Ally McCoist among the sporting stars celebrating today

Ally McCoist (football) – Rangers assistant manager and former Scotland striker, born 1962.

Craig Burley (football) – Former Scotland, Celtic and Chelsea midfielder, born 1971.

John Arne Riise (football) – Roma's former Liverpool utility man, born 1980.

Fabio Aurelio (football) – Liverpool's Brazilian left-back, born 1979.

Sean Long (rugby league) – St Helens and former Great Britain scrum-half, born 1976.

Victoria Pendleton (cycling) – World and Olympic sprint champion, born 1980.

Emmerson Boyce (football) – Wigan and Barbados defender, born 1979.

Jason Koumas (football) – Wigan and former Wales midfielder, born 1979.

Juande Ramos (football) – Former Spurs and Real Madrid manager, born 1954.

Ronnie Whelan (football) – Former Liverpool and Republic of Ireland midfielder, born 1961.