Athletes and Sports Stars Born on October 20

1859 George Studd, English cricket batsman (4 Tests; Middlesex), born in Netheravon, Wiltshire, England (d. 1945)

Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt (1877-1915)

American businessman (New York Central Railway), born in New York City

1910 Bob Sheppard, American public address announcer (MLB: NY Yankees 1951–2007; NFL: NY Giants 1956–2006), born in Richmond Hill, New York (d. 2010)
1917 Ken Cranston, English cricket all-rounder (8 Tests, 18 wickets, BB 4/12; Lancashire CCC), Liverpool, England (d. 2007)
1926 Ursula Happe, German swimmer (Olympic gold 200m backstroke 1956), born in Gdańsk, Poland (d. 2021)

Mickey Mantle (1931-1995)

American Baseball HOF outfielder (1956 Triple Crown; 20 x MLB All Star; 7 × World Series; 3 × AL MVP; NY Yankees), born in Spavinaw, Oklahoma

1931 Zeke Bratkowski, American NFL quarterback and coach (Green Bay Packers), born in Danville, Illinois (d. 2019)
1932 "Rosey" Roosevelt Brown, American NFL hall of fame tackle (NY Giants), born in Charlottesville, Virginia (d. 2004)

Juan Marichal (86 years old)

1937 Dominican Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (10 × MLB All-Star; NL wins leader 1968; MLB ERA leader 1969; no-hitter 1963; SF Giants), born in Laguna Verde, Dominican Republic

1946 Lucien Van Impe, Belgian cyclist (winner Tour de France 1976), born in Mere, Belgium
1947 Bernard Lapasset, French rugby union executive (Chairman World Rugby 2008-16; President French Federation of Rugby Union 1991-2008), born in Tarbes, France (d. 2023)
1947 Younis Ahmed, cricketer (batted for Pakistan in 1969 & again in 1987), born in Jalandhar, India
1948 Andrei Suraikin, Russian pairs figure skater (Olympic silver 1972), born in Leningrad, USSR
1949 Valery Borzov, Ukrainian sprinter (Olympic gold 1972), born in Sambir, USSR
1949 Wayne Collett, American 400m runner (Olympic silver 1972), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2010)
1950 Isaac Curtis, NFL wide receiver (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Santa Ana, California
1951 Claudio Ranieri, Italian football manager (Leicester City) and player, born in Rome
1952 Dave McLelland, Canadian NHL goaltender (Vancouver Canucks), born in Penticton, British Columbia

Keith Hernandez (70 years old)

1953 American MLB 1st baseman (St Louis Cardinals, NY Mets), born in San Francisco, California

1954 Lee Roy Selmon, American College-Pro Football HOF defensive end (NFL Defensive Player of the Year 1979; First-team All-Pro 1979, 80, 82; 6× Pro Bowl; TB Buccaneers), born in Eufaula, Oklahoma (d. 2011)
1955 Aaron Pryor, American welterweight boxing champion, born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2016)
1957 Chris Cowdrey, English cricket batsman and captain (6 Tests, 3 ODIs; son of Colin), born in Farnborough, London
1958 Dave Krieg, NFL quarterback played 19 seasons, for seven teams (Seattle Seahawks, 1980-91; K.C. Chiefs. 1992-3), born in Iola, Wisconsin
1959 Janice McCaffrey, Canadian 10k walker (Olympics 25-92, 96), born in Etobicoke, Ontario
1960 Brian Hansen, American NFL punter (Pro Bowl 1984; NO Saints, Cleveland Browns, NY Jets), born in Hawarden, Iowa
1960 Konstantin Aseev, Russian chess player (d. 2004)
1961 Ian Rush, Welsh footballer (Liverpool), born in St Asaph, Wales
1962 Ray Childress, American NFL defensive tackle/defensive end (Houston Oilers), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1963 Navjot Singh Sidhu, Indian politician and cricketer (Indian opening batsman), born in Patiala, Punjab, India
1963 Nikos Tsiantakis, Greek footballer, born in Gorgogyri, Greece
1965 Chad Hennings, American NFL defensive tackle (Dallas Cowboys), born in Elberon, Iowa
1965 Mikhail Shtalenkov, Russian NHL goalie (Team Russia, Anaheim Mighty Ducks), born in Moscow, Russia
1966 Allan Donald, South African cricketer (great South African fast bowler), born in Bloemfontein, South Africa
1967 Harvey Pulliam, American MLB outfielder (Colorado Rockies), born in San Francisco, California
1968 Raymond Biggs, Canadian CFL linebacker (Calgary Stampeders), born in Toronto, Ontario
1969 Chantel Tremitiere, American WNBA guard (Sacramento Monarchs), born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania
1969 Herman Moore, American NFL wide receiver (Detroit Lions), born in Danville, Virginia
1969 Juan Gonzalez, Puerto Rican MLB outfielder (Texas Rangers), born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
1969 Kim Suominen, Finnish soccer midfielder (39 caps; TPS, FF Jaro), born in Turku, Finland (d. 2021)
1969 Laurie Daley, Australian rugby league footballer (Canberra Raider), born in Junee, Australia
1970 Sander Boschke, Dutch soccer player (FC Twente), born in Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands
1971 Eddie Jones, American NBA guard/forward (LA Lakers), born in Pompano Beach, Florida
1971 Kimberly Po, American tennis player (1991 Futures-Evansville IN), born in Los Angeles, California
1972 Dexter Coakley, American College Football HOF linebacker (Appalachian State Uni; 3 x Pro Bowl; Dallas Cowboys), born in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
1972 Oleg Fediukov, Russian dance skater (with partner Debbie Koegel), born in Moscow, Russia
1972 Will Greenwood, English rugby union centre (55 caps England, 2 British & Irish Lions; Leicester Tigers, Harlequins), born in Blackburn, England
1974 Jerald Honeycutt, American NBA forward (Milwaukee Bucks), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
1977 Matt Jansen, English footballer, born in Carlisle, England
1978 Virender Sehwag, Indian cricketer (Wisden Leading World Cricketer 2008), born in Delhi, India
1979 Paul Ifill, English footballer, born in Brighton, England
1979 Paul O'Connell, Irish rugby player and coach, born in Limerick, Ireland
1981 Dimitrios Papadopoulos, Greek footballer, born in Gagarin, Soviet Union
1981 Francisco Javier Rodríguez, Mexican footballer, born in Mazatlán, Mexico
1981 Willis McGahee, American football running back (Pro Bowl 2007, 11; Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos), born in Miami, Florida
1982 Yasser Al-Qahtani, Saudi footballer, born in Khobar, Saudi Arabia
1983 Luis Saritama, Ecuadorian footballer, born in Loja, Ecuador
1984 Andrew Trimble, Northern Irish rugby player (Irish national team), born in Coleraine, Northern Ireland
1985 Dominic McGuire, American basketball player, born in San Diego, California
1985 James Sutton, British auto racer (Porsche Carrera Cup GB 2007), born in Stevenage, England
1988 Ma Long, Chinese table tennis player (Olympic and World Champion), born in Anshan, China
1991 Mitchell Marsh, Australian cricket all-rounder (Test HS 181, BB 5/46; Allan Border Medal 2023; WACA), born in Perth, Australia
1992 Danielle Kang, American golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 2017), born in San Francisco, California
1997 Andrey Rublev, Russian tennis player (2020 Olympic Gold mixed doubles), born in Moscow, Russia