- 1872 Harry Nelson Pillsbury, American chess player, born in Somerville, Massachusetts (d. 1906)
- 1894 Philip K Wrigley, American baseball executive (owner Chicago Cubs 1932-77), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1977)
- 1905 Bruce Drake, American Basketball Hall of Fame coach (University of Oklahoma 1938-55, 200-181), born in The Gentry, Texas (d. 1983)
- 1905 Gus Mancuso, American baseball catcher (World Series 1931, 33; MLB All Star 1935, 37; NY Giants, St. Louis Cardinals) and broadcaster (Cardinals' radio network), born in Galveston, Texas (d. 1984)
- 1924 Beverly Hanson, American golfer (Western Open 1956; Titleholders C'ship 1958; Women's PGA C'ship 1955), born in Fargo, North Dakota (d. 2014)
- 1935 Yury Vlasov, Ukrainian weightlifter (Olympic gold USSR heavyweight 1960, 64; World C'ship gold x 4) and writer, born in Makeyevka, Ukraine (d. 2021)
- 1938 Gennady Sapunov, Russian Greco-Roman wrestler (World C'ship gold lightweight 1963, 65; silver 1966) and coach (Soviet GR wrestling team 1979-90), born in Ust-Muya, Russia (d. 2023)
- 1938 J. D. McDuffie, American auto racer (653 x NASCAR Cup Series races; 106 x top-10 finishes), born in Upper Little River Township, North Carolina (d. 1991)
- 1942 Daniel Revenu, French fencer (Olympic gold team foil 1968; bronze x 5; World C'ship gold 1971, 75), born in Issoudun, France (d. 2024)
- 1947 Jim Plunkett, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1970, Stanford; Super Bowl 1980, 84 LA/Oakland Raiders), born in San Jose, California
- 1949 Lanny Wadkins, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1977), born in Richmond, Virginia
- 1951 Tom Purtzer, American golfer (5 PGA Tour titles), born in Des Moines, Iowa
- 1956 Klaus Allofs, German soccer striker (56 caps West Germany; Fortuna Düsseldorf, 1. FC Köln, Marseille, Bordeaux, Werder Bremen) and manager (Fortuna Düsseldorf; GM Werder Bremen 1999-2012),), born in Düsseldorf, Germany
- 1957 Art Monk, American College-Pro Football HOF wide receiver (Syracuse University; Super Bowl 1982, 87, 91; First-team All-Pro 1984; 3 × Pro Bowl; Washington Redskins), born in White Plains, New York
- 1959 Shirley Furlong, American golfer (ANA Inspiration runner-up 1990), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1963 Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards, English ski jumper (subject of 2015 movie "Eddie the Eagle"), born in Cheltenham, England
- 1964 Pablo Morales, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100m medley relay 1984, 92; 100m butterfly 1992), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1966 Niege Dias, Brazilian tennis star, born in Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil
- 1968 Rhett Hall, American NFL defensive tackle, 1991-98 (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles), born in Morgan Hill, California
- 1969 Lewis Gordon Pugh, English-South African swimmer, polar explorer and motivational speaker, born in Plymouth, England
- 1969 Mark Dekker, Zimbabwe cricket opening batsman, born in Gatooma, Rhodesia
- 1970 Susan Sloane, American tennis star, born in Lexington, Kentucky
- 1970 Thomas Smith, American NFL cornerback (Buffalo Bills), born in Gates, North Carolina
- 1971 Bryan Schwartz, American NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in St. Lawrence, South Dakota
- 1971 Joe Fleming, American CFL defensive end (CFL All-Star 1998, 2000, 01, 03; Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Calgary Stampeders), born in Wellesley, Massachusetts
- 1972 Cliff Floyd, MLB outfielder and 1st base (Montreal Expos), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1972 Mike Mahoney, American baseball player, born in Des Moines, Iowa
- 1972 Randolph Ross, American 110m hurdler, born in Shelby, North Carolina
- 1972 Roderick Mullen, American NFL defensive back (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- 1973 Corissa Yasen, American WNBA forward and guard (Sacramento Monarchs), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- 1974 Charlie Batch, American NFL quarterback (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Homestead, Pennsylvania
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1975 British snooker player (7 x world champion; 7 x Masters champion; 7 x UK champion), born in Wordsley, England
- 1976 Xavier Garbajosa, French rugby union outside back (32 Tests, Grand Slam 1998, 2002; Toulouse RFC, Aviron Bayonnais), born in Toulouse, France
- 1978 Marcelo Zalayeta, Uruguayan footballer (Juventus), born in Montevideo, Uruguay
- 1978 Olli Jokinen, Finnish ice hockey player, born in Kuopio, Finland
- 1979 Gareth McAuley, Northern Irish footballer (Rangers), born in Larne, Northern Ireland
- 1979 Matteo Ferrari, Italian soccer defender (11 caps; Parma, Roma, Genoa, Beşiktaş), born in Aflou, Algeria
- 1979 Niklas Hagman, Finnish ice hockey player, born in Espoo, Finland
- 1982 Trai Essex, American football player, born in Fort Wayne, Indiana
- 1984 Chris Solinsky, American distance runner, born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin
- 1985 Josh Smith, American basketball player (New Orleans Pelicans), born in College Park, Georgia
- 1985 Nico Verdonck, Belgian racing driver, born in Brussels, Belgium
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