- 1867 J. J. Ferris, Australian cricket fast bowler (9 Tests, 61 wickets, BB 7/37; NSWCA, Gloucestershire CCC), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1900)
- 1893 Arthur Carr, English cricket batsman and captain (11 Tests, 1 x 50; Nottinghamshire CCC), born in Mickleham, England (d. 1963)
- 1902 Earl Averill, American Baseball HOF outfielder (6 × MLB All-Star 1933–1938; Cleveland Indians), born in Snohomish, Washington (d. 1983)
- 1906 Keith Rigg, Australian cricket batsman (8 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 127; Victoria), born in Melbourne, Victoria (d. 1995)
- 1912 Monty Stratton, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1937 Chicago WS; played minor leagues with prosthetic leg; 1949 film The Stratton Story), born in Palacios, Texas (d. 1982)
- 1916 Tinus Osendarp, Dutch runner (d. 2002)
- 1923 Ara Parseghian, American College Football HOF coach (Northwestern; NCAA C'ship 1966, 73 Notre Dame), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2017)
- 1923 Bettye Danoff, American golfer (co- founder LPGA Tour), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2011)
- 1924 Jack Twyman, American basketball player (Rochester/Cincinnati Royals), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
- 1929 Paul Winslow, South African cricketer (big-hitter for South Africa, 108 v England 1955)
- 1933 Umberto Colombo, Italian soccer midfielder (3 caps; Juventus, Atalanta), born in Como, Italy (d. 2021)
- 1935 Johnny Majors, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (All American 1956; U of Tennessee) and coach (Iowa State; National C'ship 1976, Pittsburgh; Tennessee), born in Lynchburg, Tennessee (d. 2020)
- 1938 John Todd, Australian Football HOF coach (6 × WAFL Premierships; AFL: West Coast Eagles) and half-forward (Sandover Medal 1955), born in Manjimup, Australia (d. 2024)
- 1939 Raúl Madero, Argentine soccer defender (5 caps; Estudiantes) and sports physician (Argentina national team), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2021)
- 1940 Robert Budzynski, French soccer defender (11 caps; RC Lens, FC Nantes), born in Calonne-Ricouart, France (d. 2023)
- 1941 Bobby Cox, American Baseball HOF manager (World Series 1977 [coach NY Yankees], 1995 Atlanta Braves; 4 × Manager of the Year; Toronto Blue Jays), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 1942 Danny Ongais, American auto racer (inducted Motorsports Hall of Fame of America 2000), born in Kahului, Hawaii (d. 2022)
- 1942 John Konrads, Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 1500m freestyle, bronze 400m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle 1960; 26 individual world records), born in Riga, Latvia (d. 2021)
- 1946 David Hill, Australian television producer-executive (Sky Television, Eurosport, Sky Sports; President Fox Sports 1993-2000), born in Newcastle, Australia
- 1947 Dorothy Germain Porter, American golfer (US Curtis Cup winning captain 1966), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
- 1955 Liaqat Ali, Pakistani cricket pace bowler (Pakistan for six Tests 1975-79), born in Karachi, Pakistan
- 1955 Paul Barber, British field hockey player
- 1957 Bruce Buffer, American Mixed Martial Arts Announcer, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 1957 Sue Woodstra, American volleyball player (Olympic silver 1984), born in Colton, California
- 1958 Sabine Bischoff, German fencer (Olympic gold 1984), born in Tauberbischofsheim, Germany (d. 2013)
- 1960 Kent Hrbek, American baseball player (Minnesota Twins), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 1963 Elena Vodorezova, Russian figure skater (Olympic-1976) and coach, born in Moscow, USSR
- 1964 Tommy Albelin, Swedish NHL defenceman (Calgary Flames), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- 1969 Pierluigi Brivio, Italian footballer, born in Milan, Italy
- 1970 Carl Veart, Australian footballer, born in Whyalla, Australia
- 1970 Dorsey Levens, NFL running back (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31)
- 1970 Roman Turek, Czech hockey goalie (Team Czech Rep, Olympics 1998), born in Strakonice, Czechoslavkia
- 1977 Quinton Fortune, South African footballer, born in Cape Town, South Africa
- 1977 Ricky Williams, American College Football Hall of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1998, U of Texas; Pro Bowl 2002, Miami Dolphins), born in San Diego, California
- 1978 Jamaal Magloire, Canadian professional basketballer
- 1979 Damián Ariel Álvarez, Argentinian Mexican footballer, born in Morón, Argentina
- 1979 Scott Smith, mixed martial arts fighter, born in Reno, Nevada
- 1981 Beth Botsford, American swimmer (Olympic gold 1996), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1981 Josh Hamilton, American baseball outfielder (Texas Rangers), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
- 1982 Ma'a Nonu, New Zealand rugby union player and All Black, born in Wellington, New Zealand
- 1984 Brandon Fields, American football punter (Second-team All-Pro & Pro Bowl 2013; Miami Dolphins), born in Southfield, Michigan
- 1984 Gary Woodland, American golfer (US Open 2019), born in Topeka, Kansas
- 1985 Andrew Miller, American MLB baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, and 5 other teams), born in Gainesville, Florida
- 1985 Mark Cavendish, British road cyclist (UCI Road World C'ships 2011; Points classification winner Tour de France 2011, 21; Giro d'Italia 2013; Vuelta a España 2010), born in Douglas, Isle of Man
- 1988 Jonathan Howson, English footballer, born in Morley, England
- 1994 Tom Daley, English diver (2021 Olympic Gold), born in Plymouth, England
Josh Allen (28 years old)
1996 American football quarterback (Buffalo Bills), born in Firebaugh, California