James J. Jeffries (1875-1953)
American heavyweight boxer, born in Carroll, Ohio
- 1887 Mike Brady, American golfer (US Open 1911, 19 runner-up; 9 PGA Tour titles), born in Brighton, Massachusetts (d. 1972)
- 1895 Clark McConachy, New Zealand billiards player (World Professional C'ships 1951), born in Glenorchy, New Zealand (d. 1980)
- 1898 Harry F. V. Edward, British 100m/200m runner (Olympic bronze 1920), born in Berlin (d. 1973)
- 1901 Joe Davis, English snooker player (World Champion 1927-40, 1946), born in Whitwell, Derbyshire (d. 1978)
- 1906 Sandy Bell, South African cricket fast bowler (16 Tests, 48 wickets, BB 6/99; Western Province, Rhodesia), born in East London, South Africa (d. 1985)
- 1907 Gerald Abrahams, English author (Teach Yourself Chess), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1980)
- 1933 Vera Krepkina, Russian athlete (Olympic gold USSR long jump 1960; WR 4×100m relay 1956, tied WR 100m 11.3s 1958), born in Kotelnich, Russia (d. 2023)
- 1936 Jack Noreiga, West Indian cricketer (9-95 WI v India 1971), born in Saint Joseph, Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2003)
- 1936 Raymond Poulidor, French professional cyclist, born in Masbaraud-Mérignat, France
- 1940 Edy Hubacher, Swiss 4-man bobsled (Olympic gold 1972), born in Bern, Switzerland
Willie Davis (1940-2010)
American MLB center fielder (LA Dodgers), born in Mineral Springs, Arkansas
- 1941 Josep Maria Fusté, Spanish soccer midfielder (8 caps; FC Barcelona), born in Linyola, Spain (d. 2023)
- 1942 Walt Hazzard, American basketball player (Olympic gold 1964), born in Wilmington, Delaware (d. 2011)
- 1945 Ted Sizemore, American MLB infielder, 1969-80, Rookie of the Year (Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, and 3 other teams), born in Gadsden, Alabama
- 1952 Bengt Gingsjö, Swedish swimmer, born in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland
- 1955 Enith Salle Brigitha, Dutch 100m/200m swimmer (Olympic bronze 1976), born in Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles
- 1956 Michael Cooper, American NBA star (LA Lakers), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1957 Evelyn Ashford, American athlete (4 x Olympic sprint gold 1984, 88, 92), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
- 1958 John Bracewell, New Zealand cricketer (premiere spinner of 80's), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1959 Kevin Lowe, Canadian NHL defenceman, coach and executive (Edmonton Oilers; Stanley Cup x 6), born in Lachute, Quebec
- 1960 Pedro Delgado, Spanish cyclist, born in Segovia, Castile and León, Spain
- 1961 Tiina Lillak, Finnish javelin thrower (Olympic silver 1984), born in Helsinki, Finland
- 1962 Nawal El Moutawakel, Moroccan athlete (Olympic gold 400m hurdles 1984), born in Casablanca, Morocco
- 1963 Manoj Prabhakar, Indian cricketer (Indian opening batsman and opening bowler), born in Ghaziabad, India
- 1964 Nadeem Abbasi, Pakistani cricketer (three Tests for Pakistan v India 1989), born in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
- 1965 Anthony Miller, American NFL wide receiver (Denver Broncos, Dallas Cowboys), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1965 Kevin Stevens, American NHL left wing (Pittsburgh Penguins, Stanley Cup 1991, 92), born in Brockton, Massachusetts
- 1965 Mark Dennis, American NFL tackle (Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers), born in Junction City, Kansas
- 1965 Michele Redman, American golfer (2 LPGA Tour titles), born in Zanesville, Ohio
- 1966 Andrei Olhovskiy, Russian tennis player, born in Moscow, Russia
- 1967 Dara Torres, American swimmer, winner of 12 Olympic medals (1984, 1988, 1992, 2000 and 2008), born in Beverly Hills, California
- 1967 Lance Zeno, American NFL/WLAF football cornerback (Rams, Scottish Claymores), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1968 Billy Brewer, American baseball pitcher, 1993-99 (NY Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, and 2 other teams), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- 1969 Jeromy Burnitz, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1999; Milwaukee Brewers), born in Westminster, California
- 1969 Michael Jones, American NFL linebacker (Oakland Raiders, St Louis Rams), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- 1969 Phillippi Sparks, American NFL cornerback (NY Giants), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- 1970 Darrin Smith, American football linebacker (Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl XXVIII, XXX Dallas Cowboys), born in Miami, Florida
- 1971 Craig Whelihan, NFL quarterback (San Diego Chargers)
- 1971 Guivi Sissaouri, Canada freestyle wrestler (Olympic silver 1996), born in Tbilisi, Georgia
- 1971 Jason Sehorn, NFL cornerback/safety (NY Giants)
- 1971 Tim Tindale, NFL running back (Buffalo Bills)
- 1972 Ricky Otero, Vega Baja Puerto Rico, outfielder (Philadelphia Phillies)
- 1972 Ronald Cherry, NFL tackle (Detroit Lions)
- 1972 Vickie Johnson, American basketball guard and coach (WNBA All-Star 1999, 2001; NY Liberty; coach San Antonio Stars), born in Coushatta, Louisiana
- 1974 Sergei Krivokrasov, Russian NHL right wing, 1992-2002 (Chicago Blackhawks, and 4 other teams; Olympic silver, 1998), born in Angarsk, Soviet Union
- 1976 Jason Bonsignore, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1978 Austin Aries [Daniel Solwold, Jr], American professional wrestler, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1978 Milton Bradley, American baseball player, born in Harbor City, California
- 1978 Tim Corcoran, American baseball player
- 1980 Fränk Schleck, Luxembourgish cyclist
- 1980 James Foster, English cricket wicketkeeper (7 Tests, 18 dismissals; 11 ODIs, 20 dismissals; Essex CCC), born in London, England
- 1980 Raúl López, Spanish basketball player
- 1980 Victor Núñez, Costa Rican footballer
- 1980 Willie Mason, Australian Rugby League Player
- 1981 Andrés D'Alessandro, Argentine football player
- 1982 Michael Aubrey, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
- 1983 Dudu Cearense, Brazilian footballer
- 1983 Ilya Kovalchuk, Russian ice hockey player
- 1984 Cam Janssen, American ice hockey player
- 1985 Aaron Laffey, American baseball player
- 1985 John Danks, American baseball player
- 1986 Quincy Owusu-Abeyie, Dutch footballer
- 1997 Ashleigh Gardner, Australian cricket all-rounder (12-165 Ashes Test v England 2023 best by an Australian; WT20 World Cup 2018, 20, 23; WODI World Cup 2022; NSW), born in Sydney, Australia
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