List of Famous people who born in 1988

Julia Aide Shumate Avila is an American mixed martial artist currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Previously she has competed in Invicta FC, HD MMA, XKO MMA, Total Warrior Combat and King of the Cage (KOTC). As July 30, 2020, she is #15 in the UFC women's bantamweight rankings.

Nicholas Spaling is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He last played with Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL). He was drafted 58th overall by the Nashville Predators in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. He played his three-year major junior career with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League.

Benjamin Moukandjo Bilé is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek club AEL.

Bartosz Kamil Kurek is a Polish volleyball player, member of the Poland men's national volleyball team, participant of the Olympic Games, 2018 World Champion, 2009 European Champion, gold medallist of the 2012 World League, silver medallist of the 2011 World Cup, bronze medallist of the 2011 World League, 2011 European Championship and 2015 World Cup, three–time Polish Champion, Italian Champion (2014). In 2019, he became the first ever volleyball player to be voted the Polish Sports Personality of the Year.

Santiago Vergini is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for San Lorenzo de Almagro as a central defender.

Maurício José da Silveira Júnior is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek club Panathinaikos.

Veronica Koman is an Indonesian human rights activist and lawyer, known for disseminating information on Papua and West Papua provinces. She was awarded the Sir Ronald Wilson Human Rights Award in October 2019.

Kévin Parsemain is a Martiniquais footballer who plays for Ayutthaya United and the Martinique national football team, of which he is the all-time leading scorer.

Gonezie Marie Josée Dominique Ta Lou is an Ivorian athlete who specialises in sprinting events. She finished fourth in the 100 metres and 200 metres finals at the 2016 Olympic Games, missing out on a medal in the 100m by seven-thousandths of a second (0.007). She then won silver medals in the 100 metres and 200 metres at the 2017 World Championships, the latter in the national record time of 22.08 secs. Her 100 metres best is 10.85 secs.

Lee Roberson Chatfield is a former Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives. Chatfield, a Republican from Levering, served three terms as state representative from the 107th House district.