- 1859 Charles Comiskey, American Baseball HOF infielder (St. Louis Brown Stockings/Browns), team owner (Chicago White Sox) and manager (St. Louis Browns), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1931)
- 1914 Lajos Baróti, Hungarian soccer defender (2 caps; Szegedi AK, Győri ETO) and manager (Hungary 1957-66, 75-78), born in Szeged, Hungary (d. 2005)
Bill Shoemaker (1931-2003)
American Racing Hall of Fame jockey (8,833 career victories, Kentucky Derby 1955, 59, 65, 86), born in Fabens, Texas
- 1934 Bill Cleary, American hockey HOF center, (Olympic gold 1960, silver 1956) and coach (Harvard University 1971-90), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 1934 Renee Richards [Richard Rankind], American trans-sexual tennis player and coach (took USTA to court and won), born in New York City
- 1935 Bobby Richardson, American baseball 2nd baseman (8 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1958, 61, 62; World Series MVP 1960; NY Yankees), born in Sumter, South Carolina
- 1938 Valentin Mankin, Ukrainian yachtsman (Olympic gold, USSR, Finn class 1968), born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 2014)
- 1947 Terry Hoeppner, American football coach (d. 2007)
- 1950 Dan Yochum, American football offensive lineman (CFL All-Star 1975, 76, 77, 78; Grey Cup 1974, 77; Montreal Alouettes; CFHOF), born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (d. 2020)
- 1950 Graeme Beard, Australian cricket all-rounder (3 Tests; 2 ODIs; NSW CA), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1952 Jimmy Watson, Canadian NHL hockey defenseman, 1973-82 (2 x Stanley Cup Champion - Philadelphia Flyers, and 2 other teams), and youth hockey coach, born in Smithers, British Columbia
- 1955 (Edgar) "Ned" Yost, American MLB baseball catcher, 1980-85 and manager, 2003-2019 (Minnesota Twins; Kansas City Royals - World Series win, 2015), born in Eureka, California
- 1956 Cindy Nelson, American skier (Olympic bronze 1976)
- 1957 Ian Gould, England cricketer and umpire, born in Taplow, England
- 1957 Paul-Jan Bakker, 1st Dutch cricketer to play first class cricket (Hampshire & Netherlands pace bowler), born in Vlaardingen, Netherlands
- 1958 Darryl Sutter, Canadian NHL center, 1979-87 (Chicago Black Hawks), coach, 1992-2007, 2011-23 (Black Hawks, San Jose Sharks, Calgary Flames, Los Angeles Kings), and general manager (Flames, 2003-10), born in Viking, Alberta
- 1958 Gary Gaetti, American baseball infielder (MLB All-Star 1988, 89; World Series 1987; Gold Glove Award 1986–89; Minnesota Twins), born in Centralia Illinois
- 1958 Gordon Brand Jr., Scottish golfer (8 x European Tour wins; Ryder Cup 1987, 89), born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland (d. 2019)
- 1959 Ricky Pierce, American NBA basketball guard/forward (Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1960 Bobby Hebert, American sportscaster and NFL quarterback (Atlanta Falcons), born in Cut Off, Louisiana
- 1960 Morten Andersen, Danish Pro Football HOF placekicker (5 × First-team All-Pro; 7 × Pro Bowl; NO Saints, Atlanta Falcons; NFL record most games played: 382), born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- 1960 Ron Darling, American baseball pitcher (NY Mets), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- 1965 James Tomkins, Australian rower (Olympic gold coxless four 1992, 96, 2004; bronze 2000; World C'ship gold x 7), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1968 Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, Greek windsurfer (Gold Olympic Medal 1996, Silver 2004), born in Athens, Greece
- 1969 Kazuyoshi Tatsunami, Japanese baseball player, born in Settsu, Japan
- 1969 Kirk Herbstreit, American football analyst (College GameDay), born in Centerville, Ohio
- 1971 João Pinto, Portuguese football player, born in Porto, Portugal
Mary Joe Fernández (52 years old)
1971 American tennis player, broadcaster (Olympic gold 1992, 96), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- 1972 Roberto Abbondanzieri, Argentine footballer, born in Bouquet, Argentina
- 1973 Marco Materazzi, Italian footballer and manager (Inter Milan, Itay), born in Lecce, Italy
- 1973 Roy Rogers, American NBA player and coach (Boston Celtics), born in Linden, Alabama
- 1974 David Patten, American football wide receiver (Super Bowl 2001, 04, 05; New England Patriots), born in Hopkins, South Carolina (d. 2021)
- 1977 Iban Mayo, Spanish cyclist, born in Igorre, Spain
- 1978 Chris Capuano, American baseball player (Pitcher), born in West Springfield, Massachusetts
- 1979 Oumar Kondé, Swiss footballer, born in Binningen, Switzerland
- 1980 Paul Parry, Welsh footballer, born in Cheptow, wales
- 1982 J. J. Hardy, American baseball player, born in Tuscon, Arizona
- 1982 Kevin Rans, Belgian pole vaulter, born in Ekeren, Belgium
- 1982 Stipe Miocic, American mixed martial artist (UFC), born in Euclid, Ohio
- 1983 John McCargo, American football player, born in Drakes Branch, Virginia
- 1983 Mike Conway, British auto racer (FIA World Endurance C'ship 2019-20; British Formula 3 C'ship 2006), born in London, England
- 1984 Alessandro Matri, Italian footballer, born in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, Italy
- 1986 Saori Kimura, Japanese volleyball player, born in Yashio, Japan
- 1987 Nico Hülkenberg, German racing car driver, born in Emmerich am Rhein, West Germany
- 1987 Patrick Chung, Jamaican-American NFL player (New England Patriots), born in Kingston, Jamaica
- 1987 Richard Stearman, English footballer, born in Wolverhampton, England
- 1988 Kirk Cousin, American NFL player (Minnesota Vikings), born in Barrington, Illinois
- 1991 Salem Al-Dawsari, Saudi Arabian football player (Al Hilal, Saudi Arabia), born in Wadi ad-Dawasir, Saudi Arabia
- 1994 Nafissatou Thiam, Belgian athlete (Gold medal heptathlon 2016 & 2020), born in Brussels, Belgium
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