Athletes and Sports Stars Born in 1981 (Part 2)

Birthdays 201 - 366 of 366

Fernando Alonso (42 years old)

Jul 29 Spanish auto racer (World Formula 1 Drivers Champion 2005-06; 24 Hours of Le Mans 2018-19; FIA World Endurance C'ship 2018-19), born in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain

Jul 29 Jennie Thompson, American gymnast (Jr Natl-champ-93, Olympics 1996), born in Wichita Falls, Texas
Jul 29 Kyle LeDuc, American auto racer (COR Pro 4 2020; LOORRS Pro 4 2012, 14–17, 19), born in Cherry Valley, California (d. 2023)
Jul 29 Troy Perkins, American professional soccer goalkeeper, born in Springfield, Ohio

Hope Solo (42 years old)

Jul 30 American soccer player (US women's national team goalkeeper), born in Richland, Washington

Jul 30 Juan Smith, South African rugby back-rower (70 Tests; RC Toulon, Gauteng Lions, Free State Cheetahs), born in Bloemfontein, South Africa
Jul 30 Nicky Hayden, American motorcycle racer (MotoGP Champion 2006), born in Owensboro, Kentucky (d. 2017)
Aug 1 Stephen Hunt, Irish footballer, born in Port Laoise, Ireland
Aug 4 Ben Scott, English cricketer
Aug 4 Frédérick Bousquet, French swimmer
Aug 5 Alester Maregwede, Zimbabwean cricketer
Aug 5 Carl Crawford, American baseball player, born in Houston, Texas
Aug 8 Candie Kung, American golfer (US Open 2009 runner-up), born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Roger Federer (42 years old)

Aug 8 Swiss tennis player (20 x Grand Slam singles titles; Olympic gold doubles 2008; Davis Cup 2014; 6 x Tour Finals), born in Bottmingen, Switzerland

Aug 9 Li Jiawei, Singaporean Olympic table tennis player
Aug 10 Taufik Hidayat, Indonesian Badminton Player
Aug 12 Djibril Cissé, French footballer
Aug 12 Tony Capaldi, Northern Ireland footballer, born in Porsgrunn, Norway
Aug 14 Julius Jones, American football player, born in Big Stone Gap, Virginia
Aug 14 Matthew Etherington, English footballer, born in Truro, United Kingdom
Aug 15 Brendan Hansen, American swimmer (Olympic gold, 4x100m medley relay 2004, 08, 12; 6 x World C'ship gold), born in Havertown, Pennsylvania
Aug 15 Oliver Perez, American baseball player
Aug 16 Roque Santa Cruz, Paraguayan footballer, born in Asunción, Paraguay
Aug 18 César Delgado, Argentine footballer, born in Rosario, Argentina
Aug 18 Dimitris Salpingidis, Greek footballer, born in Thessaloniki, Greece
Aug 20 Bernard Mendy, French footballer (Paris Saint-Germain), born in Évreux, France
Aug 21 Andreas Glyniadakis, Greek basketball player, born in Chania, Greece
Aug 22 Alex Holmes, American football player, born in San Diego, California
Aug 23 Carlos Cuéllar, Spanish footballer, born in Madrid, Spain
Aug 23 Stephan Loboué, Ivorian footballer, born in Pforzheim, Germany
Aug 26 Birdie Kim, South Korean golfer (US Open 2005), born in Iksan, South Korea
Aug 26 Jesse Martin, German- Australian yachtsman (youngest person to solo circumnavigate the globe at 18), born in Dachau, Germany
Aug 28 Agata Wróbel, Polish weightlifter, born in Żywiec, Poland
Aug 28 Daniel Gygax, Swiss footballer, born in Zürich, Switzerland
Aug 28 Martin Erat, Czech hockey player, born in Třebíč, Czechoslovakia
Aug 28 Raphael Matos, Brazilian racing driver, born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Aug 28 Vaggelis Moras, Greek footballer, born in Larissa, Greece
Aug 29 Geneviève Jeanson, French Canadian cyclist, born in Montreal, Quebec
Aug 31 Dwayne Peel, Welsh rugby union halfback (76 Tests, British & Irish Lions 3, Barbarians 1; Llanelli Scarlets RFC, Sale Sharks RFC), born in Carmarthen, Wales
Sep 1 Clinton Portis, American football running back (Pro Bowl 2003, 08; Denver Broncos, Washington Redskins), born in Laurel, Mississippi
Sep 2 Chris Tremlett, English cricketer
Sep 4 Richard Garcia, Australian soccer midfielder/forward (17 caps; West Ham United, Colchester United, Hull City, Perth Glory) and coach (Perth Glory), born in Perth, Australia
Sep 5 Drew Carter, American football player, born in Solon, Ohio
Sep 5 Filippo Volandri, Italian tennis player, born in Livorno, Italy
Sep 6 Mark Teahen, American-Canadian baseball player, born in Redlands, California
Sep 7 Gökhan Zan, Turkish footballer, born in Antakya, Hatay, Turkey
Sep 8 Morten Gamst Pedersen, Norwegian soccer midfielder (83 caps; Blackburn Rovers 288 games, Tromsø IL), born in Vadsø, Norway
Sep 11 Andrea Dossena, Italian footballer (Piacenza), born in Lodi, Italy
Sep 12 Jered Guzman, American pairs skater (with partner Natalie Vlandis), born in Garden Grove, California
Sep 13 Antonio Lopez, Spanish footballer (Atlético Madrid), born in Benidorm, Spain
Sep 13 Koldo Fernández, Spanish cyclist, born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain
Sep 17 Bakari Koné, Ivorian footballer
Sep 17 Casey Janssen, American baseball player
Sep 17 Francis Manioru, Solomon Island sprinter
Sep 19 Damiano Cunego, Italian cyclist (Nippo–Vini Fantini team), born in Cerro Veronese, Italy
Sep 19 Rick DiPietro, American ice hockey player, born in Winthrop, Massachusetts
Sep 20 Feliciano López, Spanish tennis player
Sep 20 Jordan Tata, American baseball player
Sep 23 Robert Doornbos, Dutch race car driver
Sep 24 Drew Gooden, National Basketball Association player and broadcaster, born in Oakland, California
Sep 24 Ryan Briscoe, American auto racer (24 Hours of Daytona 2020; 12 Hours of Sebring LMP2 class 2013; Petit Le Mans LMP2 class 2008, 13), born in Sydney, Australia
Sep 25 Jason Bergmann, American baseball player, born in Neptune City, New Jersey
Sep 25 Rocco Baldelli, American baseball player, born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island

Serena Williams (42 years old)

Sep 26 American tennis player (23 x Grand Slam singles titles; Tour Finals x 5; Olympic gold 2012; 16 x GS doubles titles), born in Saginaw, Michigan

Sep 27 Brendon McCullum, New Zealand cricketer
Sep 27 Lakshmipathy Balaji, Indian cricketer
Sep 28 Jorge Guagua, Ecuadorian soccer defender (63 caps; El Nacional), born in Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Sep 28 José Calderón, Spanish basketball point guard (captain Spain gold FIBA World C'ship 2006; Olympic silver 08, 12; NBA: Toronto, Detroit, Dallas, NY Knicks; Cleveland), born in Villanueva de la Serena, Spain
Sep 30 Dominique Moceanu, American gymnast (World-silver-95, Olympic gold 1996), born in Los Angeles, California
Oct 1 Johnny Oduya, Swedish NHL defenceman (Stanley Cup 2013, 15; Chicago Blackhawks), born in Stockholm, Sweden
Oct 1 Júlio Baptista, Brazilian soccer forward (47 caps; São Paulo, Sevilla), born in São Paulo, Brazil
Oct 2 Luke Wilkshire, Australian soccer defender (80 caps; Dynamo Moscow, Bristol City), born in Wollongong, Australia
Oct 3 Andreas Isaksson, Swedish soccer goalkeeper (133 caps; PSV, Kasımpaşa), born in Smygehamn, Sweden
Oct 3 Zlatan Ibrahimović, Swedish soccer striker (118 caps; Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, PSG, Manchester Utd, LA Galaxy, AC Milan), born in Malmö, Sweden
Oct 4 Justin Williams, Canadian NHL right wing (World C’ship gold 2004, 07; Stanley Cup 2006, 12, 14; Philadelphia Flyers; Carolina Hurricanes, LA Kings), born in Cobourg, Ontario
Oct 6 José Luis Perlaza, Ecuadorian footballer
Oct 6 Zurab Khizanishvili, Georgian footballer
Oct 8 Raffi Torres, Canadian NHL ice hockey player, 2001-16 (Edmonton Oilers, Phoenix Coyotes, and 5 other teams), born in Toronto, Ontario
Oct 9 Darius Miles, American basketball player, born in Belleville, Illinois
Oct 12 Brian Kerr, Scottish football manager, born in Dublin, Ireland
Oct 12 Shola Ameobi, Nigerian footballer (Notts County), born in Zaria, Nigeria
Oct 14 Boof Bonser, American baseball player
Oct 15 Elena Dementieva, Russian tennis player (2008 Olympic Gold), born in Moscow, Russia
Oct 15 Guo Jingjing, Chinese diver (3 Olympic Gold medals), born in Baoding, China
Oct 15 Radoslav Židek, Slovak snowboarder (Olympics silver 2006; first Slovak to win Winter Olympics medal), born in Žilina, Slovakia
Oct 16 Anthony Reyes, starting pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
Oct 16 Martin Halle, Danish footballer
Oct 19 Heikki Kovalainen, Finnish race car driver
Oct 20 Dimitrios Papadopoulos, Greek footballer, born in Gagarin, Soviet Union
Oct 20 Francisco Javier Rodríguez, Mexican footballer, born in Mazatlán, Mexico
Oct 20 Willis McGahee, American football running back (Pro Bowl 2007, 11; Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos), born in Miami, Florida
Oct 21 Nemanja Vidić, Serbian footballer
Oct 22 Olivier Pla, French auto racer (Le Mans Series LMP2 2009; FIA World Endurance C'ship LMP2 2013,14 runner-up; 24 Hours of Le Mans LMP2 2013 runner-up), born in Toulouse, France
Oct 23 Jeroen Bleekemolen, Dutch racing driver, born in Heemstede, Netherlands
Oct 25 Shaun Wright-Phillips, English soccer winger (36 caps; Manchester City, Chelsea, QPR), born in Greenwich, England
Oct 28 Milan Baroš, Czech footballer
Oct 28 Solomon Andargachew, Ethiopian footballer
Oct 29 Amanda Beard, American swimmer (Olympic gold 100m medley 1996, 200m breaststroke 2004), born in Newport Beach, California
Oct 30 Ian Snell, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Dover, Delaware
Nov 2 Mitchell Johnson, Australian cricket fast bowler (73 Tests, 313 wickets @ 28.40; 153 ODIs), born in Townsville, Queensland
Nov 2 Rafael Márquez Lugo, Mexican soccer forward (16 caps; Morelia, Guadalajara), born in Mexico City
Nov 2 Roddy White, American NFL wide receiver (Pro Bowl 2008-11; Atlanta Falcons), born in Charleston, South Carolina
Nov 3 Rodrigo Millar, Chilean soccer midfielder (37 caps; Huachipato, Colo-Colo), born in Arauco, Chile
Nov 3 Sten Pentus, Estonian auto racer (Formula Baltic 2000), born in Tallinn, Estonia
Nov 3 Vicente Matías Vuoso, Mexican soccer striker (15 caps; Santos Laguna), born in Mar Del Plata, Argentina
Nov 4 Vince Wilfork, American football player (New England Patriots), born in Boynton Beach, Florida
Nov 8 Joe Cole, English soccer midfielder (56 caps; West Ham United, Chelsea, Liverpool) and broadcaster (TNT Sports), born in London, England
Nov 10 Tony Blanco, American baseball player (Washington Nationals), born in San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic
Nov 13 Mark Cardona, Filipino basketball player, born in Mandaluyong, Philippines
Nov 14 Tom Ferrier, British racing driver
Nov 15 Drew Hodgdon, American NFL football player, 2005-07 (Houston Texans), born in Palo Alto, California

Lorena Ochoa (42 years old)

Nov 15 Mexican golfer (British Open 2007, ANA Inspiration 2008), born in Guadalajara, Mexico

Nov 16 Osi Umenyiora, English-born NFL football player, born in London
Nov 20 Carlos Boozer, American basketball forward (2-time NBA All Star), born in Aschaffenburg, Germany
Nov 21 Jonny Magallón, Mexican footballer
Nov 21 Piet Rinke, Zimbabwean cricketer
Nov 22 Pape Sow, Senegalese basketball player
Nov 22 Seweryn Gancarczyk, Polish footballer
Nov 25 Jared Jeffries, American basketball player
Nov 25 Xabi Alonso, Spanish soccer midfielder (114 caps; Real Sociedad, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich), born in Tolosa, Spain
Nov 26 Gina Kingsbury, Canadian hockey player, born in Uranium City, Saskatchewan
Nov 26 Stephan Andersen, Danish international footballer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
Nov 27 Bruno Alves, Portuguese footballer (2000-22), born in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Nov 30 Rich Harden, Canadian baseball player
Dec 2 Danijel Pranjić, Croatian soccer wingback (58 caps; SC Heerenveen), born in Našice, Croatia
Dec 3 David Villa, Spanish soccer striker (98 caps; Valencia, Barcelona), born in Langreo, Spain
Dec 3 Edwin Valero, Venezuelan boxer (undefeated world champion WBA super featherweight 2006-08; WBC lightweight 2009-10), born in Bolero Alto, Mérida, Venezuela (d. 2010)
Dec 3 Ioannis Amanatidis, Greek soccer forward and coach (35 caps; Eintracht Frankfurt), born in Kozani, Greece
Dec 8 Jeremy Accardo, American baseball player, born in Phoenix, Arizona
Dec 8 Philip Rivers, American NFL quarterback (San Diego, LA Chargers), born in Decatur, Alabama
Dec 9 Mardy Fish, American tennis player, born in Edina, Minnesota
Dec 10 Fábio Rochemback, Brazilian footballer
Dec 10 Ryan Pini, Papua New Guinea swimmer
Dec 11 Javier Saviola, Argentine footballer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dec 12 Jeret Peterson, American aerial skier (Olympic silver 2010), born in Boise, Idaho
Dec 12 Pedro Ríos, Spanish footballer, born in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Dec 12 Shane Costa, American baseball player, born in Visalia, California
Dec 12 Stephen Warnock, English footballer, born in Ormskirk, England
Dec 12 Yuvraj Singh, Indian cricket batsman (40 Tests, 3 x 100, HS 169; 304 ODIs, 14 x 100; Tournament Team ICC World Cup 2011), born in Chandigarh, India
Dec 14 Emilie Heymans, Canadian diver, born in Brussels, Belgium
Dec 14 Liam Lawrence, English footballer, born in Retford, England
Dec 14 Shaun Marcum, American baseball player, born in Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 15 Roman Pavlyuchenko, Russian soccer striker (51 caps; Spartak Moscow, Tottenham Hotspur, Lokomotiv Moscow), born in Mostovskoy, Russia
Dec 16 Gareth Williams, Scottish footballer
Dec 17 Emma Laaksonen, ice hockey defenseman (Finland, Olympics 1998)
Dec 20 James Shields, American baseball player, born in Santa Clarita, California
Dec 20 Roy Williams, American football player (Detroit Lions, Dallas Cowboys), born in Odessa, Texas
Dec 21 Cristian Zaccardo, Italian football player, born in Formigine, Italy
Dec 21 Sajid Mahmood, English cricket fast bowler (8 Tests, 20 wickets; Lancashire, WA, Essex), born in Bolton, England
Dec 23 Yuriorkis Gamboa, Cuban boxer, born in Guantánamo, Cuba
Dec 24 Justice Christopher, Nigerian soccer midfielder (11 caps; Antwerp FC, Trelleborg FF, Herfølge Boldklub), born in Jos, Nigeria (d. 2022)
Dec 25 Meena Lee, South Korean golfer (Canadian Open 2005), born in Jeonju, South Korea
Dec 28 Khalid Boulahrouz, Dutch soccer defender (35 caps; RKC Waalwijk, Hamburger SV, Chelsea, VfB Stuttgart), born in Maassluis, Netherlands
Dec 28 Mika Väyrynen, Finnish football player, born in Eskilstuna, Sweden
Dec 30 Ali Al Habsi, Omani footballer
Dec 30 Matt Ulrich, American football player
Dec 30 Michael Rodríguez, Costa Rican footballer
Dec 31 Jason Campbell, American football quarterback (Auburn University: Music City Bowl MVP 2003, Sugar Bowl MVP 2005; Washington Redskins, Oakland Raiders), born in Laurel, Mississippi
Dec 31 Matthew Pavlich, Australian Football HOF utility (6 × All-Australian; 6 × Doig Medallist, 353 games, 700 goals Fremantle FC) and broadcaster (Fox Sports), born in Adelaide, Australia

Athletes Born in 1981 (Part 2)

Fernando Alonso (42 years old)

Hope Solo (42 years old)

Roger Federer (42 years old)

Serena Williams (42 years old)

Lorena Ochoa (42 years old)

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