Roberto Baggio (soccer) – Former FIFA World Player of the Year and Ballon d’Or winner, a striker who played for AC Milan, Juventus, Inter Milan and others, as well as Italy, born 1967.

Thomas Bjorn (golf) – First Dane to play in Ryder Cup, born 1971.

Claude Makelele (soccer) – Former Chelsea and France midfielder, born 1973.

Gary Neville (soccer) – Former Manchester United and England defender, now Valencia manager and coach with England, born 1975.

Keith Gillespie (soccer) – Former Newcastle winger, born 1975.

Jermaine Jenas (soccer) – Former Nottingham Forest, QPR and England midfielder, currently working as a pundit with the BBC, born 1983.

Anton Ferdinand (soccer) – Former West Ham, Sunderland and QPR defender, now at Reading, born 1985.