- 1887 "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, American baseball outfielder, 1908-20 (Chicago White Sox, and two other teams; 1919 World Series "Black Sox" Scandal), born in Pickens County, South Carolina (d. 1951)
- 1910 Stan McCabe, Australian cricket batsman (39 Tests, @ 48.21, 6 x 100, HS 232; NSWCA), born in Grenfell, Australia (d. 1968)
- 1920 Anwar Hussain, Pakistani cricket batsman (4 Tests, Pakistan's first Test; Karachi, Mumbai, Sind, Northern India), born in Lahore, Pakistan (d. 2002)
- 1927 John Warr, English cricket fast-medium bowler (2 Tests, 1 wicket; Middlesex CCC, University of Cambridge CC) and executive (president MCC 1987-88), born in Ealing, England (d. 2016)
- 1928 Jim Rathmann, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500, 1960; Race of Two Worlds at Monza, 1958), born in Alhambra, California (d. 2011)
- 1931 Norm Sherry, American baseball catcher (Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets) and manager (California Angels), born in New York City (d. 2021)
- 1932 Max McGee, American football wide receiver, punter (NFL C'ship 1961, 62, 65, 66, 67; Super Bowl I, II; Pro Bowl 1961; Green Bay Packers), born in Overton, Texas (d. 2007)
- 1932 Oleg Protopopov, Russian figure skater (Olympic gold USSR pairs 1964, 68; World C'ship gold pairs 1965, 66, 67, 68 [Ludmila Belousova]), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 2023)
- 1934 George Perles, American football coach (Michigan State University 1983-94; Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2020)
- 1936 Venkataraman Subramanya, Indian cricket batsman (9 Tests, 2 x 50, 3 wickets; Mysore), born in Bangalore, India
- 1938 Max Wiltshire, Welsh rugby union lock (4 Tests; Aberavon RFC), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2021)
- 1941 Kálmán Mészöly, Hungarian soccer defender (61 caps; Vasas SC 279 games) and manager (Hungary, Turkey, Fenerbahçe SK), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2022)
Margaret Smith Court (81 years old)
1942 Australian tennis player (1970 Grand Slam; 24 x Grand Slam singles titles), born in Albury, Australia
Jimmy Johnson (80 years old)
1943 American College-Pro Football HOF coach (National C'ship 1987 Uni of Miami; Super Bowl XXVII, XXVIII Dallas Cowboys; Miami Dolphins), born in Port Arthur, Texas
- 1945 Barry Dudleston, English cricket batsman (Leicestershire CCC, Gloucestershire CCC, Rhodesia) and umpire (2 Tests, 4 ODIs), born in Bebington, England
- 1946 John Hollins, English soccer midfielder (1 cap; Chelsea 465 games, QPR, Arsenal) and manager (Chelsea, Swansea City AFC, Rochdale AFC), born in Guildford, England (d. 2023)
- 1946 Ron Yary, American football player (Minnesota Vikings), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1950 Dennis Priestley, English darts player (PDC World Champion 1994), born in Mexborough, England
- 1952 Phil Carrick, English cricketer (Yorkshire County Cricket Club), born in Armley, Yorkshire, England (d. 2000)
- 1957 Włodzimierz Smolarek, Polish soccer wing/midfield (60 caps; RTS Widzew Łódź, FC Utrecht, Eintracht Frankfurt, Feyenoord), born in Aleksandrów Łódzki, Poland (d. 2012)
- 1959 Gary Anderson, NFL placekicker (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Parys, Orange Free State, South Africa
- 1959 Gerd Wessig, East German high jumper (1st male to set high jump world record at Olympics (2.36m [7' 9"] Moscow), born in Lübz, Germany
- 1960 Gisela Beyer, German discus thrower (Olympics-4th place-1980), born in Eisenhüttenstadt, Brandenburg, Germany
- 1960 Terry Pendleton, American baseball infielder (Florida Marlins), born in Los Angeles, California
Mikael Pernfors (60 years old)
1963 Swedish tennis star (1986 French Open finalist), born in Malmö, Sweden
- 1963 Srečko Katanec, Slovenian footballer and coach, born in Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
Miguel Induráin (59 years old)
1964 Spanish cyclist (Tour de France winner 1991-95), born in Villava, Spain
- 1965 Charles Smith, NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut
- 1965 Claude Lemieux, Canadian NHL forward (Team Canada, Colorado), born in Buckingham, Quebec, Canada
- 1966 Chip Lohmiller, NFL kicker (New Orleans Saints), born in Woodbury, Minnesota
- 1966 Jyrki Lumme, Finnish NHL defenseman (Canucks, Finland Olympic bronze 1998), born in Tampere, Finland
- 1967 Christopher Rocancourt, French con artist, born in Honfleur, Calvados, France
- 1967 Roger Duffy, American NFL guard and center (NY Jets), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1968 Ariel Solomon, American NFL center and guard (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1968 Barry Sanders, American College and Pro Football Hall of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1988, Oklahoma State; 10 x Pro Bowl; NFL MVP 1997, Detroit Lions), born in Wichita, Kansas
- 1969 Kathryn Harby-Williams, Australian netball GD, WD (95 caps; World C'ship gold 1995, 99; C'wealth Games gold 1998, 2002; Adelaide Thunderbirds, Auckland Diamonds), born in Adelaide, Australia
- 1970 William Van Landingham, American baseball pitcher (SF Giants), born in Columbia, Tennessee
- 1971 Chris Thomas, American NFL wide receiver (SF 49ers), born in Burbank, California
- 1971 Óscar Sánchez, Bolivian soccer defender (78 caps; Club The Strongest, Club Bolivar), born in Cochabamba, Bolivia (d. 2007)
- 1972 Aaron Glenn, American NFL cornerback and kick returner (NY Jets), born in Humble, Texas
- 1973 Shaun Pollock, South African cricket all-rounder, captain (108 Tests, 3,781 runs @ 32.21, 421 wickets; 303 ODIs) and broadcaster (SuperSport), born in Port Elizabeth, RSA
- 1973 Stefano Garzelli, Italian cyclist, born in Varese, Italy
- 1974 Michelle Chandler, Australian basketball point guard (Olymp-bronze-96), born in Geelong, Victoria, Australia
- 1974 Wendell Sailor, Australian rugby league winger (16 Tests; Brisbane Broncos, St. George RLFC) and rugby union wing (37 Tests, Queensland Reds), born in Brisbane, Australia
- 1975 Bas Leinders, Belgian racing car driver, born in Bree, Belgium
- 1976 Anna Smashnova, Russian tennis star (1993 Futures-Erlangen GER), born in Minsk, Russia
- 1976 Carlos Humberto Paredes, Paraguyan footballer and coach, born in Asunción, Paraguay
- 1976 Tomasz Kuchar, Polish rally driver, born in Wrocław, Poland
- 1979 Chris Mihm, American basketball player (Chicago Bulls), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Kim Rhode (44 years old)
1979 American double trap and skeet shooter (Olympic Gold: 1996, 2004 & 2012), born in Whittier, California
- 1980 Adam Scott, Australian golfer (US Masters 2013), born in Adelaide, South Australia
- 1982 Michael Umaña, Costa Rican footballer (Pars Jonoubi), born in Santa Ana, Costa Rica
- 1984 Hayanari Shimoda, Japanese racing driver, born in Tokyo
- 1986 Florent Geroux, French jockey (Breeders' Cup Classic 2017; Kentucky Derby 2021), born in Argentan, France
Gareth Bale (34 years old)
1989 Welsh soccer winger (Tottenham, Real Madrid, Wales), born in Cardiff, Wales
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