Athletes Born on July 15

  • 1856 Owen Dunell, South African cricket batsman (South Africa's 1st Test captain; 2 Tests), born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (d. 1929)
  • 1875 Frank "Pop" Morgenweck, American Basketball HOF contributor (team owner/coach in 18 cities), born in Egg Harbor City, New Jersey (d. 1941)
  • 1877 Harold Austin, Barbadian cricketer and captain of 1923 West Indies team to England, born in Enmore, St Michael, Barbados (d. 1943)
  • 1886 Harry Green, English athlete (WR marathon 2:38:16.2 1913), born in Islington, Greater London, England (d. 1934)
  • 1906 Rudolf "Rudi" Uhlenhaut, German automotive engineer and test driver (Mercedes Benz) (d. 1989)
  • 1927 Håkon Brusveen, Norwegian cross-country skier (Olympic gold 15 km, silver 4 × 10 km relay 1960), born in Vingrom, Norway (d. 2021)
  • 1928 Pál Benkő, Hungarian-American chess player, author (Grandmaster; record 8 US Open Championships), born in Amiens, France (d. 2019)
  • 1930 Alberto Michelotti, Italian soccer referee (12 internationals; Serie A 1967-81; FIFA listed 1973-81), born in Parma, Italy (d. 2022)
  • 1932 Ed Litzenberger, Canadian NHL right wing (Stanley Cup 1961-4), born in Neudorf, Saskatchewan (d. 2010)
  • 1935 Alex Karras, NFLer (Detroit Lions)/actor (George-Webster), born in Gary, Indiana (d. 2012)
  • 1935 Donn Clendenon, baseball player (d. 2005)
  • 1938 Enrique Figuerola Camue, Cuban 100m runner (Olympic silver 1964), born in Santiago de Cuba
  • 1939 Don Kojis, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 1968, 69; Detroit Pistons, SD Rockets, Seattle SuperSonics), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2021)
  • 1939 Haseeb Ahsan, Pakistani cricket off-spinner (12 Tests 1958-62)
  • 1939 Mike Shannon, American baseball utility (World Series 1964, 67 St. Louis Cardinals) and broadcaster (St. Louis Cardinals radio 1972-2021), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2023)
  • 1948 Enriqueta Basilio, Mexican track and field athlete, and first woman to light the Olympic Cauldron (Mexico City, 1968), born in Mexicali, Baja California (d. 2019)
  • 1950 Alan Hurst, Australian cricket fast bowler (12 Tests, 43 wickets; Victoria), born in Melbourne, Australia
  • 1954 Boris Polak, Israeli sports shooter (1994 World Champion), born in Moldova
  • 1956 Kathy Kreiner, Canadian giant slalom (Olympic gold 1976)
  • 1956 Toshihiko Seko, Japanese runner (world record 25/30 km)
  • 1958 Dan Forsman, American golfer (5 PGA Tour titles), born in Rhinelander, Wisconsin

Kim Alexis (63 years old)

1960 American supermodel (Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover) and actress, born in Lockport, New York

  • 1963 Steve Thomas, British-Canadian NHL left wing (New Jersey Devils), born in Stockport, England
  • 1965 Kirt Manwaring, American MLB player (SF Giants), born in Elmira, New York
  • 1966 Rickey Foggie, American CFL quarterback (Hamilton Tiger Cats), born in Laurens, South Carolina
  • 1966 Stephen Dodd, Welsh golfer (British Senior Open 2021), born in Cardiff, Wales
  • 1967 Carnell Lake, American football strong safety (First-team All-Pro 1997; 5 × Pro Bowl; Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
  • 1969 John Crotty, American NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers, Portland Trailblazers), born in Orange, New Jersey
  • 1969 Peter Ciavaglia, US hockey forward (Olympics 1994), born in Albany, New York
  • 1971 Eric Lacroix, Canadian NHL player (LA Kings), born in Montreal, Quebec
  • 1974 Janice Bremner, Canadian synchronized swimmer (Olympic silver 1996), born in Burlington, Ontario
  • 1975 Ben Pepper, Australian basketball player
  • 1976 Steve Cunningham, American boxer (IBF cruiserweight title 2007-08, 10-11), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1977 André Nel, South African cricket fast bowler (36 Tests, 123 wickets, BB 6/32; Highveld Lions, Northamptonshire CCC, Essex CCC, Surrey CCC), born in Germiston, South Africa
  • 1978 Miguel Olivo, Dominican baseball player
  • 1979 Alexander Frei, Swiss footballer
  • 1980 Jonathan Cheechoo, Canadian CHL player, born in Moose Factory, Ontario
  • 1980 Reggie Abercrombie, American MLB player (Florida Marlins), born in Columbus, Georgia
  • 1983 Nelson Merlo, Brazilian racing driver
  • 1990 Damian Lillard, American basketball player (Portland Trail Blazers), born in Oakland, California
  • 1993 Masataka Yoshida, Japanese NPB and MLB baseball outfielder (Orix Buffaloes, Boston Red Sox), born in Fukui, Japan
  • 1996 Vivianne Miedema, Dutch football player (Arsenal, Netherlands), born in Hoogeveen, Netherlands