Athletes and Sports Stars Born in 1972 (Part 2)

Birthdays 201 - 400 of 579

May 17 Elena Wagner, Sofia Bulgaria, tennis star (1996 ITF/Redbridge-GBR)
May 17 John Burrough, NFL defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons)
May 19 Aleksandr Golubev, Russian speed skater (Olympic gold 500m 1994), born in Karavaievo, Russia
May 19 Ronald Williams, CFL running back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
May 20 Christophe Dominici, French rugby union winger (65 caps; Stade Français), born in Toulon, France (d. 2020)
May 20 Michael Cox, American 1.5k runner, born in Hannibal, Missouri
May 22 Mike Hollis, NFL kicker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
May 23 Isabelle Fijalkowski, WNBA center/forward (Cleveland Rockers)
May 23 Rene Ingoglia, running back (Buffalo Bills)
May 23 Rubens Barrichello, Brazilian formula one driver
May 24 Danny Bautista, Dominican baseball outfielder (Atlanta Braves), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
May 24 Petra Schwarz-Ritter, Austrian tennis star (1988 Futures-Bari-ITA), born in Vienna, Austria
May 24 Tito Paul, American NFL defensive back (Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals), born in Kissimmee, Florida
May 24 Viktor Ujčík, Czech hockey player (Team Czech Rep), born in Jihlava, Czechoslovakia
May 25 Antonio Lang, American NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Columbia, South Carolina

May 27 Antonio Freeman, American football wide receiver (Super Bowl XXXI Green Bay Packers; Pro Bowl 1998; First-team All-Pro 1998), born in Baltimore, Maryland
May 27 Karen Hecox, US 1500m runner
May 27 Troy Sienkiewicz, NFL tackle/guard (San Diego Chargers)
May 28 Cheryl Demkowski, American ice dance skater (with partner Gregory Maddalone), born in Syracuse, New York
May 28 Guidoni Junior Doriva, Brazilian footballer and manager, born in Mirassol. Brazil
May 28 Michael Boogerd, Dutch cyclist
May 30 Anthony Cook, NFL defensive end/defensive tackle (Tenn Oilers)
May 30 Jeff Jones, NFL tackle (Detroit Lions)
May 30 Manny Ramirez, Dominican-American baseball outfielder (12 × MLB All-Star; World Series 2004 [MVP], 07; 9 × Silver Slugger Award; Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
May 30 Renita Farrell, Australian field hockey midfielder (Olympic Gold 1996, 2000), born in Townsville, Queensland
May 31 Dave Roberts, American baseball outfielder (World Series 2004 Boston Red Sox) and manager (SD Padres 2015; World Series 2020, NL Manager of the Year 2016 LA Dodgers), born in Naha, Japan
May 31 John Godina, American shot putter (World C'ship gold 1995, 97, 01; Olympic silver 1996), born in Fort Still, Oklahoma
Jun 1 Leta Lindley, American golfer (Women's PGA C'ship runner-up 1997), born in Phoenix, Arizona
Jun 1 Mike Dunham, American ice hockey goaltender (Olympic silver 2002; NHL: Nashville Predators; NY Rangers) and GT Development coach (Boston Bruins, NY Islanders), born in Johnson City, New York
Jun 2 Brad Ottis, tackle (Arizona Cardinals)

Jun 2 Dwayne Joseph, NFL cornerback (Chicago Bears)
Jun 3 Robert Kennedy, New Zealand cricket medium pace bowler (NZ 4 Tests), born in Dunedin, NZ
Jun 4 Derian Hatcher, American hockey defenseman (NHL All Star 1997, Dallas Stars), born in Sterling Heights, Michigan
Jun 6 Dulip Liyanage, Sri Lankan cricketer (right armed fast-medium Test bowler)
Jun 6 Erin Woodley, Canadian synchronized swimmer (Olympic silver 1996), born in Mississauga, Ontario
Jun 6 Frankie King, NBA guard (LA Lakers)
Jun 6 Gary Downs, running back (Atlanta Falcons)
Jun 6 Marko Kiprusoff, Turku FIN, NHL defenseman (Team Finland, Montreal)
Jun 7 Jeff Burris, NFL cornerback/punt returner (Buffalo Bills)
Jun 8 Christian Mayrleb, Austrian footballer
Jun 8 David Sloan, NFL tight end (Detroit Lions)
Jun 9 Bryan Strang, Zimbabwean cricket pace bowler (brother of Paul Zimbabwe), born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Jun 12 Inger Miller, American 100m runner, born in Los Angeles, California
Jun 12 Nathalie Baudone, Rocurt Belgium, tennis star (3rd round 1995 US Open)
Jun 12 Patrick van Diemen, Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht, NEC), born in Woerden, Netherlands
Jun 13 Sale Isaia, American football guard (Baltimore Ravens), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
Jun 14 Jeff Kysar, NFL tackle (Oakland Raiders)
Jun 15 Andrew Pettitte, American MLB pitcher (NY Yankees), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jun 15 DeWayne Patterson, CFL defensive tackle (Calgary Stampeders)

Jun 15 Jean Francois Labbe, Canadian NHL goalie (Colorado Avalanche), born in Sherbrooke, Ontario
Jun 15 Justin Leonard, American golfer (British Open 1997; 12 PGA Tour titles), born in Dallas, Texas
Jun 15 Lianne Nelson-Bennion, American rower (World C'ship gold Coxless fours 1995; Olympic silver Eight 2004), born in Houston, Texas
Jun 15 Ramiro Mendoza, Panamanian MLB pitcher (NY Yankees), born in Los Santos, Panama
Jun 15 Tony Clark, American MLB infielder, 1995-2009 (Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks, and 4 other teams), and union leader (MLBPA director, 2013-present), born in Newton, Kansas
Jun 17 James McKnight, American NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks), born in Orlando, Florida
Jun 18 Otakar Vejvoda, Kladno CZE, hockey forward (Team Czech Rep)
Jun 20 Jozef Stümpel, Slovakian NHL forward (Team Slovakia, Boston), born in Nitra, Czechoslovakia
Jun 20 Juan Castro, Sinaloa Mexico, infielder (LA Dodgers)
Jun 20 Martin Keino, Nyeri Kenya, 1.5k runner
Jun 20 Paras Mhambrey, Indian cricket pace bowler (Test v England 1996)
Jun 20 Paul Bako, American baseball player
Jun 23 Cory Schlesinger, American football fullback (Detroit Lions), born in Columbus, Nebraska
Jun 23 Larry Whigham, NFL safety (NE Patriots)
Jun 23 Roell Preston, NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons)

Zinedine Zidane (51 years old)

Jun 23 French soccer midfielder/Real Madrid manager (Champions League 2016-17-18, World Cup 1998), born in Marseille, France

Jun 24 Mitch Berger, punter (Minnesota Vikings)
Jun 24 Robbie McEwen, Australian cyclist
Jun 24 Shawn King, NFL defensive end (Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers)
Jun 25 Amy Wickus, American 800m/1500m runner
Jun 25 Carlos Delgado, Puerto Rican infielder (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Jun 26 Jerris McPhail, American football running back (Miami Dolphins), born in Clinton, North Carolina
Jun 28 Arie van der Padt, Dutch soccer player (Tonegido, Sparta), born in Ridderkerk, Netherlands
Jun 28 Kelly Wiltshire, CFL defensive back (Toronto Argonauts)
Jun 28 Marvin Jones, American NFL linebacker (NY Jets), born in Miami, Florida
Jun 30 Dan Comiskey, Canadian CFL guard (Grey Cup 2003, 05 Edmonton Eskimos; CFL All Star 2003, 06), born in Windsor, Ontario
Jun 30 Garret Anderson, American baseball outfielder who was MLB All-Star 2002, 03 (MVP), 05; World Series 2002 California Angels, born in Los Angeles, California
Jul 1 Corey Hirsch, Canadian ice hockey goalie (Olympic silver 1994; Vancouver Canucks) and broadcaster (Sportsnet, Vancouver Canucks radio), born in Medicine Hat, Canada
Jul 4 Stephen Giles, Canadian sprint canoeist (World C'ship gold C-1 1,000 1998; Olympic bronze 2000), born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick
Jul 5 Robert Esmie, Canadian 4X100m runner (Olympic gold 1996), born in Kingston, Jamaica
Jul 6 Billy Davis, American NFL wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys), born in El Paso, Texas
Jul 7 Aldi Henry, Canadian CFL defensive back (Calgary Stampeders), born in Montreal, Quebec
Jul 7 Lisa Leslie, American WNBA center (LA Sparks)/forward (Olympic gold 1996), born in Gardena, California
Jul 7 Manfred Stohl, Austrian rally driver, born in Vienna, Austria
Jul 7 Michael Westbrook, American College Football HOF wide receiver (University of Colorado; Washington Redskins), born in Detroit, Michigan
Jul 7 Stoney Case, American NFL quarterback (Arizona Cardinals), born in Odessa, Texas
Jul 8 Saurav Ganguly, Indian cricket batsman and captain (113 Tests, 16 x 100, HS 239; Bengal, Lancashire CCC, Glamorgan CCC, Northamptonshire CCC) and executive (President BCCI 2019-22), born in Kolkata, India
Jul 9 Derek Mills, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x400m relay 1996; World C'ship gold 4x400m relay 1995), born in Washington, D.C.
Jul 11 Jerrott Willard, NFL linebacker (KC Chiefs)
Jul 11 Joe Johnson, American NFL defensive end (Pro Bowl 1998, 2000; All-Pro 2000; New Orleans Saints), born in Cleveland, Ohio
Jul 11 Steven Richards, Australian racing driver
Jul 12 Tibor Benedek, Hungarian water polo player (Olympic gold 2000, 04, 08; World C'ship gold 2003) and coach (Hungary 2013-16), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2020)
Jul 12 Travis Best, American basketball player (1995-2002 Indiana Pacers), born in Springfield, Massachusetts
Jul 13 Clint Sodowsky, American pitcher (Detroit Tigers), born in Ponca City, Oklahoma
Jul 13 Sean Waltman, American wrestler
Jul 16 Aaron Glenn, American NFL cornerback and kick returner (NY Jets), born in Humble, Texas
Jul 17 Donny Marshall, American NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Detroit, Michigan
Jul 17 Eric Williams, American NBA forward (Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics), born in Newark, New Jersey
Jul 17 Jaap Stam, Dutch footballer, born in Kampen, Netherlands
Jul 17 Melissa "Missy" Schwen, American rower (Olympic silver 1996), born in Bloomington, Indiana
Jul 18 Bernard Williams, NFL tackle (Philadelphia Eagles)
Jul 18 Bruce Walker, NFL nose tackle (NE Patriots)
Jul 19 Ebbe Sand, Danish footballer (FC Schalke 04 ), born in Aalborg, Denmark
Jul 19 Tamarie Ivie, American female professional baseball infielder (Colorado Silver Bullets), born in Anaheim, California
Jul 20 Jozef Stümpel, Slovak NHL forward (Boston Bruins, LA Kings), born in Nitra, Czechoslovakia
Jul 21 Dennis Krijgsman, Dutch soccer player and manager (Sparta/Vitesse), born in Alphen aan de Rijn, Netherlands
Jul 21 Kimera Bartee, American MLB outfielder.1996-2001 (Detroit Tigers, and 2 other teams), and coach, 2017-21 (Pittsburgh Pirates, and 2 other teams), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 2021)
Jul 22 Keyshawn Johnson, American football wide receiver (Super Bowl XXXVII TB Buccaneers; Pro Bowl 1998-99, 2001) and broadcaster (ESPN), born in Los Angeles, California
Jul 23 Trisha Fallon, Australian basketball forward (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Melbourne, Australia
Jul 24 Kaiō Hiroyuki, Japanese sumo wrestler
Jul 26 Ryan Christopherson, American NFL running back (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Jul 26 Sean Graham, Canadian CFL slot back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers), born in Richmond, British Columbia
Jul 26 Tydus Winans, American NFL and CFL wide receiver (Washington Redskins, Roughriders), born in Los Angeles, California
Jul 27 Bryce Bevill, CFL defensive back (Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in Hyattsville, Maryland
Jul 27 Clint Robinson, Australian K-1 1k canoeist (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Brisbane, Queensland
Jul 27 Jill Arrington, American sports reporter, born in Conyers, Georgia
Jul 28 Ed Templeton, American skateboarder (Toy Machine), born in Garden Grove, California
Jul 30 Clif Groce, American NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts), born in College Station, Texas
Jul 30 Jim McIlvaine, American NBA center (Washington Bullets, Seattle Supersonics), born in Racine, Wisconsin
Jul 31 Chris Weinke, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2000, Florida State; Carolina Panthers), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Jul 31 Jason Gildon, American NFL linebacker (3-time Pro Bowl; Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Altus, Oklahoma
Aug 1 Martin Damm, Czech tennis star, born in Liberec, Czech Republic
Aug 2 Mohamed Al-Deayea, Saudi Arabian footballer, born in Hail, Saudi Arabia
Aug 3 John Lilley, American hockey forward (Olympics 1994), born in Wakefield, Massachusetts
Aug 3 Sandis Ozolinsh, NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche), born in Riga, Latvia
Aug 3 Travis Hall, NFL defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons), born in Sodoltna, Alaska
Aug 5 Aaqib Javed, Pakistani cricketer and pace bowler (1989-98), born in Sheikhupura, Pakistan
Aug 5 John Wasdin, American baseball pitcher, 1997-2009 (Oakland A's, Boston Red Sox, 5 other MLB and 2 Japanese teams), born in Ft Belvoir, Virginia
Aug 6 Mike Frederick, NFL defensive end (Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens)
Aug 7 Tony Bouie, American NFL safety (Tampa Bay Bucs), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Aug 9 Robert Peal, American dance skater (with Margot Contois), born in Chicago, Illinois
Aug 9 Silvia Ramon-Cortes, Spanish tennis star (1994 Futures-Vigo), born in Barcelona, Spain
Aug 10 Lawrence Dallaglio, English rugby union flanker and captain (85 caps England, 3 British & Irish Lions; Was[s), born in London, England
Aug 11 Curtis Ceaser, NFL wide receiver (NY Jets)
Aug 12 Allison Cook, Australian basketballl player (Olympic bronze 1996)
Aug 12 Gyanendra Pandey, Indian cricketer
Aug 12 Mark Kinsella, Irish footballer
Aug 14 Ed O'Bannon, American NBA forward (NJ Nets), born in Los Angeles, California
Aug 14 Evan Pilgrim, American NFL guard (Chicago Bears), born in Pittsburg, California
Aug 15 (Zbigniew) "Jason" Maniecki, Polish-American NFL defensive tackle, 1996-98 (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Rabka-Zdrój, Poland
Aug 15 Freddie Solomon, American football wide receiver (NFL Philadelphia Eagles, 1993-98: Arena League, 2003-07), born in Gainesville, Florida
Aug 15 Ken Walter, American NFL punter, 1997-2006 (Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots, and 2 other teams), born in Cleveland, Ohio
Aug 16 Eddie Goines, NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks)
Aug 16 Stan Lazaridis, Australian footballer, born in Perth, Australia
Aug 16 Zach Wiegert, American college and professional football player (St Louis Rams), born in Fremont, Nebraska
Aug 17 Habibul Bashar, Bangladeshi cricketer (Captain of national side), born in Nagakanda, Bangladesh
Aug 18 Gudrun Pflüger, Austrian mountain runner (World C'ship gold 1992, 94, 95, 96), born in Graz, Austria (d. 2023)
Aug 18 Nate Jones, American heavyweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Chicago, Illinois
Aug 18 Ray Jacobs, American football linebacker (Denver Broncos), born in Corsicana, Texas
Aug 19 Roberto Abbondanzieri, Argentine footballer, born in Bouquet, Argentina
Aug 22 Max Wilson, Brazilian racing driver, born in Hamburg, Germany
Aug 22 Stephen Boyd, American NFL linebacker (Detroit Lions), born in Valley Stream, New York
Aug 23 Anthony Calvillo, American Canadian Football HOF quarterback (Grey Cup 2002, 09, 10; Grey Cup MVP 2002; CFL MOP 2003, 08, 09 Montreal Alouettes), born in Los Angeles, California
Aug 23 Raul Casanova, Puerto Rican baseball player, born in Humacao, Puerto Rico
Aug 23 Sheldon Benoit, CFL linebacker (BC Lions)
Aug 24 Chris Right, CFL receiver (Montreal Alouettes)
Aug 24 Ian Moran, American hockey defenseman (Olympics 1994, Pitts), born in Cleveland, Ohio
Aug 24 Kurt Miller, American baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins), born in Tucson, Arizona
Aug 25 Bryan Stoltenberg, corner (NY Giants)
Aug 25 Marlo Perry, NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
Aug 25 Marvin Harrison, American Pro Football HOF wide receiver (Super Bowl XLI Indianapolis Colts; First-team All-Pro 1999, 2002, 06; 8 x Pro Bowl), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aug 25 Tony Dumas, NBA guard (Dallas Mavericks)
Aug 27 Chris Imes, US hockey defenseman (Olympics 1994), born in South Paris, Maine
Aug 27 Denise Lewis, English heptathlete
Aug 27 Donta Jones, NFL linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Aug 28 Darby Hendrickson, American hockey forward (Olympics 1994), born in Richfield, Minnasota
Aug 28 Jay Witasick, American baseball player, born in Baltimore, Maryland
Aug 28 Mike Cawley, American CFL quarterback (Hamilton Tiger Cats), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Aug 30 Jose Herrera, outfielder (Oakland A's), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Aug 30 Pavel Nedvěd, Czech football player (Lazio, Juventus), born in Cheb, Czechoslovakia
Sep 1 Josh Davis, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100/200m freestyle relay/4x100m medley relay 1996), born in San Antonio, Texas
Sep 1 Louise Dobson, Australian field hockey fullback (Olympic gold 1996; Champions Trophy gold 1997, 99, 2003), born in Shepparton, Australia
Sep 2 Katarina Studenikova, Bratislava Slovak Rep, tennis star
Sep 3 Martin Straka, Czech ice hockey forward (Olympic gold 1998; World C'ship gold 2005; HC Škoda Plzeň, Pittsburgh Penguins, NY Rangers), born in Plzeň, Czech Republic
Sep 4 Daniel Nestor, Canadian tennis player (Olympic gold doubles 2000; 12 x Grand Slam doubles titles; Tour Finals 2007, 08, 10, 11), born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Sep 5 Dirk Copeland, American pursuit cyclist (Olympics 1992, 96), born in Los Angeles, California
Sep 6 Eric Zeier, American NFL quarterback (Cleveland Browns), born in Pensacola, Florida
Sep 7 Cedric Davis, American NFL cornerback (Arizona Cardinals), born in Brandon, Florida
Sep 7 Jason Isringhausen, American pitcher (NY Mets), born in Brighton, Illinois
Sep 7 Willy Tate, American NFL tight end (KC Chiefs), born in Montana, California
Sep 8 Markus Babbel, German football player and coach, born in Munich, West Germany
Sep 8 Trent McCleary, Canadian NHL right wing (Ottawa Senators), born in Swift Current, Canada
Sep 9 Ben Bronson, American football wide receiver (Detroit Lions), born in Jasper, Texas
Sep 9 Mike Hampton, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1999, 2001; Gold Glove Award 2003; 5 × Silver Slugger Award; NL wins leader 1999; Houston Astros), born in Brooksville, Florida
Sep 9 Miriam Oremans, Dutch tennis player, born in Berlicum, Netherlands

Athletes Born in 1972 (Part 2)

Zinedine Zidane (51 years old)

Famous Sports Stars