- 1874 Jack Taylor, American baseball pitcher (MLB record 187 consecutive complete games; World Series 1907, NL ERA leader 1902 Chicago Cubs), born in New Straitsville, Ohio (d. 1938)
- 1904 (Charles) "Babe" Siebert, Canadian NHL ice hockey player, 1925-39, 3X All-Star (Montreal Maroons, Boston Bruins, and 2 other teams), born in Plattsville, Ontario (d. 1939)
- 1920 Bertus de Harder, Dutch soccer star (Bordeaux), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1982)
- 1920 Donald Beard, New Zealand cricketer (NZ pace bowler in the 1950's), born in Palmerston North, New Zealand (d. 1982)
- 1921 Ken Sailors, American professional basketball player (popularized and may have invented the jump shot), born in Bushnell, Nebraska (d. 2016)
- 1927 Ivan Kalita, Soviet equestrian dressage (Olympic silver 1968), born in Tambov Governorate (d. 1996)
- 1932 Don Garlits, American racing driver (1st drag racer over 200mph for 1/4 mile), born in Tampa, Florida
- 1932 Tony DeMarco, American boxer (NBA, NYSAC, The Ring welterweight titles 1955), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2021)
- 1936 Ludmila Pinayeva, Russian kayaker (Olympic gold 500m 1964, 1968, 1972), born in Krasnoye Selo, Russia
- 1936 Reiner Klimke, German equestrian (Olympic gold 1984), born in Münster, Germany (d. 1999)
- 1937 Erland Kops, Danish badminton player, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2017)
- 1937 Ken Higgs, English cricket fast bowler (15 Tests, 71 wickets, 1 x 50; Lancashire CCC, Leicestershire CCC), born in Kidsgrove, England (d. 2016)
- 1939 Fred Arbanas, American football tight end (All-AFL 1962–67; Super Bowl 1970; Dallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2021)
- 1941 Gibby Gilbert, American golfer (Masters 1980 runner-up), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee
- 1942 Gerben Karstens, Dutch road cyclist (Olympic gold 100km team trial 1964; 6 x stages Tour de France, 14 x stages Vuelta a España, 1 x stage Giro d'Italia), born in Voorburg, Netherlands (d. 2022)
- 1942 Ian Brayshaw, Australian cricketer and footballer, born in South Perth, Australia
Carl Weathers (1948-2024)
American football player, actor (Rocky films (I-IV); Street Justice; The Mandalorian), and director, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1951 Gil Pak Jong, North Korean judoka (Olympic-1976)
- 1954 Jim Duggan, American wrestler, born in Glens Falls, New York
- 1959 Georgi Dimitrov, Bulgarian soccer centre-back (77 caps; CSKA Sofia, Saint-Étienne), born in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria (d. 2021)
- 1959 Lars Høgh, Danish soccer goalkeeper (8 caps; OB 603 games) and GK coach (Denmark, Brøndby IF), born in Odense, Denmark (d. 2021)
- 1959 Paul Terry, English cricketer (in Germany Two Tests England v WI 1984), born in Osnabrück, Germany
- 1964 Ernest Miller, American wrestler, born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1964 Sergei Nemchinov, Russian NHL center, 1991-2001 (NY Rangers, NJ Devils, and 2 other teams; Olympic silver, 1998), born in Moscow, Russia
- 1965 Dave Lowry, American NHL left wing (Florida Panthers), born in Greater Sudbury, Canada
- 1966 Matt Brock, American NFL defensive end (NY Jets), born in Ogden, Utah
- 1967 Terry Wooden, American NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks, KC Chiefs), born in Hartford, Connecticut
- 1968 Fred Honebein, American rower (Olympic 5th 1996), born in San Francisco, California
- 1969 Martin Bicknell, English cricket fast bowler (4 Tests, 14 wickets; 7 ODIs, 13 wickets; Surrey), born in Guildford, England
- 1969 Rico Louis Smith Jr., American football player (wide receiver for Cleveland Browns, 1992-95), born in Compton, California
- 1970 Eric Charron, Canadian NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals), born in Verdun, Quebec
- 1970 Steve Cooke, American baseball pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Lihue, Hawaii
- 1970 Tyrone Hughes, American NFL cornerback (New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1971 Antonios Nikopolidis, Greek footballer, born in Arta, Greece
- 1972 Raimondas Rumšas, Lithuanian cyclist, born in Šilutė, Lithuania
- 1973 Giancarlo Fisichella, Italian race car driver, born in Rome, Italy
- 1973 Lethon Flowers, American NFL defensive back (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Columbia, South Carolina
- 1974 Nancy Napolski-Johnson, American sports shooter (Olympic gold 10m air rifle 2000), born in Hinsdale, Idaho
- 1975 Marcel Koning, Dutch football player (FC The Hague/NEC), born in The Hague, Netherlands
- 1977 Terry Ryan, Canadian NHL left wing who played in 8 games (Montreal Canadiens, 1996-99), born in St. John's, Newfoundland
- 1978 Shawn Crawford, American sprinter, born in Van Wyck, South Carolina
- 1980 Byron Leftwich, American football player, born in Washington, D.C.
- 1980 Clive Clarke, Irish footballer, born in Dublin, Ireland
- 1980 Cory Gibbs, American soccer defender (19 caps; FC St.Pauli, Feyenoord, Colorado Rapids, NE Revolution, Chicago Fire), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- 1980 Ossama Haidar, Lebanese soccer player
- 1982 Léo Lima, Brazilian footballer, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 1982 Víctor Valdés, Spanish goalkeeper, born in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
- 1983 Maxime Monfort, Belgian cyclist, born in Bastogne, Belgium
- 1983 Vincent Jackson, American NFL wide receiver (Pro Bowl 2009, 11, 12; SD Chargers, TB Buccaneers), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado (d. 2021)
- 1984 Mike Pelfrey, American baseball player, born in Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
- 1985 Joel Rosario, Dominican jockey (Kentucky Derby, Dubai World Cup 2013; Belmont Stakes 2014, 19), born in San Francisco, Dominican Republic
- 1986 Cristina Aicardi, Peruvian badminton player
- 1999 Declan Rice, English footballer (Arsenal, England), born in Kingston upon Thames, England
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