- 1868 Emanuel Lasker, German World Chess Champion (1894-21), born in Barlinek, Poland (d. 1941)
- 1885 Arthur Dolphin, English cricketer (Yorkshire & England keeper, later Test ump), born in Wilsden, United Kingdom (d. 1942)
- 1898 Héctor Scarone, Uruguayan soccer forward (51 caps; Nacional, FC Barcelona, FC Inter Milan, Palermo FC), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 1967)
- 1921 Bill Dudley, American College/Pro Football HOF halfback (Uni of Virginia; NFL MVP 1946; 4×First-team All-Pro; NFL rushing leader 1942, 46; Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins), born in Bluefield, Virginia (d. 2010)
- 1923 Iron Mike DiBiase, American wrestler, born in New York City (d. 1969)
- 1924 Roy Miller, West Indian cricket all-rounder (1 Test; Jamaica), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2014)
- 1926 Ronald Draper, South African cricketer (South African batsman v Australia 1949-50), born in Oudtshoorn, South Africa
- 1930 Arsenio Iglesias, Spanish soccer manager (Deportivo La Coruña, Hércules, Zaragoza, Elche, Real Madrid), born in Arteixo, Spain (d. 2023)
Colin Cowdrey (1932-2000)
England cricket batsman (114 Tests, 7,624 runs @ 44.06), born in Udagamandalam, India
- 1937 Félix Miéli Venerando, Brazilian football player, born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 2012)
- 1938 Hans Küppers, German soccer midfielder (7 caps, West Germany; TSV 1860 Munich, 1. FC Nürnberg), born in Essen, Germany (d. 2021)
- 1940 Grigory Kriss, Russian fencer (Olympic gold individual epée 1964; silver ind. & team epée 1968; bronze team epée 1972), born in Kiev, Ukraine
- 1940 Paul Tagliabue, NFL commissioner (1989- ), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
- 1944 Erhard Keller, German speed skater (Olympic gold 1968, 72 500m), born in Günzburg, Germany
- 1947 Kevin Sheedy, Australian Football League coach (AFL Premiership 1984, 85, 93, 2000 Essendon FC; GWS FC), born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1947 Miguel Ángel, Spanish soccer goalkeeper (18 caps; Real Madrid 247 games), born in Ourense, Spain (d. 2024)
- 1948 Stan Bowles, English soccer forward (5 caps; Queens Park Rangers 255 games, Leyton Orient, Brentford), born in Manchester, England (d. 2024)
- 1949 Warwick Brown, Australian racing driver, born in Sydney, Australia
- 1951 John D'Acquisto, American baseball player, born in San Diego, California
- 1955 Anwar Khan, Pakistani cricketer (bowled four overs for Pakistan 1979), born in Karachi, Pakistan
- 1959 Keith Deller, British darts player (BDO World Champion 1983), born in Ipswich, England
- 1961 Jay Wright, American basketball coach, born in Churchville, Pennsylvania
- 1963 Jay Bilas, American basketball analyst, born in San Pedro, California
- 1963 Timo Jutila, Finnish hockey defenseman (Team Finland), born in Tampere, Finland
- 1964 Elbert Shelley, NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons), born in Trumann, Arkansas
- 1964 Gary Muller, South African tennis star, born in Durban, South Africa
- 1964 Marcel van der Net, Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands
- 1965 Nancy Reno, American WPVA volleyballer who won the demonstration event at the 1992 Olympics, born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois
- 1965 Winston Moss, NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks), born in Miami, Florida
- 1967 Mikhail Shchennikov, Russian race walker, born in Yekaterinburg, Russia
- 1968 Joe Scuderi, Australian cricketer (South Australian all-rounder), born in Ingham, Australia
- 1968 Marleen Renders, Belgian athlete, born in Diest, Belgium
- 1970 Michael Batiste, NFL/WLAF defensive tackle (Cowboys, Frankfurt Galaxy), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1970 Romeo Wouden, Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht '90, Heerenveen), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1972 Alvaro Mesen, Costa Rican footballer, born in Alajuela, Costa Rica
- 1973 Eddie Pope, soccer defender (Olympic gold 1996), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
- 1974 Marcelo Salas, Chilean footballer, born in Temuco, Chile
- 1975 Natalie Ward, Australian softball shortstop/2nd baseman (Olympic bronze 1996)
- 1978 Yıldıray Baştürk, Turkish footballer, born in Herne, Germany
- 1981 Justice Christopher, Nigerian soccer midfielder (11 caps; Antwerp FC, Trelleborg FF, Herfølge Boldklub), born in Jos, Nigeria (d. 2022)
- 1985 David Ragan, American race car driver, born in Unadilla, Georgia
- 1995 Anett Kontaveit, Estonian tennis player (world #8 2021; WTA finals 2021 runner-up), born in Tallinn, Estonia
- 1997 Neeraj Chopra, Indian athlete (Olympic gold javelin 2020; first-ever Indian Olympic track & field gold), born in Panipat, Haryana, India
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