Nathaniel Niles (1886-1932)
American tennis player (US Open mixed doubles 1908; US Open men's singles 1917 runner-up) and figure skater (US C'ship gold singles 1918, 25, 27), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1905 Jock "Herbie" Cameron, South African cricket wicketkeeper and captain (26 Tests; 51 dismissals, 10 x 50; Eastern Province, Transvaal, Western Province), born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (d. 1935)
- 1915 John Woodruff, American athlete (Olympic gold 800m 1936), born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
- 1923 George Moore, Australian jockey (Epsom Derby 1967, Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe 1959, Prix du Jockey Club 1960, Irish 1000 Guineas 1959, 5 x Doomben 10,000, 3 x Sydney Cup), born in Mackay, Australia (d. 2008)
- 1923 John McKay, American College Football HOF coach (4 x NCAA C'ship 1962, 67, 72, 74 ; 5 x Rose Bowl USC; NFL: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1976-84), born in Everettville, West Virginia (d. 2001)
- 1929 Tony Lock, English cricket spin bowler (49 Tests, 174 wickets, BB 7/35, 2 x 50; Surrey CCC, Western Australia, Leicestershire CCC), born in Limpsfield, England (d. 1995)
- 1939 Booker Edgerson, American football player, born in Baxter County, Arkansas
- 1939 Brian O'Brien, Irish rugby union centre (3 Tests; Munster RFC) and selector (Ireland, British & Irish Lions), born in Limerick, Ireland (d. 2023)
- 1942 Hannes Löhr, German footballer and manager, born in Eitorf, Rhine Province, Germany
- 1943 Curt Blefary [Le Roy], American baseball player (1965 AL rookie of year, The Sporting News Rookie of the Year), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1945 Ebbe Skovdahl, Danish soccer manager (Brøndby IF, Benfica, Aberdeen), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2020)
- 1945 Jim Fuller, American college football coach and athletics administrator (coach 1977-83; AD 2003-08 Jacksonville State University), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2021)
- 1947 Atanas Golomeev, Bulgarian basketball center (FIBA EuroBasket Top Scorer 1973 Academic Sofia, 1975 Levski Sofia; FIBA European Selection 1971, 73, 75, 77), born in Sofia, Bulgaria (d. 2023)
- 1950 Gary Matthews, American baseball player (1973 NL rookie of year), born in San Fernando, California
- 1951 Johnny Rodgers, American College Football Hall of Fame wide receiver (Heisman Trophy 1972, U of Nebraska–Lincoln; Grey Cup C'ship 1974, Montreal Alouettes), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- 1951 Rich "Goose" Gossage, American Baseball Hall of Fame relief pitcher (World Series 1978 NY Yankees; 9 x MLB All Star; 3 × AL saves leader), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 1954 John Wright, New Zealand cricketer (opening batsman 1978-92), born in Darfield, New Zealand
- 1955 Peter McNamara, Australian tennis player (Australian Open doubles 1979, Wimbledon doubles 1980, 82), born in Melbourne, Victoria (d. 2019)
- 1956 James Lofton, American NFL wide receiver (Bills, Packers, Raiders), born in Fort Ord, California
- 1957 David Pinkney, British Touring car racer, born in Bridlington, England
- 1957 Doug Wilson, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Ottaw, Ontario, Canada
- 1959 Gary Callander, Scottish rugby union hooker (6 caps; South of Scotland RFC), born in Kelso, Scotland (d. 2021)
- 1959 Tim Shaw, South African cricketer (South African ODI slow lefty 1991), born in Empangeni, South Africa
- 1961 Zlatko Saračević, Croatian handball player (145 caps Yugoslavia, 75 Croatia; Olympic gold 1996 Croatia), born in Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina (d. 2021)
- 1966 Gianfranco Zola, Italian footballer and coach (Chelsea), born in Oliena, Italy
- 1967 Tim Worrell, American baseball pitcher (San Diego Padres), born in Pasadena, California
- 1968 Alex Zülle, Swiss road racing cyclist, born in Wil, Switzerland
- 1968 Nate Singleton, American NFL wide receiver (SF 49ers), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1968 Shahid Anwar, Pakistani cricketer (Pakistani all-rounder 1996 England tour), born in Multan, Pakistan
- 1969 John LeClair, American NHL left wing (first American-born player to score 50 goals in 3 straight NHL seasons; Philadelphia Flyers), born in St Albans, Vermont
- 1970 Doug Bochtler, American baseball pitcher (San Diego Padres), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
- 1971 Derek McInnes, Scottish soccer midfielder (2 caps; Rangers, WBA, Dundee United) and manager (Bristol City, Aberdeen, Kilmarnock), born in Paisley, Scotland
- 1972 Robert Esmie, Canadian 4X100m runner (Olympic gold 1996), born in Kingston, Jamaica
- 1973 Marcus Allbäck, Swedish soccer striker (74 caps; Örgryte IS, Heerenveen, Aston Villa, FC Copenhagen), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1974 Márcio Amoroso, Brazilian soccer forward (19 caps; Udinese, Parma, Borussia Dortmund), born in Brasília, Brazil
- 1975 Ai Sugiyama, Japanese tennis player (French Open, Wimbledon doubles 2003, US Open 2000; US Open mixed doubles 1999; World #1 doubles 2000), born in Tokyo, Japan
- 1975 Chris Gratton, Canadian NHL center (Canada World C'ships gold 1997; Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Brantford, Ontario
- 1975 Hernán Crespo, Argentine soccer striker (64 caps, 35 goals; Parma, Lazio, Inter Milan, Chelsea) and manager (São Paulo, Al-Duhail), born in Florida Este, Argentina
- 1976 Nuno Gomes, Portuguese soccer striker (79 caps; Boavista, Benfica, Fiorentina), born in Amarante, Portugal
- 1977 Javier López, Puerto Rican baseball pitcher (World Series 2007 Boston Red Sox; 2010, 12, 14 San Francisco Giants), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 1977 Nicolas Kiefer, German tennis player (World #4 2000), born in Holzminden, Germany
Amélie Mauresmo (44 years old)
1979 French tennis player (Australian Open, Wimbledon 2006; Tour Finals 2005; Federation Cup 2003), born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
- 1979 Stiliyan Petrov, Bulgarian soccer midfielder (105 caps; CSKA Sofia, Celtic, Aston Villa), born in Mihaylovgrad, Bulgaria
- 1980 David Rozehnal, Czech soccer defender (Czech Rep. 60 caps; PSG, Lille), born in Šternberk, Czech Republic
- 1981 Jesse Crain, Canadian baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 2013; Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox; career W-L 45-30), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1982 Alberto Gilardino, Italian soccer striker (57 caps; Parma, AC Milan, Fiorentina, Genoa) and coach (Rezzato, Pro Vercelli, Siena, Genoa), born in Biella, Italy
- 1982 Philippe Gilbert, Belgian road cyclist (World C'ship gold road race 2012; UCI World Tour & Vélo d'Or 2011), born in Verviers, Belgium
- 1983 Zheng Jie, Chinese tennis player (Olympic bronze 2008), born in Chengdu, China
Megan Rapinoe (38 years old)
1985 American soccer midfielder (203 caps; FIFA Women's World Cup gold 2015, 19; Olympic gold 2012; FIFA Ballon d'Or 2019; Chicago Red Stars, Olympique Lyonnais, OL Reign), born in Redding, California
- 1988 Kellen Moore, American NFL player and coach (Dallas Cowboys), born in Prosser, Washington
- 1989 Dejan Lovren, Croatian footballer (Liverpool), born in Zenica, Yugoslavia
- 1994 Shohei Ohtani, Japanese baseball pitcher, DH, outfielder (5 × NPB All-Star; Pacific League MVP 2016, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters; 2nd to reach 500 Ks & 100 HR, LA Angels, LA Dodgers [record 10-year $700m deal]), born in Ōshū, Iwate, Japan
- 1995 P.V. Sindhu, Indian badminton player (World C'ship gold women's singles 2019; Olympic silver 2016, bronze 2020), born in Hyderabad, India
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