- 1835 Demetrius Vikelas, Greek businessman and writer (first President International Olympic Committee 1894-1896), born in Ermoupoli, Greece (d. 1908)
- 1895 Earl Thomson, Canadian athlete (d. 1971)
- 1897 Earl Blaik, American College Football coach (NCAA C'ship 1944–46; AFCA Coach of the Year 1946; Army) and executive (AD Army 1948–59, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1989)
- 1898 Allen Woodring, American runner (d. 1982)
- 1900 George Earnshaw, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1929-30; Philadelphia Athletics), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 1976)
- 1904 Antonin Magne, French cyclist (Tour de France 1931, 34), born in Ytrac, France (d. 1983)
- 1913 Erich Eliskases, Austrian chess player (grandmaster 1952), born in Innsbruck, Austria (d. 1997)
- 1914 Arthur Sydney Martin, British M15 spy catcher, (d. 1996)
- 1929 Fred Martinelli, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Ashland University 1959-93), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2021)
Graham Hill (1929-1975)
British auto racer (Formula One World Champion, 1962 & 1968), born in Hampstead, London
- 1930 Frank Navarro, American college football coach (Williams College, Columbia University, Princeton University), born in White Plains, New York (d. 2021)
- 1937 Coen Moulijn, Dutch soccer winger (38 caps; Feyenoord 487 games, European Cup 1970), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2011)
- 1939 Ole Ellefsæter, Norwegian cross-country skier (Olympic gold 50km & 4×10km relay 1968; World C'ship gold 4×10km relay 1966), born in Furnes, Norway (d. 2022)
- 1940 John Hadl, American College Football HOF quarterback (Uni of Kansas; 4 x AFL All-Star; Pro Bowl 1972, 73; First Team All Pro 1973; AFL C'ship 1963; SD Chargers; LA Rams), born in Lawrence, Kansas (d. 2022)
- 1941 Austin Savage, Welsh hockey player, born in St Asaph, Wales
- 1948 Ron "Penguin" Cey, American MLB 3rd baseman (LA Dodgers), born in Tacoma, Washington
- 1949 Ken Anderson, NFL quarterback (Cincinnati Bengals)
- 1954 Pamela Theresa Jiles, American 4X400m relayer (Olympic silver 1976), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1956 Desmond Haynes, West Indian cricket batsman and administrator (116 Tests; 7,487 runs @ 42.29; 238 ODIs; Director WI Cricket Board), born in Saint James, Barbados
- 1956 Hitoshi Ogawa, Japanese racing driver (d. 1992)
- 1957 Jimmy Spencer, American race car driver
- 1957 Steve Farhood, American boxing historian and analyst
- 1958 Tony Tubbs, American boxer (WBA heavyweight title 1985-86), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1959 Guy De Alwis, cricket wicket-keeper (Sri Lankan mid 80s)
- 1959 Hugo Savinovich, Ecuadorian sports commentator and wrestler, born in Guayaquil, Ecuador
- 1959 Joe Hesketh, MLB player (Boston Red Sox), born in Lackawanna, New York
- 1960 Darrell Green, NFL cornerback (Washington Redskins), born in Houston, Texas
- 1960 Jock Hobbs, New Zealand rugby union flanker and captain (21 Tests; Canterbury RU; Chairman NZRFU 2002-10), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 2012)
- 1965 Craig Matthews, South African cricket pace bowler (South African Test), born in Cape Town, South Africa
- 1966 Melido Perez, Dominican-American baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), born in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
- 1966 Petra Huber, Austrian professional tennis player
- 1968 Mieke Suys, Belgian triathlete, born in Ghent, Belgium
- 1969 Edgar Bennett, NFL running back (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- 1970 Tyrone Legette, NFL cornerback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Columbia, South Carolina
- 1971 Ray Sefo, New Zealand kick boxer, born in Auckland, New Zealand
Jaromír Jágr (52 years old)
1972 Czech NHL, CZE. CLE right wing, 1990-present, 2X Stanley Cup, 5X NHL Scoring Champion, 13X All-Star (Pittsburgh Penguins, and 8 other teams; Czech Olympic gold, 1998), and team owner (HC Kladno of the Czech Extraliga (ELH), born in Kladno, Czech Republic
Seattle Slew (1974-2002)
American racehorse (American Triple Crown 1977), born in White Horse Acres Farm, Texas
- 1974 Tim Hall, US running back (Oakland Raiders), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1998)
- 1974 Ugueth Urbina, Venezuelan pitcher (Montreal Expos), born in Caracas, Venezuela
- 1975 Robert Fuchs, Dutch footballer (PSV, DESK Kaatsheuvel), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
- 1976 Óscar Freire, Spanish cyclist, born in Torrelavega, Spain
- 1979 Alenka Kejžar, Slovenian swimmer, born in Kranj, Slovenia
- 1979 Gordon Shedden, Scottish auto racing driver, born in Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- 1979 Josh Low, English footballer, born in Bristol, United Kingdom
- 1981 Diego Martínez, Mexican soccer left back (12 caps; Club Necaxa, CD Guadalajara), born in Mexico City
- 1983 Russell Martin, Canadian baseball player, born in East York, Canada
- 1986 Gabriel Paletta, Argentine-born Italian footballer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1990 Erwin Sak, Polish football goalkeeper (Stomil Olstyn), born in Lublin, Poland
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