Honus Wagner (1874-1955)
American Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop (8 x NL batting champion; 5 × NL RBI / stolen base leader; Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Chartiers Borough, Pennsylvania
- 1910 Arthur Hazlerigg, British peer and cricketer (d. 2002)
- 1915 Jim Ferrier, Australian golfer (PGA C'ship 1947), born in Sydney, NSW (d. 1986)
- 1921 Gaston Reiff, Belgian athlete (Olympic gold 5,000m 1948), born in Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium (d. 1992)
- 1922 Kanwar Rai Singh, Indian cricket batsman (1 Test; Services, Southern Punjab), born in Darkati, India (d. 1993)
- 1931 Brian Close, cricketer (played for England between 1949 & 1976), born in Rawden, West Riding (d. 2015)
- 1934 Flemming Nielsen, Danish soccer midfielder (26 caps, Olympic silver 1960; Atalanta, Morton FC), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2018)
- 1934 Frank Chapot, American equestrian (Olympic silver 1960, 1972), born in Camden, New Jersey (d. 2016)
- 1938 Phil Knight, American sportswear manufacturer (Nike), born in Portland, Oregon
- 1940 Denis Law, Scottish footballer (Manchester United, Manchester City), born in Aberdeen, Scotland
- 1940 Jimmy Ellis, American boxer (WBA heavyweight title 1968-70), born in Louisville, Kentucky, (d. 2014)
- 1940 John Lyall, English soccer manager (West Ham United 1974-89; FA Cup 1980), born in Ilford, England (d. 2006)
- 1940 Nicolae Martinescu, Romanian Greco-Roman wrestler (Olympic gold 100kg 1972), born in Vişani, Romania (d. 2013)
- 1942 Colin Bond, Australian racing driver
- 1946 Sergio "Bobo" Gori, Italian soccer midfielder, forward (3 caps; Vicenza, Cagliari 166 games, Juventus), born in Milan, Italy (d. 2023)
- 1948 Walter Smith, Scottish football manager (Rangers, Everton; Scotland 2004-07), born in Lanark, Scotland (d. 2021)
- 1949 John Lever, English cricket fast bowler (21 Tests, 73 wickets, BB 7/46; Essex CCC, Natal), born in London, England
- 1951 Derek Randall, English cricket batsman (47 Tests, 7 x 100, HS 174; Nottinghamshire CCC, Suffolk CCC), born in Retford, England
- 1952 Fred Dean, American Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end (Pro Bowl 1979–81, 83; First-team All-Pro 1980, 81; Super Bowl 1981, 84; SD Chargers, SF 49ers), born in Arcadia, Louisiana (d. 2020)
- 1952 Simon Weinstock, businessman/racehorse owner
- 1952 Tom Burleson, USA, basketball (Olympic silver 1972) tallest Olympian-7'4"
Alain Prost (69 years old)
1955 French Formula One racing driver (Championships: 85, 86, 89, 93), born in Lorette, France
Eddie Murray (68 years old)
1956 American MLB Hall of Fame 1st baseman, 8x All-star, 3x Golden Glove (Baltimore Orioles, 1977-88 & 96; L.A. Dodgers, 1989-91 & 97, and three other teams), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1957 Phil McConkey, NFL wide receiver (NY Giants)
- 1958 Doug Wabeke, American collegiate HOF baseball coach, and educator, born in Zeeland, Michigan (d. 2023)
- 1959 Michael Whitney, Australian cricket fast bowler (12 Tests, 39 wickets, BB 7/27; 38 ODIs, 46 wickets; NSWCA, Gloucestershire CCC), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1963 Fuad Reveiz, NFL kicker (Minnesota Vikings)
- 1963 Matias Carrillo, Mexican-American baseball outfielder (Florida Marlins)
- 1964 Russell Ingall, Australian racing driver
- 1965 Paul Gruber, NFL tackle (Tampa Bay Bucs)
- 1966 Rene Arocha, Cubans-American baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
- 1968 John Velddman, soccer player (Sparta)
- 1970 Jeff Garcia, American football quarterback (4 x Pro Bowl; SF 49ers, TB Buccaneers; Longest touchdown pass: 99 yards [tied]), born in Gilroy, California
- 1970 Wilson Alvarez, Maracaibo Venezuela, pitcher (Chicago White Sox)
- 1971 Aki Rahunen, Finland, tennis star
- 1971 Brian Savage, Sudbury, NHL left wing (Montreal Canadiens)
- 1971 Pedro de la Rosa, Spanish Formula One driver
- 1972 Manon Rheaume, Lac Beauport Quebec, 1st female NHLer (Tampa Bay)
- 1973 Alexei Kovalev, NHL right wing (NY Rangers), born in Moscow, Russia
- 1973 Harold Morrow, full back (Minnesota Vikings)
- 1973 Jordan Jovtchev, Bulgarian gymnast
- 1973 Kavis Reed, American CFL executive (GM Montreal Alouettes 2016-19) and coach (Edmonton Eskimos 2011-13), born in Georgetown, South Carolina
- 1974 Mike Lowell, Puerto Rican baseball player
- 1974 Simeon Rice, American NFL defensive end (Super Bowl 2002, Tampa Bay Buccaneers; 3-time Pro Bowl), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1976 Bradley McGee, Australian cyclist
- 1976 Zach Johnson, American golfer (Masters 2007, British Open 2015), born in Iowa City, Iowa
- 1977 Bronson Arroyo, American baseball player
Floyd Mayweather Jr. (47 years old)
1977 American boxer (5 x weight division world champion; record 26 consecutive wins in world title fights (10 by KO; undefeated record 50-0), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
- 1979 Jesse Billauer, American quadriplegic surfer
- 1980 Roman Sloudnov, Russian swimmer
- 1981 Lleyton Hewitt, Australian tennis player (US Open 2001, Wimbledon 2002), born in Adelaide, Australia
- 1981 Mohammad Sami, Pakistani cricketer
- 1982 Emanuel Villa, Argentine footballer
- 1982 Klára Zakopalová, Czech tennis player
- 1982 Nick Blackburn, American baseball player
- 1984 Clivio Piccione, Monegasque racing driver
- 1986 Wojtek Wolski, Polish Ice hockey player
- 1989 Kosta Koufos, American-Greek basketball player
- 1994 Jessica Pegula, American tennis player, born in Boca Raton, Florida
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