Casey Stengel (1890-1975)
American Baseball HOF outfielder (World Series 1921, 22 NY Giants) and manager (7 x World Series NY Yankees; NY Mets 1st manager), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- 1892 Roy Park, Australian cricketer (one Test Aust v Eng 1920, out 1st ball), born in Charlton, Victoria (d. 1947)
- 1894 Carl Snavely, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Bucknell, North Carolina, Cornell 180–96–16), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 1975)
- 1901 Alfred Lépine, Canadian ice hockey player and coach, born in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Canada (d. 1955)
- 1914 Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, MBE, TD, Irish journalist, author, sports official (6th President International Olympic Committee 1972-80), born in London, England (d. 1999)
- 1928 Joe Nuxhall, American baseball pitcher and sportscaster (youngest MLB player at 15 years, 316 days), born in Hamilton, Ohio (d. 2007)
- 1928 Valentin Muratov, Russian gymnast (4 gold, 1 silver medals 1952, 1956 Olympics), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2006)
- 1930 Bobby Dimond, Australian rugby league winger (24 Tests; NSW, Western Suburbs), born in Dapto, Australia (d. 2020)
- 1934 Bud Selig, American Baseball Hall of Fame team owner (Milwaukee Brewers) and executive (MLB Commissioner 1998-2015), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1935 William Negri, Italian soccer goalkeeper (12 caps; Mantova, Bologna), born in Bagnolo San Vito, Italy (d. 2020)
- 1938 Vyacheslav Ivanov, Soviet rower (3 Olympic gold single sculls 1956, 60, 64), born in Moscow, Russia, USSR
- 1946 Neil Bonnett, American race car driver, born in Hueytown, Alabama (d. 1994)
- 1957 Bert Oosterbosch, Dutch cyclist, born in Eindhoven, Netherlands (d. 1989)
- 1957 Bill Cartwright, American basketball center, coach (3-time NBA champion, Chicago Bulls), born in Lodi, California
- 1957 Clint Hurdle, American baseball player and manager, born in Big Rapids, Michigan
- 1958 Daley Thompson, British decathlete (Olympic gold 1980, 84), born in London, England
- 1959 Petra Felke, German javelin thrower (world record 1988), born in Saalfeld, East Germany
- 1961 Reggie Roby, American football punter (3 × Pro Bowl; All-Pro 1984, 94; NFL 1980s All-Decade Team; Miami Dolphins), born in Waterloo, Iowa (d. 2005)
- 1962 Tom Pagnozzi, American baseball catcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Tucson, Arizona
- 1963 Chris Mullin, American NBA forward (Warriors, Pacers, Olympic gold 1992), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1964 Jürgen Klinsmann, German footballer and manager, born in Göppingen, West Germany
- 1965 Tim Munton, English cricket fast bowler (2 Tests; Warwickshire), born in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
- 1968 Charles Gordon, CFL defensive back (Montreal Alouettes), born in Tampa, Florida
- 1968 Michael Brandon, NFL defensive end (SF 49ers), born in Daytona Beach, Florida
- 1968 Robert Korzeniowski, Polish athlete (won 4 Olympic gold 1996, 2000, 2004), born in Lubaczów, Poland[
- 1968 Terry Crews, American NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins) and actor (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), born in Flint, Michigan
- 1969 Errol Stewart, South African cricket wicket-keeper (limited-over 1993)
- 1969 Robert Porcher, NFL defensive end (Detroit Lions)
- 1970 Joe Montford, American CFL linebacker (Hamilton Tiger Cats), born in Beaufort, North Carolina
- 1970 Tom McManus, American NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Buffalo Grove, Illinois
- 1971 Ron Blazier, American MLB pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Altoona, Pennsylvania
- 1972 Clif Groce, American NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts), born in College Station, Texas
- 1972 Jim McIlvaine, American NBA center (Washington Bullets, Seattle Supersonics), born in Racine, Wisconsin
- 1973 Andrea Gaudenzi, Italian tennis player (1990 French Open junior), born in Faenza, Italy
- 1973 Markus Naslund, Swedish NHL right wing (Vancouver Canucks), born in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
- 1974 Jason Robinson, English dual-code rugby player, born in Leeds, United Kingdom
- 1974 Radostin Kishishev, Bulgarian footballer, born in Burgas, Bulgaria
- 1976 Julio Gonzalez, Mexican light heavyweight boxer (WBO Champion 2003-2004), born in Baja California, Mexico (d. 2012)
- 1979 Carlos Arroyo, Puerto Rican basketball player, born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico
- 1979 Graeme McDowell, Irish golfer (US Open 2010), born in Portrush, Northern Ireland
- 1980 Justin Rose, English golfer (US Open 2013), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1980 Sara Anzanello, Italian volleyball player, born in San Donà di Piave, Italy
Hope Solo (42 years old)
1981 American soccer player (US women's national team goalkeeper), born in Richland, Washington
- 1981 Juan Smith, South African rugby back-rower (70 Tests; RC Toulon, Gauteng Lions, Free State Cheetahs), born in Bloemfontein, South Africa
- 1981 Nicky Hayden, American motorcycle racer (MotoGP Champion 2006), born in Owensboro, Kentucky (d. 2017)
- 1982 Jimmy Anderson, English cricket fast bowler (most wickets for England in both Test and ODI cricket), born in Burnley, Lancashire
- 1983 Seán Dillon, Irish footballer, born in Dublin, Ireland
- 1984 Kevin Pittsnogle, American basketball player, born in Martinsburg, West Virginia
- 1985 Daniel Fredheim Holm, Norwegian footballer, born in Oslo, Norway
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