Athletes and Sports Stars Born in 1997

Jan 5 Gino Mäder, Swiss road and track cyclist (Vuelta a España Young rider classification 2021), born in Flawil, Switzerland (d. 2023)

Lamar Jackson (27 years old)

Jan 7 American NFL quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2016, Louisville; Pro Bowl 2019, Baltimore Ravens), born in Pompano Beach, Florida

Jan 7 Ozzie Albies, Curaçaoan MLB player (Atlanta Braves), born in Willemstad, Curaçao

Cody Simpson (27 years old)

Jan 11 Australian singer ("iYiYi", "All Day") and swimmer, born in Logan City, Queensland

Jan 13 Connor McDavid, Canadian ice hockey centre (#1 pick 2015 NHL Draft by Edmonton Oilers; Hart Memorial Trophy 2017, 21, 23; Art Ross Trophy 2017, 18, 21, 22, 23), born in Richmond Hill, Ontario
Jan 13 Egan Bernal, Colombian road cyclist (Tour de France 2019; Giro d'Italia 2021), born in Bogotá, Colombia
Feb 6 Collin Morikawa, American golfer (PGA C'ship 2020; British Open 2021), born in Los Angeles, California
Mar 10 Belinda Bencic, Swiss tennis player (Hopman Cup 2018-19 [with Roger Federer]), born in Flawil, Switzerland

Simone Biles (27 years old)

Mar 14 American gymnast (Olympic gold floor, team, vault, all-round 2016), born in Columbus, Ohio

Katie Ledecky (27 years old)

Mar 17 American swimmer (6 x Olympic gold 2012, 2016, 2021; World C'ships gold x 15; WR 400m, 800m, 1500m), born in Washington, D.C.

Mar 29 Leah Williamson, English football player (Arsenal, captain of England), born in Milton Keynes, England
Apr 3 Gabriel Jesus, Brazilian football player (Manchester City, Brazil national team), born in São Paulo, Brazil
Apr 8 Kiera Walsh, English football player (Barcelona, England), born in Rochdale, England
Apr 14 D. J. Moore, American NFL player (Carolina Panthers), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Apr 15 Ashleigh Gardner, Australian cricket all-rounder (12-165 Ashes Test v England 2023 best by an Australian; WT20 World Cup 2018, 20, 23; WODI World Cup 2022; NSW), born in Sydney, Australia

Alexander Zverev (27 years old)

Apr 20 German tennis player (ATP Finals 2018; US Open 2020 runner-up), born in Hamburg, Germany

Apr 22 Jill Roord, Dutch football player (Manchester City, Netherlands), born in Oldenzaal, Netherlands

Lydia Ko (27 years old)

Apr 24 New Zealand golfer, (Evian C'ship 2015, ANA Inspiration 2016), born in Seoul, South Korea

Apr 28 Denzel Ward, American NFL player (Cleveland Browns), born in Cleveland, Ohio
May 7 Cameron Young, American golfer (British Open 2022 runner-up), born in Scarborough, New York
May 12 Frenkie de Jong, Dutch football player (Barcelona), born in Gorinchem, Netherlands
May 14 Jennifer Kupcho, American golfer (Chevron Championship 2022; Evian Championship 2019 runner-up), born in Littleton, Colorado
May 27 Soccer Mommy [Sophia Allison], American singer-songwriter ("Circle the Drain"), born in Zürich, Switzerland
Jun 20 Bálint Kopasz, Hungarian canoeist (Olympic gold men's K-1 1000m 2020; World C'ship gold 2019), born in Szeged, Hungary
Jul 9 Tatjana Schoenmaker, South African swimmer (Olympic gold 200m breaststroke 2020), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
Aug 7 Kyler Murray, American football quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2018, U of Oklahoma; 2019 NFL Draft #1 pick Arizona Cardinals), born in Bedford, Texas
Aug 22 Eddie Williams, American pastor and former fullback (Cleveland Browns), born in San Mateo, California
Sep 6 Daniel Dubois, English boxer (WBA heavyweight title 2022-23), born in London, England
Sep 10 Brooke Henderson, Canadian golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 2016; Evian C'ship 2022), born in Smiths Falls, Ontario
Sep 22 Jeremy Peña, Dominican-American baseball shortstop (World Series MVP; ALCS MVP; Gold Glove Award 2022; Houston Astros), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Sep 25 Suzanne Schulting, Dutch speed skater (Olympic gold 1,000m 2018, 22; 3,000m relay 2022; 7 x World C'ship gold; WR 1000m: 1:26:514 2022), born in Groningen, Netherlands

Max Verstappen (26 years old)

Sep 30 Belgian-Dutch auto racer (F1 World Drivers C'ship 2021, 22, 23; CIK-FIA World C'ship 2013), born in Hasselt, Belgium

Oct 14 Lilia Vu, American golfer (Chevron Championship, British Open 2023), born in Fountain Valley, California

Naomi Osaka (26 years old)

Oct 16 Japanese tennis player (US Open 2018, 20; Australian Open 2019, 21), born in Osaka, Japan

Oct 20 Andrey Rublev, Russian tennis player (2020 Olympic Gold mixed doubles), born in Moscow, Russia
Oct 23 Nick Bosa, American NFL player (San Francisco 49ers), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Oct 27 Jess Carter, English-American footballer (Chelsea), born in Warwick, England

Lonzo Ball (26 years old)

Oct 27 American basketball player (LA Lakers, Chicago Bulls), born in Anaheim, California

Marcus Rashford (26 years old)

Oct 31 English footballer (Manchester United) and advocate for school lunches, born in Wythenshawe, England

Nov 29 William Byron Jr., American auto racer (Daytona 500 2024; NASCAR Xfinity Series C'ship 2017), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 14 DK Metcalf [DeKaylin Zecharius], American football wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks), born in Oxford, Mississippi
Dec 24 Neeraj Chopra, Indian athlete (Olympic gold javelin 2020; first-ever Indian Olympic track & field gold), born in Panipat, Haryana, India