January 21, 1977

1977Hussein Abdulghani, Saudi Arabian footballer^[†]

Hussein Omar Abdulghani Sulaimani is a Saudi Arabian former professional footballer who played as a left-back in the Saudi Professional League.

1977Bradley Carnell, South African footballer^[†]

Bradley Neil Carnell is a South African football coach and former footballer who played as a defender. He is currently the head coach of Major League Soccer club Philadelphia Union.

1977John DeSantis, Canadian actor^[†]

John DeSantis, sometimes credited as John De Santis or John Desantis, is a Canadian character actor, best known as Lurch on the Fox Family show The New Addams Family. His other work includes a principal role in Disney's Touchstone Pictures film The 13th Warrior, in which he played a Viking warrior named Ragnar the Dour. He has also appeared in television series Police Academy and Supernatural.

1977Kirsten Klose, German hammer thrower^[†]

Kirsten Münchow is a German hammer thrower who won the Olympic bronze medal in 2000 with a personal best throw of 69.28 metres.

1977Denis Lunghi, Italian cyclist^[†]

Denis Lunghi is an Italian former professional racing cyclist. He rode in three editions of the Giro d'Italia.

1977Ulrike Maisch, German runner^[†]

Ulrike Maisch is a long-distance runner from Germany, who won the women's marathon at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. Her husband, Richard Friedrich, won the Munich Marathon in 2011.

1977Phil Neville, English footballer and manager^[†]

Philip John Neville is an English football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers. He is also the co-owner of Salford City, along with several of his former Manchester United teammates.

1977Michael Ruffin, American basketball player^[†]

Michael David Ruffin is an American former professional basketball player who was previously working as an assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). At 6'8" and 248 lbs, he played as a forward/center.

1977Jerry Trainor, American actor, director, and producer^[†]

Gerald William "Jerry" Trainor is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as "Crazy" Steve in Drake & Josh and Spencer Shay in the teen sitcom iCarly and its Paramount+ revival series of the same name, winning three Kids' Choice Awards for his performances. He also did voice work in T.U.F.F. Puppy as Dudley Puppy, for which he received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination. Since 2004, Trainor has worked primarily on the Nickelodeon network. Outside of this, he has had recurring and guest roles on young adult-oriented shows on the Disney Channel and Netflix as well as in the more mature shows Crossing Jordan and 2 Broke Girls.

1977Loïc Lerouge, French sprinter^[†]

Loïc Lerouge is a French former sprinter specializing in the 400 metres and the 4th World Athletics Indoor Championships bronze medallist in the 4 × 400 m relay. Lerouge won the relay silver medal at the 1995 European Athletics Junior Championships before winning bronze at the 1997 World Indoor Championships 4 × 400 m. In 2002, Lerouge won his first European medal at the 2002 European Indoor Championships relay before coming a research director focusing on sport at the French National Centre for Scientific Research.