List of Famous people who born in 1988

Hitomi Niiya is a Japanese long-distance runner who competes in track, cross country running and marathon races. Niiya competed for Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She is a two-time silver medallist at the Asian Athletics Championships and has represented Japan three times at the World Athletics Championships. She represents Team Toyota Industries in national competition.

Cheah Liek Hou is a Malaysian para-badminton player. He is an 11-time winner of the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships. He won the gold medal in the men singles SU5 event of the 2020 Summer Paralympics, making him the first Malaysian athlete to win a medal in para-badminton. He is also the first-ever Paralympic champion in para-badminton.

Laura Catherine Dreyfuss is an American actress and singer, known for her roles as Zoe Murphy in the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen, Madison McCarthy on the FOX series Glee and McAfee Westbrook on the Netflix series The Politician.

Christopher Mazdzer is an American luger. He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, finishing 13th on both occasions. At the 2018 Winter Olympics Mazdzer won the silver medal in the Men's Single Luge, becoming the first U.S. men's singles luge medalist and the first and currently only non-European to win a medal in that event.

Elias Michael Theodorou is a Canadian mixed martial artist of Greek descent. He competed for the UFC in the Middleweight division where he was ranked 13th until his release, and won The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia.

Mathieu Perreault is a Canadian ice hockey winger for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Washington Capitals, the Anaheim Ducks and the Winnipeg Jets in the NHL, and, during the 2012–13 NHL lockout, for the HIFK of the Finnish SM-liiga.

Krishnappa Gowtham is an Indian cricketer who plays for Karnataka.

Nathan Ebner is an American football safety and special teamer for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL), and a rugby sevens player for the United States national rugby sevens team.

Kristi Castlin is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles. Her personal best for the event is 12.50 seconds, set on July 8, 2016 during the finals of the 2016 United States Olympic Trials, in which she qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics by placing 2nd. She was the 2012 American champion in the indoor 60 metres hurdles and represented the United States at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships. She shares the world record for the shuttle hurdle relay, with her time of 50.78 seconds set in 2013.

Drakkar Don Klose is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.