1980
Joseph Yobo, Nigerian footballer
Joseph Michael Yobo is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a centre back.
Joseph Yobo, Nigerian footballer
The 1980s
Explore 5093 historical events from 1980–1989.
1980
Emre Belözoğlu, Turkish footballer
Emre Belözoğlu, simply known as Emre, is a Turkish football manager and former professional footballer who is currently head coach of Kasımpaşa.
Emre Belözoğlu, Turkish footballer
1980
Sara Carrigan, Australian cyclist
Sara Carrigan is a professional cyclist from Australia, who commenced her cycling career in 1996 at the age of fifteen and is currently a member of the Belgian Lotto–Belisol Ladies…
Sara Carrigan, Australian cyclist
1980
Gabriel Milito, Argentine footballer
Gabriel Alejandro Milito is an Argentine professional football coach and former player who played as a centre-back. He is currently head coach of Liga MX club Guadalajara.
Gabriel Milito, Argentine footballer
1980
Javad Nekounam, Iranian footballer
Javad Nekounam is an Iranian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He holds the record for the most appearances for the Iranian national team with 149 caps…
Javad Nekounam, Iranian footballer
1980
J. D. Pardo, American actor
Jorge Daniel Pardo is an American actor. He is best known for playing the lead role of Ezekiel "EZ" Reyes in the television series Mayans M.C. (2018–2023), as well as a young Jack …
J. D. Pardo, American actor
1980
Mark Prior, American baseball player
Mark William Prior is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current coach. A onetime top prospect of the Chicago Cubs, he pitched for the team from 2002 to 2006 in a…
Mark Prior, American baseball player
1980
Eric Hutchinson, American singer-songwriter
Eric Hutchinson is an American singer-songwriter best known for his songs "Rock & Roll", "OK, It's Alright with Me", "Not There Yet", "Watching You Watch Him", and "Tell the World"…
Eric Hutchinson, American singer-songwriter
1980
Todd Coffey, American baseball player
Justin Todd Coffey is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers, Washington Nationals, a…
Todd Coffey, American baseball player
1980
David Fa'alogo, New Zealand rugby league player
David Fa'alogo is a former professional rugby league footballer played as a prop, second-row and lock in the 2000s and 2010s. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Newcastle…
David Fa'alogo, New Zealand rugby league player
1980
Michelle Williams, American actress
Michelle Ingrid Williams is an American actress. Known primarily for starring in small-scale independent films with dark or tragic themes, she has received various accolades, inclu…
Michelle Williams, American actress
1980
Roger Mason Jr., American basketball player
Roger Philip Mason Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He is the former deputy executive director of the NBA Players Association. He is the former president a…
Roger Mason Jr., American basketball player
1980
Trevor Murdoch, American wrestler
William Theodore Mueller, better known by his ring name, Trevor Murdoch, is an American professional wrestler and producer signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), where he…
Trevor Murdoch, American wrestler
1980
Mikey Way, American bass player and songwriter
Michael James Way is an American musician, best known as the bassist of the rock band My Chemical Romance. He also serves as the multi-instrumentalist and backing vocalist of rock …
Mikey Way, American bass player and songwriter
1980
Tetsuya Yamagami, Japanese assassin of Shinzo Abe
Tetsuya Yamagami is a Japanese who assassinated Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan on 8 July 2022 in Nara. A resident of Nara, he was arrested at the scene of the assa…
Tetsuya Yamagami, Japanese assassin of Shinzo Abe
1980
Mike Comrie, Canadian ice hockey player
Michael William Comrie is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. During his 13-year National Hockey League (NHL) career he played with the Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia …
Mike Comrie, Canadian ice hockey player
1980
Greet Daems, Belgian politician
Greet Daems is a Belgian trade unionist, politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives. A member of the Workers' Party of Belgium, she has represented Antwerp since June …
Greet Daems, Belgian politician
1980
Antônio Pizzonia, Brazilian racing driver
Antônio Reginaldo Pizzonia Júnior is a Brazilian professional racing driver who has raced in Formula One and the Champ Car World Series. Born in Manaus, he started his car racing c…
Antônio Pizzonia, Brazilian racing driver
1980
Sean Burroughs, American baseball player (died 2024)
Sean Patrick Burroughs was an American professional baseball third baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2002 to 2005 and 2011 to 2012 for the San Diego Padres, T…
Sean Burroughs, American baseball player (died 2024)
1980
Fernando César de Souza, Brazilian footballer
Fernando César de Souza is a footballer from Brazil who plays as a defender. He has spent much of his playing career in the Swiss Super League.
Fernando César de Souza, Brazilian footballer
1980
Yao Ming, Chinese basketball player
Yao Ming is a Chinese basketball executive and former professional player. He played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), and then spent his entire …
Yao Ming, Chinese basketball player
1980
Kevin Sinfield, English rugby player
Sir Kevin Sinfield is an English rugby union coach who is the skills and kicking coach for the England national team. He is a former professional rugby league footballer who played…
Kevin Sinfield, English rugby player
1980
Josef Vašíček, Czech ice hockey player (died 2011)
Josef Vašíček was a Czech professional ice hockey player. Vašíček last played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and died in the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslav…
Josef Vašíček, Czech ice hockey player (died 2011)
1980
Andreas Biermann, German footballer (died 2014)
Andreas Biermann was a German professional footballer who played as a defender.
Andreas Biermann, German footballer (died 2014)