- 1845 Cecil De Vere, English chess player (1st official British chess champion (1866), born in London, England (d. 1875)
- 1870 Bob Quinn, American baseball executive (owner Boston Red Sox 1923–33; part owner Boston Braves 1936–45; President National Baseball Hall of Fame 1948–51), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1954)
Johnny Longden (1907-2003)
Canadian US Racing HOF jockey (1943 Triple Crown on Count Fleet; US Champion Jockey: by earnings 1943, 45; by wins 1938, 47, 48) and trainer (Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes 1969), born in Wakefield, England
- 1913 Mel Allen, American sportscaster (voice of NY Yankees; 22 World Series; 24 MLB All Star games), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1996)
- 1913 Woody Hayes, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (National C'ship 1954, 57, 61, 68, 70; Ohio State), born in Clifton, Ohio (d. 1987)
- 1914 Norman Von Nida, Australian golfer, coach, broadcaster (British Open 1948 3rd), born in Sydney, NSW (d. 2007)
- 1917 Red Hickey, American football coach (HC SF 49ers 1959-63; devised shotgun formation), born in Clarksville, Arkansas (d. 2006)
- 1923 Jay Hebert, American golfer (PGA Championship 1960), born in St. Martinville, Louisiana (d. 1997)
- 1926 Alfred Körner, Austrian soccer striker (47 caps; Rapid Wien), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2020)
- 1931 Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, Canadian Hockey HOF right wing (11 x NHL All-star; 6 x Stanley Cup - Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers) and coach (NY Rangers, Atlanta Flames, Montreal Canadiens), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2001)
- 1932 Banjo Matthews, American auto racing constructor (72% of winning cars in top NASCAR division 1974-85; 262 wins in 362 Cup races), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 1996)
- 1934 Bruce Headley, American thoroughbred horse trainer and owner (Breeders' Cup Sprint 2000 Kona Gold), born in Baldwin Park, California (d. 2021)
Mickey Wright (1935-2020)
American golfer (13 major titles; 82 LPGA Tour wins), born in San Diego, California
- 1936 Charlie Burns, Canadian ice hockey forward (world champion Whitby Dunlops 1958) and coach (Minnesota North Stars), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2021)
- 1937 Carlos Campos, Chilean soccer striker (39 caps; Universidad de Chile 259 games), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2020)
- 1940 Willie Hunter, Scottish soccer forward (3 caps; Motherwell) and manager (Queen of the South, Inverness Caledonian), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2020)
- 1942 Ricardo Rodríguez, Mexican auto racer (youngest F1 driver ever to race for Ferrari), born in Mexico City (d. 1962)
- 1943 Bob Murphy Jr, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1970 runner-up; 11 Senior PGA Tour titles), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1944 Ronnie Peterson, Swedish auto racer (World F1 C'ship runner-up 1971, 78), born in Örebro, Sweden (d. 1978)
- 1945 Ladislao Mazurkiewicz, Uruguayan soccer goalkeeper (36 caps; Atlético Mineiro), born in Piriápolis, Uruguay (d. 2013)
- 1947 Heidemarie Rosendahl, German athlete (Olympic gold FRG long jump, 4×100m relay, silver pentathlon 1972), born in Hückeswagen, Germany
- 1947 Salahuddin Mulla, Pakistani cricket all-rounder (5 Tests, HS 34no, 7 wickets; Karachi, Pakistan International Airlines), born in Aligarh, India
- 1951 Kevin Keegan, English soccer forward, manager (England 63 caps, Liverpool, Newcastle United), born in Armthorpe, Doncaster
- 1954 Paul Rendall, English rugby union prop (28 caps; London Wasps RUFC), born in London, England (d. 2023)
- 1956 Howard Davis Jr., American boxer (Olympic gold lightweight 1976), born in Glen Cove, New York (d. 2015)
- 1960 Jim Kelly, American Pro Football HOF quarterback (First-team All-Pro 1991; 5 × Pro Bowl; NFL passing TD leader 1991; NFL passer rating leader 1990; Buffalo Bills), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1964 Gianni Bugno, Italian road cyclist (Giro d'Italia General classification 1990; World C'ship gold Elite Men's Road Race 1991, 92), born in Brugg, Switzerland
- 1965 Jessie Tuggle, American College Football HOF linebacker (Valdosta State University; Pro Bowl 1992, 94, 95, 97, 98 Atlanta Falcons), born in Griffin, Georgia
- 1966 Gary Halpin, Irish rugby union prop (11 caps; Wanderers F.C, Leinster, London Irish, Harlequins), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2021)
- 1966 Petr Svoboda, Czech NHL defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers, Olympic gold 1998), born in Most, Czechia
- 1967 Calle Johansson, Swedish NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1967 Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere, Bulgarian tennis player (Hopman Cup 1992, Switzerland; 19 x WTA titles; World #11 1993), born in Sofia, Bulgaria
- 1968 Chris Lewis, English cricket all-rounder (32 Tests, 93 wickets; 53 ODIs), born in Georgetown, Guyana
- 1969 Harry Colon, American NFL safety (Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions), born in Kansas City, Kansas
- 1969 Jeff Graham, American NFL wide receiver (Chicago Bears, NY Jets), born in Dayton, Ohio
- 1969 Roy Barker, American NFL defensive end (Minnesota Vikings, SF 49ers), born in New York City
- 1970 Giuseppe Guerini, Italian cyclist, born in Gazzaniga, Italy
- 1970 Guillaume Raoux, French tennis player, born in Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France
- 1970 Kelly Stinnett, American baseball catcher (NY Mets), born in Lawton, Oklahoma
- 1970 Richard Smehlik, Czech NHL defenseman (Team Czech Rep, Buffalo), born in Ostrava, Czechia
- 1970 Sean Hill, American NHL defenseman (Ottawa Senators), born in Duluth, Minnesota
- 1971 Gheorghe Muresan, American NBA center (Washington Bullets/Wizards), born in Tritenii de Jos, Romania
- 1971 Kenny Shedd, American football receiver (New York Jets, Oakland Raiders), born in Davenport, Iowa
- 1971 Lonnie Johnson, American NFL tight end (Buffalo Bills), born in Mobile, Alabama
- 1972 Bruno Heppell, Canadian CFL full back (Montreal Alouettes), born in La Prairie, Canada
- 1972 Drew Bledsoe, American NFL quarterback (NE Patriots), born in Ellensburg, Washington
- 1973 George Hegamin, American football offensive lineman (Dallas Cowboys, Frankfurt Galaxy), born in Camden, New Jersey
- 1973 Steve McNair, American football quarterback (Houston Oilers, Titans), born in Mount Olive, Mississippi (d. 2009)
- 1973 Tyus Edney, American basketball player (Boston Celtics, Sacramento Kings), born in Gardena, California
- 1974 Philippe Léonard, Belgian footballer, born in Liège, Belgium
- 1977 Cadel Evans, Australian road cyclist (Tour de France 2011; UCI World Road Race C'ships 2009), born in Katherine, Australia
- 1977 Darren Purse, English footballer, born in Stepney, London
- 1977 Elmer Symons, South African motorcycle racer, born in Ladysmith, South Africa (d. 2007)
- 1978 Darius Songaila, Lithuanian basketball player, born in Marijampolė, Lithuania
- 1978 Laurie Schwoy, American soccer forward (4 caps; North Carolina Tar Heels women, Philadelphia Charge FC), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1978 Richard Hamilton, American basketball player, born in Coatesville, Pennsylvania
- 1979 Pablo Pallante, Uruguayan footballer, born in Montevideo, Uruguay
- 1980 Fátima Leyva, Mexican footballer, born in Mexico City
- 1982 Marián Gáborík, Slovak hockey player, born in Trenčín, Slovakia
- 1983 Bacary Sagna, French footballer, born in Sens, France
- 1984 Hamed Namouchi, French-Tunisian footballer, born in Cannes, France
- 1985 Philippe Senderos, Swiss footballer, born in Geneva, Switzerland
- 1985 Tyler Clippard, American baseball player, born in Lexington, Kentucky
- 1986 Aschwin Wildeboer, Spanish swimmer, born in Sabadell, Spain
- 1986 Michael Ammermüller, German racing driver, born in Pocking, Germany
- 1987 David Wheater, English footballer, born in Redcar, United Kingdom
- 1987 Edinson Cavani, Uruguayan football striker (Uruguay, PSG), born in Salto, Uruguay
- 1988 Ángel Di María, Argentine footballer, born in Rosario, Argentina
- 1992 Christian Eriksen, Danish soccer midfielder (Ajax, Tottenham, Inter Milan, Manchester United; survived cardiac arrest on field 2021), born in Middelfart, Denmark
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