- 1870 George Davis, American Baseball HOF shortstop and manager (New York Giants; World Series 1906 Chicago WS), born in Cohoes, New York (d. 1940)
- 1909 Syd Buller, English cricket umpire (33 Tests 1956-69), born in Leeds, England (d. 1970)
- 1910 Giuseppe Meazza, Italian footballer, born in Milan, Italy (d. 1979)
- 1911 Birger Ruud, Norwegian ski jumper (Olympic gold 1932, 36; World C'ship gold 1931, 35, 37), born in Kongsberg, Norway (d. 1998)
- 1911 Elizabeth "Betty" Robinson, US 100m sprinter (Olympic gold 1928), born in Riverdale, Illinois (d. 1999)
- 1921 Sam Cook, English cricket spin bowler in (1 Test; Gloucestershire CCC), born in Tetbury, England (d. 1996)
- 1922 Eevi Huttunen, Finnish speed skater (8 World C'ship gold 1951-59), born in Karttula, Finland (d. 2015)
- 1922 George Kell, American Baseball HOF third baseman (10 x MLB All-Star; AL batting champion 1949; Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox), born in Swifton, Arkansas (d. 2009)
- 1923 Ken Rickards, West Indies cricketer (WI batsman two Tests 104 runs), born in Jamaica (d. 1995)
Peter Thomson (1929-2018)
Australian golfer (British Open 1954, 55, 56, 58, 65; PGA Seniors' Championship 1984), born in Brunswick, Victoria
- 1930 Jack Bannister, English cricket commentator (BBC; Talksport radio) and bowler (Warwickshire 1,198 wickets), born in Wolverhampton, West Midlands (d. 2016)
- 1933 Don Talbot, Australian swimming coach and sport administrator (coach national swim teams - Canada, United States, Australia), born in Barnsley, Australia (d. 2020)
- 1933 Manfred Donike, German cyclist and chemist drug test pioneer, born in Köttingen, Germany (d. 1995)
- 1934 Christian "Sonny" Jurgensen, American NFL quarterback (Wash Redskins) and sportscaster, born in Wilmington, North Carolina
- 1934 Eduardo González Pálmer, Mexican soccer forward (4 caps; Club América), born in Maravatío, Mexico (d. 2022)
- 1941 Gloria Ehret, American golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 1966), born in Allentown, Pennsylvania
- 1941 Rafael Albrecht, Argentine soccer defender (39 caps; San Lorenzo, Club León), born in Tucumán, Argentina (d. 2021)
- 1942 Mimis Papaioannou, Greek soccer forward (61 caps; AEK Athens 480 games), born in Nea Nikomedeia, Greece (d. 2023)
Nancy Richey (81 years old)
1942 American tennis player (Australian Open 1967, French Open 1968), born in San Angelo, Texas
- 1945 Rayfield Wright, American Pro Football HOF offensive tackle (Super Bowl 1971, 77; 3 × First-team All-Pro; 6 × Pro Bowl; Dallas Cowboys), born in Griffin, Georgia (d. 2022)
- 1948 Ron Blomberg, American 1st baseman (NY Yankees) and 1st designated hitter, born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1949 Geoff Capes, British shot putter, born in Holbeach, England
- 1957 Tasos Mitropoulos, Greek footballer and politician, born in Volos, Greece
- 1958 Julio Franco, Domincan baseball infielder (MLB All-Star 1989, 90, 91 Texas Rangers; 5 × Silver Slugger Award; AL batting champion 1991; Cleveland Indians), born in Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic
- 1962 Glenn Healy, Canadian NHL goalie (NY Rangers), born in Pickering, Ontario, Canada
- 1962 Kyle Clifton, American NFL linebacker (NY Jets), born in Olney, Texas
- 1963 Richard Illingworth, English cricket spin bowler (9 Tests, 19 wickets; Worcestershire CCC) and international umpire, born in Bradford, England
- 1964 Johan Bruyneel, Belgian road racing cyclist, born in Izegem, Belgium
- 1964 Ray Ferraro, Canadian ice hockey center (Hartford Whalers, New York Islanders) and broadcaster (TSN Radio, TSN, NBCSN), born in Trail, British Columbia
- 1966 Rik Smits, NBA center (Indiana Pacers), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
- 1967 Jon Cooper, Canadian ice hockey coach (Stanley Cup 2020, 21 Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Prince George, British Columbia
- 1967 Markus Ketterer, Finnish hockey goalie (Team Finland), born in Helsinki, Finland
Chris DiMarco (55 years old)
1968 American golfer (PGA C'ship 2004 runner-up), born in Huntington, New York
- 1968 Cortez Kennedy, American NFL defensive tackle (Seattle Seahawks), born in Osceola, Arkansas (d. 2017)
- 1969 Jeremy Schaap, American Emmy Award-winning sportscaster, and author (Cinderella Man; Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics), born in New York City
- 1970 Andrew Henry, CFL safety (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
- 1970 Joseph Chebet, Kenyan athlete (Boston Marathon 1999, New York Marathon 1999, Amsterdam Marathon 1998, Vienna Marathon 2003), born in Eldoret, Kenya (d. 2023)
- 1971 Demetrio Albertini, Italian footballer, born in Besana in Brianza, Italy
- 1971 Hugh Douglas, NFL defensive end (NY Jets), born in Mansfield, Ohio
- 1972 Anthony Calvillo, American Canadian Football HOF quarterback (Grey Cup 2002, 09, 10; Grey Cup MVP 2002; CFL MOP 2003, 08, 09 Montreal Alouettes), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1972 Raul Casanova, Puerto Rican baseball player, born in Humacao, Puerto Rico
- 1972 Sheldon Benoit, CFL linebacker (BC Lions)
- 1973 Casey Blake, American baseball player, born in Des Moines, Iowa
- 1973 James Roe, American football wide receiver (ArenaBowl C'ship 2002, 04, 07; 3 x AFL All-Ironman Team, San Jose SaberCats; Baltimore Ravens), born in Richmond, Virginia
- 1973 Jason Clemett, CFL linebacker (Calgary Stampeders)
- 1974 Benjamin Limo, Kenyan runner, born in Eldoret, Kenya
- 1975 Joe Andruzzi, NFL guard (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Brooklyn, New York, New York
- 1976 Kate Sobrero, American soccer defender (201 caps; Olympic gold 2004, 08; FIFA Women's World Cup gold 1999; Boston Breakers, Michigan Hawks), born in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
- 1977 Douglas Sequeira, Costa Rican footballer, born in San José, Costa Rica
- 1977 Nicole Bobeck, American figure skater (US Champ 1995), born in Chicago, Illinois
Kobe Bryant (1978-2020)
American basketball guard (NBA champion 2000–02, 09-10; NBA MVP 2008; 18 x NBA All Star; LA Lakers; Olympic gold 2008,12), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1979 Edgar Sosa, Mexican boxer, born in Mexico City
- 1980 Rex Grossman, American football player, born in Bloomington, Indiana
- 1981 Carlos Cuéllar, Spanish footballer, born in Madrid, Spain
- 1981 Stephan Loboué, Ivorian footballer, born in Pforzheim, Germany
- 1982 Natalie Coughlin, American swimmer, born in Vallejo, California
- 1982 Scott Palguta, American soccer player, born in Toms River, New Jersey
- 1983 Sun Mingming, Chinese basketball player, World's tallest player at 7ft 9in, born in Bayan County, China
- 1984 Glen Johnson, English soccer right-back (54 caps; Liverpool, Chelsea, Portsmouth, Stoke City), born in London, England
- 1986 Brett Morris, Australian rugby league player for St. George Illawarra Dragons, born in Kiama, Australia
- 1986 Josh Morris, Australian rugby league player for St. George Illawarra Dragons, born in Kiama, Australia
- 1988 Daniel Schwaab, German footballer, born in Waldkirch, Germany
- 1988 Jeremy Lin, American NBA player (Toronto Raptors), born in Torrance, California
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