- 1869 Tommy Corcoran, American baseball shortstop (MLB shortstop game assist record 14), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1960)
- 1888 Arthur Berry, English football player (Olympic gold 1908, 12), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1953)
- 1891 Bryn Lewis, Welsh rugby union winger (2 caps; Newport, Cambridge University), born in Pontardawe, Wales (d. 1917)
- 1909 Cilly Aussem, German tennis player (French C'ships, Wimbledon 1931), born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1963)
- 1914 Herman Franks, American baseball manager (SF Giants 1965–68, Chicago Cubs 1977–79) and coach (World Series 1954 NY Giants), born in Price, Utah (d. 2009)
- 1920 Harry Parkes, English soccer fullback (Aston Villa 320 games), born in Birmingham, England (d. 2009)
- 1925 Johnny Lujack, American College Football HOF quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1947; National C'ship 1943, 46-47; Notre Dame; Pro Bowl 1950-51; Chicago Bears), born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania (d. 2023)
- 1925 Veikko Hakulinen, Finnish cross country skier (Olympic gold 1952, 56, 60), born in Kurkijoki, Finland (d. 2003)
- 1929 Darrell Mudra, American College Football HOF coach (Adams State, North Dakota State, Uni of Arizona, Western Illinois Uni, Florida State, Eastern Illinois Uni; Montreal Alouettes), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 2022)
- 1929 Norman Munnoch, Scottish rugby union hooker (3 caps; Watsonians RFC, RAFRU, Edinburgh District), born in Polmont, Scotland (d. 2023)
Don Shula (1930-2020)
American Pro Football Hall of Fame coach (Super Bowl 1972, 73; Miami Dolphins; Baltimore Colts; NFL Coach of the Year 1964, 67, 68, 72), born in Grand River Ohio
- 1931 Guido Messina, Italian road and track cyclist (World C'ship gold individual 4000m pursuit 1948, 53, 54, 55, 56; Olympic gold team 1952), born in Monreale, Italy (d. 2020)
Floyd Patterson (1935-2006)
American boxer (world heavyweight champion 1956-59, 1960-62, Olympic gold 1952), born in Waco, North Carolina
- 1937 Raman Surendranath, Indian cricket fast bowler (11 Tests, 26 wickets), born in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India (d. 2012)
- 1938 Rick Lantz, American football coach (World Bowl XII 2004 Berlin Thunder; NFL Europe Coach of the Year 2004), born in New Britain, Connecticut (d. 2023)
- 1939 Jens Jørgen Hansen, Danish soccer right back (40 caps; Esbjerg fB), born in Struer, Denmark (d. 2022)
- 1943 Tom Wilkinson, American CFL football quarterback, 1967-81 (5 x Grey Cup; 3 x All-Star - Edmonton Eskimos, and 2 other teams), born in Ottumwa, Iowa
- 1944 Alan Sutherland, New Zealand rugby union number 8 (10 caps; Marlborough), born in Blenheim, New Zealand (d. 2020)
- 1949 Mick Mills, British(?) soccer player
- 1951 Barbara Ann Cochran, American slalom skier (Olympic gold 1972), born in Claremont, New Hampshire
- 1953 Norberto Alonso, Argentine soccer midfielder (19 caps; River Plate), born in Vicente López, Argentina
- 1962 Joe Kleine, American NBA center, 1985-2000 (Olympic gold, 1984; Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls, and 4 other teams), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 1963 Linda Muri, American rower (World C'ship gold LW4- 1994, 95; LW2- 1999), born in Killingly, Connecticut
- 1964 Stephanie Maxwell-Pierson, Somerville NJ, US rower (Olympic-92)
- 1965 Guy Forget, French tennis player (ATP Tour Finals 1990; France Davis Cup 1991, 96; Fed Cup/Davis Cup captain; Director French Open), born in Casablanca, Morocco
- 1965 John Jackson, American NFL offensive tackle (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Okinawa, Japan
- 1965 Kevin Wickander, American baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds), born in Fort Dodge, Iowa
David Toms (57 years old)
1967 American golfer (PGA C'ship 2001, US Senior Open 2018), born in Monroe, Louisiana
- 1967 Johnny Nelson, English boxer, born in Sheffield, United Kingdom
- 1968 Mike Wilpolt, American football player and coach, born in Broomfield, Colorado
- 1970 Colin Scrivener, Canadian CFL defensive tackle (Winnipeg Blue Bombers), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- 1970 Sean Lumpkin, American NFL safety (New Orleans Saints), born in Golden Valley, Minnesota
- 1971 Carlos Perez, Dominican-American baseball pitcher (Montreal Expos), born in Nigua, Dominican Republic
- 1971 Garrison Hearst, American NFL running back (Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers), born in Lincolnton, Georgia
- 1971 Orlanda Truitt, American football wide receiver (Oakland Raiders), born in Bessemer, Alabama
- 1973 Frank Høj, Danish cyclist, born in Denmark
- 1973 Lamont Warren, NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- 1973 Ray Mickens, American football cornerback (NY Jets), born in Frankfurt, Germany
- 1973 Todd Sauerbrun, American football punter (First-team All-Pro & NFL punting yards leader 2001, 02; Pro Bowl 2001. 02, 03; Chicago Bears, Carolina Panthers), born in East Setauket, New York
- 1976 Benoît Joachim, Luxembourg cyclist, born in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
- 1976 Ted Lilly, American baseball player, born in Torrance, California
- 1977 David Millar, Scottish road racing cyclist (banned in 2004 for doping), born in Mtarfa, Malta
- 1978 Dominik Hrbatý, Slovakian tennis player, born in Bratislava, Slovakia
- 1979 Tristan Gommendy, French racing driver, born in Le Chesnay, Yvelines
- 1980 Miguel Monteiro, Portuguese footballer, born in Lisbon, Portugal
- 1980 Yaroslav Popovych, Ukrainian cyclist, born in Drohobych, Ukraine
- 1982 Paulo Ferrari, Argentinian soccer defender (Rosario Central, River Plate) and manager (Rosario Central, San Martín SJ), born in Rosario, Argentina
- 1982 Richard Logan, English footballer, born in Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom
- 1985 Al Jefferson, American basketball player, born in Monticello, Mississippi
- 1985 Fernando Rees, Brazilian race car driver, born in São Paulo, Brazil
- 1986 James Milner, English footballer, born in Wortley, Leeds
- 1986 Steve Slaton, American football player, born in Levittown, Pennsylvania
- 1989 Graham Rahal, American race car driver, born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1990 Toni Kroos, German soccer midfielder (106 caps, FIFA World Cup 2014; Bayern Munich, Real Madrid), born in Greifswald, Germany
Derrick Henry (30 years old)
1994 American NFL running back (Heisman Trophy 2015, U of Alabama; Pro Bowl 2019, Tennessee Titans), born in Yulee, Florida
- 2004 Victor Wembanyama, French basketball player (San Antonio Spurs), born in Le Chesnay, France
- 2006 Marc Guiu, Spanish footballer (Barcelona), born in Granollers, Spain
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