- 1860 Fernando Canon, Filipino revolutionary general, poet, and the Philippines 1st National Chess Champion, born in Biñan, Laguna, Captaincy General of the Philippines (d. 1938)
- 1887 Dudley Benjafield, British racing driver, born in Edmonton, London (d. 1957)
- 1904 Henry Iba, American Basketball HOF coach (Olympic gold 1964, 68; NCAA C'ship 1945, 46 Oklahoma State Uni) and executive (AD Oklahoma State 1935-70), born in Easton, Missouri (d. 1993)
- 1906 Ken Strong, American College/Pro Football HOF fullback/halfback (NYU; NFL C'ship 1934 NY Giants; 4 × First-team All-Pro), born in West Haven, Connecticut (d. 1979)
Helen Jacobs (1908-1997)
American tennis player (7 Grand Slam singles titles, US Open 1932-35), born in Globe, Arizona
- 1911 Norman Gordon, South African cricket fast bowler (5 Tests, 20 wickets; Transvaal), born in Boksburg, South Africa (d. 2014)
- 1914 Arthur Charles Dobson, British racing driver (d. 1980)
- 1916 E. Michael Burke, sports executive (President New York Yankees, New York Knicks, Madison Square Garden), born in Enfield, Connecticut (d. 1987)
- 1919 Pauline Betz Addie, American tennis player (5 Grand Slam singles titles), born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 2011)
- 1922 Doug Ford, American golfer (PGA Championship 1955, US Masters 1957), born in West Haven, Connecticut (d. 2018)
- 1925 Stig-Göran Myntti, Finnish soccer midfielder (61 caps; Vasa IFK), born in Maalahti, Finland (d. 2020)
- 1926 Clem Labine, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1956, 57; World Series 1955, 59, 60; Brooklyn / LA Dodgers, Detroit Tigers), born in Lincoln, Rhode Island (d. 2007)
- 1928 Herb Moford, American baseball player (d. 2005)
- 1928 Janice-Lee York Romary, California, fencer (Olympics 1948-68)
- 1929 Anneliese Kuppers, German FR, equestrian dressage (Olympic silver 1956)
- 1933 A G Kripal Singh, cricketer (India, 100* on debut v NZ 1959)
- 1933 Ron Wylie, Scottish soccer forward (Notts County, Aston Villa, Birmingham City) and manager (WBA), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2020)
- 1934 Billy Boston, Welsh rugby league footballer
- 1938 Bernardino Lombao, Spanish handballer (Atlético de Madrid 1967-69), coach (Nat basketball teams) and TV presenter (De Olimpia a Los Ángeles, Objetivo 92), born in Ribas de Sil, Spain (d. 2020)
- 1941 Ray Culp, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1963, 69; Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox), born in Elgin, Texas
- 1945 Andy Messersmith, American baseball player
- 1946 Yvon Pedneault, Canadian Hockey HOF journalist and broadcaster (Montreal Canadiens: Réseau des sports, Télévision de Radio-Canada, TVA, TQS), born in Chicoutimi, Quebec (d. 2023)
- 1947 Ken Riley, American Pro Football HOF cornerback (First-Team All-Pro 1983; Cincinnati Bengals) and coach (Florida A&M 1994-2003), born in Bartow, Florida (d. 2020)
- 1947 Tony Dell, cricketer (Australian left-arm quick, 2 Tests 1971 & 74)
- 1952 Wojiech Fortuna, Polish ski jumper (Olympic gold 1972)
- 1953 Iqbal Qasim, cricketer (Pakistani slow lefty in the 80's)
- 1954 Paul Steigerwald, American sports announcer
- 1955 Gordon J. Brand, English golfer (British Open 1986 runner-up), born in Cambridge, England (d. 2020)
- 1957 Bob Horner, American baseball player
- 1960 Dale Ellis, American NBA basketball guard/forward, 1983-2000 (Seattle Supersonics, Denver Nuggets, and 5 other teams), born in Marietta, Georgia
- 1961 Earl Winfield, CFL receiver (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
- 1961 Mary Lou, Daniels Chicago lL, tennis star
- 1962 Thomas Jefferson, 200m runner (Olympic bronze 1984), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1963 Thomas Bohrer, US West Islip NY, rower (Olympic-92)
- 1963 [Michael] Tony Dees, Pascagoula Miss, hurdler
- 1964 John Mooney, American kayaker (World C'ship gold K-2 200m 1995), born in Seattle, Washington
- 1964 Robert Mimbs, CFL running back (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
David Robinson (58 years old)
1965 American NBA center (San Antonio Spurs, Olympic gold 1992), born in Key West, Florida
- 1966 Billy Mayfair, American golfer (Tour Championship 1995), born in Phoenix, Arizona
- 1967 Mike Greenberg, American sportscaster
- 1967 Willie Williams, NFL/CFL tackle (Toronto Argonauts, New Orleans Saints)
- 1968 Celena Mondie-Milner, Milledgeville Ga, 100m/200m runner
- 1968 Jack de Gier, soccer player (Cambuur L, Go Ahead Eagles)
- 1968 Patricia Tarabini, Argentine tennis star (1985 Futures ITA), born in La Plata, Argentina
- 1969 Mike Budenholzer, American basketball head coach (Milwaukee Bucks 2018-19; Atlanta Hawks 2013-18; NBA Coach of the Year 2015, 19), born in Holbrook, Arizona
- 1969 Simon Doull, cricket medium pacer (NZ)
- 1970 Erwin Thijs, Belgian cyclist
- 1971 Mike Bales, Saskatoon, NHL goalie (Ottawa Senators)
- 1971 Piyal Wijetunge, cricketer (Sri Lanka slow left-armer 1993)
- 1971 Scott Minto, English soccer defender (Charlton, Chelsea, Benfica, West Ham) and broadcaster (Sky Sports, TalkSPORT, BBC London), born in Bromborough, England
- 1972 Mike Frederick, NFL defensive end (Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens)
- 1973 Max Kellerman, American sportscaster (ESPN), born in The Bronx, NYC
- 1973 Robert Lee, NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons)
- 1973 Stuart O'Grady, Australian cyclist
- 1974 Adrian Voinea, Focsani Romania, tennis star (1995 Malta)
- 1974 Bobby Petta, soccer player (Feyenoord, RKC)
- 1974 Nelson Vargas, Holoyoke Mass, soccer forward (Olympic gold 1996)
- 1975 Victor Zambrano, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1977 Leandro Amaral, Brazilian footballer
- 1977 Luciano Zavagno, Argentine footballer
- 1980 Danny Collins, Welsh soccer defender (12 caps; Sunderland, Stoke City, Nottingham Forest), born in Chester, England
- 1982 Justin Germano, American baseball player
- 1982 Kevin van der Perren, Belgian figure skater
- 1983 Robin van Persie, Dutch footballer
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