- 1866 Harry Trott, Australian cricket all-rounder (24 Tests, 1 x 100, 4 x 50, HS 143, 29 wickets; Victoria CA), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1917)
- 1867 Jacob Ruppert Jr., American Baseball HOF executive (owner New York Yankees 1915-39; signed Babe Ruth; built Yankee Stadium), born in New York City (d. 1939)
- 1874 Horace Rawlins, English golfer (US Open 1895), born in Shanklin, Isle of Wight (d. 1935)
- 1910 Nan Gindele, US javelin thrower (World Record 1932-38), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1992)
- 1921 Nazar Mohammad, Pakistani cricket batsman (5 Tests, 1 x 100 Pakistan's 1st centurion), born in Lahore, Pakistan (d. 1996)
- 1931 Billy Bingham, Irish soccer forward (56 caps Northern Ireland; Sunderland, Luton Town, Everton) and manager (Northern Ireland, Greece, Everton), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2022)
- 1935 John McCartan, American ice hockey player (Olympic gold 1960), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Herb Brooks (1937-2003)
American ice hockey coach (Olympic gold Medal 1980), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
- 1938 Hayes Jones, American athlete (Olympic gold 110m hurdles 1964), born in Sturksville, Mississippi
- 1941 Jan Gomola, Polish soccer goalkeeper (7 caps; Górnik Zabrze), born in Ustron, Poland (d. 2022)
- 1946 Gary Beban, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1967, UCLA: NFL: Washington Redskins), born in San Francisco, California
- 1947 Bernie Carbo, American MLB player, born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1948 Ray Clemence MBE, English soccer goalkeeper (England 61 caps, Liverpool, Tottenham), born in Skegness, Lincolnshire (d. 2020)
- 1948 Tony DiCicco, American soccer coach (US women 1994-99; FIFA Women's World Cup gold 1999; FIFA Women's U-20 World Cup gold 2008), born in Wethersfield, Connecticut (d. 2017)
- 1950 Rosi Mittermaier, German alpine skier (Olympic gold downhill/slalom 1976), born in Munich, Germany (d. 2023)
- 1961 Athula Samarasekera, Sri Lankan cricketer and coach (Sri Lankan batsman), born in Galle, Sri Lanka
- 1961 Tommy Møller Nielsen, Danish soccer manager (B1909, Viborg FF, HB Køge) and scout (Manchester United 2016-23), born in Odense, Denmark (d. 2023)
- 1962 Eric Geboers, Belgian motocross racer (5 x world champion; 39 x career Grand Prix wins), born in Neerpelt, Belgium (d. 2018)
- 1962 Otis Thorpe, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 1992, NBA C'ship 1994 Houston Rockets), born in Boynton Beach Florida
Patrick Ewing (61 years old)
1962 Jamaican-American NBA center, 1985-2002, 11X All-Star (NY Knicks, and 2 other teams; Olympic gold 1992), and collegiate coach (Georgetown, 2017-present), born in Kingston, Jamaica
- 1962 Richard De Groen, New Zealand cricketer (NZ medium pacer), born in Otorohonga, New Zealand
- 1965 M V Sridhar, Indian cricketer (scored 366 for Hyderabad v Andhra Pradesh 1994), born in Vijayawada, India (d. 2017)
- 1967 Mike Fox, American NFL defensive end (Carolina Panthers), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1968 Colin McRae, Scottish rally driver (World Rally Championship 1995), born in Lanark, Scotland (d. 2007)
- 1968 John Olerud, American MLB infielder (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Seattle, Washington
- 1968 Oleg Luzhny, Ukrainian footballer
- 1969 Kenny Irwin Jr., American auto racer (USAC National Midget Champion 1996; NASCAR 87 starts), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2000)
- 1969 Robert Scott, Australian businessman (CEO Wesfarmers Ltd) and rower (Olympic silver coxless pair 1996), born in Perth, Australia
- 1969 Vasbert Conniel Drakes, cricketer (fast bowler, WI ODI 1995)
- 1969 Venkatesh Prasad, Indian cricketer (consistent Indian Test pace bowler), born in Bangalore, India
- 1970 Travis Moore, American CFL receiver (Grey Cup 1998 2001; 3 x CFL All Star; Calgary Stampeders), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1971 Valeri Karpov, Russian RSL and NHL hockey left wing, 1992-2005 (Anaheim Mighty Ducks, 1994-97), born in Chelyabinsk, Russia
- 1972 Aaqib Javed, Pakistani cricketer and pace bowler (1989-98), born in Sheikhupura, Pakistan
- 1972 John Wasdin, American baseball pitcher, 1997-2009 (Oakland A's, Boston Red Sox, 5 other MLB and 2 Japanese teams), born in Ft Belvoir, Virginia
- 1973 Sanwar Hossain, Bangladeshi cricketer
- 1974 Antoine Sibierski, French footballer (Newcastle United), born in Lille, France
- 1974 Frankie Hejduk, American soccer defender (Olympic gold 1996), born in La Mesa, California
- 1976 Marians Pahars, Latvian footballer, born in Chornobai, Ukraine
- 1977 Eric Hinske, American baseball utility and coach (AL Rookie of the Year 2002; 3-time WS champion), born in Menasha, Wisconsin
- 1977 Mark Mulder, American baseball player (Oakland Athletics,St. Louis Cardinals), born in South Holland, Illinois
- 1978 Kim Gevaert, Belgian sprinter, born in Leuven, Belgium
- 1978 Lorrie Fair, American soccer midfielder (120 caps; FIFA Women's World Cup gold 1999; Olympics silver 2000; Philadelphia Charge, Olympique Lyonnais, Chelsea), born in Los Altos, California
- 1979 David Healy, Northern Irish footballer and manager (Linfield), born in Killyleagh, County Down
- 1980 Ali Umar, Maldivian footballer, born in Malé, Maldives
- 1980 Jason Čulina, Australian soccer player (Twente), born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1980 Wayne Bridge, English premier league footballer, born in Southampton, England
- 1981 Alester Maregwede, Zimbabwean cricketer
- 1981 Carl Crawford, American baseball player, born in Houston, Texas
- 1982 LoLo Jones, American track and field athlete and bobsledder, born in Des Moines, Iowa
- 1982 Ryu Seung Min, Korean table tennis player, born in Seoul, South Korea
- 1985 Laurent Ciman, Belgian footballer, born in Farciennes, Belgium
- 1985 Salomon Kalou, Ivorian footballer (Chelsea), born in Oumé, Ivory Coast
- 1986 Paula Creamer, American golfer (US Open 2010), born in Mountain View, California
- 1988 Federica Pellegrini, Italian swimmer (world record 200 meters, Olympic Gold 2008), born in Mirano, Italy
- 1989 Shanshan Feng, Chinese golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 2012), born in Guangzhou, China
- 1990 Patrick Reed, American golfer (US Masters 2018), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 2001 Anthony Edwards 'Ant-Man', American NBA player (Minnesota Timberwolves), born in Atlanta, Georgia
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