- 1863 Tommy McCarthy, American Baseball HOF outfielder (Boston Beaneaters, Philadelphia Quakers, St. Louis Browns), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1922)
- 1867 Fred Tate, English cricket spin bowler (1 Test, 2 wickets; Sussex CCC) and coach (Derbyshire CCC), born in Brighton, England (d. 1943)
- 1880 Kristian Hellström, Swedish athlete (Olympic bronze 1,500m 1906) and executive (first Secretary-General International Association of Athletics Federations 1913-14), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1946)
- 1888 Arthur Richardson, Australian cricket all-rounder (9 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 100, 12 wickets; South Australia, Western Australia), born in Sevenhill, Clare, Australia (d. 1973)
- 1913 Britton Chance, American molecular biologist and yachtsman (Olympic gold 5½m Class 1952), born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (d. 2010)
- 1917 Jack Moroney, Australian cricket batsman (7 Tests, 2 x 100, HS 118; NSWCA), born in Macksville, Australia (d. 1999)
- 1917 Simon Slåttvik, Norwegian cross country skier (Olympic gold 18 km individual 1952), born in Valnesfjord, Norway (d. 2001)
- 1919 Ferdi Kübler, Swiss cyclist (Tour de France 1950, Points classification 1954; World C'ship gold Elite Men's Road Race 1951), born in Marthalen (d. 2016)
- 1926 Hans Günter Winkler, German equestrian (Olympic gold Individual jumping 1956, team 1956, 60, 64, 72), born in Barmen, Germany (d. 2018)
- 1929 Alfred Binns, West Indian cricket wicket-keeper (5 Tests, 17 dismissals; Jamaica), born in KIngston, Jamaica (d. 2017)
- 1931 Alberto Orzan, Italian soccer defender (4 caps; Udinese, Fiorentina), born in San Lorenzo Isontino, Italy (d. 2022)
- 1931 Éric Tabarly, French Navy officer and yachtsman (Ostar 1964, 76; Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race 1964), born in Nantes, France (d. 1998)
- 1932 Frank Phillips, Australian golfer (Australian Open 1957, 61; Hong Kong Open 1966, 73; Singapore Open 1961, 65), born in Moss Vale, Australia (d. 2023)
- 1933 Doug Sanders, American golfer (4 x runner-up in major C'ships; 20 PGA Tour titles), born in Cedartown, Georgia (d. 2020)
- 1934 Willie Davis, American Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end (Super Bowl I, II; Pro Bowl 1963-67; First-team All-Pro 1962, 64–67; Green Bay Packers), born in Lisbon, Louisiana (d. 2020)
- 1938 John Sparling, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (11 Tests, 5 wickets, 1 x 50; Auckland), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1939 Bob Lilly, American College-Pro Football HOF defensive tackle (Super Bowl VI; 7 × First-team All-Pro; 11 × Pro Bowl; Dallas Cowboys), born in Olney, Texas
- 1939 Walt Bellamy, American Basketball HOF center (NBA All-Star 1962, 63, 64, 65; NBA Rookie of Year 1962; Chicago Packers/Zephyrs/Baltimore Bullets; New York Knicks; Olympic gold 1960), born in New Bern, North Carolina (d. 2013)
- 1941 Tony Dunne, Irish soccer left-back (33 caps, Republic of Ireland; Manchester United; Bolton Wanderers; Irish Footballer of the Year 1969), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2020)
- 1942 Cotton Nash, American baseball outfielder (Chicago WS, Minnesota Twins) and basketball small forward (LA Lakers, SF Warriors, Kentucky Colonels), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 2023)
- 1943 Lyudmila Bragina, Russian athlete (Olympic gold USSR 1500m 1972 WR 4:01.38), born in Yekaterinburg, Russia
- 1947 Jacques Fouroux, French rugby union scrum-half and captain (27 Tests; US Cognac, La Voulte, FC Auch) and coach (France 1981–1990), born in Auch, France (d. 2005)
- 1947 Zaheer Abbas, Pakistani cricket batsman and captain (78 Tests, 12 x 100, HS 274; Karachi, Sind, Gloucestershire CCC) and executive (President ICC 2015–16), born in Sialkot, Pakistan
- 1953 Steve Grogan, American NFL quarterback, 1975-90 (New England Patriots), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1954 Philippe Alliot, French Formula One race driver, born in Voves, France
- 1954 Vasile Dîba, Romanian sprint canoeist (Olympic gold K-1 500m 1976; ICF World C'ships 5 x gold), born in Jurilovca, Romania (d. 2024)
- 1955 Lubov Odinokova, Soviet handball player (Olympic gold 1976, 80)
- 1959 Edward Liddie, American Judo fighter (Olympic bronze 1984), born in Union, Georgia
- 1961 Kerry Dixon, English footballer, 1979-97, and manager, born in Luton, England
- 1962 Kevin Butler, American College Football HOF placekicker (University of Georgia; Super Bowl 1985 Chicago Bears), born in Savannah, Georgia
- 1963 Julie Krone, American jockey (only female to ride Triple Crown race winner; Colonial Affair Belmont Stakes 1993), born in Benton Harbor, Michigan
Karl Malone (60 years old)
1963 American Basketball Hall of Fame forward (NBA MVP 1997, 99; 14 x NBA All Star; Utah Jazz; Olympic gold 1992, 96), born in Summeerfield, Louisiana
Barry Bonds (59 years old)
1964 American baseball left fielder (MLB home-run record [762], 7 x NL MVP), born in Riverside, California
- 1965 Andrew Gaze, Australian basketball player (Olympics 1984, 88, 92, 96)
- 1965 Brian Blades, American NFL wide receiver (Pro Bowl 1989; Seattle Seahawks), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- 1965 Joe Oliver, American MLB catcher (Cincinnati Reds), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- 1966 Martin Keown, English soccer defender (43 caps; Arsenal, Aston Villa), born in Oxford, Oxfordshire
- 1967 Nick Nurse, American basketball coach who won NBA C'ship 2019 Toronto Raptors; Philadelphia 76ers, Canada men, born in Carroll, Iowa
- 1969 Chris King, American NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies), born in Newton Grove, North Carolina
- 1969 Rick Fox, Canadian actor and NBA player (LA Lakers, Boston Celtics), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1970 Blaine Bishop, American NFL safety (Houston Oilers), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- 1971 Dino Baggio, Italian footballer (Parma), born in Camposampiero, Italy
- 1972 Kaiō Hiroyuki, Japanese sumo wrestler
- 1975 Gloria Pizzichini, Italian tennis player
- 1975 Torrie Wilson, American wrestler (WWE), born in Boise, Idaho
- 1976 Anita Nall, American breaststroke swimmer (Olympic gold, 1992), born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- 1976 Christian Ahrens, American rower (Olympic gold eight 2004; World C'ship gold M8+ 1997, 98, 99; M4+ 1995), born in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
- 1976 Tiago Monteiro, Portuguese Formula One driver
- 1977 Mehdi Mahdavikia, Iranian football player
- 1978 Andy Irons, American surfer (ASP World Champion 2002-04), born in Kauai, Hawaii (d. 2010)
- 1979 Anne-Gaëlle Sidot, French tennis player
- 1979 José Valverde, American baseball player
- 1979 Valerio Scassellati, Italian racing driver
- 1980 Wilfred Bungei, Kenyan middle-distance runner
- 1982 Thiago Medeiros, Brazilian racing driver
- 1983 Daniele De Rossi, Italian footballer
- 1985 Patrice Bergeron, Canadian hockey player
- 1986 Andrei Lutai, Russian figure skater
- 1989 Carley Ann McCord, American sports reporter (Cox Sports TV; in-game host New Orleans Pelicans, New Orleans Saints), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (d. 2019)
- 1995 Kyle Kuzma, American NBA player (Washington Wizards), born in Flint, Michigan
- 1995 Travell Mazion, American boxer (WBC-NABF super welterweight title 2020), born in Austin, Texas (d. 2020)
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