- 1856 George Coulthard, Australian rules footballer (Victoria; Carlton FC) and cricket all-rounder (1 Test; Victoria CA), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1883)
- 1861 Sammy Jones, Australian cricket batsman (12 Tests; NSW, Queensland, Auckland), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1951)
- 1865 Frank Grant, American Baseball HOF 2nd baseman (International League; pioneer early Negro leagues; considered greatest African-American player of 19th century), born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts (d. 1937)
- 1871 John Lester, American cricket all-rounder (Gentlemen of Philadelphia CC), born in Penrith, England (d. 1969)
- 1894 Ottavio Bottecchia, Italian cyclist (the first Italian winner of the Tour de France), born in San Martino di Colle Umberto, Italy (d. 1927)
- 1900 Otto Nothling, Australian rugby union player and cricketer (Test for Australia 1928, 52 runs aver 26), born in Witta, Queensland, Australia (d. 1965)
- 1901 Pancho Villa [Francisco Guilledo], Filipino world boxing champion, born in Ilog, Negros Occidental, Philippine Islands (d. 1925)
- 1910 Mahomed Nissar, Indian cricketer (pioneer Indian opening bowler in Tests), born in Hoshiarpur, India (d. 1963)
- 1920 Sammy Lee, American diver (Olympic Gold 10m platform 1948, 52), born in Fresno, California (d. 2016)
- 1921 Galip Haktanır, Turkish soccer defender (5 caps; Vefaspor SK), born in Iznik, Turkey (d. 2023)
Jack Kramer (1921-2009)
American tennis player (Wimbledon 1947, US Open 1946, 47), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
- 1924 Sir Frank Worrell, West Indian cricket batsman and captain (51 Tests @ 49.48; 9 x 100s), born in Bridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados (d. 1967)
- 1931 Cor van der Gijp, Dutch soccer striker (13 caps; SC Emma Dordrecht, Feyenoord Rotterdam, Blauw Wit Amsterdam), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands (d. 2022)
- 1931 Trevor Goddard, South African cricketer (South African opening batsman and opening bowler), born in Durban, Natal, South Africa (d. 2016)
- 1933 Masaichi Kaneda, Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (only Japanese pitcher to win 400 games; perfect game 1957), born in Heiwa, Nakashima, Aichi, Japan (d. 2019)
- 1934 John Beck, New Zealand cricket batsman (8 Tests; 3 x 50; top score 99; Wellington), born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 2000)
- 1935 Geoff Pullar, English cricket batsman (28 Tests, 4 x 100s, HS 175; Lancashire CCC, Gloucestershire CCC), born in Swinton, Lancashire, England (d. 2014)
- 1940 Mervyn Kitchen, English cricketer and umpire, born in Nailsea, Somerset
- 1947 Chris Barnard, Welsh footballer, born in Cardiff, Wales
- 1948 Cliff Branch, American Pro Football HOF wide receiver (Super Bowl 1976, 80, 84 Oakland/LA Raiders; 3 × First-team All-Pro; 4 × Pro Bowl), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2019)
- 1949 Keto Losaberidze, Georgian archer (Olympic gold USSR women's individual 1980; World C'ship gold team 1973, 81), born in Tqibuli, Georgia (d. 2022)
- 1951 Bob Keselowski, American auto racer (ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series 1989) and team owner (K Automotive Racing), born in Rochester, Michigan (d. 2021)
- 1952 Yajurvindra Singh, Indian cricketer (Indian batsman late 70's), born in Rajkot, Gujarat
Trevor Berbick (1954-2006)
Jamaican boxer (WBC heavyweight champion 1986), born in Norwich, Port Antonio, Jamaica
- 1955 Arun Lal, Indian cricketer (Indian batsman mid-80's), born in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
- 1957 Glen Gorbous, Canadian MLB outfielder (record for longest throw of a regulation baseball [445' 10"]), born in Drumheller, Alberta (d. 1990)
- 1958 Tor Håkon Holte, Norwegian cross country skier, born in Drammen, Norway
- 1961 Andrew Nicholson, New Zealand equestrian (World C'ship gold team eventing 1990; Olympics silver 1992, bronze 1996, 2012), born in Te Awamutu, New Zealand
- 1961 Brad Faxon Jr, American golfer (8 PGA Tour titles), born in Oceanport, New Jersey
- 1961 Danny Blind, Dutch soccer star (Sparta/Ajax), born in Vlissingen, Netherlands
- 1961 Mike Watkinson, English cricketer (England off-spinner all-rounder v WI 1995), born in Westhoughton, Lancashire
- 1962 Gertjan Verbeek, Dutch soccer player (SC Heerenveen), born in Deventer, Netherlands
- 1962 Jacob Matlala, South African boxer (WBO, WBU, IBA flyweight champion; shortest world champion ever at 1.47m [4-foot-10]), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 2013)
- 1962 Joetta Clark, American 800m runner (Olympic-1992), born in East Orange, New Jersey
- 1964 Andrew Wilson, Australian canoeist (Olympics-16-92, 96), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- 1966 Darryl Hall, CFL linebacker (Calgary Stampeders), born in Oscoda, Michigan
- 1966 Horacio de la Peña, Argentinian tennis star and coach, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1967 Gregg Jefferies, American infielder (NY Mets, Royals, Phillies), born in Burlingame, California
- 1967 Lori Endicott, American volleyball setter (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- 1968 Stacey Augmon, American NBA guard (Portland Trailblazers, Hawks), born in Pasadena, California
- 1969 Graham Thorpe, English cricketer (England LHB Century on Test debut 1993), born in Farnham, Surrey, England
- 1970 David James, English footballer, born in Welwyn Garden City, England
- 1970 José Luis Dolgetta, Venezuelan soccer forward (20 caps; Carabobo FC), born in Valencia, Venezuela (d. 2023)
- 1970 Quentin Coryatt, American NFL linebacker (Indianapolis Colts), born in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
- 1971 Shae Sloan, American women,s baseball pitcher (Colorado Silver Bullets, 1994-96), born in Huntsville, Texas
- 1972 Martin Damm, Czech tennis star, born in Liberec, Czech Republic
- 1973 Ben Johnson, Australian cricketer (promising South Australian opening batsman), born in Naracoorte, South Australia
- 1973 Gregg Berhalter, American soccer defender (Olympic gold 1996), born in Englewood, New Jersey
- 1973 Mario Bennett, American NBA forward (LA Lakers, Phoenix Suns), born in Denton, Texas
- 1973 Veerle Dejaeghere, Belgian athlete, born in Izegem, Belgium
- 1974 Beckie Scott, Canadian cross-country skiing athlete, born in Vegreville, Alberta, Canada
- 1976 David Nemirovsky, NHL right wing (Florida Panthers), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1976 Hasan Şaş, Turkish footballer and manager (Galatasaray), born in Karataş, Turkey
- 1976 Kevin Joseph, American baseball player, born in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
- 1976 Nwankwo Kanu, Nigerian soccer player (Ajax), born in Owerri, Imo, Nigeria
- 1976 Søren Jochumsen, Danish footballer, born in Horsens, Denmark
- 1977 Marc Denis, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1978 Andy Blignaut, Zimbabwean cricketer, born in Salisbury, Rhodesia
- 1978 Edgerrin James, American football player (Indianapolis Colts), born in Immokalee, Florida
- 1979 Junior Agogo, Ghanaian footballer, born in Accra, Ghana
- 1980 Mancini [Alessandro Faiolhe Amantino], Brazilian footballer, born in Itapinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- 1981 Stephen Hunt, Irish footballer, born in Port Laoise, Ireland
- 1984 Bastian Schweinsteiger, German soccer midfielder (121 caps; Bayern Munich 342 games; Chicago Fire), born in Kolbermoor, Germany
- 1986 Andrew Taylor, English footballer (Bolton Wanderers), born in Hartlepool, England
- 1986 Anton Strålman, Swedish ice hockey player, born in Tibro, Sweden
- 1986 Elena Vesnina, Russian tennis player, born in Lviv, Ukraine
- 1987 Sébastien Pocognoli, Belgian footballer, born in Seraing, Belgium
- 2001 Scottie Barnes, American basketball forward (NBA Rookie of the Year 2022; Toronto Raptors), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
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