- 1865 Barney Dreyfuss, American Baseball HOF executive (owner Pittsburgh Pirates 1900-32; World Series 1909, 25), born in Freiburg, Germany (d. 1932)
- 1891 Harold Horder, Australian Rugby League player (d. 1978)
- 1908 Ray Brown, American Baseball HOF pitcher (NgL World Series 1943, 44; Triple Crown 1938; Homestead Grays), born in Alger, Ohio (d. 1965)
- 1913 Charles Leonard, American pentathlete (Olympic silver medal 1936), born in Fort Snelling, Minnesota (d. 2006)
- 1914 Mike Tresh, American baseball catcher (MLB All Star 1945; Chicago White Sox), born in Hazleton, Pennsylvania (d. 1966)
- 1914 Theofiel Middelkamp, Dutch cyclist (d. 2005)
- 1916 George Abel, Canadian ice hockey player (Olympic gold 1952), born in Melville, Saskatchewan (d. 1996)
- 1919 Johnny Carey, Irish professional footballer, born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1995)
- 1923 Dante Lavelli, American Pro Football HOF end (NFL C'ship 1950, 54, 55 Cleveland Browns; First-team All-Pro 1953; 3 × Pro Bowl), born in Hudson, Ohio (d. 2009)
- 1925 Ian Smith, South African cricket leg-spinner (1947-58) who averaged 64.08, born in Durban, South Africa (d. 2015)
- 1928 Taini Jamison (née Royal), New Zealand netball coach (New Zealand 1967-71; World C'ship 1967), born in Rotorua, New Zealand (d. 2023)
Elston Howard (1929-1980)
American baseball catcher (12 × MLB All-Star; 6 × World Series; AL MVP 1963; first African-American NY Yankee), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- 1930 Bobby Dillon, American NFL defensive back (second to record 50 interceptions), born in Temple, Texas (d. 2019)
- 1930 Harry Boldt, German Fed Rep, equestrian dressage (Olympic gold 1976)
- 1933 Lee Calhoun, American athlete (Olympic gold 110m hurdles 1956, 60), born in Laurel, Mississippi (d. 1989)
- 1937 Tom Osborne, college football coach
- 1939 Josef Feistmantl, Austrian luger (Olympic gold men's doubles 1964; World C'ship gold singles 1969), born in Absam, Austria (d. 2019)
- 1941 Robin Bynoe, cricketer (WI opening batsman in 4 Tests 1959-67)
- 1941 Ron Hunt, baseball player
- 1943 Bobby Mitchell, American golfer (US Masters runner-up 1972), born in Chatham, Virginia (d. 2018)
- 1943 Fred Biletnikoff, American Pro Football HOF wide receiver (Super Bowl 1976 [MVP] Oakland Raiders; First-team All-Pro 1972; 4 × Pro Bowl; NFL receptions leader 1971), born in Erie, Pennsylvania
- 1944 Ed Flanagan, American football center (Pro Bowl 1969, 70, 71, 73; Detroit Lions, San Diego Chargers), born in San Bernardino, California (d. 2023)
- 1947 Geoff Cope, cricketer (England off-spinner 1977-78)
- 1948 Trevor Cherry, English soccer defender (27 caps; Leeds United, Huddersfield Town, Bradford City) and manager (Bradford City), born in Huddersfield, England (d. 2020)
- 1949 Anna-Maria Müller, German luger (Olympic gold GDR women's singles 1972), born in Friedrichroda, Germany (d. 2009)
- 1951 Ed "Too Tall" Jones, American NFL defensive end (Pro Bowl, All Pro 1981-83; Super Bowl 1977; Dallas Cowboys), born in Jackson, Tennessee
- 1953 Satoru Nakajima, Japanese racing driver
- 1963 Bobby Bonilla, American outfielder (NY Mets, Baltimore Orioles, Marlins), born in New York City
- 1965 Helena Suková, Czech tennis player (14 Grand Slam doubles & mixed doubles titles), born in Prague, Czech Republic
- 1966 John Druce, NHL right wing (Philadelphia Flyers, LA Kings), born in Peterborough, Canada
- 1967 Gord Murphy, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1967 Steve Stricker, American golfer (12 PGA Tour titles; US Senior Open, The Tradition 2019), born in Edgerton, Wisconsin
- 1969 Marc Wauters, Belgian cyclist, born in Hasselt, Belgium
- 1969 Michael Campbell, New Zealand golfer (US Open 2005), born in Hawera, New Zealand
- 1971 Carin Koch, Swedish golfer (2 LPGA Tour titles), born in Kungälv, Sweden
- 1971 Torsten Kienass, German hockey defenseman (Team Germany), born in Berlin, East Germany
- 1972 Greg Hill, NFL running back (KC Chiefs), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1972 Jamie Watson, NBA forward (Utah Jazz), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1972 Ryan Grigson, NFL guard/tackle (Detroit Lions), born in Highland, Indiana
- 1973 Robert Pipkins, American luge racer (Olympics 1994), born in Buffalo, New York
- 1974 Herschelle Gibbs, South African cricketer (South African Test batsman 1996), born in Cape Town, South Africa
- 1974 Kenyon Cotton, American football fullback (Baltimore Ravens), born in Bossier City, Louisiana
- 1975 Bohdan Ulihrach, Czech tennis player, born in Kolín, Czech Republic
- 1975 Chris Garner, NBA guard (Toronto Raptors), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- 1976 Jeff O'Neill, Canadian NHL center (Hartford Whalers), born in Richmond Hill, Ontario
- 1976 Scott Elarton, American baseball player, born in Lamar, Colorado
- 1977 Kristina Šmigun, Estonian cross-country skier, born in Tartu, Estonia
- 1978 Karolina Rantamaki, Finnish ice hockey left wing (Finland, Olympics 1998), born in Espoo, Finland
- 1981 Charles Tillman, American football cornerback, born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1981 Gareth Barry, English footballer (West Bromwich Albion F.C.), born in Hastings, United Kingdom
- 1983 Mido, Egyptian footballer, born in Cairo, Egypt
- 1983 Mirco Bergamasco, Italian rugby player, born in Padua, Italiy
- 1984 Andre Ward, American professional boxer, unified light heavyweight champion and world’s top pound-for-pound boxer, born in San Francisco, California
- 1986 Jerod Mayo, American football linebacker, born in Hampton, Virginia
- 1989 Evan Bates, American ice dancer (World C'ship gold 2023 [Madison Chock]; Olympic silver team 2022), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan
- 1992 Casemiro [Carlos Casemiro], Brazilian football player (Manchester United, captain of Brazil), born in São José dos Campos, Brazil
- 1995 Andrew Wiggins, Canadian basketball small forward (2014 NBA Draft: #1 pick Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Toronto, Ontario
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