- 1855 George Bonnor, Australian cricket batsman (17 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 128; NSW CA, Victoria CA), born in Bathurst, Australia (d. 1912)
- 1871 Oliver Campbell, American tennis player (US Open 1890-92), born in Brooklyn, NY (d. 1953)
- 1895 Bert Bell, American Pro Football HOF executive (NFL Commissioner 1946-59; owner Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1959)
- 1903 King Clancy, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1986)
- 1914 John Arlott, British cricket commentator and writer (BBC), born in Basingstoke, England (d. 1991)
- 1916 Ralph Baldwin, Canadian harness driver and trainer (11 major world records; Hambletonian Stakes 1963, 73), born in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan (d. 1982)
- 1918 Barney Ewell, American athlete (1948 Olympics 1 gold, 2 silver), born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
- 1918 Barney Ewell, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay, silver 100m, 200m 1948; equal WR 100m 1948), born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
Bobby Riggs (1918-1995)
American tennis player ("The Battle of the Sexes", US Open 1939, 41), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1919 Monty Irvin, American Baseball HOF outfielder (4 x NgL All-Star, NgL World Series 1946 Newark Eagles; MLB All-Star 1952, World Series 1954 NY Giants), born in Haleburg, Alabama (d. 2016)
- 1921 Andy Pafko, Boyceville, Wisconsin, MLB player (Chicago Cubs), (d. 2013)
- 1928 Paul Elvstrøm, Danish yachtsman (4 Olympic gold, Finn class 1948, 52, 56, 60), born in Hellerup, Denmark (d. 2016)
- 1931 John Robin Stephenson, British military officer and cricket administrator (Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), 1987-94), born in Hove, Sussex, England (d. 2003)
- 1932 Tony Brooks, English auto racer (F1 World C'ship third 1958, runner-up 1959; 6 x F1 wins), born in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England (d. 2022)
- 1934 Tony Lema, American golfer (British Open 1964), born in Oakland, California (d. 1966)
- 1938 Farokh Engineer, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1961-75)
- 1938 Herb Elliott, Australian athlete (Olympic gold 1,500m [WR 3:35.6] 1960; WR mile 3:54.5 1958), born in Perth, Australia
- 1938 Viktor Kosichkin, Russian speed skater (Olympic gold 5,000m, silver 10,000m 1960), born in Rybnoye (d. 2012)
- 1940 Billy Packer, American college basketball broadcaster (Raycom Sports, NBC, CBS), born in Wellsville, New York (d. 2023)
- 1940 Ron Santo, American Baseball Hall of Fame third baseman (9 x MLB All Star; 5 x Gold Glove; Chicago Cubs), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2010)
- 1943 Wilson da Silva Piazza, Brazilian footballer
- 1946 Rick Hummel, American sports writer (St. Louis Post-Dispatch; J. G. Taylor Spink Award 2007; president Baseball Writers' Association of America), born in Quincy, Illinois (d. 2023)
- 1947 Eddie Thomson, Australian soccer coach (Socceroos 1990-96), born in Rosewell, Scotland (d. 2003)
- 1947 Lee Evans, American athlete (Olympic gold men's 400m, 4x400m relay 1968), born in Madera, California (d. 2021)
- 1951 César Cedeño, Dominican baseball center fielder (Houston Astros) and four-time All-Star player, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- 1951 Don Quarrie, Jamaican runner
- 1951 James Brown, American sportscaster (CBS News, The NFL Today), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1952 Elizabeth "Libby" Callahan, American sport shooter and four-time Olympian, born in Columbia, South Carolina
- 1952 Joey Dunlop, Irish motorcycle racer (d. 2000)
- 1954 Steve Rixon, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (1977-85)
- 1956 Davie Cooper, Scottish soccer winger (22 caps; Clydebank, Rangers 376 games, Motherwell), Hamilton, Scotland (d. 1995)
- 1958 Ally Dawson, Scottish soccer defender (5 caps; Glasgow Rangers) and manager (Hamilton Academical), born in Johnstone, Scotland (d. 2021)
- 1958 Kurt Rambis, American basketball forward (NBA C'ship 1982, 85, 87, 88 LA Lakers), coach (Minnesota Timberwolves 2009-11) and executive (senior adviser LA Lakers), born in Terre Haute, Indiana
- 1960 Glen Bishop, cricketer (S Aussie batsman, 2 ODI's for Australia 1987)
- 1961 Davey Allison, American auto racer (Daytona 500 1992), born in Hollywood, Florida (d. 1993)
- 1962 Birgit Fischer, German kayaker (Olympic 4 x gold GDR 1988; 5 x gold FRG 1992, 96, 2000, 04; World C'ship gold x 17 GDR, 10 x FRG), born in Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
Paul O'Neill (61 years old)
1963 MLB right fielder (Cincinnati Reds, NY Yankees), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1964 Don Majkowski, NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions)
- 1966 Don Anurasiri, cricketer (Sri Lankan slow left-armer)
- 1966 Samson Kitur, Kenyan athlete (d. 2003)
- 1967 Jenny Byrne, Australian tennis player (Wimbledon mixed doubles 1989 runner-up), born in Perth, Australia
- 1967 Rich Rowland, American baseball catcher (Detroit Tigers)
- 1968 David Hulse, American baseball outfielder (Texas Rangers)
- 1969 Donald Hodge, NBA center (Charlotte Hornets)
- 1969 Kerry Dienelt, Australian softball catcher/1st baseman (Olympic bronze 1996)
- 1969 Michelle Gibson, equestrian dressage (Olympic bronze 1996)
- 1970 Alfred Jordan, CFL cornerback (Calgary Stampeders)
- 1970 Brian O'Neal, NFL full back (SF 49ers)
- 1970 Corey Mayfield, NFL defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars)
- 1970 Dave Brown, NFL quarterback (NY Giants)
- 1970 Troy Mallette, Sudbury, NHL left wing (Ottawa Senators)
- 1971 Byron Dafoe, NHL goalie (Los Angeles Kings), born in Sussex, England
- 1971 David Fox, American 50m freestyle (Olympic 6th 1996)
- 1971 Helen Dobson, British golfer (ANA Inspiration 1998 runner-up), born in Skegness, England
- 1971 Konstantin Matoussevich, Israeli high jumper (Olympic 7th-1996), born in Kyiv, Ukraine
- 1971 Nova Peris, Australian field hockey halfback (Olympic gold 1996; World Cup gold 1994; Champions Trophy gold 1993, 95) and Senator for the NT (2013–16), born in Darwin, Australia
- 1972 Erwin van de Looi, soccer player (Vitesse)
- 1973 Normann Stadler, German athlete (Ironman Triathlon World Champion, 2004 & 2006), born in Wertheim am Main, West Germany
- 1974 Detron Smith, NFL running back (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
- 1974 Tamarick Vanover, NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs)
- 1976 Samaki Walker, NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks)
- 1980 Antonio Burks, American basketball player
- 1981 Park Ji-Sung, South Korean footballer
- 1982 Anton Volchenkov, Russian ice hockey player
- 1982 Chris Baird, Irish footballer
- 1982 Flavia Pennetta, Italian tennis player (US open 2015), born in Brindisi, Italy
- 1983 Eduardo da Silva, Brazilian-born Croatian footballer
- 1985 Benji Marshall, New Zealand rugby league halfback-five eighth (31 Tests; Wests Tigers, St. George, South Sydney) and coach (Wests Tigers), born in Whakatane, New Zealand
- 1985 Joakim Noah, American basketball player
- 1992 Hideki Matsuyama, Japanese golfer (US Masters 2021; US Open 2017 runner-up), born in Matsuyama, Japan
- 1994 Eugenie Bouchard, Canadian tennis player (Wimbledon 2014 runner-up), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 2005 Linda Caicedo, Colombian football player (Real Madrid, Colombia), born in Candelaria, Colombia
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