- 1885 Frank Patrick, Canadian Hockey HOF pioneer (Stanley Cup 1915 Vancouver Millionaires; introduced uniform numbers, blue line, penalty shots) and coach (Boston Bruins 1934-36), born in Ottawa, Ontario (d. 1960)
- 1887 Cy Williams, American baseball outfielder (4 x NL HR leader; Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Wadena, Indiana (d. 1974)
Walter Hagen (1892-1969)
American golfer (11 major titles, US Open 1914, 19), born in Rochester, New York
Josh Gibson (1911-1947)
American Baseball HOF catcher (Negro World Series 1943, 44; 12 × NL All-Star; Triple Crown 1936, 37; batting average .466 1943), born in Buena Vista, Georgia
- 1913 Raich Carter, English soccer forward (13 caps; Sunderland, Derby County, Hull C) and manager (Hull C, Leeds, Mansfield Town, Middlesborough), born in Sunderland, England (d. 1994)
Gert Fredriksson (1919-2006)
Swedish canoeist (6 Olympic gold 1948, 52, 56, 60), born in Nyköping, Sweden
- 1920 Kel Nagle, Australian golfer (British Open 1960), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2015)
- 1923 Wataru Misaka, American basketball point guard (first non-white player, first player of Asian descent in BAA [later known NBA]; NY Knicks), born in Ogden, Utah (d. 2019)
- 1926 Joe Paterno, American College Football HOF coach (Penn State 1966-2011; NCAA C'ship 1982, 86; Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of 1986), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2012)
- 1933 Jackie Hendriks, West Indian cricket wicket-keeper (20 Tests, 47 dismissals, 2 x 50; Jamaica), born in Kingston, Jamaica
Hanif Mohammad (1934-2016)
Pakistani cricket batsman (55 Tests; longest Test innings in history at 16 hours, 337 v WI 1958; 12 x 100), born in Junagadh, British India
- 1935 Don Neely, New Zealand cricket historian, administrator (President NZ Cricket 2006-09), born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 2022)
- 1935 Lorenzo Bandini, Italian auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1963; 24 Hours of Daytona 1967), born in Marj, Libya (d. 1967)
- 1940 Kálmán Sóvári, Hungarian soccer defender (17 caps; Újpesti Dózsa, VM Egyetértés), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2020)
- 1943 Walter Spanghero, French rugby union #8, lock, flanker (51 caps; RC Narbonne RFC, Stade Toulouse RFC), born in Payra-sur-l'Hers, France
- 1945 Doug Walters, Australian cricket all-rounder (74 Tests, 15 x 100, HS 250, 49 wickets, BB 5/66; NSWCA), born in Dungog, Australia
Dave Kingman (75 years old)
1948 American baseball utility, DH (3 × MLB All-Star; NL HR leader 1979, 82; NY Mets, Chicago Cubs), born in Pendleton, Oregon
- 1952 Joaquín Andújar, Dominican baseball pitcher (4 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1982; Gold Glove Award 1984; Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals), born in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic (d. 2015)
- 1952 Steve Furniss, American swimmer (WR men's 200m IM 2:06.32 1974; Olympic bronze 1972), born in Madison, Wisconsin
- 1953 Arie Luyendyk, Dutch auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1990, 97; Formula Super Vee 1984), born in Sommelsdijk, Netherlands
Chris Evert (69 years old)
1954 American tennis player (18 Gram Slam singles titles), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- 1956 Kevin Burnham, American sailor (Olympic gold 470 class 2004; silver 1992), born in New York City (d. 2020)
- 1957 John Geddert, American gymnastics coach (US head coach London Olympic Team 2012), born in Mt. Clemens, Michigan (d. 2021)
- 1957 Tom Henke, American baseball relief pitcher (World Series 1992; MLB All-Star 1987, 95; NL Rolaids Relief Man Award 1995; Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers), born in Kansas City, Missouri
Florence Griffith Joyner (1959-1998)
American athlete (Olympic gold 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay 1988; WR 100m: 10.49; 200m: 21.34 1988), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1960 Andy Van Slyke, American baseball player, born in Utica, New York
- 1960 Michael Swain, American judoka (Olympic bronze 88), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey
- 1960 Roger McDowell, American baseball pitcher (NY Mets, Baltimore Orioles), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1961 Trevor Bayliss, Australian cricketer (NSW batsman) and coach (England), born in Goulburn, Australia
- 1964 Joey Kocur, NHL right wing (Vancouver Canucks), born in Calgary, Alberta
- 1964 Keith Taylor, NFL safety (Washington Redskins), born in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey
- 1964 Rob Kelly, English football manager, born in Birmingham, England
- 1967 Ervin Johnson, NBA center (Seattle Supersonics, Milwaukee Bucks), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1967 Terry Mills, NBA forward (Miami Heat, Detroit Pistons), born in Romulus, Michigan
- 1968 Anthony Lynn, NFL running back (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in McKinney, Texas
- 1969 Chuck Smith, NFL defensive end (Atlanta Falcons), born in Athens, Georgia
- 1969 Leon Searcy, NFL offensive tackle (Pittsburgh Steelers, Jackson Jaguars), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1969 Mihails Zemļinskis, Latvian footballer, born in Riga, Latvia
- 1970 Monique Ambers, WNBA forward (Phoenix Mercury)
- 1972 Dustin Hermanson, American baseball player, born in Springfield, Ohio
- 1972 Latroy Hawkins, American baseball player, born in Gary, Indiana
- 1973 Mike Alstott, American football fullback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Joliet, Illinois
Karrie Webb (49 years old)
1974 Australian golfer (US Open 2000, 01; British Open 2002; Chevron C'ship 2000, 06; PGA C'ship 2001; du Maurier Classic 1999; 41 x LPGA Tour titles), born in Ayr, Australia
- 1974 Raymond Austin, American defensive back (NY Jets), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
- 1976 Mirela Manjani, Greek javelin thrower, born in Durrës, Albania
- 1978 Amber Corwin, American figure skater (1997 National Sr - 5th), born in Harbor City, California
- 1980 Royce Ring, American baseball player, born in La Mesa, California
- 1981 Cristian Zaccardo, Italian football player, born in Formigine, Italy
- 1981 Sajid Mahmood, English cricket fast bowler (8 Tests, 20 wickets; Lancashire, WA, Essex), born in Bolton, England
- 1982 Iljo Keisse, Belgian cyclist, born in Ghent, Belgium
- 1982 Mike Gansey, American basketball player, born in Olmsted Falls, Ohio
- 1982 Philip Humber, American baseball player, born in Nacogdoches, Texas
- 1984 Darren Potter, Irish soccer midfielder (5 caps Northern Ireland; Wolverhampton Wanderers, Sheffield Wednesday, Milton Keynes Dons 229 games), born in Liverpool, England
- 1985 Bubba Stewart, American motocross racer (FIM World Supercross Champion 2009; FIM World Supercross GP Champion 2006, 07), born in Bartow, Florida
- 1989 Mark Ingram Jr., American football running back (Heisman Trophy 2009, U of Alabama; NFL Pro Bowl 2014, 17, 19; New Orleans Saints, Baltimore Ravens), born in Hackensack, New Jersey