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): Anita Moen • Arsenio Rodríguez • Bob Welch (musician) • Emperor Taishō • Félix-Antoine Savard • Grant Batty • Herbert Wise • Moran Campbell • Ramón Santiago • Richard Basehart • Robert Bacher • Steve Saviano • Wilton Felder

Born in the same month (August 1956): Alvin Greenidge • Charlie Peacock • Dave Cloud • David Grant (singer) • Frank Conniff • Gail Berman • Henri Toivonen • Jerry Ciccoritti • Jon Tester • Kelly Willard • Lorraine Desmarais • Masashi Tashiro • Mária Balážová • Rainer Woelki • Rusty Wallace • Takeshi Okada • Tsai Ing-wen