Athletes and Sports Stars Born in 1975 (Part 2)

Birthdays 201 - 373 of 373

Ralf Schumacher (48 years old)

Jun 30 German Formula 1 race car driver, born in Hürth, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Jul 2 Daniel Kowalski, Australian swimmer (Olympics-bronze/silver-96), born in Singapore
Jul 2 Éric Dazé, Canadian NHL left wing (Chicago Blackhawks; NHL All Star MVP 2002), born in Montreal, Quebec
Jul 3 John Hargis, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100m medley relay 1996), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
Jul 5 Ai Sugiyama, Japanese tennis player (French Open, Wimbledon doubles 2003, US Open 2000; US Open mixed doubles 1999; World #1 doubles 2000), born in Tokyo, Japan
Jul 5 Chris Gratton, Canadian NHL center (Canada World C'ships gold 1997; Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Brantford, Ontario
Jul 5 Hernán Crespo, Argentine soccer striker (64 caps, 35 goals; Parma, Lazio, Inter Milan, Chelsea) and manager (São Paulo, Al-Duhail), born in Florida Este, Argentina
Jul 7 Tony Benshoof, American luger, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Jul 11 Rubén Baraja, Spanish footballer and coach (Valencia), born in Valladolid, Spain
Jul 11 Willie Anderson, American football player
Jul 14 Matthew Kessinger, American figure skater (1995 Gt Lakes Jr champ), born in Louisville, Kentucky
Jul 14 Tim Hudson, American baseball player (San Francisco Giants), born in Columbus, Georgia
Jul 15 Ben Pepper, Australian basketball player
Jul 16 Bas Leinders, Belgian racing car driver, born in Bree, Belgium
Jul 17 Andre Adams, New Zealand cricketer, born in Auckland, New Zealand
Jul 18 Torii Hunter, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 2002, 07, 09, 10, 13; Gold Glove Award 2001–09; Minnesota Twins, LA Angels of Anaheim, Detroit Tigers), born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Jul 20 Aimee Mullins, American Paralympic athlete/official (US Olympic Chef de Mission 2012), born in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Jul 20 Erik Hagen, Norwegian footballer
Jul 20 Ray Allen, American basketball guard (10-time NBA All Star), born in Merced, California
Jul 21 Mike Sellers, American CFL and NFL player (Edmonton Eskimos), born in Frankfurt, West Germany
Jul 21 Ravindra Pushpakumara, Sri Lankan cricketer (Test pace bowler), born in Panadura, Sri Lanka
Jul 24 Gloria Pizzichini, Italian tennis player
Jul 24 Torrie Wilson, American wrestler (WWE), born in Boise, Idaho
Jul 25 Jean-Claude Darcheville, French footballer, born in Sinnamary, French Guiana, France
Jul 26 Joe Smith, American NBA forward (Golden State Warriors), born in Norfolk, Virginia
Jul 27 Alessandro Pistone, Italian footballer, born in Milan, Italy

Alex Rodriguez (48 years old)

Jul 27 American MLB shortstop (14-time All Star), born in New York City

Jul 27 Shea Hillenbrand, American baseball player, born in Mesa, Arizona
Jul 29 Corrado Grabbi, Italian footballer
Jul 29 Seth Greisinger, American baseball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Kansas City, Kansas
Jul 31 Andrew Hall, South African cricket batsman (21 Tests; HS 163 v India 1st Test 2004), born in Johannesburg, Transvaal
Jul 31 Mike Lincoln, American MLB baseball relief pitcher, 1999-2010 (Pittsburgh Pirates, and 3 other teams), born in Carmichael, California
Jul 31 Randy Flores, American baseball pitcher (World Series 2006, St. Louis Cardinals), executive (American director scouting SL Cardinals) and broadcaster (Pac-12 Network), born in Bellflower, California
Jul 31 Sergei Gusev, Russian NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars), born in Nizhny Tagil, USSR
Aug 2 Mineiro [Carlos Luciano da Silva], Brazilian footballer, born in Porto Alegre, Brazil
Aug 3 Aryiro Strataki, Greek heptathlete, born in Heraklion, Greece
Aug 3 Chris Nevin, New Zealand cricket wicketkeeper-batsman (37 ODIs, 19 dismissals), born in Dunedin, New Zealand
Aug 3 N. D. Kalu, American defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Baltimore, Maryland
Aug 3 Trevor Pryce, American NFL defensive tackle (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Brooklyn, New York
Aug 4 Beau Morgan, running back (Dallas Cowboys)
Aug 4 Kaipo Spenser, Wailuku HI, baseball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996)
Aug 6 Victor Zambrano, Venezuelan baseball player
Aug 7 Alshermond Singleton, American NFL linebacker (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Newark, New Jersey
Aug 7 Edgar Renteria, Colombian baseball player (Florida Marlins), born in Barranquilla, Colombia
Aug 7 Jimmy van Fessem, Dutch football goalkeeper (Willem II), born in Tilburg, Netherlands
Aug 9 Mike Lamb, American baseball player, born in West Covina, California
Aug 12 Anders Myrvold, Norwegian NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche), born in Lorenskog, Norway
Aug 12 Paul Gaudoin, Australian field hockey halfback (Champions Trophy gold 1999; Olympic bronze 1996, 2000) and coach (Australian women's team 2016-21), born in Perth, Australia
Aug 12 Regan Upshaw, American NFL player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Berrien Springs, Michigan
Aug 13 Joe Perry, English snooker player, born in Wisbech, England
Aug 13 Shoaib Akhtar, Pakistani cricket fast bowler (regarded as fastest bowler in history 161.3km/h; 46 Tests, 178 wickets, BB 6/11; Somerset CCC, Durham CCC, Worcestershire CCC), born in Morgah, Pakistan
Aug 14 Mike Vrabel, American NFL linebacker (Super Bowl 2001, 03, 04, New England Patriots) and coach (Tennessee Titans 2018-20), born in Akron, Ohio
Aug 14 Viaceslav Ivanovski, Israeli weightlifter, born in Novosibirsk, Russia
Aug 15 Bertrand Berry, American NFL football linebacker, 1997-2009 (Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos, Arizona Cardinals), and radio broadcaster, born in Houston, Texas
Aug 15 Vijay Bharadwaj, Indian cricketer, born in Bangalore
Aug 16 Didier Agathe, French footballer, born in Saint-Pierre, Réunion
Aug 17 İlhan Mansız, German born Turkish footballer and ice skater, born in Kempten, West Germany
Aug 21 Simon Katich, Australian cricketer, born in Middle Swan, Australia
Aug 22 Charles C. Smith, American baseball player, NBA guard (Miami Heat), born in Fort Worth, Texas
Aug 22 Clint Bolton, Australian former football goalkeeper, born in Bundaberg, Australia
Aug 22 Robert Enes, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics 1996)
Aug 23 Joe Andruzzi, NFL guard (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Brooklyn, New York, New York
Aug 24 Mark de Vries, Surinamese-Dutch footballer, born in Paramaribo, Suriname
Aug 25 Molly Tuter, WNBA guard (Phoenix Mercury)
Aug 25 Petria Thomas, Lismore NSW Australia, swimmer (Olympic silver 1996)
Aug 26 Morgan Ensberg, American baseball player, born in Hermosa Beach, California
Aug 26 Shea Seals, NBA guard (LA Lakers) and coach, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Aug 27 Mark Rudan, Australian footballer
Aug 28 Gareth Farrelly, Irish footballer (Aston Villa), born in Dublin
Aug 28 Jamie Cureton, English footballer (Bishop's Stortford), born in Bristol, England
Aug 30 Radhi Jaïdi, Tunisian soccer defender (105 caps; Espérance, Bolton Wanderers, Birmingham City, Southampton), born in Tunis, Tunisia
Sep 4 Nikos Liberopoulos, Greek soccer forward (76 caps; Panathinaikos, AEK Athens, Eintracht Frankfurt), born in Filiatra, Greece
Sep 5 George Boateng, Dutch footballer, born in Nkawkaw, Ghana
Sep 5 Rod Barajas, Mexican-American baseball player, born in Ontario, California
Sep 6 Derrek Lee, American baseball 1st baseman (2 x MLB All Star, 3 x Gold Glove), born in Sacramento, California
Sep 7 Harold Wallace, Costa Rican footballer, born in Heredia, Costa Rica
Sep 7 Norifumi Abe, Japanese motorcycle road racer (3 x 500cc wins), born in Setagaya, Japan (d. 2007)
Sep 8 Elena Likhovtseva, Russian tennis player, born in Alma-Ata, Soviet Union
Sep 8 John Thomas, American NBA forward (Boston Celtics), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sep 8 Lee Eul-Yong, South Korean footballer, born in Taebaek, South Korea

Dan O'Toole (48 years old)

Sep 10 Canadian sports anchor (TSN, Fox Sports 1), born in Peterborough, Ontario

Sep 11 Juan Cobián, Argentine footballer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sep 13 Akihiro Asai, Japanese racing driver, born in Tokyo, Japan
Sep 15 Tom Dolan, American 400m freestyle/200m/400m medley swimmer (Olympic gold 1996)
Sep 16 Kip Harkrider, American baseball infielder (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Carthage, Texas
Sep 17 Jimmie Johnson, American auto racer (7-time NASCAR Cup Series champion), born in El Cajon, California
Sep 18 Kanstantsin Lukashyk, Belarusian pistol shooter (OLympic gold 1992), born in Hrodna, Belarus
Sep 20 Juan Pablo Montoya, Colombian-American race car driver, born in Bogotá, Colombia
Sep 22 Ethan Moreau, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Huntsville, Ontario
Sep 24 Kyle Turley, American football offensive lineman (First-team All-Pro 2000 New Orleans Saints; Second-team All-Pro 2003 St. Louis Rams), born in Provo, Utah
Sep 25 Matt Hasselbeck, American football player, born in Boulder, Colorado
Sep 27 Ed Gray, NBA guard (Atlanta Hawks)
Sep 27 Tajama Abraham, WNBA center (Sacramento Monarchs)
Sep 28 Lenny Krayzelburg, American swimmer
Sep 29 Albert Celades, Spanish football player (Barcelona, Real Madrid), born in Barcelona, Spain
Sep 29 Heather Pease, American synchronized swimmer (Olympic gold 1996), born in Monterey, California
Sep 30 Carlos Guillén, Venezuelan baseball shortstop (3-time MLB All Star; Seattle Mariners, Detroit Tigers), born in Maracay, Aragua
Sep 30 Sammy Igoe, English football player, born in Staines-upon-Thames, England
Oct 1 Eric Morel, Puerto Rican boxer, (WBA flyweight champion 2000-03), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Oct 4 Cristiano Lucarelli, Italian soccer striker and manager (6 caps; AS Liverno), born in Livorno, Italy
Oct 5 Bobo Baldé, Guinean footballer, born in Marseille, France
Oct 6 Jan Harm Schippers, Dutch soccer player (SC Heerenveen, Veendam)
Oct 6 Reon King, West Indian cricketer from Guyana
Oct 9 Mahendra Nagamootoo, West Indian cricketer (Guyanese leg-spinner), born in Whim, Berbice, Guyana
Oct 9 Mark Viduka, Australian soccer striker (Olyroos, Olympics 1996), born in Melbourne, Australia
Oct 10 Ramón Morales, Mexican soccer left-wing (64 caps; Guadalajara 382 games), born in La Piedad, Mexico

Marion Jones (48 years old)

Oct 12 American track and field athlete and drug cheat (5 forfeited Olympic medals), born in Los Angeles, California

Oct 13 Leo Koswal, Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht '90), born in Breda, Netherlands
Oct 14 Floyd Landis, American cyclist (Tour de France, 2006 - finished 1st, later disqualified), born in Farmersville, Pennsylvania
Oct 15 Glen Little, English footballer, born in London, England
Oct 16 Brynjar Gunnarsson, Icelandic footballer
Oct 16 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
Oct 16 Jamila Wideman, WNBA guard (LA Sparks)
Oct 17 Francis Bouillon, American hockey player
Oct 18 Alex Cora, Puerto Rican MLB baseball infielder, 1998-2011 (Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, and 4 other teams), and manager, 2018-19 & 2021- (Boston Red Sox), born in Caguas, Puerto Rico
Oct 21 Henrique Hilário, Portuguese footballer
Oct 21 Toby Hall, American baseball player
Oct 22 Míchel Salgado, Spanish soccer defender (53 caps; Celta Vigo, Real Madrid 251 games, Blackburn Rovers), born in As Neves, Spain
Oct 23 Keith Van Horn, American NBA forward, 1997-2006 (New Jersey Nets, and 4 other teams), born in Fullerton, California
Oct 24 Corey Dillon, American football running back (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Seattle, Washington
Oct 24 Juan Pablo Ángel, Colombian footballer, born in Medellín, Colombia
Oct 25 Ryan Clement, American football quarterback, born in Denver, Colorado
Oct 26 Katja Riipi, Finnish ice hockey left wing (Olympics bronze 1998), born in Sodankylä, Finland
Oct 26 Tammy Cleland, American synchronized swimmer (Olympic gold 1996), born in Sanford, Florida
Oct 30 Joanne Malar, Canadian swimmer (Olympics-11-92, 96), born in Hamilton, Ontario
Oct 31 Carla Boyd, Australian basketball player (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Wynyard, Tasmania
Oct 31 Fabio Celestini, Swiss footballer, born in Lausanne, Switzerland
Nov 2 Stéphane Sarrazin, French auto racer (Le Mans Series 2007, 10; French Formula Renault 1994; 24 Hours of Le Mans x 4 runner-up), born in Barjac, Gard, France
Nov 3 Darren Sharper, American NFL defensive back (5-time Pro Bowl; Super Bowl 2009, Green Bay Packers), born in Richmond, Virginia
Nov 4 Orlando Pace, American tackle (St Louis Rams), born in Sandusky, Ohio
Nov 6 Mike Maurer, Canadian CFL fullback (Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Nov 8 Brevin Knight, American NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Livingston, New Jersey
Nov 8 José Pinto, Spanish footballer, born in El Puerto de Santa María, Spain
Nov 12 Jason Lezak, American swimmer, born in Irvine, California
Nov 13 Ivica Dragutinović, Serbian footballer
Nov 13 Quim, Portuguese footballer
Nov 13 Sarah Pitkowski, Seclin France, tennis star (1995 Futures-Koksijde)
Nov 13 Tom Compernolle, Belgian athlete (d. 2008)

David Ortiz (48 years old)

Nov 18 Dominican Baseball HOF first baseman/DH (10 × MLB All-Star; World Series 2004, 07, 13; World Series MVP 2013 Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Nov 18 Jason Williams, American basketball point guard (NBA C'ship 2006, Miami Heat; NBA All-Rookie First Team 1999), born in Belle, West Virginia
Nov 18 Shawn Camp, American baseball player
Nov 20 J. D. Drew, American baseball player, born in Valdosta, Georgia
Nov 21 Chad Levitt, running back (Oakland Raiders)
Nov 27 Martin Gramatica, Argentinian-American football player
Nov 30 Ben Thatcher, Welsh footballer
Nov 30 Mehrdad Minavand, Iranian soccer midfielder (67 caps; Persepolis, Sturm Graz), born in Tehran, Iran (d. 2021)
Dec 2 Mark Kotsay, American baseball outfielder and coach (1,914 MLB games; Florida Marlins, Oakland A's), born in Whittier, California
Dec 4 Marci Jobson (Miller), American soccer midfielder (17 caps; Turbine Potsdam FC, Atlanta Beat) and coach (Baylor University 2008-14), born in St. Charles, Illinois

Ronnie O'Sullivan (48 years old)

Dec 5 British snooker player (7 x world champion; 7 x Masters champion; 7 x UK champion), born in Wordsley, England

Dec 6 Natalie Titcume, Australian softball catcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Sydney, Australia
Dec 7 Jamie Clapham, English footballer (Ipswich Town), born in Lincoln, England
Dec 8 Kevin Harvick, American auto racer (NASCAR Cup Series Champion 2014), born in Bakersfield, California
Dec 10 Josip Skoko, Australian footballer
Dec 11 Gerben de Knegt, Dutch cyclist, born in Tilburg, Netherlands
Dec 12 Craig Moore, Australian soccer defender and broadcaster (52 caps; Glasgow Rangers 175 games), born in Sydney, New South Wales
Dec 13 Matt LeCroy, American baseball catcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Belton, South Carolina
Dec 14 James Cotton, American NBA guard (Seattle Supersonics), born in Los Angeles, California
Dec 14 Tamecka Dixon, American WNBA guard (LA Sparks), born in Linden, New Jersey
Dec 16 Valentin Bădoi, Romanian footballer
Dec 17 Tim Clark, South African golfer (US Masters 2006 runner-up; Players C'ship 2010), born in Durban, RSA
Dec 19 Olivier Tébily, Ivorian soccer defender (18 caps; Chamois Niortais FC, Celtic, Birmingham City), born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Dec 20 Bartosz Bosacki, Polish footballer, born in Poznań, Poland
Dec 22 Dmitri Khokhlov, Russian footballer, born in Krasnodar, Russia
Dec 22 Sergei Aschwanden, Swiss judoka, born in Bern, Switzerland
Dec 22 Stanislav Neckar, NHL defenseman (Ottawa Senators, Olympic gold 1998), born in České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Dec 23 Vadim Sharifijanov, Russian ice hockey player, born in Ufa, Russia
Dec 24 Natalie Ward, Australian softball shortstop/2nd baseman (Olympic bronze 1996)
Dec 25 Hideki Okajima, Japanese baseball pitcher (3 × NPB All-Star; MLB All Star 2007; first Japanese-born pitcher to play in World Series, Game 2 2007 Boston Red Sox; Yomiuri Giants), born in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Dec 25 Marcus Trescothick, English cricket batsman (76 Tests, 14 x 100s, HS 219; 123 ODIs; Somerset CCC), born in Keynsham, England
Dec 26 Marcelo Rios, Chilean tennis star (1995 Amsterdam), born in Santiago, Chile
Dec 29 Jaret Wright, American baseball player, born in Anaheim, California