- 1870 Hugh Bromley-Davenport, England cricketer, born in Chelford, Cheshire, England (d. 1954)
- 1890 Maurice Podoloff, American attorney, professional sports administrator (AHL President, 1943-47; NBA President, 1946-63), and namesake of NBA regular season MVP Award, born in Yelisavetgrad, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1985) [birth details unconfirmed]
- 1893 Burleigh Grimes, American Baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1931 St. Louis Cardinals; NL wins leader 1921, 28; NL strikeout leader 1921 Brooklyn Robins, Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Emerald, Wisconsin (d. 1985)
- 1908 Bill Merritt, New Zealand cricket spin bowler (6 Tests, 12 wickets; Canterbury, Northamstonshire CCC), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 1977)
- 1915 Max Lanier, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1943-44; World Series 1942, 44; St. Louis Cardinals), born in Denton, North Carolina (d. 2007)
- 1920 Bob Kennedy, American MLB baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians), manager (Chicago Cubs, Oakland A's), and executive, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2005)
- 1920 Godfrey Evans, English cricket wicket-keeper (91 Tests; 219 dismissals; Kent), born in Finchley, England (d. 1999)
- 1923 Jenni Irani, Indian cricketer, born in Karachi (d. 1982)
- 1923 Sadu Shinde, Indian cricket spin bowler (7 Tests, 12 wickets, BB 6/91; Maharashtra, Bombay, Baroda), born in Mumbai, India (d. 1955)
- 1928 Marge Schott, American MLB owner (Cincinnati Reds), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2004)
- 1930 Carl Barger, American baseball executive (President of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins), born in Lewistown, Pennsylvania (d. 1992)
- 1930 Gene Bartow, American College Basketball Hall of Fame coach (US National Team 1974; Valparaiso, Memphis State, Illinois, UCLA), born in Browning, Missouri (d. 2012)
- 1931 Dick White, English footballer, born in Scunthorpe, United Kingdom (d. 2002)
- 1932 István Kausz, Hungarian fencer (Olympic gold team, épée 1964), born in Budapest. Hungary (d. 2020)
- 1933 Just Fontaine, French soccer striker (21 caps; USM Casablanca, Nice, Reims) and manager (France 1968–69, Paris Saint-Germain, Toulouse, Morocco), born in Marrakesh, Morocco (d. 2023)
- 1934 Rafer Johnson, American decathlete (Olympic gold 1960), born in Hillsboro, Texas (d. 2020)
Roberto Clemente (1934-1972)
Puerto Rican Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (15 x MLB All Star; World Series 1960, 71 [MVP]; Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Carolina, Puerto Rico
- 1939 Joe Azcue, Cuban baseball player, born in Cienfuegos, Cuba
- 1940 Joan Joyce, American softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1983), born in Waterbury, Connecticut
- 1941 Dennis Claridge, American football quarterback (NFL C'ship 1965, Green Bay Packers; Atlantic Falcons), born in Phoenix, Arizona (d. 2018)
- 1941 Matt Snell, American football running back (NY Jets, Super Bowl III), born in Garfield, Georgia
- 1942 Tommy Carroll, Irish soccer defender (17 caps, Republic of Ireland; Ipswich Town), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2020)
- 1943 Gianni Rivera, Italian footballer and politician, born in Alessandria, Italy
- 1946 Derryl Cousins, American baseball umpire (World Series 1988, 99, 2005; MLB All-Star Game 1987, 98, 2008), born in Fresno, California (d. 2020)
- 1947 Viacheslav Semenov, Ukrainian soccer midfielder (11 caps USSR; FC Zorya Luhansk, FC Dynamo Kyiv), born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 2022)
- 1948 Rudy Hartono Kurniawan, Indonesian badminton star (All-England tennis champ), born in Surabaya, Indonesia
- 1949 John O'Leary, Irish golfer (Irish Open 1982; Ryder Cup 1975; director European Tour 1985-2019), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2020)
- 1951 Greg Pruitt, American football running back (LA Raiders, Super Bowl XVIII), born in Houston, Texas
- 1952 Ricky Villa, Argentine former footballer, born in Roque Pérez, Argentina
- 1956 Sandeep Patil, Indian cricketer (Indian batsman Great 174 v Adelaide 1981), born in Mumbai, India
- 1959 Tom Prichard, American wrestler, born in Pasadena, Texas
- 1962 Sandra Farmer-Patrick, Jamaican-born American 400m hurdler, born in Kingston, Jamaica
- 1963 Luiz Mattar, Brazilian tennis player, born in São Paulo, Brazil
- 1964 Kenny Walker, American basketball player, born in Roberta, Georgia
- 1966 Steve Avery, American football running back (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1967 John Jurkovic, American football defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Friedrichshafen, Germany
- 1968 Brian Mitchell, American football running back (Washington Redskins), born in Leesville, Louisiana
- 1968 Carolyn Crudgington, Australian softball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Brisbane, Australia
- 1968 John Coyle, American short track skater (Olympics 1994), born in West Bloomfield, Michigan
- 1968 Justin Strzelczyk, American NFL football offensive tackle, 1990-98 (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in West Seneca, New York (d. 2004)
- 1969 Isaac Austin, American NBA basketball center, 1991-2002 (Miami Heat and 6 other teams), born in Gridley, California
- 1970 Richie Cunningham, American football placekicker (First-team All-Pro 1997 Dallas Cowboys), born in Houma, Louisiana
- 1970 Robert Higginson, American baseball outfielder (Detroit Tigers), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1971 Kevin Bouie, American football running back (Philadelphia Eagles, Ariz Cardinals), born in Pahokee, Florida
- 1972 Gudrun Pflüger, Austrian mountain runner (World C'ship gold 1992, 94, 95, 96), born in Graz, Austria (d. 2023)
- 1972 Nate Jones, American heavyweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1972 Ray Jacobs, American football linebacker (Denver Broncos), born in Corsicana, Texas
- 1973 Clarence Benford, American football tight end (Seattle Seahawks), born in Windsor Forest, Georgia
- 1973 Luke Fickell, American football defensive tackle (New Orleans Saints), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1974 Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Guyanese cricketer (WI left-handed batsman 1994-), born in Unity Village, Guyana
- 1976 Tom Malchow, American 200m swimmer (Olympic silver 1996), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
- 1980 Athina Papayianni, Greek race walker, born in Preveza, Greece
- 1980 Esteban Cambiasso, Argentine footballer, born in San Fernando Partido, Argentina
- 1980 Jeremy Shockey, American football Tight End, born in Ada, Oklahoma
- 1980 Rob Nguyen, Australian racing driver, born in Brisbane, Australia
- 1981 César Delgado, Argentine footballer, born in Rosario, Argentina
- 1981 Dimitris Salpingidis, Greek footballer, born in Thessaloniki, Greece
- 1983 Kris Boyd, Scottish footballer, born in Irvine, Scotland
- 1983 Michael Montgomery, American football defensive end, born in Carthage, Texas
- 1984 Robert Huth, German footballer, born in Biesdorf, Berlin, Germany
- 1991 Liz Cambage, Australian basketball center (WNBA single game record 53), born in London, England
- 1993 Cameron Smith, Australian golfer (Players C'ship & British Open 2022; US Masters runner-up 2020), born in Brisbane, Australia
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