Anthony Wilding (1883-1915)
New Zealand tennis player (Wimbledon 1910-13), killed in action on the Western Front at 31
François Faber (1887-1915)
Luxembourgian cyclist (Tour de France 1909), killed in action by gunshot wounds at 28
- 1927 Tommy Routledge, South African cricketer (4 Tests for South Africa 1892-96), dies at 60
- 1933 John Arthur Jarvis, English swimmer (Olympic gold 1,000m, 4,000m, water polo 1900), dies at 61
- 1942 Graham McNamee, American sportscaster (originated play-by-play sports broadcasting; Baseball HOF Ford C. Frick Award; 1st Rose Bowl), dies at 53
- 1957 Ezio Pinza, Italian American operatic bass (NY Metropolitan Opera, 1926-48), and Tony Award-winning singer (South Pacific), dies at 64
- 1981 Nip Pellew, Australian cricketer (10 Tests 484 runs at 37), dies at 87
Tenzing Norgay (1914-1986)
Tibetan climber who was the 1st to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953 with Edmund Hillary, dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 71
- 1995 Percy Mansell, Rhodesian cricket all-rounder (13 Tests South Africa, 11 wickets, 2 x 50; Rhodesia), dies at 75
- 1997 Bob Devaney, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (National C'ship, University of Nebraska 1970, 71; University of Wyoming; career record 136–30–7), dies at 82
- 2002 Dan Devine, American football coach, dies at 77
- 2008 Jack Gibson, Australian rugby league footballer and coach, dies at 79
- 2009 Chuck Daly, American Basketball Hall of Fame coach (2-time NBA champion Detroit Pistons), dies of pancreatic cancer at 78
- 2011 Wouter Weylandt, Belgian cyclist, dies at 26
- 2013 Andrew Simpson, British sailor (Olympic gold Star class 2008; World C'ship gold 2010), dies after a yacht capsize at 36
- 2014 Mel Patton, American athlete (Olympic gold 200m, 4x100m relay 1948; WR 100 yards 9.2s 1948), dies at 89
- 2016 John Warr, English cricket fast-medium bowler (2 Tests, 1 wicket; Middlesex CCC, University of Cambridge CC) and executive (president MCC 1987-88), dies at 88
- 2018 Omar Daoud, Libyan footballer, dies in a traffic collision at 35
- 2020 Pedro Pablo León, Peruvian soccer forward (49 caps; Alianza Lima), dies from pneumonia and kidney failure at 76
- 2023 Antonio Carbajal, Mexican soccer goalkeeper (32 caps; Club León 364 games) and manager (León, Unión de Curtidores, Atlético Morelia), dies at 93
- 2023 Denny Crum, American College Basketball & Basketball Hall of Fame coach (University of Louisville 1971-2001; NCAA C'ship 1980, 86; 6 x Final Fours), dies at 86
- 2023 John Bland, South African golfer (British Senior Open 1997, 99, 2000 runner-up; US Senior Open 1997 runner-up), dies from cancer at 77
- 2024 Jon Urbanchek, American swimming coach (US Olympic Team 1988, 92, 96, 2000, 04; HC University of Michigan 1982-2004; ISHOF), dies at 87