- 1853 August Belmont Jr., American financier (construction of New York subway, NY Jockey Club), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 1924)
- 1889 George Mogridge, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1924 Washington Senators; no-hitter 1917 NY Yankees), born in Rochester, New York (d. 1962)
- 1895 George "The Gipper" Gipp, American football player (Notre Dame), born in Laurium, Michigan (d. 1920)
Enzo Ferrari (1898-1988)
Italian racing car driver and founder of the Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team and sportscar manufacturer Ferrari, born in Modena, Italy
- 1909 Matti Järvinen, Finnish javelin thrower (Olympic gold 1932), born in Tampere, Finland (d. 1985)
- 1915 Joe Gordon, American Baseball HOF 2nd baseman (World Series 1938, 39, 41, 43 NY Yankees; 1948 Cleveland Indians; AL MVP 1942; 9 x MLB All Star), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1978)
- 1926 Len Ford, American AAFC and NFL two-way end, 1948-58 (Cleveland Browns, and 2 other teams; 3 x NFL Champion, 4 X Pro Bowl), born in Washington D.C. (d. 1972)
Fazal Mahmood (1927-2005)
Pakistan cricket fast bowler (34 Tests, 139 wickets), born in Lahore, Pakistan
- 1927 Luis Arroyo, Puerto Rican MLB baseball pitcher, 1955-63 (2 x All-Star; 2 x World Series Champion; St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, and 2 other teams), born in Peñuelas, Puerto Rico (d. 2016)
- 1928 Jim McElreath, American auto racer (California 500, 1970), born in Arlington, Texas (d. 2017)
- 1928 Tom Johnson, Canadian NHL ice hockey defenseman, 1947-65 (5 x Stanley Cups - Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins), and executive (Bruins - 2 x Stanley Cups), born in Baldur, Manitoba (d. 2007)
- 1929 Lou Gorman, American baseball executive (general manager Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox), born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 2011)
- 1931 Bob St. Clair, American NFL football player, 1953-63 (San Francisco 49ers), known as "The Geek", born in San Francisco, California (d. 2015)
- 1933 Sir Bobby Robson, English soccer forward, coach (20 caps; England manager 1982-90), born in Sacriston, County Durham (d. 2009)
- 1935 Savvas Theodoridis, Greek soccer goalkeeper (12 caps; Olympiacos), born in Athens, Greece (d. 2020)
- 1936 Jozef Vengloš, Slovak soccer manager (Australia, Czechoslovakia, Malaysia, Fenerbahçe, Aston Villa, Celtic, Slovakia), born in Ružomberok, Slovakia (d. 2021)
- 1937 Jeff Farrell, American swimmer (Olympics 2 gold-1960)
- 1938 Barry Knight, English cricket all-rounder (29 Tests, 2 x 100, HS 127, 70 wickets, BB 4/38; Essex CCC, Leicestershire CCC), born in Chesterfield, England
- 1938 Manny Mota, Dominican baseball outfielder (LA Dodgers), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- 1939 Dal Maxvill, American baseball player
- 1941 Homer Jones, American football wide receiver (Pro Bowl 1967, 68; NFL record: career yards per reception: 22.3; NY Giants, Cleveland Browns), born in Pittsburg, Texas (d. 2023)
- 1942 Roy Prosser, Australian rugby union prop (25 caps; Northern Suburbs), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2008)
- 1944 Pat Bowlen, American Pro Football Hall of Fame team owner (Super Bowl 1998, 99, 2015 Denver Broncos), born in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin (d. 2019)
- 1945 Judy Rankin, American golfer (US Open, Titleholders C'ship 1972 runner-up; 26 LPGA Tour wins), born in St Louis, Missouri
- 1947 Carlos A Lopes, Portuguese marathon runner (Olympic gold 1984)
- 1947 Keith Nelson, New Zealand soccer striker (20 caps; Mount Wellington), born in Renfrew, Scotland (d. 2020)
- 1947 Leroy Keyes, American College Football Hall of Fame running back / safety (Purdue; Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs), born in Newport News, Virginia (d. 2021)
- 1948 Bruce Francis, Australian cricketer (Australian opener in 3 Tests 1972), born in Mosman, Australia
- 1950 Bruce Kison, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1971, 79), born in Bradenton, Florida (d. 2018)
- 1955 Tim Hankinson, American soccer coach (Alabama A&M, Syracuse University; Tampa Bay Mutiny, Colorado Rapids), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2022)
- 1957 Marita Koch, German 400m sprinter (Olympic gold 1980), born in Wismar, Germany
- 1958 Peter Koech, Kenyan 3K steeplechaser (Olympic silver 1988), born in Kiliburani, Kenya
- 1960 Andy Moog, Canadian NHL goalie (Oilers, Bruins, Olympics-Canada-1988), born in Penticton, Canada
- 1960 Roger Wijesuriya, Sri Lankan cricketer (bowling avg 294 in 4 Tests for Sri Lanka), born in Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
- 1961 Alycia Moulton, American tennis player, born in Sacramento, California
- 1962 Gary Reasons, American NFL linebacker (NY Giants), born in Crowley, Texas
- 1962 Simon Fletcher, American NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos), born in Bay City, Texas
- 1963 John Gesek, American NFL center (Washington Redskins), born in San Francisco, California
- 1963 Rob Andrew, English rugby player, born in Richmond, United Kingdom
- 1964 Kevin Tapani, American baseball pitcher (Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins), born in Des Moines, Iowa
- 1966 Kris King, Canadian NHL left wing (Winnipeg Jets), born in Hornepayne, Canada
- 1966 Phillip De Freitas, English cricket fast bowler (44 Tests, 140 wickets, 4 x 50; 103 ODIs, 115 wickets; Derbyshire, Leicestershire), born in Scotts Head, Dominica
- 1967 Colin Jackson, Welsh 100m hurdler (Olympic silver 1988), born in Cardiff, Wales
- 1967 Harry Van Barneveld, Belgian judoka, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1967 Roberto Baggio, Italian footballer, (FIFA World Player of the Year 1993), born in Caldogno, Italy
- 1969 Alexander Mogilny, Russian ice hockey player and 1st soviet to defect to NHL (Sabres), born in Khabarovsk, Russia
- 1970 Tyler Green, American baseball pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Springfield, Ohio
- 1971 Constantin Popa, Romanian-Israeli basketball player, born in Bucharest, Romania
- 1973 Claude Makélélé, French footballer, born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1974 Leilani Munter, American race car driver, and environmental activist, born in Rochester, Minnesota
- 1974 Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Russian tennis player (French Open 1996, Australian Open 1999), born in Sochi, Russia
- 1975 Gary Neville, English footballer, born in Bury, United Kingdom
- 1975 Scott Tucker, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100 freestyle relay 1996, silver 2000; World C'ship gold 1998), born in Birmingham, Alabama
- 1976 Chanda Rubin, American tennis player (1996 Australian Open doubles), born in Lafayette, Louisiana
- 1976 Jason Podollan, Canadian NHL center (Florida Panthers), born in Vernon, Canada
- 1977 Chrissie Wellington, British triathlete, born in Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom
- 1977 Kátia, Brazilian footballer, born in Goiânia, Brazil
- 1978 Josip Šimunić, Croatian footballer, born in Canberra, Australia
- 1980 Dwight Freeney, American College-Pro Football defensive end (Syracuse Uni; Super Bowl LXI Indianapolis Colts; 3 x First-team All-Pro; 7 × Pro Bowl; NFL sacks leader 2004), born in Hartford, Connecticut
- 1980 Nikolai Antropov, Kazakh ice hockey player, born in Ust'-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
- 1981 Alex Rios, American baseball player, born in Coffee County, Alabama
- 1981 Andrei Kirilenko, Russian basketball forward (NBA All-Star 2004, NBA blocks leader 2005 Utah Jazz; EuroBasket MVP 2007; EuroLeague MVP 2012), and executive (president Russian Basketball Federation), born in Izhevsk, Russia
- 1981 Ivan Sproule, Irish footballer, born in Castlederg, United Kingdom
- 1983 Jason Maxiell, American basketball player, born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1983 Jermaine Jenas, English soccer midfielder (21 caps; Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur), born in Nottingham, England
- 1983 Roberta Vinci, Italian tennis player (5 Grand Slam doubles titles), born in Taranto, Italy
- 1985 Anton Ferdinand, English footballer, born in Peckham, London
- 1986 Marc Torrejón, Spanish footballer, born in Barcelona, Spain
- 1995 Caroline Graham Hansen, Norwegian football player (Barcelona, Norway), born in Oslo, Norway
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