Athletes and Sports Stars Born on May 2

Eddie Collins (1887-1951)

American Baseball Hall of Fame infielder (World Series 1910, 11, 13, 17, 29, 30; AL MVP 1914; 4 x AL stolen base leader; Philadelphia A's, Chicago White Sox), born in Millerton, New York

1901 Bob Wyatt, English cricket all-rounder and captain (40 Tests, 2 x 100, HS 149, 18 wickets; Warwickshire CCC, Worcestershire CCC), born in Milford, England (d. 1995)
1906 Aileen Riggin, American diver (Olympic gold 3m springboard 1920, 24), born in Newport, Rhode Island (d. 2002)
1910 Laurie Nash, Australian cricket fast-bowler (2 Tests, 10 wickets) and VFL player and coach (South Melbourne), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1986)
1914 Dennis Dyer, South African cricketer (opened batting for South Africa v England 1947), born in Durban, Natal (d. 1990)
1925 David Ironside, South African cricketer (South African swing bowler in 3 Tests v NZ 1953-54), born in Lourenco Marques, Mozambique (d. 2005)
1929 Graham Gedye, New Zealand cricket batsman (4 Tests, 2 x 50; Auckland), born in Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2014)
1932 Maury Allen, American sportswriter and columnist (New York Post), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2010)

Luis Suárez Miramontes (1935-2023)

Spanish soccer midfielder (32 caps; Barcelona, Inter Milan, Sampdoria) and manager (Spain 1988-91; Cagliari, SPAL, Como, Inter Milan, Deportivo La Coruña), born in A Coruña, Spain

1939 Ernesto Castano, Italian soccer defender (7 caps; Juventus 265 games), born in Cinisello Balsamo, Italy (d. 2023)
1939 Gates Brown, American MLB outfielder (Detroit Tigers: 1963-75), born in Crestline, Ohio (d. 2013)
1940 Bryan Davis, West Indian cricketer (bro of Charlie WI batsman v Australia 1965), born in Belmont, Port of Spain, Trinidad
1941 Clay Carroll, American baseball player, born in Clanton, Alabama
1942 Jacques Rogge, Belgian sports administrator, (8th President International Olympic Committee 2001-13), born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 2021)
1945 Loyd Phillips, American College Football Hall of Fame defensive lineman (University of Arkansas; Chicago Bears), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2020)
1953 Jamaal Wilkes, American NBA forward (Golden State-Rookie of Yr 1975), born in Berkeley, California
1955 Ian Callen, Australian cricketer (one Test Australia v India 1978, six wickets), born in Alexandra, Victoria, Australia
1960 Ravi Ratnayeke, Sri Lankan cricketer (Sri Lankan pace bowler & opening batsman), born in Colombo, Ceylon
1961 Peter Doohan, Australian professional tennis player, born in Newcastle, NSW (d. 2017)
1962 Jimmy White, English professional snooker player, born in Tooting, England
1968 Jeff Agoos, Swiss-American soccer player, born in Geneva, Switzerland

Brian Lara (54 years old)

1969 West Indian cricket batsman and captain (131 Tests; WR Test score 400no 2004; 11,953 runs @ 52.88; 34 x 100; 299 ODIs), born in Santa Cruz, Trinidad and Tobago

1972 Jill Savery, American synchronized swimmer (Olympic gold 1996), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1974 Andy Johnson, Welsh soccer midfielder (15 caps; WBA, Nottingham Forest), born in Bristol, England
1974 Miles Joseph, American soccer forward (3 caps; MetroStars, Columbus Crew; Olympic gold 1996), born in West Springfield, Massachusetts

David Beckham (48 years old)

1975 English soccer midfielder (115 caps [58 as captain]; Man Utd, Real Madrid, AC Milan, Paris SG, LA Galaxy) and owner (Inter Miami CF, Salford City), born in London, England

1975 Mark Johnson, baseball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Dayton, Ohio
1977 Amy D'Entremont, American figure skater (1995 NE Jr champ), born in Stoneham, Massachusetts
1977 Luke Hudson, American MLB baseball pitcher, 2002-07 (Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals), born in Fountain Valley, California
1979 Jason Chimera, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1979 Roman Lyashenko, Russian ice hockey player, born in Murmansk, Russia (d. 2003)
1980 Brad Richards, Canadian ice hockey center (Stanley Cup 2004 TB Lightning, 2015 Chicago Blackhawks; Conn Smythe Trophy 2015), born in Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island, Canada
1980 Miloš Glogovac, Serbian football player, born in Serbia
1980 Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Canadian skateboarder, born in Boucherville, Quebec, Canada
1980 Tim Borowski, German soccer midfielder (33 caps; Werder Bremen, Bayern Munich), born in Neubrandenburg, Germany
1980 Troy Murphy, American basketball player, born in Morristown, New Jersey
1980 Zat Knight, English soccer centre back (2 caps; Fulham, Bolton Wanderers), born in Solihull, England
1981 Chris Kirkland, English football goalkeeper, born in Barwell, England
1984 Saulius Mikoliūnas, Lithuanian footballer, born in Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR
1984 Thabo Sefolosha, Swiss basketball player, born in Vevey, Switzerland
1985 David Nugent, English footballer, born in Huyton, England
1985 Jarrod Saltalamacchia, American baseball player, born in West Palm Beach, Florida

Kyle Busch (38 years old)

1985 American auto racer, (NASCAR Cup Series Champion 2015), born in Las Vegas, Nevada

1985 Sarah Hughes, American figure skater, born in Great Neck, New York
1990 Francesco Friedrich, German bobsledder (4 x Olympic gold 2018, 22; 13 x World C'ship gold 2011-21), born in Pirna, Germany
1993 Sarah Langs, American baseball journalist (MLB.com; ESPN), born in New York City
2000 Thomas Dean, British swimmer (Olympic gold men's 200m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle relay), born in London, England