Athletes and Sports Stars Born in 1987

Jamie Vardy (37 years old)

Jan 11 English football player (Leicester City, England), born in Sheffield, England

Jan 11 Scotty Cranmer, US professional BMX rider, born in Jackson Township, New Jersey
Jan 12 Salvatore Sirigu, Italian footballer, born in Nuoro, Italy
Jan 15 Greg Inglis, Australian rugby league player, born in Kempsey, Australia
Jan 17 Oleksandr Usyk, Ukrainian boxer (Unified Heavyweight title 2021-), born in Simferopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Jan 19 Edgar Manucharyan, Armenian footballer, born in Yerevan, Armenia
Jan 20 Marco Simoncelli, Italian motorcycle racer (250cc World Championship 2008), born in Cattolica, Italy (d. 2011)
Jan 21 Joe Ledley, Welsh footballer
Jan 22 Astrid Jacobsen, Norwegian cross-country skier, born in Trondheim, Norway
Jan 22 Shane Long, Irish soccer striker (fastest EPL goal 7.69s 2019), born in Gortnahoe, Republic of Ireland

Luis Suárez (37 years old)

Jan 24 Uruguayan soccer striker (Ajax, Liverpool, Barcelona 191 games, Atlético Madrid), born in Salto, Uruguay

Jan 25 Maria Kirilenko, Russian tennis player (Tour Finals doubles [Nadia Petrova]; Olympic bronze doubles 2012), born in Moscow, Russia
Jan 30 Lance "Buddy" Franklin, Australian AFL forward (AFL Premiership 2008, 13 Hawthorne FC; Sydney FC; 8 x All Australian; 4 x Coleman Medal), born in Perth, Australia
Feb 1 Giuseppe Rossi, Italian-American soccer forward (30 caps Italy; Villarreal), born in Teaneck, New Jersey
Feb 1 Ronda Rousey, American pro wrestler, actress, author, mixed martial artist and judoka (UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion 6 defences; Olympic bronze 70kg judo 2008; WWE), born in Riverside, California
Feb 1 Sebastian Boenisch, Polish soccer left back (14 caps; Werder Bremen, Bayer Leverkusen), born in Gliwice, Poland
Feb 2 Gerard Piqué, Spanish soccer centre-back (102 caps Spain, 10 Catalonia; FC Barcelona 397 games), born in Barcelona, Spain
Feb 4 Lucie Šafářová, Czech tennis player, born in Brno, Czechia
Feb 8 Carolina Kostner, Italian figure skater (5X European Champion; World Champion, 2012; Olympic bronze, 2014), born in Bolzano, Italy
Feb 9 Joe O'Cearuill, Irish footballer
Feb 9 Magdalena Neuner, German biathlete
Feb 11 Beat Feuz, Swiss alpine ski racer (Olympic gold men's downhill 2022; World C'ships gold downhill 2017), born in Bern, Switzerland
Feb 14 David Wheater, English footballer, born in Redcar, United Kingdom
Feb 14 Edinson Cavani, Uruguayan football striker (Uruguay, PSG), born in Salto, Uruguay
Feb 16 Theresa Goh, Singaporean Paralympic swimmer (bronze, 2016; world records for 50m and 200m), born in Singapore
Feb 28 Kerrea Gilbert, English footballer, born in Willesden, London
Mar 5 Anna Chakvetadze, Russian tennis player
Mar 10 Tuukka Rask, Finnish NHL goaltender (Boston Bruins), born in Savonlinna, Finland
Mar 11 Marc-Andre Gragnani, Canadian ice hockey player
Mar 13 Marco Andretti, American racecar driver (grandson of Mario Andretti), born in Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Mar 18 Cesare Rickler, Italian footballer
Mar 18 Gabriel Mercado, Argentinian Footballer
Mar 18 Mauro Zárate, Argentinian Footballer
Mar 19 Michal Švec, Czech footballer
Mar 20 Daniel Maa Boumsong, Cameroonian football player
Mar 20 Jô, Brazilian footballer
Mar 20 Patrick Boyle, Scottish footballer
Mar 20 Pedro Ken, Brazilian footballer
Mar 20 Sergei Kostitsyn, Belarusian hockey player
Mar 24 Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladeshi cricket all-rounder (Bangaladesh 217 highest score 2017), born in Magura, Bangladesh
Mar 25 Nobunari Oda, Japanese figure skater
Mar 27 Buster Posey, American baseball catcher (World Series 2010, 12, 14 SF Giants; 7 x MLB All Star; NL MVP 2012; NL Rookie of the Year 2010), born in Leesburg, Georgia
Mar 29 Dimitri Payet, French soccer midfielder (38 caps; Saint-Étienne, Lille, Marseille, West Ham United), born in Saint-Pierre, Réunion
Mar 31 Humpy Koneru, Indian chess player (youngest woman to achieve title of grandmaster), born in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
Apr 1 Ding Junhui, Chinese snooker player (Masters 2011; Shanghai Masters 2013, 16; UK C'ships 2005, 09, 19), born in Yixing, Jiangsu, China
Apr 1 Li Ting, Chinese diver (Olympic gold platform synchro 2004; World C'ships gold 2003, 05), born in Lingui, Guilin, Guangxi, China
Apr 1 Oliver Turvey, English auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 2014), born in Penrith, Cumbria, England
Apr 2 Pablo César Aguilar, Paraguayan soccer defender (28 caps; Sportivo Luqueño, América, Cruz Azul), born in Luque, Paraguay
Apr 2 Shane Lowry, Irish golfer (US Open 2016 runner-up), born in Clara, County Offaly
Apr 3 Jay Bruce, American MLB baseball outfielder, since 2008; 3x All-Star (Cincinnati Reds, and 5 other teams) player, born in Beaumont, Texas
Apr 3 Sal Zizzo, American soccer player (Atlanta United), born in San Diego, California
Apr 4 Cameron Maybin, American baseball player, born in Asheville, North Carolina
Apr 8 Royston Drenthe, Dutch footballer, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Apr 9 Jarrod Mullen, Australian rugby league footballer, born in Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
Apr 16 Aaron Lennon, English footballer, born in Leeds, United Kingdom
Apr 18 Danny Guthrie, English footballer, born in Shrewsbury, England
Apr 19 Joe Hart, English soccer goalkeeper (75 caps; Manchester City 266 games), born in Shrewsbury, England

Maria Sharapova (37 years old)

Apr 19 Russian tennis player (5 Grand Slam singles titles), born in Nyagan, Russia

Apr 21 Nadif Chowdhury, Bangladeshi cricketer
Apr 22 David Luiz Moreira Marinho, Brazilian football player (Chelsea, Brazil national team), born in Diadema, Brazil
Apr 24 Jan Vertonghen, Belgian footballer, born in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Apr 24 Kristopher Letang, Canadian hockey player (Pittsburgh Penguins), born in Montreal, Quebec
Apr 25 Johann Smith, American soccer player, born in Hartford, Connecticut
Apr 27 Elliott Shriane, Australian short track speed skater, born in Brisbane, Australia
Apr 30 Rohit Sharma, Indian cricket batsman (38 Tests, 7 x 100s, TS 212; 227 ODIs; Deccan Chargers, Mumbai Indians), born in Nagpur, India
May 1 Leonardo Bonucci, Italian soccer centre-back (95 caps; Juventus), born in Viterbo, Italy
May 1 Ryan Matthews, American NFL running back (Pro Bowl 2011; SD Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles), born in Riverside, California
May 1 Shahar Pe'er, Israeli tennis player (5 WTA singles titles), born in Jerusalem, Israel
May 4 Cesc Fàbregas, Spanish soccer midfielder (110 caps; Arsenal, FC Barcelona, Chelsea, Monaco FC), born in Arenys de Mar, Spain
May 4 Jorge Lorenzo, Spanish motorcycle racer (MotoGP World Champion 2010, 12, 15; 250cc World Champion 2006-07), born in Palma, Majorca, Spain
May 7 Michael Maidens, English footballer (d. 2007)
May 8 Felix Jones, American football player (Dallas Cowboys), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
May 10 Anej Lovrečič, Slovenian football (soccer) player
May 11 Justin King, American football player
May 11 Louis Murphy, American college football player
May 11 Monica Roşu, Romanian gymnast (2x Olympic Gold 2004), born in Bacău, Romania
May 14 Franck Songo'o, Cameroonian footballer, born in Yaoundé, Cameron
May 14 Francois Steyn, South African rugby union footballer

Andy Murray (36 years old)

May 15 British tennis player (Olympic gold 2012, 16; Wimbledon 2013, 16), born in Glasgow, Scotland

May 15 Ersan İlyasova, Turkish basketball player
May 19 David Edgar, Canadian football (soccer) player
May 19 Mariano Torres, Argentine footballer

Novak Đoković (36 years old)

May 22 Serbian tennis player (record equalling 24 x Grand Slam singles titles; 7 x ATP Finals), born in Belgrade, Serbia

May 24 Guillaume Latendresse, French Canadian hockey player, born in Sainte-Catherine, Quebec, Canada
May 25 Timothy Derijck, Belgian footballer, born in Liedekerke, Belgium
May 25 Yves De Winter, Belgian football goalkeeper, born in Lier, Belgium
May 29 Issac Luke, New Zealand Rugby League hooker (NZ 37 caps), born in Hawera, NZ
Jun 1 Yarisley Silva, Cuban pole vaulter (World C'ship gold 2015; Olympic silver 2012), born in San Luis, Cuba
Jun 6 Rubin Okotie, Austrian footballer, born in Karachi, Pakistan
Jun 10 Amobi Okoye, Nigeria-born American football player
Jun 10 Anna Nordqvist, Swedish golfer (Women's PGA 2009, Evian C'ship 2017, British Open 2021), born in Eskilstuna, Sweden
Jun 10 Martin Harnik, Austrian footballer
Jun 14 Andrew Cogliano, Professional Hockey Player
Jun 16 Per Ciljan Skjelbred, Norwegian soccer midfielder (43 caps; Hamburger SV, Hertha BSC, Rosenborg), born in Trondheim, Norway
Jun 19 Rashard Mendenhall, American football player
Jun 21 Dale Thomas, Australian AFL footballer, born in Victoria
Jun 21 Sebastian Prödl, Austrian footballer, born in Graz, Austria
Jun 24 Arturo Lupoli, Italian footballer, born in Brescia, Italy

Lionel Messi (36 years old)

Jun 24 Argentine soccer striker (6 x FIFA Ballon d’Or; 6 x European Golden Shoes; 10 x La Liga titles; 4 x UEFA Champions League; 6 x Copas del Rey; FC Barcelona, PSG), born in Rosario, Argentina

Jun 26 Carlos Iaconelli, Brazilian racing driver, born in São Paulo, Brazil
Jun 26 Samir Nasri, French footballer (Antalyaspor), born in Septèmes-les-Vallons, France

Sebastian Vettel (36 years old)

Jul 3 German auto racer (World Formula 1 Drivers Champion 2010-13 Red Bull Racing), born in Heppenheim, Hesse, Germany

Jul 14 Adam Johnson, English soccer winger (12 caps; Middlesbrough, Manchester City, Sunderland), born in Sunderland, England
Jul 17 Darius Boyd, Australian rugby player, born in Gold Coast, Australia
Jul 17 Jan Charouz, Czech racing driver, born in Prague, Czechia
Jul 17 Moussa Dembélé, Belgian footballer, born in Pontoise, France
Jul 19 Brian Harman, American golfer (British Open 2023; US Open 2017 runner-up), born in Savannah, Georgia
Jul 19 Yan Gomes, Brazilian-American MLB player (1st Brazilian-born player in MLB), Chicago Cubs), born in Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil
Jul 28 Pedro [Pedro Eliezer Rodríguez Ledesma], Spanish footballer (Barcelona), born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Jul 31 Michael Bradley, American soccer defender (USA 150 caps; Borussia Mönchengladbach), born in Princeton, New Jersey
Aug 1 Sébastien Pocognoli, Belgian footballer, born in Seraing, Belgium
Aug 7 Sidney Crosby, Canadian hockey player, born in Nova Scotia, Canada
Aug 11 Nkem Ojougboh, American basketball player
Aug 14 Tim Tebow, American NFL quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2007, BCS National C'ship 2006, 08; U of Florida; Denver Broncos), born in Makati, Philippines
Aug 19 Nico Hülkenberg, German racing car driver, born in Emmerich am Rhein, West Germany
Aug 19 Patrick Chung, Jamaican-American NFL player (New England Patriots), born in Kingston, Jamaica
Aug 19 Richard Stearman, English footballer, born in Wolverhampton, England
Aug 20 Cătălina Ponor, Romanian gymnast (3 Olympic gold 2004), born in Constanța, Romania
Aug 24 Anže Kopitar, Slovenian ice hockey player, born in Jesenice, Slovenia
Aug 24 Jon Scheyer, American-Israeli basketball player, born in Northbrook, Illinois
Aug 25 James Wesolowski, Australian footballer
Aug 25 Justin Upton, American baseball player
Aug 27 Darren McFadden, American football player
Aug 29 Tony Kane, Irish footballer, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Aug 31 Petros Kravaritis, Greek football goalkeeper, born in Lamia, Greece
Sep 3 Sean McColl, Canadian rock climber, born in Vancouver, Canada
Sep 7 Aleksandra Wozniak, Canadian tennis player, born in Montreal, Quebec

Alexandre Bilodeau (36 years old)

Sep 8 Canadian freestyle skier (Gold in 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics), born in Montreal, Quebec

Sep 9 Alexandre Song, Cameroonian footballer, born in Douala, Cameroon
Sep 13 Luke Fitzgerald, Irish rugby union footballer, born in County Wicklow, Ireland
Sep 15 Aly Cissokho, French football (soccer) player, born in Blois, France
Sep 16 Louis Ngwat-Mahop, Cameroonian football player, born in Yaoundé, Cameroon
Sep 17 Paul Huntington, English footballer, born in Carlisle, England
Sep 20 Alex Pullin, Australian snowboarder (World C'ship gold snowboard cross 2011, 13), born in Mansfield, Australia (d. 2020)
Sep 21 Ashley Paris, American basketball player
Sep 21 Courtney Paris, American basketball player
Sep 21 Jimmy Clausen, American football player
Sep 24 Matthew Connolly, English footballer (Cardiff City), born in Barnet, England
Sep 28 Terence Crawford, American boxer (WBO welterweight title 2018-), born in Omaha, Nebraska
Sep 30 Flora Duffy, Bermudian triathlete (Olympic gold 2021, Bermuda’s first ever gold medal; World C'ship gold 2016, 17), born in Paget Parish, Bermuda
Oct 1 Hiroki Aiba, Japanese actor and singer (The Prince Of Tennis), born in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan
Oct 2 Phil Kessel, American NHL right wing, 2007-23 (Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins and 3 other teams; Stanley Cup 2016, 2017, 2023), born in Madison, Wisconsin
Oct 2 Ricky Stenhouse Jr, American auto racer (NASCAR Nationwide Series champion 2011-12; Daytona 500 2023), born in Memphis, Tennessee
Oct 3 Danny Willett, British golfer (US Masters 2016), born in Sheffield, England
Oct 5 Javier Villa, Spanish racing driver, born in Colunga, Spain
Oct 5 Kevin Mirallas, Belgian footballer, born in Liège, Belgium
Oct 7 Jeremy Brockie, Australian footballer, born in Christchurch, New Zealand
Oct 11 Mike Conley Jr., American basketball point guard (NBA All-Star 2021; Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies), born in Fayetteville, Arkansas
Oct 15 Jesse Levine, American Canadian tennis player, born in Boca Raton, Florida
Oct 17 Jarosław Fojut, Polish footballer
Oct 21 Anele Ngcongca, South African soccer defender (53 caps; Genk), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 2020)
Oct 24 Anthony Vanden Borre, Belgian footballer, born in Likasi, Zaire (now Congo)
Oct 24 Charlie White, American ice dancer (Olympic gold, 2014 & silver, 2014, 2010), born in Royal Oak, Michigan
Oct 25 Darron Gibson, Irish football player (Manchester United), born in Derry, Northern Ireland
Oct 25 Fabian Hambüchen, German gymnast (Olympic gold 2016, silver 2012, bronze 2008), born in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
Oct 27 Andrew Bynum, American basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers), born in Plainsboro Township, New Jersey
Oct 27 Yi Jianlian, Chinese basketball player (Milwaukee Bucks), born in Heshan, Guangdong, China
Oct 28 Choi Na-yeon, South Korean golfer (US Open 2012), born in Seoul, South Korea
Oct 29 Andy Dalton, American NFL player (Chicago Bears), born in Katy, Texas
Oct 30 Junaid Siddique, Bangladeshi cricketer, born in Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Nov 2 Danny Cipriani, English rugby union fly-half, fullback (16 caps; Wasps, Gloucester), born in London, England

Colin Kaepernick (36 years old)

Nov 3 American NFL quarterback (protest kneel during national anthem; SF 49ers), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Ana Ivanović (36 years old)

Nov 6 Serbian tennis player (French Open 2008; world #1 08), born in Belgrade, Serbia

Nov 8 Sam Bradford, American football quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2008, U of Oklahoma; NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year 2010, St. Louis Rams), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Nov 12 Jason Day, Australian golfer (PGA Championship 2015, World Number #1 2015-16, 51 weeks), born in Beaudesert, Australia
Nov 17 Darren McKillion, Northern Irish sportsman
Nov 21 Brian Douwes, Dutch kickboxer and martial artist
Nov 22 Marouane Fellaini, Belgian footballer
Nov 23 Nicklas Backstrom, Swedish ice hockey player, born in Valbo, Sweden
Nov 29 Stephen O'Halloran, Irish footballer, born in Cobh, Republic of Ireland
Nov 30 Vasilisa Bardina, Russian tennis player
Dec 3 Alicia Sacramone, American gymnast (World C'ship gold 2005, 07, 10, 11), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 10 Gonzalo Higuaín, French-born Argentine footballer
Dec 15 Josh Norman, American football cornerback (First-team All-Pro, Pro Bowl 2015 Carolina Panthers; San Francisco 49ers), born in Greenwood, South Carolina
Dec 15 Mikey Garcia, American boxer (lineal junior welterweight title 2018-20; WBO featherweight 2013; WBO junior lightweight 2013-14, WBC & IBF lightweight 2017-19), born in Oxnard, California
Dec 18 Fernando Jara, Panamanian jockey (Belmont Stakes 2006, Dubai World Cup 2007, Breeders' Cup Classic 2006), born in Herrera, Panama
Dec 18 Miki Andō, Japanese figure skater

Karim Benzema (36 years old)

Dec 19 French soccer striker (97 caps; FIFA Ballon d'Or 2022; Lyon, Real Madrid), born in Lyon, France

Dec 20 Tariel Zintiridis, Greek judoka, born in Tbilisi, Georgia
Dec 25 Demaryius Thomas, American football wide receiver (Super Bowl 2015; 4 × Pro Bowl; Denver Broncos), born in Montrose, Georgia (d. 2021)
Dec 31 Émilie Le Pennec, French gymnast (Olympic gold uneven bars 2004), born in La Garenne-Colombes, France