- 1713 Lord John Sackville, English politician (MP Tamworth 1734-47) and cricketer (Kent CCC), born in England (d. 1765)
Paul Morphy (1837-1884)
American chess player considered the greatest of his era (1857-61), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1855 Sam Morris, Australian cricket all-rounder (1 Test; 1st black & of West Indian origin to rep. Australia in a Test), born in Hobart, Australia (d. 1931)
- 1876 H. Guy Bedwell, American thoroughbred trainer (North American champion in wins x 7; earnings 1918-19; first Triple Crown winner, Sir Barton), born in Roseburg, Oregon (d. 1951)
- 1884 James Rector, American athlete (d. 1949)
- 1885 Milan Vidmar, Slovenian engineer and chess player (d. 1962)
- 1900 Russell Vis, American Greco-Roman wrestler (Olympic gold freestyle lightweight 1924), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (d. 1990)
Carl Hubbell (1903-1988)
American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (9 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1933; NL MVP 1933, 36; NY Giants), born in Carthage, Missouri
- 1911 Marie Braun, Dutch swimmer (Olympic gold 1928), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1982)
- 1917 Davey O'Brien, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1938, Texas Christian University; NFL: Philadelphia Eagles), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 1977)
- 1920 Chandu Sarwate, Indian cricketer (batted in 9 Tests for India 1946-52), born in Sagar, British India (d. 2003)
- 1920 Marea Hartman, English athletics administrator who integrated women's sports, born in London (d. 1994)
- 1923 Jimmy Cameron, Jamaican cricketer (WI batsman 1948-49), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1994)
- 1923 Rafael "Felo" Ramirez, Cuban-American Spanish language sports announcer (Miami Marlins), born in Bayamo, Cuba (d. 2017)
- 1931 Ian Browne, Australian track cyclist (Olympic gold 2000m tandem 1956 [with Tony Marchant], born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2023)
- 1933 Bob Bennett, American College Baseball Hall of Fame coach (Fresno State 1970-2002; record 1,302-759-4), born in Atwood, Oklahoma (d. 2020)
- 1935 Vaman Kumar, Indian cricketer (leggie who only played 2 Tests), born in Madras, India
- 1936 Dick Huddart, English rugby league second rower (16 Tests Great Britain; St. Helens, St. George), born in Flimby, Cumberland, England (d. 2021)
- 1936 Ferran Olivella, Spanish soccer defender (18 caps Spain, 2 Catalonia; FC Barcelona 214 games), born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 2023)
- 1939 Don Matthews, American football coach in the CFL
- 1944 Michael Obst, German coxsman (Olympic gold 1960), born in German FR
Pete Maravich (1947-1988)
American Basketball HOF guard (5 × NBA All-Star; All-NBA First Team 1976, 77; NBA scoring champion 1977 NO/Utah Jazz; Atlanta Hawks), born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
- 1948 Nolan Clarke, Barbados cricketer (Barbados bat 1970-77, later Holland stalwart)
- 1948 Sue Roberts, American golfer (4 LPGA titles), born in Oak Park, Illinois
- 1953 Bruce McAvaney, Australian sports broadcaster
- 1956 Alfons De Wolf, Belgian cyclist
- 1957 Nick Santagata, jockey
- 1961 Stephen Batchelor, British Olympic hockey player, born in Beare Green, Surrey
Clyde Drexler (61 years old)
1962 NBA guard, 1983-98, 10X All-Star (Portland Trail Blazers, Houston Rockets, Olympic gold, 1992), and broadcaster, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1963 Randy Couture, American mixed martial artist (3-time UFC Heavyweight Champion, 2-time UFC Light heavyweight Champion), born in Everett, Washington
- 1964 Greg Anderson, NBA forward/center (San Antonio Spurs, Atlanta Hawks)
- 1964 Mark Royals, NFL punter (New Orleans Saints, Detroit Lions)
- 1965 Ľubomír Moravčík, Slovakian footballer
- 1966 Camille Benjamin, tennis star, born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1966 Dean Woods, Australian track cyclist (Olympic gold team pursuit 1984; silver individual pursuit 1988; bronze team pursuit 1988, 96), born in Wangaratta, Australia (d. 2022)
- 1966 Meyrick Pringle, South African cricket fast bowler (4 Tests; 17 ODI), born in Adelaide, Cape Province
- 1966 Paul Randolph, CFL linebacker (Montreal Alouettes)
- 1967 Eric Green, American football tight end (Pro Bowl 1993, 94 Pittsburgh Steelers; Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Ravens), born in Savannah, Georgia
- 1968 Darrell Armstrong, NBA guard (Orlando Magic)
- 1969 Derek Russell, NFL wide receiver (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)
- 1970 Anne "Annie" Summertime Kakela, US rower (Olympic 4th 1996)
- 1970 David Frisch, NFL tight end (NE Patriots)
- 1970 Rastko Cvetkovic, NBA center (Denver Nuggets)
- 1971 Brant Brown, American MLB infielder, 1996-2000 (Chicago Cubs and 3 other teams), and hitting coach, born in Porterville, California
- 1971 Kurt Warner, American Pro Football HOF quarterback (Super Bowl XXXIV [MVP] St. Louis Rams; NFL MVP 1999, 2001; First-team All-Pro 1999, 2001), born in Burlington, Iowa
- 1973 Benjamin Fairbrother, CFL offensive tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
- 1973 Cory Alexander, NBA guard (San Antonio Spurs)
- 1974 Nikolay Shirshov, Uzbekistani soccer defensive midfielder (64 caps; FC Pakhtakor Tashkent, FC Rostov), born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (d. 2021)
- 1978 Champ Bailey, American College/Pro Football HOF cornerback (Uni of Georgia; First-team All-Pro 2004–06; 12 x Pro Bowl; NFL record most passes defended: 203; Washington Redskins, Denver Broncos), born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Dan Wheldon (1978-2011)
British race car driver (Indianapolis 500, 2005 & 2011), born in Emberton, Buckinghamshire, England
- 1979 Brad Hawpe, American MLB baseball outfielder, 2004-13, All-Star (Colorado Rockies, and 3 other teams), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- 1979 Joey Cheek, American speed skater (Olympic gold, 2006), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
- 1982 Ian Kinsler, American-Israeli baseball player, 2006-19 (4X All-Star, 2x Gold Glove; Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers. Los Angeles Angels, and 2 other teams), born in Tucson, Arizona
- 1984 Dustin Johnson, American golfer (US Open 2016; Ryder Cup 2010, 12, 16, 18; FedEx Cup 2020), born in Columbia, South Carolina
- 1984 Janko Tipsarević, Serbian tennis player (Davis Cup 2010), born in Belgrade, Serbia
- 1984 Jerome Taylor, West Indies cricket all-rounder (46 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 106, 130 wickets, BB 6/47; Jamaica, Somerset CCC, Gloucestershire CCC), born in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
- 1985 Sofoklis Schortsanitis, Greek-Cameroonian basketball player
- 1986 Ramin Ott, American Samoan football player, born in Pago Pago, America Samoa
- 1988 Kieran Lee, English football player
- 1994 Marnus Labuschagne, Australian cricket batsman (HS 215; Queensland CA, Brisbane Heat, Glamorgan CCC), born in Klerksdorp, South Africa
- 2001 Natalia Grossman, American rock climber, born in Santa Cruz, California
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