Athletes and Sports Stars Born in 1983

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 282

Jan 20 Geovany Soto, Puerto Rican baseball player, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Jan 21 Moritz Volz, German footballer
Jan 21 Peter Philipakos, Greek-American soccer player
Jan 22 Shaun Cody, American football player, born in Whittier, California
Jan 24 Scott Speed, American race car driver, born in Manteca, California
Jan 24 Shaun Maloney, Scottish soccer midfielder (47 caps; Celtic), born in Miri, Malaysia
Jan 27 Carlo Colaiacovo, Canadian ice hockey player
Jan 27 Gavin Floyd, American baseball player
Jan 27 Mike Zagurski, American baseball player
Jan 31 Tom Vangeneugden, Belgian swimmer, born in Overpelt, Belgium
Feb 1 Jurgen Van Den Broeck, Belgian road cyclist (Tour de France 3rd 2010; 4th 2012), born in Herentals, Belgium
Feb 2 Carolina Klüft, Swedish athlete (Olympic gold heptathlon 2004; World C'ship gold 2003, 05, 07), born in Sandhult, Sweden
Feb 6 Brodie Croyle, American football player, born in Rainbow City, Alabama
Feb 6 Jamie Whincup, Australian racing driver, born in Melbourne, Australia
Feb 6 S. Sreesanth, Indian cricketer, born in Kothamangalam, India

Feb 7 Christian Klien, Austrian racing driver
Feb 7 Georgios Gougoulias, Greek footballer
Feb 7 Teshome Getu, Ethiopian footballer
Feb 9 Mikel Arruabarrena, Spanish footballer
Feb 11 Rafael Van der Vaart, Dutch footballer, born in Keemskerk, Netherlands
Feb 12 Carlton Brewster, American NFL player, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Feb 14 Bacary Sagna, French footballer, born in Sens, France
Feb 15 Russell Martin, Canadian baseball player, born in East York, Canada
Feb 17 Gérald Cid, French footballer, born in Talence, France
Feb 18 Jason Maxiell, American basketball player, born in Chicago, Illinois
Feb 18 Jermaine Jenas, English soccer midfielder (21 caps; Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur), born in Nottingham, England
Feb 18 Roberta Vinci, Italian tennis player (5 Grand Slam doubles titles), born in Taranto, Italy
Feb 20 Justin Verlander, American baseball player (Houston Astros), born in Manakin-Sabot, Virginia
Feb 21 Braylon Edwards, American football wide receiver (Pro Bowl & Second Team All Pro 2007; Cleveland Browns), born in Detroit, Michigan
Feb 23 Mido, Egyptian footballer, born in Cairo, Egypt

Feb 23 Mirco Bergamasco, Italian rugby player, born in Padua, Italiy
Feb 25 Eduardo da Silva, Brazilian-born Croatian footballer
Feb 27 Devin Harris, American basketball point guard (NBA All-Star 2009 NJ Nets; Dallas Mavericks), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 1 Daniel Carvalho, Brazilian soccer winger (3 caps; Internacional, CSKA Moscow), born in Pelotas, Brazil
Mar 1 Melaine Walker O.D, Jamaican athlete (Olympic gold 400m hurdles 2008; World C'ship gold 2009), born in Kingston, Jamaica
Mar 2 Glen Perkins, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 2013-15; Minnesota Twins), born in St. Paul, Minnesota
Mar 6 Andranik Teymourian, Iranian soccer player
Mar 7 Manucho, Angolan footballer, born in Luanda, Angola
Mar 8 Mark Worrell, American baseball player.
Mar 9 Wayne Simien, American basketball player (Miami Heat), born in Leavenworth, Kansas
Mar 13 Kaitlin Sandeno, American swimmer (Olympic 2004 Gold), born in Mission Viejo, California
Mar 14 Bakhtiyar Artayev, Kazakh boxer (2004 Olympic gold medal), born in Taraz, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Mar 15 Daryl Murphy, Irish footballer
Mar 18 Andy Sonnanstine, American baseball player
Mar 18 Tomasz Stolpa, Polish footballer

Mo Farah (41 years old)

Mar 23 Somalian-born British distance runner (4 Olympic Golds), born in Somalia

Mar 24 T. J. Ford, American basketball player
Mar 28 Ryan Ashington, English footballer
Mar 30 Davis Romero, Panamanian baseball player
Mar 30 Jérémie Aliadière, French footballer (Arsenal), born in Rambouillet, France
Mar 31 Hashim Amla, South African cricket batsman (first RSA Test triple century, 311), born in Durban, Natal
Mar 31 Vlasios Maras, Greek gymnast (World C'ships gold, horizontal bar 2001-02), born in Athens, Greece
Apr 1 Ólafur Ingi Skúlason, Icelandic soccer midfielder (36 caps; Zulte Waregem, Fylkir), born in Reykjavík, Iceland
Apr 1 Sean Taylor, American football free safety (Pro Bowl 2006, 07; All Pro 2007; Washington Redskins), born in Miami, Florida (d. 2007)
Apr 2 Felix Borja, Ecuadorian soccer forward (22 caps; El Nacional), born in San Lorenzo, Ecuador
Apr 4 Ben Gordon, British-American basketball player, born in London
Apr 4 Doug Lynch, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Vancouver, British Columbia
Apr 4 Fabian Geiser, Swiss footballer (Le Mont), born in Langenthal, Switzerland
Apr 6 James Wade, English darts player (World Matchplay C'ship 2007; World GP 2007, 10), born in Aldershot, England
Apr 11 Nicky Pastorelli, Dutch auto racer (Euro Formula 3000 champion 2004), born in The Hague, Netherlands
Apr 13 Hunter Pence, American baseball player, born in Fort Worth, Texas
Apr 13 Schalk Burger, South African rugby union flanker (86 caps; Western Province, Stormers, Saracens RFC), born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Apr 14 James McFadden, Scottish footballer, born in Springburn, Glasgow
Apr 14 Nikoloz Tskitishvili, Georgian basketball player, born in Tbilisi, Georgia
Apr 15 Dudu Cearense, Brazilian footballer
Apr 15 Ilya Kovalchuk, Russian ice hockey player
Apr 16 Cat Osterman, American softball pitcher, born in Houston, Texas
Apr 16 George Patis, Greek badminton player, born in Greece
Apr 17 Roberto Jiménez, Peruvian football player, born in Piura, Peru
Apr 17 Stanislav Chistov, Russian ice hockey player, born in Chelyabinsk, Russia
Apr 18 Fodil Hadjadj, Algerian football player, born in Algiers, Algeria
Apr 18 Miguel Cabrera, Venezuelan baseball player, born in Maracay, Venezuela
Apr 19 Alberto Callaspo, Venezuelan baseball player (Kansas City Royals), born in Maracay, Venezuela
Apr 19 Curtis Thigpen, American baseball player, born in Dallas, Texas
Apr 19 Joe Mauer, American baseball player (Minnesota Twins), born in St. Paul, Minnesota
Apr 19 Zach Duke, American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds), born in Clifton, Texas
Apr 21 Paweł Brożek, Polish footballer
Apr 22 Matt Jones, American football player
Apr 23 Daniela Hantuchová, Slovakian tennis player, born in Poprad, Czechoslovakia
Apr 23 Jennifer Heil, Canadian free style skier (Olympic gold 2006), born in Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada
Apr 25 J.P. Howell, American baseball player (Tampa Bay Devil Rays), born in Modesto, California
Apr 26 José María López, Argentine racing driver (2014–2016 World Touring Car Champion), born in Río Tercero, Argentina
Apr 28 Roger Johnson, English footballer (Cardiff City) and coach, born in Ashford, England

David Lee (40 years old)

Apr 29 American basketball forward, center (NBA All-Star 2010, 13; NBA C'ship 2015 Golden State Warriors; married to Caroline Wozniacki), born in St Louis, Missouri

Apr 29 Jay Cutler, American football player
Apr 30 Tatjana Hüfner, German luger
Apr 30 Troy Williamson, American football player
May 1 Alain Bernard, French swimmer (Olympic gold 100m freestyle 2008, 4x100 freestyle relay 2012), born in Aubagne, France
May 3 Joseph Addai, American football player, born in Houston, Texas
May 3 Márton Fülöp, Hungarian footballer and goalkeeper, born in Budapest (d. 2015)
May 3 Romeo Castelen, Dutch footballer, born in Paramaribo, Suriname
May 6 Dani Alves da Silva, Brazilian football player (Paris Saint-Germain, Brazil national team), born in Juazeiro, Brazil
May 9 Tyler Lumsden, American baseball player
May 11 Frédéric Xhonneux, Belgian decathlete
May 11 Matt Leinart, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2004, USC; NFL: Arizona Cardinals, Houston Texans) and broadcaster (Fox Sports), born in Santa Ana, California
May 12 Charilaos Pappas, Greek footballer, born in Kavala, Greece
May 13 Yaya Touré, Ivorian footballer (Barcelona), born in Bouaké, Ivory Coast
May 16 Kyle Wellwood, Canadian ice hockey player
May 17 Channing Frye, American basketball player
May 17 Jeremy Sowers, American baseball player
May 17 Nicky Hofs, Dutch footballer
May 18 Gary O'Neil, English footballer (Portsmouth), born in Beckenham, England
May 18 Vince Young, American football player, born in Houston, Texas
May 22 John Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer
May 27 Bobby Convey, American soccer player
May 28 Steve Cronin, American soccer goalkeeper
Jun 2 Christopher Higgins, American ice hockey player
Jun 4 Emmanuel Eboué, Ivorian footballer
Jun 5 Bill Bray, American MLB player, born in Virginia Beach, Virginia
Jun 5 Marques Colston, American football player (New Orleans Saints), born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Kim Clijsters (40 years old)

Jun 8 Belgian tennis player (US Open 2005, 09, 10; Australian Open 2011; Tour Finals 2003; Federation Cup 2001), born in Bilzen, Belgium

Jun 9 Danny Richar, Dominican baseball player
Jun 11 José Reyes, Dominican baseball shortstop (MLB All-Star 2006, 07, 10, 11; NL batting champion 2011 NY Mets), born in Villa González, Santiago, Dominican Republic
Jun 12 Bryan Habana, South African rugby player (South Africa national team), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
Jun 12 Christine Sinclair, Canadian soccer player (Portland Thorns FC), born in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Jun 13 Jason Spezza, Canadian hockey player
Jun 13 Matt Allison, British racing driver
Jun 14 John Stocco, American football player
Jun 15 Derek Anderson, American football player
Jun 16 Armend Dallku, Albanian soccer defender (64 caps; FC Prishtina, KF Elbasani, FC Vorskla Poltava 292 games, FC Prishtina), born in Vučitrn, Kosovo
Jun 19 Mark Selby, British snooker player (world champion 2014, 16-17, 21), born in Leicester, England
Jun 20 Darren Sproles, American football player
Jun 20 Josh Childress, American basketball player
Jun 27 Dale Steyn, South African cricketer, born in Phalaborwa, South Africa
Jun 30 Marlin Jackson, American football player, born in Sharon, Pennsylvania
Jul 5 Zheng Jie, Chinese tennis player (Olympic bronze 2008), born in Chengdu, China
Jul 9 Shaun Marsh, Australian cricket batsman (38 Tests, 6 x 100, HS 182; 73 ODIs, 7 x 100, HS 151; WACA, Glamorgan CCC), born in Narrogin, Australia
Jul 12 Munaf Patel, Indian cricket medium-fast bowler (13 Tests, 35 wickets; 70 ODIs; Mumbai, Maharashtra, Baroda), born in Ikhar, India
Jul 13 Liu Xiang, Chinese athlete (Olympic gold 110m hurdles 2004), born in Shanghai, China
Jul 15 Nelson Merlo, Brazilian racing driver
Jul 17 Adam Lind, American baseball player, born in Muncie, Indiana
Jul 18 Carlos Diogo, Uruguayan footballer
Jul 21 Kellen Winslow II, American football player, convicted of rape, born in San Diego, California
Jul 22 Steven Jackson, American football player

Aaron Peirsol (40 years old)

Jul 23 American swimmer (5 Olympic Gold, 2 Silver), born in Irvine, California

Jul 24 Daniele De Rossi, Italian footballer
Jul 26 Delonte West, American basketball player, born in Washington, D.C.
Jul 27 Goran Pandev, Macedonian footballer (captain of the Macedonian national team), born in Strumica, Yugoslavia
Jul 29 Alexei Kaigorodov, Russian hockey player
Jul 30 Seán Dillon, Irish footballer, born in Dublin, Ireland
Aug 6 Robin van Persie, Dutch footballer
Aug 9 Shane O'Brien, Canadian hockey player, born in Port Hope, Ontario
Aug 10 Alexander Perezhogin, Russian ice hockey player
Aug 10 Mathieu Roy, Canadian ice hockey player
Aug 12 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Dutch footballer
Aug 13 Aleš Hemský, Czech ice hockey player, born in Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
Aug 13 Ľubomír Michalík, Slovakian soccer defender (8 caps; Bolton Wanderers, Leeds United, Carlisle United, Portsmouth), born in Čadca, Slovakia
Aug 14 Elena Baltacha, Ukrainian-British tennis player, born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 2014)
Aug 14 Leo Núñez, Dominican baseball player, born in Bonao, Dominican Republic
Aug 16 Colton James "Colt" Brennan, NFL Quarterback (Washington Redskins), born in Laguna Beach, California
Aug 16 Nikos Zisis, Greek basketball player, born in Thessaloniki, Greece
Aug 17 Dustin Pedroia, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox), born in Woodland, California
Aug 18 Kris Boyd, Scottish footballer, born in Irvine, Scotland
Aug 18 Michael Montgomery, American football defensive end, born in Carthage, Texas
Aug 19 John McCargo, American football player, born in Drakes Branch, Virginia
Aug 19 Mike Conway, British auto racer (FIA World Endurance C'ship 2019-20; British Formula 3 C'ship 2006), born in London, England
Aug 21 Josh Harrington, American professional BMX rider, born in Greenville, North Carolina
Aug 22 Theo Bos, Dutch cyclist, five time world champion, born in Hierden, Netherlands
Aug 23 Sun Mingming, Chinese basketball player, World's tallest player at 7ft 9in, born in Bayan County, China
Aug 24 Marcel Goc, German ice hockey player, born in Calw, Germany
Aug 25 James Rossiter, British racing driver (Formula One), born in Oxford, England
Aug 26 Félix Porteiro, Spanish racing driver, born in Castellón, Spain
Aug 28 Lasith Malinga, Sri Lankan cricket fast bowler (4 wickets in 4 balls x 2; 4 x ODI, T20 hat tricks; 30 Tests), born in Galle, Sri Lanka
Aug 29 Timothy Bradley, American boxer (WBC light welterweight title 2008, 2011, WBO light welterweight 2009-12), born in Palm Springs, California
Aug 30 Gustavo Eberto, Argentine footballer, born in Paso de los Libres, Argentina (d. 2007)
Aug 31 Larry Fitzgerald, American NFL player Arizona Cardinals), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sep 1 José Antonio Reyes, Spanish soccer left wing (Spain 21 caps; Sevilla, Atlético Madrid, Arsenal), born in Utrera, Spain (d. 2019)
Sep 3 Augusto Farfus, Brazilian racing driver, born in Curitiba, Brazil
Sep 3 Nicky Hunt, English footballer, born in Westhoughton, England
Sep 4 Tareq Aziz, Bangladeshi cricket fast bowler (3 Tests, 1 wicket; 10 ODIs, 13 wickets; Chittagong Districts), born in Chittagong, Bangladesh
Sep 5 Eugen Bopp, Ukrainian-German footballer, born in Kyiv, Ukraine
Sep 5 Pablo Granoche, Uruguayan footballer, born in Montevideo, Uruguay
Sep 7 Annette Dytrt, German skater figure, born in Landshut, Germany
Sep 7 Mehmet Topuz, Turkisher footballer (Kayserispor), born in Caferli Köyü, Yozgat, Turkey
Sep 7 Philip Deignan, Irish cyclist (UCI Pro Team), born in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland
Sep 7 Pops Mensah-Bonsu, British basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks, born in Tottenham, London
Sep 8 Chris Judd, Australian rules football player, born in Melbourne, Australia
Sep 8 Diego Benaglio, Swiss-Italian footballer, born in Zürich, Switzerland
Sep 8 Wali Lundy, American NFL football player, born in New Brunswick, New Jersey
Sep 8 Will Blalock, American basketball player, born in Boston, Massachusetts
Sep 9 Edwin Jackson, American baseball pitcher, born in Neu-Ulm, Germany
Sep 9 Sam Hollenbach, American football quarterback, born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Sep 10 Joey Votto, Canadian baseball first baseman (NL MVP 2010; 6 × MLB All-Star; Cincinnati Reds), born in Toronto, Ontario
Sep 11 Ike Diogu, Nigerian-American basketball player, born in Buffalo, New York