- 1831 Ebenezer Cobb Morley, English sportsman (drafted first FA rules), born in Kingston upon Hull, England (d. 1924)
- 1860 Lord Hawke [Martin Hawke], English cricket batsman (5 Tests; Yorkshire CCC, Cambridge Uni CC, MCC), born in Willingham by Stow, England (d. 1938)
- 1862 Amos Alonzo Stagg, American athlete and American football pioneer, born in West Orange, New Jersey (d. 1965)
- 1872 Arthur Jones, England cricket all-rounder and captain (12 Tests, 3 wickets, 15 catches; Nottinghamshire CCC), born in Shelton, England (d. 1914)
- 1912 Ted Drake [Edward Joseph Drake], English footballer, born in Southampton, England (d. 1995)
- 1914 Tullio Pandolfini, Italian water polo athlete (Olympic gold, 1948), born in Florence, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1999)
- 1916 Iggy Katona, American race car driver, born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 2003)
- 1925 Willie Jones, American baseball third baseman (MLB All Star 1950, 51; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Dillon, South Carolina (d. 1983)
- 1929 Helmut Rahn, German footballer (d. 2003)
- 1930 Frank Gifford, American College-Pro Football HOF halfback (USC; 6 × First-team All-Pro, 8 × Pro Bowl; NY Giants) and broadcaster (ABC Monday Night Football), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2015)
Tony Trabert (1930-2021)
American tennis player (Wimbledon 1955; US Open 1953, 55; French Open 1954, 55), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1934 Angela Buxton, English tennis player (French C'ships, Wimbledon women's doubles 1956 [with Althea Gibson]), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2020)
- 1934 Sam Trimble, cricketer (Queensland batsman, 12th man for Aust, no Test)
- 1935 Andreas Stamatiadis, Greek footballer and coach
- 1935 Bill Glass, American College Football HOF defensive end (Baylor University; 4 x Pro Bowl Cleveland Browns; Detroit Lions), born in Texarkana, Texas (d. 2021)
- 1936 Anita Gillette, American actress (Quincy ME, Marathon, Moonstruck), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1942 Les Hunter, American basketball center (NCAA C'ship 1963, Loyola Ramblers; NBA: Baltimore Bullets; ABA All Star 1968, 69; Miami Floridians), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2020)
- 1944 Mufasir-ul-Haq, cricketer (Pakistan left-arm quick, 1 Test)
- 1946 Attila Abonyi, Australian soccer winger (61 caps; Melbourne Hungaria SC, Sydney Croatia 58 FC, St. George Budapest SC), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2023)
- 1947 John Howard, American Olympic cyclist (1985 land speed record 152.284 mph at Bonneville Flats, UT), born in Springfield, Missouri
- 1948 Mike Jorgensen, American baseball player
- 1950 Hasely Crawford, Trinidad, 100m runner (Olympic gold 1976)
- 1950 Jeff[rey R] Thomson, cricketer (great Aussie fast bowler 1972-85)
- 1952 Mahes Goonatillake, cricketer (Sri Lankan keeper in their 1st 5 Tests)
- 1953 Nick Leyva, baseball manager (Phillies 1988-91)
- 1956 Colleen Walker, American golfer (du Maurier Classic 1997), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2012)
- 1956 Daniel Willems, Belgian cyclist
- 1956 Dominic Erban, French rugby international player
- 1958 Jose Luis, Argentine tennis player, born in Clerc, Argentina
- 1959 Marc Sergeant, Belgian cyclist
- 1961 Christian Okoye, Nigerian-American football player known as the "Nigerian Nightmare" (Kansas City Chiefs), born in Enugu, Nigeria
- 1964 Jimmy Arias, American tennis player (French Open mixed doubles 1981 [Andrea Jaeger]) and broadcaster (ESPN, Tennis Channel, NBC, Rogers Sportsnet, CBC), born in Buffalo, New York
- 1964 Nigel Redman, English rugby union lock (20 caps; Bath), born in Cardiff, Wales
- 1965 Xavier Hernandez, Port Arthur TX, pitcher (Houston Astros)
- 1966 Ed Olczyk, NHL center (Winnipeg Jets), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1966 Rosey Edeh, Canadian 400m hurdler (Olympics-4-92, 96), born in London, England
- 1966 Terry Shumpert, infielder (Chicago Cubs), born in Paducah, Kentucky
- 1967 Bret Barberie, infielder (Chicago Cubs), born in Long Beach, California
- 1967 Matt Vanderbeek, NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins)
- 1969 Ben Coates, NFL tight end (NE Patriots)
- 1970 Adrian Hardy, NFL cornerback (Cin Bengals)
- 1970 Bonnie Bernstein, American sportscaster
- 1970 Dena Head, WNBA guard (Utah Starzz)
- 1970 Eric Swann, American NFL defensive tackle, 1991-2000 (Arizona Cardinals; Carolina Panthers), born in Sanford, North Carolina
- 1970 Fabio Casartelli, Italian road cyclist (Olympic gold Individual road race 1992), born in Como, Italy (d. 1995)
- 1970 Lester Smith, CFL safety (Toronto Argonauts)
- 1970 Quinton McCracken, outfielder (Colorado Rockies), born in Wilmington, North Carolina
- 1970 Wilco Hellinga, soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
- 1971 Stefan Klos, German footballer
- 1971 Troy Alexander, CFL defensive tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
- 1971 Willie Jackson, NFL wide receiver (Jacksonville Jaguars)
- 1972 Eddie Goines, NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks)
- 1972 Stan Lazaridis, Australian footballer, born in Perth, Australia
- 1972 Zach Wiegert, American college and professional football player (St Louis Rams), born in Fremont, Nebraska
- 1973 Damian Jackson, American baseball player
- 1974 Bryan Chiu, CFL defensive tackle (Montreal Alouettes), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1974 Iván Hurtado, Ecuadorian footballer, born in Esmeraldas, Ecuador
- 1974 Krizstina Egerszegi, Hungarian swimmer (5 x Olympic gold backstroke/medley 1988, 92, 96), born in Budapest, Hungary
- 1974 Roger Cedeno, Venezuelan outfielder (LA Dodgers), born in Valencia, Venezuela
- 1974 Ryan Longwell, NFL kicker (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Seattle, Washington
- 1975 Didier Agathe, French footballer, born in Saint-Pierre, Réunion
- 1976 Jonatan Johansson, Finnish soccer striker, manager (106 caps; Rangers, Charlton), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- 1978 Eddie Gill, American basketball player, born in Aurora, Colorado
- 1978 Fu Mingxia, Chinese diver (Olympic gold women's 10m platform 1992, 96; 3m springboard 1996, 2000), born in Wuhan, China
- 1979 Monder Rizki, Belgian athlete, born in Brussels, Belgium
- 1981 Roque Santa Cruz, Paraguayan footballer, born in Asunción, Paraguay
- 1982 Joleon Lescott, English footballer, born in Birmingham, United Kingdom
- 1983 Colton James "Colt" Brennan, NFL Quarterback (Washington Redskins), born in Laguna Beach, California
- 1983 Nikos Zisis, Greek basketball player, born in Thessaloniki, Greece
- 1986 Yu Darvish [Farid Yu Darvishsefat], Iranian-Japanese NPB and MLB baseball pitcher, 10X All-Star (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, 2005-11; Texas Rangers, 2012-17; San Diego Padres, and 2 other teams), born in Habikino, Osaka, Japan
- 1992 Quentin Fillon Maillet, French biathlete (Olympic gold 20k individual, 12.5k pursuit 2022), born in Champagnole, France
- 1996 Caeleb Dressel, American swimmer (7 x Olympic gold 2016, 20; 13 x World C'ship gold; WR 100m butterfly 49.45 2020), born in Green Cove Springs, Florida
- 1996 Will Zalatoris, American golfer (US Masters 2021, US Open & PGA C'ship 2022 runner-up), born in San Francisco, California
- 2001 Jannik Sinner, Italian tennis player (Australian Open 2024; Davis Cup 2023; Tour Finals 2023 runner-up), born in Innichen, Italy
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