- 1898 A. B. "Happy" Chandler, American Baseball HOF executive (MLB Commissioner 1945-51) and politician (44th & 49th Governor Kentucky), born in Corydon, Kentucky (d. 1991)
- 1911 Bill Blair, American auto racer (NASCAR pioneer; 54 top-10 finishes), born in High Point, North Carolina (d. 1995)
- 1916 Claude Harmon, American golfer (US Masters 1948), born in Savannah, Georgia (d. 1989)
- 1923 Willie Steele, American athlete (Olympic gold long jump 1948), born in El Centro, California (d. 1989)
- 1932 Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier, American actor, minister, and former professional American football player (Pennsylvania State University), born in Cuthbert, Georgia
- 1934 Lee Elder, American golfer (first African-American to play in the US Masters; 4 PGA Tour titles), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2021)
- 1934 Marlene Matthews, Australian sprinter (Olympics 2 bronze-1956), born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- 1934 Trevor Fancutt, South African tennis player (Australian C'ships mixed doubles [Jan Lehane]), born in Kokstad, South Africa (d. 2022)
- 1937 Duncan MacKay, Scottish soccer defender (14 caps; Celtic 162 games), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2019)
- 1944 Georgi Popov, Bulgarian soccer forward (22 caps; Botev Plovdiv 308 games) and manager (Botev Plovdiv, Maritsa Plovdiv), born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria (d. 2024)
- 1947 Steve Stone, American sportscaster (Monday Night Baseball), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1948 Ken Burrough, American football wide receiver (Pro Bowl 1975, 77; Houston Oilers), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2022)
- 1950 Mario Osbén, Chilean soccer goalkeeper (36 caps; Unión Española, Colo Colo, Cobreloa), born in Chiguayante, Chile (d. 2021)
- 1951 Judi Brown, American 400m hurdler (Olympic silver 1984), born in East Lansing, Michigan
- 1955 Sándor Puhl, Hungarian soccer referee (1994 FIFA World Cup Final; 1997 UEFA Champions League Final; IFFHS World's Best Referee 1994-97), born in Miskolc, Hungary (d. 2021)
- 1957 Peter Webb, NZ cricketer (batsman against West Indies 1980)
- 1962 Diane Ratnik, Canadian volleyball setter (Olympics 1992, 1996), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1964 Barbara Chiu, Canada table tennis player (Olympic 33-92, 96), born in Guangzhou, China
- 1964 Brett Ogle, Australian golfer, broadcaster (2 PGA Tour titles; Fox Sports), born in Sydney, NSW
- 1965 Reina Olea, American female jockey, born in Compton, California
- 1966 D. J. Johnson, American NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons), born in Louisville, Kentucky
- 1967 Glen Scrivener, Canadian CFL defensive tackle (Winnipeg Blue Bombers), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- 1967 Hashan Tillekeratne, Sri Lankan cricketer (Sri Lanka wicket-keeper/batsman)
- 1967 Leonardo Lavalle, Mexican tennis star
- 1967 Robin Ventura, American infielder (Chicago White Sox), born in Santa Maria, California
- 1969 Jose Hernandez, Puerto Rican infielder (Chicago Cubs), born in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
- 1970 Mark Brandenburg, American baseball pitcher (Texas Rangers), born in Houston, Texas
- 1970 Mark Strickland, American NBA forward (Miami Heat), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1973 Halil Mutlu, Bulgarian-Turkish weightlifter (5X World Champion; Olympics - gold, 1996, 2000 & 2004), born in Postnik, Bulgaria
- 1973 Kieren Perkins, Australian 1500m swimmer (Olympics - gold, 1992 & 1996), born in Brisbane, Australia
- 1974 Erick Dampier, American NBA center (SF Warriors), born in Jackson, Mississippi
- 1975 Matthew Kessinger, American figure skater (1995 Gt Lakes Jr champ), born in Louisville, Kentucky
- 1975 Tim Hudson, American baseball player (San Francisco Giants), born in Columbus, Georgia
- 1976 Geraint Jones, English Papua New Guinean cricketer (played for England and Papua New Guinea), born in Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea
- 1979 Axel Teichmann, German cross-country skier, born in Saalburg-Ebersdorf, East Germany
- 1979 Bernie Castro, Dominican baseball player, born in Santiago, Dominican Republic
- 1980 George Smith, Australian Rugby player, born in Sydney, Australia
- 1985 Darrelle Revis, American Pro Football HOF cornerback (Super Bowl XLIX NE Patriots; 4 × First-team All-Pro; 7 × Pro Bowl; NY Jets), born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
- 1987 Adam Johnson, English soccer winger (12 caps; Middlesbrough, Manchester City, Sunderland), born in Sunderland, England
Conor McGregor (35 years old)
1988 Irish mixed martial artist (third multi-divisional champion in UFC history - Featherweight, Lightweight), born in Dublin, Ireland
- 1995 Kim Hyo-joo, South Korean golfer (Evian C'ship 2014), born in Seoul, South Korea
- 1995 Serge Gnabry, German footballer (Bayern Munich), born in Stuttgart, Germany
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