Kent Nilsson

Kent Åke Nilsson is a Swedish former professional ice hockey centre. He played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Winnipeg Jets, and in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Atlanta and Calgary Flames, Minnesota North Stars and Edmonton Oilers, as well as teams across various European leagues. During his NHL career he was called "Mr. Magic" and "The Magic Man", referring to his exceptional puck skills. Wayne Gretzky commented on Nilsson's skills saying "Skills-wise he might have been the most skilled hockey player I ever saw in my entire career".

31 August 1956

Born on the same birth date (31 August 1956): Masashi Tashiro • Mária Balážová • Tsai Ing-wen

Born on the same birth day (31 August): Alexei Mikhnov • Bobby Parker (guitarist) • Gino Lucetti • Greg Mulholland • Guillaume Amontons • Hermann von Helmholtz • Hugh David Politzer • Jeff Hardy • John S. Wold • Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin • Julie Brown • Kim Kashkashian • Michele Rugolo • Simon Neil • Steve Saviano • Trent Hodkinson • Yuvan Shankar Raja

Born in the same month (August 1956): Alvin Greenidge • Bill Emmott • Dianne Fromholtz • John Long (basketball player) • Mark Mangino • Masashi Tashiro • Paul Molitor • Rusty Wallace • Sandeep Patil • Sidath Wettimuny • Steve Yarbrough (writer) • Tsai Ing-wen