Athletes and Sports Stars Born in 1986

Jan 29 Simon Vukčević, Montenegrin soccer midfielder (45 caps; Sporting CP, Blackburn Rovers), born in Podgorica, Montenegro
Jan 31 Yves Makabu-Makalambay, Congolese football goalkeeper, born in Brussels, Belgium
Feb 1 Jorrit Bergsma, Dutch speed skater (Olympic gold 10,000m 2014; World Single Distance C'ship 2013, 15, 17, 19), born in Oldeboorn, Netherlands
Feb 3 David Edwards, Welsh soccer midfielder (43 caps; Wolverhampton Wanderers 284 games), born in Pontesbury, England
Feb 4 Mohammad Mahmudullah Riyad, Bangladeshi cricketer (2007-), born in Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Feb 5 Billy Sharp, English footballer, born in Sheffield, United Kingdom
Feb 5 Manuel Fernandes, Portuguese soccer midfielder (15 caps; Benfica, Valencia, Beşiktaş, Lokomotiv Moscow), born in Lisbon, Portugal
Feb 5 Reed Sorenson, American stock car racing driver, born in Peachtree City, Georgia
Feb 6 Brendan Taylor, Zimbabwean cricketer, born in Harare, Zimbabwe
Feb 10 Radamel Falcao García Zárate, Colombian football player (AS Monaco, Colombia national team), born in Santa Marta, Colombia
Feb 10 Viktor Troicki, Serbian tennis player, born in Belgrade, Serbia
Feb 13 Jamie Murray, Scottish tennis player (Australian Open, US Open doubles 2016; 5 x Grand Slam mixed doubles; Davis Cup 2015), born in Glasgow, Scotland
Feb 13 Luke Moore, English footballer, born in Birmingham, United Kingdom
Feb 14 Aschwin Wildeboer, Spanish swimmer, born in Sabadell, Spain
Feb 14 Michael Ammermüller, German racing driver, born in Pocking, Germany

Feb 15 Gabriel Paletta, Argentine-born Italian footballer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Feb 17 Joey O'Brien, Irish footballer, born in Dublin, Ireland
Feb 18 Marc Torrejón, Spanish footballer, born in Barcelona, Spain
Feb 19 Henri Karjalainen, Finnish racing driver
Feb 19 Kyle Chipchura, Canadian ice hockey player
Feb 19 Marta [Vieira da Silva], Brazilian footballer, born in Dois Riachos, Brazil
Feb 22 Rajon Rondo, American basketball player, born in Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 23 Jerod Mayo, American football linebacker, born in Hampton, Virginia
Feb 24 Wojtek Wolski, Polish Ice hockey player
Feb 26 Makelele, Brazilian footballer, born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mar 1 Jonathan Spector, American soccer defender (36 caps; West Ham United, Birmingham City), born in Arlington Heights, Illinois
Mar 5 Matty Fryatt, English footballer
Mar 14 Elton Chigumbura, Zimbabwean cricketer
Mar 16 T. J. Jordan, American basketball player
Mar 17 Edin Dzeko, Bosnian footballer (Inter Milan), born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia

Mar 18 Abdennour Cherif El Ouazzani, Algerian footballer
Mar 18 Bia Figueiredo, Brazilian racing driver
Mar 18 Kaloyan Ivanov, Bulgarian basketball player
Mar 23 Andrea Dovizioso, Italian motorcycle racer
Mar 24 Anthony McMahon, English footballer
Mar 24 Kohei Hirate, Japanese racing driver

Manuel Neuer (38 years old)

Mar 27 German soccer goalkeeper named IFFHS best GK decade 2011-20; Bayern Munich, Schalke 04, born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Mar 28 Barbora Strýcová, Czech tennis player (Wimbledon doubles 2019; 6 x Federation Cup), born in Plzeň, Czechoslovakia

Sergio Ramos (38 years old)

Mar 30 Spanish soccer defender (Europe's most capped male outfield player; Real Madrid), born in Camas, Seville, Andalusia

Apr 1 Ireen Wüst, Dutch speed skater (Olympic gold 3,000m 2006, 14; 1500m 2010, 14; team 2014; World All-round C'ship gold x 7), born in Goirle, Netherlands
Apr 2 Andris Biedriņš, Latvian basketball center (Golden State Warriors 2004-13; 510 games), born in Riga, Latvia
Apr 2 Ibrahim Afellay, Dutch soccer midfielder (53 caps; PSV Eindhoven), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
Apr 4 Aiden McGeady, Republic of Ireland national team footballer, born in Rutherglen, Scotland
Apr 4 Cameron Barker, Canadian professional ice hockey player, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Apr 8 Félix Hernández, Venezuelan MLB baseball player (Seattle Mariners), born in Valencia
Apr 8 Igor Akinfeev, Russian footballer (CSKA Moscow.), born in Vidnoye, Russian SFSR
Apr 10 Olivia Borlée, Belgian 200m sprinter, born in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium
Apr 10 Vincent Kompany, Belgian footballer (Manchester City, Belgium National Team), born in Uccle, Brussels, Belgium
Apr 12 Blerim Džemaili, Swiss footballer (Switzerland national team), born in Tetovo, Macedonia
Apr 14 Matt Derbyshire, English footballer, born in Great Harwood, United Kingdom
Apr 15 Quincy Owusu-Abeyie, Dutch footballer
Apr 16 Paul di Resta, British auto racer (BP Ultimate Masters 2006; Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters 2010), born in Uphall, England
Apr 18 Billy Butler, American baseball first baseman (MLB All-Star & Silver Slugger Award 2012; Kansas City Royals), born in Orange Park, Florida
Apr 18 Maurice Edu, American soccer player, born in Fontana, California
Apr 19 Candace Parker, American basketball player (Los Angeles Sparks), born in St. Louis, Missouri
Apr 21 Alexander Edler, Swedish NHL hockey defenseman (Vancouver Canucks), born in Östersund, Sweden
Apr 22 Dusan Sakota, Serbian-Greek basketball player

Marshawn Lynch (37 years old)

Apr 22 American football player (Seattle Seahawks), born in Oakland, California

Apr 23 Sven Kramer, Dutch speed skater, born in Heerenveen, Netherlands
Apr 28 Ryan Saunders, American basketball head coach (Minnesota Timberwolves 2019), born in Medina, Minnesota
May 1 Christian Benítez, Ecuadorian soccer striker (58 caps; El Nacional, Santos Laguna, América), born in Quito, Ecuador (d. 2013)
May 11 Abou Diaby, French footballer
May 13 Ji Eun-hee, South Korean golfer (US Open 2009), born in Gapyeong, South Korea
May 15 Adam Moffat, Scottish football player, born in Glasgow, Scotland
May 15 Kyle Loza, Freestyle Motocross Rider, born in Orange County, California
May 15 Matías Fernández, Chilean footballer
May 16 Andy Keogh, Irish soccer striker (30 caps Republic of Ireland; Wolverhampton Wanderers, Millwall), born in Dublin, Ireland
May 19 Mario Chalmers, NCAA basketball player
May 20 Dexter Blackstock, English footballer
May 23 Ruben Zadkovich, Australian soccer player
May 25 Yoan Gouffran, French footballer, born in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France
May 28 Berrick Barnes, Australian rugby union inside back (51 Tests; Queensland Reds, NSW Waratahs), born in Brisbane, Australia
May 28 Charles N'Zogbia, French footballer
May 28 Michael Oher, American NFL player (Baltimore Ravens, story depicted in "The Blind Side"), born in Memphis, Tennessee
Jun 1 Ben Smith, New Zealand rugby union utility back (84 caps; Otago, Highlanders, Pau), born in Dunedin, New Zealand
Jun 3 Adrián Vallés, Spanish racing driver
Jun 3 Al Horford, Dominican basketball player (Boston Celtics), born in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

Rafael Nadal (37 years old)

Jun 3 Spanish tennis player (Record 22 Grand Slam singles titles - 14 x French Open), born in Manacor, Balearic Islands, Spain

Jun 3 Tomas Verner, Czech ice skater, born in Písek, Czech Republic
Jun 7 Keegan Bradley, American golfer (PGA C'ship 2011), born in Woodstock, Vermont
Jun 14 Jonathan Clare, English cricketer
Jun 16 Farhad Reza, Bangladeshi cricket all-rounder (34 ODIs, 1 x 50, 22 wickets; Dhaka Warriors), born in Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Jun 16 Fernando Muslera, Uruguayan soccer goalkeeper (133 caps; Montevideo Wanderers, Lazio, Galatasaray), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jun 16 Urby Emanuelson, Dutch soccer utility (16 caps; AFC Ajax, AC Milan, FC Utrecht), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jun 18 Richard Gasquet, French tennis player, born in Béziers, France
Jun 22 Ramin Ott, American Samoan football player, born in Pago Pago, America Samoa
Jun 24 Phil Hughes, American baseball player
Jun 24 Stuart Broad, English cricketer (7th bowler to take 500 wickets in Test cricket), born in Nottingham, England
Jun 25 Charlie Davies, American soccer forward (17 caps; Hammarby IF, New England Revolution), born in Manchester, New Hampshire
Jun 27 LaShawn Merritt, American sprinter, born in Portsmouth, Virginia
Jun 30 Victoria Crawford [Alicia Fox], American wrestler and model, born in Ponte Vedra, Florida
Jul 1 Charlie Blackmon, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star (2014, 17, 18, 19; NL Batting champion 2017; Colorado Rockies), born in Dallas, Texas
Jul 4 Terrance Knighton, American NFL Player, born in Hartford, Connecticut
Jul 8 Kevin Chappell, American golfer (US Open 2011 3rd; Haskins Award 2008), born in Fresno, California
Jul 8 Renata Costa [Kóki], Brazilian soccer defender (30 caps; Botucatu FC, LdB FC Malmö, FK Kubanochka Krasnodar; Olympic silver 2004, 08), born in Assal, Brazil
Jul 11 Yoann Gourcuff, French footballer (AC Milan, Lyon), born in Ploemeur, France
Jul 12 JP Pietersen, South African rugby union outside back (70 Tests; Sharks, Leicester Tigers, RC Toulon), born in Stellenbosch, South Africa
Jul 16 Florent Geroux, French jockey (Breeders' Cup Classic 2017; Kentucky Derby 2021), born in Argentan, France
Jul 23 Nelson Philippe, French racing driver, born in Valence, France
Jul 24 Andrei Lutai, Russian figure skater
Jul 27 Courtney Kupets, American gymnast (World Championships champion 2002, 2003), born in Bedford, Texas
Jul 31 Evgeni Malkin, Russian NHL center (World C'ship gold 2012, 14; Pittsburg Penguins), born in Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast
Aug 1 Andrew Taylor, English footballer (Bolton Wanderers), born in Hartlepool, England
Aug 1 Anton Strålman, Swedish ice hockey player, born in Tibro, Sweden
Aug 1 Elena Vesnina, Russian tennis player, born in Lviv, Ukraine
Aug 5 Paula Creamer, American golfer (US Open 2010), born in Mountain View, California
Aug 13 Joseph Lapira, American soccer player, born in Rochester, New York
Aug 14 Terin Humphrey, American gymnast, born in Saint Joseph, Missouri
Aug 16 Yu Darvish [Farid Yu Darvishsefat], Iranian-Japanese NPB and MLB baseball pitcher, 10X All-Star (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, 2005-11; Texas Rangers, 2012-17; San Diego Padres, and 2 other teams), born in Habikino, Osaka, Japan
Aug 17 Rudy Gay, American basketball player, born in Brooklyn, New York
Aug 17 Tyrus Thomas, American basketball player, born in Batton, Rouge, Louisiana
Aug 19 Saori Kimura, Japanese volleyball player, born in Yashio, Japan

Usain Bolt (37 years old)

Aug 21 Jamaican sprinter (Olympic gold 100m/200m 2008, 12, 16), born in Sherwood Content, Jamaica

Aug 23 Brett Morris, Australian rugby league player for St. George Illawarra Dragons, born in Kiama, Australia
Aug 23 Josh Morris, Australian rugby league player for St. George Illawarra Dragons, born in Kiama, Australia
Aug 24 Arian Foster, American football running back (First-team All-Pro 2010, 12; 4 × Pro Bowl; NFL rushing TD leader 2010, 12; Houston Texans, Miami Dolphins), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Aug 24 Nick Adenhart, American baseball player, born in Silver Spring, Maryland (d. 2009)
Aug 31 Feng Tianwei, Singaporean table tennis player
Sep 1 Gaël Monfils, French tennis player (world #6 2016; 10 x ATP career titles), born in Paris, France

Shaun White (37 years old)

Sep 3 American snowboarder (Olympic gold: 2006, 2010, 2018), born in San Diego, California

Sep 4 James Younghusband, Philippine soccer midfielder (101 caps; Meralco Sparks / Manila, Davao Aguilas), born in Ashford, England
Sep 5 Francis Ngannou, Cameroonian-French mixed martial artist and boxer, born in Batié, Cameroon
Sep 8 João Moutinho, Portuguese footballer, born in Barreiro, Portugal
Sep 8 Matt Grothe, American football player, born in Lakeland, Florida
Sep 9 Justice Chibhabha, Zimbabwean cricketer, born in Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Sep 9 Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, Cameroonian basketball player, born in Yaounde, Cameroon
Sep 11 Chiliboy Ralepelle, South African rugby player, born in Tzaneen, South Africa
Sep 13 Kamui Kobayashi, Japanese racing driver, born in Amagasaki, Hyōgo, Japan
Sep 13 Sean Williams, American basketball player, born in Houston, Texas
Sep 14 Alan Sheehan, Irish footballer (Luton Town), born in Athlone, Ireland
Sep 17 Dimitrios Regas, Greek sprinter
Sep 17 Landry Mulemo, Belgian footballer
Sep 19 Ken Gushi, Japanese racing driver, born in Okinawa, Japan
Sep 23 Martin Cranie, English footballer
Sep 27 Ricardo Risatti, Argentine racing driver
Sep 28 Andrés Guardado, Mexican soccer midfielder (158 caps; Deportivo La Coruña, Valencia, PSV), born in Guadalajara, Jalisco
Sep 29 Mark Fraser, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Ottawa, Ontario
Sep 30 Olivier Giroud, French footballer (AC Milan), born in Chambéry, France
Oct 3 Joonas Suotamo, Finnish basketball player and actor (Chewbacca in "Star Wars"), born in Espoo, Finland
Oct 7 Gunnar Nielsen, Faroese footballer, born in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Oct 7 Lee Nguyen, American soccer midfielder (9 caps; New England Revolution 203 games), born in Richardson, Texas
Oct 9 Laure Manaudou, French swimmer, born in Villeurbanne, France
Oct 12 Sergio Peter, German footballer (SpVgg Neckarelz), born in Ludwigshafen, West Germany
Oct 14 Tom Craddock, English footballer
Oct 21 Chibuzor Chilaka, English footballer
Oct 22 Kara Lang, Canadian soccer forward (92 caps; Vancouver Whitecaps FC), born in Calgary, Alberta
Oct 24 John Ruddy, English footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers), born in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, England
Oct 27 David Warner, Australian cricket batsman (HS 335no 2019; 2nd highest by an Australian; "Sandpaper-gate" 2018 12-month suspension), born in Sydney, Australia
Oct 27 Matty Pattison, South African footballer (Whickham), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
Oct 30 Thomas Morgenstern, Austrian ski jumper (3 Olympic gold 2006, 10), born in Spittal an der Drau, Austria
Oct 31 Chris Alajajian, Australian racing driver, born in Sydney, Australia
Nov 3 Paul Derbyshire, Italian rugby union flanker (24 caps; Benetton Treviso), born in Cecina, Livorno, Italy
Nov 4 Adrian Zaugg, South African racing driver, born in Singapore
Nov 5 Kasper Schmeichel, Danish footballer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
Nov 11 François Trinh-Duc, French rugby player, born in Montpellier, France
Nov 11 Victor Cruz, American football wide receiver (New York Giants), born in Paterson, New Jersey
Nov 15 Sania Mirza, Indian tennis player, born in Mumbai, India
Nov 17 Aaron Finch, Australian cricket batsman (5 Tests, 2 x 50; captain Men's T20 World Cup 2021; record score T20I 172 2018; Victoria) and broadcaster (Fox Sports, Network 7), born in Colac, Australia
Nov 17 Nani, Portuguese football player
Nov 22 Oscar Pistorius, South African paralympic athlete
Nov 26 Konstadinos Filippidis, Greek pole vaulter, born in Athens, Greece
Nov 27 Suresh Raina, Indian cricketer (Gujarat Lions, Chennai Super Kings), born in Muradnagar, India
Nov 30 Jordan Farmar, National Basketball Association player
Dec 1 Andrew Tate, American-British media personality and kickboxer, born in Washington D.C.
Dec 1 DeSean Jackson, American NFL wide receiver (Pro Bowl 2009-10, 13; Philadelphia Eagles), born in Los Angeles, California
Dec 2 Claudiu Keșerü, Romanian soccer forward (37 caps; FC Nantes, Steaua București), born in Oradea, Romania
Dec 6 Matt Niskanen, American NHL player (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Virginia, Minnesota
Dec 7 Billy Horschel, American golfer (FedEx Cup 2014, 5 PGA Tour titles), born in Grant, Florida
Dec 8 Amir Khan, English boxer, born in Bolton, United Kingdom
Dec 12 Përparim Hetemaj, Finnish footballer, born in Srbica, SFR Yugoslavia
Dec 15 Keylor Navas, Costa Rican soccer goalkeeper (100 caps 2021; Lavante UD, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain), born in Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica
Dec 19 Ryan Babel, Dutch soccer winger (69 caps; Ajax, Liverpool, Hoffenheim, Kasımpaşa, Beşiktaş, Galatasaray), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands