Athletes and Sports Stars Born on August 30
Publish date: 2024-09-17
August 30 Calendar- 1898 Kiki Cuyler, American Baseball HOF right fielder (World Series 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates; 4 × NL stolen base leader; MLB All Star 1934 Chicago Cubs), born in Harrisville, Michigan (d. 1950)
- 1914 Sydney Wooderson, English athlete dubbed "The Mighty Atom" (world record 1937), born in Camberwell, London (d. 2006)
- 1917 William "Pop" Gates, American Basketball Hall of Fame guard and coach (Harlem Globetrotters "Legends" Ring 1995), born in Decatur, Alabama (d. 1999)
- 1918 Billy Johnson, American baseball player, born in Montclair, New Jersey (d. 2006)
American Baseball HOF outfielder (last player to bat over .400 in single season; 19 x MLB All Star; AL MVP 1946, 49; Triple Crown 1942, 47 Boston Red Sox), born in San Diego, California
- 1921 Angelo Dundee, American boxing trainer and cornerman (Muhammad Ali 1960–81 & 15 other world boxing champions), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
American tennis player (Wimbledon 1953, US Nat C'ship 1954; 5 x Grand Slam doubles titles), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1928 Lloyd Casner, American race car driver and owner (Casner Motor Racing Division team), born in Miami, Florida (d. 1965)
- 1930 Noel Harford, New Zealand cricket batsman (8 Tests, 2 x 50; Manawatu, Hawke's Bay, Franklin), born in Winton, New Zealand (d. 1981)
- 1934 Baloo Gupte, Indian cricket leg spin bowler (3 Tests, 3 wickets; Bombay, Bengal, Railways), born in Bombay, India (d. 2005)
- 1937 Bruce McLaren, New Zealand car racer and founder of eponymous race team, born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 1970)
- 1942 Pervez Sajjad, Pakistani cricket left-arm spinner (19 Tests 1964-73), born in Lahore, Pakistan
- 1943 Jean-Claude Killy, French alpine skier (3 Olympic gold 1968), born in Paris, France
- 1943 Terry Simpson, Canadian ice hockey coach (New York Islanders 1986-89, Philadelphia Flyers 1993-94, Winnipeg Jets 1994-96), born in Brantford, Ontario
- 1944 Tug McGraw, American baseball player and father of Tim McGraw, born in Martinez, California (d. 2004)
- 1948 Donnacha O'Dea, Irish poker player and swimmer
- 1952 Wojtek Fibak, Polish tennis star, born in Poznan, Poland
1953 American College/Basketball HOF center (9 x NBA All-Star; NBA C'ship 1981, 84, 86 Boston Celtics; 97 Chicago Bulls), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
- 1955 Butch Johnson, American archer (Olympic gold team 1996, bronze 2000), born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 2024)
- 1955 Marvin Powell Jr., American College Football HOF offensive tackle (USC; First-team All-Pro 1979, 82; 5 x Pro Bowl; NY Jets, TB Buccaneers), born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina (d. 2022)
- 1964 Gavin Fisher, British engineer (Williams Formula One)
- 1964 Stephen Baker, American NFL receiver (NY Giants), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1966 John Terry, Canadian CFL tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in Greenwood, North Carolina
- 1967 Barbara Kendall, New Zealand mistral sailor (Olympic gold 1992, silver 1996, bronze 2000), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1967 John Moeti, South African soccer midfielder (29 caps; Orlando Pirates FC, SuperSport United FC), born in Soweto, South Africa (d. 2023)
- 1967 Justin Vaughan, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (6 Tests, 11 wickets, BB 4/27; 18 ODIs; Auckland, Gloucestershire CCC), born in Hereford, England
- 1968 Vladimir Malakhov, Russian NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens), born in Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union
- 1972 Jose Herrera, outfielder (Oakland A's), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- 1972 Pavel Nedvěd, Czech football player (Lazio, Juventus), born in Cheb, Czechoslovakia
- 1974 Javier Otxoa, Spanish cyclist
- 1975 Radhi Jaïdi, Tunisian soccer defender (105 caps; Espérance, Bolton Wanderers, Birmingham City, Southampton), born in Tunis, Tunisia
- 1976 Mike Koplove, American baseball player (Team USA 2008), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1977 Kamil Kosowski, Polish footballer
- 1977 Marlon Byrd, American baseball player, born in Boynton Beach, Florida
- 1977 Shaun Alexander, American NFL running back (Seattle Seahawks, NFL MVP 2005), born in Florence, Kemtucky
- 1978 Cliff Lee, American baseball player, born in Benton, Arkansas
- 1979 Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentine tennis player, born in Ciudad Evita, Argentina
- 1982 Will Davison, Australian racing driver (Bathurst 100 2009, 2016), born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1983 Gustavo Eberto, Argentine footballer, born in Paso de los Libres, Argentina (d. 2007)
- 1984 Anthony Ireland, Zimbabwean cricketer, born in Masvingo, Zimbabwe
- 1985 Eamon Sullivan, Australian swimmer (3 Olympic medals), born in Perth, Australia
- 1985 Leisel Jones, Australian swimmer (2 Olympic golds, 1 silver), born in Katherine, Australia
- 1985 Richard Duffy, Welsh footballer, born in Swansea, Wales
- 1985 Steven Smith, Scottish footballer (Rangers), born in Bellshill, Scotland
- 1988 Ernests Gulbis, Latvian tennis player, born in Riga, Latvia
- 1988 Jordan Rodgers, American TV personality and footballer player (The Bachelorette), born in Chico, California
- 1996 Mikal Bridges, American NBA player (Phoenix Suns), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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