Athletes Born on June 27

Jamie Anderson (1842-1905)

Scottish golfer (British Open 1877-79), born in St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland

  • 1886 Charles Macartney, Australian cricket all-rounder (35 Tests, 2,131 runs @ 41.78, 7 x 100s, 45 wickets), born in West Maitland, Australia (d. 1958)
  • 1913 Willie Mosconi, American pool player (World C'ship pocket billiards 1941-57), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1993)
  • 1917 K. M. Rangnekar, Indian cricketer (batted in 3 Tests India v Australia 1947-48), born in Bombay, India (d. 1984)
  • 1918 Adolph Kiefer, American swimmer (Olympic gold 100m backstroke 1936), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2017)
  • 1924 Bob Appleyard, English cricketer (superb England off-spinner, brief career), born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (d. 2015)
  • 1930 Tommy Kono, American weightlifter (Olympic gold 67.5kg 1952, 82.5kg 1956; silver 75kg 1960; World C'ship gold x 6), born in Sacramento, California (d. 2016)
  • 1931 Eddie Kasko, American baseball infielder (MLB All Star 1961, 1961²; Cincinnati Reds) and manager (Boston Red Sox), born in Linden, New Jersey (d. 2020)
  • 1931 Grant Weatherstone, Scotland rugby union winger (16 caps; Edinburgh District), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2020)
  • 1938 Gordon Rorke, Australian cricketer (Australian quickie, 4 Tests at end of 50's), born in Mosman, New South Wales, Australia
  • 1938 Jake Crouthamel, American football halfback (Boston Patriots), coach (Dartmouth College 1971-77) and administrator (AD Syracuse University 1978–2005), born in Perkasie, Pennsylvania (d. 2022)
  • 1939 Neil Hawke, Australian cricket fast bowler (27 Tests, 91 wickets; South Australia CA), born in Adelaide, Australia (d. 2000)
  • 1941 Fevzi Zemzem, Turkish soccer striker (18 caps; AS Göztepe 356 games) and manager (Orduspor), born in İskenderun, Turkey (d. 2022)
  • 1943 Harm Ottenbros, Dutch bicycle racer (World C'ships gold men's road race 1969), born in Alkmaar, Netherlands (d. 2022)
  • 1943 Rico Petrocelli, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1944 Patrick Sercu, Belgian cyclist, 1K time trial (Olympic gold 1964), born in Roeselare, West Flanders, Belgium
  • 1945 Catherine Lacoste, French golfer (US Women's Open 1967), born in Paris, France
  • 1945 John M. Veitch, American thoroughbred horse trainer (Breeders' Cup Classic 1985 [Proud Truth]; Alydar; National Museum of Racing HOF), born in Lexington, Kentucky (d. 2023)
  • 1948 Angel Penna Jr., horse trainer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • 1950 Ben Peterson, American freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold 90kg 1972), born in Barron County, Wisconsin
  • 1951 Ulf Andersson, Swedish International Chess Grandmaster (1972), born in Västerås, Sweden
  • 1953 Kent Bostick, American pursuit cyclist (Olympics-84, 96), born in Lowell, Massachusetts
  • 1955 Isabelle Adjani, French actress (Story of Adele H, Driver, Ishtar), born in Paris, France
  • 1956 Brad Childress, American football coach, born in Aurora, Illinois
  • 1956 Jeff Odintz, American horse trainer, born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1963 Johnny Benson Jr., American NASCAR driver, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • 1963 Stephen Peterson, American rower (World C'ship gold men’s lightweight double scull 1990; and coach (HC Indiana University women), born in Detroit, Michigan
  • 1964 Chuck Person, American NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs), born in Brantley, Alabama
  • 1966 Jeff Conine, American MLB outfielder (Florida Marlins), born in Tacoma, Washington
  • 1966 Mercedes Paz, Argentine tennis star (1990 Strasbourg), born in Tucumán, Argentina
  • 1966 Rob Harbison, American 3x40 rifle shooter (Olympic 6th 1996), born in Fallston, Maryland
  • 1967 Lester Archambeau, American NFL defensive end (Atlanta Falcons), born in Montville, New Jersey
  • 1967 Michelle Torres, American tennis star, born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1970 Jim Edmonds, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1993-2010, 4X All-Star, 8X Gold Glove (California/Anaheim Angels, St. Louis Cardinals, and 4 other teams), born in Fullerton, California
  • 1970 Petra Langrová, tennis star (1995 Palermo doubles), born in Prostějov, Czechoslovakia
  • 1971 Brant Boyer, American football linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Ogden, Utah
  • 1971 Jimmy Kemp, American CFL quarterback (Edmonton Eskimos), born in Buffalo, New York
  • 1973 Heath Irwin, American football guard (New England Patriots), born in Boulder, Colorado
  • 1973 Jennifer Brundage, American softball infielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Orange, California
  • 1975 Daryle Ward, American baseball player (Houston Astros), born in Lynwood, California
  • 1975 Porter Collins, American rower (World C'ship gold 1995 M4+, 1998-99 M8+), born in New York City
  • 1976 Johnny Estrada, American baseball player, born in Hayward, California
  • 1977 Arkadiusz Radomski, Polish footballer (Veendam), born in Gniezno, Poland
  • 1977 Raúl, Spanish footballer (Real Madrid), born in Madrid, Spain
  • 1980 Kevin Pietersen, South African cricket batsman (104 Tests England, 23 x 100, HS 227, 136 ODIs; waZulu Natal, Nottinghamshire CCC, MCC, Hampshire CCC, Surrey CCC) and broadcaster (BBC), born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
  • 1983 Dale Steyn, South African cricketer, born in Phalaborwa, South Africa
  • 1984 Gökhan Inler, Swiss footballer (İstanbul Başakşehir), born in Olten, Switzerland
  • 1985 James Hook, Welsh rugby union utility back (81 caps; Neath RFC, USA Perpignan, Gloucester RFC), born in Port Talbot, Wales
  • 1985 Nico Rosberg, German Finnish race car driver (F1 World Champion 2016), born in Wiesbaden, West Germany
  • 1985 Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russian tennis player (US Open 2004, French Open 2009), born in St. Petersburg, Russia
  • 1986 LaShawn Merritt, American sprinter, born in Portsmouth, Virginia
  • 1988 Kate Ziegler, American swimmer, born in Fairfax, Virginia
  • 1990 Bobby Wagner, American NFL player (Seattle Seahawks), born in Los Angeles, California