Cathy Freeman

Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman is an Aboriginal Australian former sprinter, who specialised in the 400 metres event. Her personal best of 48.63 seconds currently ranks her as the eighth-fastest woman of all time, set while finishing second to Marie-José Pérec's number-four time at the 1996 Olympics. She became the Olympic champion for the women's 400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics, at which she lit the Olympic Flame.

16 February 1973

Born on the same birth day (16 February): Andrea Ranocchia • Annika Beck • Bradford Parkinson • Cyril Vincent • Denílson (footballer, born 1988) • Gerhard Hanappi • Jean Behra • Kanō Eitoku • Lars Hertervig • Margaux Hemingway • Ron Vlaar • Sonny Bono

Born in the same month (February 1973): Amy Van Dyken • Andrei Luzgin • Brian Rolston • Colin Egglesfield • Eric Lange • Eric Lindros • Ilana Sod • Jenny Thompson • Juninho Paulista • Juwan Howard • Kateřina Neumannová • Luke Ricketson • Marissa Jaret Winokur • Nicolas Minassian • Philippe Gaumont • Richard Matvichuk • Sarah Wynter • Steve McNair • Tyus Edney • Varg Vikernes