Athletes Born on September 5

  • 1826 John Wisden, English cricket all-rounder (launched Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1864; Sussex CCC, Kent CCC, Middlesex CCC), born in Brighton, England (d. 1884)
  • 1872 Horace Rice, Australian tennis player (Australasian C'ship 1907), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1950)
  • 1874 Napoleon "Nap" Lajoie, American Baseball HOF second baseman (Triple Crown 1901; AL batting champion 1901–04, 10; Philadelphia A's, Cleveland Naps), born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island (d. 1959)
  • 1878 Ben Simpson, Canadian Football HOF running back, placekicker (Queen's University, Hamilton Tigers), born in Peterborough, Ontario (d. 1964)
  • 1883 Mel Sheppard, American athlete (Olympic gold 800m, 1,500m, medley relay 1908; 4x400 metre relay 1912), born in Deptford Township, New Jersey (d. 1942)
  • 1909 Archie Jackson, Australian cricket batsman (8 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 164; NSWCA), born in Rutherglen, Scotland (d. 1933)
  • 1910 Phiroz Palia, Indian cricket batsman (2 Tests; United Provinces), born in Mumbai, India (d. 1981)
  • 1923 Ken Meuleman, Australian cricketer, born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2004)
  • 1936 Bill Mazeroski, American MLB 2nd baseman (won 1960 World Series for Pitts), born in Wheeling, West Virginia
  • 1937 Antonio Valentín Angelillo, Italian-Argentinian footballer who played for both Argentina and Italy, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2018)
  • 1939 Clay Regazzoni, Swiss Formula One driver, born in Mendrisio, Switzerland (d. 2006)
  • 1941 Dave Dryden, Canadian ice hockey goaltender (designer first mask-cage combination goalie mask; Chicago Black Hawks, Buffalo Sabres, Edmonton Oilers), born in Hamilton, Ontario (d. 2022)
  • 1947 Bruce Yardley, Australian cricket spin bowler (33 Tests, 126 wickets; coach Sri Lanka), born in Midland, Western Australia (d. 2019)
  • 1947 Pavel Pervushin, Russian weightlifter (World C'ship gold 110kg 1973; 15 x WRs), born in Ramenye, Russia (d. 2022)
  • 1951 Paul Breitner, German footballer, born in Kolbermoor, Germany
  • 1952 Graham Salmon, British blind runner (fastest 100m by a blind man) (d. 1999)
  • 1954 Hans-Jorgen Gerhardt, German bobsleder (Olympic gold 1980), born in Altenburg, Thuringia
  • 1956 Steve Denton, American tennis player (world's fastest tennis serve-138 mph), born in Kingsville, Texas
  • 1957 Peter Winnen, Dutch bicycle road athlete, born in Ysselsteyn, Netherlands
  • 1959 Tom Pernice Jr., American golfer (2 PGA Tour, 6 Champions Tour titles), born in Kansas City, Missouri
  • 1960 Rob Stull, American pentathlete (Olympic-92), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • 1962 Beth Underhill, Canadian equestrian jumper (Olympics 26-92, 96), born in Georgetown, Ontario
  • 1963 Jeff Brantley, American MLB pitcher and broadcaster (Cincinnati Reds), born in Florence, Alabama
  • 1963 Tim McKyer, American NFL defensive back (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Orlando, Florida
  • 1964 Frank Farina, Australian footballer, born in Darwin, Australia
  • 1965 David Brabham, Australian auto racer (3 x 24 Hours of Le Mans; American Le Mans Series 2009, 10; 4 x 12 Hours of Sebring; Bathurst 1000 1997), born in London, England
  • 1965 Tony Martin, American NFL wide receiver (San Diego Chargers), born in Miami, Florida
  • 1966 Milinko Pantić, Serbian footballer, born in Loznica, Serbia
  • 1966 Simone Jacobs, British 4X100m relayer (Olympic bronze 1984), born in Reading, Berkshire, England
  • 1967 Rein van Duynhoven, Dutch soccer player (Helmond Sport, MVV), born in Veghel, Netherlands
  • 1969 Leonardo Araujo, Brazilian footballer, born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • 1969 Mark Ramprakash, English cricketer, born in Bushey, Hertfordshire, England
  • 1970 Brad Hopkins, American NFL tackle (Houston Oilers), born in Columbia, South Carolina
  • 1970 Lori Harrigan, American softball pitcher (Olympic gold 1996), born in Anaheim, California
  • 1970 Michael Potts, American pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Langdale, Alabama
  • 1970 Mohammad Rafique, Bangladeshi cricketer, born in Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • 1970 Willie Clay, American NFL safety (Detroit Lions), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 1971 Adam Hollioake, England cricketer, born in Melbourne, Australia
  • 1971 Carlester Crumpler, American NFL tight end (Seattle Seahawks), born in Greenville, North Carolina
  • 1971 Kim Maher, American softball infielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Saigon, Vietnam
  • 1972 Dirk Copeland, American pursuit cyclist (Olympics 1992, 96), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1973 Jenny Whittle, Australian basketball center (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Gold Coast, Australia
  • 1974 Rawl Lewis, West Indian cricketer, born in Grenada
  • 1975 George Boateng, Dutch footballer, born in Nkawkaw, Ghana
  • 1975 Rod Barajas, Mexican-American baseball player, born in Ontario, California
  • 1976 Tatiana Gutsu, Ukrainian gymnast (1992 Olympic Champion), born in Odessa, Soviet Union
  • 1977 Nazr Mohammed, American basketball player, born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1977 Rosevelt Colvin, American football linebacker (Super Bowl 2003, 04; NE Patriots) and analyst (Big Ten Network), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
  • 1978 Chris Jack, New Zealand rugby union footballer (All Blacks), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
  • 1978 Sylvester Joseph, West Indian cricketer, born in New Winthorpes, Antigua
  • 1978 Zhang Zhong, Chinese-Singaporean chess player, born in Chongqing, China
  • 1979 George O'Callaghan, Irish footballer, born in Cork, Ireland
  • 1979 John Carew, Norwegian soccer forward (91 caps; Valencia, Aston Villa), born in Lørenskog, Norway
  • 1979 Stacey Dales, Canadian basketball player and sportscaster, born in Collingwood, Canada
  • 1980 Franco Costanzo, Argentinian football goalkeeper, born in Río Cuarto, Argentina
  • 1981 Drew Carter, American football player, born in Solon, Ohio
  • 1981 Filippo Volandri, Italian tennis player, born in Livorno, Italy
  • 1982 Alexandre Geijo, Spanish-Swiss footballer, born in Geneva, Switzerland
  • 1983 Eugen Bopp, Ukrainian-German footballer, born in Kyiv, Ukraine
  • 1983 Pablo Granoche, Uruguayan footballer, born in Montevideo, Uruguay
  • 1985 Ryan Guy, American soccer player, born in Carlsbad, California
  • 1986 Francis Ngannou, Cameroonian-French mixed martial artist and boxer, born in Batié, Cameroon
  • 1989 Elena Delle Donne, American basketball player (Washington Mystics), born in Wilmington, Delaware
  • 1990 Kim Yu-Na, Korean figure skater, born in Wonmi-gu, South Korea
  • 2001 Bukayo Saka, English football player (Arsenal), born in London, England