Athletes Born on January 20

  • 1876 William Veeck, Sr, American sportswriter and baseball executive (Chicago Cubs president, 1919-33), born in Boonville, Indiana (d. 1933) [1]
  • 1893 Georg Åberg, Swedish athlete (Olympic silver triple jump; bronze long jump 1912), born in Norrköping, Sweden (d. 1946)
  • 1908 Ian Peebles, English cricketer (Scottish leg-spinner, England 1927-31), born in Aberdeen, United Kingdom (d. 1980)
  • 1912 Walter Briggs Jr, American sports executive (owner Detroit Tigers 1952-56), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1970)
  • 1920 Thorleif Schjelderup, Norwegian author and ski jumper, born in Aker, Norway (d. 2006)
  • 1921 Telmo Zarraonaindía, Spanish footballer, born in Erandio, Spain (d. 2006)
  • 1928 Lionel Hebert, American golfer (PGA Championship 1957), born in Lafayette, Louisiana (d. 2000)
  • 1929 Glenn "Fireball" Roberts, American auto racer (Daytona 500 1962; NASCAR 33 wins), born in Tavares, Florida (d. 1964)
  • 1930 Raymond Van Gestel, Belgian soccer winger (5 caps; Lyra) and athlete (Belgian long jump champion), born in Mol, Belgium (d. 2020)
  • 1932 Frank Arok, Yugoslavian-Australian soccer coach (Australia 1983-89), born in Kanjiža, Serbia (d. 2021)
  • 1939 Murle Breer, American golfer (US Women's Open 1962), born in St. Petersburg, Florida
  • 1940 Carol Heiss Jenkins, American figure skater (Olympic gold singles 1960; silver 1956; World C'ship gold 1956–1960), born in New York City
  • 1940 Lars-Åke Lagrell, Swedish sports administrator (President Swedish Football Association 1991-2012) and politician (Governor Kronoberg County), born in Växjö, Sweden (d. 2020)
  • 1943 Louis Cardiet, French soccer defender (6 caps; Paris SG), born in Quimperlé, France (d. 2020)
  • 1944 Isao Okano, Japanese judoka (Olympic gold 1964), born in Ryugasaki, Japan
  • 1945 Christopher Martin-Jenkins, British cricket journalist and broadcaster (President MCC; BBC Radio), born in Peterborough, England (d. 2013)
  • 1946 Johnny Oates, American MLB baseball catcher, 1970-81 (Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, and 3 other teams), and manager, 1991-2001 (Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers), born in Sylva, North Carolina (d. 2004)
  • 1947 Cyrille Guimard, French cyclist & directeur sportif, born in Bouguenais, France
  • 1950 Chuck Lefley, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Winnipeg, Canada
  • 1956 John Naber, American swimmer (Olympic gold 100m/200m backstroke, 4×200m freestyle relay, 4×100m medley; silver 200m freestyle 1976), born in Evanston, Illinois
  • 1959 Lea Antonoplis, American tennis player, born in West Covina, California
  • 1963 Scott Fisher, Australian basketball forward (NBL C'ship 1989, 95, 2000; NBL MVP 1989 [GF MVP], 92; North Melbourne Giants, Perth Wildcats) and coach (Perth Wildcats), born in San Jose, California
  • 1964 Ozzie Guillén, Venezuelan baseball shortstop and manager (3-time MLB All Star; Chicago White Sox), born in Ocumare del Tuy, Venezuela
  • 1964 Ron Harper, American basketball guard (5 × NBA C'ship; Chicago Bulls, LA Lakers), born in Dayton, Ohio
  • 1965 Anton Weissenbacher, Romanian footballer, born in Baia Mare, Romania
  • 1965 Brad Brink, American baseball pitcher (SF Giants, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Roseville, California
  • 1965 Colin Calderwood, Scottish footballer, born in Stranraer, United Kingdom
  • 1966 Chris Morris, American NBA forward (Utah Jazz), born in Atlanta, Georgia
  • 1966 Rich Gannon, American NFL quarterback (Pro Bowl 1999–2002; First-team All-Pro 2000, 02; NFL MVP 2002; Minnesota Vikings, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1967 Mark Stepnoski, American football player (Houston/Tennessee Oilers), born in Erie, Pennsylvania
  • 1968 Junior Murray, West Indian cricketer (WI keeper, no relation to Derryck or David), born in St. George's Grenada
  • 1968 Nick Anderson, American basketball player (Orlando Magic), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1969 Tom Murray, American rower (World C'ship gold Coxed four 1999), born in Buffalo, New York
  • 1970 Marvin Benard, American baseball outfielder (SF Giants), born in Bluefields, Nicaragua
  • 1971 Andrei Skabelka, Belarusian ice hockey player and coach (Belarus, Olympics 1998), born in Minsk, Belarus
  • 1971 Brian Giles, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 2000, 01; Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, SD Padres, born in El Cajon, California
  • 1971 Johnny Mitchell, American football tight end (NY Jets), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1972 Alcides Catanho, American NFL outside linebacker (NE Patriots), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey
  • 1973 Eddie Kennison, American football wide receiver (St Louis Rams), born in Lake Charles, Louisiana
  • 1973 Jalen Rose, American NBA guard (Denver Nuggets), born in Detroit, Michigan
  • 1974 Calvin Harrison, American athlete (Olympic gold medalist), born in Orlando, Florida
  • 1974 Rae Carruth, American football wide receiver (Carolina Panthers), born in Sacramento, California
  • 1975 David Eckstein, American baseball player, born in Sanford, Florida
  • 1975 Norberto Fontana, Argentine racing driver, born in Arrecifes, Argentina
  • 1977 Paul Adams, South African cricketer (lefty very unorthodox bowler for South Africa), born in Cape Town, South Africa
  • 1978 Allan Søgaard, Danish football player, born in Brædstrup, Denmark
  • 1978 Sonja Kesselschläger, German heptathlete, born in Finsterwalde, Germany
  • 1980 Brigitte Olivier, Belgian judoka, born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • 1980 Federico Martín Aramburú, Argentine rugby union winger (22 Tests; 11 competitions Argentina Sevens; Biarritz Olympique, Perpignan, Glasgow Warriors), born in La Plata, Argentina (d. 2022)
  • 1981 Freddy Guzmán, Dominican baseball player, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  • 1981 Owen Hargreaves, English football player and television pundit, born in Calgary, Canada
  • 1983 Geovany Soto, Puerto Rican baseball player, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • 1987 Marco Simoncelli, Italian motorcycle racer (250cc World Championship 2008), born in Cattolica, Italy (d. 2011)

Nick Foles (35 years old)

1989 American NFL quarterback (Super Bowl LII MVP), born in Austin, Texas

  • 1998 Frances Tiafoe, American tennis player, born in Orlando, Florida
  • 2000 Selemon Barega, Ethiopian athlete (Olympic gold 10,000m 2020), born in Gurage zone, Ethiopia