Athletes and Sports Stars Born on December 30

William Larned (1872-1926)

American tennis player (US Nationals 1901-02, 07-11), born in Summit, New Jersey

1879 Harry Barrett, British athlete (WR marathon 2:42:31 1909), born in London, England (d. 1927)
1883 Lester Patrick, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame defenceman (6 x Stanley Cups as player, coach and manager), born in Drummondville, Quebec (d. 1960)
1919 Dick Spooner, English cricket wicket-keeper (7 Tests; 12 dismissals), born in Thornaby-on-Tees, England (d. 1997)
1934 Fred Lorenzen, American auto racer (Daytona 500 1965; USAC Stock Car Champion 1958, 59; World 600 Winner 1963, 65), born in Elmhurst, Illinois

1935 American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (7 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1955, 59, 63, 65; perfect game 1967; Cy Young Award 1963, 65, 66; Triple Crown 1963, 65, 66; LA Dodgers), born in Brooklyn, New York

1937 Gordon Banks, English soccer goalkeeper (World Cup 1966, 73 England caps), born in Sheffield, England (d. 2019)
1938 Ron Wolf, American Pro Football HOF executive (GM Green Bay Packers Super Bowl XXXI), born in New Freedom, Pennsylvania
1939 Elena Tchaikovskaia, Russian figure skating coach, choreographer (Lyudmila Pakhomova / Aleksandr Gorshkov; 6 x World C'ship gold, Olympic gold 1976), born in Moscow, Russia
1940 Fred Hansen, American pole vaulter (Olympic gold 1964), born in Cuero, Texas
1941 Mel Renfro, American football player
1948 Surinder Amarnath, Indian cricket batsman (10 Tests, 1 x 100, 3 x 50, HS 124; Northern Punjab, North Zone, Punjab, Delhi), born in Kanpur, India
1949 Bruce Davidson, equestrian 3-day (Olympic silver 1996)
1951 Doug Allder, English footballer
1958 Rod Harrington, English darts player and broadcaster (World Matchplay C'ship 1998, 99; PDC World C'ship 1999 runner-up), born in Boreham, Essex, England
1960 Addy Bucek, Australian 470 class sailor (Olympics-9-92, 96)
1961 Ben Johnson, Canadian athlete (Olympic 100m gold 1988-disqualified), born in Falmouth, Jamaica
1963 Johnny van 't Schip, Dutch soccer star (Ajax, Genua)
1963 Milan Šrejber, Czech professional tennis player, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
1964 Duglas T. Stewart, Scottish rock singer-songwriter (BMX Bandits), born in Glasgow, Scotland
1964 Karim Bavi, Iranian soccer striker (23 caps; Shahin FC, Persepolis FC), born in Khorramshahr, Iran (d. 2022)
1964 Kris Tschetter, American golfer (US Open runner-up 1996), born in Detroit, Michigan
1965 David Baker, UK cyclist, born in Sheffield, England

Alexander Huber (55 years old)

1968 German rock climber considered one of the greatest in the history of rock climbing, born in Trostberg, Bavaria, Germany

1968 Kevin Dahl, Regina, NHL defenseman (Calgary Flames)
1968 Sean Higgins, NBA guard/forward (Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trailblazers)
1969 Anthuan Maybank, Georgetown SC, 200m/400m runner
1969 Jeff Thomason, NFL tight end (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31)
1969 Michelle McGann, American golfer (7 LPGA Tour wins), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
1970 Grant Carter, CFL defensive end (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
1971 Sylvester Wright, NFL linebacker (Philadelphia Eagles)
1972 Kerry Collins, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Penn State Uni; Pro Bowl 1996, 2008; Carolina Panthers, Tennessee Titans), born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania
1972 Loren Meyer, NBA center (Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks)
1972 Paul Keegan, Irish footballer
1973 Ato Boldon, Trinidadian athlete
1973 Don Reid, NBA guard/forward (Detroit Pistons)

Tiger Woods (48 years old)

1975 American golfer (15 major titles; 81 PGA Tour titles; 41 European Tour titles), born in Cypress, California

1976 A.J. Pierzynski, American baseball player
1977 Grant Balfour, Australian baseball player
1977 Kenyon Martin, American basketball player
1977 Laila Ali, American boxer
1979 Flávio, Angolan footballer
1981 Ali Al Habsi, Omani footballer
1981 Matt Ulrich, American football player
1981 Michael Rodríguez, Costa Rican footballer
1982 Dathan Ritzenhein, American runner
1982 Dawan Landry, American football player

LeBron James (39 years old)

1984 American basketball forward (NBA C'ship & MVP 2012, 2013, 2016, 2020; 16 × NBA All-Star; Olympic gold 2008, 12; Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, LA Lakers), born in Akron, Ohio

1984 Randall Azofeifa, Costa Rican footballer
1989 Ryan Sheckler, American professional skateboarder
1990 Joe Root, English cricket batsman and captain (HS 254; Yorkshire CCC), born in Sheffield, England
1992 Carson Wentz, American NFL quarterback (Pro Bowl 2017; Philadelphia Eagles), born in Raleigh, North Carolina