Ernest Renshaw (1861-1899)
Jan 3 British tennis player (Wimbledon, 1888 (singles); 1884-86, 1888-89 (doubles, with twin brother William), born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England
- Jan 3 William Renshaw, British tennis player (Wimbledon, 1881-86, 1889 (singles); 1884-86, 1888-89 (doubles, with twin brother Ernest), born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England (d. 1904)
- Feb 12 Jim McLaughlin, American Hall of Fame thoroughbred jockey (Kentucky Derby 1881, Preakness Stakes 1885, 6 x Belmont Stakes), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1927)
- Apr 16 Isaac Murphy, American jockey (won 628 races), born in Clark County, Kentucky (d. 1896)
- Jun 12 William Attewell, English cricket bowler (England in 10 Tests 1884-1891), born in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, England (d. 1927)
- Jun 17 Pete Browning, American baseball outfielder (AA batting champion 1882, 85 Louisville Eclipse/Colonels; Player's League batting champion 1890 Cleveland Infants), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1905)
- Jul 1 John Clarkson, American Baseball HOF pitcher (Triple Crown 1889; no-hitter 1885; 3 × NL wins leader; 3 × NL strikeout leader; Chicago White Stockings, Boston Beaneaters), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 1909)
- Jul 1 Samuel D. Riddle, American thoroughbred owner (Man 'o War, War Admiral), born in Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania (d. 1951)
- Jul 3 Peter Jackson, Australian heavyweight boxer (International Boxing Hall of Fame), born in Christiansted, US Virgin Islands (d. 1901)
- Aug 1 Sammy Jones, Australian cricket batsman (12 Tests; NSW, Queensland, Auckland), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1951)
- Sep 30 William Wrigley Jr., American industrialist (Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company), and owner of MLB Chicago Cubs, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1932)
Richard Sears (1861-1943)
Oct 26 American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1881-87), born in Boston, Massachusetts
James Naismith (1861-1939)
Nov 6 Canadian-American physical educator and inventor (basketball, football helmet), born in Almonte, Ontario
- Dec 27 William Chatterton, English cricket batsman (1 Test, HS 48; Derbyshire CCC) and soccer forward (Derby County FC), born in Thornsett, England (d. 1913)
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