- 1894 Fritz Pollard, early African American NFL star (1920-26) and coach, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1986)
- 1899 Béla Guttmann, Hungarian soccer midfielder (4 caps; MTK Hungária, Hakoah Wien) and coach (Benfica, AC Milan, FC Porto; Hungary, Austria, Netherlands, Italy, Brazil, Uruguay, Portugal), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1981)
- 1901 Art Rooney, NFL Pittsburgh Steelers [Pirates] team founder,owner, and chairman, 1933-88, born in Coulterville, Pennsylvania (d. 1988)
- 1933 George Montgomery, American drag racer (7 x NHRA national title gas class; Motorsports HOF of America), born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 2023)
- 1939 Mike Hill, American golfer (3 PGA; PGA 18 Senior titles), born in Jackson, Michigan
- 1949 Per Røntved, Danish soccer defender (75 caps; Werder Bremen, Brønshøj BK, Randers SK Freja), born in Frederiksberg, Denmark (d. 2023)
- 1952 Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, American football receiver and return specialist, 3X Pro Bowl (Houston Oilers, 1974-80; 3 other teams, 1981-88), born in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania
- 1952 Brian Gottfried, American tennis player (Wimbledon doubles, 1976; French Open doubles, 1975, 77), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1955 Brian Engblom, Canadian NHL hockey player, 1975-87 (Montreal Canadiens, and 4 other teams), and TV broadcaster, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- 1955 Koji Ushikubo, Japanese racing driver
- 1959 Chris Collinsworth, NFL wide receiver/TV sportscaster
- 1961 Jean-Paul Banos, Lavelanet France, Canada sabre (Olympic 9/10-88, 92, 96)
- 1962 James F Doehring, shot putter (Olympic silver 1992), born in Santa Barbara, California
- 1962 Neno, Portuguese soccer goalkeeper (9 caps; Vitória de Guimarães, Benfica), born in Cidade Velha, Cape Verde (d. 2021)
- 1964 Inga Thompson, US cyclist (Olympic-8th-88, 84, 92), born in Reno, Nevada
- 1964 Jack Haley, NBA center (Chicago Bulls)
- 1964 Woody Austin, American golfer (PGA C'ship 2007 runner-up; 4 PGA Tour titles), born in Tampa, Florida
- 1965 Igor Matoushkin, NHL defenseman (Belarus, Olympics 1998)
- 1965 Mike Newell, English soccer striker (Blackburn Rovers) and manager (Luton Town), born in Liverpool, England
- 1967 Dave Manson, Prince Albert, NHL defenseman (Winnipeg Jets)
- 1967 Laura Golarsa, Italian tennis star
- 1968 Anthony Pleasant, NFL defensive end (Cleveland Browns, Atlanta Falcons)
- 1968 Eric Wedge, American baseball catcher (Boston Red Sox)
- 1968 Matt Stover, American football placekicker (Super Bowl champion 1990, 2000; First-team All-Pro, Pro Bowl, Golden Toe Award 2000; Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1968 Patrick Blondeau, French footballer
- 1968 Rusty Meacham, American baseball pitcher (KC Royals, Seattle Mariners), born in Stuart, Florida
- 1969 Phil Plantier, american MLB outfielder (San Diego Padres, Red Sox, A's), born in Manchester, New Hampshire
- 1969 Shane Thomson, New Zealand cricket off-spin all rounder (since 1990)
- 1970 Dario Brose, US soccer halfback (Olympic-92), born in Queens, New York
- 1970 Dean Headley, English cricket fast bowler (15 Tests, 60 wickets; Middlesex CCC, Kent CCC; first Test cricketer to be son & grandson of Test cricketers: Ron & George Headley), born in Norton, England
- 1971 Mark Noordlander, soccer player (Sparta)
- 1971 Patrice Brisebois, NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1972 Bryant Young, American football defensive tackle (San Francisco 49ers), born in Chicago Heights, Illinois
- 1972 Chad Askew, NFL wide receiver (NY Jets)
- 1972 Janine Ilitch, Australian netballer
- 1972 Mark Lawrence, Canadian NHL right wing (Dallas Stars, NY Islanders), born in Burlington, Ontario
- 1973 Eddie Davis, American CFL cornerback (CFL All-Star 2000, 04, 05, 06; Calgary Stampeders, Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- 1974 Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Norwegian biathlete and coach, born in Drammen, Norway
- 1975 Chaminda Vaas, brilliant Sri Lankan cricket pace bowler (1994- )
- 1975 Iván Calderón, Puerto Rican boxer (WBO mini flyweight title 2003-07; WBO, Ring magazine, lineal light flyweight title 2007-10), born in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
- 1976 Ahn Jung-Hwan, Korean football player
- 1976 Rhett Warrener, Shaunavon, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers)
- 1979 Daniel Vettori, New Zealand cricketer
- 1979 Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgian beach volleyball player
- 1979 Rodrigo Ribeiro, Brazilian racing driver, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Marat Safin (44 years old)
1980 Russian tennis player (US Open 2000, Australian Open 2005), born in Moscow, Russia
- 1981 Alicia Molik, Australian tennis player
- 1983 Carlo Colaiacovo, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1983 Gavin Floyd, American baseball player
- 1983 Mike Zagurski, American baseball player
- 1988 Kerlon Moura Souza, Brazilian footballer, born in Ipatinger, Brazil
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