Athletes and Sports Stars Born on January 7

1875 Gustav Flatow, German gymnast (d. 1945)

Maurice McLoughlin (1890-1957)

American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1912-13), born in Carson City, Nevada

1911 Mervyn Waite, Australian cricketer (S Australian all-rounder) and footballer, born in Kent Town, Australia (d. 1985)
1913 Johnny Mize, American Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman (10 x MLB All Star; 5 × World Series champion; NL batting champion 1939; 4 × NL HR leader; St. Louis Cardinals, NY Giants, NY Yankees), born in Demorest, Georgia (d. 1993)
1914 Bobby McDermott, American Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame guard and coach (2 × NBL Coach of the Year 1944-45, Fort Wayne Pistons), born in New York City (d. 1963)
1916 Gerrit Schulte, Dutch road and track cyclist (World Champion Track Pursuit 1948), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1992)
1916 Paul Keres, Estonian and Soviet chess grandmaster (1950), born in Narva, Estonia (d. 1975)
1918 Colin Snedden, New Zealand cricket spin bowler (1 Test; Auckland), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2011)
1920 Aubrey Brabazon, Irish jockey and horse trainer, born in The Curragh, Ireland (d. 1996)
1922 Alvin Dark, American baseball player and manager, born in Comanche, Oklahoma, (d. 2014)
1924 Pablo Birger, Argentine racing driver (d. 1966)
1926 Joe Marston, Australian soccer defender (1954 FA Cup Final), born in Leichhardt, NSW (d. 2015)
1928 Vijay Rajindranath, Indian cricketer (4 stumpings in his only Test for India), born in Amritsar, British India (d. 1989)
1929 Ken Henry, American speed skater (Olympic gold 500m, 1952), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2009)
1929 Mario Bergamaschi, Italian soccer midfielder (5 caps; Calcio Como, A.C. Milan, U.C. Sampdoria), born in Crema, Italy (d. 2020)
1930 Eddie LeBaron, American NFL quarterback (Pro Bowl 1955, 57, 58, 62; Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys), born in San Rafael, California (d. 2015)
1932 Tormod Knutsen, Norwegian cross country skier (Olympic gold individual 1964, silver 1960), born in Eidsvoll, Norway (d. 2021)
1933 Diane Leather, British athlete (first woman to run sub-5 minute mile), born in Streetly, England (d. 2018)
1934 Charles Jenkins Snr., American athlete (Olympic gold 400m, 4x400m relay 1956), born in New York City
1938 Lou Graham, American golfer (US Open 1975), born in Nashville, Tennessee
1939 Tom Kiernan, Irish rugby union fullback (54 caps [captain 24]; British & Irish Lions 5 [captain 1968]; Munster RUFC), born in Cork, Ireland (d. 2022)
1942 Vasiliy Alekseyev, Russian weightlifter (Olympic gold 1972, 76), born in Miloslavsky District, Soviet Union (d. 2011)
1943 Jim Lefebvre, American baseball manager (Seattle Mariners), born in Hawthorne, California
1944 Arne Scheie, Norwegian sports commentator, born in Skedsmo, Norway
1945 Tom Reed, American college football coach (Miami University, North Carolina State University), born in Zebulon, North Carolina (d. 2022)
1945 Tony Conigliaro, American baseball outfielder (Boston Red Sox), born in Revere, Massachusetts (d. 1990)
1950 Ross Grimsley, American baseball player, born in Topeka, Kansas
1953 Agha Zahid, Pakistani cricketer (open batting for Pak v WI 1975, scored 14 & 1), born in Lahore, Pakistan
1954 Alan Butcher, English cricketer (one Test England v India, scored 14 & 20), born in Croydon, United Kingdom
1956 Rosalyn Bryant, American 4x400m runner (Olympic silver 1976), born in Chicago, Illinois
1957 Julian Solis, Puerto Rican boxer, born in Rio Pedras, Puerto Rico
1962 Jeff Montgomery, American baseball pitcher, 1987-99, 3X All-Star; AL saves leader, 1993 (Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals), born in Wellston, Ohio
1962 Ron Rivera, American NFL player and coach (Washington), born in Fort Ord, California
1963 Craig Shipley, Australian-American baseball infielder (San Diego Padres), born in Parramatta, Australia
1964 Francisco Maciel, Mexican tennis star, born in Querétaro, Mexico
1965 Mark Rushmere, South African cricketer (South African opening bat in comeback Test 1992), born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
1966 Corrie Sanders, South African boxer, (WBO heavyweight champion, 2003), born in Brits, South Africa (d. 2012)
1966 Randy Burridge, Canadian NHL left wing (NHL All Star 1992; Washington Capitals,; Boston Bruins), born in Fort Erie, Ontario
1967 Guy Hebert, American NHL goalie (Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Team USA 98), born in Troy, New York
1967 Scott Galbraith, American NFL tight end (Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys), born in Sacramento, California
1969 Chris Hatcher, American baseball outfielder (Houston Astros), born in Kinston, North Carolina
1969 Erric Pegram, American NFL running back (Pit Steelers, NY Giants, San Diego Chargers), born in Dallas, Texas
1970 João Ricardo, Angolan soccer goalkeeper (29 caps; Académico Viseu FC, Moreirense FC), born in Luanda, Angola
1970 Paul McCallum, Canadian football punter and placekicker (Claymores, Sask Roughriders), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
1972 Donald Brashear, American NHL left wing (Montreal Canadiens), born in Bedford, Indiana
1973 Bobby Engram, American football wide receiver (Chicago Bears), born in Camden, South Carolina
1973 Brian Milne, American fullback (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Waterford, Pennsylvania
1975 Rob Waddell, New Zealand rower (Olympic gold single sculls 2000; World C'ship gold 1998, 99; America's Cup 2003, 07, 13 Team NZ), born in Cambridge, New Zealand
1976 Alfonso Soriano, Dominican baseball player, born in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
1976 Éric Gagné, Canadian baseball pitcher (NL Cy Young Award 2003), born in Montreal, Quebec
1978 Kevin Mench, American baseball player, born in Wilmington, Delaware
1981 Alex Auld, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Cold Lake, Canada
1981 Marquis Daniels, American basketball player, born in Jasper, Florida
1982 Francisco Rodriguez, Venezuelan baseball player, born in Caracas, Venezuela
1982 Hannah Stockbauer, German swimmer, born in Nuremberg, Germany
1982 Ianina Zanazzi, Argentine racing driver, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1983 Liesbeth Mouha, Belgian beach volleyball player, born in Tongeren, Belgium
1983 Natalie Gulbis, American golfer (ANA Inspiration 2006 3rd), born in Sacramento, California
1984 Jon Lester, American baseball player, born in Tacoma, Washington

Lewis Hamilton (39 years old)

1985 English auto racer (World Formula 1 Drivers Champion 2008, 14-15, 17-20), born in Stevenage, England

1986 Grant Leadbitter, English footballer, born in Chester-le-Street, United Kingdom
1987 Davide Astori, Italian soccer centre-back (14 caps; AC Milan, Cagliari, Fiorentina), born in San Giovanni Bianco, Italy (d. 2018)
1989 Emiliano Insúa, Argentine footballer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1990 Elene Gedevanishvili, Georgian figure skater, born in Tbilisi, Georgia
1990 Gregor Schlierenzauer, Austrian ski jumper, born in Tyrol, Austria
1991 Caster Semenya, South African athlete (Olympic gold women's 800m 2012, 16; World C'ship gold 2009, 11, 17; testosterone controversy), born in Polokwane, South Africa
1991 Eden Hazard, Belgian football player (Chelsea, Belgian national team), born in La Louvière, Belgium