Brian Barnes (golf) – top British golfer of the 1970s, born 1945.

Hale Irwin (golf) – American who won the US Open three times (1970, 1979 and 1990), born 1945.

George Burley (soccer) – former Scotland defender and manager, born 1956.

Wasim Akram (cricket) – former Pakistan captain, born 1966.

Christian Malcolm (athletics) – British sprinter, an Olympic 200 metres finalist in 2000 and 2008, born 1979.

Yelena Isinbayeva (athletics) – Olympic and world pole vault champion and world record holder, born 1982.

Rafael Nadal (tennis) – 14-time grand slam champion from Spain, born 1986.

Mario Gotze (soccer) – Bayern Munich and Germany midfielder, born 1992.