Athletes Born on October 16

  • 1878 Maxie Long, American athlete (Olympic gold 400m 1900), born in Waverley, Massachusetts (d. 1959)
  • 1883 Will Harridge, American Baseball HOF executive (President American League 1931-59), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1971)
  • 1885 Dorando Pietri, Italian athlete (Olympic-famous DQ gold marathon 1908), born in Correggio, Italy (d. 1942)
  • 1900 Goose Goslin, American Baseball HOF left fielder (World Series 1924 Washington Sens, 1935 Detroit Tigers; AL batting champion 1928; MLB All Star 1936), born in Salem, New Jersey (d. 1971)
  • 1900 Lloyd Corrigan, American actor (Papa Dodger, The Manchurian Candidate), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1969)
  • 1906 George Lott, American tennis player (12 Grand Slam doubles titles), born in Springfield, Illinois (d. 1991)
  • 1918 Tony Rolt, English auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans, 1953; British Empire Trophy, 1939), born in Bordon, England (d. 2008)
  • 1921 Matt Batts, MLB catcher (Red Sox), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2013)
  • 1927 Gus Yatron, American boxer and politician (Rep-D-PA, 1969-93), born in Reading, Pennsylvania (d. 2003)
  • 1929 B. Satyaji Rao, Indian cricket umpire (17 Tests 1960-79; 5 x Ranji Trophy finals), born in Bangalore, India (d. 2021)
  • 1929 Walt Michaels, American NFL linebacker, coach (5-time Pro Bowl; Cleveland Browns; head coach NY Jets 1977-82), born in Swoyersville, Pennsylvania (d. 2019)
  • 1934 Rolf Geiger, German soccer forward (8 caps; VfB Stuttgart 186 games, 78 goals), born in Marbach am Neckar, Germany (d. 2023)
  • 1939 Amancio Amaro, Spanish soccer outside right (42 caps; Deportivo de La Coruña, Real Madrid), born in A Coruña, Spain (d. 2023)
  • 1940 Célio Taveira, Brazilian soccer striker (3 caps; Vasco da Gama, Nacional, Corinthians), born in Santos, Brazil (d. 2020)

Dave DeBusschere (1940-2003)

American NBA forward (NY Knicks) and last ABA commissioner (1975-76), born in Detroit, Michigan

  • 1941 Tim McCarver, American baseball catcher (World Series 1964, 67; MLB All-Star 1966, 67 St. Louis Cardinals) and broadcaster (NY Mets, ABC, CBS, FOX), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2023)
  • 1944 Bob Cottam, cricketer (England fast-medium on 2 India/Pakistan tours)
  • 1948 Leo Mazzone, American baseball coach
  • 1948 Rich Caster, American football wide receiver-tight end (Super Bowl XVII Washington Redskins; Pro Bowl 1972, 74, 75 New York Jets), born in Mobile, Alabama (d. 2024)
  • 1953 Paulo Roberto Falcão, Brazilian footballer
  • 1953 Susan Pedersen, American 4 X 100m medley swimmer (Olympic gold 1968)
  • 1956 Johnny Chavis, American football coach
  • 1956 Melissa Belote, American 100m/200m swimmer (Olympics 3 gold-1972), born in Washington, D.C.
  • 1956 Roger Phegley, American NBA basketball player, 1977-84 (Washington Bullets, San Antonio Spurs, and 3 other teams), born in East Peoria, Illinois
  • 1960 Val Skinner, American golfer (6 LPGA Tour wins), born in Hamilton, Montana
  • 1961 Billy Taylor, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1994-2001 (Oakland A's, and 3 other teams), born in Monticello, Florida
  • 1961 Chris Doleman, American Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end (8 × Pro Bowl; 3 × First-team All-Pro; Minnesota Vikings), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2020)
  • 1962 Laura Coenen, team handball goalie (Olymp-1988, 92, 96), born in Neenah, Wisconsin
  • 1962 Manute Bol, Sudanese-American NBA basketball center, 1985-95 (Golden State Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, and 3 other teams), political activist, and philanthropist, born in Turalei, Sudan (d. 2010)
  • 1962 Tamara McKinney, slalom skier (Olympic-4th-1984), born in Lexington, Kentucky
  • 1965 German Titov, NHL center (Calgary Flames, Olympic silver 1998), born in Moscow, Russia
  • 1965 Tom Tolbert, American sports broadcaster (KNBR SF-'The Razor & Mr. T'; NBC, ESPN, ABC) and basketball forward (GS Warriors, Orlando Magic, LA Clippers), born in Long Beach, California
  • 1967 Joe Murphy, NHL right wing (Chicago Blackhawks), born in London, England
  • 1967 Michael York, Australian field hockey fullback (Olympic silver 1992, 96)
  • 1970 Adrian Murrell, NFL running back/kick returner (NY Jets)
  • 1970 Kazuyuki Fujita, Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter
  • 1970 Mehmet Scholl, German footballer
  • 1971 David Johnson, cricketer (Karnataka fast bowler, India 1996-)
  • 1971 Greg Jeffries, NFL cornerback (Detroit Lions)
  • 1971 Simon Shanks, NFL inside linebacker (Arizona Cardinals)
  • 1972 Darius Kasparaitis, Lithuanian ice hockey defenseman (Olympic gold Unified Team 1992; silver 1998, bronze 2002 Russia; NY Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins, NY Rangers), born in Elektrėnai, Lithuania
  • 1972 Darren Balmforth, Australian rower (World C'ship gold eights 1997; Olympic silver lightweight fours 2000), born in Hobart, Australia
  • 1972 Kordell Stewart, NFL quarterback/wide receiver (Pittsburgh Steelers)
  • 1973 David Unsworth, English professional footballer
  • 1974 Jermaine Lewis, American football wide receiver (Super Bowl XXXV; First-team All-Pro 1998; Pro Bowl 1998, 2001; Baltimore Ravens), born in Lanham, Maryland
  • 1974 Paul Kariya, NHL left wing (Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Olympics 1998), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
  • 1975 Brynjar Gunnarsson, Icelandic footballer
  • 1975 Jacques Kallis, South African cricket all-rounder, captain (166 Tests, 13,289 runs @ 55.37, 45x100, HS 224, 292 wickets; Western Province, Middlesex CCC, Glamorgan CCC, Kolkata Knight Riders), born in Cape Town, South Africa
  • 1975 Jamila Wideman, WNBA guard (LA Sparks)
  • 1980 Sue Bird, American basketball guard (record 508 WNBA games, Seattle Storm; Olympic gold 2004, 08, 12, 16, 20), born in Syosset, New York
  • 1980 Timana Tahu, Australian Rugby League player, born in Melbourne, Australia
  • 1981 Anthony Reyes, starting pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
  • 1981 Martin Halle, Danish footballer
  • 1982 Frédéric Michalak, French rugby player
  • 1985 Casey Stoner, Australian motorcycle racer and 2007 MotoGP World Champion
  • 1988 Zoltán Stieber, Hungarian footballer

Bryce Harper (31 years old)

1992 American baseball outfielder (7 × MLB All-Star; NL MVP 2015, 21; NLCS MVP 2022; All-MLB First Team 2021; Washington Nationals, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Las Vegas, Nevada

  • 1993 Caroline Garcia, French tennis player (WTA Finals 2022; French Open doubles 2016), born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France

Naomi Osaka (26 years old)

1997 Japanese tennis player (US Open 2018, 20; Australian Open 2019, 21), born in Osaka, Japan