1971: Pete Sampras, tennis player, born in Washington, D.C. Won 14 Grand Slam singles titles. (45)

1977: Iva Majoli, Croatian tennis player. She upset Martina Hingis to win the women’s singles title at the French Open in 1997, her only Grand Slam victory. (39)

1981: Djibril Cissé, French footballer. (35)

1983: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Dutch footballer (33)

1988: Tyson Fury, British heavyweight professional boxer, born in Manchester (28)

1990: Mario Balotelli, Italian footballer (26)