- 1901 Adolf Brunner, Swiss composer (Markus-Passion), born in Zurich, Switzerland (d. 1992)
- 1905 Ian Cromb, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (5 Tests, 1 x 50, 8 wickets; Canterbury), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 1984)
- 1923 Jack Hill, Australian cricketer (Australian leg-spinner of mid 50's), born in Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia (d. 1974)
- 1925 Ted Stepien, American businessman and basketball team owner, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
- 1934 Willy Rodriguez, West Indian cricketer (occasional leg-spin bat for WI in 60's), born in St Clair, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
- 1939 Allen Fox, American tennis player, born in Los Angeles, California
Willis Reed (1942-2023)
American Basketball HOF center (NBA C'ship 1970 [MVP], 1973 [MVP]; NBA MVP 1970; 7 × NBA All-Star; NY Knicks) and coach (NY Knicks, NJ Nets), born in Dubach, Louisiana
- 1946 Ulrik le Fevre, Danish soccer left winger (37 caps; Vejle Boldklub, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Club Brugge), born in Vejle, Denmark (d. 2024)
- 1949 Patrick Tambay, French auto racer (Can Am Challenge Cup Series 1977, 80; 123 x F1 GP 1977-86), born in Paris, France (d. 2022)
- 1949 Phyllis George, American beauty queen (Miss America, 1971), sportscaster (CBS, 1974-85), and First Lady of Kentucky, 1979-83, born in Denton, Texas (d. 2020)
- 1950 Tatyana Averina, Russian speed skater 1K, 3K (Olympic gold 1976), born in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (d. 2001)
- 1953 Ian Davis, Australian cricket batsman (15 Tests, 1 x 100; NSW CA), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1954 John C. Kimmel, American horse trainer, born in East Orange, New Jersey
- 1958 Debbie Green-Vargas, American volleyball player (Olympic silver 1984), born in South Korea
- 1959 Jari Puikkonen, Finnish ski jumper (Winter Olympics medalist), born in Lahti, Finland
- 1960 Craig Johnston, Australian soccer midfielder (Liverpool 271 games; 5 League titles and FA Cup 1986), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1962 Dan Turk, American footballer, NFL center (Washington Redskins), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2000)
- 1963 Doug Gilmour, Canadian Hockey HOF center (Canada Cup gold 1987; Stanley Cup 1989 Calgary Flames; 2 x NHL All Star; Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Kingston, Ontario
- 1963 Mike Stanley, American baseball player (NY Yankees, Boston Red Sox), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- 1964 Dell Curry, American basketball guard and broadcaster (NBA Sixth Man of The Year 1994; Charlotte Hornets all-time points leader [9,839]), born in Harrisonburg, Virginia
- 1964 Johnny Herbert, British race car driver (Le Mans 24 Hours, 1991), television announcer (Sky Sports F1), born in Brentwood, Essex, England
- 1964 Phil Emery, Australian cricketer (NSW wicket-keeper, Australia 1994), born in St Ives, New South Wales, Australia
- 1966 Dikembe Mutombo, Congolese-American NBA center (Atlanta Hawks, Denver Nuggets), born in Leopoldville, Congo
- 1967 Brian Wanek, American speed skater (Olympics 1994), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1967 Joan Smith, American biathlete (Olympics 1994), born in Rochester, New York
- 1967 Roshan Jurangpathy, Sri Lankan cricket all-rounder (2 Tests, 1 wicket; Colombo CC), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
- 1969 Alina Ivanova, Russian race walker (indoor 3K world record), born in Kildishevo, Yadrinsky District, Russia
- 1969 Jurgen Streppel, Dutch soccer player (Telstar/RKC), born in Voorst, Netherlands
- 1970 Aaron Sele, American baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox), born in Golden Valley, Minnesota
- 1970 Erki Nool, Estonian decathlete (Olympic Gold 2000), born in Võru, Estonia
- 1971 Michael Tucker, American baseball outfielder (KC Royals), born in South Boston, Virginia
- 1971 Mike Sutherland, Canadian football offensive linebacker (Montreal Alouettes), born in Ottawa, Ontario
- 1971 Neil Lennon, Northern Irish footballer, born in Lurgan, Northern Ireland
- 1971 Robert Reichel, Czech hockey forward (NY Islanders, Olympic gold 1998), born in Litvínov, Czech Republic
- 1971 Ryan Carey, Canadian CFL safety (Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in Carleton Place, Ontario
- 1971 Steve Tikolo, Kenyan cricketer (outstanding Kenyan batsman in 1996 World Cup), born in Nairobi, Kenya
- 1972 Amy Wickus, American 800m/1500m runner
- 1972 Carlos Delgado, Puerto Rican infielder (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
- 1973 Jamie Redknapp, English soccer midfielder (17 caps; Liverpool 237 games) and broadcaster (BBC, Sky Sports), born in Barton on Sea, England
- 1973 Milan Hnilicka, Czech hockey goaltender (Team Czech Olympic gold 1998), born in Litoměřice, Czechoslovakia
- 1973 Rene Corbet, Canadian NHL left wing (Colorado Avalanche), born in Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada
- 1974 Vernon Crawford, American football linebacker (New England Patriots), born in Texas City, Texas
- 1975 Alberto Costa, Spanish professional tennis player, born in Lleida, Spain
- 1975 Vladimir Kramnik, Russian chess grandmaster, born in Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
- 1976 José Cancela, Uruguayan footballer, born in Santa Lucía, Uruguay
- 1979 Richard Hughes, Scottish footballer (Bournemouth), born in Glasgow
- 1981 Simon Ammann, Swiss ski jumper (Olympic gold- 2002, 2010), born in Grabs, Switzerland
- 1982 Mikhail Youzhny, Russian tennis player, born in Moscow, Russia
- 1986 Charlie Davies, American soccer forward (17 caps; Hammarby IF, New England Revolution), born in Manchester, New Hampshire
- 1988 Therese Johaug, Norwegian cross-country skier (Olympic gold 4 x 5k relay 2010, 10k, 15k, 30k 2022; 14 x World C'ship gold), born in Os, Røros, Norway
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