Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)
American writer and satirist (Devil's Dictionary, Nuggets & Dust), born in Meigs County, Ohio
- 1882 Carl Diem, German sports executive (Sec Gen Organising Committee 1936 Berlin Olympics; creator Olympic torch relay), born in Würzburg, Germany (d. 1962)
Jack Dempsey (1895-1983)
American boxer (world heavyweight champion 1919-26), born in Manassa, Colorado
Juan Manuel Fangio (1911-1995)
Argentine auto racer (World F1 champion 1951, 1954-57), born in Balcarce, Argentina
- 1912 Brian Johnston, British cricket commentator (BBC 1946-94) and cake connoisseur, born in Little Berkhamsted, England (d. 1994)
- 1919 Don Salls, American football linebacker (Alabama) and coach (Jacksonville State University 1946-52, 1954-64), born in Trenton, New Jersey (d. 2021)
- 1924 Brian Bevan, Australian Rugby League HOF winger (Warrington 620 games, 740 tries), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1991)
Billy Casper (1931-2015)
American golfer (US Open 1959, 66; US Masters 1970), born in San Diego, California
- 1933 Sam Jones, American College/Basketball HOF guard (North Carolina Central Uni; 10 × NBA C'ships; NBA All-Star 1962, 64–66, 68; Boston Celtics), born in Wilmington, North Carolina (d. 2021)
- 1938 Boris Lagutin, Russian boxer (Olympic gold USSR light-middleweight 1964, 68; bronze 1960), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2022)
- 1941 Graham McKenzie, Australian cricket fast bowler (60 Tests, 246 wickets; WA CA, Leicestershire CCC), born in Perth, Australia
- 1943 Carole Caldwell Graebner, American tennis player (US Open 1965, Australian Open doubles 1966), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2008)
- 1944 Terry Donahue, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (head coach UCLA 1976-96, record 151–74–8; Pac-10 Coach of the Year 1985, 93), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2021)
- 1945 Betty Stöve, Dutch professional tennis player (6 Grand Slam Doubles, 1972-79; 4 Grand Slam Mixed Doubles, 1977-81), and coach, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 1951 Ivar Formo, Norwegian cross country skier (Olympic gold 50k 1976), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2006)
- 1951 Ken Reitz, American baseball third baseman (MLB All Star 1980; Gold Glove Award 1975; St. Louis Cardinals), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2021)
- 1951 Raelene Boyle, Australian athlete (Olympic silver 200m 1968, 72; 100m 1972), born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1955 Loren Roberts, American golfer (British Senior Open 2006, 09; US Open 1994 runner-up), born in San Luis Obispo, California
- 1957 Doug Jones, American baseball relief pitcher (5 x MLB All Star; Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Covina, California (d. 2021)
- 1958 T. C. Chen, Taiwanese golfer (US Open 1985 runner-up), born in Taipei City, Taiwan
- 1960 Juli Inkster, American golfer (7 LPGA major titles; US Open 1999, 2002), born in Santa Cruz, California
- 1961 Bernie Nicholls, Canadian NHL center, 1981-99 (Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks, and 4 other teams), born in Haliburton, Ontario
- 1961 Natalya Shaposhnikova, Soviet artistic gymnast (Olympic gold 1980), born in Rostov-on-Don, USSR
- 1963 Preki (Predrag Radosavljević), American soccer midfielder (28 caps; KC Wizards 218 games, Everton, Portsmouth), born in Belgrade, Serbia
- 1964 Gary Suter, NHL defenseman (Chicago Blackhawks, USA), born in Madison, Wisconsin
- 1965 Patrick Jeffrey, American diver (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Morristown, New Jersey
- 1965 Shane Churla, Canadian NHL ice hockey right wing, 1986-97 (Minnesota North Stars, New York Rangers, and 2 other teams), and scout, born in Fernie, British Columbia
- 1965 Uwe Krupp, NHL ice hockey defenseman, 1986-2003 (2 x All- Star; 2 x Stanley Cup; Buffalo Sabres, Colorado Avalanche, and 3 other teams; Olympics. 1998 (Germany)), and European coach, born in Cologne, Germany
- 1969 Thabo Mngomeni, South African football player, born in Cape Town, South Africa
- 1972 Mitch Berger, Canadian NFL punter (Super Bowl XLIII Pittsburgh Steelers; First-team All-Pro 2004 NO Saints; Pro Bowl 1999, 2004; Minnesota Vikings), born in Kamloops, British Columbia
- 1972 Robbie McEwen, Australian road cyclist (Tour de France points classification 2002, 04, 06), born in Brisbane, Australia
- 1973 Jere Lehtinen, Finnish ice hockey right wing (World C'ship gold 1995; Olympic silver 2006, bronze 1994, 98, 2010; Dallas Stars), born in Espoo Finland
- 1973 Karen Stupples, English golfer (Women's British Open 2004), born in Dover, Kent
- 1973 Michael Cheever, American NFL corner (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Newnan, Georgia
- 1977 Dimos Dikoudis, Greek basketball forward (EuroLeague, Triple Crown, FIBA EuroStar 2007; Greek Basket League HOF; AEK Athens, Valencia BC), born in Larissa, Greece
- 1978 Juan Román Riquelme, Argentine soccer midfielder (51 caps; Boca Juniors 277 games) and executive (President Boca Juniors), born in San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1978 Luis García, Spanish soccer midfielder (18 caps Spain, 8 Catalonia; Liverpool, Atlético Madrid), born in Badalona, Spain
- 1978 Pantelis Kafes, Greek soccer midfielder (40 caps; PAOK, Olympiacos, AEK Athens), born in Veria, Greece
- 1978 Shunsuke Nakamura, Japanese soccer midfielder (98 caps; Yokohama F. Marinos 338 games, Celtic 128 games), born in Yokohama, Japan
- 1980 Cicinho, Brazilian soccer right back (15 caps; São Paulo, Real Madrid, Roma, Sivasspor), born in Pradópolis, Brazil
- 1982 Kevin Nolan, English footballer and coach (West Ham), born in Liverpool, England
- 1984 JJ Redick, American basketball player and sport analyst, born in Cookeville, Tennessee
- 1986 Phil Hughes, American baseball pitcher (World Series 2009; MLB All Star 2010; New York Yankees), born in Mission Viejo, California
- 1986 Stuart Broad, English cricketer (7th bowler to take 500 wickets in Test cricket), born in Nottingham, England
- 1987 Arturo Lupoli, Italian footballer, born in Brescia, Italy
Lionel Messi (37 years old)
1987 Argentine soccer striker (6 x FIFA Ballon d’Or; 6 x European Golden Shoes; 10 x La Liga titles; 4 x UEFA Champions League; 6 x Copas del Rey; FC Barcelona, PSG), born in Rosario, Argentina
- 1988 Micah Richards, English soccer defender (13 caps; Manchester City, Aston Villa) and broadcaster (Sky Sports, BBC Sport, CBS Sports), born in Birmingham, England
- 1991 Mutaz Essa Barshim, Qatari athlete (Olympic gold high jump 2020; World C'ship gold 2017, 19), born in Doha, Qatar
- 2001 Mo'ne Davis, American Little League baseball pitcher, 1st girl to pitch a shutout, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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