Athletes and Sports Stars Born on March 11

Malcolm Campbell (1885-1948)

British motor racer (world land and water speed record holder), born in London, England

1897 Dick Tyldesley, English cricket spin bowler (7 Tests, 19 wickets, BB 3/50; Lancashire CCC), born in Westhoughton, England (d. 1943)
1903 George Dickinson, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (3 Tests, 8 wickets; Otago, Wellington) and rugby union five-eighth (NZ 5 x tour matches; Otago RFU), born in Dunedin, New Zealand (d. 1978)
1915 Vijay Hazare, Indian cricket batsman and captain (30 Tests, 7 x 100, HS 164no; Maharashtra, Central India, Baroda, Holkar), born in Sangli, India (d. 2004)

Louise Brough (1923-2014)

American tennis player (Wimbledon 1948-50, 55), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

1929 Jackie McGlew, South African cricket batsman (34 Tests, 7 x 100, HS 255no; Natal), born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa (d. 1998)
1929 Józef Zapędzki, Polish sport shooter (Olympic gold 25m rapid fire pistol 1968, 72), born in Rokitno, Poland (d. 2022)
1930 Bobby Winkles, American College Baseball Hall of Fame coach (Arizona State University) and manager (California Angels, Oakland A's), born in Tuckerman, Arkansas (d. 2020)
1931 Colin Jillings, New Zealand thoroughbred horse trainer (W. S. Cox Plate 1993 The Phantom Chance; 4 x Auckland Cup winners; 5 x NZ Derby winners), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2022)
1933 Saïd Amara, Algerian soccer midfielder (5 caps; Strasbourg, Béziers, Bordeaux) and manager (Algeria), born in Saïda, Algeria (d. 2020)
1934 Sydney Burke, South African cricket fast bowler (2 Tests; 11-196 on Test debut v NZ 1961), born in Pretoria, South Africa (d. 2017)
1937 Alexandra Zabelina, Russian fencer (Olympic gold USSR women's team foil 1960, 68, 72), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2022)
1937 John Ward, New Zealand cricket wicketkeeper (8 Tests; 17 dismissals), born in Timaru, New Zealand (d. 2021)
1937 Milan Vukcevich, Yugoslavian chemist and a grandmaster of chess problem composition, born in Belgrade, Serbia (d. 2003)
1945 Dock Ellis, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star, World Series 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates; pitched no-hitter 1971), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2008)
1948 César Gerónimo, Dominican baseball player
1957 Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya, Leningrad, Soviet Union, Chess Grandmaster, (d. 2012)
1964 Raimo Helminen, Tampere FIN, hockey forward (Team Finland, Olympic bronze 1998)
1966 John Thompson III, American basketball coach (Princeton, Georgetown 2004-17), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1966 Stéphane Demol, Belgian soccer central defender (38 caps; Anderlecht, Bologna, Porto, Toulouse, Standard Liège), born in Watermael-Boitsfort, Belgium (d. 2023)
1967 Andrew Zesers, Australian cricketer (1987 World Cup)
1967 Bill Houlder, Thunder Bay, NHL defenseman (Tampa Bay Lightning)
1967 Sergei Bautin, Belarusian ice hockey defenceman (Olympic gold Unified Team 1992; Winnipeg Jets, Detroit Red Wings, San Jose Sharks), born in Rahachow, Belarus (d. 2022)
1969 Dan Lacroix, NHL left wing (NY Rangers), born in Montreal, Quebec
1969 John Fina, NFL offensive tackle (Buffalo Bills)
1971 Jiri Vykoukai, Czech ice hockey defenseman (Team Czech Republic - Olympic gold, 1998), born in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia
1971 Liesbeth Migchelsen, Dutch soccer defender (97 caps; FFC Heike Rheine, SV Fortuna Wormerveer, AZ Alkmaar), born in Harderwijk, Netherlands (d. 2020)
1971 Martin Ručinský, Czech NHL left wing, 1991-2008 (Canadiens and 7 other teams; Olympic gold, 1998), born in Most, Czechoslovakia
1972 Carl Greenwood, American NFL cornerback (NY Jets), born in Fort Ord, California
1972 Jamal Duff, NFL defensive end (NY Giants, Wash Redskins)
1973 Martin Hiden, Austrian footballer
1973 Mike Mihelic, CFL offensive tackle (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
1973 Sammie Brennan, CFL defensive back (BC Lions)
1973 Tony Veland, NFL defensive back (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
1974 Billy Granville, linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals)
1974 Bobby Abreu, Venezuelan MLB baseball outfielder, 1996-2014, 2X All-Star (Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and four other teams), born in Turmero, Aragua, Venezuela
1975 Shawn Springs, American NFL cornerback, 1999-2008 (Seattle Seahawks and 2 other teams), born in Williamsburg, Virginia
1976 Thomas Gravesen, Danish footballer
1977 Becky Hammon, American Basketball HOF point guard (WNBA: NY Liberty, SA Stars; Russia Olympics 2008, 12) and coach (first female to coach an NBA team; SA Spurs 2020; LV Aces), born in Rapid City, South Dakota
1978 Albert Luque, Spanish soccer forward (17 caps Spain, 3 Catalonia; RC Deportivo La Coruña 101 games), born in Terrassa, Spain

Didier Drogba (46 years old)

1978 Ivorian football player (Chelsea, Phoenix Rising FC, Ivorian national team), born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast

1979 Elton Brand, American NBA basketball player, 1999-2016 (Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers, and 3 other teams), and general manager (76ers, 2018-present), born in Cortlandt Manor, New York
1979 Fred Jones, American basketball player
1980 Dan Uggla, American baseball player
1980 Paul Scharner, Austrian footballer
1981 Lee Evans, American football player
1982 Brian Anderson, Major League Baseball player
1982 Hasan Raza, cricketer (Test cricketer at the age of 14)
1985 Derek Schouman, American football player
1985 Nikolai Topor-Stanley, Australian soccer player
1985 Taniela Moa, Tongan rugby union halfback (20 caps; Auckland Blues, Section Paloise RUFC), born in Tofoa, Tonga (d. 2021)
1987 Marc-Andre Gragnani, Canadian ice hockey player
1991 Tammy Beaumont, English cricket batter (Test HS 208 v Aus 2023 highest by Englishwoman in Test cricket; Kent CC), born in Dover, England