Athletes and Sports Stars Born on January 17

1733 Thomas Linley the elder, English composer and tenor, born in Badminton, Gloucestershire< England (d. 1795)

'Philadelphia' Jack O'Brien (1878-1942)

American boxer (World light heavyweight champion 1905), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1889 Louis Santop, American Baseball HOF catcher (5 x NgL East All-Star; Hilldale Athletic Club), born in Tyler, Texas (d. 1942)
1901 Olin Dutra, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1932, US Open 1934), born in Monterey, California (d. 1983)
1903 Warren Hull, American actor (Strike it Rich, Who in the World), born in Gasport, New York (d. 1974)
1905 Guillermo Stábile, Argentine footballer (d. 1966)
1908 Bryan Valentine, British cricket batsman (7 Tests, 2 x 100; Kent CCC, Cambridge University CC), born in Blackheath, England (d. 1983)
1908 Cus D'Amato, American boxing manager (d. 1985)
1913 Yadavendra Singh [Yuvraj of Patiala], Indian 9th and last ruling Maharaja of Patiala and cricketer (scored 24 & 60 in only Test India v England), born in Patiala City, British Raj (d. 1974)
1925 Abdul Hafeez Kardar, Pakistani cricketer and politician (captained Pakistan's 1st Test, prev played for India), born in Lahore, British India (d. 1996)
1926 Sir Clyde Walcott, West Indian cricket batsman (44 Tests @ 56.68; 15 x 100s) and administrator (ICC chairman 1997-2000), born in St Michael, Barbados (d. 2006)
1928 Ken Archer, Australian cricket batsman (5 Tests; Queensland CA), born in Brisbane, Australia (d. 2023)

Jacques Plante (1929-1986)

Canadian NHL goaltender (#1) who was the first to wear a goaltender mask, born in Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Quebec

1931 Don Zimmer, American baseball infielder (2 × All-Star, Chicago Cubs; World Series 1955, 59 LA Dodgers) and manager (NL Manager of the Year 1989 Chicago Cubs), born in Cincinnati, Ohio, (d. 2014)
1939 Antao D'Souza, Pakistani cricket medium pace bowler (6 Tests, 17 wickets; Karachi, Peshawar), born in Nagoa, Goa, India
1939 Toini Gustafson, Swedish cross country skier (Olympic gold 5k/10k 1968), born in Suomussalmi, Finland
1940 Fred Hill, English soccer forward (2 caps; Bolton Wanderers 375 games), born in Sheffield, England (d. 2021)
1940 Kipchoge "Kip" Keino, Kenyan athlete (Olympic gold 1,500m 1968, 3k steeplechase 1972), born in Kipsamo, Kenya
1940 Leighton Rees, Welsh darts player (BDO World Champion 1978), born in Ynysybwl, Glamorgan, Wales (d. 2003)

Muhammad Ali (1942-2016)

American boxer (world heavyweight champion 1964-7 74-8), born in Louisville, Kentucky

1944 Denny Doyle, American MLB baseball second baseman, 1970-77 (Philadelphia Phillies, and 1 other team), born in Glasgow, Kentucky (d. 2022)
1947 Alcides Báez, Paraguayan soccer goalkeeper (16 caps; FC Cerro Porteño, FC Libertad), born in Asunción, Paraguay (d. 2023)
1949 Heini Hemmi, Swiss giant slalom (Olympic gold 1976), born in Churwalden, Switzerland
1950 Stavros Sarafis, Greek soccer attacking midfielder (32 caps; PAOK 358 games, 136 goals), born in Epanomi, Greece (d. 2022)
1951 Rolando Thoeni, Italian slalom (Olympic bronze 1972), born in Trafoi
1951 Yury Zaitsev, Russian weightlifter (Olympic gold USSR 110kg 1976), born in Pobedino, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia (d. 2022)
1952 Charlie Johnson, American football defensive tackle (Pro Bowl 1979-81; All Pro 1980; Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings), born in West Columbia, Texas (d. 2021)
1952 Darrell Porter, American baseball catcher (MLB All Star 1974, 78-80; World Series MVP 1982), born in Joplin, Missouri (d. 2002)
1953 Mark Littell, American MLB pitcher, 1973-82 (Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals), writer, and inventor, born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri (d. 2022)
1953 Ted Thompson, American NFL linebacker (Houston Oilers) and executive (GM Green Bay Packers 2005-17), born in Atlanta, Texas (d. 2021)
1956 Faouzi Mansouri, Algerian soccer defender (13 caps; Montpellier, FC Mulhouse), born in Djerba, Tunisia (d. 2022)
1957 Michel Vaarten, Belgian cyclist, born in Turnhout, Belgium
1960 Chili Davis, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1984, 86, 94; World Series 1991 Minnesota Twins; 1998, 99 NY Yankees), born in Kingston, Jamaica
1961 Maia Chiburdanidze, Soviet women's world chess champ, born in Kutaisi, USSR
1964 Jeff Tabaka, American baseball pitcher (San Diego Padres), born in Barberton, Ohio
1965 Nikos Nioplias, Greek footballer, born in Galatini, Greece
1965 Sylvain Turgeon, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Rouyn-Noranda, Canada
1966 Anna Ivan, American tennis player, born in Los Angeles, California
1966 Don Myrah, American cyclist (Olympics 20th-96), born in Oakland, California
1966 Trish Johnson, British golfer (3 LPGA Tour titles; 19 LET wins), born in Bristol, England
1968 Svetlana Masterkova, Russian athlete, born in Soviet Union
1970 James Wattana, Thai snooker player, born in Bangkok, Thailand
1970 Jeremy Roenick, American NHL center (Team USA, Blackhawks, Coyotes), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1971 Richard Burns, English rally driver, born in Reading, England (d. 2005)
1971 Tyler Houston, American baseball catcher (Atlanta Braves), born in Long Beach, California
1972 Wendall Gaines, American NFL tight end (Arizona Cardinals), born in Vernon, Texas
1973 Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Mexican footballer, born in Mexico City
1973 Liz Ellis, Australian netball defender and captain (122 caps; World C'ship gold 1995, 99, 2007; C'wealth Games gold 1998, 2002), born in Windsor, Australia
1974 Derrick Mason, American football wide receiver (First-team All-Pro 2000; Pro Bowl 2000, 03; Tennessee Oilers/Titans), born in Detroit, Michigan
1974 Guillermo Mercedes, Dominican-American baseball infielder (Texas Rangers), born in La Romana, Dominican Republic
1974 Marcus Spriggs, American offensive tackle (Buffalo Bills), born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
1974 Yang Chen, Chinese footballer, born in Beijing, China
1977 Ali el Kattabi, Dutch soccer player (Sparta), born in Schiedam, Netherlands
1981 Warren Feeney, Northern Irish footballer, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland

Dwyane Wade (42 years old)

1982 American basketball player (Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls), born in Chicago, Illinois

1983 Alvaro Arbeloa, Spanish footballer, born in Salamanca, Spain
1983 Johannes Herber, German basketball player, born in Darmstadt, Germany
1983 Rick Kelly, Australian racing driver, born in Mildura, Australia
1987 Oleksandr Usyk, Ukrainian boxer (Unified Heavyweight title 2021-), born in Simferopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
2001 Enzo Fernández, Argentine footballer (2022 FIFA World Cup Young Player Award), born in San Martin, Argentina