Athletes and Sports Stars Born on January 19

Matthew Webb (1848-1883)

English long distance swimmer who was first to swim unassisted across the English Channel, born in Dawley, England

1868 Bob McLeod, Australian cricket medium pace bowler (6 Tests, 12 wickets, BB 5/53; Victoria), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1907)
1878 Herbert Chapman, English football player and manager (d. 1934)
1913 Minnesota Fats [Rudolf Wanderone Jr], American billiard player and entertainer, born in New York City (d. 1996)
1922 Arthur Morris, Australian cricket batsman (46 Tests, 12 x 100, HS 206, BA 46.48; NSWCA), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2015)
1930 John Waite, South African cricket wicket-keeper, born in Johannesburg, Transvaal (d. 2011)
1932 Joe Schmidt, College/Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker (10 x Pro Bowl; 8 x First-team All-Pro; NFL C'ship 1953, 57; Detroit Lions) and coach (Detroit Lions 1967-72), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Mary Mills (84 years old)

1940 American golfer (US Open 1963, PGA 1964, 73), born in Laurel, Mississippi

1941 Pat Patterson, Canadian pro wrestler (WWE Hall of Fame; creator Royal Rumble), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2020)
1944 Dan Reeves, American football coach (AP NFL Coach of the Year 1993 NY Giants, 1998 Atlanta Falcons; Denver Broncos), born in Rome, Georgia (d. 2021)
1949 Dennis Taylor, British professional snooker player and snooker commentator (1985 World Championship), born in Coalisland, United Kingdom
1953 Richard Legendre, Canadian tennis player and politician, born in Montreal, Quebec
1954 Steve DeBerg, American NFL quarterback (Broncos, Chiefs, Bucs, 49ers), born in Oakland, California
1957 Ottis Anderson, American NFL running back (NY Giants), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
1960 Al Joyner, American athlete (Olympic gold triple jump 1984), born in East St. Louis, Illinois
1962 Chris Sabo, American baseball 3rd baseman (3-time MLB All Star), born in Detroit, Michigan
1962 Hans Daams, Dutch cyclist, born in Valkenswaard, Netherlands
1963 Michael Adams, American NBA guard (Charlotte Hornets), born in Hartford, Connecticut
1966 Anthony Young, American baseball pitcher (NY Met, Chicago Cubs), born in Houston, Texas

Stefan Edberg (58 years old)

1966 Swedish tennis player (6 Grand Slam singles titles), born in Västervik, Sweden

1966 Sylvain Cote, Canadian NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals), born in Quebec City, Canada
1968 Marty Conlon, American NBA forward (Milwaukee Bucks), born in The Bronx, New York
1969 Junior Seau, American Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker (12 x Pro Bowl; 6 × First-team All-Pro; NFL Defensive Player of the Year 1992; SD Chargers), born in Oceanside, California (d. 2012)
1969 Luc Longley, Australian NBA center (Chicago Bulls), born in Melbourne, Australia
1969 Orlando Palmeiro, American baseball outfielder (California Angels), born in Hoboken, New Jersey
1969 Predrag Mijatović, Yugoslavian footballer, born in Podgorica, Montenegro
1969 Steve Staunton, Irish footballer, born in Drogheda, Republic of Ireland
1970 Kathleen Smet, Belgian triathlete who won World C'ship gold 2005, born in Beveren, Belgium
1970 Rick Krivda, American baseball pitcher (Baltimore Orioles), born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania
1970 T. J. Mathews, American baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Columbia, Illinois
1971 Jeff Juden, American baseball pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies, SF Giants), born in Salem, Massachusetts
1972 Tyrone Wheatley, American NFL running back (NY Giants), born in Inkster, Michigan
1973 Chris Stynes, American baseball infielder (KC Royals), born in Queens, New York
1973 Wang Junxia, Chinese long distance runner, born in Jiaohe, Jilin
1973 Yevgeny Sadovyi, Russian swimmer (Olympic gold 200fre/400fre/4x200m 1992), born in Volzhsky, Russia
1974 Amaury Telemaco, Dominican baseball pitcher (Chicago Cubs), born in Higüey, Dominican Republic
1974 Gregory Playfair, Dutch football player (PSV), born in Paramaribo, Suriname
1974 Jaime Moreno, Bolivian footballer, born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
1974 Tarik Oulida, Dutch football player (Ajax/Seville), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
1974 Walter Jones, American football offensive tackle (Seattle Seahawks), born in Aliceville, Alabama
1976 Tarso Marques, Brazilian racing driver, born in Paraná, Brazil
1977 Annie Miller, American tennis player (1995 Darmstadt Germany), born in Midland, Michigan
1977 Lauren, Cameroonian footballer, born in Kribi, Cameroon
1979 Josu Sarriegi, Spanish football player, born in Lazkao, Spain
1979 Svetlana Khorkina, Russian gymnast, born in Belgorod, Russia
1980 Jenson Button, English auto racer (World Formula 1 Drivers Champion 2009; Super GT 2018), born in Frome, England
1981 Asier Del Horno, Spanish footballer, born in Barakaldo, Spain
1981 Lucho González, Argentine footballer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1982 Mike Komisarek, American ice hockey player, born in West Islip, New York
1983 Justyna Kowalczyk, Polish cross-country skier (Olympic gold 30k classical 2010, 10k classical 2014), born in Limanowa, Poland
1984 Karun Chandhok, Indian racing driver, born in Chennai, India
1984 Thomas Vanek, Austrian ice hockey player, born in Baden bei Wien, Austria
1985 Benny Feilhaber, American soccer player, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1985 Esteban Guerrieri, Argentine racing driver, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1987 Edgar Manucharyan, Armenian footballer, born in Yerevan, Armenia
1991 Tommy Fleetwood, British golfer (US Open runner-up 2018; Ryder Cup 2018), born in Southport, England
1992 Shawn Johnson, American artistic gymnast, born in Des Moines, Iowa