bristol City), born in Bournemouth, England
Jul 13 Yadier Molina, Puerto Rican baseball catcher (9 x MLB All Star; World Series 2006, 11; 9 x Gold Glove; St. Louis Cardinals), born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Jul 16 Michael Umaña, Costa Rican footballer (Pars Jonoubi), born in Santa Ana, Costa Rica
Jul 17 Omari Banks, West Indian cricket all-rounder (10 Tests, 1 x 50, 28 wickets; Leeward Islands, Leicestershire CCC, Anguilla, Somerset CCC), born in Anguilla, Leeward Islands
Jul 18 Panagiotis Lagos, Greek footballer
Jul 19 Jess Vanstrattan, Australian footballer, born in Gosford, Australia
Jul 19 Stuart Parnaby, English footballer and coach (Middlesbrough), born in Durham, England
Jul 22 Nuwan Kulasekara, Sri lankan cricketer
Jul 23 Gerald Wallace, American basketball player (Charlotte Bobcats), born in Childersburg, Alabama
Jul 23 Schottzie Schott, dog mascot of Cincinnati Reds (d. 1991)
Jul 24 Thiago Medeiros, Brazilian racing driver
Jul 25 Monde Zondeki, South African cricketer, born in King William's Town, Cape Province
Jul 29 Janez Aljančič, Slovenian footballer, born in Ljubljana
Jul 29 Jônatas Domingos, Brazilian footballer, born in Fortaleza, Brazil
Jul 30 Jimmy Anderson, English cricket fast bowler (most wickets for England in both Test and ODI cricket), born in Burnley, Lancashire
Jul 31 Blessing Mahwire, Zimbabwean cricketer, born in Bikita, Masvingo, Zimbabwe