Alexander Cartwright (1820-1892)
American Baseball HOF pioneer (recognised as inventor of modern baseball, "father of baseball"), born in New York City
- 1852 Cap Anson, American Baseball HOF first baseman (NL batting champion 1881, 88; 8 × NL RBI leader; Chicago White Stockings/Colts) and manager (Philadelphia A's, Chicago White Stockings/Colts, NY Giants), born in Marshalltown, Iowa (d. 1922)
- 1903 Morgan Taylor, American athlete (Olympic gold 400m hurdles 1924; bronze 1928, 32), born in Sioux City, Iowa (d. 1975)
- 1904 Naoomal Jeoomal, Indian cricket batsman (3 Tests, Sind), born in Karachi, British India (d. 1980)
- 1905 Herb Joesting, College Football Hall of Fame halfback/fullback (Uni of Minnesota; Chicago Bears), born in Little Falls, Minnesota (d. 1963)
- 1911 Mikhail Botvinnik, Russian World Chess Champion (1948-63), born in Repino, Russia (d. 1995)
- 1915 Joe Foss, American fighter ace, football executive (Medal of Honor-1943; first commissioner American Football League) and politician, born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota (d. 2003)
- 1923 Solly Hemus, American baseball infielder (St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies) and manager (St. Louis Cardinals 1959–61), born in Phoenix, Arizona (d. 2017)
- 1926 Gerry McNeil, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (d. 2004)
- 1931 John Bartlett, Australian tennis player (Davis Cup capt-Britain), born in Woonona, New South Wales
- 1935 Lamar Lundy, American NFL football defensive end, 1957-69 (Los Angeles Rams), born in Richmond, Indiana (d. 2002)
- 1938 Ian Buxton, English football forward (Derby County) and cricket all-rounder (Derbyshire captain), born in Cromford, Derbyshire (d. 2010)
- 1940 John McCririck, English horse racing broadcaster, born in Surbiton, England (d. 2019)
- 1946 Clare Francis, British yachtswoman and novelist (Come Hell or High Water), born in Thames Ditton, Surrey
- 1947 Tsutomu Wakamatsu, Japanese baseball player, born in Rumoi, Hokkaidō, Japan
- 1950 Bruce McNall, American former NHL team owner, born in Arcadia, California
- 1950 Kevin Porter, American basketball point guard (NBA assists leader 1975, 78-79, 81), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1951 Börje Salming, Swedish Hockey HOF defenceman (first European born & trained player to appear in 1,000 career NHL games; Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings; NHL All Star First Team 1977), born in Kiruna, Sweden (d. 2022) [1]
- 1954 Riccardo Patrese, Italian racing driver (Grand Prix), born in Padua, Italy
- 1957 Dwane Casey, American basketball coach (Detroit Pistons 2018-19; Toronto, Minnesota; NBA All-Star Game 2018), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- 1960 Michael Whitaker, British Olympic equestrian rider, born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
- 1961 Boomer Esiason, American NFL quarterback (NY Jets, Cincinnati Bengals), born in East Islip, New York
- 1961 Norman Cowans, Jamaican cricketer (England fast bowler in 19 Tests 1982-85), born in St. Mary, Jamaica
- 1962 Nancy Hogshead, American swimmer (Olympic gold 1984), born in Iowa City, Iowa
- 1964 Ken Daneyko, Canadian-American NHL defenseman (NJ Devils), born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada
- 1967 Marquis Grissom, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1993, 94; World Series 1995; Gold Glove Award 1993–96; Montreal Expos, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1968 Richie Woodhall, British professional boxer, born in Telford, Shropshire, England
- 1968 Roger Twose, New Zealand cricketer and batsman (Warwickshire; New Zealand), born in Torquay, England
- 1971 David Oliver, Canadian NHL right wing (Edmonton Oilers), born in Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada
- 1972 Gary Bennett, American baseball player, born in Waukegan, Illinois
- 1972 Gordon Laro, American NFL tight end (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Lynn, Massachusetts
- 1972 Jarkko Wiss, Finnish footballer, born in Tampere, Finland
- 1972 Keith Lyle, American football safety (St Louis Rams), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1972 Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lankan cricketer (leading Sri Lankan Test off-spinner), born in Kandy, Ceylon
- 1972 Tony Boselli, American College/Pro Football HOF offensive tackle (USC; First-team All-Pro 1997, 98, 99; 5 × Pro Bowl; Jacksonville Jaguars, Houston Texans), born in Modesto, California
- 1973 Gene Makowsky, Canadian football offensive linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- 1973 Jeff Lewis, American NFL quarterback (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1973 Kaihō Ryōji, Japanese sumo wrestler, born in Aomori, Japan
- 1973 Kenneth Carlsen, Danish tennis star, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- 1973 Ross Aloisi, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics 1996), born in Adelaide, South Australia
- 1973 Theo Ratliff, American NBA forward and center (Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers), born in Demopolis, Alabama
- 1974 James Hamilton, American football linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Hartford, Connecticut
- 1975 Trifun Živanović, American-Serbian figure skater (1995 Pac Coast Jr champ), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1977 Pascal de Vries, Dutch soccer player (FC Twente), born in Hengelo, Netherlands
- 1978 Jason White, Scottish rugby player, born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1980 Curtis Woodhouse, English footballer and boxer, born in Beverley, England
- 1980 Lee Hyun-il, South Korean badminton player, born in Seoul
- 1981 Ryan Raburn, American baseball player, born in Tampa, Florida
- 1982 Brad Boyes, Canadian hockey player, 2003-16 (St. Louis Blues, and 6 other teams), born in Mississauga, Ontario
- 1983 Roberto Jiménez, Peruvian football player, born in Piura, Peru
- 1983 Stanislav Chistov, Russian ice hockey player, born in Chelyabinsk, Russia
- 1985 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, French tennis player (Australian Open 2008 runner-up; Davis Cup 2017; Hopman Cup 2014), born in Le Mans, France
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