Athletes and Sports Stars Born in 1985

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 253

Lewis Hamilton (39 years old)

Jan 7 English auto racer (World Formula 1 Drivers Champion 2008, 14-15, 17-20), born in Stevenage, England

Jan 11 Kazuki Nakajima, Japanese racing driver, born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Jan 12 Artem Milevskiy, Ukrainian footballer, born in Minsk, Belarus
Jan 14 Joel Rosario, Dominican jockey (Kentucky Derby, Dubai World Cup 2013; Belmont Stakes 2014, 19), born in San Francisco, Dominican Republic
Jan 15 Kenneth Emil Petersen, Danish footballer, born in Solrød Strand, Denmark
Jan 16 Joe Flacco, American NFL player (Baltimore Ravens), born in Audubon, New Jersey
Jan 18 Riccardo Montolivo, Italian soccer player, born in Milan, Italy
Jan 19 Benny Feilhaber, American soccer player, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Jan 19 Esteban Guerrieri, Argentine racing driver, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jan 21 Adrian Lewis, English darts player (PDC World Champion 2011-12), born in Stoke-on-Trent, England
Jan 21 Alex Pérez, Spanish footballer, born in Madrid, Spain
Jan 21 Matt Unicomb, Australian basketball player, born in Hornsby, Australia
Jan 22 Mohamed Sissoko, Malian footballer, born in Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
Jan 23 Dong Fangzhuo, Chinese football player, born in Dalian, China
Jan 25 Patrick Willis, American Pro Football HOF linebacker (NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year 2007; 5 × First-team All-Pro; 7 × Pro Bowl; NFL tackles leader 2007, 09; SF 49ers), born in Bruceton, Tennessee
Jan 28 Arnold Mvuemba, French footballer
Jan 29 Marc Gasol, Spanish basketball center (NBA C'ship 2019 Toronto Raptors; NBA All-Star 2012, 15, 17; All-NBA First Team 2015; NBA Defensive Player of the Year 2013), born in Barcelona, Spain
Jan 30 Trae Williams, American football player, born in South Brisbane, Australia
Jan 31 Adam Federici, Australian football player, born in Nowra, Australia
Jan 31 Mario Williams, American football defensive end, born in Richlands, North Carolina
Feb 1 Dean Shiels, Irish soccer midfielder (14 caps, Northern Ireland; Hibernian, Rangers), born in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland

Cristiano Ronaldo (39 years old)

Feb 5 Portuguese soccer striker (5 x Ballon d'Or; Sporting Lisbon; Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus), born in Funchal, Portugal

Feb 5 Laurence Maroney, American football player, born in St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 6 Joji Kato, Japanese speed skater, born in Yamagata, Japan
Feb 6 Kris Humphries, American basketball player, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 6 Yang Yu, Chinese swimmer, born in Hangzhou, China
Feb 10 Anette Sagen, Norwegian ski jumper, born in Mosjøen, Norway
Feb 11 Mike Richards, Canadian ice hockey center (Stanley Cup 2011, 14 LA Kings; Olympic gold 2010), born in Kenora, Canada
Feb 13 Alexandros Tziolis, Greek footballer, born in Katerini, Greece
Feb 13 David Padgett, US basketball player, born in Reno, Nevada
Feb 14 Philippe Senderos, Swiss footballer, born in Geneva, Switzerland
Feb 14 Tyler Clippard, American baseball player, born in Lexington, Kentucky

Stacy Lewis (39 years old)

Feb 16 American golfer (ANA Inspiration 2011, Women's British Open 2013), born in Toledo, Ohio

Feb 16 Zoi Dimoschaki, Greek swimmer
Feb 18 Anton Ferdinand, English footballer, born in Peckham, London
Feb 21 Georgios Samaras, Greek footballer, born in Heraklion, Greece
Feb 22 Hameur Bouazza, Algerian footballer, born in Essonne, France
Feb 25 Benji Marshall, New Zealand rugby league halfback-five eighth (31 Tests; Wests Tigers, St. George, South Sydney) and coach (Wests Tigers), born in Whakatane, New Zealand
Feb 25 Joakim Noah, American basketball player
Feb 27 Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, Russian footballer, born in Moscow, Russia
Feb 28 Jelena Janković, Serbian tennis player, born in Belgrade, Serbia
Mar 1 Jeremy Jacob "J" Leman, Champaign Illinois, American Football Player
Mar 2 Reggie Bush, American NFL running back (Heisman Trophy 2005 [later forfeited], USC; Super Bowl 2009, New Orleans Saints), born in Spring Valley, California
Mar 3 Sam Morrow, Northern Irish footballer
Mar 7 Gerwyn Price, Welsh darts player (PDC World C'ship 2021; Grand Slam of Darts 2018, 19; World Grand Prix 2020), born in Cardiff, Wales
Mar 9 Parthiv Patel, Indian cricket wicketkeeper (25 Tests, 6 x 50s, 72 dismissals), born in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Mar 10 Lassana Diarra, French footballer (Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain), born in Paris, France
Mar 11 Derek Schouman, American football player
Mar 11 Nikolai Topor-Stanley, Australian soccer player
Mar 11 Taniela Moa, Tongan rugby union halfback (20 caps; Auckland Blues, Section Paloise RUFC), born in Tofoa, Tonga (d. 2021)
Mar 13 Alcides [Alcides Eduardo Mendes de Araújo Alves], Brazilian football player, born in São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
Mar 13 Austin Scott, American football player, born in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Mar 15 Antti Autti, Finnish snowboarder (Gold 2005 Winter X Games), born in Finland
Mar 15 Tom Chilton, British racing driver, born in Reigate, England
Mar 16 Colin O'Brady, American athlete and adventurer, first to cross Antarctica solo unassisted, born in Olympia, Washington
Mar 18 Gennaro Esposito, Italian footballer
Mar 18 Vince Lia, Australian Footballer
Mar 19 Ernesto Viso, Venezuelan racing driver
Mar 21 Adrian Peterson, American Football player
Mar 22 Mike Jenkins, German-born American NFL cornerback (Pro Bowl 2009; Dallas Cowboys), born in Neuenburg am Rhein, Germany
Mar 23 Maurice Jones-Drew, American football player
Mar 26 Prosper Utseya, Zimbabwean cricket spin bowler and captain who played 4 Tests and 161 ODIs; Midlands, Manicaland, Mashonaland, born in Harare, Zimbabwe
Mar 28 Stan Wawrinka, Swiss tennis player (3-time Grand Slam winner), born in Lausanne, Switzerland
Apr 1 Beth Tweddle, English gymnast (World C'ship gold 2006, 09, 10; Olympic bronze 2012), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
Apr 2 Stéphane Lambiel, Swiss figure skater (World C'ship gold men's singles 2005, 06; Olympic silver 2006; Grand Prix Final champion 2005, 07), born in Martigny, Switzerland
Apr 2 Thom Evans, Scottish rugby union winger (10 caps; London Wasps, Glasgow Warriors), born in Harare, Zimbabwe
Apr 4 Rudy Fernández, Spanish basketball guard (Olympic silver 2008, 12; bronze 2016; FIBA World Cup gold 2006, 19; Portland TB's, Denver Nuggets; Real Madrid), born in Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Apr 6 Clarke MacArthur, Canadian-born ice hockey player
Apr 10 Dion Phaneuf, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Apr 10 Eddie Castro, Panamanian jockey (record 9 wins in one race meeting 2005), born in Los Santos Province, Panama
Apr 12 Ted Ginn Jr., American football player, born in Ohio
Apr 15 Aaron Laffey, American baseball player
Apr 15 John Danks, American baseball player
Apr 16 Luol Deng, Sudanese-born British basketball player, born in Wau, South Sudan
Apr 17 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, French tennis player (Australian Open 2008 runner-up; Davis Cup 2017; Hopman Cup 2014), born in Le Mans, France
Apr 18 Karl Reindler, Australian racing driver, born in Perth, Australia
Apr 18 Łukasz Fabiański, Polish football goalkeeper (Poland national team), born in Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Poland
Apr 19 Valon Behrami, Swiss footballer (Switzerland national team), born in Mitrovica, Yugoslavia
Apr 25 Giedo van der Garde, Dutch racing driver, born in Rhenen, Netherlands

John Isner (39 years old)

Apr 26 American tennis player who played the longest pro tennis match in history, born in Greensboro, North Carolina

May 2 David Nugent, English footballer, born in Huyton, England
May 2 Jarrod Saltalamacchia, American baseball player, born in West Palm Beach, Florida

Kyle Busch (38 years old)

May 2 American auto racer, (NASCAR Cup Series Champion 2015), born in Las Vegas, Nevada

May 2 Sarah Hughes, American figure skater, born in Great Neck, New York
May 4 Ravi Bopara, English cricket batsman (13 Tests, 3 x 100, HS 143; 120 ODIs; Essex CCC, Sussex CCC, born in London, England
May 5 P. J. Tucker, American basketball player (Houston Rockets), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
May 5 Terrence Wheatley, American football player (New England Patriots), born in Walnut Creek, California
May 6 Chris Paul, American basketball point guard (9-time NBA All Star), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
May 7 Drew Neitzel, American college basketball player, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
May 9 Gints Freimanis, Latvian soccer right-back (13 caps; Jelgava 110 games), born in Saldus, Latvia (d. 2023)
May 9 Jake Long, American football player
May 10 Ryan Getzlaf, Canadian ice hockey player
May 12 Jeroen Simaeys, Belgian footballer, born in Mechelen, Belgium
May 12 Tally Hall, American soccer player, born in SeaTac, Washington
May 13 Travis Zajac, Canadian ice hockey player (New Jersey Devils), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
May 15 Cristiane, Brazilian footballer
May 16 Anja Mittag, German soccer striker (158 caps; Turbine Potsdam, FC Rosengård; Olympic gold 2016), born in Chemnitz, Germany
May 16 Corey Perry, Canadian ice hockey left wing (Stanley Cup 2007 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim; Hart Memorial Trophy 2011; Olympic gold 2010, 14; World C'ship gold 2016 [captain]; NHL All-Star 2008, 11, 12, 16), born in New Liskeard, Ontario
May 17 Matt Ryan, American football player
May 19 (Marcellous) "Tyrell" Johnson, American NFL football safety, 2008-12 (Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Tigers), born in Rison, Arkansas

Chris Froome (38 years old)

May 20 British road cyclist (Tour de France 2013, 15, 16, 17; Giro d'Italia 2018; Vuelta a España 2011, 17; Olympic bronze time trial 2012, 16), born in Nairobi, Kenya

May 21 Andrew Miller, American MLB baseball pitcher, 2006-present (Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, and 5 other teams), born in Gainesville, Florida
May 21 Mark Cavendish MBE, British road cyclist (UCI Road World C'ships 2011; Points classification winner Tour de France 2011, 21; Giro d'Italia 2013; Vuelta a España 2010), born in Douglas, Isle of Man
May 22 Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Canadian ice hockey player
May 22 Tranquillo Barnetta, Swiss footballer
May 23 Ross Wallace, Scottish footballer
May 24 Tim Bridgman, British racing driver, born in Harlow, England
May 25 Demba Ba, French footballer (played for Senegal), born in Sèvres, France
May 27 Chien-Ming Chiang, Taiwanese baseball player
May 30 Sam Baker, American NFL football tackle, 2008-14 (Atlanta Falcons), born in Tustin, California
May 31 Ian Vouyoukas, Greek basketball player (Panathinaikos), born in London, England
May 31 Jordy Nelson, American NFL player (Green Bay Packers), born in Manhattan, Kansas
Jun 1 Dinesh Karthik, Indian cricket wicket-keeper and batsman (26 Tests, 63 dismissals; 94 ODI; 32 T20I), born in Udangudi, India
Jun 1 Tirunesh Dibaba, Ethiopian athlete (5,000m WR 14:11.15 2008; Olympic gold 5000m, 10000m 2008; 10000m 2012), born in Bekoji, Arsi Province, Ethiopia
Jun 3 Łukasz Piszczek, Polish footballer (Borussia Dortmund), born in Czechowice-Dziedzice, Poland
Jun 4 Evan Lysacek, American figure skater
Jun 4 Lukas Podolski, Polish-born footballer
Jun 5 Kenny De Ketele, Belgian racing cyclist (2012 World Champion), born in Oudenaarde, Belgium
Jun 6 Becky Sauerbrunn, American football player (Portland Thorns, Captain of USA), born in St. Louis, Missouri
Jun 8 Alexandre Despatie, Canadian diver (World C'ship gold 10m platform 2003, 1m, 3m springboard 2005; Olympic silver 3m springboard 2004. 08), born in Montreal, Quebec
Jun 10 Kristina Lundberg, Swedish ice hockey player
Jun 10 Vasilis Torosidis, Greek soccer right back (101 caps; Skoda Xanthi, Olympiacos, Roma, Bologna, Olympiacos), born in Xanthi, Greece
Jun 12 Sam Thaiday, Australian professional rugby league player (Brisbane Broncos), born in Sydney, Australia
Jun 13 Danny Syvret, Canadian ice hockey player
Jun 13 Filipe Albuquerque, Portuguese racing driver
Jun 14 Andy Soucek, Spanish racing driver
Jun 17 Marcos Baghdatis, Cypriot professional tennis player
Jun 17 Rafael Sóbis, Brazilian footballer, born in Erechim, Brazil
Jun 20 Darko Miličić, Serbian basketball player (Detroit Pistons), born in Novi Sad, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Jun 20 Souleymane Mamam, Togolese footballer
Jun 21 Anthony Morelli, American football player, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jun 21 Byron Schammer, Australian AFL footballer
Jun 22 Sofoklis Schortsanitis, Greek-Cameroonian basketball player
Jun 27 James Hook, Welsh rugby union utility back (81 caps; Neath RFC, USA Perpignan, Gloucester RFC), born in Port Talbot, Wales
Jun 27 Nico Rosberg, German Finnish race car driver (F1 World Champion 2016), born in Wiesbaden, West Germany
Jun 27 Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russian tennis player (US Open 2004, French Open 2009), born in St. Petersburg, Russia
Jun 28 Phil Bardsley, English soccer defender (13 caps Scotland; Burnley, Sunderland, Stoke City), born in Salford, England
Jun 29 Quintin Demps, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles), born in San Antonio, Texas
Jun 30 Cody Runnels, American wrestler, born in Marietta, Georgia
Jun 30 Fabiana Vallejos, Argentine footballer, born in San Isidro, Argentina

Michael Phelps (38 years old)

Jun 30 American swimmer (record 23 Olympic gold medals), born in Baltimore, Maryland

Jul 1 Chris Perez, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 2011, 12 Cleveland Indians; World Cup gold 2007), born in Bradenton, Florida
Jul 2 Chad Henne, American football player
Jul 2 Rhett Bomar, American football player

Jul 5 American soccer midfielder (203 caps; FIFA Women's World Cup gold 2015, 19; Olympic gold 2012; FIFA Ballon d'Or 2019; Chicago Red Stars, Olympique Lyonnais, OL Reign), born in Redding, California

Jul 9 Ashley Young, English footballer
Jul 9 BJ Watling, New Zealand cricket wicketkeeper (79 Tests, 8 x 100s, 275 dismissals, TS 205; Northern Districts, Durham CCC, Lancashire CCC), born in Durban, Natal Province, South Africa
Jul 9 Paweł Korzeniowski, Polish swimmer
Jul 10 Mario Gómez, German soccer striker (78 caps; VfB Stuttgart, Bayern Munich), born in Riedlingen, Germany
Jul 13 Charlotte Dujardin, English equestrian and dressage rider (3x Olympic Gold medals 2012, 2016), born in London, England
Jul 13 Guillermo Ochoa, Mexican footballer (Club América), born in Guadalajara, Mexico
Jul 14 Darrelle Revis, American Pro Football HOF cornerback (Super Bowl XLIX NE Patriots; 4 × First-team All-Pro; 7 × Pro Bowl; NY Jets), born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
Jul 17 Neil McGregor, Scottish footballer, born in Irvine, United Kingdom
Jul 21 Von Wafer, American basketball player, born in Homer, Louisiana
Jul 22 Takudzwa Ngwenya, Zimbabwean-American rugby player
Jul 23 Luis Ángel Landín, Mexican footballer, born in Zamora, Mexico
Jul 24 Patrice Bergeron, Canadian hockey player
Jul 25 Nelson Piquet Jr., Brazilian auto racer (Formula E champion 2014-15), born in Heidelberg, West Germany
Jul 26 Gaël Clichy, French footballer (İstanbul Başakşehir), born in Toulouse, France
Jul 30 Daniel Fredheim Holm, Norwegian footballer, born in Oslo, Norway
Aug 3 Sonny Bill Williams, New Zealand rugby league footballer, born in Auckland, New Zealand
Aug 4 Ha Seung-Jin, Korean basketball player
Aug 4 Luis Antonio Valencia, Ecuadorean footballer
Aug 4 Mark Milligan, Australian footballer
Aug 5 Laurent Ciman, Belgian footballer, born in Farciennes, Belgium
Aug 5 Salomon Kalou, Ivorian footballer (Chelsea), born in Oumé, Ivory Coast
Aug 8 Brayan Ruiz, Costa Rican football player
Aug 9 Hayley Peirsol, American swimmer, born in Orange County, california
Aug 9 JaMarcus Russell, American football player, born in Mobile, Alabama
Aug 9 Luca Filippi, Italian racing driver, born in Savigliano, Italy
Aug 14 Christian Gentner, German footballer, born in Nürtingen, Germany
Aug 22 Brittany Lang, American golfer (US Open 2016), born in Richmond, Virginia
Aug 26 David Price, American baseball pitcher (2012 Cy Young Award TB Rays; 5 × All-Star; World Series 2018 Boston Red Sox), born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Aug 30 Eamon Sullivan, Australian swimmer (3 Olympic medals), born in Perth, Australia
Aug 30 Leisel Jones, Australian swimmer (2 Olympic golds, 1 silver), born in Katherine, Australia
Aug 30 Richard Duffy, Welsh footballer, born in Swansea, Wales
Aug 30 Steven Smith, Scottish footballer (Rangers), born in Bellshill, Scotland
Sep 3 Kelvin Wilson, English footballer, born in Nottingham, England
Sep 3 Scott Carson, English footballer, born in Whitehaven, England
Sep 4 Kaillie Humphries, Canadian-American bobsledder (Olympic gold 2-woman [Canada] 2010, 14; monobob [USA] 2022), born in Calgary, Alberta
Sep 5 Ryan Guy, American soccer player, born in Carlsbad, California
Sep 6 Alberto Valerio, Brazilian racing driver, born in Ipatinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Sep 6 Ali Ashfaq, Maldivian footballer, born in Malé, Maldives
Sep 7 Rafinha [Márcio Rafael Ferreira de Souza], Brazilian footballer, born in Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
Sep 9 J.R. Smith, American basketball player, born in Freehold, New Jersey

Luka Modrić (38 years old)

Sep 9 Croatian footballer (Real Madrid C.F.) and captain of Croatia, born in Zadar, Croatia, Yugoslavia

Sep 11 Shaun Livingston, American basketball player, born in Peoria, Illinois
Sep 11 Zack Stortini, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada
Sep 12 Jack Wilkinson, English footballer (Hartlepool United), born in Beverley, England
Sep 14 Delmon Young, American baseball player, born in Montgomery, Alabama

Alex Ovechkin (38 years old)

Sep 17 Russian ice hockey player (Moscow Dynamo; Washington Capitals) who is one of the greatest goal scorers of all time, born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union