- 1884 Jimmy Matthews, Australian cricket spin bowler (8 Tests, 16 wickets; Victoria; only player to take 2 hat-tricks in same Test 1912), born in Mount Gambier, Australia (d. 1943)
- 1888 Neville Cardus, English writer and cricketer, born in Rusholme, Manchester, England (d. 1975)
- 1899 David Jack, English footballer (scored 267 goals from 521 appearances), born in Bolton, Lancashire, England (d. 1958)
- 1911 Stanislawa Walasiewicz [Stella Walsh], Polish-American athlete (Olympic gold 100m 1932), born in Wierzchownia, Poland (d. 1980)
- 1914 Katherine Stammers Menzies, English doubles tennis player (Wimb 1935), born in St Albans, England (d. 2005)
- 1926 Alex Grammas, American baseball player, manager and coach, born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2019)
- 1927 Éva Székely, Hungarian swimmer (Olympic gold 200m breaststroke 1952; silver 1956; first WR 400m individual medley 1953), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2020)
Earl Lloyd (1928-2015)
1st African American basketball player in the NBA, born in Alexandria, Virginia
- 1930 Wally Moon, American baseball player, born in Bay, Arkansas (d. 2018)
- 1931 Johnny Nicholls, English football player, born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire (d. 1995)
- 1933 Rod Funseth, American golfer (US Masters runner-up 1978), born in Spokane, Washington (d. 1985) [1]
- 1934 Jim Parker, American football player, NFL guard and tackle (Baltimore Colts), born in Macon, Georgia (d. 2005)
- 1936 Jerry Krause, American Basketball HOF coach (Eastern Washington University; director basketball operations Gonzaga 1985-2015), born in Cedar Bluffs, Nebraska (d. 2023)
- 1937 Sandra Spuzich, American golfer (US Open 1966), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2015)
- 1938 Phil Rodgers, American golfer (5 PGA Tour titles), born in San Diego, California (d. 2018)
- 1938 Ray Hunter, Northern Irish cricket all-rounder (28 international matches) and rugby union centre (10 Tests; British & Irish Lions 1962; Portadown RFC), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2020)
- 1939 Stefan Yanev, Bulgarian soccer midfielder (Cherno More Varna 228 games) and broadcaster (BNT; 17 books on Bulgarian football), born in Varna, Bulgaria (d. 2024)
- 1939 Vitaliy Davidov, Soviet ice hockey player (Olympic gold 1964, 68, 72), born in Moscow
- 1941 Carl Boenish, American father of BASE jumping, born in New Castle, Pennsylvania (d. 1984)
- 1942 Michael Elliott, American skier (Olympics 1968), born in Durango, Colorado
- 1942 Rick Sylvester, Hollywood stuntman, parachute ski jumper (world record 3,300')
- 1943 John Hughes, Scottish soccer striker (8 caps; Celtic 255 games), born in Coatbridge, Scotland (d. 2022)
- 1944 Ramazan Rragami, Albanian soccer midfielder (20 caps; KF Vllaznia) and manager (KF Vllaznia), born in Shkodër, Albania (d. 2022)
- 1947 Theo Pahlplatz, Dutch soccer striker, midfielder (13 caps; FC Twente 468 games), born in Oldenzaal, Netherlands (d. 2023)
- 1948 Mary Gordon-Watson, British equestrian 3 day event (Olympic gold 1972), born in Blandford, Dorset
- 1949 Lyle Alzado, American NFL defensive linesman (LA Raiders) and actor (Oceans of Fire, Hangfire), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1992)
- 1953 Mehdi Cerbah, Algerian soccer goalkeeper (57 caps; JS Kabylie), born in Algiers, Algeria (d. 2021)
- 1953 Russ Francis, American football tight end (New England Patriots; Super Bowl XIX San Francisco 49ers; Pro Bowl 1977, 78, 79), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2023)
- 1963 Chris Bosio, American baseball pitcher (Seattle Mariners), born in Carmichael, California
- 1963 Zakir Khan, Pakistani cricketer (two Tests for Pakistan 1986-89), born in Bannu, Pakistan
- 1964 Ajay Sharma, Indian cricket all-rounder (1 Test; 31 ODIs), born in Delhi, India
- 1964 Bjarne Riis, Danish cyclist, born in Herning, Denmark
- 1966 Bo Orlando, American football player, NFL safety (San Diego Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals), born in Berwick, Pennsylvania
- 1966 John de Vries, Australian racing driver (Indy Racing League and Australian Formula Holden), born in New South Wales, Australia
- 1967 Pervis Ellison, American NBA basketball forward and center, 1989-2000 (Boston Celtics), born in Savannah, Georgia
- 1968 Bernd Karbacher, German tennis player, born in Munich, Germany
- 1968 Mike Lansing, American MLB baseball infielder, 1993-2001 (Montreal Expos, Coloradao Rockies, Boston Red Sox), born in Rawlins, Wyoming
- 1969 Rodney Hampton, American football running back (Super Bowl XXV, Pro Bowl 1992, 93 NY Giants), born in Houston, Texas
- 1971 Anthony McClanahan, American football linebacker (Calgary Stampeders), born in Bakersfield, California
- 1971 Picabo Street, American skier (Olympic gold 1994), born in Triumph, Idaho
- 1971 Quilvio Veras, Major League Baseball second baseman, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- 1972 Sandrine Testud, French tennis star (1993 Strasbourg), born in Lyon, France
- 1973 Greg DeLong, American football player, NFL tight end (Minnesota Vikings), born in Orefield, Pennsylvania
- 1973 Kelly Lochbaum, Canadian football linebacker (BC Lions), born in Abbotsford, Canada
- 1975 Koji Uehara, Japanese professional baseball pitcher, born in Neyagawa, Osaka, Japan
- 1975 Thomas Hamilton, American NBA center (Boston Celtics), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1975 Yoshinobu Takahashi, Japanese professional baseball player, born in Chūō-ku, Chiba, Japan
- 1976 Keith Closs, American basketball center (LA Clippers), born in Hartford, Connecticut
- 1976 Nicolas Escudé, French tennis player, coach (Davis Cup 2001), born in Chartres, France
- 1978 John Smit, South African rugby player, born in Polokwane, South Africa
- 1978 Tommy Haas, German tennis player, born in Hamburg, Germany
- 1981 DeShawn Stevenson, American basketball player, born in Fresno, California
- 1982 Iain Fyfe, Australian soccer player (Campbelltown City), born in Adelaide, Australia
- 1982 Jared Allen, American football player, born in Dallas, Texas
- 1984 Jonathan Blondel, Belgian footballer (Club Brugge midfielder), born in Ypres, Belgium
- 1984 Maxi López, Argentine footballer (Udinese), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1987 Jay Bruce, American MLB baseball outfielder, since 2008; 3x All-Star (Cincinnati Reds, and 5 other teams) player, born in Beaumont, Texas
- 1987 Sal Zizzo, American soccer player (Atlanta United), born in San Diego, California
- 1988 Peter Hartley, English footballer (Motherwell), born in Hartlepool, England
- 1988 Tim Krul, Dutch football goalkeeper (Netherlands National Team), born in The Hague, Netherlands
- 1989 Israel Folau, Australian Rugby League, Rugby Union, AFL player (dual international), born in Minto, New South Wales, Australia
- 1992 Damien Williams, American NFL player (Atlanta Falcons), born in San Diego, California
- 1997 Gabriel Jesus, Brazilian football player (Manchester City, Brazil national team), born in São Paulo, Brazil
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