Sports Stars Born in 1980 (Part 2)

Birthdays 201 - 389 of 389

Jul 2 Nicole Manske, American beauty queen and motorsports television commentator
Jul 3 Roland Mark Schoeman, South African swimmer, born in Pretoria, South Africa
Jul 3 Harbhajan Singh, Indian cricket spin bowler (103 Tests, 417 wickets), born in Jalandhar, India
Jul 5 David Rozehnal, Czech soccer defender (Czech Rep. 60 caps; PSG, Lille), born in Šternberk, Czech Republic
Jul 6 Pau Gasol, Spanish basketball player (Milwaukee Bucks), born in Barcelona
Jul 7 Michelle Kwan, American figure skater (World C'ship gold women's singles 1996, 98, 2000, 01, 03; Olympic silver 1998; bronze 2002), born in Torrance, California
Jul 7 John Buck, American MLB baseball catchrr, 2004-14 (Kansas City Royals, and six other teams), born in Kemmerer, Wyoming
Jul 8 Robbie Keane, Irish footballer
Jul 10 Adam Petty, American race car driver (d. 2000)
Jul 12 Tina Tharp, rhythmic gymnast (Olympics 1996), born in Jacksonville, Florida
Jul 14 George Smith, Australian Rugby player, born in Sydney, Australia
Jul 15 Jonathan Cheechoo, professional ice hockey player
Jul 15 Reggie Abercrombie, professional baseball player
Jul 16 Adam Scott, Australian golfer (US Masters 2013), born in Adelaide, South Australia
Jul 17 Javier Camuñas, Spanish footballer, born in Municipality of Parla, Spain
Jul 17 Ryan Miller, American hockey player, born in East Lansing, Michigan
Jul 19 Giorgio Mondini, Italian racing driver
Jul 19 Xavier Malisse, Belgian tennis player
Jul 21 CC Sabathia, American baseball player, born in Vallejo, California
Jul 22 Scott Dixon, New Zealand auto racer (IndyCar Drivers' champion 2003, 08, 13, 15, 18), born in Brisbane, Australia
Jul 22 Dirk Kuyt, Dutch footballer
Jul 24 Wilfred Bungei, Kenyan middle-distance runner
Jul 25 Toni Vilander, Finnish racing driver, born in Kankaanpää, Finland
Jul 25 Shawn Riggans, American baseball player, born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Jul 27 Allan Davis, Australian cyclist, born in Ipswich, Queensland
Jul 27 Jessi Combs, American auto racer, television personality (women’s land speed class record [4 wheels] 2013, 16), born in Rockerville, South Dakota (d. 2019)
Jul 29 Ryan Braun, Canadian baseball player (Los Angeles Angels), born in Kitchener, Ontario
Jul 29 Fernando González, Chilean tennis player
Jul 30 Sara Anzanello, Italian volleyball player, born in San Donà di Piave, Italy
Jul 30 Justin Rose, English golfer (US Open 2013), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
Jul 31 Mils Muliaina, New Zealand and Waikato rugby player, born in Salesi, Samoa
Aug 1 Mancini [Alessandro Faiolhe Amantino], Brazilian footballer, born in Itapinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Aug 2 Ivica Banović, Croatian footballer, born in Zagreb, Croatia
Aug 3 Dominic Moore, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
Aug 5 Wayne Bridge, English premier league footballer, born in Southampton, England
Aug 5 Ali Umar, Maldivian footballer, born in Malé, Maldives
Aug 5 Jason Čulina, Australian soccer player
Aug 6 Danny Collins, Welsh soccer defender (12 caps; Sunderland, Stoke City, Nottingham Forest), born in Chester, England
Aug 8 Sabine Klaschka, German tennis player
Aug 11 Lee Suggs, American football player, born in Roanoke, Virginia
Aug 14 Roy Williams, American football player (Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals), born in Redwood City, California
Aug 17 Jan Kromkamp, Dutch footballer, born in Makkinga, Netherlands
Aug 17 Keith Dabengwa, Zimbabwean cricketer, born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Aug 18 Esteban Cambiasso, Argentine footballer, born in San Fernando Partido, Argentina
Aug 18 Athina Papayianni, Greek race walker, born in Preveza, Greece
Aug 18 Rob Nguyen, Australian racing driver, born in Brisbane, Australia
Aug 18 Jeremy Shockey, American football Tight End, born in Ada, Oklahoma
Aug 19 Paul Parry, Welsh footballer, born in Cheptow, wales
Aug 21 Paul Menard, American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Driver, born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Aug 21 Burney Lamar, American race car driver, born in West Sacramento, California
Aug 22 Roland Benschneider, German footballer, born in Neuruppin, Germany
Aug 22 Nicolas Macrozonaris, French Canadian track-and-field athlete, born in Laval, Canada
Aug 23 Denny Bautista, Dominican baseball player, born in Sánchez, Dominican Republic
Aug 23 Rex Grossman, American football player, born in Bloomington, Indiana
Aug 25 Neal Musser, American baseball player
Aug 26 Brendan Harris, American baseball player, born in Queensbury, New York
Aug 28 T.J. Beam, American baseball player, born in Scottsdale, Arizona
Aug 29 Chris Simms, American NFL quarterback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Denver Broncos), born in Ridgewood, New Jersey
Aug 29 David West, American basketball player, born in Teaneck, New Jersey
Aug 29 Mohammad Sheikh, Kenyan cricketer, born in Nairobi, Kenya
Sep 1 Sammy Adjei, Ghanaian soccer goalkeeper (38 caps; FC Ironi Ashdod), born in Accra, Ghana
Sep 2 Hiroki Yoshimoto, Japanese racing driver
Sep 3 Daniel Ruben Bilos, Argentinian footballer, born in Pergamino, Argentina
Sep 3 Jennie Finch, American softball player (Olympic Gold 2004, Silver 2008), born in La Mirada, California
Sep 4 Pat Neshek, American baseball player, born in Madison, Wisconsin
Sep 5 Franco Costanzo, Argentinian football goalkeeper, born in Río Cuarto, Argentina
Sep 6 Samuel Peter, Nigerian-American heavyweight boxer, born in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
Sep 6 Joseph Yobo, Nigerian footballer (Nigerian national team captain), born in Kono, Rivers State, Nigeria
Sep 7 Gabriel Milito, Argentine soccer defender (42 caps; Independiente, Zaragoza), born in Bernal, Argentina
Sep 7 Javad Nekounam, Iranian soccer midfielder (151 caps; Pas, Osasuna), born in Rey, Iran
Sep 7 Mark Prior, American baseball player, coach (Chicago Cubs), born in San Diego, California
Sep 7 Sara Carrigan, Australian cyclist (Olympic gold, road race 2004), born in Gunnedah, New South Wales
Sep 8 Teruyuki Moniwa, Japanese footballer, born in Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan
Sep 9 Todd Coffey, American baseball player, born in Forest City, North Carolina
Sep 10 Timothy Goebel, American figure skater (first to land quadruple salchow jump; Olympic bronze 2002; World C'ship silver 2002, 03), born in Evanston, Illinois
Sep 11 Antônio Pizzonia, Brazilian race car driver, born in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
Sep 11 Mike Comrie, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Sep 12 Fernando César de Souza, Brazilian footballer, born in Jardinopolis, Brazil
Sep 12 Sean Burroughs, American baseball player, born in Atlanta, Georgia
Sep 12 Josef Vašíček, Czech ice hockey player, born in Havlíčkův Brod, Czechoslovakia
Sep 12 Yao Ming, Chinese basketball player, born in Shanghai
Sep 13 Evangelos Nastos, Greek footballer, born in Thessaloniki, Greece
Sep 13 Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japanese baseball player, born in Aomori, Japan
Sep 15 David Diehl, American football player (NY Giants), born in Chicago, Illinois
Sep 15 Mike Dunleavy, Jr., American basketball player and manager (Golden State Warriors), born in Fort Worth, Texas
Sep 16 Patrik Štefan, Czech ice hockey player, born in Příbram, Czechoslovakia
Sep 17 Asashoryu Akinori, Mongolian sumo wrestler (born as Dolgorsuren Dagvador)
Sep 17 Danny Haren, American baseball player
Sep 18 Avi Strool, Israeli footballer, born in Tel Aviv, Israel
Sep 18 Chris Tarrant, Australian Rules football player, born in Mildura, Australia
Sep 20 Vladimir Karpets, Russian cyclist
Sep 21 Nyree Lewis, British Paralympic swimmer
Sep 21 Tomas Scheckter, South African racing driver
Sep 24 Petri Pasanen, Finnish footballer, born in Lahti, Findland
Sep 24 John Arne Riise, Norwegian footballer, born in Molde, Norway
Sep 24 Daniele Bennati, Italian professional road racing cyclist, born in Arezzo, Italy
Sep 24 Dean Canto, Australian racing driver (Supercars), born in Sydney, Australia
Sep 26 Patrick Friesacher, Austrian race car driver, born in Wolfsberg, Austria
Sep 26 Henrik and Daniel Sedin, Swedish ice hockey players, born in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
Sep 29 Patrick Agyemang, English footballer, born in London, England

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Sep 30 Martina Hingis, Swiss tennis player (5 Grand Slam singles titles), born in Košice, Slovakia

Oct 4 Sarah Fisher, American auto racer and team owner (first woman to claim a pole position in a major American open-wheel race, IRL 2002), born in Columbus, Ohio
Oct 4 Tomáš Rosický, Czech soccer midfielder (105 caps; Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal), born in Prague, Czech Republic
Oct 6 Abdoulaye Méïté, French footballer
Oct 6 Elvis Hammond, Ghanaian footballer (Woking), born in Accra, Ghana
Oct 9 Ibrahim Fazeel, Maldivian footballer (Victory Sports Club), born in Malé, Maldives
Oct 9 Henrik Zetterberg, Swedish ice hockey player, born in Njurunda, Sweden
Oct 10 Julié Pomagalski, French snowboarder (World C'ship gold snowboard cross 1999), born in La Tronche, France (d. 2021)
Oct 11 Nyron Nosworthy, English-Jamaican footballer, born in Brixton, England
Oct 12 Ledley King, English soccer defender (England 21 caps), born in London, England
Oct 13 Magne Hoseth, Norwegian footballer, born in Averøy, Norway
Oct 13 Scott Parker, English soccer midfielder (18 caps; Charlton, West Ham, Fulham) and manager (Fulham, AFC Bournemouth), born in Lambeth, England
Oct 14 Paul Ambrosi, Ecuadorian footballer
Oct 14 Niels Lodberg, Danish footballer
Oct 14 Terrence McGee, American football player
Oct 15 Tom Boonen, Belgian cyclist (2005 World Road Race Champion), born in Mol, Belgium
Oct 16 Sue Bird, American basketball guard (record 508 WNBA games, Seattle Storm; Olympic gold 2004, 08, 12, 16, 20), born in Syosset, New York
Oct 16 Timana Tahu, Australian Rugby League player
Oct 17 Alessandro Piccolo, Italian racing driver
Oct 17 Ekaterina Gamova, Russian volleyball player
Oct 23 Pedro Liriano, Dominican baseball player, born in Fantino, Dominican Republic
Oct 24 James Killian, American football player, born in Caldwell, Kansas
Oct 24 Matthew Amoah, Ghanaian footballer, born in Tema, Greater Accra, Ghana
Oct 25 Ilana Goldfogel, American pairs skater (with partner Erik Schulz), born in Denver, Colorado
Oct 26 Cristian Chivu, Romanian footballer, born in Reșița, Romania
Oct 28 Alan Smith, English footballer
Oct 29 B.J. Sams, American NFL player, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Oct 29 Miguel Cotto, Puerto Rican boxer (1st Puerto Rican first four-weight world champion), born in Providence, Rhode Island
Oct 30 Choi Hong-man, South Korean kickboxer and mixed martial artist, born in Jeju, South Korea
Nov 1 Bilgin Defterli, Turkish soccer forward and captain (52 caps; FFC Brauweiler Pulheim, FC Köln, Alemannia Aachen), born in Erzurum, Turkey
Nov 2 Diego Lugarno, Uruguayan soccer defender (95 caps; São Paulo, Fenerbahçe), born in Canelones, Uruguay
Nov 4 Jerry Collins, New Zealand rugby union flanker, #8 (48 caps; Wellington Hurricanes, Toulon, Ospreys, Narbonne), born in Apia, Samoa (d. 2015)
Nov 5 Christoph Metzelder, German footballer, born in Haltern, West Germany
Nov 5 Jaime Camara, Brazilian racing driver, born in Goiânia, Brazil
Nov 7 Gervasio Deferr, Spanish gymnast (Olympic gold 2000, 2004), born in Premià de Mar, Barcelona
Nov 7 James Franklin, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (31 Tests, 1 x 100, 82 wickets; 110 ODIs; Wellington CA, Gloucestershire CCC, born in Wellington, New Zealand
Nov 8 Luis Fabiano, Brazilian footballer, born in São Paulo, Brazil
Nov 9 James Harper, English footballer, born in Bell, California
Nov 9 Dominique Maltais, Canadian snowboarder, born in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada
Nov 10 Troy Bell, American basketball player, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nov 10 Donté Stallworth, American NFL wide receiver (New Orleans Saints), born in Sacramento, California
Nov 11 Willie Parker, American football running back (Pro Bowl 2006, 07; Super Bowl 2005, 08; Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Clinton, North Carolina
Nov 13 François-Louis Tremblay, Canadian short track speed skater
Nov 14 Margot Contois, American dance skater (with Robert Peal), born in Marquette, Michigan
Nov 16 Kayte Christensen, American basketball player, born in Lakeview, Oregon
Nov 18 François Duval, Belgian rally driver
Nov 18 Luke Chadwick, English footballer
Nov 18 Denny Hamlin, American auto racer (Daytona 500 2016, 19, 20), born in Tampa, Florida
Nov 20 James Chambers, Irish footballer, born in Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Nov 21 Danielle Hartsell, pairs skater (with partner Steve Hartsell), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Nov 21 Leonardo González, Costa Rican footballer
Nov 21 Hank Blalock, American MLB third baseman, 2002-10 (Texas Rangers), born in San Diego, California
Nov 22 Yaroslav Rybakov, Russian athlete
Nov 23 Jonathan Papelbon, American baseball player, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nov 25 Aaron Mokoena, South African soccer player
Nov 27 Michael Yardy, English cricketer
Nov 28 Stuart Taylor, British footballer
Nov 30 Jamie Ashdown, English footballer
Dec 1 Mohammad Kaif, Indian cricket batsman (13 Tests, top score 148; 125 ODIs), born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Dec 1 Mubarak Hassan Shami, Qatari athlete (Vienna 2005, Prague 2006, Paris 2007 marathons), born in Baringo, Kenya
Dec 2 Adam Kreek, Canadian rower (Olympic gold eights 2008; World C'ship gold 2002-3, 07), born in London, Ontario
Dec 6 Steve Lovell, British footballer (Dundee), born in Amersham, England
Dec 6 Ehren Wassermann, American baseball player, born in Sylacauga, Alabama
Dec 7 John Terry, English soccer defender (78 caps; Chelsea), born in London, England
Dec 8 Brandt Snedeker, American golfer (US Masters 2008, British Open 2012 3rd), born in Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 9 Ryder Hesjedal, Canadian cyclist, born in Victoria, Canada
Dec 14 Didier Zokora, Ivorian footballer, born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Dec 17 Ryan Hunter-Reay, American race car driver
Dec 20 Ashley Cole, English footballer, born in Stepney, London
Dec 20 Fitz Hall, English footballer, born in Leytonstone, London
Dec 20 Tony [Anthony da Silva], French-born Portuguese footballer, born in Le Creusot, France
Dec 21 Royce Ring, American baseball player, born in La Mesa, California
Dec 23 Cody Ross, American baseball player, born in Portales, New Mexico
Dec 25 Locó [Manuel Armindo Morais Cange], Angolan soccer defender (40 caps; Primeiro de Agosto, Petro Atlético, Santos), born in Luanda, Angola
Dec 25 Marcus Trufant, American football cornerback (Pro Bowl 2007 Seattle Seahawks; Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Tacoma, Washington
Dec 27 Claudio Castagnoli, Swiss wrestler
Dec 28 Lomana LuaLua, Congolese football player, born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dec 31 Richard "Richie" McCaw, New Zealand rugby player (All Blacks), born in Oamaru, New Zealand

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