- 1859 Walter Camp, father of American football (Yale), born in New Britain, Connecticut (d. 1925)
- 1873 John McGraw, American Baseball Hall of Fame infielder/manager (manager NY Giants World Series champions 1905, 21-22), born in Truxton, New York (d. 1934)
- 1878 Maitland Hathorn, South African cricketer (12 tests 1901-11), born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa (d. 1920)
- 1882 Bert Ironmonger, Australian cricket spin bowler (14 Tests; 74 wickets @ 17.97; Queensland, Victoria), born in Pine Mountain, Australia (d. 1971)
- 1886 Ed Lafitte, American baseball pitcher (no-hitter 1914 Brooklyn Tip-Tops), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1971)
- 1896 Benny Leonard, American boxer (world lightweight title 1917-25), born in New York City (d. 1947)
- 1900 Tebbs Lloyd Johnson, English race walker (Olympic bronze 50k 1948; oldest Olympic medal-winning athlete; 48 years and 115 days), born in Melton Mowbray, England (d. 1984)
- 1918 Bertie Clarke, West Indian cricket spin bowler (3 Tests, 6 wickets; Barbados, Northamptonshire CCC, Essex CCC), born in Lakes Folly, Barbados (d. 1993)
Bobby Doerr (1918-2017)
American Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman (9 x MLB All Star; Boston Red Sox), born in Junction City, Oregon
- 1919 Edoardo Mangiarotti, Italian fencer (6x Olympic gold, 1936-1960), (d. 2012)
- 1942 Nick Drake-Lee, English rugby union prop (8 caps; Leicester Tigers), born in Kettering, England (d. 2021)
- 1943 Dennis Amiss, cricketer (prolific English batsman)
- 1944 Bill Stoneman, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1967-74, All-Star (Montreal Expos and 2 other teams), and team executive (Expos, California Angels), born in Oak Park, Illinois
- 1946 Colette Besson, French runner (d. 2005)
- 1946 Wanderley Paiva, Brazilian soccer defensive midfielder (7 caps; Atlético Mineiro, América-SP, Palmeiras), born in Três Corações, Brazil (d. 2023)
- 1948 Arnie Robinson Jr., American athlete (Olympic gold long jump 1976; bronze 1972), born in San Diego, California (d. 2020)
- 1948 Pietro Anastasi, Italian soccer striker (25 caps; Juventus, Ascoli, Inter), born in Catania, Italy (d. 2020)
- 1952 Jane Frederick, US pentathlete (Olympic 7th 1976)
- 1953 Everard Endt, American sailor (Olympic gold 1952)
- 1954 Clark Gillies, Canadian Hockey HOF left wing (Stanley Cup 1980, 81, 82, 83 New York Islanders; Buffalo Sabres), born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan (d. 2022)
- 1954 Donna White, American golfer (US Open runner-up 1982), born in Kinston, North Carolina
- 1954 Tony Dorsett, American College and Pro Football Hall of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1976, U of Pittsburgh; Super Bowl 1977; Pro Bowl 1978, 81–83; Dallas Cowboys), born in Rochester, Pennsylvania
- 1960 James 'Buster' Douglas, American boxer (undisputed world heavyweight champion 1990), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1961 Pascal Olmeta, French footballer
- 1962 Andy Hampsten, American road cyclist (Giro d'Italia 1988; Tour de France Young rider classification 1986), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1962 Bonny Warner, American luger, born in Mount Baldy, California
- 1964 Joe Durant, American golfer (4 PGA Tour titles), born in Pensacola, Florida
- 1965 Kaushik Amalean, cricketer (two Tests for Sri Lanka 1986-88)
- 1966 Gary Wilkinson, English snooker player
- 1967 Steve Wisniewski, American football guard (First-team All-Pro 1991, 92; 8 x Pro Bowl; LA/Oakland Raiders 1989–2001), born in Rutland, Vermont
- 1968 Duncan Armstrong, Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 200m freestyle 1988), born in Rockhampton, Queensland
- 1969 Jeremy Lincoln, NFL cornerback (Chicago Bears, Seattle Seahawks)
- 1969 Peggy Clasen, speed skater (Olympics 1994), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
- 1969 Ricky Bones, pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers, NY Yanks), born in Salinas, Puerto Rico
- 1969 Ricky Watters, NFL running back (Philadelphia Eagles)
- 1970 Alexander Karpovtsev, NHL defenseman, 1993-2006 (NY Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, and 3 other teams), born in Moscow, Russia
- 1970 Kevin Smith, NFL cornerback, 1992-2000 (Dallas Cowboys, 3X Super Bowl champ), born in Orange, Texas
- 1971 Victor Kraatz, Canadian ice dancer (1995 World Champs-4th), born in Berlin, West Germany
- 1972 Greg Clark, tight end (San Francisco 49ers)
- 1972 Joanne Brown, Australian softball catcher/1st baseman (Olym-bronze-96)
- 1972 Lovett Purnell, American NFL football wide receiver, 1996-2001 (New England Patriots, and 2 other teams), born in Seaford, Delaware
- 1972 Malcolm Huckaby, NBA guard (Miami Heat)
- 1972 Shana Williams, Bridgeton NJ, long jumper/heptathlete
- 1973 Brett Tomko, American baseball player
- 1975 Ronde Barber, Pro Football HOF cornerback (Super Bowl XXXVII; First-team All-Pro 2001, 04, 05; 5 × Pro Bowl; Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Roanoke, Virginia
- 1975 Ronnie Belliard, American baseball player
- 1975 Tiki Barber, running back (NY Giants)
- 1978 Siobhan Drake-Brockman, Australian tennis player (1994 Port Pirie), born in Bunbury, Australia
- 1978 Vladimir Voltchkov, Belarusian tennis player
- 1979 Adrián Beltré, Dominican baseball player
Suzann Pettersen (43 years old)
1981 Norwegian golfer (LPGA C'ship 2007, Evian C'ship 2013), born in Oslo, Norway
- 1989 Franco Di Santo, Argentine Footballer
- 1993 Sébastien Bouin, French rock climber, born in Draguignan, France
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