- Jan 1 Peter Burling, New Zealand sailor (Olympic gold 2016, helmsman America's Cup 2017), born in Tauranga, New Zealand
- Jan 6 Nikola Saric, Danish footballer
- Jan 7 Eden Hazard, Belgian football player (Chelsea, Belgian national team), born in La Louvière, Belgium
- Mar 21 Antoine Griezmann, French football player (Atlético Madrid, French national team), born in Mâcon, France
- Apr 21 Max Chilton, British racing driver, born in Redhill
- May 1 Marcus Stroman, American MLB pitcher (Gold Glove 2017), born in Medford, New York
- May 9 Majlinda Kelmendi, Kosovar-Albanian judoka (Olympic gold 2016), born in Peć, SFR Yugoslavia
- May 28 Alexandre Lacazette, French soccer player, born in Lyon, France
- Jun 19 Pontus Ekhem, Swedish hockey player
- Jul 12 James Rodríguez, Colombian footballer (Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Colombia national team), born in Cúcuta, Colombia
- Aug 20 Marko Đoković, Serbian tennis player
- Sep 21 Jordan Hasay, American track and field athlete
- Sep 27 Adam Chicksen, English Football Player
- Nov 27 Nur Atikah Nabilah, Singaporean Gymnast