- 1847 A. N. Hornby, English cricket batsman and captain (3 Tests; Lancashire CCC) and rugby union utility back & captain (9 Tests; Lancashire CRFC), born in Blackburn, England (d. 1925)
- 1884 Billy Evans, American Baseball HOF umpire (American League 1906-27; at age 22, youngest umpire in MLB history), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1956)
- 1884 Ranji Hordern, Australian cricket spin bowler (7 Tests, 46 wickets, BB 7/90; NSW CA), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1938)
Bill Tilden (1893-1953)
American tennis player (US Open 1920-25, 29; Wimbledon 1920-21, 30; French 1927, 30), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1894 Herb Pennock, American Baseball HOF pitcher (6 × World Series; Philadelphia A's, Boston Red Sox, NY Yankees), born in New York City (d. 1948)
- 1903 Matthias Sindelar, Austrian footballer (d. 1939)
- 1905 Walter Brown, American basketball and ice hokey executive (founded and owned Boston Celtics, bought Boston Bruins), born in Hopkinton, Massachusetts (d. 1964)
- 1906 Cat Thompson, American college basketball player (hall of fame 1962), born in St. George, Utah (d. 1990)
- 1910 Paul Whitelaw, New Zealand cricket batsman (2 Tests; Auckland), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 1988)
Allie Reynolds (1919-1994)
American baseball pitcher who won 6 World Series NY Yankees; 6 x MLB All-Star, born in Bethany, Oklahoma
- 1923 Allie Sherman, American NFL coach (Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1953-56 CFL; New York Giants 1961–68), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2015)
- 1923 Cesare Siepi, Italian operatic basso (NY Metropolitan Opera, 1950-74), born in Milan, Italy (d. 2010)
- 1924 Bud Poile, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Fort William, Ontario (d. 2005)
- 1926 Danny Blanchflower, Irish soccer midfielder (56 caps Northern Ireland; Tottenham Hotspur 337 games, Aston Villa) and manager (Northern Ireland, Chelsea), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 1993)
- 1926 Randy Jackson, American MLB baseball third baseman, 1950-59, 2X All-Star (Chicago Cubs; Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodger; Cleveland Indians), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 2019)
- 1929 Hallgeir Brenden, Norwegian cross country skier (Olympic gold 1952, 56), born in Trysil, Norway (d. 2007)
- 1931 Dick Towers, American college football coach (Southern Illinois University 1967-73) and executive (AD Kansas State University 1981-85), born in Kansas City, Kansas (d. 2023)
- 1937 Yuriy Poyarkov, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic 2 gold/1 silver-1964-72)
- 1940 Mary Rand, English field athlete (Olympic long jump gold 6.76m WR 1964), born in Wells, Somerset
- 1941 John Hampshire, cricketer (of Yorkshire Century on debut for Eng 1969)
- 1942 Alfred Gager, Austrian soccer midfielder (6 caps; Austria Wien, FC Wacker Wien), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2022)
- 1942 Howard Mudd, American football OL (Pro Bowl 1966–68; All-Pro 1967-68; SF 49ers, Chicago Bears) and coach (Super Bowl 2006; OL Indianapolis Colts), born in Midland, Michigan (d. 2020)
- 1949 Joe Lavender, NFL cornerback, born in Rayville, Louisiana
Mark Spitz (74 years old)
1950 American swimmer (won then record 7 Olympic golds in 1972), born in Modesto, California
Greg Norman (69 years old)
1955 Australian golfer (British Open 1986, 93), born in Mount Isa, Queensland
- 1955 Lusia Harris, American Basketball HOF center (AIAW C'ship & MVP 1975–77, Delta State University; Olympic silver 1976), born in Minter City, Mississippi (d. 2022)
- 1957 Pranab Roy, cricketer (son of Pankaj, Indian batsman 1982)
- 1958 Billy Thomson, Scottish soccer goalkeeper (7 caps; St Mirren 206 games, Dundee United), born in Linwood, Scotland (d. 2023)
- 1959 Fernando Chalana, Portuguese soccer winger (27 caps; Benfica, Bordeaux), born in Barreiro, Portugal (d. 2022)
- 1961 David Ward, British cricketer (prolific Surrey batsman), born in Croydon, United Kingdom
- 1961 Eva Pfaff, German tennis player (Australian Open doubles 1982 runner-up), born in Königstein im Taunus, Germany
- 1962 Bobby Czyz, American boxer, born in Orange, New Jersey
- 1963 Bennie Thompson, American football safety (Saints, Chiefs, Cleveland Browns/Ravens), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1963 Joakim Nystrom, Swedish tennis star, born in Skellefteå, Sweden
- 1963 Lenny Dykstra, American MLB centerfielder (NY Met, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Santa Ana, California
- 1964 Sam Graddy, US 4x100m runner (Olympic gold 1984), born in Gaffney, South Carolina
- 1965 Lenny Webster, American catcher (Montreal Expos), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1966 Daryl Johnston, American football running back (Super Bowl XXVII, XXVIII, XXX; Pro Bowl 1993, 94; Dallas Cowboys), born in Youngstown, New York
- 1967 Dwayne "Road Grader" White, NFLer (NY Jets, St Louis), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1967 Jacky Durand, French cyclist, born in Laval, France
- 1968 Peter Popovic, Swedish NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens), born in Köping, Sweden
- 1968 Ryan Bowen, American baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins), born in Fort Madison, Iowa
- 1970 Bobby Jones, American pitcher (NY Mets), born in Fresno, California
- 1970 Brendan Eppert, US speed skater (Olympics 1994), born in St Louis, Missouri
- 1970 Nobushige Kumakubo, Japanese racing driver, born in Fukushima, Japan
- 1970 Noureddine Naybet, Moroccan footballer, born in Casablanca, Morocco
- 1971 Kevin Sefcik, American infielder (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Oaklawn, Illinois
- 1971 Louie Spicolli [Louis Mucciolo Jr.], American wrestler, born in San Pedro, California (d. 1998)
- 1971 Marty Nothstein, US sprint cyclist (Olympic silver 1996), born in Allentown, Pennsylvania
- 1971 Wayne Gandy, American football offensive tackle (St Louis Rams), born in Haines City, Florida
- 1972 Michael Kasprowicz, Australian cricketer (Australian Test fast bowler v WI 1996), born in Brisbane, Australia
- 1972 Sara Simmons, American rower (World C'ship gold women's lightweight coxless four 1995, bronze 1996), born in Belmont, Massachusetts
- 1974 Andrew English, CFL receiver (BC Lions), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1974 Lea Ghirardi-Rubbi, French tennis star (1994 Futures NC), born in Colombes, France
- 1974 Ty Law, NFL cornerback (NE Patriots), born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
- 1975 Hiroki Kuroda, Japanese baseball player, born in Osaka, Japan
- 1975 Tina Thompson, WNBA forward (Houston Comets), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1976 Lance Berkman, American baseball player, born in Waco, Texas
- 1977 Salif Diao, Senegalese footballer, born in Kédougou, Senegal
- 1979 Ross Powers, American snowboarder, born in Bennington, Vermont
- 1980 César Izturis, Venezuelan baseball player, born in Barquisimeto, Venezuela
- 1980 Mike Ribeiro, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1980 Steve Tully, English footballer, born in Paignton, United Kingdom
- 1981 Andrew Johnson, English footballer, born in Bedford, United Kingdom
- 1982 Iafeta Paleaaesina, New Zealand rugby league footballer, born in Auckland, New Zealand
Justin Gatlin (42 years old)
1982 American sprinter (Olympic gold 100m 2004), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1984 Alex Gordon, American baseball player, born in Lincoln, Nebraska
- 1985 Anette Sagen, Norwegian ski jumper, born in Mosjøen, Norway
- 1986 Radamel Falcao García Zárate, Colombian football player (AS Monaco, Colombia national team), born in Santa Marta, Colombia
- 1986 Viktor Troicki, Serbian tennis player, born in Belgrade, Serbia
- 1993 Sterling Shepard, American NFL player (New York Giants), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- 1995 Lexi Thompson, American golfer (ANA Inspiration 2014), born in Coral Springs, Florida
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