Athletes Born in 1985

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 256

  • Jan 1 Jeff Carter, Canadian ice hockey center (Stanley Cup 2012, 14; NHL All-Star 2009, 17; Philadelphia Flyers, LA Kings), born in London, Ontario
  • Jan 1 Steven Davis, Northern Irish soccer midfielder (117 caps [2019]; Rangers, Southampton), born in Ballymena, Northern Ireland
  • Jan 1 Tiago Splitter, Brazilian basketball forward and coach (NBA C'ship 2014, San Antonio Spurs; All-EuroLeague Team selection 2008-10), born in Blumenau, Brazil
  • Jan 2 Heather O'Reilly, American soccer midfielder (231 caps; FIFA Women's World Cup 2015; Olympic gold 2004, 08, 12), born in East Brunswick, New Jersey
  • Jan 2 Ivan Dodig, Croatian tennis player (6 x Grand Slam doubles titles; Davis Cup 2018), born in Međugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Jan 4 Al Jefferson, American basketball player, born in Monticello, Mississippi
  • Jan 4 Fernando Rees, Brazilian race car driver, born in São Paulo, Brazil

Lewis Hamilton (39 years old)

Jan 7 English auto racer (World Formula 1 Drivers Champion 2008, 14-15, 17-20), born in Stevenage, England

  • Jan 11 Kazuki Nakajima, Japanese racing driver, born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
  • Jan 12 Artem Milevskiy, Ukrainian footballer, born in Minsk, Belarus
  • Jan 14 Joel Rosario, Dominican jockey (Kentucky Derby, Dubai World Cup 2013; Belmont Stakes 2014, 19), born in San Francisco, Dominican Republic
  • Jan 15 Kenneth Emil Petersen, Danish footballer, born in Solrød Strand, Denmark
  • Jan 16 Joe Flacco, American NFL player (Baltimore Ravens), born in Audubon, New Jersey
  • Jan 18 Riccardo Montolivo, Italian soccer player, born in Milan, Italy
  • Jan 19 Benny Feilhaber, American soccer player, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Jan 19 Esteban Guerrieri, Argentine racing driver, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Jan 21 Adrian Lewis, English darts player (PDC World Champion 2011-12), born in Stoke-on-Trent, England
  • Jan 21 Alex Pérez, Spanish footballer, born in Madrid, Spain
  • Jan 21 Matt Unicomb, Australian basketball player, born in Hornsby, Australia
  • Jan 22 Mohamed Sissoko, Malian footballer, born in Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
  • Jan 23 Dong Fangzhuo, Chinese football player, born in Dalian, China
  • Jan 25 Patrick Willis, American Pro Football HOF linebacker (NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year 2007; 5 × First-team All-Pro; 7 × Pro Bowl; NFL tackles leader 2007, 09; SF 49ers), born in Bruceton, Tennessee
  • Jan 28 Arnold Mvuemba, French footballer
  • Jan 29 Marc Gasol, Spanish basketball center (NBA C'ship 2019 Toronto Raptors; NBA All-Star 2012, 15, 17; All-NBA First Team 2015; NBA Defensive Player of the Year 2013), born in Barcelona, Spain
  • Jan 30 Trae Williams, American football player, born in South Brisbane, Australia
  • Jan 31 Adam Federici, Australian football player, born in Nowra, Australia
  • Jan 31 Mario Williams, American football defensive end, born in Richlands, North Carolina
  • Feb 1 Dean Shiels, Irish soccer midfielder (14 caps, Northern Ireland; Hibernian, Rangers), born in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland

Cristiano Ronaldo (39 years old)

Feb 5 Portuguese soccer striker (5 x Ballon d'Or; Sporting Lisbon; Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus), born in Funchal, Portugal

  • Feb 5 Laurence Maroney, American football player, born in St. Louis, Missouri
  • Feb 6 Joji Kato, Japanese speed skater, born in Yamagata, Japan
  • Feb 6 Kris Humphries, American basketball player, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Feb 6 Yang Yu, Chinese swimmer, born in Hangzhou, China
  • Feb 10 Anette Sagen, Norwegian ski jumper, born in Mosjøen, Norway
  • Feb 11 Mike Richards, Canadian ice hockey center (Stanley Cup 2011, 14 LA Kings; Olympic gold 2010), born in Kenora, Canada
  • Feb 13 Alexandros Tziolis, Greek footballer, born in Katerini, Greece
  • Feb 13 David Padgett, US basketball player, born in Reno, Nevada
  • Feb 14 Philippe Senderos, Swiss footballer, born in Geneva, Switzerland
  • Feb 14 Tyler Clippard, American baseball player, born in Lexington, Kentucky
  • Feb 16 Stacy Lewis, American golfer (ANA Inspiration 2011, Women's British Open 2013), born in Toledo, Ohio
  • Feb 16 Zoi Dimoschaki, Greek swimmer
  • Feb 18 Anton Ferdinand, English footballer, born in Peckham, London
  • Feb 21 Georgios Samaras, Greek footballer, born in Heraklion, Greece
  • Feb 22 Hameur Bouazza, Algerian footballer, born in Essonne, France
  • Feb 25 Benji Marshall, New Zealand rugby league halfback-five eighth (31 Tests; Wests Tigers, St. George, South Sydney) and coach (Wests Tigers), born in Whakatane, New Zealand
  • Feb 25 Joakim Noah, American basketball player
  • Feb 27 Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, Russian footballer, born in Moscow, Russia
  • Feb 28 Jelena Janković, Serbian tennis player, born in Belgrade, Serbia
  • Mar 1 Jeremy Jacob "J" Leman, Champaign Illinois, American Football Player
  • Mar 2 Reggie Bush, American NFL running back (Heisman Trophy 2005 [later forfeited], USC; Super Bowl 2009, New Orleans Saints), born in Spring Valley, California
  • Mar 3 Sam Morrow, Northern Irish footballer
  • Mar 7 Gerwyn Price, Welsh darts player (PDC World C'ship 2021; Grand Slam of Darts 2018, 19; World Grand Prix 2020), born in Cardiff, Wales
  • Mar 9 Parthiv Patel, Indian cricket wicketkeeper (25 Tests, 6 x 50s, 72 dismissals), born in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
  • Mar 10 Lassana Diarra, French footballer (Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain), born in Paris, France
  • Mar 11 Derek Schouman, American football player
  • Mar 11 Nikolai Topor-Stanley, Australian soccer player
  • Mar 11 Taniela Moa, Tongan rugby union halfback (20 caps; Auckland Blues, Section Paloise RUFC), born in Tofoa, Tonga (d. 2021)
  • Mar 13 Alcides [Alcides Eduardo Mendes de Araújo Alves], Brazilian football player, born in São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
  • Mar 13 Austin Scott, American football player, born in Allentown, Pennsylvania
  • Mar 15 Antti Autti, Finnish snowboarder (Gold 2005 Winter X Games), born in Finland
  • Mar 15 Tom Chilton, British racing driver, born in Reigate, England
  • Mar 16 Colin O'Brady, American athlete and adventurer, first to cross Antarctica solo unassisted, born in Olympia, Washington
  • Mar 18 Gennaro Esposito, Italian footballer
  • Mar 18 Vince Lia, Australian Footballer
  • Mar 19 Ernesto Viso, Venezuelan racing driver
  • Mar 21 Adrian Peterson, American Football player
  • Mar 22 Mike Jenkins, German-born American NFL cornerback (Pro Bowl 2009; Dallas Cowboys), born in Neuenburg am Rhein, Germany
  • Mar 23 Maurice Jones-Drew, American football player
  • Mar 26 Prosper Utseya, Zimbabwean cricket spin bowler and captain who played 4 Tests and 161 ODIs; Midlands, Manicaland, Mashonaland, born in Harare, Zimbabwe
  • Mar 27 Dario Baldauf, Austrian football player, born in Bregenz, Austria
  • Mar 27 Stijn De Smet, Belgian football player, born in Bruges, Belgium
  • Mar 28 Stan Wawrinka, Swiss tennis player (3-time Grand Slam winner), born in Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Apr 1 Beth Tweddle, English gymnast (World C'ship gold 2006, 09, 10; Olympic bronze 2012), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Apr 2 Stéphane Lambiel, Swiss figure skater (World C'ship gold men's singles 2005, 06; Olympic silver 2006; Grand Prix Final champion 2005, 07), born in Martigny, Switzerland
  • Apr 2 Thom Evans, Scottish rugby union winger (10 caps; London Wasps, Glasgow Warriors), born in Harare, Zimbabwe
  • Apr 4 Rudy Fernández, Spanish basketball guard (Olympic silver 2008, 12; bronze 2016; FIBA World Cup gold 2006, 19; Portland TB's, Denver Nuggets; Real Madrid), born in Palma de Mallorca, Spain
  • Apr 6 Clarke MacArthur, Canadian-born ice hockey player
  • Apr 10 Dion Phaneuf, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  • Apr 10 Eddie Castro, Panamanian jockey (record 9 wins in one race meeting 2005), born in Los Santos Province, Panama
  • Apr 12 Ted Ginn Jr., American football player, born in Ohio
  • Apr 15 Aaron Laffey, American baseball player
  • Apr 15 John Danks, American baseball player
  • Apr 16 Luol Deng, Sudanese-born British basketball player, born in Wau, South Sudan
  • Apr 17 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, French tennis player (Australian Open 2008 runner-up; Davis Cup 2017; Hopman Cup 2014), born in Le Mans, France
  • Apr 18 Karl Reindler, Australian racing driver, born in Perth, Australia
  • Apr 18 Łukasz Fabiański, Polish football goalkeeper (Poland national team), born in Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Poland
  • Apr 19 Valon Behrami, Swiss footballer (Switzerland national team), born in Mitrovica, Yugoslavia
  • Apr 25 Giedo van der Garde, Dutch racing driver, born in Rhenen, Netherlands

John Isner (38 years old)

Apr 26 American tennis player, born in Greensboro, North Carolina

  • May 2 David Nugent, English footballer, born in Huyton, England
  • May 2 Jarrod Saltalamacchia, American baseball player, born in West Palm Beach, Florida

Kyle Busch (38 years old)

May 2 American auto racer, (NASCAR Cup Series Champion 2015), born in Las Vegas, Nevada

  • May 2 Sarah Hughes, American figure skater, born in Great Neck, New York
  • May 4 Ravi Bopara, English cricket batsman (13 Tests, 3 x 100, HS 143; 120 ODIs; Essex CCC, Sussex CCC, born in London, England
  • May 5 P. J. Tucker, American basketball player (Houston Rockets), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
  • May 5 Terrence Wheatley, American football player (New England Patriots), born in Walnut Creek, California
  • May 6 Chris Paul, American basketball point guard (9-time NBA All Star), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
  • May 7 Drew Neitzel, American college basketball player, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • May 9 Gints Freimanis, Latvian soccer right-back (13 caps; Jelgava 110 games), born in Saldus, Latvia (d. 2023)
  • May 9 Jake Long, American football player
  • May 10 Ryan Getzlaf, Canadian ice hockey player
  • May 12 Jeroen Simaeys, Belgian footballer, born in Mechelen, Belgium
  • May 12 Tally Hall, American soccer player, born in SeaTac, Washington
  • May 13 Travis Zajac, Canadian ice hockey player (New Jersey Devils), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
  • May 15 Cristiane, Brazilian footballer
  • May 16 Anja Mittag, German soccer striker (158 caps; Turbine Potsdam, FC Rosengård; Olympic gold 2016), born in Chemnitz, Germany
  • May 16 Corey Perry, Canadian ice hockey left wing (Stanley Cup 2007 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim; Hart Memorial Trophy 2011; Olympic gold 2010, 14; World C'ship gold 2016 [captain]; NHL All-Star 2008, 11, 12, 16), born in New Liskeard, Ontario
  • May 17 Matt Ryan, American football player
  • May 19 (Marcellous) "Tyrell" Johnson, American NFL football safety, 2008-12 (Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Tigers), born in Rison, Arkansas

Chris Froome (38 years old)

May 20 British road cyclist (Tour de France 2013, 15, 16, 17; Giro d'Italia 2018; Vuelta a España 2011, 17; Olympic bronze time trial 2012, 16), born in Nairobi, Kenya

  • May 21 Andrew Miller, American MLB baseball pitcher, 2006-present (Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, and 5 other teams), born in Gainesville, Florida
  • May 21 Mark Cavendish MBE, British road cyclist (UCI Road World C'ships 2011; Points classification winner Tour de France 2011, 21; Giro d'Italia 2013; Vuelta a España 2010), born in Douglas, Isle of Man
  • May 22 Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Canadian ice hockey player
  • May 22 Tranquillo Barnetta, Swiss footballer
  • May 23 Ross Wallace, Scottish footballer
  • May 24 Tim Bridgman, British racing driver, born in Harlow, England
  • May 25 Demba Ba, French footballer (played for Senegal), born in Sèvres, France
  • May 27 Chien-Ming Chiang, Taiwanese baseball player
  • May 30 Sam Baker, American NFL football tackle, 2008-14 (Atlanta Falcons), born in Tustin, California
  • May 31 Ian Vouyoukas, Greek basketball player (Panathinaikos), born in London, England
  • May 31 Jordy Nelson, American NFL player (Green Bay Packers), born in Manhattan, Kansas
  • Jun 1 Dinesh Karthik, Indian cricket wicket-keeper and batsman (26 Tests, 63 dismissals; 94 ODI; 32 T20I), born in Udangudi, India
  • Jun 1 Tirunesh Dibaba, Ethiopian athlete (5,000m WR 14:11.15 2008; Olympic gold 5000m, 10000m 2008; 10000m 2012), born in Bekoji, Arsi Province, Ethiopia
  • Jun 3 Łukasz Piszczek, Polish footballer (Borussia Dortmund), born in Czechowice-Dziedzice, Poland
  • Jun 4 Evan Lysacek, American figure skater
  • Jun 4 Lukas Podolski, Polish-born footballer
  • Jun 5 Kenny De Ketele, Belgian racing cyclist (2012 World Champion), born in Oudenaarde, Belgium
  • Jun 6 Becky Sauerbrunn, American football player (Portland Thorns, Captain of USA), born in St. Louis, Missouri
  • Jun 8 Alexandre Despatie, Canadian diver (World C'ship gold 10m platform 2003, 1m, 3m springboard 2005; Olympic silver 3m springboard 2004. 08), born in Montreal, Quebec
  • Jun 10 Kristina Lundberg, Swedish ice hockey player
  • Jun 10 Vasilis Torosidis, Greek soccer right back (101 caps; Skoda Xanthi, Olympiacos, Roma, Bologna, Olympiacos), born in Xanthi, Greece
  • Jun 12 Sam Thaiday, Australian professional rugby league player (Brisbane Broncos), born in Sydney, Australia
  • Jun 13 Danny Syvret, Canadian ice hockey player
  • Jun 13 Filipe Albuquerque, Portuguese racing driver
  • Jun 14 Andy Soucek, Spanish racing driver
  • Jun 17 Marcos Baghdatis, Cypriot professional tennis player
  • Jun 17 Rafael Sóbis, Brazilian footballer, born in Erechim, Brazil
  • Jun 20 Darko Miličić, Serbian basketball player (Detroit Pistons), born in Novi Sad, Serbia, Yugoslavia
  • Jun 20 Souleymane Mamam, Togolese footballer
  • Jun 21 Anthony Morelli, American football player, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Jun 21 Byron Schammer, Australian AFL footballer
  • Jun 22 Sofoklis Schortsanitis, Greek-Cameroonian basketball player
  • Jun 27 James Hook, Welsh rugby union utility back (81 caps; Neath RFC, USA Perpignan, Gloucester RFC), born in Port Talbot, Wales
  • Jun 27 Nico Rosberg, German Finnish race car driver (F1 World Champion 2016), born in Wiesbaden, West Germany
  • Jun 27 Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russian tennis player (US Open 2004, French Open 2009), born in St. Petersburg, Russia
  • Jun 28 Phil Bardsley, English soccer defender (13 caps Scotland; Burnley, Sunderland, Stoke City), born in Salford, England
  • Jun 29 Quintin Demps, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles), born in San Antonio, Texas
  • Jun 30 Cody Runnels, American wrestler, born in Marietta, Georgia
  • Jun 30 Fabiana Vallejos, Argentine footballer, born in San Isidro, Argentina

Michael Phelps (38 years old)

Jun 30 American swimmer (record 23 Olympic gold medals), born in Baltimore, Maryland

  • Jul 1 Chris Perez, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 2011, 12 Cleveland Indians; World Cup gold 2007), born in Bradenton, Florida
  • Jul 2 Chad Henne, American football player
  • Jul 2 Rhett Bomar, American football player

Megan Rapinoe (38 years old)

Jul 5 American soccer midfielder (203 caps; FIFA Women's World Cup gold 2015, 19; Olympic gold 2012; FIFA Ballon d'Or 2019; Chicago Red Stars, Olympique Lyonnais, OL Reign), born in Redding, California

  • Jul 9 Ashley Young, English footballer
  • Jul 9 BJ Watling, New Zealand cricket wicketkeeper (79 Tests, 8 x 100s, 275 dismissals, TS 205; Northern Districts, Durham CCC, Lancashire CCC), born in Durban, Natal Province, South Africa
  • Jul 9 Paweł Korzeniowski, Polish swimmer
  • Jul 10 Mario Gómez, German soccer striker (78 caps; VfB Stuttgart, Bayern Munich), born in Riedlingen, Germany
  • Jul 13 Charlotte Dujardin, English equestrian and dressage rider (3x Olympic Gold medals 2012, 2016), born in London, England
  • Jul 13 Guillermo Ochoa, Mexican footballer (Club América), born in Guadalajara, Mexico
  • Jul 14 Darrelle Revis, American Pro Football HOF cornerback (Super Bowl XLIX NE Patriots; 4 × First-team All-Pro; 7 × Pro Bowl; NY Jets), born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
  • Jul 17 Neil McGregor, Scottish footballer, born in Irvine, United Kingdom
  • Jul 21 Von Wafer, American basketball player, born in Homer, Louisiana
  • Jul 22 Takudzwa Ngwenya, Zimbabwean-American rugby player
  • Jul 23 Luis Ángel Landín, Mexican footballer, born in Zamora, Mexico
  • Jul 24 Patrice Bergeron, Canadian hockey player
  • Jul 25 Nelson Piquet Jr., Brazilian auto racer (Formula E champion 2014-15), born in Heidelberg, West Germany
  • Jul 26 Gaël Clichy, French footballer (İstanbul Başakşehir), born in Toulouse, France
  • Jul 30 Daniel Fredheim Holm, Norwegian footballer, born in Oslo, Norway
  • Aug 3 Sonny Bill Williams, New Zealand rugby league footballer, born in Auckland, New Zealand
  • Aug 4 Ha Seung-Jin, Korean basketball player
  • Aug 4 Luis Antonio Valencia, Ecuadorean footballer
  • Aug 4 Mark Milligan, Australian footballer
  • Aug 5 Laurent Ciman, Belgian footballer, born in Farciennes, Belgium
  • Aug 5 Salomon Kalou, Ivorian footballer (Chelsea), born in Oumé, Ivory Coast
  • Aug 8 Brayan Ruiz, Costa Rican football player
  • Aug 9 Hayley Peirsol, American swimmer, born in Orange County, california
  • Aug 9 JaMarcus Russell, American football player, born in Mobile, Alabama
  • Aug 9 Luca Filippi, Italian racing driver, born in Savigliano, Italy
  • Aug 14 Christian Gentner, German footballer, born in Nürtingen, Germany
  • Aug 22 Brittany Lang, American golfer (US Open 2016), born in Richmond, Virginia
  • Aug 26 David Price, American baseball pitcher (2012 Cy Young Award TB Rays; 5 × All-Star; World Series 2018 Boston Red Sox), born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
  • Aug 30 Eamon Sullivan, Australian swimmer (3 Olympic medals), born in Perth, Australia
  • Aug 30 Leisel Jones, Australian swimmer (2 Olympic golds, 1 silver), born in Katherine, Australia
  • Aug 30 Richard Duffy, Welsh footballer, born in Swansea, Wales
  • Aug 30 Steven Smith, Scottish footballer (Rangers), born in Bellshill, Scotland
  • Sep 3 Kelvin Wilson, English footballer, born in Nottingham, England
  • Sep 3 Scott Carson, English footballer, born in Whitehaven, England
  • Sep 4 Kaillie Humphries, Canadian-American bobsledder (Olympic gold 2-woman [Canada] 2010, 14; monobob [USA] 2022), born in Calgary, Alberta
  • Sep 5 Ryan Guy, American soccer player, born in Carlsbad, California
  • Sep 6 Alberto Valerio, Brazilian racing driver, born in Ipatinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
  • Sep 6 Ali Ashfaq, Maldivian footballer, born in Malé, Maldives
  • Sep 7 Rafinha [Márcio Rafael Ferreira de Souza], Brazilian footballer, born in Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
  • Sep 9 J.R. Smith, American basketball player, born in Freehold, New Jersey

Luka Modrić (38 years old)

Sep 9 Croatian footballer (Real Madrid C.F.) and captain of Croatia, born in Zadar, Croatia, Yugoslavia

  • Sep 11 Shaun Livingston, American basketball player, born in Peoria, Illinois
  • Sep 11 Zack Stortini, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada
  • Sep 12 Jack Wilkinson, English footballer (Hartlepool United), born in Beverley, England
  • Sep 14 Delmon Young, American baseball player, born in Montgomery, Alabama

Alex Ovechkin (38 years old)

Sep 17 Russian ice hockey player (Moscow Dynamo; Washington Capitals) who is one of the greatest goal scorers of all time, born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union


About 1985

How Old? 38 or 39 years old
Generation: Millennial

Chinese Zodiac: Rat (Feb 2, 1984 - Feb 19, 1985),
Ox (Feb 20, 1985 - Feb 8, 1986)