Athletes and Sports Stars Born in 1979 (Part 2)

Birthdays 201 - 361 of 361

Aug 9 Alizah Allen, American figure skater (1997 North Atlantic Sr champ), born in New York City
Aug 10 Dinusha Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer
Aug 10 Yannick Schroeder, French racing driver
Aug 12 Cindy Klassen, Canadian speed skater
Aug 12 D.J. Houlton, American baseball player
Aug 13 Corey Patterson, American baseball player, born in Atlanta, Georgia
Aug 13 Román Colón, Dominican baseball player, born in Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic
Aug 14 Paul Burgess, Australian athlete, born in Perth, Australia
Aug 15 Carl Edwards, American NASCAR driver
Aug 16 Monder Rizki, Belgian athlete, born in Brussels, Belgium
Aug 17 Antwaan Randle El, American football player and coach, born in Riverdale, Illinois
Aug 19 Oumar Kondé, Swiss footballer, born in Binningen, Switzerland
Aug 20 Cory Sullivan, American baseball player (Colorado Rockies), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Aug 21 Ashley Whitney, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x200m freestyle relay 1996), born in Nashville, Tennessee
Aug 23 Edgar Sosa, Mexican boxer, born in Mexico City

Aug 24 Michael Redd, American basketball player, born in Columbus, Ohio
Aug 24 Orlando Engelaar, Dutch international footballer, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Aug 25 Marlon Harewood, English footballer
Aug 26 Cristian Mora, Ecuadorian footing goalkeeper, born in Vinces, Ecuador
Aug 26 Jamal Lewis, American NFL running back (Super Bowl 2000; NFL rushing yards leader 2003; Baltimore Ravens), born in Atlanta, Georgia
Aug 27 Tian Liang, Chinese diver
Aug 28 Kristen Hughes, Australian netballer
Aug 28 Markus Pröll, German footballer, born in Rheinbach, Germany
Aug 28 Ruth Riley, American basketball player, born in Ransom, Kansas
Aug 29 Ryan Shealy, American baseball player, born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Aug 30 Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentine tennis player, born in Ciudad Evita, Argentina
Aug 31 Ramón Santiago, Dominican baseball infielder, coach (only player in history to hit walk-off, grand slam home run in last MLB at-bat), born in Las Matas de Farfán, DR
Sep 2 Tomer Ben Yosef, Israeli footballer
Sep 4 Kosuke Matsuura, Japanese auto racer (IndyCar & Indy 500 Rookie of the Year 2004; Formula Dream 2000), born in Aichi, Japan
Sep 5 George O'Callaghan, Irish footballer, born in Cork, Ireland

Sep 5 John Carew, Norwegian soccer forward (91 caps; Valencia, Aston Villa), born in Lørenskog, Norway
Sep 5 Stacey Dales, Canadian basketball player and sportscaster, born in Collingwood, Canada
Sep 6 Carlos Adrián Morales, Mexican soccer midfielder (8 caps; Morelia 382 games, born in La Piedad, Mexico
Sep 6 Dzyanis Kowba, Belarusian soccer defensive midfielder (36 caps; PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara 247 games), born in Vitebsk, Belarus (d. 2021)
Sep 6 Massimo Maccarone, Italian footballer, born in Galliate, Italy
Sep 11 David Pizarro, Chilean footballer (Roma), born in Valparaíso, Chile
Sep 11 Frank Francisco, Dominican Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Sep 13 Ivan Miljković, Serbian volleyball player, born in Niška Banja, Serbia
Sep 14 Jesse Marunde, American Strongman athlete (d. 2007)
Sep 15 Carlos Ruiz 'the Little Fish', Guatemalan football player, born in Guatemala City
Sep 15 Patrick Marleau, Canadian NHL ice hockey forward, since 1997 (San Jose Sharks, and 2 other teams), born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan
Sep 16 Bobby Korecky, American MLB baseball player, born in Hillside, New Jersey
Sep 17 Akin Ayodele, American football player
Sep 17 Steffen Algreen, Danish footballer
Sep 18 Daniel Aranzubia, Spanish footballer, born in Logroño, Spain

Chris Gayle (44 years old)

Sep 21 Jamaican West Indies cricketer (1999-) and fastest century maker in history, born in Kingston, Jamaica

Sep 21 Julian Gray, English footballer
Sep 21 Richard Dunne, Irish soccer defender (80 caps, Republic of Ireland; Everton, Manchester City, Aston Villa, QPR) and broadcaster (BT Sport), born in Dublin, Ireland
Sep 23 Bryant McKinnie, American NFL Offensive Tackle (Minnesota Vikings), born in Woodbury, New Jersey
Sep 24 Fábio Aurélio, Brazilian footballer (Liverpool), born in São Carlos, Brazil
Sep 25 Jason Koumas, Welsh former professional footballer, born in Wrexham, Wales
Sep 26 Fuifui Moimoi, New Zealand (Tongan) rugby league footballer, born in Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Sep 26 Jaycie Phelps, American gymnast (Olympic gold team 1996), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
Sep 26 Jon Harley, English footballer, born in Maidstone, United Kingdom
Sep 27 Christian Jones, Australian racing driver
Sep 27 Jon Garland, American baseball player
Sep 27 Steve Simpson, Australian rugby league back rower (7 Tests; 13 NSW; Newcastle Knights RLFC), born in Maitland, Australia
Sep 28 Bam Margera, American skateboarder
Sep 29 Shelley Duncan, American Baseball Player, born in Tucson, Arizona
Sep 30 Andy van der Meyde, Dutch footballer
Oct 1 Gilberto Martínez, Costa Rican soccer defender (61 caps; Brescia), born in Golfito, Costa Rica
Oct 1 Rudi Johnson, American NFL running back (Pro Bowl 2004; Cincinnati Bengals), born in Petersburg, Virginia
Oct 2 Francisco Fonseca, Mexican soccer striker and broadcaster (43 caps, 21 goals), born in León, Guanajuato
Oct 4 Adam Voges, Australian cricket batsman (20 Tests; oldest [35] to score a century on Test debut 2015), born in Perth, Western Australia
Oct 5 Curtis Sanford, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Owen Sound, Canada
Oct 5 Vincenzo Grella, Australian soccer player, born in Dandenong, Australia
Oct 6 David Di Tommaso, French footballer (d. 2005)
Oct 6 Richard Seymour, American football player
Oct 7 Simona Amânar, Romanian gymnast, born in Constanța, Romania
Oct 9 Gonzalo Sorondo, Uruguayan footballer (Defensor), born in Montevideo, Uruguay
Oct 9 Todd Kelly, Australian auto racer (Bathurst 1000 2005 [Mark Skaife]; Bathurst 24 Hour 2003), born in Melbourne, Australia
Oct 10 Nicolás Massú, Chilean tennis player, born in Viña del Mar, Chile
Oct 13 Wes Brown, English soccer defender (23 caps; Manchester United 232 games), born in Manchester, England
Oct 15 Blue Adams, American Football Player, born in Miami, Florida
Oct 15 Māris Verpakovskis, Latvian football player, born in Liepāja, Latvia
Oct 15 Paul Robinson, English football player (Tottenham), born in Beverley, England

Kimi Räikkönen (44 years old)

Oct 17 Finnish auto racer (F1 World Champion 2007), born in Espoo, Finland

Oct 17 Kostas Tsartsaris, Greek basketball player
Oct 19 José Luis "Parejita" López, Mexican footballer
Oct 20 Paul Ifill, English footballer, born in Brighton, England
Oct 20 Paul O'Connell, Irish rugby player and coach, born in Limerick, Ireland
Oct 23 Jorge Solís, Mexican boxer (WBA Super Featherweight title 2010), born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Oct 23 Simon Davies, Welsh soccer winger (58 caps; Fulham, Tottenham Hotspur, Everton), born in Haverfordwest, Wales
Oct 25 Rob Hulse, English footballer (Sheffield United), born in Crewe, England
Oct 25 Tony Torcato, American baseball player, born in Woodland, California
Oct 28 Martin Škoula, Czech ice hockey player
Oct 30 Jason Bartlett, Filipino-American baseball player, born in Mountain View, California
Oct 31 Ricardo Fuller, Jamaican footballer, born in Kingston, Jamaica
Oct 31 Simão Sabrosa, Portuguese footballer, 1997-2015 (Benfica, Atlético Madrid, Portugal, and 5 other teams), born in Vila Real, Portugal
Nov 1 Coco Crisp, American baseball outfielder (World Series 2007, Boston Red Sox; AL stolen base leader 2011), born in Los Angeles, California
Nov 1 Milan Dudić, Serbian soccer defender (13 caps, Serbia and Montenegro; Red Star Belgrade), born in Kraljevo, Serbia
Nov 2 Marián Čišovský, Slovak soccer defender (15 caps; Inter Bratislava, Viktoria Plzeň), born in Humenné, Slovakia (d. 2020)
Nov 3 Pablo Aimar, Argentine soccer midfielder (52 caps; Valencia, Benfica), born in Río Cuarto, Argentina
Nov 6 Lamar Odom, American basketball player, born in South Jamaica, New York
Nov 7 Danny Fonseca, Costa Rican soccer midfielder (28 caps; Cartaginés 537 games), born in Cartago, Costa Rica
Nov 7 Mike Commodore, Canadian professional hockey player (Carolina Hurricanes), born in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
Nov 7 Will Demps, American football player, born in Charleston, South Carolina
Nov 8 Aaron Hughes, Northern Irish footballer, born in Cookstown, Northern Ireland
Nov 9 Adam Dunn, American baseball player, born in Houston, Texas
Nov 12 Corey Maggette, American professional basketball player, born in Melrose Park, Illinois
Nov 12 Lucas Glover, American golfer (US Open 2009), born in Greenville, South Carolina
Nov 13 Ron Artest, American basketball player
Nov 14 Jean-Alain Boumsong, French footballer
Nov 15 Brett Lancaster, Australian cyclist
Nov 15 Josemi, Spanish footballer
Nov 16 Bruce Irons, American surfer, born in Lihue, Hawaii
Nov 17 Matthew Spring, English footballer
Nov 19 Larry Johnson, American football player, born in Pomfret, Maryland
Nov 19 Ryan Howard, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Florissant, Missouri
Nov 20 Maree Bowden, New Zealand netball player (15 caps, Silver Ferns), born in Clyde, New Zealand
Nov 21 Alex Tanguay, Canadian hockey player
Nov 21 Stromile Swift, American basketball player
Nov 21 Vincenzo Iaquinta, Italian footballer
Nov 27 Ricky Carmichael, American motocross racer
Nov 27 Teemu Tainio, Finnish footballer
Nov 29 Francis Beltrán, Dominican baseball player, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Nov 30 Andrés Nocioni, Argentine basketball player
Nov 30 Chris Atkinson, Australian rally driver
Dec 2 Abdul Razzaq, Pakistan cricket all-rounder (46 Tests, top score 134, 100 wickets; 265 ODIs), born in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Dec 4 Jay DeMerit, American soccer defender (25 caps; Watford, Vancouver Whitecaps FC), born in Green Bay, Wisconsin
Dec 5 Gareth McAuley, Northern Irish footballer (Rangers), born in Larne, Northern Ireland
Dec 5 Matteo Ferrari, Italian soccer defender (11 caps; Parma, Roma, Genoa, Beşiktaş), born in Aflou, Algeria
Dec 5 Niklas Hagman, Finnish ice hockey player, born in Espoo, Finland
Dec 6 Tim Cahill, Australian soccer forward (108 caps, 50 goals; Everton), born in Sydney, New South Wales
Dec 7 Lampros Choutos, Greek footballer, born in Athens, Greece
Dec 8 Christian Wilhelmsson, Swedish footballer, born in Malmö Municipality, Sweden
Dec 8 Daniel Fitzhenry, Australian rugby league footballer, born in Macksville, Australia
Dec 9 Stephen McPhail, Irish footballer, born in City of Westminster, London
Dec 12 Nate Clements, American football player, born in Shaker Heights, Ohio
Dec 14 Kyle Shanahan, American NFL coach (San Francisco 49ers 2017-20), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 14 Michael Owen, English footballer, 1996-2013 (Liverpool; New Castle United; and 3 other teams), sports commentator, and racehorse breeder, born in Chester, England
Dec 16 Trevor Immelman, South African golfer (US Masters 2008), born in Cape Town, Western Cape
Dec 17 Matt Murley, American NHL ice hockey player (Pittsburgh Penguins, Phoenix Coyotes), born in Troy, New York
Dec 20 David DeJesus, American baseball player, born in Brooklyn, New York
Dec 20 Michael Rogers, Australian cyclist, born in Barham, Australia
Dec 23 Kenny Miller, Scottish football player, born in Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Dec 23 Scott Gomez, American ice hockey player, born in Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 26 Dimitry Vassiliev, Russian ski jumper, born in Ufa, Russia
Dec 26 Fabián Carini, Uruguayan footballer, born in Montevideo, Uruguay
Dec 27 Carson Palmer, American NFL quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2002, USC; Pro Bowl 2005, 06, 15; Cincinnati Bengals, Arizona Cardinals), born in Fresno, California
Dec 27 David Dunn, English footballer
Dec 28 Bill Hall, American baseball player, born in Nettleton, Mississippi