- 1825 Arthur Haygarth, English cricket batsman (Middlesex & Surrey, cricket historian), born in Hastings, Sussex, England (d. 1903)
- 1865 Gus Kempis, South African cricketer (South Africa's 1st Test), born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (d. 1890)
- 1867 Jake Beckley, American Baseball HOF first baseman (23,767 putouts MLB record; career .308 hitter; Pittsburgh Alleghenys/Pirates; NY Giants; Cincinnati Reds; St. Louis Cardinals), born in Hannibal, Missouri (d. 1918)
- 1884 Henri Cornet, French cyclist who won the second Tour de France, born in Desvres, France (d. 1941)
- 1890 Dolf Luque, Cuban Baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1919, 33; MLB wins leader & MLB ERA leader 1923; Cincinnati Reds, NY Giants), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1957)
- 1898 Ernesto Maserati, Italian auto racer and engineer (director, chief engineer Maserati of Modena), born in Bologna, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1975)
- 1901 Clarence Passailaigue, Jamaican cricketer (487 for 6th wkt for Jamaica), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1972)
- 1902 Wild Bill Hallahan, American baseball player, born in Binghamton, New York (d. 1981)
- 1903 Tony Gulotta, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500, 1927 3rd), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1981)
- 1904 Joe Tate, English footballer, born in Old Hill, Cradley Heath, England (d. 1973)
Maurice Richard (1921-2000)
Canadian NHL star (Montreal Canadiens, MVP-1947), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1928 Christian Goethals, Belgian racing driver, born in Kortrijk, Belgium (d. 2003)
- 1928 Udham Singh, India, field hockey player (Olympic gold 1952, 56, 64), born in Sansarpur, India (d. 2000)
- 1931 Narendra Tamhane, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1950's), born in Bombay, India
- 1933 Nate Brooks, American boxer (Olympic gold flyweight 1952), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1934 Dallas Green, baseball manager (Phillies, Yankees), born in Newport, Delaware (d. 2017)
- 1941 Quincey Daniels, American boxer (Olympic bronze 1960), born in San Diego, California
- 1942 Cleon Jones, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star, World Series 1969; New York Mets), born in Mobile, Alabama
- 1943 Bjørn Wirkola, Norwegian ski jumper, born in Alta, Norway
- 1943 Rodney Stuart Pattison, British yachtsman (Olympics)
- 1949 John Riggins, NFL running back (NY Jets, Wash Redskins)
- 1952 Daniel Bautista, Mexican race walker (Olympic gold 20k 1976; 3 x 20k WR holder), born in El Salado, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
- 1956 Gerry Cooney, American boxer (5 x World Heavyweight title loser), born in Manhattan, New York
- 1957 John Wark, Scottish footballer
- 1958 Greg Foster, American athlete (3 x World C'ship gold 110m hurdles; Olympic silver 1984), born in Maywood, Illinois (d. 2023)
- 1958 Mary Decker, American Olympic track star (mile record 4:16.71), born in Bunnvale, New Jersey
Roger Clemens (61 years old)
1962 American baseball pitcher (7 x Cy Young Awards; AL MVP 1986 Boston Red Sox; Triple Crown 1997, 98 Toronto Blue Jays; 11 x MLB All Star), born in Dayton, Ohio
- 1964 B J Surhoff, infielder (Baltimore Orioles), born in The Bronx, New York
- 1964 Clyde Simmons, NFL defensive end (Az Cardinals, Jacksonville Jaguars)
- 1965 Trena Trice, WNBA forward/center (NY Liberty)
- 1967 Marcelo Filippini, Uruguay, tennis star
- 1967 Michael Lawrence Marsh, American sprinter (Olympic 200m gold 1992, silver 1996), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1968 Darcy Arreola, 1.5k runner, born in La Mesa, California
- 1968 James Francis, linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals)
- 1969 Lee O'Leary, Compton CA, outfielder (Boston Red Sox)
- 1969 Norm Casola, CFL slot back (Toronto Argonauts)
- 1970 Orlando Trustfull, soccer player (Feyenoord)
- 1970 Steven Jack, cricketer (South African pace bowler 1994-95)
- 1971 Greg Frers, CFL safety (BC Lions)
- 1971 Jeff Gordon, American auto racer (Winston Cup Series 1995, 97, 98, 2001; Daytona 500 1997, 99, 2005) and broadcaster (Fox NASCAR), born in Vallejo, California
- 1973 Alex Molden, cornerback (New Orleans Saints)
- 1973 Peter Tsekenis, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics 1996)
- 1973 Xavier Marchand, French swimmer
- 1974 Canute Curtis, linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals)
- 1974 Keenan Milton, Professional Skater
- 1974 Kily González, Argentine footballer
- 1975 Beau Morgan, running back (Dallas Cowboys)
- 1975 Kaipo Spenser, Wailuku HI, baseball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996)
- 1976 Andrew McLeod, Australian footballer
- 1977 Luís Boa Morte, Portuguese footballer
- 1978 Kurt Busch, American race car driver
- 1979 Robin Peterson, South African cricketer
- 1981 Ben Scott, English cricketer
- 1981 Frédérick Bousquet, French swimmer
- 1985 Ha Seung-Jin, Korean basketball player
- 1985 Luis Antonio Valencia, Ecuadorean footballer
- 1985 Mark Milligan, Australian footballer
- 1992 Flavien Prat, French jockey (Kentucky Derby 2019; Preakness Stakes 2021; Prix Marcel Boussac 2013), born in Melun, Seine-et-Marne, France
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