Athletes and Sports Stars Born on February 5

1889 E H (Patsy) Hendren, English cricket batsman (51 Tests, 7 x 100s, HS 205no; 57,611 1st-class runs, 3rd-best ever; Middlesex CCC), born in Turnham Green, England (d. 1962)
1889 Ernest Tyldesley, English cricket batsman (14 Tests, 3 x 100, 6 x 50, HS 138; Lancashire CCC), born in Worsley, England (d. 1962)

Elizabeth Ryan (1891-1979)

American tennis player (26 Grand Slam doubles titles), born in Anaheim, California

1903 Joan Whitney Payson, American heiress, businesswoman and philanthropist (co-founder and majority owner of MLB's New York Mets), born in New York City (d. 1975)
1910 Francisco Varallo, Argentine footballer (played for Argentina 1930-37), born in La Plata, Argentina (d. 2010)
1922 Alain de Changy, Belgian racing driver (d. 1994)
1929 Al Worthington, baseball player
1932 Cesare Maldini, Italian footballer, 1954-67 (AC Milan and 2 other teams), and manager, 1967-1999 (6 teams), born in Trieste, Italy (d. 2016)

Don Cherry (90 years old)

1934 Canadian hockey commentator (Hockey Night in Canada), born in Kingston, Ontario

Hank Aaron (1934-2021)

American Baseball Hall of Fame right fielder (MLB record 755 HRs; NL MVP 1957; 25 × MLB All-Star; Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers), born in Mobile, Alabama [1]

1936 Lee Thomas, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1962, 62²; LA Angels, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs) and executive (GM Philadelphia Phillies 1988-93), born in Peoria, Illinois (d. 2022)
1937 Gaston Roelants, Belgian world cross-country champion
1937 Larry Hillman, Canadian ice hockey defenceman (Stanley Cup 1955 Detroit RW, 1962, 63, 64, 1967 Toronto ML, 1969 Montreal Canadiens) and coach (Winnipeg Jets 1977-79), born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario (d. 2022)
1939 Brian Luckhurst, cricketer (England opener of 60's & early 70's)
1942 Roger Staubach, American College and Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1963, Navy; Super Bowl 1971 [MVP], 77; Dallas Cowboys), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1943 Craig Morton, College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Cal; NFL: Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos), born in Flint, Michigan

Darrell Waltrip (77 years old)

1947 American auto racer (NASCAR Cup Series 1981, 82, 85; Daytona 500 1989; winner 84 x NASCAR Cup Series races) and broadcaster (Fox Sports), born in Owensboro, Kentucky

1948 Sven-Göran Eriksson, Swedish football manager and player, born in Sunne, Sweden
1949 David Sullivan, Welsh businessman and pornographer (Sunday Sport), born in Cardiff, United Kingdom
1950 Terry Beasley, American College Football HOF wide receiver (Unanimous All-American 1971 Auburn University; NFL: San Francisco 49ers), born in Montgomery, Alabama (d. 2024)
1953 John Beilein, American basketball head coach (Cleveland Cavaliers 2019; University of Michigan 2007-19), born in Burt, New York
1955 Mike Heath, American baseball player, born in Tampa, Florida
1956 Hector Rebaque, Mexican racing driver, born in Mexico City
1957 Craig Wilson, American water polo goalkeeper (Olympic silver 1984, 88), born in Beeville, Texas
1959 Glenn Dubis, American sport shooter (Olympics 1984, 88, 96), born in Lincoln, Nebraska

Jane Geddes (64 years old)

1960 American golfer (US Open 1986, LPGA 1987), born in Huntington, New York

1961 Savvas Kofidis, Greek footballer and manager, born in Almaty, Kazakhstan
1964 Jim Pugh, American tennis player (8 x Grand Slam doubles titles; world #1 doubles 1989), born in Manhattan Beach, California
1965 Ben Lee, American badminton player (Olympic-92), born in Rangoon, Burma
1965 Gheorghe Hagi, Romanian footballer, born in Săcele, Romania
1965 Tarik Benhabiles, Algerian tennis player, born in Algiers, Algeria
1966 José María Olazábal, Spanish golfer (US Masters 1994, 99), born in Hondarribia, Spain
1968 Marcus Grönholm, Finnish rally driver, born in Kauniainen, Finland
1968 Regina Rajchitova, Czech tennis star, born in Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
1968 Roberto Alomar, Puerto Rican Baseball HOF infielder (World Series 1992, 93 Toronto Blue Jays; 12 x MLB All Star; 10 x Gold Glove Award), born in Salinas, Puerto Rico
1968 Will Furrer, American football quarterback (Chicago Bears, Houston Oilers), born in Danville, Pennsylvania
1970 Darren Lehmann, Australian cricket batsman (27 Tests @ 44.95, 5 x 100s; 117 ODIs) and coach (Australia 2013-18), born in Gawler, Australia
1972 Christina Bailey, American ice hockey defenseman (Olympics gold 1998, silver 2002; World C'ship silver 1994, 97, 99, 2000, 01), born in Marietta, New York
1973 Israel Raybon, American football defensive end (Carolina Panthers), born in Huntsville, Alabama
1973 Laura Espinoza-Watson, American baseball infielder (Silver Bullets), born in Torrance, California
1973 Richard Matvichuk, Canadian NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars), born in Edmonton, Canada
1974 Adrienne Johnson, American basketball guard, administrator, broadcaster (WNBA Cleveland Rockers; University of Louisville), born in Louisville, Kentucky
1975 Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
1976 Brian Moorman, American football player, born in Wichita, Kansas
1976 John Aloisi, Australian footballer, born in Adelaide, Australia
1976 Nancy Feber, Belgian tennis star (1995 Puerto Rico), born in Antwerp, Belgium
1977 Adam Everett, American baseball player, born in Austell, Georgia
1977 Ahmad Merritt, American football player, born in Chicago, Illinois

Ben Ainslie (47 years old)

1977 British sailor, 4-time Olympic champion and CEO and skipper of America's Cup team INEOS Britannia, born in Macclesfield, England

1978 Brian Russell, American football player, born in Scotland, United Kingdom
1981 Loukas Vyntra, Greek football player, born in Město Albrechtice, Czechia
1982 Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami, Iranian basketball player, born in Tehran, Iran (d. 2007)
1982 Kevin Everett, American football player, born in Port Arthur, Texas
1982 Mikuru Suzuki, Japanese darts player (BDO Women's World C'ship 2019), born in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
1982 Rodrigo Palacio, Argentine footballer, born in Bahía Blanca, Argentina
1982 Tomas Kopecky, Slovak ice hockey player, born in Ilava, Slovakia
1984 Carlos Tévez, Argentine footballer (Boca Juniors, Argentina), born in Fuerte Apache, Argentina
1984 Nate Salley, American football player, born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Cristiano Ronaldo (39 years old)

1985 Portuguese soccer striker (5 x Ballon d'Or; Sporting Lisbon; Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus), born in Funchal, Portugal

1985 Laurence Maroney, American football player, born in St. Louis, Missouri
1986 Billy Sharp, English footballer, born in Sheffield, United Kingdom
1986 Manuel Fernandes, Portuguese soccer midfielder (15 caps; Benfica, Valencia, Beşiktaş, Lokomotiv Moscow), born in Lisbon, Portugal
1986 Reed Sorenson, American stock car racing driver, born in Peachtree City, Georgia