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): Alex Harris (footballer) • Amanda Anisimova • António Félix da Costa • Arzu Yanardağ • Chris Tucker • Craig Nicholls • David Ospina • Debbie Gibson • Emperor Taishō • Isao Aoki • Jolene Watanabe • Julie Brown • Marcia Clark • Masashi Tashiro • Mickie James • Pádraig Harrington • Rick Roberts (musician) • Rituparno Ghosh • Rolf Just Nilsen • Vadim Repin

Born in the same month (August 1956): Charalampos Xanthopoulos • Charlie Peacock • Desmond Swayne • Dianne Fromholtz • Frank Conniff • Fulvio Melia • Gordon Singleton • Jackée Harry • John Long (basketball player) • Mark Mangino • Maureen McCormick • Mária Balážová • Paul Molitor • Pierre-Louis Lions • Rohinton Fali Nariman • Sidath Wettimuny • Takeshi Okada • Tsai Ing-wen