Athletes and Sports Stars Born on January 18

Peter Mark Roget (1779-1869)

British lexicographer (Roget's Thesaurus) and inventor (slide rule, pocket chessboard), born in London

1896 Bill McGowan, American Baseball HOF umpire (AL 1925-54; 8 x World Series; 4 x MLB All-Star Games), born in Wilmington, Delaware (d. 1954)
1912 Wilhelm Herz, German motorcycle racer (first to 200mph), born in Lampertheim, Germany (d. 1998)
1921 Bruce Woodcock, English boxer (European Heavyweight Champion), born in Doncaster (d. 1997)
1925 Roepie Kruize, Dutch field hockey player (Olympic bronze, 1948/silver 1952), born in Heemstede, Netherlands (d. 1992)
1933 Jean Vuarnet, French alpine skier (Olympic gold downhill 1960; World C'ship gold 1960), born in Le Bardo, Tunisia (d. 2017)
1937 Richie Moran, American Lacrosse HOF midfielder (Uni of Maryland) and coach (NCAA National C'ship 1971, 76, 77; Coach of the Year 1971, 77, 87; Cornell), born in Floral Park, New York (d. 2022)
1937 Yukio Endo, Japanese gymnast (4 Olympic gold 1960, 64), born in Akita, Japan (d. 2009)

Curt Flood (1938-1997)

American baseball player (St Louis Cards), born in Houston, Texas

1940 Pedro Rodriguez, Mexican racing driver (Le Mans, 1968), born in Mexico City (d. 1971)
1944 Carl Morton, American baseball pitcher (NL Rookie of the Year 1970; Montreal Expos, Atlanta Braves), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1983)
1947 Sachio Kinugasa, Japanese baseman nicknamed Tetsujin, meaning "Iron Man", born in Kyoto, Japan (d. 2018)
1950 Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian auto racer (World F1 runner-up 1979; Ferrari), born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec (d. 1982)
1950 Pat Sullivan, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1971, Auburn University; NFL: Atlanta Falcons) and coach (TUC, Samford), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2019)
1951 Bob Latchford, English footballer, born in Birmingham, United Kingdom
1955 Mable Fergerson, American 4x400m runner (Olympic silver 1972), born in Los Angeles, California
1958 Larry Smith, American NBA player, born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi

Mark Messier (63 years old)

1961 Canadian NHL Center (Edmonton, NY Rangers), born in Edmonton, Alberta

1961 Peter Beardsley, English footballer, born in Hexham, United Kingdom
1962 David O'Connor, American equestrian (Olympic gold individual eventing 2000; silver team eventing 1996, bronze 2000), born in Washington, D.C.
1962 Dito, Portuguese soccer defender (17 caps; Braga, Benfica, Vitória Setúbal) and manager (Portimonense, Moreirense), born in Barcelos, Portugal (d. 2020)
1963 Yury Zakharevich, Soviet weightlifter, born in Tver Oblast, Russia
1964 Brady Anderson, American MLB outfielder (Baltimore Orioles), born in Silver Spring, Maryland
1964 Jenny Holliday, Australian softball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Melbourne, Australia
1964 Virgil Hill, American boxer (WBA light heavyweight title 1987, 97; IBF & lineal light heavyweight titles 1996-97; WBA cruiserweight title 2000-02, 2006-07), born in Clinton, Missouri
1965 Richard Dunwoody, British jockey, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
1966 Alexander Khalifman, Russian chess player, born in Saint Petersburg, Russia
1967 Iván Zamorano, Chilean footballer, born in Santiago, Chile
1967 Kim Perrot, American WNBA guard (Houston Comets), born in Lafayette, Louisiana
1969 Larry Webster, American football defensive tackle (Baltimore Ravens), born in Elkton, Maryland
1969 Marvin Pope, American CFL defensive end (Calgary Stampeders), born in Gainesville, Florida
1970 Leo Araguz, American football punter (Oakland Raiders, Rhein Fire), born in Pharr, Texas
1970 Peter van Petegem, Belgian cyclist, born in Brakel, Belgium
1971 Andre Coleman, American NFL wide receiver (San Diego Chargers), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
1971 Christian Fittipaldi, Brazilian auto racer (Formula 3000 1991; 24 Hours of Daytona 2004, 14, 18; 12 Hours of Sebring 2015; 6 Hours of Watkins Glen 2013, 16, 17), born in São Paulo, Brazil
1971 Greg Engel, American NFL center (San Diego Chargers), born in Davenport, Iowa
1971 Pep Guardiola, Spanish football midfielder & manager (Spain 47 caps, manager Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester City), born in Santpedor, Spain
1972 Dwayne Carswell, American football tight end (Pro Bowl 2001; Super Bowl 1997, 98; Denver Broncos), born in Jacksonville, Florida
1972 Mike Lieberthal, American MLB catcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Glendale, California
1972 Ryan Kuehl, American football long snapper (Washington Redskins), born in Washington, D.C.
1972 Vinod Kambli, Indian cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1993-), born in Mumbai, India
1973 Edward Jasper, American football defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Tyler, Texas
1973 Regilio Vreede, Dutch football player (Blue White, RKC), born in Paramaribo, Suriname
1975 Derek Smith, American football linebacker (Washington Redskins), born in American Fork, Utah
1977 Alina Jidkova, Russian tennis player, born in Moscow, Russia
1977 Richard Archer, British rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Hard-Fi), born in Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, England
1978 Brian Falkenborg, American baseball player, born in Newport Beach, California
1978 Thor Hushovd, Norwegian former professional road bicycle racer widely considered the greatest Norwegian cyclist of all time, born in Grimstad, Norway
1979 Brian Gionta, American NHL ice hockey player, 2001-18 (New Jersey Devils, Montreal Canadiens, and 2 other teams), born in Rochester, New York
1979 Kenyatta Jones, American NFL and arena football player (New England Patriots and 3 other teams, born in Gainesville, Florida (d. 2018)
1979 Paulo Ferreira, Portuguese footballer, born in Cascais, Portugal
1980 Julius Peppers, American Pro Football HOF defensive end (NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year 2002; 4 × First-team All-Pro; 9 x Pro Bowl; Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears), born in Wilson, North Carolina
1980 Robert Green, English footballer, born in Chertsey, United Kingdom
1981 Khari Stephenson, Jamaican footballer, born in Kingston, Jamaica
1981 Olivier Rochus, Belgian tennis player, born in Namur, Belgium
1985 Riccardo Montolivo, Italian soccer player, born in Milan, Italy

Angelique Kerber (36 years old)

1988 German tennis player (3-time Grand Slam winner), born in Bremen, Germany

1990 Gift Ngoepe, South African-born baseball player, 1st black African to play in Major League Baseball, born in Pietersburg, South Africa
1990 Nacho [José Ignacio Fernández Iglesias] Spanish football player (Real Madrid, Spain), born in Madrid, Spain
1995 Leonard Fournette, American NFL player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1998 Aitana Bonmati, Spanish football player (Barcelona, Spain), born in Vilanova, Spain